Another Photo of the London Org!

Here's another photo of the grand opening of the Church of Scientology of of London.

You can't see it really clearly but I think this is a photo of the ribbon cutting, where David Miscavige, Alderman Ian Luder, Kevin Hurley and Dr.Iftikhar Ahmed Ayaz came back on stage to officially open the church.

Tons of excitement!

Scientology Event this weekend

In LA this weekend is the IAS event and seminar.

The event is at the Shrine on Friday night. The seminar is on L. Ron Hubbard Way on Saturday.

The news from the UK is that the event totally smokes.

If you haven't confirmed attendance yet, call your org and let them know you're coming.

If you live in Clearwater, Florida the event is Friday night.

Everywhere else it's the next weekend after.

What a Day in London and What a Weekend! David Miscavige Dedicates New Church

A great Day for London

What a Day in London and What a Weekend! David Miscavige Dedicates New Church

"We are about to drive home the message 'This is Scientology' like you have never seen," said David Miscavige , chairman of the Church of Scientology (sic.) [David Miscavige is actually the Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center.]

So reports Robert Booth on Saturday in the Sunday Times - a story that got picked up internationally.

And Sunday's grand opening was everything Mr. Miscavige promised.

The Scientology Press Office announces the news as follows:

With thousands of Scientologists, local residents and officials in attendance, the new Church of Scientology of London opened its doors.

Mr. David Miscavige , Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center and leader of the Scientology religion , stressed the historical importance of London. "This is the city L. Ron Hubbard himself [founder of the Scientology religion] selected as home to the first Scientology organization. This is also the city wherein he first defined the human spirit as an immortal being possessed of capabilities beyond anything predicted, and so arrived at the axiomatic truths on which the whole of Scientology is founded. Your early London organizations were also the original proving ground for the bulk of Mr. Hubbard's social betterment programs which are used to uplift neighborhoods just like this one."

A Scientologist Shares the Experience of Helping Another

After the Tsunami

"Today was quite amazing.

Every day for the last month has been amazing! I still take a step back and look at what the team and I are actually doing and achieving here in India. We are helping hundreds of people daily with what L. Ron Hubbard developed and seeing the results instantly, how fantastic is that! Any other selfhelp technology or any technology for that matter usually takes 'time' and you only see the results after a long sluggish process.

"Then, of course, there are the results that we don’t get to see when the person has gone home after receiving an assist that blew them away. They might then give their mother or sister an Assist which will then blow them away! I am completely dumbstruck and in awe of the effect we are creating here, it is almost so great that I find it hard to comprehend.

"I gave a lady a Nerve Assist today in the VM tent. She has had back pain for ten years. After the Assist she was beaming! She got up and said that she felt completely free and absolutely fantastic. She then went on to say that she felt this emotion and I could see her eyes welling up. She couldn’t thank me enough. I was over the moon. What an amazing pleasure and feeling to know that I have helped someone in ten minutes that has had pain for ten years!"

Jennifer Bird
Works in a gift shop in London

This photograph and success story were taken from the web site of Danish writer, photographer and Scientologist, Thorston Overgaard. The Site is called "After the Tsunami -- Something Can Be Done About It."

A November Italian wedding, is what the tabloids are announcing now. Wherever they get married I wish them both the best.

Aussie Scientologist Working to Nuke Drugs

Cyrus Brooks is the anti-drug Coordinator for Scientology in Sydney Australia, and he is quoted in the Navrarang Lifestyle magazine as follows:

"When youth know the effects of the drug aren't fully eliminated after a month or two, but go on for years, and it makes you mentally sluggish and hasy, they think twice before doing it. when they get the full data, they make better decisions. "
(that's Cyrus on the far right of the photo).

Brooks is referring to the discoveries L. Ron Hubbard made on the subject of drugs
and toxins lodging in the fatty tissues of the body.

There is more information on this in the book Clear Body Clear Mind.

Good Advice from the Scientology Women's Auxilliary

In a recent posting the Scientology Women's Auxilliary blog writes:


Are you sick of yelling at your kids? Or your partner? Do you really want to figure out how to communicate more effectively? I know whenever I see people blowing up at their kids or partners in public - I realize that they really are having a hard time of it. To learn more about how to fix this situation and communicate more effectively and happily - go to. You'll be glad you did.

Buffalo

We have a Scientology church in Buffalo, and I was thinking of my friends there earlier this week when I read about the terrific blizzard they had. So early in the season!

I know if sometimes snows in October, but nothing like this.

The whole city got shut down - very unusual for Buffalo where they are used to heavy snowfalls. But I'm sure this caught them unprepared.

Application of the Dynamics

There is a good application of "the Dynamics of Existence," a discovery of Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard, on the Earth Organization web site:

I'm getting very excited about the IAS event.

It takes place in England next weekend and a lot of my friends are going. In fact some of them have already left, as they are helping with the setups.

I am very eager to see the event. Wish I could go. Not for me this year, but I'll definitely be at the Shrine Auditorium in LA to see it a week later.

Aerospace bob has a great blog. It's so eclectic.

I learn a lot from his engineering and space exploration posts, and thoroughly enjoy how he incorporates Scientology principles into his life, as in this post.

Here's a very interesting web site about Scientology.

It's called Scientology FAQ, and it describes itself like this:

Whenever something is deemed "controversial" what that really means is there are a lot of unanswered questions about it. Scientology has become a hot topic for internet discussion in recent years, and gets referred to as "controversial" by many major media outlets.

What we (a small group of Scientologists) have done here is put together a searchable list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) from all over the internet. The purpose of this site is to give answers to people who have questions about Scientology, Scientologists, Dianetics, L. Ron Hubbard, etc.

London Org

I've heard the London Org (Church of Scientology of London) is having their grand opening right after the IAS event in England.

I would love to go.

I'm going to check it out and see if there's any way I can get over there. This will be one of those weekends that everyone will be talking about for the next 20 years (...do you remember the time that ....)

Religious Traditions

There is a series of lectures called the Pheonix Lectures (delivered in the city of Pheonix, vs. "phoenix rising from the ashes") in which LRH describes the religious history of Earth.

Listening to this I had so many realizations about Eastern and Western civilization.

Growing up in America I had a very insular and narrow view of religion.

These lectures absolutely broaden your perspective.

My Religion

Before I became a Scientologist I was a seeker, and before that I was what you would probably describe as a humanist.

Little did I know that when I was seeking for some kind of mystical revelation, all the while doubting that it would occur, I was about to find a religion which satisfied my intellectual bent and my spiritual needs.

Creation of Human Ability

I started reading an LRH book today called Creation of Human Ability, today.

L. Ron Hubbard wrote this book in 1953 or 1954 and I am just amazed at what I'm reading.

I've actually read this book before, about 30 years ago as a matter of fact, and I've read several chapters of it again since, but it has always been just about my favorite LRH book.

I HIGHLY recommend this one!

Scientology applied religious philosophy

I have had people ask me how come someone can be a Scientologist and still also be Jewish or Methodist or Muslim.

The reason is that Scientology is an applied religious philosophy as opposed to being a religious "practice."

Scientology is not a belief system, and doesn't interfere with one's beliefs. It is really completely up to you what you believe.

Scientology is a body of data and practical tools that you study and USE. You observe for yourself whether or a datum in Scientology is true, and if it is, fine. If not, that's fine too.

There is an article by L. Ron Hubbard that sums this up perfectly. It is called Personal Integrity

Scientology Axioms

The Scientology Axioms are a brilliant analysis of the relationship between the spiritual and the material.

From it derive every other aspect of Scientology applied religious philosophy.

It's not a "light" read, but it is worth any effort you put in to understanding them, because with such an understanding you can handle so much of life that appeared mysterious before.

I recommend the book Scientology: the Fundamentals of Thought to anyone interested in learning about the basic beliefs of Scientology, and these Axioms are included as one of the appendix.

The Scientology Axioms are also online as part of Scientlogy: Theology and Practice of a Contemporary Religion.