This week, it’s answers about how Scientologists experience grief, what it means to “get ethics in”, captive Sea Org members and a lot more. Enjoy!
(1) I was shocked at the passing of Kelly Preston and I really don’t mean to be disrespectful, but does John Travolta suffer grief like ‘normal people’, or does he genuinely think (as apparently he did with his son), that Kelly has passed onto other thetans etc? How do Scientologists cope with bereavement in their human form?
Also: What’s your favorite Rush album? Mine is Permanent Waves (Free Will!) but I love them all really.
(2) My question is related to the famous “Tom Cruise Black Turtleneck” video, where he exposes his true delusions to the true believers. At one point Cruise talks about ethics, and says that he “relentlessly puts ethics in on himself” and he exhorts the others to do the same. What does he mean by “putting ethics in on himself?” Is this done during the standard auditing process, where overts and withholds are disclosed? I thought that was just standard Scientology practice? Or is there some formal process similar to the Knowledge Report where one writes up oneself for ethics violations? How does that work, and what are the ramifications?
(3) I know there are a number of ‘disappeared’ Scientology executives who probably are locked away at Gold Base. Do you think they are legitimately imprisoned in the sense they cannot walk out due to 24/7 security and locked quarters, or do you think it’s truly the ‘prison of belief’ and that they could leave if they so chose and really pushed it? I would think Scientology does worry about what could come down on them from the FBI if they’re truly physically imprisoning folks, but then I read about stories like those from Valerie Haney and Valeska Paris and I wonder.
(4) Do you think there’s any chance the cult drops Danny Masterson, depending on how ugly things get? I can see them throwing him and anyone else who helped cover up things under the bus as rogue members who didn’t follow church policy. When you were in, were you aware of this happening with members that they declared or scapegoated, or was that hidden from those inside? If you were aware, did you or others ever harbor any doubt as to their true intentions versus their stated reasons?
(5) What did orgs look like before the current decorating scheme?
(6) I assume Scientologists tend to be more progressive but how does the group respond to more conservative points of view?
(7) We know OT levels are made up. So why doesn’t David Miscavige come up with some other made up thing for OT 9 and 10, and just say they “found the documents” or “they have been keeping it a secret”?
(8) I know that LRH penned documents on how to do nearly everything (washing windows is the one folks usually mention). Did he ever author any on hygiene? If so, I’m guessing none related to teeth?
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