Table Of ContentScientology: A to Xenu
An Insider’s Guide to What Scientology is Really All
About
Chris Shelton
Copyright © 2015 by Chris Shelton
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to the survivors of Scientology. May every one of
your voices be heard and your stories told.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by Jon Atack
Preface
Introduction: How to Read This Book
1. Why Should Anyone Listen to Me?
My Life Into and Out of Scientology
Growing Up in Scientology
Getting Suckered In
Scientology as a Career
The Life of a Scientology Staff Member
“Moving Up” to the Sea Org
Okay, Enough Sea Org, Enough!
Going Down the Rabbit Hole
Leaving Scientology Forever
Why Did I Do It?
2. Bitter, Defrocked Apostates (or Why Customer Reviews Matter)
What is an Apostate?
Undue Influence
Why Criticize Scientology?
3. How Scientology Presents Itself to the World
What Scientology Really is All About
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
Scientology: The Applied Religious Philosophy
4. Scientology: Bona Fide Religion or Destructive Cult?
A Little History
What Scientology Has Become
Why Scientology is a Destructive Cult
Let’s Put this in Perspective
5. Why Scientology is Imploding
Destruction is in its DNA
Incessant demands for money with no accountability or exchange
A complete failure to acknowledge or correct its errors
Suppressing free speech and expelling members for discontent
Active harassment and persecution of ex-members and critics (Fair Game
policy)
Disconnection/shunning
In a Nutshell
6. Who was L. Ron Hubbard?
Hubbard’s Early Life
The Depression and The One Command
You’re in the Navy Now
Conning Jack Parsons
The Crazy Starts Coming Out
Excalibur Redux
Dianetics - the Modern Science without the Science
The Religion Angle
Complex People are Complex
7. An Important Aspect of the Brainwashing
The Certainty Trap
The Psychology of Certainty
Science and Reason
The Certainty Lie
Knowing How to Not Know
8. Is There Anything Good in Scientology?
9. The KSW Mind Trap
Section 1: The Setup
Section 2: Scientology is the Only Correct Technology
Section 3: Hubbard is the Only True Savior of Mankind
Section 4: The Group is All, the Individual is Nothing
Section 5: The Entire Universe is Counting on You
10. Pseudoscience and the Purification Rundown
Pseudoscience? What's that?
Scientology's Purification Program
The Dangers of the Purification Program
Is Pseudoscience Really Worth the Risk?
11. Why Scientologists Believe They are Saving the World (or Here’s the
Part about Xenu)
Theta/MEST Theory
The State of Operating Thetan
Implants and the Whole Track
The Cyclic Aspect of Existence
The Grade Chart
The OT Levels
Incident 1 and Body Thetans
Becoming Cause Over Life
The Living Lightning
All Roads Lead to Auditing
12. Scientology’s PR Problem (Let’s talk about OSA)
The Office of Special Affairs (OSA)
Hubbard's PR Series
Orwellian Redefinition of Terms
Creepy People doing Creepy Things
The Joker in the Deck
Chapter 13. The Insanity Which is Scientology’s Organizational Structure
Class V Organizations
Sea Org Organizations
The Sea Organization
Continents
International Liaison Office and Int Base
ED Int and Int Management Executive Committee
Watchdog Committee
Commodore's Messenger Org (CMO)
Conditions of Existence
How WDC Works
Permanent Bypass is Built In
The Religious Technology Center
The History of Scientology Management
A Recipe for Disaster
14. Scientology’s Most Powerful Lie
What is Tax Exemption?
Churches and Tax Exemption
How Much Does Religious Tax Exemption Cost?
How is Tax Exemption Abused?
Scientology's Religious Status
The Beginning of the War
Doubts and Reserves
Scientology’s Corporate Shake-Up
Attack, Never Defend
The Heat is On
The Secret Meeting
The Pack of Lies
A House of Lies
15. Converting the Converted
Change is Possible
Making the Change
Tolerance is Key
16. N is for Narcissism
It's All About Me
In Hubbard's Image
The Price They are Willing to Pay
The Sad Truth
One Way to Help
Re-Adjusting to the Real World
17. Recovering from Scientology
1. Find a soft place to land, a place where you can be away from
Scientology and get the support, help and love you need to get on with
your life.
2. Take the time to learn about the lies and deceptions foisted off on you by
L. Ron Hubbard, David Miscavige and the Scientology staff.
3. Purposefully go out of your way to not speak the language.
4. Learn about critical thinking, science and reason.
5. Take the time to clean house in your head.
6. Learn to re-experience emotion.
7. Learn about other destructive cults and mass movements and how they
are similar to Scientology.
8. Communicate with others who can and will understand your experiences
and won't judge or be condescending.
9. And most importantly, go out and live life to the fullest.
A New Life
References and Notes
Appendix 1: A Scientology Glossary
Appendix 2: The Affirmations of L. Ron Hubbard
COURSE I
COURSE II
THE BOOK
Appendix 3: The Scientology Organizational Hierarchy
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