We have a special treat this week. Leah and I talk with Ian Rafalko and Dylan Follo. Ian became an internet sensation when he posted a TikTok video about his father, scientologist chiropractor Eric Berg. His message has been viewed by millions. Ian met Dylan when they were training as auditors at Flag in Clearwater to return to their ideal orgs in Atlanta and NY respectively. They are the first people we have spoken to who have actually been on staff inside an "ideal" org and their experiences are pretty shocking. Ian's family has been torn apart and his wife chose scientology … [Read more...]
Valley Org “Limited Space”
Everyone knows scientology hypes their sheeple. But even the most glazed-eyed KSW nazis must be skeptical of the ridiculous statements they spew out. Look at the below. The guy who announced he was coming in to take over Valley "ideal" org to "boom it" and then never showed up, is going to give a seminar. Along with his son. Who also will not join staff in the org. This org, as they loudly promoted, is the largest Class V Org in the world (based on square footage) -- and yet they are saying "limited space." Does anyone believe this? This is one of the promotional … [Read more...]
Still Trying to Milk The Pandemic
It appears this is the only thing they have going on inside the bubble. Trying to hype people about what they did last year spraying Defcon 7 (or whatever it was) in some police stations in South Africa. They are giving themselves a pat on the back for "protecting our churches, our staff and our communities." That is a questionable claim. But, they did collect millions of dollars on the basis of needing money to pay their "staff" though it's unlikely any of it actually went to the staff (who are denominated as "volunteers" to avoid labor laws and thus do not in fact get "wages"). But … [Read more...]
Another Ideal Org Failing Miserably
The latest news from another "ideal org" -- this time in Auckland. This is the ONLY scientology outpost in the entire country and is one of the oldest scientology organizations on earth. What passes for "accomplishments" in these orgs is pretty remarkable. Word on the street is that not only are the "ideal" orgs not paying their staff, they are also not able to pay their bills. Utilities. Copy machine. Paper supplies. Here we see what this ideal org is so pumped about. They got one guy to complete a "lecture course" that consists of basic lectures on Dianetics. There isn't much of … [Read more...]
“We Wanted a Big, Booming Org” — And We Don’t Have One
Well, I have to ask. Where IS the big, booming org in London? (Or anywhere...) And what does a staff member completing the PTS/SP Course have to do with a big, booming org? Now she is going to be able to confront and shatter the suppression that is preventing the org from expanding? In fact, this course teaches scientologists to stay the hell away from "suppression" -- they cannot confront nor handle it, let alone shatter it. So, that isn't going to help... Once again, this is the blind sheeple demonstrating their cognitive dissonance. 40 years ago, Hubbard said in an LRH ED "we … [Read more...]
How Long Will They Try To Milk This?
They are still being "inspired" by their PR response to the pandemic? "Events are held daily".... meaning they put this on a video screen somewhere and if there is anyone who happens to be sitting around in the vicinity they count it as an "event." Everything scientology did to respond to COVID 19 was simply for photo and video ops -- and months after the fact they continue to try to beat the last whimpers out of this dead horse. It's only because they have nothing else to present as there is nothing happening in the world of scientology. The pandemic has proven there are only two things … [Read more...]
The “New” OEC — The Latest Wrong Reason Orgs Aren’t Expanding
Miscavige is finally rolling out the "new" OEC. This is the next "big thing" that is now going to guarantee his "ideal orgs" actually expand. It will be announced with great fanfare that Miscavige has "discovered" a new "why" for orgs not making it to St Hill Size. The "new" OEC will be presented by him as his brilliant solution. Just like the "ideal orgs" was a "solution" to the same problem almost 20 years ago "because they could not perform all the functions of an org" (supposedly because they didn't have enough room) and like an auditing session couldn't be delivered without an auditing … [Read more...]
The Incestuous World of Scientology Staff
The shrinking world of scientology.... These days, about the only hope they have of getting new people to join staff or the Sea Org is if they are the children of scientologist parents. Rarely are the "successes" about staff from anyone else, unless it is an old person who says they’ve been on staff for 40 years and are still hoping to make it to Clear. We have had a number of people who were not scientologists recruited for "ideal orgs" with the promise of a job, pay and accommodations that have ended up being helped by the Aftermath Foundation. Typically they have not … [Read more...]
L. Ron Hubbard: Scientology Is Taking Over the World
This is another of those Hubbard statements that is accepted as fact because it makes those in the bubble feel good. He said this 50 or more years ago. They have never approached running anything at all, and today are even further away than they were when this statement was made. But the loyal sheeple repeat it as if it is true and is going to happen. Because everything Hubbard says is true. Sacramento, the seat of Government of the largest economic state in the nation, remains a small and failing org, despite the fact they got a new building a decade or so ago. They, like all the … [Read more...]
The Big Question
Tony posted this video on his blog on Wednesday: There are a couple of things I wanted to note about it. First, Lyle talks about becoming the HAS Chicago back in 1974. I went on Mission to Chicago in January 1976 based on an evaluation by Hubbard "EUS Ups and Downs" and extracted two people from the tiny org to be sent to Flag for executive training. Lyle was one of them. She says she was staff member #9 in Chicago (that tells you how small the place was in 1974 -- there were probably a dozen staff there when I arrived) and she was the second ED (as I recall, the ED was Dave … [Read more...]