This is an essay submitted by another of our long term commenters, Brian Lambert. Hypnotism "reduces self-determinism by interposing the commands of another below the analytical level of an individual's mind ... It is the sort of control mechanism in which an authoritarian individual, cult, or ideology delight.” L Ron Hubbard SOS p.220; see also p225 I read the Hubbard writing Altitude Instruction a few years ago for the first time since I left in 82. It hit me like a freight train, that what we are reading in Altitude Instruction IS the essence of how Ron pulled off Scientology. How he … [Read more...]
Insanity in Scientology
Another provocative article from Terra Cognita Insanity in Scientology “SANITY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES AND IDENTITIES,” wrote L. Ron Hubbard in his policy letter of 26 Apr 1970, DataSeries 1R, The Anatomy of Thought. All subsequent italicized quotes are from this reference. “This is also intelligence. Two or more facts or things that are totally unlike are DIFFERENT. They are not the same fact or same object. Two or more facts or things that have something in common with one another are SIMILAR. Two or more facts or things that have all their characteristics in … [Read more...]
Scientology and Nation of Islam: A Volcanic Relationship
I really don't profess to understand the very strange bedfellows that are scientology and the Nation of Islam. I wonder if Farrakhan has noticed that apart from Crooked Alfreddie Johnson, scientology is pretty much exclusively composed of middle class white people? Which as far as I know is about as palatable to the NOI as people on food stamps are to scientologists? A Special Correspondent sent this poster to me and I am not sure who it was distributed to or what the source of it is. But I was curious about the possessive "saviours'" and wondered if it was a typical scientology … [Read more...]
Scientology Massive International Expansion Lies
I noticed this comment on Tony Ortega's blog a couple of days ago and thought it worthy of being preserved in a more easily searchable place. Thank you Panopea Abrupta -- I quote your comment in full and then add some further thoughts below: There are 14 , no, 15 oops, actually 16 states so far with NO $cientology Mission or Org. Alabama Arkansas Delaware Iowa Kentucky (though they do have the Cinncinnati Org, just over the bridge) Maryland Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma (though they do have Narconon.) Rhode Island South Carolina South … [Read more...]
Why Hide Scientology?
This email was forwarded to me. Southcoast Mission is one of the few "ideal" missions and is touted as one of the "best" scientology missions on earth. Why are they ashamed of even mentioning the word scientology in their email? Of course, everyone knows that the reputation of scientology is horrendous. They have told so many lies and had so many abuses exposed to the world that nobody wants to associate with them. But this is NOT what L. Ron Hubbard says. He proclaims people love REAL scientology -- the "Hubbard Brand" and flock to the real thing. Seems things have changed. He put … [Read more...]
Scientology Clearwater Hissy Fit
The Tampa NBC affiliate website covers the latest news in the Scientology v. Clearwater war of 2017. Here is how the article begins: CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — The Church of Scientology has declared an economic war on Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the stakes are high — $26 million in tourism tax funding that the church wants to block at Tuesday’s Pinellas County Commission meeting. The church’s anger stems from a land purchase dispute involving a dirt parking lot next to Clearwater City Hall. The aquarium recently defied the church by selling that land to the City of Clearwater on April 20 … [Read more...]
Form Letters
Desperation in the bubble. The "senior" officials of the senior orgs of scientology are sending out form letters begging people to show up at "special briefings" about how orgs are going to "clear their zone"/"go St Hill size now." Wait, I thought that with the ribbon being yanked on "ideal orgs" there comes automatic "10X expansion"? Inglewood has been "ideal" now for years. SFO for much longer than that. Tens of millions of tax free dollars expended... And they are NOT clearing their zones? And are NOT St Hill size? Dear Leader has been selling the ideal orgs strategy for 15 years … [Read more...]
Clearing the planet in striking distance
The endless stream of unreal babbling that comes out of the bubble is astonishing. Here is a new one that just came in. "The clearing of the planet has come in striking distance"? Really? Inglewood is "clearing it's[sic] zone" - they are not even clearing their block. In fact, I don't think they have cleared a single person this year. Not one. "How to reach Eternal Freedom FOR REAL" - riiight. So, if this is all happening, why does the Snr Case Supervisor WUS have to get people to a briefing? And what IS the real reason for holding the briefing at all? To get people … [Read more...]
10 Years Of Fail
They STILL don't have 50,000 completions on the Basics? OMG. You realize this is not "Full Basics Completions" -- there are only a handful of those. No, this is the total number of BOOKS and LECTURE SERIES that have been read by ALL SCIENTOLOGISTS over 10 YEARS, in the biggest "push" in scientology's history. Every single scientologist they could get their hands on has been ordered, cajoled, pressured, threatened, begged and bribed to "get through the Basics"... This includes all staff and Sea Org members. Remember, the "Basics" is 15 books and 10 lecture series, any one of which … [Read more...]
10,000 on Solo NOTs?
What happened to Clive Rabies? Clive was the worldwide cheerleader of the "10,000 onto and through Solo NOTs" campaign. A target that has been around for more than 20 years and has STILL not been attained. Last time they reported they had not even cracked 7,000 -- notwithstanding that of that number I would estimate HALF are no longer scientologists or are dead. We havent heard much from Clive for a while and now he has surfaced with a new gig: Oh, how the mighty have fallen. He is now pitching prosperity and dissemination?? THIS is now the route to planetary salvation? … [Read more...]