Or there’s thd real thing…
https://youtu.be/tfzHofMkdMk

Oops — I meant to reply to another comment. I think it may have been yours.

Anyway, yes… $100 versus a sh*t ton of money is no comparison.

I think burning at the stake is more appropriate. Merely burring might enable it to rise from the grave like a Steven King character.

YEs it is quite galling. And that is how DM gets OT VIII’s to go back down the Bridge to re-do their Purifs and the Survival Rundown and other things. It’s all about the money. If they’ve done the bridge and having nothing new to do, just create new things lower on the bridge to re-do and thus reg the money into the coffers.

Yes she was heavy. But that was almost 30 years ago hopefully she’s doing better now

I’ll place the order. And it will be a pleasure from me!

Yes KatherineINCali, there’s also a relatively inexpensive DNA test. There are a couple of companies out there who will let you know where you came from and possible relative matches. I think it’s only around $100, spit in a cup, send it off and in a few weeks you will have the results. $100 vs hundreds of thousands seems like the smarter path. But, that’s just me.

You are totally right Mark, it’s very sad indeed.
I also feel like crying when I discover that an old ‘friend’ of mine from the SO days is still in there slaving away. Or when I discover that an ex-SO from back in the day now left the SO but is still ‘on-purpose’ and doing the ‘greatest good for the greatest number of dynamics’ by going up the Bridge…

Thanks for this insightful comment ! I would just add that the Scientology trick is that all wins are « relative », which is the easy defence against anyone critical. Like you can’t understand how deep these wins are because the words look similar, but their wins are on a whole different level than those of the grades. There is always a way to « rationalise » what you see and thus maintain the self deception process…