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The Sad Delusion Scientology Breeds

September 2, 2019 By Mike Rinder 110 Comments

This "success story" is not unusual, but it highlights the utter delusion that is fostered in scientology. It either attracts or creates people who have truly lost touch with reality. It is like Trekkies or Star Wars fanatics who live in a world of make-believe, except rather than thinking Captain Kirk is a hero or Darth Vader is a bad guy, scientologists are certain L. Ron Hubbard is the savior of earth, "the psychs" are trying to kill them and that by handing over more money to scientology it will make them "responsible" for the world and give them an elite status as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Clearing, delusion, IAS, Ideal Orgs, Planetary Clearing, Success

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

OT VIII Success

October 1, 2017 By Mike Rinder 254 Comments

When this is the best you have, scraping the barrel doesn't really describe it. After half a million dollars and years and years of sacrifice, the accomplishment seems to be more "I finally made it over the finish line" than anything tangible. It's all vague "I could say this, but it's not really that" and I am "naturally happy" or "I am OT"... blah blah All in all, a VERY unimpressive mandatory "success story" provided in order to be allowed to get off the Freewinds.  But this is the one they chose to send out as broad promotion? Maybe they don't HAVE any others? Either way, an … [Read more...]

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

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