By our regular guest contributor Terra Cognita. Scientology and The Bank One of L. Ron Hubbard’s more intriguing —some would say revolutionary—concepts was compartmentalizing the mind into two separate units: the analytical; and the reactive. He defined the reactive mind as, “a portion of a person’s mind which works on a totally stimulus-response basis, which is not under his volitional control, and which exerts force and power of command over his awareness, purposes, thoughts, body and actions. Stored in the reactive mind are engrams, and here we find the single source of aberrations and … [Read more...]
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Lois Reisdorf The Aftermath
REISDORF FAMILY AFTERMATH – Disconnection This is the story of the last 4-5 years of the subtle coercion and lengths the church will go to, to enforce disconnection of families and friends. I will say it felt like mental torture and being put in a situation of making a Sophie’s Choice between your children. I will also liken it to the term “gaslighting” which perfectly explains how I felt during this time period. (Gaslighting is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted or spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent … [Read more...]
Scientology and Psychosis – The Aftermath
Tonight's season finale of Leah Remini Scientology The Aftermath touches upon the subject of how scientologists address mental health issues. For many years, though Hubbard railed repeatedly against psychiatry, and called for psychiatrists to be shut down as a profession -- he had one caveat. The insane should be left to the institutions. They were barred from participating in scientology auditing. It was one of the many contradictions that can be found in Hubbard's writings - while he claimed all psychs were maiming people, he didn't want scientology to be involved in dealing with the i … [Read more...]
Ethics and Justice Blurred
By our regular guest contributor Terra Cognita. Ethics and Justice Blurred From the Chinese to the ancient Greeks, ethics has been defined through the ages by many societies. However, while Confucius and Socrates invited discussion and debate, L. Ron Hubbard did not. In fact, LRH went so far as to say that unless man was entirely ethical by his standards and definitions, his technology could not be applied and man would not go free. LRH defined ethics as: “...rationality toward the highest level of survival for the individual, the future race, the group, and mankind, and the other d … [Read more...]
The GE is a Family Man
This article is contributed by one of long-term commenters on this blog, Brian. Always welcome different views and perspectives. The GE is a Family Man: How L. Ron Hubbard severs the sacred bonds of Family (Note: GE means Genetic Entity. I will discuss what that is in this essay) “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.” ---Mahatma Gandhi My purpose for writing this post is to connect the dots between L Ron Hubbard’s w … [Read more...]
ABC 20/20
Some somewhat random observations about the 20/20 show last night. First, I am sure that scientology and David Miscavige HATED the show. They hate anything that is not presenting total puff PR for scientology. If it is not just glamour shots of scientology buildings, glowing statements by glazed-eyed "winning" scientologists or images of Miscavige yanking ribbons on new empty buildings, then it is "suppressive propaganda spread by merchants of chaos." Miscavige does have reason to be upset. This show exposed a lot of the bad aspects of scientology to a larger audience than the A&E … [Read more...]
FBI — WTF Are You Thinking?
Scientology is circulating this promotional piece: The FBI should be investigating scientology for human rights abuses not legitimizing them with "presentations" at their front groups. The earlier FBI investigation, targeting scientology human trafficking, was scuttled. Now, a scientology front group is trying to legitimize itself by claiming FBI sanction/support. This is happening in a scientology building in downtown Clearwater. The FBI Field Office in Tampa knew a lot about the scientology Human Trafficking investigation. What are they thinking? We KNOW what scientology is thinking - … [Read more...]
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Why Now?
As I have mentioned in a number of posts recently, there has been a remarkable groundswell of response to Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. It goes beyond the show trending on Twitter every week, many, many emails and messages on Facebook and handshakes in the supermarket from complete strangers. Most heartening is the number of people who are reaching out to tell their stories. Many have not been heard from before, and the stories are utterly devastating. Perhaps it is a measure of the level of devastation inflicted on people how long it takes for them to be able to talk about … [Read more...]
Scientology Aftermath Episode 6: Aftermath
As I have been doing after each program, I am putting this here as a place for people to make comments about the show that has just aired. I must say, this was the toughest episode to film. So heartbreaking and Aaron is such a good man, father and friend. Tough to watch too. But unfortunately, it is the horrible truth. And if you have not already done so, I recommend you check out Tony Ortega's blog this morning. Aaron, in his usual meticulous detail, rips apart the scientology smear site and POW videos that were put up a couple of hours after the show aired. On a more positive note, the … [Read more...]
Why Do Scientologists Lie?
While repeatedly asserting that they are "the most ethical group on earth" and that they are constantly having to "get rid of" people who "cannot live up to their ethical standards," in truth, every dedicated scientologist is a liar. Why? The short answer: they believe that achieving the "Aims of Scientology" and "Clearing The Planet" are so vital for the well-being of all mankind that those ends justify any means. But, as with most other things in scientology, the simple answer is also the simplistic answer that really doesn't bring much understanding. So, let's break it … [Read more...]
Lois Reisdorf Part 7
LOIS REISDORF – PART 7 – FINAL IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ MY EARLIER PARTS, PLEASE READ THEM FIRST. I have written my stories to people who are Scientologists and ex-Scientologists, so if you are new to Mike Rinder’s Blog and have never been involved in scientology, you may have a hard time understanding my stories. The earlier parts are here: The Lois Reisdorf Story: Part 1 Lois Reisdorf - Part 2 LRH on the Apollo Lois Reisdorf - Part 3 LRH Moves to the US Lois Reisdorf - Part 4 (1977) Lois Reisdorf - Part 5 (1978) Lois Reisdorf Part 6 - Rise of David Miscav … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
2106 is done and we embark on a new year. A lot happened over the past year in the scientology world -- and as always, Tony Ortega has diligently documented it at his excellent blog. Nothing significant happened in the scientology sphere that he has not comprehensively covered. He saved me a lot of work by reviewing it month by month and I don't have to look back to try and summarize the year. For that I am thankful. But I will say there were some massive upheavals that have changed things forever. The exposure of scientology abuses has reached unprecedented levels and I am sure it … [Read more...]
Can Scientologists be Christians or Jews Too?
Scientology likes to tell the world that you can be a scientologist and also be a Christian, Jew, Buddhist or anything else. This is an "acceptable truth" (defined by Hubbard this way: Handling truth is a touchy business also. You don't have to tell everything you know-that would jam the comm line too. Tell an acceptable truth. Agreement with one's message is what PR is seeking to achieve. Thus the message must compare to the personal experience of the audience) intended to deceive the public until they become scientologists and can be properly indoctrinated to continue the lie "for PR … [Read more...]