My god, the number of messages, friend requests on Facebook, traffic to this blog and new posters here, general well-wishes, expressions of support and love is frankly overwhelming. I will continue to put up this post after each episode as I feel it is important that those who may be new to the blog can find some helpful references easily. But as always, I am interested in your views - including criticisms and things you think might be better explained or covered. For new readers here I thought you might find it instructive to be directed to some earlier postings that may help explain … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Scientology Aftermath Special: Aftermath
The Reddit AMA ("ask Me Anything") special has now aired, and now it's on to Episode 4 tomorrow (The Rise of Miscavige). As always, I am interested in your views - including criticisms and things you think might be better explained or covered. I also suspect there are quite a number of new people who are coming to this blog for the first time. To all of you, welcome. I thought you might find it instructive to be directed to some earlier postings I have done that may help explain some things if you just watched the show or are curious about the bizarre scientology statements about … [Read more...]
Celebrity Round Up
The wreckage from Hurricane Leah is evident everywhere you turn. Scientology's PR geniuses are frantically trying to figure out how to respond to the avalanche of exposure. Their "responses" consist of A. "dead agenting" the source of the problem (see earlier post that defines and describes this: Scientology Dead Agents Itself), B. seeking to destroy the "enemies" who are exposing their abuses (see this article: Dealing with Critics of Scientology: the L. Ron Hubbard Playbook) and C. "Filling the vacuum". This is described by L. Ron Hubbard in his "scripture" about how to deal with me … [Read more...]
Exteriorization in Scientology
See earlier Terra Cognita: Scientology's Only Hope... maybe, We Deliver What We Promise, Getting Emotional, Intention, Clear Schmear, Do Not Evaluate for the Preclear, The E-Meter, The Is-Ness of Is-Ness, Cause Over Life -- Really?, BT's in the Belfry, Two New Conditions!, The Condition of Liabilitiness, Condition of Doubtfulness The Mind, The Way To Happiness: Really? A Story, Auditing: a PC's Quest for the Holy Grail, The Knowledge Report, Integrity, The Almighty Stat, The Reg, The Horrors of Wordclearing, Why Scientologists Don't FSM, Respect, The Survival Rundown - The Latest Scam, Communi … [Read more...]
To Speak, or Not To Speak
THIS IS IMPORTANT Leah Remini: Scientology and The Aftermath is reaching far and wide. As a result, there are a lot of people coming forward with their own stories of abuse in the church. We set up an email for people to report things ([email protected]) and soon hope to have a website (if I can find the time to put it together). But there is one thing that has come up repeatedly that I wanted to comment on publicly. The supposed "confidentiality agreements" many have signed. Though this mostly applies to those signed by Sea Org members, most staff and many public have also … [Read more...]
Regraded Being
Lois Reisdorf Part 6 – Rise of David Miscavige
Rise of David Miscavige I made an appearance on ABC's 20/20 on April 29th of this year for their program about Ron Miscavige. Doing this TV show was the first time I was speaking out after almost 35 years – it was hard for me to do. My appearance (in the first 10 minutes) was due to the fact that I had a missing link not covered in Ron Miscavige Sr. book RUTHLESS: how did the rise of David Miscavige happen? ABC filmed about 20 minutes of me telling this story, but only 2 minutes was used on the show. The “church’s” response to my appearance was something on the order of –“Lois w … [Read more...]
Scientology Aftermath Episode 3 Aftermath
The next show has now aired, and now it's on to Episode 4. And perhaps some other goodies to come too. As always, I am interested in your views - including criticisms and things you think might be better explained or covered. I also suspect there are quite a number of new people who are coming to this blog for the first time. To all of you, welcome. I thought you might find it instructive to be directed to some earlier postings I have done that may help explain some things if you just watched the show or are curious about the bizarre scientology statements about Leah, me or anyone who … [Read more...]
Proof of Contraction
Things keep popping up showing the desperation within the bubble. This is one of the strangest in recent memory. Sharron Weber, the Captain FSSO -- the woman responsible for moving every human being on earth through OT VIII, the first "true OT level" has so little to keep her occupied that she is sending out letters begging people to come in to do filing at Valley Org. This is really what she is spending her time doing? Tells you how many people are moving through OT VIII -- I bet they are lucky if they get one a week... Don't forget (as if any readers … [Read more...]
IAS – The Gift That Keeps On Taking
Really -- "give yourself the gift of giving us your money"? They can twist ANYTHING into a reason to give them your money. And once again, they are "discounting" their "statuses" to try to convince people to hand over cash now. Is a 3/4 patron still a patron? It is so absurd that you want people to give you $50,000 and you tell them if they do, you will tell them they are a "patron" and put their name on a list so they can have status with their fellow dupes. Then, when you want more money and things are drying up, you tell them "give us your money now" and we will reward you the same … [Read more...]