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==Scientolipedia Text Enterer's and Historical Researcher's Corner==¶
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Ability and other early Scientology magazines
Ability was the American magazine, originally issued to members, in the 1950s and early 60s and there were two other magazines prior to them. To my (Ant's) knowledge they are not available on the net but I have searchable digital copies which I can pass on to others. There were also two or three "squirrel" magazines, of which the Abberee (query spelling) is one.
International Viewpoints (IVy)
Researching IVy magazine (1991 to 2008)
There is a database, which can be searched under article title or author (surname first): http://ivymag.org/CompleteContents.html .
There are PDFs of every number at the following: http://articles.ivymag.org/pdfs.html
The individual issues are in PDF files. Each issue can be loaded and searched as is normal with PDF files.
There are a few individual issues which specialise in one subject, for example: Mary Sue Hubbard: http://articles.ivymag.org/pdf/IVy74.pdf The Pilot (Ken Ogger): http://articles.ivymag.org/pdf/IVy83.pdf
Ken Urquhart wrote some articles discussing and correcting material in Jon Atak's book A Piece of Blue Sky. These are collected at: http://freezoneearth.org/ivy/bluesky/index.htm
After Antony ceased editing IVy in 2008 Rolf Krause took over and converted it into a PDF/Internet edition and continued for a few years. You find the contents to this and the PDF files of each issue at the following link: http://ivymag.org/cyberivy/signupform.html
The Free Spirit" later called "Free Spirit Journal"
Unfortunately IVys main competitor, The Free Spirit, later called Free Spirit Journal, has not been digitalised or posted on Internet. IVy concentrated on Scientology and ex-Scientology, whereas The Free Spirit and Free Spirit Journal covered a wider field. However Antony has 10 to 20 copies of many Free Spirit (Journals) and is willing to send them to anyone willing to pay the postage.
Reconnection
This was probably/possibly the first FriScientology magazine after the Exodus (about 1983). Reconnection was a newsletter published by Jon Atack in the United Kingdom after the departure and expulsion of many long-standing, dedicated Scientologists in the early 80s. Much of this turmoil followed the San Francisco Missionholders Conference of 1982. The following link has the substance of the first four issues of Reconnection (1983 and 1984, the original formatting is not retained): http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/read/reconnection/