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First 5,000 OT VIII’s

February 14, 2021 By Mike Rinder 37 Comments

OK, so they have not been able to get 10,000 onto or through Solo NOTs in 40 years, so they have come up with a new plan. Half as many through OT VIII. The 10,000 is derived from some obscure Hubbard statement about 10,000 people being able to control the destiny of earth. Here is how Clive Rabey put it back in 2014: ORIGIN OF THE 10,000 TARGETThis campaign was primarily based on the following LRH quote:"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. There's only about 10,000 of them, really." - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT Tagged With: 10000 on Solo NOTs, Clive Rabey, Flag, fundraising, OT VII, OT VIII

Clearly Not “Clear”

January 27, 2021 By Mike Rinder 35 Comments

  Brad Spence certainly seems to have had some wins from achieving the state of Clear. But his success story is weak sauce compared to what is promised ny Hubbard concerning the State of Clear. He claims he is now "me" and has found "clarity" in the way he lives life and is more certain in his observations, conclusions and reactions. All very subjective achievements. I could claim those same things from doing meditation or reading a book or just because I woke up an$ the sun was shining and the birds chirping. Nice things all, but who is ever going to know what they reall6 mean … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Clear, Columbus Org, OT III, OT IX & X, OT VIII, State of Clear

Spiritualist Movements

January 27, 2020 By Mike Rinder 36 Comments

  This is a rather lengthy dissertation by long term commenter George M. White, who was one of the first OT VIII completions (that is him above on the Freewinds at graduation). I am publishing it as he sent it to me. He mentioned this when I saw him at a party recently and I offered to put it on the blog. It makes reference to a document called "Student Briefing" and I have included that for your reference at the end of his piece.   Spiritualist Movements, Hypnotism, and the Natural Science Model used in the development of Scientology ©by George M. White, 2020 George M. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L Ron Hubbard, OT Tagged With: Aleister Crowley, Annie Besant, Battlefield Earth, Birthday Game, Buddha, Charles Leadbeater, Fifth Invaders, Freewinds, George M. White, Hugh Urban, Jesus Christ, Jon Atack, L. Ron Hubbard, Madame Blavatsky, Marcab, Mettreya, OT Levels, OT VIII, Scientology, Volney Matheson, Xenu

George White

January 4, 2020 By Mike Rinder 86 Comments

Frequent commenter here George White sent me this photo of some of the original OT VIII's on the Freewinds in 1988. I don['t recognize many, and George doesn't recall anything other than the first names of some of them. Milt Wolfe is in the center -- he was the CO Flag Ship Service Org, though it was not an assignment that lasted long. I think that is Jane Allen in the back row. She is an IAS Freedom Medal winner who vanished from the scene after contracting cancer. Debbie Mace is standing to the left of Milt, co-founder of the infamous Mace-Kingsley enterprise, also an IAS Freedom Medal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Debbie Mace, Freewinds, George White, Jane Allen, L. Ron Hubbard, Milt Wolfe, OT VIII, Ron Miscavige, Scientology

More OT VIII Pablum

October 7, 2019 By Mike Rinder 52 Comments

I have recently published a few examples of “success stories” from scientology’s supreme accomplishment, "New" OT VIII,  the ultimate level of the "bridge to total freedom." Spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and years of your life and you too can share in these same sort of “wins”... One would expect some pretty mind-blowing stuff from these highly enlightened thetans that have traveled the yellow brick road of promised spiritual freedom and ultimate cause over Matter, Energy, Space and Time. There are a LOT of promises made for the "OT levels" about your ability to operate at total … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT Tagged With: Freewinds, OT VIII

The Pinnacle of Scientology Accomplishment

September 29, 2019 By Mike Rinder 61 Comments

OT VIII is the end of scientology. The ultimate attainment of "spiritual freedom" and cause over Matter, Energy, Space and Time. This is what scientology proudly presents to the world to convince everyone to give them money to also experience what this individual has achieved... It starts with a description of this being "So simple”... And then claimed his/her success stories caused the supervisors to experience his/her universe explosions too... But “alas there is an EP”(?) and he/she knew it because he/she started to cry (?). All thanks to COB -- from one poet to another this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Freewinds, OT VIII, Success Story

More OT VIII Malarkey

September 17, 2019 By Mike Rinder 88 Comments

It is sometimes quite astonishing the things scientology promotes. Here is another "success story" from an OT VIII. They are proud of this, and want the world to know. I read it and think to myself how crazy and deluded they sound. Yet they think this is the most incredible recommendation possible. I have bolded some sections to make them stand out and added a few comments in red.   YES, I did it - I’m a New OT VIII completion!! Where the heck do I begin? SO MUCH has changed in my universe…I’d like to tell you briefly about my life, to give you a better perspective as to how OT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT Tagged With: Freewinds, OT, OT IX, OT VIII, Success Story

How Big is “St Hill Size”

April 17, 2019 By Mike Rinder 50 Comments

There is a lot of mention of "St Hill Size" in scientology. It is one of the great catchphrases that motivates the sheeple "We are going St Hill Size," heard almost as often as "We are Clearing the planet" (but not as often as "will that be cash or check?"). But what exactly does St Hill Size mean and why is it important? St Hill is the name of the estate in Sussex, England that L. Ron Hubbard bought in 1959 and converted into the international headquarters of scientology. There were "difficulties" in the US and he decided the UK was a safer operating climate.  That lasted for a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L Ron Hubbard, Scientology Tagged With: David Miscavige, Freewinds, Ideal Orgs, L. Ron Hubbard, LRH ED 339R, OT IX and X, OT VIII, Scientology, Scientology Idle Orgs, St Hill, St Hill Size

More OT VIII Folly

October 1, 2018 By Mike Rinder 128 Comments

Here are a couple of “success” stories from recent OT VIII graduates. This is the top of the scientology bridge. The ultimate achievement of the tech (they say there are more OT levels and have been saying so since before Hubbard died in 1986 but nothing has ever materialized and nothing ever will).  These people have paid hundreds of thousands to achieve these amazing things at the pinnacle of the "Bridge to Total Freedom." The official scientology description of this level is "Truth Revealed" and the “ability gained” is: Handles the primary reason for amnesia on the whole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: OT VIII, Scientology, Success Story

OT VIII Crazy

December 31, 2017 By Mike Rinder 76 Comments

  This is totally wacky. Susan Freilich is certainly entitled to express her "wins" any way she wishes. She can be cray-cray and as long as she doesn't hurt anyone, who really cares other than those who have to deal with her directly in the real world. Something like this has got to make you wonder -- hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousands and thousands of hours to become (or remain - she might have been this way all along) so out of touch with reality. But the organization is another thing. THIS is the "success story" they choose to promote? Wow. It says a lot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT Tagged With: Freewinds, OT VIII, Scientology, Success

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