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Introduction by Dave LeCroix

He, perhaps more than any other held the field together in the dark days after 1982 when the church began demonstrating just how mad it had become. It was Mark with the Free Spirit (later entitled Free Spirit Journal) he created that kept the techAbbreviation for technology. The methods of application of an art or science as opposed to mere knowledge of the science or art itself. (HCOB 13 Sep 65) alive for many, and helped hold folks true to their belief they could optimize their conditionA condition is an operating state. (SH Spec 62, 6505C25) and recover their true, full spirituality and innate powers. Mark suffered from Alzheimers for many years, and during his final years had very poor memory.

Remembering Mark Jones by Hank Levin. USA

This article first appeared in International Viewpoints (IVy) 75, Jan 2006

MARK JONES WAS THE FOUNDER of the Free Spirit Journal , which he started in 1984, and edited until 1989 when he passed the editorship to me. Mark was a key player in the promulgation of Clearing* technologyThe methods of application of an art or science as opposed to mere knowledge of the science or art itself. (HCOB 13 Sep 65) ''Abbr.'' tech on a world-wide level. Here in the following paragraphs is a short biography of this remarkable and wonderful man. Mark gained his early business experience as a farmer and as a cashier in a small bank2. a colloquial name for the reactive mind. This is what the procedures of Scn are devoted to disposing of, for it is only a burden to an individual and he is much better off without it. (Scn AD)...more where each person had to learn to do all of the key functions. Many years later he studied investment banking at Johns Hopkins†.

He did his undergraduate work at the University of Oklahoma and got his M.S. degree from MIT‡ . In addition, he studied industrial management at the University of Minnesota, journalism and psychology at George Washington University and counseling at Saint HillThe name of LRH's home in East Grinstead, Sussex, England. (BTB 12 Apr 72R) in England. Mark subsequently held many key managerial positions successfully. He owned and ran a motion picture theatre. He served as the Program Manager of Fighter Aircraft Armament Systems for the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, Program Manager of Fighter Aircraft Programs, and Program Manager for the Navy's Advanced Airborne Missile Systems in the Bureau of Naval Weapons.

Mark served in the Marine Corps as a pilot in WWII, China and Korea. During the Korean war he was also in charge1. harmful energy or force accumulated and stored within the reactive mind, resulting from the conflicts and unpleasant experiences that a person has had. Auditing discharges this charge so that it is no longer there to affect the individual. (Scn AD)..more of aircraft maintenance for the Marine Wing. On his last active tour he commanded one of the early jet squadrons, operating off a carrier in the Mediterranean. At the end of this tour the squadron was selected by the Commandant as the top fighter squadron in the Marine Corps for combat effectiveness.

Mark steadily developed extensive experience as a successful workshop and seminar leader and management consultant. He contributed articles which were published in a number of magazines, and addressed hundreds of sales and management groups across the country.

Scientology

Mark's interest in Clearing (auditingThe application of Scientology processes and procedures to someone by a trained auditor. (Dianetics & Scientology Technical Dictionary (C) 1975)) technologyThe methods of application of an art or science as opposed to mere knowledge of the science or art itself. (HCOB 13 Sep 65) ''Abbr.'' tech began in 1963, when his wife Ellen introduced him to the works of L. Ron Hubbard. He went to England in 1964 and trained at the London Organization and Saint HillThe name of LRH's home in East Grinstead, Sussex, England. (BTB 12 Apr 72R) in East Grinstead, training to Class VII and graduating with honors.

He then became highly instrumental in the supervision and expansion of Hubbard's Scientology organization, holding both technical and administrative positions at a world-wide level until 1968. He served as Tech Sec of the London Org, then Org Executive Secretary, then QualQualifications: the division on many Scientology organization boards that certified the correctness of products (including auditing levels gained) and corrected outnesses and bad products from other divisions. [[User:AntPhillips|Antony A Phillips]] 23:17, May 9, 2014 (MDT) Secretary, and finally Public Secretary.

In 1968 Mark became Technical Secretary World Wide of the entire Scientology organization, and then the Organization Executive Secretary World Wide.

He later helped start the Santa Clara mission (which later became Stevens Creek and Palo Alto missions).

Mark and Ellen then left Santa Clara and moved back to Los Angeles, and in 1970 he achieved the status of Class VIIIThe Class VIII Course teaches exact handling of all cases up to 100 per cent result, as well as Class VIII procedures, all case setup actions, all processes and corrective actions, as well as flubless Class VIII auditing. (Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary (C) 1975) auditor1. one who listens and computes; a Scn practitioner. 2. one who has been trained in the technology of Scn. An auditor applies standard technology to preclears. 3. a person who through church training becomes skilled in the successful application of Dn and Scn to his family, friends and the public to achieve the ability gained as stated on the Gradation Chart for his class of training...more at The Celebrity Center, Los Angeles.

With his wife Ellen, he started the Washington DC mission1. A group granted the privilege of delivering elementary Scn and Dn services. Does not have church status or rights. (BTB 12 Apr 72R). 2. A formally authorized individual or group sent out to perform a specific task or duty. (FO 2530R), and also started a mission in Tokyo in 1971. In 1971 he also helped establish the Narconon drug rehabilitation project, and directed its expansion from one to twenty-five programs in communities and prisons! This program was given the Intra Science Award in 1972 for its effectiveness. He returned to England in 1973. After six months there, Mark moved to Washington DC to start the Washington DC mission1. A group granted the privilege of delivering elementary Scn and Dn services. Does not have church status or rights. (BTB 12 Apr 72R). 2. A formally authorized individual or group sent out to perform a specific task or duty. (FO 2530R), where he spent four years before passing it on.

Independent.

Mark returned to Los Angeles in 1979, where he remained active in the field until 1983. In 1984 Mark founded the Council for Spiritual Integrity and the Free Spirit magazine, in an effort to effect reforms of organizational inequities within the Scientology organizations. Finding this impossible, he resigned from Scientology and continued the Free Spirit as a free and ethical forum for other independent users of the technologyThe methods of application of an art or science as opposed to mere knowledge of the science or art itself. (HCOB 13 Sep 65) ''Abbr.'' tech.

After he had turned the editorship of the Free Spirit over to me in 1989, Mark continued to be active as an associate editor, organizing the printing and making numerous contributions of articles and commentaries. He also served as mentor to me and to the Free Spirit, with invaluable help with financial and editorial policy, subscription and advertising concerns, and other issues. His advice was always full of insight and wisdom.

Having officially left Scientology, Mark proceeded to investigate many other paths in his persistent search for modes of healing and self-realization. He co-authored, along with Dr. Pat Collette, the self-help book Realizing Your Dreams, along with an accompanying tape. He also occasionally sponsored proponents of healing and enlightenment systems that he considered worthwhile, organizing and promoting presentations of Avatar with Harry Palmer, and Access with Gary Douglas. He also explored (and avidly shared) the channeled lectures of Lazarus, Bashar and Abraham, the shamanic succes workshops of Mike Horner, and events featuring the reknowned Brazilian psychic healer Fatima.

Conclusion

Later in life, Mark struggled with physical difficulties. Most notably, an early back injury sustained while he was ejecting from a damaged fighter plane came back to haunt him; he also contended with some serious heart difficulties. Toward the end, whenever I spoke to him he seemed alert and appropriate, albeit subdued by the accumulated physical effects of an in tense and eventful life.

Mark's personal manner was direct, straightforward no-nonsense, combined with a profound congeniality. Our mutual friend Thea Greenberg, who was a demanding judge of communication1. the consideration and action of impelling an impulse or particle from source point across a distance to receipt point with the intention of bringing into being at the receipt point a duplication and understanding of that which emanated from the source point. (HCOB 5 Apr 73)...more ability, considered Mark to be a paragon of excellence in communication1. the consideration and action of impelling an impulse or particle from source point across a distance to receipt point with the intention of bringing into being at the receipt point a duplication and understanding of that which emanated from the source point. (HCOB 5 Apr 73)...more. In all the years I knew Mark, he only expressed a negative opinion about someone on two occasions. (He turned out to be dead-on correct on both of them.)

Mark Jones died on June 4th, 2005, a few weeks short of his eighty-fourth birthday. Mark is survived by his wife, Ellen Jones, who is the author of several bestselling historical novels, including Beloved Enemy, published by Simon and Schuster, and by one daughter and a grandchild. When I spoke to Ellen recently, she said of Mark: "His lifelong goal was enlightenment. I think he's finally gotten it".

Note to readers of IVy Magazine: In this memoriam to Mark Jones, I have resisted the temptation to deal in depth with the story of the Free Spirit Journal founded by Mark in 1984. Nevertheless, Mark continued to take a deep interest in the magazine after he passed the editorship over to me, and was clearly dismayed when I passed the editorship to a successor in 2001, especially when the Free Spirit Journal ceased publication shortly after. Look for my subsequent article about the Saga of the Free Spirit Journal in an upcoming issue of IVy. [ see: http://articles.ivymag.org/pdf/IVy77.pdf page 16]

Footnotes

• • Clearing: The wider name given to Scientology and associated practice after 1983 (when there was some reticence in using the word Scientology). Ed.

† Private university in Baltimore, USA. Ed

‡ Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Private university in Cambridge, Mass, USA, famous for its scientific and technological training and research. Ed.

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