You know how unimportant this event is to Miscavige when: a. He is not in it b. It is not promoted as "the greatest event EVER" and "you do not want to miss this" and "everyone MUST be there to hear earth-shaking breakthrough in planetary clearing" c. There is no airbrushed image of a spaceship or explosion or world stamped with a scientology logo d. The promo only contains 4 single exclamation points Yet, if you were to read the quote, and many others like it, you could be forgiven for thinking that this should be the most important celebration in scientology -- perhaps after … [Read more...]
More Flag “Good” News
Some more stats from our good friend Jeff Mintz. And as always he announces these as "Good News" but frankly, they tell a sad tale. 2700 Cornerstone members (see Bruce Roger email at end of post) and after nearly a year, only a third of those that ante'd up tens or hundreds of thousands for the privilege of being "first in line" have actually showed up to take the service... If you break down these Super Power stats, it is clear this is a financial disaster. If 75% of the Super Power delivery is to previously paid Cornerstone members (which is probably a conservative estimate), at … [Read more...]
Super Power Pricing
Peter Bonyai sent me a copy of a Hungarian facebook posting that lists the prices the FSO is charging for Super Power. It is interesting to see how much they are gouging public for the privilege of receiving this rundown designed for staff. Here is a translation: 0. There is a 5000 USD base cost (officially, to cover the costs of the perception drills, which are not subtracted from the intensives). One also gets special clothing for this, which can be kept. Apparently, 50 Sea Org members are assigned to the delivery of these drills. 1. Medical clearance is needed … [Read more...]
Library Campaign Still Being Flogged
Of course, there are ALWAYS one or more "campaigns" to get books into libraries. There have been plenty of reports of people subsequently checking the libraries and finding no or few books, return of books from numerous libraries and copies of still wrapped books on the "10 cent table" at library "get rid of the junk we don't want" sales. So, it is hardly a surprise to see a new campaign (this one has been sent out again recently even though it says they are shooting to have it "done for Maiden Voyage") for an old book that supposedly was ALREADY in all libraries around the world when it … [Read more...]
More AOSHANZO News
Here is the pitch being presented to the local residents about the planned new AOSHANZO and CLO ANZO building. And it is clear now that they plan to move the CLO Offices here from the Dundas white elephant. But if that is true, they are being very dishonest about the hours they will be keeping -- everyone will vacate the premises by 10 each night? Not likely. I have never seen a "management" organization that did not work until midnight as their published schedule, all night on Thursday night, and routinely until 1 or 2 in the morning. It is also remarkable that they are publicly … [Read more...]
Plymouth
The "ideal" org in Plymouth is rocking and rolling according to the latest quotes from "church spokespuppet" in The Herald as you can see below. This spokespuppet is caught trying to explain the unexplainable. Which is why you rarely see ANY quotes from any official church spokespuppets in any media anywhere. She knows she has to tell "acceptable truths" -- she cannot say they "haven't raised the money" and are not allowed to have their designs done until they have paid in advance, so she has to say the incredible, that after 4 years it's a "long process" as we "want to get the scheme just … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
Here is the roundup of the ridiculous that doesn't fit in daily posts -- and there is a lot more that is left out and I try to avoid using anything that has appeared elsewhere. Gavin Potter Is Everywhere If this guy knows so much and is so good at telling everyone how to get things done, how come the Freewinds is regging public for money to buy fuel so they can sail? Money, money, money.... Michael Lewis is giving a seminar at AOLA (because they don't have any staff competent to do it) Wonder what his dreams were for his son? Really? This is the best AOLA can … [Read more...]
A Clear Portland
The ideal "ideal" org in the "first Clear city" is going to town on "clearing their city." 12 Clears in 9 months. 15 per year. Should have Portland wrapped up in the year 42,014. But frankly, they have probably produced more clears than any of the other "ideal" orgs. I would bet that there are "ideal" orgs out there that have not produced a SINGLE clear since GAG II. In fact, I would be it was the VAST majority of "ideal orgs".... Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought these two magnificent breakthroughs (GAG II and ideal orgs) were "making planetary clearing a reality"? Even if ALL … [Read more...]
Schizo In ANZO
OK, so what are they doing down under? Things seem to have become a fundraising free for all. We have been seeing the "big push" on Auckland in New Zeland as the "next ideal org" and how everyone is in a big, happy, clusterfuck alliance to make it happen: Then Sydney gets in on the act because they haven't even been able to unload 500 "limited edition leatherbound Dianetics books" to get them "out of Non Existence." This does not make much sense when they have been an ideal org now for months and "everyone knows" that things go straight up and vertical the minute Dear … [Read more...]
Another One Bites The Dust
In the era of massive, straight up and vertical, 47X expansion in the wake of GAGII one could be forgiven for assuming that this would be most evident in the LA area -- "home to the largest population of scientologists on earth" according to the infallible pronouncements of Dear Leader. One might also assume that the boom is happening at the bottom of the Bridge with the massive international dissemination campaigns "sponsored by the IAS" and the enormous international dissemination center right there in LA, alongside the largest digital printing plant on earth at Bridge Publications and … [Read more...]
Two More IAS Shills
Didn't L. Ron Hubbard say that auditors are the most valuable beings on the planet? So, why would an "on Source" scientologist who spent years training through CLASS VIII, be a full time reg for the IAS rather than a full time auditor? Does Kathy Feshbach have disagreements with LRH? These are the final two pages of the latest Impact magazine: And Kaye Champagne has clearly found a more lucrative job than selling rugs. Fundraising for "Ideal Orgs" and IAS. Doesn't anyone notice her pitch is about "planetary clearing" and that has absolutely nothing to do with the IA … [Read more...]
WTH Won The World Cup
Wonder what happened to this scheme? Funny how there is so much promotion to collect the money for the "what will happen" and then NO REPORT whatsoever after the fact. Of course, that is because there is NO RESULT. But it won't stop them for the next campaign to lighten people's wallets.... If they REALLY believed the WTH was going to be beneficial, why not at least just arrange to print them in Brazil for 5 cents a piece rather than trying to collect $1.50 per booklet from people in the US? Let alone the fact that the IAS could have printed a MILLION COPIES from the proceeds of … [Read more...]
Massive Expansion — Of Lies
Here is an entire page from the latest International Scientology News reporting on the wonders of the "25th Anniversary" MV Cruise for the math challenged. Dear Leader seems to have outdone himself with his presentation of big lies and small stats to "support it" -- yet the "small stats" are REALLY small, but just hyped as being "big." It is really quite bizarre how they can break down stats into "completions per hour" and make the most pathetic appear to sound big and "booming." And it seems nobody EVER does the math to see what is really being said. Everyone … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
This is "All New" because "The Time Is Now" Sounds like the same old, same old to me... I would love to know what is "all new" about this? "We just pronounced it all new, so it is"? Sort of like the 25 anniversary of the Freewinds? And I would love to hear how GAT II has made building ideal orgs faster and more certain than ever! Must be why Orlando, Boston and Santa Barbara have taken off like rockets, heading for Target Two... Seems a little contradictory that ONLY an ideal org can properly deliver GAT II? Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming Some truly bizarre re … [Read more...]
Why Ideal Orgs?
Any time there is a post about ideal org failures, there is a lot of speculation about "Why?" I have written various posts and comments about this from time to time, but realized I had never put it all in one place. There are two reasons for the ideal org program that go hand in hand. And it explains why, in spite of the clear failure of this program to bring about planetary clearing, or anything at all aligned with the "Aims of Scientology," it will continue to be pushed until the very end. 1. It is vital for Miscavige to hold onto his position 2. IRS concerns But before … [Read more...]