insanely good thread! hope you dont mind me jumping in?
started well, i thought, but then the road to somewhere or another unpleasant was paved with good intentions was it not. then post after post of insightful, unvarnished reality.
so i guess im anon, that was what originally caught my attention, reptilian? maybe, but not i hope an unenlightened one. certainly not a 'tweentie'!
i am, however, still trying to get my head around the wrongness of the corporation of $cientology, juxtaposed to the spirituality of scientologists..you guys have had years. which makes me feel a bit like walking on eggshells. i certainly dont wish to offend or disrespect, but i do feel like im suffering from something akin to shock; in fact the word 'enturbulated' fits the bill remarkably well.
i have been a wiccan for 25yrs, work ceremonial, explored and explore philosophies, beliefs, history and generally try to understand every possible point of view. expanded my mind, shrunk my mind, enjoy a beer (etc) drive cars fast but given up motorbikes, and am frankly astonished that im still alive.
its said that there is a very fine line between genius and madness, and im not convinced that hubbard didnt get close to true inspiration. he did however, in my opinion, fall just short of 'understanding' with each philosophy he utilised (plagiarised) to form the whole. somehow the beauty of each was overlooked, the love was missing along with the compassion, humility and thusly the power.
the sadness is that it could so easily work.
but then there is the other side of the coin, and its very tarnished indeed. i dont see how the co$ will be able to survive in its present form. david miscavige has gone way beyond acceptable. this is way past lulz; that may have started it, but then you lot (please forgive generalisation) educated us.
for myself (and im not alone in my thinking), im also worried about the fallout. governments have failed the citizens by allowing this to happen, we must be ready to make them accept a certain responsibilty for whatever rehabilitation is necessary.
anyway, need to go feed man and dog..yes, domestic goddess too
hope i have contributed, you have certainly all given me much to ponder