Another in the series of ongoing articles by Terra cognita PTS to the Middle Class In HCOB, 16 April 1982, More on PTS Handling, LRH famously wrote, “The bulk of your PTSness may very well be PTS to a class, the middle class, of which their particular SP is simply a member.” SP stands for Suppressive Person. I mentioned their characteristics several weeks ago here at Mike’s. Basically, SPs are extremely bad people whose whole purpose is to do others harm. PTS stands for Potential Trouble Source and is someone connected to an SP. This connection can be with a present time SP—a boss, friend … [Read more...]
Scientology’s Answer to Perfect Recall: The File Clerk
Another in the ongoing series of essays from Terra Cognita Scientology’s Answer to Perfect Recall: The File Clerk Is it just mine or is your file clerk on sabbatical, too? Apparently, my guy’s been on vacation from just after I first walked through the front doors of that mission years ago. The file clerk I’m talking about is the one LRH described in DMSMH, who’s able to go back and grab any of the trillions of incidents on one’s time track—the consecutive record of mental image pictures, from “when it all began” to present time. All that’s necessary is to “direct” this little gu … [Read more...]
Scientology, Where You’re Always Worse Off than Everybody Else
Another in the continuing series of provocative essays from Terra Cognita Scientology, Where You’re Always Worse Off than Everybody Else Is it just me, or did other people feel slightly unworthy inside the bubble? On one hand, all Scientologists are taught they’re more able than anyone else. On the other, there were always members who were: Richer More successful More creative Friendlier—without being “theety-weedy” Who kept stats and applied the Conditions Who used a personal Admin Scale Who went exterior at will Who always gave the best wins at events Who didn’t drink wine (last ti … [Read more...]
Behind the Techno Eight Ball
Another in the ongoing series from Terra Cognita. Behind the Techno Eight Ball Scientology has always been a decade behind in technology with regards to books, tapes, CDs, film, computers, and database management. For a man who professed to be smarter than anyone else, LRH and his church have failed to keep up. Year after year, the church rolls out their version of something Microsoft and Sony already perfected and released. Not only is Scientology’s version out-of-date, it’s of lesser quality. Books Scientology has always harbored an unnatural fear of the digital world. As if … [Read more...]
Scientology and Suppressive Persons: Types A & B
Another provocative essay from our old friend Terra Cognita. Scientology and Suppressive Persons: Types A & B LRH said Suppressive Persons—SPs for short—were turned suppressive by getting profoundly crushed by another somewhere in the distant past—like way distant. Apparently, they’ve been stuck in this incident and fighting this battle ever since—sometimes for quadrillions of years. Everyone they see in present time is an enemy from this traumatic event. LRH wrote, “The technical fact is that they have a huge problem, long gone and no longer known even to themselves, which they use hi … [Read more...]
Teenage Mutant Ninja MAAs
Another provocative essay from our old friend Terra Cognita. Teenage Mutant Ninja MAAs Is it just me or have the staff in Department 3 at Scientology Advanced Orgs gotten younger? And younger. For those of you who’ve forgotten your Org Board, Dept 3, Inspections and Reports, is that section in charge of ethics and justice. And where people are sent when they’ve been bad boys and girls. It’s one thing to get unjustly raked over the coals by an MAA—Master at Arms; it’s another to get screamed at by a sanctimonious teenager. From Cradle to Sea Org Most, if not all, of these young … [Read more...]
Being in Present Time…or not, In Scientology
Another provocative essay from our old friend Terra Cognita. Being in Present Time…or not, In Scientology One of the first courses every new Scientologist does is the Communications Course. The Comm Course consists of seven drills done repeatedly. LRH—some say it was Mary Sue—developed these drills to train auditors to better communicate with their PCs—pre-clears. Before Scientology, I’d never been exposed to anything to help me comfortably confront and to help facilitate the communication process. Especially with members of the opposite sex. For over a month, I honed these skills sitting … [Read more...]
Love and Compassion in Scientology
Another provocative essay from our old friend Terra Cognita. Love and Compassion in Scientology Love and compassion have always been given short shrift within the walls of Scientology. In fact, they’re rarely exhibited, almost as if they’re signs of weakness and not worthy of expression. Shakespeare said, “To be wise and love, Exceeds man’s might.” The church should pay attention. The Dalai Lama said, “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” Scientology would do well to follow his advice. Compassion Showing compassion for the … [Read more...]
Scientology’s End Game
Another provocative essay from our old friend Terra Cognita. Scientology’s End Game One of these days David Miscavige will be gone and then what? Will one of his sycophants take over? Or will a more enlightened individual or group seize the reins and usher in a real “new era?” In order to better understand the end, we should look at the beginning. Source L. Ron Hubbard was the self-proclaimed source of everything Scientology. He wrote all the tech. He wrote all the policy. Even if others actually penned a bulletin here or there, he was still Source. He claimed that he disco … [Read more...]
Scientology and The Bank
By our regular guest contributor Terra Cognita. Scientology and The Bank One of L. Ron Hubbard’s more intriguing —some would say revolutionary—concepts was compartmentalizing the mind into two separate units: the analytical; and the reactive. He defined the reactive mind as, “a portion of a person’s mind which works on a totally stimulus-response basis, which is not under his volitional control, and which exerts force and power of command over his awareness, purposes, thoughts, body and actions. Stored in the reactive mind are engrams, and here we find the single source of aberrations and … [Read more...]