New Years is on Saturday!
The wog world is behind the times. Only scientology is fully at cause over matter, energy, space and TIME…
This will “literally be the most EPIC!” How could anyone possibly miss it?
I bet Tom Cruise won’t be there… Or Elisabeth Moss. Or Laura Prepon. There are going to be a whole lot of people who manage to resist the most epic event ever…
And look at this — they will hold your children in pens for the duration of the event! That’s cause over Matter.
They are even trying to get people to come for the event by offering a free dinner. Bet they could fill the place with homeless from downtown…
It is going to be amazingly epic.
Meanwhile, in HAPI
They are offering a “Coffee Morning” on the 14th because their control over time isn’t as good, they can’t move New Years by 2 weeks. Obviously a “get them in the door so we can reg them” ploy.
Pixel Bomb
Surely they could have at least gotten a semi-decent image to show off their new staff member?
I see Quentin Strub, the WISE guy, is actually there recruiting people for the new “ideal” org… I thought WISE was a secular thingie?
Too cool for school
That 80’s look is really enticing. Come on down and hang with the cool kids. And no, you really DONT have to go to school.
The Big XMas hype
And it’s FREE.
Just don’t ask THIS Santa about Jesus…
Anything to get them in front of the regges…
“Free” stuff seems to be the new trend. Who ever heard of a church doing stuff for free? How novel….
But this Christmas event will cost you $50…
They are apparently behind the times on the latest trend.
Perth “is going” SH Size
Just like all the rest.
They have “been doing it” for 50 years now. And will still be “going” in 50 years from now.
Still nowhere.
Who now?
What does she know?
Hey, if you can do phone sex?
Why not phone chaplaining? Or phone auditing?
Wonder who is running his “pilot”?
Pretty soon the RTC scientology and the FreeZone are going to have more similarities than differences.
Yeah, this looks weird
And this is the entirety of the promotion… Makes you want to tune in badly right?
Still shilling
She has an IAS prospector’s license to dig for gold on any org premises…
A career on staff
The HAS and Cope Off of an Ideal Org cannot make a living wage…
That’s not what they are telling those people who signed up for Chicago.
Einstein once said….
But the fact is, if you get in scientology, you will use LESS of your brain.
You are told EVERYTHING you are supposed to think.
Wait, what happened to the IAS?
They are supposed to be funding this human rights stuff…
Will they be talking about human trafficking?
In the Sea Org?
Really?
It’s going to take a LOT of coffee mornings?
Get in quick
The price goes up on 31 December.
And then they give it away for free on 25 January if anyone shows up. So you might as well wait until it’s free.
Nice concept
How about xenophobia towards SPs?
Nobody speaks Spanish on the Freewinds?
But they are holding a Spanish speaking convention?
Help us out and fly yourself to the Caribbean.
Evelyn, your prayers are answered…
Meet Tiffany.
Just not sure if she will do it for free.
Or pay her own airfare.
But it’s a good start.
More riveting Scientology TV promo
So sad…
Sad multiplied by 6
This is the new Kansas City “ideal org” — looks like are catering especially to children. It’s their long term plan for Clearing their area. It’s much easier to get people who don’t have phones to google things on…
The Shrine was nearly full, according to a UTR who provided a detailed report posted over at Tony Ortega’s:
https://tonyortega.org/2019/12/16/scientology-celebrated-new-years-eve-on-saturday-and-once-again-we-had-someone-there/
Apparently Scientology is trying to put on a more attractive and friendly event, including free dinner and an after-party, presumably having realized how much the heavy regging turns people off – and that they need to save Miscavige from the embarassment of addressing a sparse crowd.
Almost certainly they got all Sea Org in the region there, likely tried to get people to come from further North in California as part of the “alliance” push, and maybe they even hired some seat fillers. But I’m guessing that their more friendly approach lured in of people on the fence, plus inactive old-timers, to come out – and that they’re saving the hard sell tactics for follow-ups with those attendees.
I’m going to violate a little OPSEC (operations security) here by saying that I knew Shane Brockdorff. I was doing training at AOSH ANZO and he was always gunning for me because I couldn’t get through that goddamn GAOT metering course. I was a constant pain in the arse for him, and I ended up at CLO doing MEST work, with my poor course supervisor that I broke in the process.
He was a terror to me back in the late 90s. About two years ago, I was walking on Glebe Point Road, and I saw him get out of a taxi. I was shocked to see how round he was. He was immaculately dressed, like he always used to be. There was always a dignity about him, but seeing him so many years later, still brainwashed, and I wasn’t, I felt pity. He looked just like he does in the promo piece. Isn’t it amazing that I survived, and he, the red-hot tech wizard, is the one that is still trapped?
Do you know how he is he related to Tyron Brockdorff?
https://www.facebook.com/tyron.brockdorff
The NYs event was always the biggest snooze fest of all the events, I can still feel the cringe I’d feel just thinking about what was coming.
Three mind numbing hours of flashing numberless graphs in “screaming affluence” ” highest evers”, computer generated fireworks and pompous Pomeranz booming thundering bullshit.
By the time it was over, 3\4 of the audience would be out snacking early or joining the smokers outside.
SO glad to not be attending again this year!
Everything you just said, RVW +100 “So glads”!
‘donate or ‘upgrage’ your membership ? ? ? ? ? ‘No results’ on search of ‘upgrage’.
HA!
So the ship needs a translator but won’t even pop for the transportation to and from?????? Geez, what vultures …
Not only that, Joe, but Tiffany Scott, who definitely Does speak Spanish, can’t even afford a piece of (no doubt Overpriced) $ jewelry. let alone Plane fare!
Forgive me, people – this is how I blow off tension sometimes:
The Holiday Shrine Event Song, sung by Staff to Public:
You better confirm
You better not lie
You better show up
We’re telling you why
Tiny Fists is coming to town.
We’ve made out a list
We’re checking it twice
We’re gonna find out who’s naughty or nice
Tiny Fists is coming to town.
We know that you’ve been reading
Mike’s Blog or Tony O
So come and hear some ShermanSpeak
And then give us all your dough.
Oh, you better make plans
To run, walk or fly
You better show up
We’re telling you why
Tiny Fists is coming to town.
I LOLed at “Tiny Fists”!
In that photo with the group of six children, the last boy on the right is holding a phone. Looks to me like he just googled the TRUTH!
Meghan Fialkoff “has an IAS prospector’s license to dig for gold on any org premises…”
😂 OMG stop you’re KILLIN’ me 🤪
Leslie Browning, who forever was staff in the Legal Bureau OSA Int, is listed as “Leslie Browning, Activities Department…Youth for Human Rights International.” Bizarre re-posting if there ever was one, or something came up that got her Fitness Boarded out of the SO and she was set up with a satellite non-SO post.
This Valley Life Improvement Center has all the marks of a scam.
They don’t mention even once that they are using scientology quackery or that they will try to get their “counselees” into the cult..
Of course, they don’t claim any counselling credentials. How could they? Instead, they claim that they have “advanced methods” at their disposal that are apparently available only to them.
In their FAQ, they pose the question whether they are “life coaches.” Life coaching is a catch-all designation that allows any quack or crank to provide “counseling” without proper credentials, licenses or professional oversight. Unsurprisingly, they provide a non-answer to their own straightforward FAQ question.
A proper slogan for a fraud like that would be: “Valley Life Improvement Center! You think you have problems NOW? Wait ’til you call us!”
Is the Valley Life Improvement Center what the Valley Org calls itself now? Or is that the field practice name for Michael Lewis’ field practice in the Valley. His had a name that I thought was Valley Life Improvement Center, but I”m just checking to get my facts straight.
I wonder what percentage of the crowd in that first Shrine flier photo has been photoshopped. From the looks of about 70%.
Hunter Leonard, another $camology nobody who is supposedly is a “bestselling” author in Australia. So much of a bestselling author is he that he has to print his own books or use Amazon. Gosh, I wonder if the three 5 Star reviews are from $camologists –
https://www.amazon.com.au/Generation-Experience-Mature-Age-Business-Success-ebook/dp/B07B8NWX16/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1576184617&refinements=p_27%3ALeonard+Hunter&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Leonard+Hunter
It’s impossible to find any reviews of his self-published crap outside the tiny handful of “reviewers” on Amazon. Like I said, a nobody.
The rest of the fliers are just the same dreary crap except for the ones using kids, they always make me very uncomfortable.
The crowds at the Shrine events are a bit of a mystery. There may be some photoshop clones at the far reaches, but looking at better pictures it still appears that they are somehow getting more real people than might be expected at this point.
I’ve guessed that they can pull in something like 1,500 Sea Org and staff from the area, but apparently still get a couple of thousand public to come to give some appearance of filling up a space with over 6,000 seats on two levels – even if they could completely fake photos, an empty-seeming auditorium would be a shocking “flap” for the public members attending. Unfortunately we don’t seem to have any revealing insider reports from recent years, to give us a better idea of what is going on; there has been speculation that they might be hiring seat-fillers, but if so none of the people doing that has ever come forward to expose such a ruse.
It’s probably telling that they’re now offering a free meal and child care, which seems a departure from past strict adherence to policies about “exchange,” and the after party sounds like an attempt to appeal to old timers who have fond memories of a more lighthearted era at the orgs and missions. My guess is that they’re hoping to attract all the people to come out who still hold hold IAS memberships and retains some connection to Scientology, but who hardly show up at their local orgs anymore.
“BE IMMERSED
BE ENLIGHTENED
BE UPLIFTED
BE INSPIRED “…
Maybe it’s just me, but these sound like the first words out of a criminal hypnotist’s mouth!
Miscavige should put a rotating spiral disk on his forehead.
First to know is really getting old.
The first ad. Mrs. Clause. Typo or freudian slip?
The counselor providing chaplain counseling by phone on a newcomer by phone. I wonder if he used a phone? Later on he talked about not charging them unless they were satisfied with the outcome. So—what if they claim not to be satisfied and just hang up the phone, how do you track them down? Nothing. Nothing. In scamatology is free.
Over and above All else, what Really makes my blood boil (with All these cults/religions) is the associated child indoctrination/abuse/trafficking, Whatever you want to call it . . . .
Wow, I remember the New Years events. The propaganda was stellar. I bought it for a few years when the cherch still had Celebrity’s attending at the Shrine. Alas those days are gone. Mike I hope you get an insider to take pictures of this years event. I think the Shrine will look woefully empty. I would love to see that.
Also the indoctrination of youngsters is criminal. No other way to put it. And Joe Hochman field auditor, the last of a dying breed. Goodby Yellow Brick Road!
As a second-gen Scientologist who was indoctrinated from birth, it hurts to see kids in these promos.
Erica Howard is mostly a wardrobe and costume assistant in the film and TV industry and not much in demand even for that. Hardly someone important aka “above-the-line” as the cult of Lyintology allude to. She’s a nobody.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397281/
Wardrobe and costuming are highly skilled jobs. It takes artistry, hard work, and dedication, and is extraordinarily important to movies. I bet she’d be doing better in her career if she left Scientology.
I’m not putting down the wardrobe trade (I worked in films and TV for over 30 years working with all departments) but my point is she hardly has the kind of credentials the cult is trying to imply to give this lady credibility at high levels. But then again pumping up their public speaking cult stooges to levels beyond their ken is something they’ve always done.
$cientology only has TWO A-list celebrities left – Tom Cruise and John Travolta. All the other celebrities have either left (Leah Remini, Jason Beghe, Lisa Marie Presley, Beck, etc.) or their careers have been on the downtrend for the last 20 years (Kirstie Allie, Jenna Elfman, Ann Archer, etc.) or were never more than D-list soap opera actors (Jeff Pomerantz, Michael Roberts, Denice Duff, etc.).
Elisabeth Moss is a genuine A-lister
As nice as I think John Travolta is, I doubt he is an A List Celeb. He has made several flops and his career is going nowhere. His biggest fame was Grease in the 70’s or 80’s.
I sometimes wonder if I was an A-lister and a member of this cult, how would I choose to present my image to the world?
If I was to behave like TC and publicly pronounce that I was truly a die hard member, the cult would expect (perhaps they would even insist) that I turn over a big portion of my earnings to them.
There is no real way for me to know just how much money that could be. But I think the answer is pretty easy to calculate. They would expect A-listers to give them as much money as the traffic would bear. In other words, they would try to get them to “donate” all their money – every single penny – and then they would have a serious quarrel with the goal being to get as much as they possibly could. The cult would have one huge advantage in this fight. They would use a team of people and “tag team” the poor A-lister. Eventually, the victim would become so sleepy and need to sleep so badly they would likely agree to almost anything just to escape the clutches of these vampire-like reges and who could blame them?
It might be fun to try and speculate just how much money people like Travolta would actually wind up giving to them. I must be honest and admit I have no way of knowing just how much that might be. Absolutely no idea at all.
Would anyone here care to speculate just how much money they might be able to suck from the blood of their celebrity victims?
Did Leah ever announce how much of her income she would give them?
I would never expect her to do that. There are many good reasons why celebs would never want to reveal that info to anyone.
Hubbard mocked Einstein many times in his lectures. Modern Scientologists use quotations from Einstein to support Dianetics? Hubbard trashed Einstein’s speed of light theory even after it was scientifically validated. Hubbard wanted to be Satan and the anti-Christ so modern Scientologists use Christian giving and Santa in their advertisements? This religion is now just a sick social club.
The Joe Hochman posting is what stood out for me today. Sounds to me like Joe just talked to the guy over the phone and (without all of the cult lingo) was able to connect with him as a human and the guy recognized that. What the guy didn’t recognize was what Joe was eluding to – sucking him into the cult as a new prospect to reg. This in fact is Joe’s only intention. Joe also failed to mention to this guy that since he had had 22 years of psych therapy and drugs he is an ‘illegal pc’. He won’t be able to partake of the ‘tech’. The good thing for him is that he will not have to experience the mind fuck that is the ‘tech’ but the bad thing is that he will be taken for every penny he has in the hopes he will be able to partake of the elusive ‘tech’ until he wakes up and realizes that it was all just a scam. Poor bastard.
Joe has been scamming people for many years. I knew him in LA back in the late 70s. Some people just don’t know what an honest days work is. Joe is one of them.
I’m confused. So, if you have been to a Psychologist for years and have been on anti-depressants you cannot do the tech?
I went for auditing for a very short while, thank God, but I did so after seeing an ethics person who told me i would have to stop my meds. I told him that I had halved the dosage. He then ‘allowed’ me to have auditing – I assume because my partner had paid vast sums for money for this. Is this not against all that they believe – no auditing whilst on ant-depressants, but I was allowed to because of who my partner is and how much money he has. Or have I got this all wrong?
I was not allowed to continue after this series of auditing because I was still on the meds. BUT, before this, I was told that I should do Purif and then move up the bridge, all of which would be paid by my partner. I refused to let him pay. I was then not allowed to continue …. because of the ‘drugs’.
Do you think, if he had paid before the end of my auditing, that I would have been allowed to continue, anti-depressants or not?
isitworthit you were giving auditing in violation of some of the most extreme of Hubbard’s policies.
Isitworthit, Wynski is 100% correct in what he said above.
You mentioned that you did get some auditing while on psych medication, and that your boyfriend had paid in vast sums to the cult. I personally know someone still in who per all of Hubbards policies is flagrantly an illegal PC, yet who, over the many years, has been sold very expensive auditing and been delivered auditing at Flag. Looks like “money talked” in your case; it certainly has been talking in my friend’s case.
If you’ve got money, the policies are ignored. We had a virtually openly gay man doing auditor training. We needed people in the course room, and he had money to pay for the training, and we were desperate, so we did a wishy-washy “handling” on his homosexuality.
Gay people aren’t raked over the coals if they’ve got money. There was another gay man who went virtually all the way through the OT levels, being “handled” on it many points along the way, but ultimately they keep taking his money.
Imaberrated, gay people can per policy do training and auditing. They CANNOT however advance onto OT levels while “gay” or at least engaging in homo sex. See OT Preps hcob’s for more Hubtard insanity on this.
Yes, but it is still true that the policy is wiped out IF the gay person has money. I knew a gay person who was on OT VI trying to get onto OT VII. He admitted he was gay. He got through OT I through V as a gay person. However, he did not get invited to do OT VII. He was sent home after doing Part I of OT VI. The reason he told us they told him was that as mission holder of an out of the way mission whose stats were crashed, he had to go handle the crashed stats of the mission before they would let him train on Part 2 or 3 of the VI course and then get onto VII. I dont’ know if that was the shore story as to why they sent him home, but I do know he got some OT Levels but not OT VII and he was gay.
Even though Joe Hockman and I both lived in LA, it was at Flag where I actually met him the first time. We sat at the same table for lunch in the Sandcastle dining room. As soon as our names were exchanged, he got out a little piece of paper from his pocket and with his pocket pen marked a hash mark on the little paper. I asked what he was doing. He said he keeps stats on number of new people he meets and talks about Scn to. Maybe he considered me a prospect for his field practice or to FSM me or something. I was turned off by it. I was not a person to him. I was a stat.
They seriously expect someone to not only provide translation services for free but also pay their own way to get there? Unbelievable.
Mike, I was thinking of all the examples you’ve posted of Scientologists going after children while I watched Chris Shelton’s latest 3 apostates video. He said that Scientology doesn’t care about indoctrinating children. Don’t know how to put that together with all these examples of Scientology indoctrinating children. Any ideas?
Not sure what he was referring to.
Every scientology child I know has definitely been subjected to indoctrination. And many have been punished for refusing to go along (Nathan Rich comes to mind…)
I was a child in Scientology – they definitely do indoctrination. I also attended various Christian schools were the indoctrination ranged from mild to optional extra classes for Confirmation.
My parents were devout, so that meant I was doomed to being indoctrinated by them. We knew a number of Scientology families where the parents were dilettantes, and most of those children didn’t end up being Scientologists. Lucky bastards!
I still find it so odd to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Dec 14. In reality, New Year’s Eve parties are fun – something to plan out, go to with friends and family. If this criminal organization masquerading as a cherch were a pleasant place to be, they would have a real New Year’s Eve party Dec 3 and celebrate the new year together as friends.
Looks to me like the cult is applying the Danger Formula to New Years Eve events.
“Bypass normal habits and routines.” (Danger Formula, Step One).
“No way you Out-Ethics, Other-Fish-Fryin’ Excuses For Scientologists are gonna show up here on the actual New Year’s Eve so listen, this is Planet Scientology, and we don’t adjust ourselves to the environment; we adjust the environment to US! Therefore, WE will be celebrating New Year’s Eve this year in mid-December, even BEFORE Christmas…got that? Anyone have a problem with that? Too bad if you do! And for all our planning and trouble, you’d just better show up! Better accept this “invitation” and get your Sorry, Do Nothing Dilettante Asses into the org on the 14th – or else!”
Brief, Humble Prayer Alert:
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you, God. Once more do I offer my prayer of thanks for no longer being bound up in this insanity. Thank you. Amen.
I am a never in but reading that first ad for New Year’s should be enough to keep anyone away. Just the thought of”being immersed”, must give you nightmares Mike of your time in. The second is about the children. I can just try to see me bring my grandkids to that place from 3-11 pm. Dang I have enough trouble every Sunday. Between Sunday school and services after I am a wreck. Cannot imagine 7-8 hours. But yes Erica Howard works for a movie studio. No lie there. Trouble is it is in the costume department. Glad I live out of the country!
Ha ha! So Ms. Erica Howard “worked” with Keanu Reaves…offering suggestions… on… what tie he should wear…you know, for his big scene…
Not even. She was “woman on bus” (uncredited)
How’s that for name dropping?
That’s hysterical!
The Shrine? Without forcing staff to go they won’t even fill the front row.
That makes more room for us, Wynski! We can go WILD!
Holy sh!t OSD. Massive kegger at the Shrine!!!
According to IMDb, these are the credits for Erica Howard:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397281/
Costume and Wardrobe Department (8 credits)
2017 In Search of Fellini (costume assistant)
2014 Meet the Patels (Documentary) (wardrobe consultant: Belleverado Unit)
2014 Blood Punch (costume supervisor)
2011 Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years (TV Movie) (wardrobe)
2009/II Gang Girl (wardrobe)
2008 The Deadly Frontier (Short) (costume supervisor)
2006 Cattle Call (costume supervisor)
2005-2006 America’s Next Top Model (TV Series) (wardrobe stylist – 18 episodes)
Costume designer (17 credits)
Nomad (filming)
2020 Paradise Cove (post-production)
2019 Drama Drama
2017 Feral
2017 9/11
2017 Killer App
2016 Crossing Point
2015 The Amazing Wizard of Paws (Video)
2014 Nowhere Girl
2014 Blood Punch
2013 Kill Her, Not Me
2010 First Dog (as Erika Howard)
2010 Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake (as Erika Howard)
2009 Cornered! (as Erika Howard)
2009 Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness (as Erika Howard)
2008 Montana (as Erika Howard)
2007 Nina & the Mystery of the Secret Room (as Erika Howard)
Actress (14 credits)
2015 The Amazing Wizard of Paws (Video) – Talent Show Judge
2013 A Voice in the Dark – Mary
2012 Looking Forward (Video) – Rebecca Lucciano
2010 First Dog – Elementary School Teacher
2010 Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake – Margie (as Erica Howards)
2008 Happiending (Short) – Saratoga
2008 The Deadly Frontier (Short) – Production Assistant
2008 Montana – Lady in the car (as Erika Howard)
2004 Galactic Raiders – Laura
2004 Toti (Short) – Aly
2003 Blood Sisters (Video)- Tracy (as Erica Howards)
1996 Wasted – Elise Voyecher
1995 A Walk in the Clouds – Woman on Bus (uncredited)
1993 Sexual Intent (Video) – Julie
Makeup Department (1 credit)
2009/II Gang Girl (makeup artist)
Producer (1 credit)
2015 The Amazing Wizard of Paws (Video) (co-producer)
Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
1995 A Walk in the Clouds (production assistant)
Thanks (2 credits)
Married Young (special thanks) (completed)
2007 Non-Reactive (Short) (special thanks)
Self (1 credit)
2012 The Wieners Circle (TV Series) – Herself (as Erika Howard)
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Wow – how the internet has endangered bullshit! Her “A Walk in the Clouds (woman on bus – uncredited/production assistant)” is her “working with Keanu Reeves.”
Always have to make sure the bullshit coming out of your mouth can’t be checked on line.
A few years ago, I had a friend who had a Season Dodger Dugout box right behind Home Plate that came with cocktail waitress service and a full buffet & bar with all the trimmings in the adjacent Dodger Dugout restaurant (still there, I think). We were getting our lunch along the buffet line with Rupert Murdock just ahead of us. Hence, I had lunch with Rupert Murdock.
Not on line – try and disprove – and he WAS in the booth next to us….
Ha ha! And I worked with Marlon Brando once. True! Served him a meal in a restaurant where I was waitressing back in the day. Hey, what do you mean, I didn’t “work” with him? I took his order, didn’t I? Drinks, dinner, dessert, coffee, and served all of it in sequence. It was my work. Our exchange was interactive. Look, I WORKED… WITH Marlon Brando, OK? Deal with it. Now, can I give a seminar at CC Int on how to handle world famous movie stars when you encounter them unexpectedly? I am highly qualified.
I don’t know anything about the movie industry or Hollywood, but from what I can tell from your list, Erica Howard works a couple of days to maybe a couple of weeks a year doing movie stuff. At that rate, she probably makes about as much annual movie salary as your average scientology staff member. In other words, she has to moonlight (full time job or jobs) to put some beans on the table and keep a roof over her head. Nothing wrong with that except when you promote yourself as a shining success in your chosen field. She’s a beautiful young woman in the photo. I wonder what restaurant she waits tables at, I’d like to see her in person.
Night manager at McDonald’s. This frees up her days to be on course at CC Int. Her postulates always come thru though. Curious? I thought so. It’ll all be in the seminar.
Oh, the dinner starts at 2.30 pm and ‘good’ food includes pizza, waffles and empanadas!
I am sure this, rich in protein food, will help you endure the next 2 plus hours of bombardment that always occur when miscabage and shermanspeak give their speeches.
Wait, but you have to be there no later than 5.00 pm (event starts 6.30). What is this Mike? Cause over time?
An avalanche of white flour starch guaranteed to put you to sleep even if the event does not.