Johnd
Patron with Honors
Hello all
I just tried to post an intro and something strange happened. The whole thing disappeared before I could finish. So here goes again.
I left the cult in early '96, following a near insanity-inducing barrage of keeping scientology working, sec checks and ot v rundowns at flag. After the thrill of it all wore off, and I realized I was worse off than ever, I went to the library and read Barefaced Messiah and other books. Finally it all made sense. Couldn't go on fooling myself--it was all a horrible mistake and I'd spent the previous 26 years supporting an elaborate fantasy.
I was at first somewhat active as a critic on the internet, and the by the late nineties I pretty much faded away. Not sure why, but a lot was happening.
During my time as a cult member I was in the s.o. through the '70s at CCLA. Held the posts of auditor, Chief cramming officer, Qual sec. I left staff and the s.o. in 1979 after a brief stint in the old guardian's office. (Never fit in there and never got access to an secret operations.) In the eighties I worked for a while at Delphi Oregon.
There's a lot more to it, but to make it short, I'm back now. I've done several pickets here in LA in the last couple of months, the most recent being the picket of the orange county ideal org grand opening. (fun) Hope to learn a lot here from you all and will post whenever I feel have something useful to say.
Thanks,
John
I just tried to post an intro and something strange happened. The whole thing disappeared before I could finish. So here goes again.
I left the cult in early '96, following a near insanity-inducing barrage of keeping scientology working, sec checks and ot v rundowns at flag. After the thrill of it all wore off, and I realized I was worse off than ever, I went to the library and read Barefaced Messiah and other books. Finally it all made sense. Couldn't go on fooling myself--it was all a horrible mistake and I'd spent the previous 26 years supporting an elaborate fantasy.
I was at first somewhat active as a critic on the internet, and the by the late nineties I pretty much faded away. Not sure why, but a lot was happening.
During my time as a cult member I was in the s.o. through the '70s at CCLA. Held the posts of auditor, Chief cramming officer, Qual sec. I left staff and the s.o. in 1979 after a brief stint in the old guardian's office. (Never fit in there and never got access to an secret operations.) In the eighties I worked for a while at Delphi Oregon.
There's a lot more to it, but to make it short, I'm back now. I've done several pickets here in LA in the last couple of months, the most recent being the picket of the orange county ideal org grand opening. (fun) Hope to learn a lot here from you all and will post whenever I feel have something useful to say.
Thanks,
John
Thanks for posting your story! We look forward to hearing more and FEEL FREE to POST whenever you want about whatever you want. The communication gets inhibited in jammed by the involvement in the CULT - so let er fly!!
