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How to “Go OT”

August 26, 2020 By Mike Rinder 47 Comments

They actually still promote this as if these words are absolute truth. And it happens repeatedly. If Hubbard said it, no matter when it was or how much transpired subsequently, they still present it as gospel truth. The last ACC lecture was in the early 1960's. So what "OT processes" is this referring to? The ones in Creation of Human Ability? The ones that were subsequently canceled (all "Creative Processing" was cancelled by Hubbard)? Certainly not the ones from the "OT Levels" that all scientologists know today as they had not been invented yet? Don't the people that write this stuff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: ACCs, Creation of Human Ability, Jackie Spurgeon, L. Ron Hubbard, OT, processing, Scientology

It’s “Virtual OT”

May 25, 2020 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

Truth in advertising? From scientology? Must be inadvertent. There is plenty of evidence that there is no such thing as an "OT" despite what Hubbard claimed. But now, it seems we are getting closer to the truth in the scientology claims about this. Now we are seeing "virtual OT's".. I wonder if there is really any difference between a "virtual" OT and a fake OT? Or one that is a "mental image picture" or even just pure imagination? These virtual OT "NCB's" (New Civilization Builders - they actually use this term with a straight face) don't seem to be able to get their act … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT Tagged With: OT, ot committee, San Francissco, toronto org, TWTH

Running in Circles Again

October 23, 2019 By Mike Rinder 72 Comments

This just struck me as the ultimate in ridiculous, enforced "success stories." It is a perfect example of the "technology" proclaiming something and then the person who pays for it comes out the other side certain they have achieved what they were told they were going to achieve beforehand. Though there is no way this is real, it is shrouded in "subjective reality." This is confirmation bias exemplified. Confirmation bias occurs from the direct influence of desire on beliefs. When people would like a certain idea or concept to be true, they end up believing it to be true. They are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org Tagged With: Cause Resurgence, Flag, L's, OT, Running Program, 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

OT IX and X: Promises, Promises, Promises…

August 20, 2019 By Mike Rinder 215 Comments

I came across this the other day. It is a High Winds magazine from 1995. High Winds is the "magazine of the Sea Org" and only a few were ever published, usually to commemorate "Sea Org Day". This is the edition where Captain Miscavige (he now considers referring to him this way to be improper/derisive and had his lawyers complain about it in court -- because it indicates he is the capo of the SO and he fears this being used in litigation to hold him responsible for the things he is actually responsible for...) announces the "requirements for the release of new OT IX and X", Of course, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, OT Tagged With: David Miscavige, Freewinds, L. Ron Hubbard, Marc Yager, OT, OT IX and X, Ray Mithoff, Scientology, Sea Org

The Upside Down World of Scientology

June 8, 2019 By Mike Rinder 69 Comments

This is a microcosm of so many things inside the shrinking bubble world of scientology. Selling guy is trying to offload his “OT” bracelet (at a loss of course, anything scientology is ALWAYS overpriced) to get money to do the Purif. Probably REDO the Purif. After all he was "going OT" or was already OT back in 2012.  But then of course, the first time he did the Purif it was "out tech."  I wonder if the "success story" from the first, second and third Purif he did was real? Did he actually have the gains he attested to? If he did, why redo it? Simply because it is a way of soaking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT, Scientology Tagged With: OT, Scientology

Another Sad OT Fail

November 5, 2018 By Mike Rinder 101 Comments

There are so many things wrong here it is hard to grasp them all. This woman was in the SO -- the LRH Host on the Freewinds.  She had to leave "temporarily" to take care of her dying mother? If she is temporarily taking care of her dying mother then why isn't the Sea Org helping her to stay alive?  Hey, Sea Org, what about the quote she is using? "Never desert a comrade in need, in danger or in trouble" .... Apparently the SO has completely deserted her. Dying Sea Org members are invariably seen as "out- exchange" distractions to the humanitarians of the Sea Org. And let's not forget, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT Tagged With: Freewinds, fundraising, OT, Scientology, Sea Org

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