It seems to be all hands panic stations inside the scientology bubble. In violation of Hubbard policy and all earlier practices, they are now "spreading the flap" by announcing it to all scientologists and "encouraging" them to write letters and sign a petition to shut down The Aftermath. This really is an unprecedented action in the annals of "attack the attacker" history. Scientology usually does its best not to make their public aware of "bad media", knowing most of them will not look at it anyway. Standard practice is to pretend it doesn't exist. They must be deluged with reports … [Read more...]
Still Waiting for Scientology OTs to Change the World
A day late due to extenuating circumstances, but here is this week's installment from Terra Cognita Still Waiting for Scientology OTs to Change the World All Scientology Operating Thetans—OTs—are handed the responsibility of clearing their environments after returning home from Flag and the Freewinds. They’re expected to transform their local communities—ideally, into some sort of Scientology-based utopia. If that’s too much, tidying up their neighborhoods and/or giving touch assists to Uncle Dick is helpful. At the least, walking Rex more regularly is good for their Fifth Dynamic. Before … [Read more...]
Scientology Hidden Data Line
The latest installment from Terra Cognita Scientology Hidden Data Line From the Scientology Tech Dictionary: “HIDDEN DATA LINE, some students have believed there was a ‘hidden data line’ of tech in Scn, a line on which Scn tech was given out by me but not made known to students. This started me looking for there is no such line. The whole of technology is released in HCO Bulletins and HCO Policy Letters and tapes I do and release. I don’t tell people anything in some private way, not even instructors. The apparency is somebody’s pretense to know from me more than is on the tapes and in the b … [Read more...]
Scientology End Phenomena
It's Saturday, so our old friend Terra Cognita has something for us. I will likely not be doing a post tomorrow -- attending the TV Critics Awards tonight. The Aftermath is nominated for an award. Fingers crossed. … [Read more...]
Personal Choice vs Scientology Policy
It's Saturday and Terra Cognita is here.... Personal Choice vs Scientology Policy The Church of Scientology has always been quick to point out that disconnection from others is a personal choice. Yes and no. It could be argued that every decision one makes while in Scientology is personal. Every course one does, every session in which one picks up the cans, and every evening when a person walks through the front doors of the org boils down to personal choice. Nobody twisted your arm while you filled out an OCA. Nobody held a gun to your head while you read DMSMH and did the Comm Course. T … [Read more...]
Scientology Food Chain
A day later than usual, but here is the latest offering from Terra Cognita Scientology Food Chain I don’t remember where exactly, but somewhere L. Ron Hubbard talked about and created his hierarchy of churches in which new public would start their services at lower orgs and work their way up the lines, ultimately ending up on the Freewinds. He created this system because, as usual, he knew better. This design system has never worked and Scientology churches at every level have been insolvent and failing for decades. The Hierarchy At the bottom of this hierarchy, LRH created F … [Read more...]
Platitudes, Bad Attitudes and Mother Issues
Saturday is Terra Cognita day... Platitudes, Bad Attitudes and Mother Issues A while ago, Mike posted a letter from Pete Sokoloff imploring Santa Barbara and Ventura Scientologists to donate more toward their “ideal” org. Pete included the following quote: “Anything for which the individual feels any misemotion—antagonism, anger, fear, grief, apathy—is something for which he has not accepted responsibility; and there is misemotion only when an individual refuses to accept responsibility in that sphere of action. He can control anything for which he has accepted the full responsibility. He is … [Read more...]
Battlefields: Scientologists vs. Critics; Can Decency Win?
Another article from Brian Lambert. While I am so busy working on Season 2 I appreciate those who forward me relevant, on topic articles to publish. It is a day I do not have to write something myself. (Thanks especially to Regraded Being and Terra Cognita who have been stallwarts in this regard). I try not to use too many of them in a row, but I feel it is better for continuity to have something every day if possible. Though there may be days in the upcoming weeks where it just isn't possible. Battlefields: Scientologists vs. Critics; Can Decency Win? "We are hypnotized by our surroundings … [Read more...]
Scientology Can’t Promote Scientology Using Scientology Anymore
It's Saturday. Yay Terra Cognita Scientology Can’t Promote Scientology Using Scientology Anymore Besides the obvious, what do all these groups have in common? The Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The Way to Happiness Foundation. Applied Scholastics. Narconon. Criminon. WISE. The answer: they’re all businesses under the auspices of Scientology with the goal of driving new people into their orgs and missions. Sure they have other, lesser purposes, but their ultimate objective is to create new Scientologists, who in turn, theoretically add to the coffers of the mother chu … [Read more...]
Scientology: A Precise and Exact Science
This is what L. Ron Hubbard wrote in the introduction to Fundamentals of Thought -- the last scientology book he published. (The cover of the first edition identifies him as L. Ron Hubbard, C.E., Ph. D - both self appointed credentials) He wrote this, but because of the claims about his "science" and himself, Hubbard attributed this as an "Editors Note." But make no mistake, these words were written by L. Ron Hubbard. And they form the introduction to his ultimate summation of the subject of scientology in book form. Though this has been edited to be more palatable and defensible in the … [Read more...]