A method for inducing a Scientologist to 'snap' out of it I had been an active Scientologist for a decade, having been in the 'elite', and fascist, "sea organization", joining them for the voyage of the Bolivar out of San Francisco Harbor (immortalized by the 1970 hit song, "Ride, Captain, Ride upon your mystery ship...73 sailors set sail, out of San Francisco bay, here's some of the things that they had to say.."). I took my first adventure in the "elite" Sea Organization, management arm of the Hubbardian belief systems with my old friend Scott Mayer, with Captain Bob Young at the helm. I ended up as Financial manager for what is now Bridge Publications, built E-meters, and sometime later got a marriage license and blood tests to marry the boss's daughter.

I have been on the receiving end of one million, seven hundred thousand dollars of Scientology's most brutal litigation* (note 5). Now, after many pickets, hundreds of hours in many conversations with 'true believers', and after successfully exiting some of those, after 30 hours of radio talk shows, and 5 years actively fighting to expose Scientology on the Internet, and in the media - the following are some techniques I have found successful in breaking the coercive persuasion trance.

If one understands how the mechanics of Hubbard's prison for the mind is constructed, it should be possible to turn this knowledge to our advantage and use their own programming to extract them! After all, they are the ones living a lie.

Hubbard explains two important factors, whether they are true or not in the real world is of absolutely no significance, as they are a fact, by definition, in the Hubbardian belief territories.

Hubbard defines an incident of 'pain' as a combination of "heat, cold and electrical" all occurring at the same time. Hubbard also states that if you date and locate the beginning of an incident it helps make it able to be reduced.

Hubbard goes on to state that when one determines the duration of an incident the perception of the incident, the awareness of what occurred in it, will return.

Well now, as our targets are living in a world thus defined, let's first, determine exactly how long the person has been an inhabitant in the Hubbardian Belief Systems Territory. Then when you have finished explaining how the Hubbardian E-meter supplies a subliminal electrical current to their bodies, ask them to tell you how many hours they have held the E-Meter cans. (They call the electrodes 'cans' as they are typically tin plated soup cans). This establishes the duration of Auditing experience, and in their world might turn on the perceptions of it, as an incident.

I would then get the adherent to discuss how he got into Scientology. Trying at all times to locate the instant that he made the decision that "THIS IS IT".

What you are doing is using their own definitions of the mind construct that they have agreed is "true for them", to get them to 'run out' the incident of their involvement in this charade.

I would do this prior to engaging in the patter below.

I find it useful to view the target as if he were someone who was running a computer program, not unlike Windows 98, but instead of reality, this operating system evokes complete control over him, by explicit and implicit command structures. Evidence of this is contained in what is effectively an internal innovation in Scientology: "DUPLICATE SOURCE" - that means run the program exactly as written. This makes a computer out of one's mind. This program defines "The boundaries of the realm known as Scientology, and ALL THAT OCCURS WITHIN IT, while defining in terms that 'make less of' all sources of critical information outside of the Scientology program.

I have held signs that state simply: WHAT PROGRAM ARE YOU RUNNING? I sometimes ask WHOSE PROGRAM ARE YOU RUNNING? I don't know if they work. I do know the Scientologists were told not to look at the signs, including mine. Before you attack the subroutines of a person's belief system, you must first make that person aware that he is in a belief system, or as I like to say, "Running a Program'. Their condition could also be described as running a script, as a participant in an elaborate theatrical. All these analogies are viable.

Before one can attack a complete operating system for defining a reality, you must realize that it is an operating system that includes definitions of you and your efforts as being "all lies, paid for by the evil psychiatrists" or just "nutballs" or "suppressive person" - all forms designed to "make less of it", "it" being your efforts to expose the truth, instead of Hubbard's fictional view of reality as rendered by his PROGRAM running in the target's mind.

You see if the minds of Scientologists have been expertly programmed, or, as some say, infected with the mind virus called Scientology, it is very difficult to make them let go, as they know their program is right because "auditing works" for them, at least that is an apparency for them.

So I do this.

I explain how the "Bridge to Total Freedom" [TM] by 'Religious Technology Center', claims to go to a state called OT, or Operating Thetan. I point out how the old gradation charts used to state that at OT level VIII one was "total cause over Matter Energy Space and Time", I then point out to the fellow how *IF* there was just ONE OT... if there was just one person who had a shadow of the super abilities that Scientology makes its adherents dutifully toe the line for, in promise of its realization, then "I WOULD NOT BE HERE".

I chant this at them:

"No OTs in Scientology, if there were just ONE OT, you would not be listening to my voice right now"

They do not like this, as it reminds them that they are all there waiting to achieve a promise, which, like the story about "The Emperor's New Clothes", does not exist, except as part of the stage magic show called Scientology.

I explain to the person some of what I have described herein previously, with emphasis on how Dianetics tricks you into mocking up something called the "reactive mind", and how the "E-meter may help to induce a euphoric response to the expectations of the "Auditing Experience" and that "There are NO OTs in Scientology".

And of course the target is rejecting all of this all along. But that's ok, just depending on time, repeat these concepts gently as long as time permits.

You are baiting a hook, to pull him out of the illusion.

After a while, when you intend to end off the conversation, tell the fellow this:

"OK, so you don't feel you are the target of deceptions by Scientology or Hubbard, or in any sort of trance, stage play or illusion, or running any kind of mental program. right? {emphasis on 'right?') He agrees.

"So how about this, lets make a little friendly wager, ok?"

He agrees.

"Here's the deal" [ then I state with emphasis, command style, with 'intention', very directly ].

"The next time you hear the words:

'Pick up the cans please, this is the session' you will remember everything we discussed in this conversation today".

Now the fellow has just denied all of your allegations, and agreed to this wager... and you have commanded him, (he is after all running a program) to recall this conversation at a very specific time, a time in which Scientologists are at a heightened level of expectation - as those words: "Pick up the cans, this is the session" commence every auditing action with an E-meter!

And what will he have to deal with at the beginning of his next auditing?

What fun! Turning the stage play against itself!

He will have to tell his auditor ALL ABOUT THIS.

And it gets repeated again!

And hopefully he notices.. Gee, that guy was right, I *AM* running a program.

This is one technique I think might crack the mind armor that Scientologists wear under the guise of "Thinking for yourself".

I don't know if it works, but the last two public Scientologists that were assigned to keep me busy during a picket have yet to be seen again!

And at the last picket, I was studiously ignored...

---------------- Addendum March 8 2000 Every 'auditing' session starts this same way with "Pick up the cans please, THIS IS THE SESSION"

"THIS IS THE SESSION" may be a key phrase....

and may help loosen up a "stuck in Scientology" case...

arnie I'd prefer to die speaking my mind than live fearing to speak.

The only thing that always works in scientology are its lawyers The internet is the liberty tree of the 90's http://www.lermanet.com - mentioned 4 January 2000 in The Washington Post's - 'Reliable Source' column re "Scientologist with no HEAD"

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