[Today’s guest post is by Pete Griffiths.] My reason for leaving Scientology was simple. My pregnant wife and child were starving. So was I. We were actually paying a babysitter so that we could work at the “org” (Scientology’s word for church) where we received no pay, week in week out. The staff were making it difficult to leave and so “blowing” (Scientology’s word for leaving without authorization) was the only option.
This article by Pete clearly shows how a dynamic person is used as a local "church" setup leader by the Hubbard framework for these Scientology organizations.
Dynamic people make Scientology "work" in spurts. And Scientology seeks them out, the false promises in the Hubbard books and public materials make staff setups to sell Scientology sound legit.
Dynamic people, and capable people, make the Scientology setup "work." Until the setup, all governed by Hubbard's scapegoating detailed intertwining rules, dump on the dynamic people and leave them no option but get out of the setup.
But it's that false luring extensive Hubbard writings that are public, which promise the moon, or promise the universe, and handling not only earth, but the rest of the universe. (Reminds me that the whole dwindling spiral of the universe writing by Hubbard, making Scientology a cosmic turning point happening here on little earth, that's about as megalomaniacal as anything Hubbard ever wrote, on par with Keeping Scientology Working (the issue by Hubbard that is so over the top it's obvious Hubbard is a paranoid megalomaniac)).
If people like Pete were allowed to make enough money to survive, they'd likely have bigger spurts of success in Scientology.
In the long range, due to the "tech" (the quackery pseudo-therapy and exorcism five confidential steps of upper Scientology) being NOT the world's saving answer to all the world's problems, the scam of Scientology will catch up to and disappoint all who stick in there longer and "hold the fort" in the scam's extensive administrative hoops framework longer.
Success in Scientology only delays full wising up and quitting. So quitting earlier in the scam's spurts of success one is caught up in, is wiser.
Get it over, and quit sooner, get on with regular life.
Pete's a perfect example of a dynamic person who can even make ludicrous moribund Scientology nuttery "work" in spurts.
Scientology wants more Pete's frankly, and that's how Scientology survives. On the backs of the smarter hopeful dynamic people who get lured into thinking Scientology's worthy of them fitting into the roles that supposedly make Scientology save this universe.
But giving praise to those that did make short spurts of dynamic success in Scientology's history, it's an unthanked job making a cult scam work, and you have to root for those that tried.
Scientology is a really weird show, many great people tried make it "work."
Pete, you have a way with the prose. "the same sense of desperation was all-pervasive amongst the membership.".... That desperation is built into the scam. By keeping everyone with their noses to the grindstone, everyone is too busy to have that 'what the FiretrUCK moment'.
How hard up for Mission Holders were they to let Pete be the boss?? The old materials he inherited prove that $cientology is just like any MLM and Pete didn't even get pricey cosmetics to keep in his basement or garage.
Great article, Pete. I had a few thoughts on reading it.
You started out all wrong (according to LRH), you should have bloated out full staff before you opened your doors, which is probably why you survived any time at all.
The mission holder pack shows what a scam it was. You buy all that stuff, but if you don’t use it immediately it is outdated, you can tell by the covers. You felt guilty about selling the public outdated materials which “the most ethical group on the planet” had pilfered bits and pieces from, when LRH succinctly states that nothing that he says should in any way be altered, so how in the world could it actually be outdated?
“ How can I, with hand on heart, introduce people to Scientology, knowing full well that you don’t get what is promised and you can’t even afford a dinner?” Unvarnished truth.
My Gosh!
This article by Pete clearly shows how a dynamic person is used as a local "church" setup leader by the Hubbard framework for these Scientology organizations.
Dynamic people make Scientology "work" in spurts. And Scientology seeks them out, the false promises in the Hubbard books and public materials make staff setups to sell Scientology sound legit.
Dynamic people, and capable people, make the Scientology setup "work." Until the setup, all governed by Hubbard's scapegoating detailed intertwining rules, dump on the dynamic people and leave them no option but get out of the setup.
But it's that false luring extensive Hubbard writings that are public, which promise the moon, or promise the universe, and handling not only earth, but the rest of the universe. (Reminds me that the whole dwindling spiral of the universe writing by Hubbard, making Scientology a cosmic turning point happening here on little earth, that's about as megalomaniacal as anything Hubbard ever wrote, on par with Keeping Scientology Working (the issue by Hubbard that is so over the top it's obvious Hubbard is a paranoid megalomaniac)).
If people like Pete were allowed to make enough money to survive, they'd likely have bigger spurts of success in Scientology.
In the long range, due to the "tech" (the quackery pseudo-therapy and exorcism five confidential steps of upper Scientology) being NOT the world's saving answer to all the world's problems, the scam of Scientology will catch up to and disappoint all who stick in there longer and "hold the fort" in the scam's extensive administrative hoops framework longer.
Success in Scientology only delays full wising up and quitting. So quitting earlier in the scam's spurts of success one is caught up in, is wiser.
Get it over, and quit sooner, get on with regular life.
Pete's a perfect example of a dynamic person who can even make ludicrous moribund Scientology nuttery "work" in spurts.
Scientology wants more Pete's frankly, and that's how Scientology survives. On the backs of the smarter hopeful dynamic people who get lured into thinking Scientology's worthy of them fitting into the roles that supposedly make Scientology save this universe.
But giving praise to those that did make short spurts of dynamic success in Scientology's history, it's an unthanked job making a cult scam work, and you have to root for those that tried.
Scientology is a really weird show, many great people tried make it "work."
Pete, you have a way with the prose. "the same sense of desperation was all-pervasive amongst the membership.".... That desperation is built into the scam. By keeping everyone with their noses to the grindstone, everyone is too busy to have that 'what the FiretrUCK moment'.
How hard up for Mission Holders were they to let Pete be the boss?? The old materials he inherited prove that $cientology is just like any MLM and Pete didn't even get pricey cosmetics to keep in his basement or garage.
Great article, Pete. I had a few thoughts on reading it.
You started out all wrong (according to LRH), you should have bloated out full staff before you opened your doors, which is probably why you survived any time at all.
The mission holder pack shows what a scam it was. You buy all that stuff, but if you don’t use it immediately it is outdated, you can tell by the covers. You felt guilty about selling the public outdated materials which “the most ethical group on the planet” had pilfered bits and pieces from, when LRH succinctly states that nothing that he says should in any way be altered, so how in the world could it actually be outdated?
“ How can I, with hand on heart, introduce people to Scientology, knowing full well that you don’t get what is promised and you can’t even afford a dinner?” Unvarnished truth.
Thank you.