Regraded Being is taking a day off. Might surprise us with something on an odd day, depending on schedule, but otherwise will be back next week bigger and better than ever. In the meantime, we have some interesting insight into scientology's "groups" - the entities that "introduce" people to dianetics and scientology. Scientology claims there are "More than 11,000 scientology orgs, missions and groups" in the world. Unfortunately for them, we know the number of orgs is about 160 all told (they are listed on the scientology.org website). From the same website there are less than 400 … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
The Old Guard Generally reflecting the state of scientology, the old guard is pretty much all there is left... Fatten them up before the slaughter... Or: You gotta use some cheese to catch the mouse It's a Mega New Status! Really? Truth in Advertising For once. Really it should say the Brave or the Stupid. Ideal Org -- What do you get? Big old empty rooms that look like sets out of a scientology tech film. An Island of Sanity If you define sanity as a graveyard -- of course nobody ever argues or questions in … [Read more...]
Heber Jentzsch
This is another of the endless lies scientology spins to the world: Subject: Re: Your Contact Form Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:03:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian at Scientology Info Center To: xxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com Dear Xxx, A while ago you wrote in asking who was the President of Scientology. That is Mr. Rev. Heber Jentzsch. What made you interested? Best regards, Brian Hinojosa Heber Jentzsch has had NO position in scientology since around 2004 when he was first put into the Hole. He has not been sighted in public except to attend his son's funeral after … [Read more...]
Flag Stats
The news from Flag has not been good. You may recall I did a post (Things At Flag Are Bleak) in January mentioning they had stopped circulating the "Good News" briefings. And that only happens when there is nothing even the eternally unreal FSC office can present as good news. But I guess they must read the blog, because 3 days later, after nothing since November 2015, suddenly in my in box appeared a new (shortened) edition of "Flag Good News." Since then there have been a few more of these "Good News" briefing. There are a LOT of missing weeks of really stinking stats. The … [Read more...]
Atlanta Ideal Org Ribbon Yanking: The Real Story
Scientology wasted no time putting this photo (and a bunch of others) onto their website. After all, this is the pinnacle of David Miscavige's (and thus scientology's) accomplishment. A "new org" is opened. This of course is not true, it is just a new building for the same old org as they all are. Scientology has not opened an actual new org in the last decade. Not a single one. I think Kaohsuing in Taiwan might have been the last one -- but that was long before the "new building" was opened. This is the big lie scientology tells its sheeple and the world. Their new … [Read more...]
Atlanta Ribbon Yanking Panic
They are terrified they won't have enough people to put in the shots of Dear Leader yanking the ribbon in Atlanta. Even though the call has gone out to every org in the US that they had better show up, they are making sure there will be "bodies in the shop" by shipping "OT Ambassadors" from Flag. This is a luxury trip -- driving through the night from midnight til 9am to get them there in time for the video shoot. Smile for the cameras. Stand around for a few hours. Tour the empty building. Then leave again at 5pm and arrive back after midnite. Not anyone's idea of an all expenses paid … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
I will train for the rest of my life... Of course you will. Recycling through the Student Hat and on up as GAT III, then GAT IV and on and on are "released" with "epic breakthroughs to speed your progress up the Bridge." Wonder if you will EVER wake up? Shortbread? At least they have the right country. But really not much of a reason to give money for a building... And clouds too... Yikes - L. Ron Hubbard Gallery is closed? Yelpers pranking? Renovations? All-hands CF filing? Moneywinds Learn about the Vampire Personality from a true … [Read more...]
Vulture of the Valley Resurrected
Quinn the Eskimo has been resurrected from the dead and is back in the Valley. Probably been doing some MEST work for a few months, but the stats got worse in his absence, so like a zombie that can never be permanently put to rest, heeee's baaaaack. Now certified as the largest ideal org on earth!! These people just don't understand the meaning of the things they promote. This is the largest org in the largest concentration of scientologists on earth. A dozen years after the "ideal org" program was announced as the most important strategy on earth, it is STILL NOT DONE. What does that … [Read more...]
Fire Sale
Don't think I got the full list, but this is enough to show what is happening. They have overstocked the orgs with bookstore materials to try to boost sales from Bridge and thus royalty payments to ASI/CST. The royalties are paid on "sale" of books from Pubs to the orgs and the orgs are FORCED to buy way more books and lectures than they will ever sell. Then they have to try to unload them to recoup something. It might also be an indicator that there is a planned "new release" -- perhaps Miscavige has discovered another SP typist who messed up all the books again... This is just another … [Read more...]
The Drug War
Well, as I am enjoying the good life in Colorado, this seemed appropriate. The best summation of these sort of announcements is "These guys must be high." There are cannabis stores everywhere now in Colorado. And the world keeps turning. Haven't seen any apparent negative effects on the people or society at all. But if you ask anyone who lives here (especially ones with children) they will tell you how much of a boon it is to life in Colorado. The tax revenues have made Colorado schools some of the best in the nation with better teacher/student ratios, more equipment like computers, … [Read more...]