Are Scientology OTs losing their powers? Or have they just given up sharing their amazing feats of supernatural ability with the editors of Scientology’s Advance! magazine? For years, we have enjoyed reading the ghost stories Scientologists pass off as evidence that they are gaining superpowers in Scientology’s “Operating Thetan” levels, which they can only get to after years of dedication and hundreds of thousands of dollars down the drain.
Yes, the quality of OT phenomena, or what us wogs call “coinki-dink,” seems to be reaching for a deeply lowered bar. It has become limbo instead of pole vault. Wogs have better OT stories than Scientologists do anymore.
I am more intrigued that there are people who are unaware of their own furniture and call acquaintances who have never been over to complain about losing important paperwork. I am glad none of my acquaintances have done that.
Or people who know the number of and initiate a call to their spouse’s cousin that everyone avoids because they either want to borrow money or talk about a cult.
“free to determine their own unlimited future by following LRH's carefully mapped path”
In the old days the OT phenom stories were comparable to this:
-“My brothers dog had cancer, I went into the dogs body, saw the cancer and told it to leave. The next day my brother called and said the Vet told him my his dogs cancer is gone.”
-“I was traveling through Las Vegas, so I stopped for a quick lunch. On a lark I put a dollar in the slot machine. Bells and whistles went off. I’d won a $100k jackpot. I had been wondering how I was going to pay for OT V. Now I’m on it!”
-“While doing OT II I had a cognition that everything is energy and energy needs to flow. I decided I’d remotely flow to my rich uncle who never liked me. A week later I got a letter from him saying he wanted to spend more time with his nieces and nephews so he was sending each of us a brand new Porsche 911 so we could drive up the mountain in a timely fashion to visit him. I can’t wait to see what I get when I’m on OT III.”
Now those are the kind of stories that used to be in the Advance magazine. I guess David Miscavige’s “make over” of Scientology doesn’t have the same bang for the buck it had 40 years ago.
As for Advance Magazine, I suspect that the editor was told not be so Lronic in picking up or making up their stories. Their stories have all the reality of the old Penthouse Letters to the Editor.
WH: your family member has completed extension courses so you don’t have to disconnect. Nothing OT about that, just a family member who read about disconnection and realizes they have to pretend to care if they want to still talk to you so you’ll have a safe place to fall.
MH: Tea table, her friend’s day was saved. How dramatic. She found a paper. Maybe she will put it where it belongs now.
CC: I stopped focusing on other things and started focusing on my business and I got more business.
I remember back when they actually gave names for the people who had the phenomenon, like Heber and Yvonne and a parking garage.
These people’s names aren’t even given because they will probably be gone by the time the magazine comes out. Frankly if thats all OT gives you, why put your name to it?
Yes, the quality of OT phenomena, or what us wogs call “coinki-dink,” seems to be reaching for a deeply lowered bar. It has become limbo instead of pole vault. Wogs have better OT stories than Scientologists do anymore.
I am more intrigued that there are people who are unaware of their own furniture and call acquaintances who have never been over to complain about losing important paperwork. I am glad none of my acquaintances have done that.
Or people who know the number of and initiate a call to their spouse’s cousin that everyone avoids because they either want to borrow money or talk about a cult.
“free to determine their own unlimited future by following LRH's carefully mapped path”
Which is it, now?
In the old days the OT phenom stories were comparable to this:
-“My brothers dog had cancer, I went into the dogs body, saw the cancer and told it to leave. The next day my brother called and said the Vet told him my his dogs cancer is gone.”
-“I was traveling through Las Vegas, so I stopped for a quick lunch. On a lark I put a dollar in the slot machine. Bells and whistles went off. I’d won a $100k jackpot. I had been wondering how I was going to pay for OT V. Now I’m on it!”
-“While doing OT II I had a cognition that everything is energy and energy needs to flow. I decided I’d remotely flow to my rich uncle who never liked me. A week later I got a letter from him saying he wanted to spend more time with his nieces and nephews so he was sending each of us a brand new Porsche 911 so we could drive up the mountain in a timely fashion to visit him. I can’t wait to see what I get when I’m on OT III.”
Now those are the kind of stories that used to be in the Advance magazine. I guess David Miscavige’s “make over” of Scientology doesn’t have the same bang for the buck it had 40 years ago.
Last Saturday Night Live's Weekend update had a great bit on Tarot. It made much more sense than any 'OT phenomenon' screed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIpwYjqq2fk
As for Advance Magazine, I suspect that the editor was told not be so Lronic in picking up or making up their stories. Their stories have all the reality of the old Penthouse Letters to the Editor.
WH: your family member has completed extension courses so you don’t have to disconnect. Nothing OT about that, just a family member who read about disconnection and realizes they have to pretend to care if they want to still talk to you so you’ll have a safe place to fall.
MH: Tea table, her friend’s day was saved. How dramatic. She found a paper. Maybe she will put it where it belongs now.
CC: I stopped focusing on other things and started focusing on my business and I got more business.
I remember back when they actually gave names for the people who had the phenomenon, like Heber and Yvonne and a parking garage.
These people’s names aren’t even given because they will probably be gone by the time the magazine comes out. Frankly if thats all OT gives you, why put your name to it?
the "was band" & his "Dame;" both OT 8 seem to not be able to use their OT powers. Both have severe illnesses.