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How Many Sea Org Members Are There?

April 17, 2023 By Mike Rinder 27 Comments

According to the good people at AOSHUK, there 6,800 Sea Org members on earth.   This is of course a high number -- every number scientology proffers is inflated. It is just how things are done. But let us take their hype figures at face value. Even they admit that every SO member is going to be responsible for clearing more than 1 million people. ONE MILLION. They have not cleared 100,000 people with ALL Sea Org members and all staff in 73 YEARS. They are so far in left field they are not even in the same country, let alone the stadium. If we give them the benefit of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sea Org Tagged With: AOSHUK, Planetary Clearing

Planetary Clearing?

February 25, 2023 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

  Scientology loves to tell itself it is "Clearing the Planet" and "Making Planetary Clearing a Reality." Yet, the reality is something completely different.  The cognitive dissonance within the scientology bubble sometimes seems just too incredible to be believable. In any and every org, they know they are not making any Clears. But this is not something they ever discuss or announce -- "We have made x Clears this year." Because in most orgs it is 0. Every now and then, actual NUMBERS slip out of the bubble. The last time was in November when I included a story on the blog … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Clearing the planet, Planetary Clearing

Orders of Magnitude

November 29, 2022 By Mike Rinder 36 Comments

What is so sad about this is that they take themselves seriously. What is the correct estimation of effort to get the job done? The "job" they are referring to is attaining a "Cleared Planet." It's what every scientologist has in their mind as the ultimate objective of their efforts. "Correct estimation of effort" and "Orders of Magnitude" are Hubbard catchphrases that scientologists use routinely. In simple terms, this briefing is purportedly going to explain what they really need to have and do to Clear the Planet. Of course, it would be a momentous thing if anyone in scientology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sea Org Tagged With: Clearing the planet, Orders of Magnitude, Planetary Clearing

The First Clear Country

November 15, 2022 By Mike Rinder 26 Comments

You heard it here first. The First Clear Country is going to be the United States, according to ASHO. This is the organization that was created SOLELY to deliver the Briefing Course and Power Processing. They haven't had a Briefing Course for 20 years, since Miscavige decided it was "off-Source" (even though the course is almost entirely simply listening to the lectures Hubbard delivered to the Briefing Course students at St Hill in the early 60's) and Power Processing is the MySpace of scientology services. A "thing" in the past, nothing today. So, apparently they have turned their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: asho, Briefing Course, Planetary Clearing, Power Processing

Making Planetary Clearing an Unreality

November 2, 2022 By Mike Rinder 62 Comments

Here's a recent post on Facebook.   You know scientology constantly goes on about how they "are Clearing the Planet." The reality of course is something entirely different. Here is a new Clear. His Clear number is 75,906. This is the GRAND TOTAL of all Clears made since 1950 -- or at least since 1966 when they handed out the first Clear bracelet to John McMaster (subsequently declared a Suppressive Person -- far from the magical powers of a "Clear'). 75,000 Clears in 50 or so years is not going to Clear Andorra (more than half of these "Clears" are no longer "Clear" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Clear Number, Planetary Clearing

Correct Estimation of Effort

August 8, 2022 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

This is one of the things scientology is absolutely insane about. They convince themselves they are "clearing the planet," "changing the civilization" and "salvaging earth" because they tell themselves it is so. Yet the truth is they have no measurable impact on anything except the lives of those they come in direct contact with. This "briefing" will of course be a complete joke. Their special message about "International Dissemination" is not going to be anything remotely close to covering what the "correct estimation of effort" is because that would be so unreal and uncomfortable that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, Scientology Tagged With: Clearing the planet, Planetary Clearing, Propaganda

Planetary Not Clearing

March 26, 2022 By Mike Rinder 42 Comments

  Join us tonight at 6:45 to hear from our very own beautiful Academy Chief Supervisor, Shauntel Braun! Shauntel our latest Clear in Vancouver and our first one since pre pandemic times. Shauntel is a Veteran Staff Member of over 11 years, a Flag Trained Academy Chief Supervisor & Auditor. If you’re reading this, she is likely the one who got you up your Training. She has gotten people through 1000’s of Training Steps over her time as a Supervisor. Please join us for LIVE music, beautiful wins and more tonight at 6:45! — with Shauntel Braun. Well, things are really not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Clearing the planet, Planetary Clearing, Shauntel Braun, Vancouver org

We ARE Clearing the Planet — Proof

January 30, 2022 By Mike Rinder 29 Comments

Some news from the model ideal org in Los Angeles. Over 880 Clear (or "near Clear") in just the last few years alone. Best case scenario, the "few" years is the minimum it can be which is three. That is a bit less than 300 per year. 6 per week. More likely, the "last few years" is since they went "ideal" in 2010. That is 12 years. About 75 per year or 1.5 per week. Most likely they are counting this from when they became a full Sea Org "model ideal" in October 2014, with 200 imported SO members. That is 7 years. Confirming that is the likely time period, here is their hype … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ideal Orgs Tagged With: Clearing, idealorgs, LA org, Planetary Clearing

Saving the World (Clearing the Planet)

January 8, 2022 By Mike Rinder 18 Comments

Our old friend Brian Lambert is back with some more food for thought... I used to write more frequently for Mike. Those writings were me working out, in myself, the thoughts and doctrines I had accepted into my mind from L Ron Hubbard that were toxic to my mental, emotional and spiritual health. I’ve not written more recently because my previous writings have purged from my mind the subjects that I wrote about. The very idea of the existence of Scientology is gone from my mind 99.99%. No longer is Hubbard and his mad army of diminishing world savers occupying my mind. But this morning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: Brian Lambert, L. Ron Hubbard, Planetary Clearing

The Biggest Scientology Boondoggle Of All?

January 3, 2021 By Mike Rinder 31 Comments

Even in the world of scientology relentless money-grubbing for everything, perhaps the biggest boondoggle ever is the "L. Ron Hubbard Hall." This is a project that is even LESS needed than "ideal" org buildings. Some orgs have resided in shitty premises for decades, so there is some merit in improving their facilities. Though of course not to the extent of moving tiny, failing orgs into 50,000 sq ft buildings in industrial parks replete with custom furniture and carpets. But there is no need whatsoever for an "event facility" dedicated to scientology events. They cannot fill Ruth Eckerd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: Clearwater, Dan Sherman, Flag, fundraising, Ideal Orgs, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, LRH Hall, Planetary Clearing, spiritual headquarters

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