The 2016 edition of the International Scientology News Maiden Voyage edition has hit the mailboxes of thousands of disinterested recipients. I will do a series of posts covering the events of each night, starting with this overview of the ISN and the Maiden Voyage itself. In a word, the whole thing was underwhelming. Monumental, epic underwhelm. The MV (and thus the magazine) was mostly rehash. As always, the ISN is printed on oversize high-gloss (expensive) paper with what has become the norm, a DVD attached to the back page. This is EXPENSIVE "promo" that is really just hype to try … [Read more...]
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I burst out laughing, then crying, then laughing... This sounds vaguely insane. Rolling down the sidewalk in a wheelchair laughing and crying - like this is good? Learn how to indoctrinate your kids What a win! You too can have gains like this. Late breaking news... The biggest win since the IRS victory isn't enough? There's a "special announcement" AND a release too... Chairman of the Board's strategy for clearing the planet Buy empty buildings with other people's money. It's going real good... Wow - more GAGging Wonder … [Read more...]
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Of course, the focus this time of year is on the magnificent Maiden Voyage events, things no scientologist would want to miss (though a large number of them do just that, the attendance keeps getting smaller and smaller and the hype and gimmicks they resort to become more and more bizarre). Our Friend Rupert Murdoch Always good to hear from Twit of the Year. Wonder if he realizes that Rupert Murdoch is a YUGE SP Merchant of Chaos? Clearly the brown nosing instinct and desire to appear to be an important person trumps even his "I am the most important scientologists in the UK" … [Read more...]
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New Bright Idea It seems they are trying to match the success of the "Extension" courses the church offers. They apparently don't realize the Extension Courses have become the preferred method of avoiding regges and Call In people -- "I am doing my Basics Book Extension Course so leave me alone..." What Do You Get? Not this, that's for sure. One thing EVERY ideal org FART Div 6 has is common. They are completely empty. Plan to do it at a later date? It's getting more bizarre. They are not just asking "would you attend if we put it on at a later date?" Now they … [Read more...]
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Join Staff Or not. I guess I am the wrong public. There is no way this would interest me in joining staff in Birmingham... It has the opposite effect. If this represents the homo novis world of scientology then it's a sorry future indeed. Valley STILL not done And it's a looooong way to go. SO now CC is doing it for them? And some ringers from Flag (how did the LRH Hall let Tom Cummins give money to Valley instead of the most vital dissemination program in history?) WTF I thought the Scots had a bit more class than this.... You DO NOT want to … [Read more...]
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Filing for Idealishness Simply the best filing anywhere.... Another Taufer Just what the world really needed. This one is pitching in to help raise funds to support Ken Kramer. Not just a temporary thing Bit of an understatement... They're really pushing the Sea Org. Unfortunately this is all 45 years out of date. The Sea Org hasn't expanded for decades... They know he died a while ago, right? This one is REALLY out of date... Start a Narconon today A golden opportunity for the … [Read more...]
OT IX & X Are BS
I happened to stumble upon this yesterday. It was put out after the "5th Anniversary of the Maiden Voyage" which means shortly after June 1993. Yes, that is right. TWENTY THREE YEARS AGO. And look at the requirements -- OT VIII and SHSBC Grad (or Gard V and ALL Tech Specialist Courses), all orgs St Hill Size and a "A safe environment." More than two decades later: OT VIII's are being pushed to do Student Hat, Purif and Objectives as their "set-ups" for OT IX and X. There is NO Briefing Course. You cannot do it even if you paid for it. There are less "SH Size orgs" (by ANY … [Read more...]
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Central Files This is REALLY important. And absolutely everyone is doing it! Even the Captain FSO (OMG) is involved! The movies must be a popular thing! Wonder how many things are misfiled as people are distracted by JT or Steve Martin? No such luxury in Miami. You just get a finger pointed at you. And there is a Sea Org ProGAM chief there... Pasadena SH Size They don't even have a Bookstore Officer? Then again, as my old friend Rob Williamson pointed out, they ARE the size of SH... As in small and empty. DEAR XXXXXX, CONSIDER THIS... "The … [Read more...]
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Ribbon Cutting Fever... These days they will cut a ribbon for anything - a waterfall? Really? No brains required... Surely if you don't need to pay attention to "file CF" there is something a little more entertaining than this they could be showing. How about "The Master"? "Body Snatchers"? Yes, that’s right! You will be able to see Meg Ryan (and Tom Hanks and Kevin Kline) at Tampa Org CF this Sunday. We’re hosting a DOUBLE FEATURE MATINEE Watch two romantic comedies starring Meg Ryan while working on CF. Our Double Feature Matinee starts with You’ve Got … [Read more...]
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Skype? Cant afford to fly this guy out? OC Ideal Org is not full? Tell us it ain't so Cathy. This is an IDEAL Org... How can it be ideal if it is not full of people? Word salad for lunch? There are only about 20 different words on this entire page... You have the right to be prosperous... ...to make it to OT! Because you can be damned sure you WON'T make it to OT unless you have a LOT of money. Local hype I always feel a bit sorry for these backwoods orgs. Surely they don't believe even their sheeple buy into the idea … [Read more...]