“Come-on” is a principle of selling scientology that Hubbard expounded upon that is akin to the doctrine of the “acceptable truth.”
You can see an example of Hubbard “come on” tech in the above — even promoted as “come-on questions.” The idea is to create a “mystery sandwich.” Don’t tell the prospect what you are selling, instead entice them with questions that suck them in.
Here it is in Hubbard’s own cynical words:
As always, getting the “prospect” to BUY is the goal. Don’t give him any tech (that would help him) because then he won’t BUY. Keep leading them on without providing the solutions — “you need the next course/auditing” to solve that problem. Don’t answer their questions, leave them in mystery. This from the man who proclaimed his knowledge is free to everyone….
Another small window into the true nature of scientology.
The half of all is worthless.
Don’t give a penny to a worthless,
and never say, how you help the sheep,
to come to the slaughter house.
I recall you, Arnold, mentioning the ‘harmonic convergence’. Wanting to reply at the time, but to not over-comment, didn’t reply on it.
Remember it very well, had a few EST or Forum (as many would know, a ‘squirrel’ agency according to Scn., and it really was a copy of parts) friends and New-Agey acquaintances just later than that time.
However, this was just before. I heard a vague social (no ‘social media’ except usenet news at the time) buzz about ‘harmonic convergence’ on occasion. One night, a not-close but liked friend (one I enjoyed meeting at parties or music shows, but just an acquaintance) called by phone to invite me to a party. It was a ‘harmonic convergence’ party, although I had not been informed of that.
I thought the contact was strange, never direct comms before.
So, I went to the ‘harmonic convergence’ ‘party’, it was really creepy.
Sure, Scn. can’t be blamed for that. A few of us who found the harmonic convergence to be nonsense just left and went elsewhere, together.
Parties with mainly EST/Forum/Landmark members were also creepy, seriously so. In this case, I wonder why Scientology never made a legal or other attack on ‘Jack’ Rosenberg, a.k.a. ‘Wehrner Ekhardt’.
He was operating while fatty was still lucid. Why the immunity of Rosenberg from ‘fair game’ policies?
I never took one of their courses, but know enough (people tell) to know that they are based on Scn., except for more group-against-one psychic abuse than in early stage Scn., but are otherwise based on the Scn. basic ‘courses’.
Don’t reveal any of the tech, or marks may realize it doesn’t work and is nonsense – wait until they’re hooked enough on belonging, that their critical thinking guard is down.
All LRH and now DM care about is the money. Sure some things in Scientology may be useful but those things are taken from others. And Scientology asks for a massive amount of money.so you do have to buy your way up.
I need a little help here. I am not a whiz on computer and on line stuff. It’s easy to join or subscribe to all these on line streamers. But when I tried to unsubscribe to SPTV today I couldn’t find any thing to unsubscribe to it. How do I leave or unsubscribe to something I previously subscribed to on you tube?
pray to God, and hope.
Cindy. As far as I know it goes like this: One needs to sign in to YouTube. Then you can subscribe or unsubscribe as you please by hitting the Subscribe button. (Unsubscribing is not possible as long as you are not signed in to YouTube.)
Usually I just type in youtube in my browser and that gets me in. Is that enough or do I have to set up an account with a password and all that stuff?
Thank you! I worked! Let there be light!
Cindy, just hit the little bell icon under the channel and you will see the option to unsubscribe.
Thanks.
The ridiculous array of acronyms from Scn is seemingly endless, I know more than almost any never-in, excepting perhaps Ortega, however, typing the words doesn’t take too long.
Even UTR, alright, I looked it up, as I suspected, in Scientospeak it means ‘under the radar’, but the OP who used it here, used it in a way that has no relation with normal syntax or grammar (and didn’t bother replying to my question).
So, WTF (what the f***) is a GPM? Really, I’ve come to understand that a certain portion of still-in people, LRH true believers, and others comment on sites like this, but over-using cult crypto-words and acronyms is a sure sign of fond memories or remnant attachment.
I would suggest, unless still-in or a person suckered by fatty, use words except in well-known cases such as RPF, CMO. and OSA.
Even once-ins would have trouble with the usage of a few years distant from their departure.
That is how fatty wanted it to be. If out, don’t give him his way.
Fatty should have used old-time carnival or swindle slang, instead of ‘prospect’, ‘mark’.
Scios deceive, lie, and engage in all sorts of dishonest behavior, and do so with a clear conscience because in their hearts and minds they’re giving us the only salvation that can save us. Whatever crimes they may commit in the process, they’re convinced that in the end, “someday they will thank us.” It’s the credo of every religious fanatic that’s ever walked the Earth.
Fortunately I have generally been able to recognize dissimination tech – whether it be Scientology, Moonies, or the Two (Heavens Gate ). I guess I have never been that curious so after a personality test or a free meal I am good to go. Literally.
I also had little money when I was young and was not about to spend it on a cult. One old tradition warned against prophets who come to a town and spend more than three days or ask for money. It seemed like good advice to me.
Dissemination must be a lot harder when curiosity can be resolved on the net.
Theta trap.
Hubbard’s wording of all this is just weird. Well I guess that is bound to be because of how odd he was. He claimed that Scientology could help problems. Even though it couldn’t help his.
‘Help’ on dead bodies?
As Billy Crystal said, there is only one thing you can do if they are all dead – go thru his pockets and look for loose change.
And they are excellent at creating the mystery sandwich. At least they used to be anyway. I fell for it hook, line and sinker.
It is what I called earlier as the creation of GPM’s…
True. What scn calls GPM in psychology is referred to as “dysfunctional cognitive patterns and limiting beliefs.” Many of these are often false objectives or ideas that something must or should truly be achieved. While the key is to release the negative energy, without truly becoming self-aware, one always ends up running in circles and repeating this pattern continuously without breaking free from it.
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Don’t give the person anything that would help him cause then he won’t buy? In my many decades trying to “climb the bridge” I paid for everything and NEVER GOT ANYTHING. The cult is DEFINITELY a “no win” fiasco any way you go. They get your money and won’t give you anything for it. Hell, not even a refund. Grrrrrr!!!!