Best and worst - 2 experiences in CoS

Fier, Sun 06 Jun 1999

From: Fier@burning.org (Fier)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Best and worst - 2 experiences in CoS
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 05:09:14 GMT
Message-ID: <3759f1b3.11445491@newshost.dynamite.com.au>

My most memorable personal experience in the cult.

I was given the post of Purif I/C in my local Org in Canberra,
Australia. This was very soon changed to "Temp purif I/C" by the
Executive Director after I pointed out to him that this post, the
Purification Rundown (TM) In Charge had several prerequisites
that I did not meet, the most important being that I had not done
the Purif myself.  In the weeks I was on this hat, and the months
after in AOSH ANZO, studying to be an Auditor, and to this day, I
have never done the purif. Even tho the purif was also a
prerequisite for "TR's and Objectives".
         This "hat" entailed that I take care of everything
involved with the purification rundown. An amusing aside, is that
all the vitamins were usually locked up in the same room that all
Preclear folders were stored. After one incident on a weekend,
were I didnt have the vitamins, there was no way into the locked
room because the boss wasnt there, and the purifee was about to
arrive. It was my post, so I went to a chemist and paid for some
Niacin. The chemist was quite concerned, I recall, that the dose
I intended to give was "very high". Anyway, the purifee only got
the Niacin that day, and soon after I created a locked cabinet
and stored the large jars of vitamins in that, out the back of
the Org. It is still there to this day, with my padlock and
hinges, which I wasnt reimbursed for.
The best time I had in Scn was when I was taking a friendly
person called Ralph through the purif. Once he found out that the
required Sauna could be ANYWHERE in the ACT, we went to the the
Hilton Hotel. It's a very high class place. Ralph and I got along
very well, as I do with most people. He paid for my membership to
the Hilton's Gym, he bought me lunch every day, he bought me
goggles and things for the heated pool and spa. We discussed his
adventures, and my [nieve] excited beliefs about Scientology. He
was a very rich man, and told to his rapt listeners (me and his
friend - who he also bought lunches, goggles, membership for)
about the time he had "rented" the great Pyramid of Giza for a
day and a night, to have all for himself. I loved that one, and I
do not doubt it at all.
 The 5 hours or so each day were extremely relaxing for me, in
comparison to the constant rush (work!! don't think!!) of other
posts in scientology. I usually joined them in the Sauna, but
there were times when I was outside soaking up sun, reading a
novel while he was in the sauna cooking.

        After he finished, he took me and his good friend to
dinner at the Hilton, as an expression of his grattitude of me.
Damn, he was a good friend to have!!
During a fabulous dinner, he said to me, perhaps you would like
to try some of "the better wines"? I readily agreed, and asked
him to choose one. He did not drink, because he was "on course"
the next day. I forget the name of the wine, but it was the
smoothest silky liquid I had ever damn had! He told me that one
cost around $800 ($US 500) and it was only a tiny little bottle-
about 400 ml.
Well that was my most enjoyable experience, the interesting part
is, it had very little to actually do with Co$ !!

My worst experience in the cult.

This one happened 2 days ago, over a year since i left, but I
have not yet been declared an SP. (out-tech?)
I went into the Org for a friday night briefing. This was, in my
mind to say farewell to the whole lot of it, before I begin to
picket the place, and enlighten the staff members with truths
they do not know.

I started having a chat to a new staff member, about the book he
was reading, 'Out of Phaze' - Piers Anthony. I like S/F. Anyways,
this young son of the Div 6 boss and the Ethics officer , aged
about 8 leaned over the couch, in talkative children style. He
wasnt getting our attention with his babble, so he started to
read the book, which us 3 could all see. He was only able to pick
out the smaller words, and 2 multi-sylable ones. 'is, a, the,
move, we' I was shocked on the spot.
I know I read Lord of The Rings before I went to High School,
aged 11, this kid was virtually illiterate, and had 2 scientology
parents, and had been in the org all the time I had been there.
Now, I *may* be out on his age, he may be a little younger, but I
do know a star student when I see one, and he wasn't one.
I feel he has been seriously deprived of reality, and I can only
blame the Church of Scientology for this. I do not blame his
parents, for I can relate to their beliefs in the benefits of
this so so called church.

My amazed disgust with the truth about this organization, and the
dissemination of the actual reality, has only just began.

Thanks for listening.
Fier.
---
"Scientology is evil; its techniques evil; its practice a serious threat to the
  community; medically,
morally and socially." -Report of the Board of Inquiry into Scientology for the
  state of Victoria,
Australia, 1965. 

From: Fier@burning.org (Fier)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Re: Best and worst - 2 experiences in CoS
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 05:50:11 GMT
Message-ID: <375a0962.17508991@newshost.dynamite.com.au>

On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 05:09:14 GMT, Fier@burning.org (Fier) wrote:

>
>My worst experience in the cult.
>
I meant to add here, that my worst experience was NOT the
suppressed emotional pain of forced disconnection from my
brother, aged 1 year older, whom I'd always been friends with, It
wasnt working the 80->95 hours per week all the time I was there,
It wasnt the neglible pay, where in 2800+ hours of work I was
paid under $1,000, (true) It wasnt the constant pressure to give
money to the IAS, nor was it, while in the TTC, I was pressured
into studying on christmas day.
>This one happened 2 days ago, over a year since i left, but I
>have not yet been declared an SP. (out-tech?)

---
"Scientology is evil; its techniques evil; its practice a serious threat to the
  community; medically,
morally and socially." -Report of the Board of Inquiry into Scientology for the
  state of Victoria,
Australia, 1965.