Very cool. When Campbell was doing his thing, he was amazing.
(Of course, there was also the time he got into Dianetics. At one point, he took Alfred Bester to lunch, and during the meal attempted to regress Bester to memories in utero. Bester had to hide his face to keep from laughing, and prayed for a way out. A light bulb went on over Bester's head, and he told Campbell that he could see early memories, but they were traumatic, and he didn't want to remember any more. Campbell, mistaking Bester's shaking with suppressed laughter for sobs, bought it.
Best part of the story: in Campbell's office, before their meal, Bester, skeptical of Dianetics, asked if traumatic memories could really be created in utero. Campbell's reply was glorious: "Yes. The fetus remembers. Come have lunch.")
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(Of course, there was also the time he got into Dianetics. At one point, he took Alfred Bester to lunch, and during the meal attempted to regress Bester to memories in utero. Bester had to hide his face to keep from laughing, and prayed for a way out. A light bulb went on over Bester's head, and he told Campbell that he could see early memories, but they were traumatic, and he didn't want to remember any more. Campbell, mistaking Bester's shaking with suppressed laughter for sobs, bought it.
Best part of the story: in Campbell's office, before their meal, Bester, skeptical of Dianetics, asked if traumatic memories could really be created in utero. Campbell's reply was glorious: "Yes. The fetus remembers. Come have lunch.")