Interesting how the stories change depending on circumstances. Of course, any Narconon that is in trouble (Georgia, Arrowhead, Nevada etc) goes to enormous lengths to assert that the church has NO involvement. But when it comes time to ask for money, it's just one big happy family. It is also a little strange that opening a Narconon last September is all that she Mrs. Feshbach (IAS cheerleader du jour) can cite as tangible results of their hard earned money? Why no report on the hurricane? Or the "massive" relief effort in Italy? Or ANYTHING other than a building opened 6 months ago that … [Read more...]
10,000 on Solo NOTs “Update”
Another inadvertant disclosure of the real scene inside the bubble -- this time from Clive Rabey D/CO of the FSO. They have been trying to reach the target of "10,000 onto or through Solo NOTs" for 30 years or so and are still not even close. And this is a CUMULATIVE stat. It's not 10,000 this year. Or even 10,000 this decade. It's 10,000 from the beginning of Solo NOTs. And still they cannot make any headway. I have written about this before. 10,000 of the world population in 1985 (4.5 billion) would be equivalent to 15,770 of today's population (7.1 billion). (I am ignoring the … [Read more...]
The Scam Rolls On — The LRH Hall and Museum
Captain Miscavige's Mecca is open. And now the next chapter begins. Obviously He can't let the demand for money slow down. Time for a new gimmick. So after collecting an estimated $300 million for a building that was supposed to cost $40 million (though now they are claiming it cost $260 million which is a staggering $800+sq/ft if it is really 300,000 sq ft), of course there is no money to build the "LRH Hall". The figure of $260 million now being floated is probably some attempt to counter the Garcia lawsuit -- "proving" they did need all that money, though the records of the expenditures … [Read more...]
Same Old New Years
Tony Ortega put up the video of the New Year's event today. Unlikely many could stand the torture of watching the whole thing. If you have a choice, it's a good idea to avoid the avalanche of Shermanspeak like the bubonic plague. It can make your ears bleed and brain turn to mush. I mentioned last week that I had been going through the event and making some notes. I never got around to publishing them. I didnt make it through the whole event, and don't plan on doing so as now anyone who is interested can watch it for themselves if they have a masochistic streak. But just because I made the … [Read more...]
Goings On In Clearwater
I was out for a drive last night and passed through downtown Clearwater. Three things of interest. 1. I happened to be there at 7:45 and there were a few people in front of the Ft Harrison and a couple of cars, but not many. And a few walking from the Parking Structure down by where the tent used to be (it was packed up for the 74,319 yard journey back to the UK in 612.3 shipping boxes weighing it at the equivalent of 73.8 fully grown Indian elephants). But certainly not the big influx of people for "Flag Graduation" one would expect at the Mecca of GAG. Perhaps Voldemort has given up on … [Read more...]
Straight Up And Vertical — Not
For about 30 years now the FSO has been pushing an arbitrary target of "10,000 onto or through OT VII" as the solution to "handling the planet." It comes from a twisted interpretation of this quote from a 1952 lecture: "...at any one time on earth there were not more than about 10,000 people of a caliber that was sufficient to do a little steering or leading..." Clive Rabey, the point man for the FSO on this matter, explained it in Source Mag like this: "It was a mathematical equation, all extrapolated out. From the real physical universe effects this would create in terms of case gain and … [Read more...]
We Never Deliver What We Promise
Here is a new twist. You are in the middle of a service (one of Miscavige's certified "On Source" checksheets that came with the "Golden Age of Tech") and He reverts it back to an earlier version ("just how LRH intended it"), raises the price and then expects you to pay for the "upgrade". Mid-service. Wow. Wonder if they ever thought of recrediting people for all the extra auditing they had to get in the "old" GAT Bridge before the release of the new, streamlined, extra on-Sourcy "upgraded" GAT II Bridge? You know, the "pilot" that was being delivered at Flag for 9 years while the Class V … [Read more...]
Bubble Bath
Sent in by one of our Special Correspondents who monitors the Scientology Facebook groups. I am at a bit of a loss for words over some of this stuff. But it does give some interesting insight into life inside the bubble that is fundamentalist Scientology. 1) How pathetic. And how many people do you think are in this boat? And its not even seen to be something odd. Either that one of the most powerful beings in the universe cannot afford an emeter, or that an emeter is priced out of reach. The poor fools who have been on Solo NOTs for years, spending all their disposable income to … [Read more...]
Scientology Snakes And Ladders
Here we have some more mangled english from our friend Edy Lundeen. The consistency with which this horrific grammar spews forth from the bubble confirms that it is not merely a fluke. There is some endemic lack of understanding of the english language within the church of scientology. Perhaps the Shermanspeak is rubbing off on them? What is amazing about this is that they are actually promoting how terrible the existing Solo auditors are. I think.... It is pretty hard to decipher what she is saying at all. But the funnest line is making sure everyone is prepared for the rush of people … [Read more...]
You Can Now Buy A “Friend Of Ronship”
Lauri Webster is back hunting the dwindling number of whales they have not yet harpooned and slaughtered for their blubber. Tony Ortega mentioned the launch of the new Lauri Webster fundraising this morning on his blog with a copy of a letter (several people also sent copies of the same letter to me). But I also received another communication containing some further specifics on what the "Super Power" people are now up to. Here is what Lauri had to say: Your help has most definitely accelerated Scientology's speed of expansion!!! And now we have officially launched the next phase to … [Read more...]