The Process Church of the Final Judgement

L. Ronald Hubbard is Born

Mar 13, 1911

An American author For most of his life, he was a science fiction and pulp fiction writer. However, he later would begin a new career in theology by forming a pseudoscientific church.

Mary Ann Maclean is born

Nov 20, 1931

Little is known about Maclean before her entrance to the Church of Scientology, other than that she was involved as a call-girl within a London prostitution ring.

Robert Moor is born

Jul 10, 1935

Nothing is known of Robert Moor before he joins the Church of Scientology, other than that he was born in Shang-Hai before his parents swiftly moved him back to London.

The Founding of Dianetics

1949

After a semi-successful career in fiction writing, L. Ronald Hubbard began writing a book of psychology (without any true credentials) by the name of Dianetics, a psychology field that he fabricated which asserts that if someone's traumatic memories were resurfaced and re-experienced, said person can become clear of any and all sicknesses of the body & mind. This book sweeps the United States and gains massive traction

Church of Scientology is Founded

Dec 12, 1953

L. Ron Hubbard founds the Church of Scientology, with the core beliefs that humans are immortal, all-powerful, and live infinite lives. Furthermore, it claims that we are only capable of infinite power when we let go of all past trauma clouding the analytic mind. All of the practices of Scientology are pseudoscience outlined by his previous work in Dianetics.

Mary Ann MacLean Becomes a Scientologist & Meets Robert Moore

1962

Mary Ann Maclean joins the Church of Scientology, quickly rising to become one of its top advisors and particularly skilled with indoctrinating new Scientologists. Here is where she meets her soon-to-be husband, Robert Moore, a fellow Scientologist.

The de Grimstons leave the Church of Scientology to spread "Compulsions Analysis"

1964

Together within the Church of Scientology, Robert Moor and Mary Ann Maclean expanded their beliefs to include elements of Christianity. They proclaimed that Jehovah, Jesus, Lucifer, and Satan were all equal parts of god and that all four needed to be worshipped. Furthermore, they identified Jehovah, Lucifer, and Satan with the Freudian concepts of the Superego, Ego, and Id. They married and renamed to "de Grimston" after Hubbard had ousted the couple from Scientology for occultism.

The Process Church of the Final Judgement

1966

With the religious elements of Compulsions Analysis growing stronger and stronger, the couple eventually transformed their pseudo-psychological practice into a Church, with Robert de Grimston acting as a mouthpiece and being nicknamed "The Teacher", while Mary Ann was the true architect of the religion, being nicknamed "The Oracle". All members of the church would live together within a commune in Mayfair, West London, a very affluent area.

Processeans move to Xtul

1966

Following convictions of brainwashing their members, the entire church moved to Xtul on the Yucatán peninsula to avoid prosecution.

Processeans move to New Orleans

1967

Seemingly having trouble selling their ideology and religion in Xtul, the group once again moved. This time they migrated northwards, and settled in New Orleans. It was also during this time that the church began producing Death magazine, in which famous figures would be interviewed on Death, as well as producing other radio shows and pamphlets to spread through New Orleans.

Charles Manson Interviewed by Processeans

1971

Charles Manson, on the other side of the country in California, was interviewed by Death Magazine following the discovery that both cults had very similar ideologies. For lack of any deeper meaning, the interview was mostly paranoid ramblings of Manson.

Falling Out

1974

Robert and Mary Ann de Grimston had a falling out over ideological beliefs within their own church at this point, as to whether Jehovah, Lucifer, and Satan were merely representations of personality traits or were gods. They divorced, leaving Mary Ann "The Oracle" Maclean the sole leader of the Church. This is the effective end of the Processeans, as the group would slowly adopt more mainstream Christian beliefs before transforming into an animal rescue agency.