While we wait for the Danny Masterson jury to come back from its holiday week, we thought we’d catch up with one of our favorite Scientology oversharers to see what she’s been up to.
You may remember that we first heard from her as she gushed about her experiences on Scientology’s “Grade 2,” which features brutal interrogations into a Scientologist’s most private information. She expressed euphoria after being probed about her “transgressions,” and we appreciated that she shared her feelings with the Internet.
It’s expected that Scientologists will write up a “success story” after they finish a course or an auditing level. And we’ve seen again and again how the church will use these documents in litigation when a former Scientologist leaves the organization and alleges that they were abused or extorted. If things were so bad, the church will say, why did they write such positive things about a course in a success story?
Anyway, it’s not every day that we get to see a Scientologist put on such a show about her move up the Bridge to Total Freedom.
And then, our happy Scientologist went one better and also posted a video of herself exclaiming about completing “Grade 3.” She loves to share!
We were then super thrilled earlier this year when we learned that our oversharer had reached the milestone of Clear on her journey up the Bridge. A major step for any Scientologist, she completed it at the new Kansas City “Ideal Org,” so it was not only a treat for us to see a rare Clear celebration, but also in a facility we haven’t seen inside much.
So what is our oversharer up to these days? A reader notified us that she had posted some interesting new developments, and that led us down an examination of her recent social media history, which helped us fill in a few things.
In May of 2021, she found love in a fellow antivaxxer at Scientology’s UK headquarters in East Grinstead, England. (Individual Scientologists, despite leader David Miscavige’s big show about preparedness and sanitation protocols during the pandemic, tend to be antivaxxers and anti-maskers, a legacy of founder L. Ron Hubbard’s deep distrust of the medical establishment.)
In July of this year, she made an announcement about her Maryland-based accounting firm…
I am taking my accounting / bookkeeping services to the next level including chiropractic/medical billing which is super exciting. We are expanding and raising the bar too….we are also implementing credits related to encouraging our clients to take financial courses with their local org to help them and as a company we are working to flow to and support our Church’s humanitarian activities in alignment with our ideals of having a company that is very on-purpose, ethical and helping across the dynamics in any way we can.
In other words, our oversharer is following Scientology’s grand tradition of hitting up chiropractors to help them with their administrative needs in order to rope them into the church itself. (Scientology also targets dentists and veterinarians in this way as well.)
This fall, she made a trip to Dubai and then told her friends she could help them set up tax-free online businesses there. She then made a trip to Copenhagen, where she and her boyfriend visited Scientology’s Advanced Org.
In early November she made a trip to the Midwest, which she called her home.
Then, she made this post on becoming an auditor:
I’ve finally gotten around to starting my course to become a professional Dianetics auditor so I can audit in the field.
I’m super excited!!!! I’ve been wanting to do this for YEARS.
AdvertisementI‘ve read Dianetics many times in my lifetime. But I have to say, reading it newly after having achieved the state of Clear is sooooo magical. It’s sooooooo validating and I have a whole new meaning and view. I’m sitting there reading it and going, “Yep, that’s totally true, really describes how I feel and am these days.”
It’s truly a new dimension of understanding and appreciation when you have subjective reality. And I love reading LRH so much, he’s such an amazing writer and his use of words is so poetic and beautiful to me.
Just reading his works or listening to his lectures is always so therapeutic to me. I love it so much
And then this week, she posted this testimonial about some Dianetics faith healing.
**MIRACULOUS WIN**
On Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of taking a lady in for a therapy session using Dianetics as covered in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.
When I first met this person she was so unhappy in general all you needed to do is ask her how she was doing and she’d break out in tears.
Her face devoid of color and she was limping along with a cane due to a bad leg that, per the “doctors,” was incurable.
She was clearly beaten down by life.
We did one therapy session that lasted about 5 hours.
Today she came back to see me. She was noticeably brighter and had color in her face. She looked younger. And she tells me that after she left from our session, she was able to walk for several minutes without her leg hurting and collapsing on her and without a cane for the first time in over 10 years!!
Needless to say, she was extremely thankful and wants more.
Oh my heart.I have to say, using the spiritual counseling techniques of L. Ron Hubbard to help others has got to be the most rewarding and addicting thing to me. I absolutely LOVE doing it when I get the opportunity.
AdvertisementWhen you can literally create miracles and change someone’s life this much and genuinely help them this much, what could be more rewarding in this world??????!!!
We are so very fortunate to have this technology. What an utter blessing.
Wow, we really have to hand it to our oversharer. She has taken us through a fairly thorough route of the Scientology experience.
The euphoria. The mixing of personal business and Scientology’s aims. The sneaky recruiting of chiropractors. The simpatico 2D whose immune system is invulnerable. The faith healing properties of Dianetics.
We think it’s a good reminder: As much as Scientology appears to be a house on fire, what with the pandemic and various court cases and horrendous press, it’s still working for some people the way it always has.
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Technology Cocktail
“The pc has compartmented off various parts of the body for which he takes no further responsibility. These appear to be individuals operating against him. Actually these parts of the body have individual characteristics and answer up on E-Meters. These are basically demon circuits but they are the things which produce the circuits; they are the things which hold on to facsimiles, they are not themselves facsimiles. Each one of these is holding on to numerous facsimiles, and they supply these facsimiles to the pc. The pc says he’s not responsible for this…We use this technique to knock it out. The word ‘entity’ simply designates an area of the body which has an independent point of communication.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1953
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
— The Underground Bunker Podcast
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— SPECIAL: Your Proprietor’s updates on the Danny Masterson trial
[1] Sep 21 [2] Sep 28 [3] Oct 4 [4] Oct 10 [5] Oct 11: Day One [6] Oct 12: Day Two [7] Oct 13: Day Three [8] Oct 17: Day Four [9] Oct 18: Day Five [10] Oct 19: Day Six [11] Special interview with Chris Shelton, Oct 19 [12] Oct 20: Day Seven [13] Oct 21: Day Eight [14] First week in review, with Jeffrey Augustine [15] Oct 24: Day Nine [16] Oct 25: Day Ten [17] Oct 27: Day Eleven [18] Oct 28: Day Twelve [19] Second week in review, with Jeffrey Augustine [20] Halloween special [21] Nov 2: Day Thirteen [22] Nov 3: Day Fourteen [23] Nov 4: Day Fifteen [24] Third week in review [25] Nov 5, Saturday special [26] Nov 6, Sunday special [27] Nov 7, Day Sixteen [28] Lisa Marie Presley breaking news [29] Nov 8, Day Seventeen [30] Nov 9, Day Eighteen [31] Nov 10, Day Nineteen
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“When you start to double people’s scores and push people upstairs in terms of sports abilities, this becomes a foul and fiendish plot from our standpoint. If you were to take the football Cards, or the baseball Cards or any one team, and give it a heavy shove in the direction of better ball playing, you would at once, of course, find that the opponents had no other choice but to get a heavy shove in the direction of ball-playing. See, no other choice. We haven’t started this program yet in America. We’re looking around for some volunteers to go on payroll and go up and haunt one of these baseball clubs or football clubs. And just do nothing but process the boys and so on. A very interesting project. Because, of course, they will then take all pennants, awards and TV programs. And then we can then go around to their archenemies and say ‘See what happened.’” — L. Ron Hubbard, November 22, 1956
“Stats trended the same over the world last week, paid completions soaring, GI a bit lower. WE are at least winning back the field and building strong orgs that deliver.” — The Commodore, November 22, 1971
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“Does eating meat suppress your Theta flow on your 5th dynamic?”
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1995: Steve Holroyd posted an ad he recently came across in the West End Extra which lists the current claims of the cult for the state of “clear”. “SCIENTOLOGY ‘Do you want more out of life?’ Become a Scientology Clear. A Scientology Clear has Over 135 IQ, Creative imagination, Amazing vitality, Deep relaxation, Good memory, Strong willpower, Radiant health, Magnetic personality, Good self control. If you would like to have all these qualities then look into Scientology. Enquire today”
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“When I first read about the solo auditing I remember thinking, ‘This is genius! Hubbard has these dupes so bamboozled he’s got them ripping themselves off.’ The most expensive part of the Bridge and you’re conning yourself. How would that hold up in court on a fraud charge?”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Trial began October 11 in Los Angeles.
— ‘Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’ (a/k/a Justin Craig), aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Grand jury indictments include charges from an assault while in custody. Arraigned on August 29.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff scheduled to be sentenced on Oct 28.
— Rizza Islam, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for March 1 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Next pretrial conference set for September 19.
— Yanti Mike Greene, Scientology private eye accused of contempt of court: Found guilty of criminal and civil contempt.
Civil litigation:
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Complaint filed April 28 in Tampa federal court, Scientology moving to compel arbitration. Plaintiffs filed amended complaint on August 2. Hearing scheduled November 17 to argue the arbitration motions.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Selection of arbitrators underway. Next court hearing: February 2, 2023.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Appellate court removes requirement of arbitration on January 19, case remanded back to Superior Court. Stay in place at least through December 13.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Case settled ahead of scheduled Dec 6 trial.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: New trial ordered after appeals court overturned prior ruling.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Lawsuit filed by the FTC and state of Georgia in August, now in discovery phase.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] Scientology gets another $1 million donor to make entire United States ‘ideal’ for takeover
[TWO years ago] In this week’s social media leak, a Scientology school is offering ‘doctorates’ for donations
[THREE years ago] Beck tells Australian newspaper: ‘I’m not a Scientologist’
[FOUR years ago] As Leah Remini returns for a third round, here’s Scientology’s side of the story
[FIVE years ago] VIDEO: Scientology gives its highest award to Nation of Islam minister, who thanks Allah
[SIX years ago] Leah Remini demands $1.5 million from Scientology for interfering with her A&E series
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology drug rehab policy: Get the sexual assaulter out of state before police arrive
[EIGHT years ago] The Scientologist who wouldn’t fly: The rise and fall of insurance mogul Richie Acunto
[NINE years ago] Mark Bunker Returns to Clearwater: Wise Beard Man Back in Scientology’s Mecca!
[TEN years ago] Thanksgiving? Pshaw! The Scientology Begin-A-Boom Bookathon Starts TODAY!
[ELEVEN years ago] More Scientology Hip Hop, Yo: The Curious Career of Chill EB
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 2,856 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 3,361 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 2,911 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 1,901 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 1,792 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,097 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 2,967 days.
Doug Kramer has not seen his parents Linda and Norm in 2,072 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 4,545 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 3,861 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 12,427 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 8,346 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 4,514 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,094 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 4,356 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 3,392 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,107 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 2,672 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 987 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,162 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 6,713 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 3,844 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,182 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,037 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,156 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 2,512 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 6,815 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 2,921 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 3,319 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,195 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 2,778 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 3,273 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 3,527 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 14,636 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 22, 2022 at 09:00
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