Antony Phillips - Revision history

Halvor Raknes at 18:51, February 28, 2020

2020-02-28T18:51:00Z

Halvor Raknes at 18:44, February 28, 2020

2020-02-28T18:44:23Z

Halvor Raknes: /* English */ removing 2018 interview, as it's not really a biographical interview

2020-02-26T22:25:08Z

‎English: removing 2018 interview, as it's not really a biographical interview

Halvor Raknes: /* videos */ fmt

2020-02-26T21:23:47Z

‎videos: fmt

Halvor Raknes: /* English */ added recent video

2020-02-26T21:03:33Z

‎English: added recent video

AntPhillips: Updates on info box et cetera

2017-12-18T19:14:01Z

Updates on info box et cetera

AntPhillips: /* Brief Autobiography */ 1 typo

2016-11-23T08:51:52Z

‎Brief Autobiography: 1 typo

AntPhillips: /* Brief Autobiography */ commer added + link to Ray Kemp

2016-11-15T09:37:31Z

‎Brief Autobiography: commer added + link to Ray Kemp

AntPhillips: /* Brief Autobiography */bought the note about Danish nationality possibilities up to date

2016-06-07T06:18:55Z

‎Brief Autobiography: bought the note about Danish nationality possibilities up to date

AntPhillips: Correcting date under all affiliations

2016-04-06T12:24:35Z

Correcting date under all affiliations

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 I left that job on 31st of October 1979 to do a ridiculous job for Pubs Org in England, which needed some one at least on OTIII to do.  When I came back I did two levels of the Briefing Course full time (getting NOTS auditing at the same time, being called for when my auditor was ready for me), and then the Happiness Rundown Course and Internship (that really was marvelous). I had inherited some money when my mother died, but this ran out.  I was working at a poorly paid night job (the phone man in a very tiny Taxi firm). In a most peculiar way (from my standard Scientology viewpoint) I got verbally declared Suppressive (at least I never saw a Suppressive Person  Order). I have not got round to writing that up for my home page, but it and later events will be written up (if my body lasts that long).
-Briefly in the years after I was thrown out I had various jobs (including in the computer area), had communication with many Danes who were out of the Church of Scientology, and amongst other things we came to issue a Danish magazine ''Uafhænge Synspunkter'' (''Independent Viewpoints''). I started fairly junior, but as other people dropped out I tended to take on their hats :-) . I had a job with the company that introduced the first Desktop Publishing programme to Denmark, and when the person who was able to get us photo typesetting done (from simple text files) left the area, I asked my boss if I could use their equipment for an Independent Scientology magazine and he said yes – so I got that "job" too – on Sundays when there was no one around to help me :-)
+Briefly in the years after I was thrown out I had various jobs (including in the computer area), had communication with many Danes who were out of the Church of Scientology, and amongst other things we came to issue a Danish magazine ''Uafhængige Synspunkter'' (''Independent Viewpoints''). I started fairly junior, but as other people dropped out I tended to take on their hats :-) . I had a job with the company that introduced the first Desktop Publishing programme to Denmark, and when the person who was able to get us photo typesetting done (from simple text files) left the area, I asked my boss if I could use their equipment for an Independent Scientology magazine and he said yes – so I got that "job" too – on Sundays when there was no one around to help me :-)
 There was a demand for an English speaking Independent Scientology Magazine (all of those that existed, except ''Free Spirit'', had apparently died), so I started ''International Viewpoints'' (commonly called ''IVy'', see http://articles.ivymag.org/).  As time went on more and more technologies came to help, the most significant being Internet) and that helped me get lots of helpers around the world (many of whom, for various reasons, don't want their names published).  In connection with that I set up an Internet list for ''IVy'' subscribers, and I also set up a few other internet lists.
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 ''IVy'' is now closed, and I am really working on ending this life cycles as tidily as possible (there seem to be all too many :-) ).
-I have always had an interest in music, and that is taking increasing attention, with a marvelous concert hall within an hours train ride, and very good public radio channel (24 hours a day with mostly classical music and talk on and about music and musicians). Since coming to Denmark I have taken an interest in cycling (it is a marvelous country to cycle in. Early a (now dead)  Scientologist who stayed in the "Church" introduced me to running (later sometimes called "jogging") which I still do a bit in a very slow and amateurish manner.  I have friends, both in Denmark and abroad who I keep somewhat in touch with.
+I have always had an interest in music, and that is taking increasing attention, with a marvelous concert hall within an hour's train ride, and very good public radio channel (24 hours a day with mostly classical music and talk on and about music and musicians). Since coming to Denmark I have taken an interest in cycling (it is a marvelous country to cycle in). Early a (now dead) Scientologist who stayed in the "Church" introduced me to running (later sometimes called "jogging") which I still do a bit in a very slow and amateurish manner.  I have friends, both in Denmark and abroad who I keep somewhat in touch with.
 A couple of years ago, three interviews were made of me, which are on YouTube.  They are in Danish, and thus rather irritating for those who do not understand Danish, and they are (from my side) a bit amateurish. Two years later, I have managed to get English interviews (see below) which I am happy about.

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 On January 1st 1968 I (and some twenty or thirty others) were suddenly moved to a completely new organisation Publications (again see my home page). This moved me to Edinburgh, Scotland and then Copenhagen, Denmark.
-I had two 2½ year contacts, when the last one was up the organisation had changed a lot, and I was not willing to continue (either in Pubs or the Sea Org, which Pubs at that time had begun to copy).
+I had two 2½ year contracts, when the last one was up the organisation had changed a lot, and I was not willing to continue (either in Pubs or the Sea Org, which Pubs at that time had begun to copy).
 I got a job with a Danish insurance company on 1st March 1971, and did my little best to be a good Scientologist.

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 ==== Danish ====

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 ==== Danish ====
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmXZ4X_uYRo Danish]
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 == articles ==

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 === videos ===
 ==== English ====
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 ==== Danish ====

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 |Image=AntPhilips-1.jpg
 |Birthday=December 31, 1929
 |Nationality=British
 |Org. affiliation=London (1950s), St. Hill UK (1960s), Pubs DK 1970s,
 |Posts=many
-|Years active=60
+|Years active=65
 |Spouse=none
 |Children=none
 |Website=http://antology.info
 |Email=ant.phillips@post8.tele.dk
 }}
 == Brief Autobiography ==
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 Born: 31st December 1929 (and thus survived about two hours of the roaring twenties), in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.
-Nationality: British (since 1969 resident in Denmark where dual nationality only became possible in 2014).
+Nationality: British (since 1969 resident in Denmark where dual nationality only became possible in 2014, I have passed the tests required for Danish nationality, I am waiting the passing of the appropriate act in the Danish Folketing making me a citizen).
 No spouse, no children. (three 2Ds, the first homosexual, the other two bisexual)
-Sixty years active in (meta)Scientology.
+Sixty-five years active in (meta)Scientology.
 Went to English private schools until 17 years old (changed school a bit because of war).

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 Started at Saint Hill August 1964 (Central Files and Addresso) replacing Joe (a young lad, I think Breedon, possibly Breeding, but not the little older man that worked on emeters, who came to Pubs Org later) as he wanted to go back to the USA.  Quite a complicated story at Saint Hill and I refer you to my Home Page (Antology.info)
-[[File:AntonyPhilips-3.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Printing Office, Pubs DK 1969]]
+[[File:AntonyPhilips-3.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Printing Officer, Pubs DK 1969]]
 On January 1st 1968 I (and some twenty or thirty others) were suddenly moved to a completely new organisation Publications (again see my home page). This moved me to Edinburgh, Scotland and then Copenhagen, Denmark.

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 Three or four years in late teens, early twenties was a Christian, where I had aspirations to be a minister and began part time training as a Local (lay) Preacher in the Methodist Church.
-First heard of Scientology at Easter 1954, weekly auditing from Dennis O'Connell
+First heard of Scientology at Easter 1954, weekly auditing from Dennis O'Connell,
 HPA Course August 1955 (evenings) to January 1956 (day course) followed by six months completely unsuccessful attempt to have a "Scientology practice" in Surbiton, Surrey.
 I was on the first (so we were told) public trial of what was to become comm course: December 1956.
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 London HASI staff October 57 to about 1959. Started weekdays as Shipping, Tape Library, Memberships, later also took on Weekend Upper Indoc Instructor.  On weekdays  became Director of Training (to allow the then Director of Training, Michael Pernetta to go on the 5th London ACC), Then Staff auditor, and lastly Director of Personal Efficiency Foundation.
-After that I tried (again) to set up a private practice with two of the weekend course HPA students, the Colemans, in Pinner, Essex. Again unsuccessful. In this period I worked as a part time postman (morning round) and in the afternoon "helped" Ray Kemp in Golders Green with a project he was doing for Ron, using Objectives on mentally handicapped children.
+After that I tried (again) to set up a private practice with two of the weekend course HPA students, the Colemans, in Pinner, Essex. Again unsuccessful. In this period I worked as a part time postman (morning round) and in the afternoon "helped" Ray Kemp[[http://scientolipedia.org/info/Ray_(John_Raymond)_Kemp]] in Golders Green with a project he was doing for Ron, using Objectives on mentally handicapped children.
 [[File:AntonyPhilips-2.jpg|thumb|250px|right| Saint Hill Manor, about 1966 (Picture from ''The Auditor'' of about that time)]]