Scientology Expansion

It has just been announced that a new Advanced Organization is being created in Africa. This is great news for Scientology and Scientologists and is another sign of the huge expansion Scientology is currently experiencing.

For people not familiar with what an Advanced Organization (AO) is or how this shows huge expansion, let me explain. The structure of the Church of Scientology is described here: Ecclesiastical Structure of Scientology - that tells you all the details. The quick overview is: there are different kinds of Scientology Churches:

• Missions
• Class V Churches
• Advanced Organizations
• Flag
• Freewinds

There are hundreds of Missions and Class V Churches and these deliver the majority of the spiritual services and training available in Scientology. There are four AOs in the world, they deliver more advanced services and training.. There is only one Flag and one Freewinds, they deliver the most advanced services and training. See the links above for more details on what that all means.

The last AO was formed over 20 years ago in Australia so the announcement that a new AO is forming in Africa means that there is so much expansion going on that the existing AOs are not enough to handle the number of people who want the Advanced Courses these churches deliver.

The premises for the new AO in Africa have been purchased and the place is beautiful. It's out in the country side and is a huge property with a 5-star hotel and lots of other buildings. Perfect for the volume of people who will be going there.

So, that's the news!

Scientology Video Channel

The Church of Scientology home page has been transformed into a video channel. I just watched several of the videos and I'd say that this new site answers the famous "Everything you ever wanted to know about Scientology but were afraid to ask."

It is in several languages and the videos are high quality.

So go watch the new Scientology Video Channel and find out what Scientology is, what Scientologists believe, what they do in the world and much more.

Happy Birthday L. Ron Hubbard

Well, today is the day. The man himself, the dude who started it all, was born this day in 1911.

Whenever I finish something in Scientology, be it auditing or training, I write a success story so I can share the wins and gains I've had with others. Very often, as I write down my successes, I realize that my tremendous gains all came about because of the work of one man! Amazing.

Now Ron himself would probably tell me that he couldn't have done it without help. In fact, in his famous article "Keeping Scientology Working" he says, "The contributions that were worthwhile in this period of forming the technology were help in the form of friendship, of defense, of organization, of dissemination, of applicaiton, of advices on results and of finance. These were great contributions and were and are appreciated. Many thousands contributed in this way and made us what we are."

But, nevertheless, it was Ron himself who made the discoveries of Dianetics and Scientology and it was Ron who developed the technology of spiritual freedom that we benefit from today.

Here is one of my favorite quotes from Ron:

"I have lived no cloistered life
and hold in contempt the
wise man who has not lived
and the scholar who will not share.

"There have been many wiser men than I,
but few have traveled as much road.

"I have seen life from the
top down and the bottom up.
I know how it looks both ways.
And I know there is wisdom
and there is hope."

L. Ron Hubbard

So, let me end by giving you more info about Ron. Check out these links:
-- All About L. Rob Hubbard
-- L. Ron Hubbard: The Founder of Scientology

Anonymous - Scientologists Answer

A friend just directed me to this video. I think it is important for people to realize the cost of religious hatred. Excuses, lies and false rumors get used to justify the encouragement of violence, but the truth is that only criminals and terrorists act as the members of "Anonymous" have acted.

(March 22nd, 2008) The video was removed from YouTube, but there is now a whole website for it: Anonymous Exposed. Here is the video from a different site:

L. Ron Hubbard

Tomorrow is the birthday of one of the coolest guys who ever lived, L. Ron Hubbard. He was highly accomplished in several fields; including as a mariner, a writer and an explorer.

However, for me the area where his accomplishments mean the most is the area of the spirit. He made discoveries about the human spirit and then developed methods for spiritual improvement that anyone can use.

I personally have benefited from these discoveries and techniques to a massive degree.

Here are examples from others of their gains:
-- Successes Of Scientology: What Scientologists Say
-- Scientology: Successes And Results

And here is more data on the man himself:
-- L. Ron Hubbard: A Profile
-- About L. Ron Hubbard