We’ve been pretty busy with the Danny Masterson trial over the last few weeks, but now that it’s on pause, we want to bring your attention to some other important issues. Namely, that a couple of different Scientologists are going through a very difficult time right now, and there is a way you can lend them a hand.
My gosh, I hope some of the old benefactors of Jerry and Hana's time doing help getting families reunited of their Scientology relations, can add to Jerry's GoFundMe.
(I myself did virtually NOTHING compared to "helping" ex's in my tiny window when I ran the 800-exSeaOrg phone "advice" which was nothing compared to all others who've been getting family members out of Scientology. But some truly utterly rich families in the world lose their offspring to Scientology, and payback to someone like Jerry, [and today to Aftermath Fdn] I hope people who Jerry and Hana helped remember Jerry right now).
Tony, you are off the charts a decent human being! My gosh, "we" the ex's, are so fortunate, thank you endlessly for even taking the time of day to write about Scientology and it's debris trail.
I'm eternally grateful for your writing skills and humanity, and this forum Substack and the Underground Bunker.
My super Spartan ex Scientologist/Sea Org member strategy I fell back on the advice either of James Joyce or D.H. Lawrence, one of their books, a character was a young man (but the advice goes for young women) is get ANY job, a job you know you are overqualified for, and just go Spartan lifestyle, save up, bide your time, and plan ahead.
Two other pieces of advice, I'm 70 today, is the "piggybank" strategy (save your pennies, money, stockpile some, enough to make your next move to where you want to go).
Realize in human history, there've been thousands of years of humans who've lived far far far worse off lives than we do today (and billions live more impoverished than all of us US and western citizens today also).
Just frame your life simpler, more Spartan, save your pennies, make your next move.
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I did the above, when I quit Sea Org.
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Next I did what Jeff Hawkins advised ex's read, the "What Color Is Your Parachute" book.
If gives a half dozen key pieces of advice for late in life adults who are essentially making a career change.
The top advice, for me, was "apply and keep applying for the job you love". The upside of this, is when you get that job, then every day of work is a joy,
Being in Scientology/Sea Org so many years, I found by osmosis I had become essentially a "salesman" personality, LOL. (Something in one of the books I also read after leaving, was that if you can "fake" sincerity, you have a somewhat advantage---Scientologists and their "certainty" which most will attain after a few decades connection with Scientology groups, by osmosis, you can then use and will inevitably use in life the rest of your life. You've likely been turned into this semi fanatical workaholic if you were Sea Org for a few decades.)
Hobby is the last and connected to the first piece of advice. LIfe's short, focus on what you love doing and strategize in that direction, and your job might not be what you immediately love, but it let's you do your HOBBY (focused interest and joy doing) in life.
If you are a died in the wool Scientologist, I used to, you inevitably will do it anyways, remember Emeter Drill 19, and the lists for favorites (colors, dogs, etc),
Focus on your favorites in life, blot out the crap and nonsense in life, do your HOBBY, enjoy your freedom in the real world.
My two cents for Ian.
(I loved the old "Book of the Month" club, and I would throw in, read books, since books lay out usually better advice than superficial flashy visual media.).
Ian Rafalko should contact the Aftermath Foundation. Getting folks who've left Scientology help and back on their feet is what they do. https://theaftermathfoundation.org/
My gosh, I hope some of the old benefactors of Jerry and Hana's time doing help getting families reunited of their Scientology relations, can add to Jerry's GoFundMe.
(I myself did virtually NOTHING compared to "helping" ex's in my tiny window when I ran the 800-exSeaOrg phone "advice" which was nothing compared to all others who've been getting family members out of Scientology. But some truly utterly rich families in the world lose their offspring to Scientology, and payback to someone like Jerry, [and today to Aftermath Fdn] I hope people who Jerry and Hana helped remember Jerry right now).
Tony, you are off the charts a decent human being! My gosh, "we" the ex's, are so fortunate, thank you endlessly for even taking the time of day to write about Scientology and it's debris trail.
I'm eternally grateful for your writing skills and humanity, and this forum Substack and the Underground Bunker.
Chuck Beatty
x 75 to 03
My super Spartan ex Scientologist/Sea Org member strategy I fell back on the advice either of James Joyce or D.H. Lawrence, one of their books, a character was a young man (but the advice goes for young women) is get ANY job, a job you know you are overqualified for, and just go Spartan lifestyle, save up, bide your time, and plan ahead.
Two other pieces of advice, I'm 70 today, is the "piggybank" strategy (save your pennies, money, stockpile some, enough to make your next move to where you want to go).
Realize in human history, there've been thousands of years of humans who've lived far far far worse off lives than we do today (and billions live more impoverished than all of us US and western citizens today also).
Just frame your life simpler, more Spartan, save your pennies, make your next move.
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I did the above, when I quit Sea Org.
------------------------
Next I did what Jeff Hawkins advised ex's read, the "What Color Is Your Parachute" book.
If gives a half dozen key pieces of advice for late in life adults who are essentially making a career change.
The top advice, for me, was "apply and keep applying for the job you love". The upside of this, is when you get that job, then every day of work is a joy,
Being in Scientology/Sea Org so many years, I found by osmosis I had become essentially a "salesman" personality, LOL. (Something in one of the books I also read after leaving, was that if you can "fake" sincerity, you have a somewhat advantage---Scientologists and their "certainty" which most will attain after a few decades connection with Scientology groups, by osmosis, you can then use and will inevitably use in life the rest of your life. You've likely been turned into this semi fanatical workaholic if you were Sea Org for a few decades.)
Hobby is the last and connected to the first piece of advice. LIfe's short, focus on what you love doing and strategize in that direction, and your job might not be what you immediately love, but it let's you do your HOBBY (focused interest and joy doing) in life.
If you are a died in the wool Scientologist, I used to, you inevitably will do it anyways, remember Emeter Drill 19, and the lists for favorites (colors, dogs, etc),
Focus on your favorites in life, blot out the crap and nonsense in life, do your HOBBY, enjoy your freedom in the real world.
My two cents for Ian.
(I loved the old "Book of the Month" club, and I would throw in, read books, since books lay out usually better advice than superficial flashy visual media.).
Ian Rafalko should contact the Aftermath Foundation. Getting folks who've left Scientology help and back on their feet is what they do. https://theaftermathfoundation.org/