Ths text ran on ebay to sell this book item #130089204681
Feb 1 2008


First use of the word 'Scientology' in Print Anywhere!

The New Word
by Allen Upward

(corresponding memeber of the Parnassus Philological Society, Athens)

1908 London - Second Edition (First Edition was published 
anonymously - 
this listed edition was the first one published under Allen Upward's name)

320 pages

Aside from being a very fascinating book in its own rite, 
this book contains the first coining of the word 'Scientology' 
in print.  Allen Upward was quite the wordsmith and if 
you read him you will see that he is always creatively 
coining words to fit his meaning.  That L. Ron Hubbard 
used the word 'Scientology' for his practical religious 
philosophy in 1952 is what really makes this book 
interesting.  L. Ron Hubbard was always coining a word 
or two himself to make his work easier to understand.  
 There are three usages of 
'Scientology' in this book and they occur on pages 139, 149 & 156.

Contents:

   1.
      The Riddle
   2.
      Psychology: The Personal Equation
   3.
      Etymology: The Castle in the Air
   4.
      Lexicography: The Play upon words
   5.
      Metaphysics: The house of cards
   6.
      Altruism: The Face in the looking-glass
   7.
      Materialism: the shape
   8.
      Physics: the knot
   9.
      Dynamics: the demon in the stone
  10.
      Chemistry: the man in the crumb
  11.
      Mathematics: the conjuring trick
  12.
      Logic: the cipher
  13.
      Ontology: the end
  14.
      Metastrophe: the magic crystal
  15.
      Biology: the elf
  16.
      Theology: the painted window
  17.
      Exegetics: the forbidden fruit
  18.
      Pathology: the pyramid
  19.
      Astrology: the eclipse
  20.
      Ethics: the book of etiquette
  21.
      The Heir
Please see picture - this is my only copy of this rare 1908  
second edition from England 
- I have never run across another copy of this edition.