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The "squirrel" label
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You make a lot of sense with that explanation.
I picture Ron's bust falling off of its pedestal.
You make a lot of sense with that explanation.
I picture Ron's bust falling off of its pedestal.
Well, political incorrectness isn't directly punishable yet, but, in some circles it's considered socially deplorable.
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Such an interesting thread! I feel a rant coming on.....
I believe there are two (2) different purposes for the term SQUIRREL.
1. Demonizing Perceived Enemies. That is well-covered by other excellent posts already. A laughable (to anyone outside the cult) propaganda poster to stir mutual ("group bank") hatred and galvanize the troops to charge into battle with little to no sleep, rations or ammo. Every good cult with their own paramilitary has a version of "squirrel". It forms the third leg of Hubbard's holy trinity of Homo Novis, Homo Sapiens & Sub-Human (SPs, DBs,Jokers & Degraders and other spiritual disgraces akin to animals such as "tigers" or "squirrels") Nazi's had dozens of such campaigns to reduce the enemy to sub-levels below Aryan Purity (his version of Homo Novis) exemplified by this 1948 Nazi poster with caption reading:
"Shame on you, chatterer! The enemy is listening. Silence is your duty."
2. Self-fulfilling PANACEA for all of Scientology's lack of results, not achieving the states of Clear/OT,negative outcomes and other customer dissatisfactions. Here is the fix-all incantation that explains and resolves the emerging doubts of parishoners awakening to the realities of Scientology not working as sold. The system of human control nearly perfected by Scientology indoctrination has a pyramid with ONE SUPER-HUMAN at the top and everyone else below. Hubbard was it for a half century; then, by design and necessity, Miscavige filled the essential position, not as ecclesiastical leader but as exclusive conduit to universal knowledge.
Only one (1) person can have this post in Scientology because anyone in the church, at any time, may suddenly figure out the fraud and sprint for the exits. It is no mistake that the amusement park called ScientologyWorld has "ethics officers" posted at the exits to keep theme park visitors inside indefinitely. When a parishioner commits the original sin, to eat from "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" the curse of "Squirrel" is invoked to neutralize Adam or Eve's abberated thoughts.
If, for example, Adam and Eve donate $700,000 to ascend to OT VIII and discover that they are much the same (or perhaps worse) than the mortals who live next door, serious questions begin to form in the mind.
CoS (Flag) doesn't just want to Declare them without trying to salvage their business so it claims that they did not receive real Scientology. Their auditing was squirrel; however Flag, being the mecca of technical perfection cannot, by defintion, be "squirrel" so it delivers the euphemistic R-Factor that "you received Non-Standard actions" (i.e. You need repair, see the reg). Know that "non-standard" and "out-KSW" and "Squirrel" are all synonymous, but the latter pejorative is only trotted out in cases of the lost cause, where the parishoner's business is un-recoverable.
Squirrel is a catch-all that relieves the unbearable pressure a true believer experiences in the face of failing to become an Operating Thetan, despite decades of perfect application. The CoS uses this trick well and often. "My dear, poor parishioners, what techinal evil has befallen you at the hands of (Mayo, Evil Transcriptionist, etc). You deserve so much better. Let us now help reduce your pain (and your checking account balance).
Labeling a "Squirrel" is an all-in-one pain, stress and doubt reliever. Only one being alive on Earth has access to cosmic truth and all else can only hope to follow in his messianic path to "total freedom."
In truth, a "Squirrel" is one who has not accepted the Church's guru as God. It was always curious that Scn was so vague about whether there was or was not a God; and if one existed, what was known about God. Hubbard threw an curveball with a perpetual spin that always moved away from one's grasp, akin to "whatever is real to you is real".
But, with a little time and distance from all the cult trappings of "Squirrel" and God, it becomes astonishingly apparent that Hubbard wished, in fact INSISTED, upon being recognized as God. Only he rose above the physical plane to save humanity. There are countless clues and flashing arrows erected, all pointing to the inevitable conclusion that Hubbard is God. One such ridiculous veiled revelation is Hymn Of Asian where he boldly hijacks all of Buddhism, claiming that he is the reincarnated Buddha.
Miscavige, is the new God-on-Earth, both because he wanted it that way AND because his post requires someone of such unyielding criminal conviction. That is why Miscavige is entitled to "evolve" the tech and all others are "Squirrel" at his fickle discretion and decree.
A "Squirrel" is anyone who does not believe in the God of Scientology and dares to attempt finding freedom on their own.
Squirrels, in particular, are hideous demons for Scientology faithful to behold because, for starters, they break the first three COMMANDMENTS from God himself:
"And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
Hubbard God embedded & encoded these first 3 into his own TEN COMMANDMENTS, Keeping Scientology Working.
"God" does not like to be defied, and loyal Scientologists who do "God's" work act accordingly to protect the "Lord" from devilish demons (i.e. "Squirrels") that, unlike BT's (their benevolent non-corporeal counterparts) do not respond to the miraculous technology of Scientology.
End of Rant:
I believe there are two (2) different purposes for the term SQUIRREL.
1. Demonizing Perceived Enemies. That is well-covered by other excellent posts already. A laughable (to anyone outside the cult) propaganda poster to stir mutual ("group bank") hatred and galvanize the troops to charge into battle with little to no sleep, rations or ammo. Every good cult with their own paramilitary has a version of "squirrel". It forms the third leg of Hubbard's holy trinity of Homo Novis, Homo Sapiens & Sub-Human (SPs, DBs,Jokers & Degraders and other spiritual disgraces akin to animals such as "tigers" or "squirrels") Nazi's had dozens of such campaigns to reduce the enemy to sub-levels below Aryan Purity (his version of Homo Novis) exemplified by this 1948 Nazi poster with caption reading:
"Shame on you, chatterer! The enemy is listening. Silence is your duty."
2. Self-fulfilling PANACEA for all of Scientology's lack of results, not achieving the states of Clear/OT,negative outcomes and other customer dissatisfactions. Here is the fix-all incantation that explains and resolves the emerging doubts of parishoners awakening to the realities of Scientology not working as sold. The system of human control nearly perfected by Scientology indoctrination has a pyramid with ONE SUPER-HUMAN at the top and everyone else below. Hubbard was it for a half century; then, by design and necessity, Miscavige filled the essential position, not as ecclesiastical leader but as exclusive conduit to universal knowledge.
Only one (1) person can have this post in Scientology because anyone in the church, at any time, may suddenly figure out the fraud and sprint for the exits. It is no mistake that the amusement park called ScientologyWorld has "ethics officers" posted at the exits to keep theme park visitors inside indefinitely. When a parishioner commits the original sin, to eat from "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" the curse of "Squirrel" is invoked to neutralize Adam or Eve's abberated thoughts.
If, for example, Adam and Eve donate $700,000 to ascend to OT VIII and discover that they are much the same (or perhaps worse) than the mortals who live next door, serious questions begin to form in the mind.
CoS (Flag) doesn't just want to Declare them without trying to salvage their business so it claims that they did not receive real Scientology. Their auditing was squirrel; however Flag, being the mecca of technical perfection cannot, by defintion, be "squirrel" so it delivers the euphemistic R-Factor that "you received Non-Standard actions" (i.e. You need repair, see the reg). Know that "non-standard" and "out-KSW" and "Squirrel" are all synonymous, but the latter pejorative is only trotted out in cases of the lost cause, where the parishoner's business is un-recoverable.
Squirrel is a catch-all that relieves the unbearable pressure a true believer experiences in the face of failing to become an Operating Thetan, despite decades of perfect application. The CoS uses this trick well and often. "My dear, poor parishioners, what techinal evil has befallen you at the hands of (Mayo, Evil Transcriptionist, etc). You deserve so much better. Let us now help reduce your pain (and your checking account balance).
Labeling a "Squirrel" is an all-in-one pain, stress and doubt reliever. Only one being alive on Earth has access to cosmic truth and all else can only hope to follow in his messianic path to "total freedom."
In truth, a "Squirrel" is one who has not accepted the Church's guru as God. It was always curious that Scn was so vague about whether there was or was not a God; and if one existed, what was known about God. Hubbard threw an curveball with a perpetual spin that always moved away from one's grasp, akin to "whatever is real to you is real".
But, with a little time and distance from all the cult trappings of "Squirrel" and God, it becomes astonishingly apparent that Hubbard wished, in fact INSISTED, upon being recognized as God. Only he rose above the physical plane to save humanity. There are countless clues and flashing arrows erected, all pointing to the inevitable conclusion that Hubbard is God. One such ridiculous veiled revelation is Hymn Of Asian where he boldly hijacks all of Buddhism, claiming that he is the reincarnated Buddha.
Miscavige, is the new God-on-Earth, both because he wanted it that way AND because his post requires someone of such unyielding criminal conviction. That is why Miscavige is entitled to "evolve" the tech and all others are "Squirrel" at his fickle discretion and decree.
A "Squirrel" is anyone who does not believe in the God of Scientology and dares to attempt finding freedom on their own.
Squirrels, in particular, are hideous demons for Scientology faithful to behold because, for starters, they break the first three COMMANDMENTS from God himself:
"And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
Hubbard God embedded & encoded these first 3 into his own TEN COMMANDMENTS, Keeping Scientology Working.
"God" does not like to be defied, and loyal Scientologists who do "God's" work act accordingly to protect the "Lord" from devilish demons (i.e. "Squirrels") that, unlike BT's (their benevolent non-corporeal counterparts) do not respond to the miraculous technology of Scientology.
End of Rant:
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Free to shine
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I never had any charge on the word 'squirrel'.. Cute little critters.. We have a little family of 'em living in a tree in our garden.
But the squirrel label implies that the person still uses scientology! - There's an implicit validation of scientology in that.
Yup, I had the same thoughts!
Free to shine
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Yes, and unfortunately he created a whole 'religion' out of it.
Free to shine
Shiny & Free
Such an interesting thread! I feel a rant coming on.....
I believe there are two (2) different purposes for the term SQUIRREL.
1. Demonizing Perceived Enemies. That is well-covered by other excellent posts already. A laughable (to anyone outside the cult) propaganda poster to stir mutual ("group bank") hatred and galvanize the troops to charge into battle with little to no sleep, rations or ammo. Every good cult with their own paramilitary has a version of "squirrel". It forms the third leg of Hubbard's holy trinity of Homo Novis, Homo Sapiens & Sub-Human (SPs, DBs,Jokers & Degraders, Tigers and other spiritual disgraces akin to animals such as "tigers" or "squirrels") Nazi's had dozens of such campaigns to reduce the enemy to sub-levels below Aryan Purity (his version of Homo Novis) exemplified by this 1948 Nazi poster with caption reading:
"Shame on you, chatterer! The enemy is listening. Silence is your duty."
2. Self-fulfilling PANACEA for all of Scientology's lack of results, not achieving the states of Clear/OT,negative outcomes and other customer dissatisfactions. Here is the fix-all incantation that explains and resolves the emerging doubts of parishoners awakening to the realities of Scientology not working as sold. The system of human control nearly perfected by Scientology indoctrination has a pyramid with ONE SUPER-HUMAN at the top and everyone else below. Hubbard was it for a half century; then, by design and necessity, Miscavige filled the essential position, not as ecclesiastical leader but as exclusive conduit to universal knowledge.
Only one (1) person can have this post in Scientology because anyone in the church, at any time, may suddenly figure out the fraud and sprint for the exits. It is no mistake that the amusement park called ScientologyWorld has "ethics officers" posted at the exits to keep theme park visitors inside indefinitely. When a parishioner commits the original sin, to eat from "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" the curse of "Squirrel" is invoked to neutralize Adam or Eve's abberated thoughts.
If, for example, Adam and Eve donate $700,000 to ascend to OT VIII and discover that they are much the same (or perhaps worse) than the mortals who live next door, serious questions begin to form in the mind.
CoS (Flag) doesn't just want to Declare they without trying to salvage their business so it claims that they did not receive real Scientology. Their auditing was squirrel; however Flag, being the mecca of technical perfection cannot, by defintion, be "squirrel" so it delivers the euphemistic R-Factor that "you received Non-Standard actions." Know that "non-standard" and "out-KSW" and "Squirrel" are all synonymous, but the latter pejorative is only trotted out in cases of the lost cause, where the parishoner's business is un-recoverable.
Squirrel is a catch-all that relieves the unbearable pressure a true believer experiences in the face of failing to become an Operating Thetan, despite decades of perfect application. The CoS uses this trick well and often. "My dear, poor parishioners, what techinal evil has befallen you at the hands of (Mayo, Evil Transcriptionist, etc). You deserve so much better. Let us now help relieve your pain (and your checking account balance).
Labeling a "Squirrel" is an all-in-one pain, stress and doubt reliever. Only one being alive has access to cosmic truth and all else can only hope to follow in his messianic path to "total freedom."
In truth, a "Squirrel" is one who has not accepted the Church's guru as God. It was always curious that Scn was so vague about whether there was or was not a God; and if one existed, what was known about God. Hubbard threw an curveball with a perpetual spin that always moved away from one's grasp, akin to "whatever is real to you is real".
But, with a little time and distance from all the cult trappings of "Squirrel" and God, it becomes astonishingly apparent that Hubbard wished, in fact INSISTED, upon being recognized as God. Only he rose above the physical plane to save humanity. There are countless clues and flashing arrows erected, all pointing to the inevitable conclusion that Hubbard is God. One such ridiculous veiled revelation is Hymn Of Asian where he boldly hijacks all of Buddhism, claiming that he is the reincarnated Buddha.
Miscavige, is the new God-on-Earth, both because he wanted it that way AND because his post requires someone of such unyielding criminal conviction. That is why Miscavige is entitled to "evolve" the tech and all others are "Squirrel" at his fickle discretion and decree.
A "Squirrel" is anyone who does not believe in the God of Scientology and dares to attempt finding freedom on their own.
Squirrels, in particular, are hideous demons for Scientology faithful to behold because, for starters, they break the first three COMMANDMENTS from God himself:
"And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
Hubbard God embedded & encoded these first 3 into his own TEN COMMANDMENTS, Keeping Scientology Working.
"God" does not like to be defied, and loyal Scientologists who do "God's" work act accordingly to protect the "Lord" from such devilish demons that, unlike BT's (their benevolent non-corporeal counterparts) do not respond to the miraculous technology of Scientology.
End of Rant:
Excellent post.
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I agree, FTS, but I think we who followed helped with that, didn't we?
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I remember someone close to me freaking out once when they feared my declare was on its way. I was freaking out about being thought of as an sp, but all this person could say was that I'd now be a "squirrel" (and you should've seen the disgusted face they pulled while saying that). It made no sense though as I was leaving scientology, not intending to keep on practising it. It's just one of the many derogatory buzz words in scientology, and obviously there's more fear connected to certain words for different scios.
Oh and squirrels are one of my favourite kinds of animals. Where is the squirrel icon?
Oh and squirrels are one of my favourite kinds of animals. Where is the squirrel icon?
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Reckon it's the last bastion of a failed cult to label those who no longer believe totally into some sort of "Perverters of Holy Writ" rather than the reality of "someone who now sees things differently."
OSA ANZO must be loving their beans-and-rice existence if that's all they can think of as a "counter-attack" on us dreadful SP types.
I'm with you, Carmel - a few months ago I too would have silently cringed at the label.
Now it's
at OSA fail-tech yet again.
OSA ANZO must be loving their beans-and-rice existence if that's all they can think of as a "counter-attack" on us dreadful SP types.
I'm with you, Carmel - a few months ago I too would have silently cringed at the label.
Now it's
at OSA fail-tech yet again.
Shredder
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the overt doth speak loudest
Yeah I've heard this - but we all know the CofS is on its dwindling spiral and is an indicator of how desperate and scared they are becoming more alone with the ranks thinning out - they don't even know who to trust within the ranks - treating their own as their enemy (increasingly heavy ethics trips; overboarding etc) - gotta be a lot of confusion with a lot of unhappy people in there.
But what is news to me - recently, and this leak came from some close and caring friends, who don't buy the 'latest' buzz words - I guess used as a last resort when their other tactics didn't work still trying to extinguish the lives of the exes who continue to flourish, prosper and thrive, living ethical lives because they are inherently so, (regardless of whether they were inside or OUTSIDE (shock horror!) the CofS)
and that I am now apparently "part of Carmel's squirrel group".
I'm sure OSA will be deeply disappointed that this latest campaign fell flat on its face and was short lived - you see; I see Carmel every day - there is no squirrel group here, no pseudo CofS - just some healthy, sane, ethical, hard working and well meaning guys getting on with their lives, living the simple life on a farm.
It's just very transparent to both the exes out of the CofS and the good guys with a leg still in -
Short life I expect for the CofS who still loudly try and promote they are 'the sanest most ethical group'.
[yeah? who are they kidding?...oh...themselves]
Yeah I've heard this - but we all know the CofS is on its dwindling spiral and is an indicator of how desperate and scared they are becoming more alone with the ranks thinning out - they don't even know who to trust within the ranks - treating their own as their enemy (increasingly heavy ethics trips; overboarding etc) - gotta be a lot of confusion with a lot of unhappy people in there.
But what is news to me - recently, and this leak came from some close and caring friends, who don't buy the 'latest' buzz words - I guess used as a last resort when their other tactics didn't work still trying to extinguish the lives of the exes who continue to flourish, prosper and thrive, living ethical lives because they are inherently so, (regardless of whether they were inside or OUTSIDE (shock horror!) the CofS)
and that I am now apparently "part of Carmel's squirrel group".
I'm sure OSA will be deeply disappointed that this latest campaign fell flat on its face and was short lived - you see; I see Carmel every day - there is no squirrel group here, no pseudo CofS - just some healthy, sane, ethical, hard working and well meaning guys getting on with their lives, living the simple life on a farm.
It's just very transparent to both the exes out of the CofS and the good guys with a leg still in -
Short life I expect for the CofS who still loudly try and promote they are 'the sanest most ethical group'.
[yeah? who are they kidding?...oh...themselves]
You have got to be joking! "Only under DM" - you surely are not serious?
^^^^
This.
Old Hubbo "loaded" the word and fired the shots! Picking a stupid PR piece to prove the vileness of DM is being extremely selective.
"I would not for a moment hamper their right to think" yeah sure Ron, sure! Now where is that KSW PL?
Panda Termint
Cabal Of One
Yep, I agree. Hubbard was the one who loaded the word and turned it into a weapon-of-myth-destruction.
DM is just one amongst many who have chosen to wield it against "apostates".
DM is just one amongst many who have chosen to wield it against "apostates".
HCObringOrder?
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NeXTep
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I was talking to one of my old mates yesterday, about the label of "squirrel".
Recently, several people have been told that I am a squirrel, and that I have a squirrel group. For whatever reason, my reaction to that was worse than what it was, when I heard other stuff about myself that was far more 'detrimental'. "Why?" I thought. Looking at my reaction, I thought, "Wtf is going on here?".
I am very fond of a couple of "squirrels" on the board here (not that I have ever thought about them in those terms) - I don't think less of them for what they do, in fact if anything, I admire them for it and/or for pursuing things in the area. So how come my reaction was......cringe, "oh no", "yuck, don't call ME that". - What a bloody hoot!
As my mate said, for us exes, that term is/was 'loaded'. It's kinda like you'd be better off being a mass murderer than a "squirrel".
I recall being comm ev'd once for "squirreling". Crikey, I found it soul destroying at the time to be thought of as a squirrel....it was 'so' offensive. I would have rather been charged with being an SP than a squirrel.
I'm looking at it today, and I'm still not sure why I took some concept of "squirrel" on board the way I did, in the first place, but clearly I did. It's been making me feel more than slightly ill, thinking that my old mates still 'in' would consider me a squirrel.
It's not a wonder the CofS is saying that about me now. The other stuff didn't work on my old mates still 'in'. Considering that they know I was a devout techie, then it's probably the best slander that the CofS could use with scios to try and 'dead agent' me, or dead agent any techie type who has now departed from the ranks.
At least now I can 'see' it and am tending to giggle about it rather than cry about it, but the fact that the concept of "squirrel" and the feelings associated with it, snuck in on me when I wasn't looking, and have been hanging around all this time, is interesting.
Whatever! It's concept and use, are as sneaky as, to say the least.
The label alone, as crazy as it may be, cannot be the only cause of the charge, Carmel.
Fact is that the labeling causes charge and charge can only be released if you find the real cause of it.
Of course you can bury the issue again and try to forget, but this won't release it, it's merely the "painkiller" that keeps your pain away for awhile but does not cure your ailment.
In Scientology we are taught from day one to bury our issues by doing TR0 bullbaiting. TR0 bullbaiting is there to keep composed while issues are being brought up by your twin. This is called mental conditioning and is the start of the road to hell.
Scientology is designed to start more fires in your mind than you are able to extinguish. The few ones you manage to extinguish during auditing soon start up again. If you have a real lucky strike you may once get an epiphany and are able to extinguish some more in a swoop at once and leave the cult, but this is not the norm, as Scientology has no provision for graduating from the cult itself.
Nevertheless that does not mean that those fires haven't been there dormant in the first place and you just did not want to see them. So Scientology merely has fed them a bit more than possibly "normal" life would have done. But the issue was there in the first place and that is what needs to be addressed and released.
Having issues woken up is not something to be considered bad. It is part of our life journey to address and release those issues that bother us. Only by doing so our life becomes more pleasant and peaceful and only by releasing them will you be able to step off the treadmill of reincarnation. To want to step off the treadmill is of course everyone's own decision.
Our peers do help us find those issues by mirroring them back to us and so we are able to address them. Jesus referred to this when he stated that we always see the beam in the eye of the other whilst we don't see the speck of sawdust in our own.
