Scientology, hypnosis, and the delusion of power

[thecomputerfreak04]

Jesus is the only way.

[dancdow]

trust me, you have an IQ higher than the average scientologist or else you wouldn't have left.

[funkchunck]

scientology is nuts.

[Ogsonofgroo]

Thank you for another informative 1st hand account of your experiences!~ I always wondered how many of the Co$ 'jumpers' (there have been too many) actually thought they could fly? How about the famous 'OT stare', do they actually think they are changing/affecting the events/people around them? Cures?

This is the trouble with buying into these sort of promises and delusional teachings used to pry more $ from the unwitting victims, very sad really, and maddening as well.

This is why eh.

[Ogsonofgroo]

I meant 'madening as hell' GAH! damned my thetans!

Again, thanks, you are a good man, keep up the posts as its information like yours that surely will help open some eyes, if not mems eyes than at least the 'under-informed's. Truth is knowledge, knowledge is power, the moar the merrier!

Anything like this deserves 5+ratings IMHO.

:)

[iamitchey]

I don't remember any Scientologists who thought they could fly, but I remember a Scientology gal wrote a story about her OT powers in a Scientology magazine called OT, where she claimed when her car quit working one day, she went exterior from her body, found a broken wire under the car, welded it back together with her mind and it started working again. Pretty good trick don't you think? As far as the TR drills, that was suppose to make us stronger in our communications from what I remember.

[laserofjustice]

Nice video- it's good to hear the perspective of ex-Scientologists. The feeling of "exteriorization" is fairly easy to induce using either hypnosis or sheer sensory tedium-something that hours of auditing and other TR's would induce. It's also a symptom of psychosis. It strikes me that L Ron developed techniques that induce his mental illness in others- he certainly used lots of psychological techniques in a negative way- to create total dependance on the cult.

[MrFyde]

Nice to see you again. Its been a while :)

[NicNasty1981]

Hey great new video & advice.Its cause of you ive started asking scientologists, if these powers exist, why arent there any demostrations of them? It would surely be the easiest way to recruit. So far i havent got a decent answer.

I was wondering what it was like doing the TRs? I can remember you saying that you thought they were fun, also that you kept going into a trance and falling asleep. I was wondering if anything else happened?Did you trip? did you get a feeling of euphoria afterwards?

[iamitchey]

I remember the most difficult TR was when I had to stare at a person for what I think must have been two or three hours, and my eyes became very blood shot in the process. I was told to keep sitting there until I felt comfortable, and over time it did become easier. As far as the effect it had on me, It varied. One effect was feeling a little numb after doing it for so long, kind of like staring at my computer screen for to long. If I was tired I could fall to sleep almost instantly doing it. or

[Jmbrandon9]

When Anon pulls a question or LRH quote a scientologist can't explain or answer, they start the name-calling like 'bigot'

[TheEvilOfScientology]

Nice to see a new video from you at long last IAI :)

Very interesting observations.

[mytubedude532]

What level did you achieve? If Tom Cruise is lying wouldnt he be out ethics or are you allowed to lie if it is in the best interest of the CULT?

[iamitchey]

From everything I remember,lying was Okay so long as it was for a greater good in Scientology terms of what good is.

I had not reached a high level in Scientology, but I worked with people who had, so I was able to see and hear their claims of magic powers on a regular basis.