Chapter threeOn to OT“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”—Kurt Vonnegut, Jnr, Mother NightIn September 1977, I started Art College, and did no more Scientology

Scientologists are urged to cease any communication with critics – Suppressive Persons – and such ‘shunning’ is commonplace in totalist groups; indeed, it is a defining factor when assessing the danger

I’m happy to report that towards the end of my involvement with Scientology, I refused to accept a money-lender’s cheque, even after a 13-hour interview. The demanded interest rate was 30%. Many others

Scientology usually pays a 10 or 15 percent commission for recruitment. I was already too involved in Scientology to realize I had been working for the Mission for several weeks without pay. The Hubbard

He said that during counseling so many people had spontaneously volunteered “past life” incidents that he had had to accept it as a reality. Auditing is virtually impossible without such a belief.By the

2 recruitment: the way to unhappiness‘manipulate: to manage or influence skilfully, especially in an unfair manner.’ Dictionary.comThe process of undue influence follows a predictable series of steps.

I did "body-routing" from the street, which is to say "routing" people's "bodies" into the Mission. I was "drilled" step by step, by an experienced Scientologist. Pretending

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By the time Hubbard's death was announced in January 1986, many Scientologists believed his body had been deep-frozen for several years. Others believed he was still alive, that the coroner had been bribed,