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missmary

missmary

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Hello

I am a former public who made it up to OT III. My ex spouse is still a public Scientologist.

I have been out for some time and moved really far away from the state of 'I'd prefer to not say' in order to make that possible.

This is all I feel safe divulging at this time.

Thank you.
 
pineapple

pineapple

山只是山，水只是水
Welcome aboard, @missmary!

I too did a big move when I left scn, and found the complete change of scene very helpful in losing the scn mindset.
 
Veda

Veda

Well-known member
missmary said:
Hello

I am a former public who made it up to OT III. My ex spouse is still a public Scientologist.

I have been out for some time and moved really far away from the state of 'I'd prefer to not say' in order to make that possible.

This is all I feel safe divulging at this time.

Thank you.
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Greetings missmary,

The Scientological Onion and its links might be helpful if your ex or others ever come to you seeking advice or assistance.


Once upon a time, this is what I thought Scientology was.

Category: Antecedents of Scientology​


The book, The Middle Pillar, was written by Israel Regardie in 1936.



Regardie was both a student of the writings of Carl Jung and Aleister Crowley, working for Crowley for a while.

Excerpt from The Middle Pillar:

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Analysis is the logical precursor of spiritual attainment and magical experiment... Not until the mind and the emotional system have been cleansed and unified by the cathartic process... can the full spiritual benefits of magical work be reflected into the mind of man.

We should remember the parables of the archaic philosophical religions whose fundamental tenet was that within man was a spirit, a dynamic center of consciousness which, because of its contact and association with matter, had been plunged into a profound sleep, a state of somnambulism...

By endeavoring to extend the horizon of consciousness, to enlarge the field of awareness so as to embrace what previously was unconscious, is obviously a logical method. To become aware of all our actions, our thoughts and emotions and unsuspected motives, to regard them in their true light as actually they are and not as we would like them to be or as we would wish an onlooker to perceive them. It requires, to take this step, an extraordinary degree of honesty and courage... The more of this suppressed and forgotten material stored in this at one time unknown or dormant side of our nature that can be raised to the clear light of day, by exactly so much do we awake from the inert stupor into which we have in the past been plunged.

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From Aleister Crowley's Equinox, of 1911:



Described as "the practice of expanding consciousnesses the stars and planets":
Some former Scientology celebrities.

Beat author William Burroughs became involved in 1959, as a distant, curious, "public," and, ultimately, became much more deeply involved during the late 1960s, even traveling to St. Hill in England.

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Shortly after Burroughs had left Scientology, after an involvement - as a
"public person." i.e. a customer - of over ten years,, Leonard Cohen became involved.
Here he is in the Scientology New York Academy, in the Martinique Hotel, during 1969


Leonard Cohen was audited on the Lower Grades and, after having moved on from Scientology, wrote this song:


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The 1972 book, Naked Scientology, is a compilation of William Burroughs' critiques of Scientology, and attempts to explain why he endured Scientology's control and invasions of his privacy, which, even though he was a celebrity, had eventually become noticeable to him as he traveled deeper into Scientology:

"Like an anthropologist who has, after unspeakable indignities, penetrated a savage tribe, I was determined to hang on to get the big medicine."

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Also during the late 1960s, the psychedelic Scottish folk music group, the Incredible String Band, became involved.

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From before Scientology involvement​

After leaving, ISB co-founder Mike Heron called his involvement in Scientology "silly," because he should have seen "that the control it exercised over me was stronger than anything I could have learned from it."

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During the 1960s, Scientology tried to recruit Frank Zappa.

Zappa, although he never became involved, was influenced by some of Hubbard's books from the 1950s.

From the 1967 album


From Van Morrison's Inarticulate Speech of the Heart album of 1983:

During the early 1980s Van Morrison was briefly "on lines,"
and received "Life Repair" auditing.
Morrison apparently liked the auditing,
but did not wish to become further involved.

Three years later he released another album titled
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher.
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These days, people who hang around long enough (too long), and descend into Scientology deeply enough, experience their own peculiar assortment of indignities and absurdities.








A little bit of Scientology can sometimes be a good thing; a lot of Scientology seldom is.































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Bill

Bill

Well-known member
missmary said:
Hello

I am a former public who made it up to OT III. My ex spouse is still a public Scientologist.

I have been out for some time and moved really far away from the state of 'I'd prefer to not say' in order to make that possible.

This is all I feel safe divulging at this time.

Thank you.
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Welcome! Hope you find friends and understanding here.

I don't know much about your situation so I can't comment, but you might enjoy reading my blog post about the Big Bad Church of Scientology and how it isn't so big and scary as they want you to believe.
 
M

Mamie Glutz

Active member
Welcome!!

I was in for more years than I would like to admit, and have been out for only a few. Each year that goes by I can feel the weight of the previous years peeling off. It's not all a bed of roses, but seeing those still in suffer under the weight of the absurdities they are forced to endure makes it worthwhile. I started out feeling sorry for those that are still being duped, but even that pang is lessening. We are all watching the evil, corrupt organization begin its slow starvation of new victims. Sadly, it's the kids of scn'ists being fed into the machine that is keeping it running. Very sad, indeed to see a young promising life sacrificed for a lie.

Well done on posting!!! Glad you are out!!
 
Irayam

Irayam

Well-known member
Welcome @missmary!
Life is good outside, isn it?
 
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