blownstaffmember
Patron with Honors
Been reading this for a few weeks and decided to join and participate. I joined the CO$ in the late 70s at the Santa Barbara mission. Did some Dianetics auditing (back then it came before the grades) and the objectives, attested to clear a couple years later, got trained at the Orange County org (in So Cal) in the mid 80s to class IV, Sr. Sec Checker and FPRD auditor. I joined staff just before Hubbard died. It took that (being on staff) to figure out what kind of organization this really was. When attending the big "event" and hearing Miss Cabbage talk bout how Hubbard was off researching the new OT levels, I had the cognition, that I think most of you here have had - the whole thing is a sham. I packed up and walked out a few days later. Fortunately when they came to recover me, my wog wife threatened them with a lawsuit, so I was declared PTS type A and remain to this day.
I was one of those PCs whose processing goes right by the book - (lots of case gain.... yeah, right) so I thought there was really something to the tech. Back pre-Internet there was very little information available on the truth about the organization and the OT levels so my only gauge was my own personal experiences. It took a few years to realize, like I read here, it's more a recreational drug than any permanent change in abilities and well being.
Like several others have mentioned - I too was always a fairly spiritual person. I believed in the power of intention and the mind. I have had many personal experiences before scio that convinced me of my ability to influence the outcome of events, especially my own experiences - making it go right, accomplishing what you set out to do, and so on, so scio seem to offer enhancements to that innate ability - well it didn't and in fact was probably a distraction - especially the horrors of being on staff.
So anyway, I've been out for many years. Nonetheless, I get three or four phone calls and about 10 pieces of mail a day. You gotta admire their TR3. I don't mind it though. I'm betting I can ignore them longer than they can keep asking if birds fly. Every piece of mail and phone call is time and money they don't have to give to someone else.
I've been occasionally reading some of the info on the Internet, and while I can relate to some of them, I never sunk to the depths that some here have - SO RPF and such, but I'm glad the truth is now coming out.
Anyway, happy to be aboard.
I was one of those PCs whose processing goes right by the book - (lots of case gain.... yeah, right) so I thought there was really something to the tech. Back pre-Internet there was very little information available on the truth about the organization and the OT levels so my only gauge was my own personal experiences. It took a few years to realize, like I read here, it's more a recreational drug than any permanent change in abilities and well being.
Like several others have mentioned - I too was always a fairly spiritual person. I believed in the power of intention and the mind. I have had many personal experiences before scio that convinced me of my ability to influence the outcome of events, especially my own experiences - making it go right, accomplishing what you set out to do, and so on, so scio seem to offer enhancements to that innate ability - well it didn't and in fact was probably a distraction - especially the horrors of being on staff.
So anyway, I've been out for many years. Nonetheless, I get three or four phone calls and about 10 pieces of mail a day. You gotta admire their TR3. I don't mind it though. I'm betting I can ignore them longer than they can keep asking if birds fly. Every piece of mail and phone call is time and money they don't have to give to someone else.
I've been occasionally reading some of the info on the Internet, and while I can relate to some of them, I never sunk to the depths that some here have - SO RPF and such, but I'm glad the truth is now coming out.
Anyway, happy to be aboard.
blownstaffmember! 
when they tried to take another bite at you. If appropriate let her know I take my hat off to her 
