Captain Miscavige sets the standard for Sea Org poses
Jeffrey Augustine posted the document below on his wonderful site The Scientology Money Project which is an invaluable source of amazing information.
He included it with a video of scientology’s grand poohbah of mailing lists which in itself is fascinating. But I wanted to make a different point.
Captain Miscavige and his crew of loyal sycophants constantly claim that scientology is experiencing its “greatest growth ever” and “more expansion in the last few years than the previous 50 years combined” blah blah blah
Everyone outside the bubble knows these are massive lies.
But this old publication proves this in a way that even he could not dispute.
Capt Miscavige’s minions took the growth of scientology from the inception of the Sea Org in 1967 through to 1992 and then extrapolated it to what scientology would look like in 2017 if that growth continued at the same pace.
Clearly, the growth has not only not continued, the wheels have fallen off completely.
In the years before Miscavige became capo di tutti capi (or perhaps it should be capo di tutti frutti) scientology was growing at a fairly rapid clip. At least until the early 80’s there WERE new orgs being opened and a pretty healthy mission network around the world. Based on that earlier expansion, they extrapolated 2,788 scientology orgs and 37,000 missions by 2017.
Well, cough, cough…
There are the SAME NUMBER of orgs today as there were in 1992 and WAY LESS Missions. No expansion. Only contraction.
Despite all claims to the contrary — Miscavige has actually ridden the scientology horse into the ground. What HAD BEEN growing for a few decades before he took over has been shrinking steadily since.
697,000 Sea Org members? They have to empty out the RPF and steal from other orgs just to open an AO in Africa. The number of Sea Org members today is less than at the time of this publication.
4 billion books sold? Erm… the Pubs orgs still crow about figures in the tens of millions.
250,000 active auditors? Miscavige crushed the number of EXISTING auditors with the wonders of Golden Age of Tech, wiping out the ranks with the cold chrome steel efficiency of Typhoid Mary. Today there are less active auditors on earth than at any time since the late 1960’s. The bell curve is on the downward slide from its peak in the mid to late 70’s.
This one list represents the catastrophic implosion of scientology under Miscavige Rule. It is what is NOT there that makes this so vividly clear.
And how ironic that it comes from a publication that lauds him as the leader of the Sea Org (and that I am sitting right there next to him)…
You have, based upon lengthy first hand experience, such insight Mike Rinder. Even more so, a way with evaluation of bullshit it pulls me in every time even for the fact I don’t want to be. That, is talent. No better way I can describe with words.
Excellent.
David Fists in fury demonstrate his power.
Thanks Jeffery and Mike for reissuing a picture of what miscavige envisioned as his future. I am sooo happy it did not come about. For him to fail is good for humanity.
It’s the malevolent little psychopathic Keebler dwarf with the crooked zipper mouth wearing his tailor made Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band costume. 🤣🤪🤡
It’s wonderful to be here
It’s certainly a thrill
You’re such a lovely brainwashed audience
We’d like to take you home with us
We’d love to take you home
And drain your bank accounts.
>>And how ironic that it comes from a publication that lauds him as the leader of the Sea Org (and that I am sitting right there next to him)…
That’s the surprise ending I didn’t expect! Someone is in serious trouble for letting that photo get by..
When you have no real power, your only option is the crossed arm thingy. Good luck in Hell Dave.
Gosh, scientology, what a depressing and dismal mess.
To COB, well done, sir!
Back in the ‘70s we got to listen to the radio and sing along when we were pulling all nighters. There was more of a spirit of play. I am not saying it was all a bed of roses, far from it, but we at least got to relieve a little of the pressure by singing along with the radio. There was still the arbitrary ethics and the people on staff were aware that they did not speak of emotion or feelings.
Long story but I was one of the staff members who found was subject to arbitrary ethics actions. It has only been in the last few years that I discovered what my ethics order said. It was a pack of lies, and I was still in scientology, just in the GO not a SHSBC supervisor at ASHO, but what people were told even then was always “acceptable truths”, better known as lies in the real world.
David Miscavige has a few strikes against him:
First, he can’t claim he created new levels etc, he has to keep people grinding on what they have.
Second, he knows if he ever releases OT IX and X he will be revealed for the fraud he is because it will be so obviously fake.
Third inability to even allow a moment of enjoyment by anyone but him has only sped up the inevitable exodus.
When you have moments of fun mixed with the bad, it’s harder to take time to look into whether or not it is all bad. When the enjoyment is something you have to pretend to have, it’s easier to look elsewhere for something to make your life bearable.
I just finished reading both of Carolyn Jessop’s books about her escape from the FLDS and one thing she said rang so true: “No matter how domineering the mind control of a group or cult is, the authentic self can only be suppressed, never totally erased. And suppress it I did. There was no way that a person’s authentic self could surface and survive in the FLDS. It was dangerous to let any aspect of one’s true self be visible.”
Excerpt From
Triumph
Carolyn Jessop & Laura Palmer
https://books.apple.com/us/book/triumph/id420331472
This material may be protected by copyright.
The internet is allowing people who dare access it to realize that their authentic self is being suppressed.
I second the recommendation for both these books, along with “Stolen Innocence” by Elissa Wall, who escaped the same cult as Ms Jessop.
I think crossed arms are just a thing. Leah crosses hers too in her photos (sorry Leah). Back to DM. Is it the power or the money? His medals, his control of Scientologists and Scientology itself tells me he might just “crack” if he loses the “church”. He can run, but his power will be lost. Is he crazy enough to stay and battle the charges against him? Does HE believe he could win and remain “status quo”?
Great post- the unfortunate truth is that they will be able to rationalize this away somehow, It seems they have a massive blind spot that conveniently covers up anything that would show cap’n crunch in anything but a positive light. May the pirates of the Caribbean attack the freewinds on the next cruise that Miscavige takes- they can then make sure he indoctrinated into that cult…maybe they will take him to Disney land and make him a permanent part of the “its a small world” ride. After listening to the song ad nauseum for several years, he may be ready for conditional release….
capo di tutti frutti with no wheels
me is free, Norman is dead, Marc in the hole
scientology is on fire
Nice pose by the “Captain”. lol
Do Scientologists know how to swim?
Bluggg…bluggg…bluggg…………………………
Even the statistics from the ’90s are also almost certainly inflated to at least some extent. And though they might have been on an uptick then, I doubt it was really the sort of trajectory claimed.
Scientology apparently did experience a bit of a comeback around that time, I think mostly attributable to a sort of boomerang or echo boom effect with the baby boomer demographic that they had relied on for their major growth of previous decades, and the hippies infamously turned into yuppies who were then looking for tools for business success like WISE. They made some inroads again, most notably in some of the pseudo-medical fields like chiropratic, and among dentists eager to try to keep up with MDs in pay and prestige. The release of OTVIII generated some increased participation and enthusiasm – and, of course, income. And then it predictably all went bust again, probably now irrecoverably due to the passing of the demographic and social phenomenon that the initial boom and subsequent echo boom relied on, along with other things that leave Scientology dated and discredited.
That was also the period when some of the infamous, weakest orgs were created – ones that never really should have been, typically because internal machinations from stat pushing to asset confiscation (often when mission holders got into trouble) dictated that a mission franchise be turned into a CofS “church.” And it was in 1992 that OT8 completions bottomed out around zero, with OT7 and OT6 down nearly as far, leading a crash in Flag’s stats.
Also, from what I remember, independent Scientology and the Freezone were also more active back then, among other things taking advantage of the new opportunities offered first by dial-up BBSs (bulletin/message boards and forums), and then the internet. But that scene has also nearly evaporated, which I consider the reality-check that there is nothing that can be done with Scientology that would “work” in the 21st century.
What surprised me the MOST about the picture and questions about the significance of ALL those colorfully ribbons/badges adorning his uniform…..one question I have is this?
WHY THE HELL ISN’T THERE A HUMOGOUS SHOCKINGLY BRIGHT RIBBON FOR HIS MOST IMPORTANT WIN WIN WIN…….THAT BEING:
TAX EXEMTION WIN FROM IRS…….I MEAN WOULDN’T YOU THINK HE’D HAVE THAT ON HIS UNIFORM?
It is one of them
LOL! Really?? Really-really? Too funny! I bet he has ribbons for all sorts of crazy things.
OMG…Are you serious! I nearly fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard….WHICH one is “the little beauty”…..I was reading the list that was posted, must have missed THAT one.
For the love of Mike (no pun intended)….one would THINK it would have to be at least an 8 x 10 sized ribbon…….
I am so glad you saw the light & got the Hell out….each time I think of the joy & light I see in your face & eyes with Chris & the boys……sooo different then that tense faced ugly angry man who would defend COS…..
I can’t imagine the pain leaving cost you, but you had no real choice…it was to BLOW or be sent to “Sing Sing”……banned forever…..
I always say this Mike….YOU CAN’T SAVE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT WANT TO BE SAVED…….
The most perverted example of Hubbard’s “Cheap Knowingness” ever produced. My experience with him proved it. I remember when they called me from Flag with the massive video in which Miscavige discovered the imperfections in the published texts. Total BS. Miscavige is actually ignorant. He picked up on Hubbard’s idea that “truth was in self perception”.
Good article, Mike. In the picture I can’t see clearly who is next to DM, but when I squint it looks like Jesse Prince, Mark (Marty) Rathbun, and Mike Rinder. Is that who is next to DM in the pic?
Me, Norman Starkey and Marc Yager
Soon after I blew scientology in 1982 I hooked up with a woman who had been in a small cult called “The Center for Feeling Therapy” which was an offshoot of Primal (Scream) Therapy. The main gist was that in order to know your own “Truth” you need to consult your innermost feelings. Trusting your gut in everyday terminology.
Finding your “True Self” seems to be a common theme in many cults and religions. In her cult the leader dictated most of the activities of the members up to and including who could marry whom. I guess his Truth was truer than everyone else’s Truth.
We compared notes on our experiences. She hung onto a couple of her beliefs from “The Center” and I hung onto a couple of beliefs from scientology. At the time I considered she had been more of a “cultist” than me. haha
The thought of fake ribbons on little Dave’s dress blues makes my blood boil. I would love for someone that was in the sea org to define the ribbons on his little chest.
Last year there was an article in the Underground Bunker about those ribbons,
https://tonyortega.org/2018/09/06/finally-captain-david-miscaviges-faux-military-scientology-ribbons-described-and-decoded/
Thanks for the link!
Here’s an interesting little video I came across…..apparently Heinrich Himmler had ‘ribbon/medal envy’ since he had never actually served in combat. So he made up a bunch of stuff for his uniform.
Seems like this is a trait amongst the narcissistic.
Hiltler, on the other hand, took a more minimalistic approach…
https://youtu.be/SUKiygrE1qI
There is a pattern isn’t there?
TO 5.4X AND BEYOND!!!
https://youtu.be/9Ht2mdOi6KE?t=15
Could also be titled David Miscavige’s Massive Ultra-delusional Ego.
Captain. What qualifies him to have the title captain?
LRH told he was in a dream.
No! He gave that rank to himself! The evil prick.
What’s the difference?
Probably none.
Kathy, he gave himself that title. All proper and legal-like, I’m sure, as if any Officer Selection Board would deny him anything he asks for.
And of course, by pure coincidence and only because of his stellar qualities and so on there are no other Sea Org members of that rank. Hubbard called himself a higher rank, “Admiral”, but he’s not around much anymore.
Technically there used to be some Sea Org members that held a “brevet” rank of Captain, not sure if they do this now. But a brevet rank is only held because of the nature of the post held by someone. For example the Executive Director International would hold a high brevet rank even if his actual rank was Midshipman.
So purely coincidentally and by no conspiratorial cabal or anything dishonorable etc. he holds the highest rank and can legally order any other Sea Org member to do anything.
As carefully explained in the documents that were presented to the IRS to get tax-free nonprofit status, the Sea Org is not an actual corporation. It is just a religious order, with no legal rights in the larger Church.
But try using that as an excuse to refuse Captain Dave Miscavige anything he asks for! If you survive the physical abuse and somehow find the will to go on living after being assigned to clean dumpsters for the next 999,999 years, you will have to explain in excruciating detail, in writing, how badly you feel that you disrespected Captain Miscavige. Along with the many other crimes that prompted you to commit such an egregious sin.
He is also the head of RTC and RTC gets to define what is Scientology or not.
RTC can kick out anybody who doesn’t do what Miscavige wants, no matter how crazy or against a Hubbard policy.
Hubbard left so many contradictory policies, advices and loopholes that “the right policy” is defined by Miscavige’s whim.
since its a made up organization, they can make up any ranks that they want to.
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dsSM/captain-morgan-house-party-sea-creature
Kathy….Maybe THIS will explain everything about David M being called CAPTAIN
The booze he washes down has had a permanent affect on his brain..it’s fried
Notice the white “sailor military uniforms etc”.
The perennial question behind all this, asked but not answered yesterday again in the comments section: “Does Dave really believe in his own blather, or is he just a cunning con man?”
There is plenty of good evidence that even Hubbard didn’t truly embrace his own posterior output. For every positive assertion in the works of L Ron Hubbard you can find an equal and opposite assertion somewhere.
But see Proverbs 26:11. A fool returns to his folly, not because it really works or makes sense. Because it is his folly. Sort of like the “Not invented here” syndrome that you see in large corporations. There must be something great about it because Hubbard was great and anything he happened to think or speculate about must also be great. The classic narcissistic trap, behind which is the sheer terror that he might not be so great in reality.
Most of us embrace enough humility to admit that we could be wrong about something, and strive to correct our behavior when an event or criticism from friends shows us an error.
Not so with the world class industrial grade malignant narcissists like Hubbard and Miscavige. Like Humpty Dumpty, when they define something that is it for eternity. Any criticism or bad results or faltering is just evidence of enemies in the ranks. “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
Probably it is not a sensible question to ask if they truly believe. They are not believers in anything except the divinely pure existential efficacy of their own will.
Such a person is willing to lie about anything, tell any tall tale, spin any fantasy, to draw others into their perverted games. None of it is worth the clumps of aligned magnetic particles on the hard drives of the servers that record it on the web. “All lies in jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest… Lie Lie Lie” (thank you Paul Simon)
Everyone doubts, everyone questions. Even Mother Theresa had doubts (see her published diaries). Doubts and questions are how faith grows and flourishes in normal humans. The only hope for humanity is that those who are radicalized by lies and deception will someday come to doubt and finally break free. Then reason can prevail over error. Then freedom can come to the enslaved.
Everyone doubts except those in the trap of malignant narcissism. Probably deep down even those creeps have inner doubts that they are brutally suppressing. But as long as the snake oil sells, there are those who will sell it.
Thank you Bruce! I was just wondering this very thing when I read this. I believe Mike once said yes and no both. I can see that too.
“We know everything about everything. We’re right and everyone else is wrong.” “We” in this case is the words, writing and philosophy of Hubbard. Maybe current scientologists consider it to be a combination of Hubbard and COB.
It wasn’t long after I left that I looked back on this scientology presentation of itself and realized I had been in a cult. It’s not so easy to recognize it while you’re still “in”.
As Carmine Falcone so eloquently said in Batman Begins: “So when did the nut start running the nuthouse?”
Is it possible the reason there has been such large contraction is that expanding their orgs and missions has little to do with what the monster wants? That is to swell his coffers with as much money as possible and hide it before the whole rotten structure comes crashing down.
As I understand it, he has changed things so that what is most important is to arrange to have as many hugely wealthy people “donate” millions to him at a clip so that the scam expands very little energy and spends very little money because they really no longer need anyone going up and down any bridges and they really no longer care about selling services. Why? Because all the money they get from all that pales in comparison to the million dollar donations he is able to suck out of his big whales.
I’d like to know what he uses for leverage to get those whales to give him so much money. Based on his reputation, I would guess he uses some very dirty tricks – primarily blackmail – to extract that money.
In the Season 3 episode in which Leah & Mike featured that very wealthy man who admitted he felt stupid and left the scam because he had wasted so much money. But I don’t recall him explaining just what techniques were employed to get him to waste all that money.
Because he was a true believer. That’s how dm exploits many of the whales. They actually believe. And I’m sure you’re right about other ways too Skyler.
Thank you for that reply, Ann. I’m certain you are correct about that. I found the name of the wealthy man who donated approx $1 Million in Season 3 Episode 6. It was Bert Schippers and I believe he did say one of the main reasons he donated so much money was because he was a true believer. But I’m just left scratching my head trying to figure out why any true believer would agree it was important for them to make such huge donations. It was as if a few wealthy members were shouldering all the responsibility for all the members.
If I was a member, I’d be asking why they need billions of dollars when all they use it for is to buy empty buildings. I’d also be asking why I was continually pressured to make such huge donations and why all the thousands of new members couldn’t each donate a small amount of money. Why do they focus on a few wealthy people to donate all that money instead of the many members with average finances. The answer is that it’s a lie to say they are expanding by such huge numbers and the fact they need a few wealthy people to pay the whole load is evidence they are lying. But if you need even stronger evidence, it is that they are moving their lips. Anytime they move their lips, you know they are lying.
Moving up in “status” is sort of an equivalent to moving up in “rank” for non sea org and non contracted staff public. It gets admiration, respect and “altitude” (sciospeak) from within the group which might be quite heady for some people. DM turned attaining status into the new normal and sells it and some people buy it. Hubbard only sold training and “processing” although there was always another new and wonderful process being offered at Flog for a hefty price.
Apparently David Miscavige could care LESS about what others on the INSIDE or on the OUTSIDE think. He is living n his own private little bubble of luxury & comfort being tended to like a baby, eating highly delectable foods others can only dream of & drinking high brand booze.
What Jeff or anyone else has to say is of no interest to him….his loyal minions will protect his ass forever….when & IF the REAL authorities EVER come to get him……he will have been tipped off hours before hand since he has “plants” everywhere….& his arse will be on a private jet landing in a country that is WITHOUT an extradition treaty.
He will live out the rest of his life with the millions or billions he has squandered will those he has left behind will be more or less drawn & quartered and had their feet held to the fire for the CRIMES they have committed in HIS name…..
Seriously folks….just how the Hell ELSE do you think he’s been able to get way with this bullshit story….those on the inside & close to him will give up their lives for him…..oh wait, they’ve ALREADY done THAT …..THEY will be the ones left holding the bag….swinging in the wind & locked up while David sits on his veranda with the “Ocean View”….drinking the heavily laced KOOL AID & laughing his ass off at the total STUPIDITY of those he’s left behind.
That’s all folks….
That’s a very interesting post Balletlady. I believe there is more going on in his little sanctuary than meets the eye. I suspect the general opinion of this monster may be mistaken in two ways. First, he is much more evil than most people suspect – and that is a huge amount of evil. But second, he is not as stupid as he appears. He may well understand his scam has been running down to the ground and will soon disappear. But I’d really enjoy hearing anyone analyze his lifestyle like you did and then trying to predict – based on that – just what he will do when the scam finally comes crashing down (hopefully very soon now thanks to Mike and Leah and Valerie Haney and others).
1) Will he likely try to stash the cash in some secret bank accounts and flee the country?
2) Will he use a big chunk of the cash to pay retainers to lawyers so they will fight all the recent and new charges for the rest of his life?
3) Will he get some plastic surgery and have his legs extended so that he can pretend to be a different person and hide in plain sight?
I’d really like to hear if anyone has any other predictions for just what he will do to try and avoid the penitentiary and/or poverty. Surely he will try to fight off both those things. Don’t you think?
Thank you Skyler!
Here’s some information on child rapist Roman Polanski & how he managed to evade justice
https://www.apnews.com/e087fdee79e74caf99caa27edd8a8887
Not a doubt in my mind that David M has LOYALIST ALL OVER THE WORLD & that if HE needs to be hidden away…he has COS loyalist that would definitely do his bidding even at the cost of having themselves locked up in prison.
I am very much sure that David M has money stored in banks all over the world as well…..he KNOWS what’s to come…..& knows he’ll need cold hard cash to live a life of luxury once he’s on the run.
DO NOT FORGET FLDS Warren Jeffs …..he STILL rules over FLDS with an IRON FIST from his prison where he does so by TELEPHONE…..
Balletlady,
A group of us just recently read Ryan Prescott’s “book” (we got one copy and loaned it to each other before it was returned to Amazon). In it, he makes a point of claiming that the COB lives like a monk and that “David Miscavige isn’t seen driving fancy cars, living in a mansion, eating five-course meals and partying with celebrities and billionaires. That just isn’t what Mr. Miscavige does or will ever do.”
He also quotes Mike as stating “He and his wife live in a single motel-style room. He eats with the rest of the staff in the communal dining room, he drives his own car, and carries his own bags.” of course that quote was from a 1994 court case, and Mike was still in. Little Ryan quotes this and explains that, since the statement was made under oath it has to be true! He then completely ignores all evidence to the contrary.
It makes me wonder how much the non-bubble dwelling public is aware of about Miscavige’s lifestyle. Even with the pictures of his luxurious life style, his expensive Tom Cruise “keeping up” vacations, and the utter lack of concern for others, they will NEVER open their eyes to the truth until it becomes impossible to deny the truth any more- like when he runs off with all the money and hides in an non-extradition country. I would say someplace like Columbia, but the inroads he may have made there recently blew up in his face when he publicized receiving a medal that wasn’t approved…. oh well, there’s always somewhere he could hole up and live like royalty.
There is ALWAYS going to be some country that will accept a RAT like him…….for the right PRICE…..lifestyle of the rich & WANTED FOR CRIMES in the USA
IF I were HIM,…..I would sleep with my ARSE TO THE WALL…..& a loaded gun in front of me….with my floors, wall, ceiling, windows, & doors alarmed & booby trapped….KARMA IS COMING LITTLE DAVEY>>>KARMA IS COMING
DAVID Miscavige….WHAT ARE YOUR CRIMES YOU BASTARD.
Well, the crossed arms sure are impressive. Really lets you know this bat rastard means business. On the other hand, as touched as this picture is, whoever did the touch ups, if you look closely, missed covering every bit of evil dripping off the corner of his mouth. I am going to make a guess on his thought bubble. Something like, “gee I really am awesome and these peons will believe whatever crap I say.”
Yes Peggy! I do see the evil dripping!
I wonder how much trouble the official picture toucher upper will be in!
“Well, the crossed arms sure are impressive”.
I’m never going to uncross my arms again!
That’s sure to help you in all aspects of your life Old Surfer Dude! People will say “WOW – now there’s the man with the bestest plan!” They may even give you oodles of money for no reason and bow to you.
At least they photo-shopped the fangs out!
Did anyone else hear that bell?
It rang to mark this day as the last day Miscavige will read this blog on a regular basis.
This post illustrates his failure. It’s too hard for him to try to refute. It’s become too painful.
And to any OSA people working on this: For this post, you can safely turn off your mental “entheta filters”, which make you only skim-read posts. These are YOUR words of celebration from 1992, right around the time the “war (was) over”.