tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post7187043950322288497..comments2014-08-15T04:45:36.890-07:00Comments on Counterfeit Dreams: Chapter One: Going HomeJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10419834733958851626noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-79657527687565249432010-08-17T15:08:50.915-07:002010-08-17T15:08:50.915-07:00Jeff
Thank you, for all that you went through. An...Jeff<br /><br />Thank you, for all that you went through. And the beautiful recovery you make that helps so many. Yours is the journey of the wounded healer. The internet and your book allows the message to be replicated far and wide.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024067476972477691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-89067226149038821412010-01-24T17:16:09.518-08:002010-01-24T17:16:09.518-08:00You wrote the thoughts that many have had but coul...You wrote the thoughts that many have had but could not express. <br /><br />I too prefered MEST work and solitude over being on post. It was the only time I knew for sure that I was not a degraded being. I knew because I could be interested in life and in beauty as I saw it in the MEST work I was doing. Horrible as it was, there was more theta in the MEST than there was inside the Org, on post. <br /><br />I very much enjoy your writing style.Thought Provokinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001021104832664027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-68011829968688239012009-05-20T03:51:23.563-07:002009-05-20T03:51:23.563-07:00cool postcool postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-32232248813513364642009-03-11T10:47:00.000-07:002009-03-11T10:47:00.000-07:00Thank you for writing this. Cynthia Coleman is my...Thank you for writing this. Cynthia Coleman is my sister. This helps me to understand how and why she became a prisoner of Scientology.efnefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135455934953443129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-35796930726829229822008-12-24T17:34:00.000-08:002008-12-24T17:34:00.000-08:00I have read the whole story now posted. If someon...I have read the whole story now posted. If someone asks me about scientology I'll point them to this as it is the story of scientology. <BR/><BR/>My tenure in the church was from 1968 to 1997 mostly as public. Jeff has illuminated so much. So much I've wondered about has come into sharp focus. It would make a great movie. <BR/><BR/>Max ZbitnoffMaximhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783787385532546114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-58590841171427281982008-09-03T18:56:00.000-07:002008-09-03T18:56:00.000-07:00Jeff,Glad to hear you're out - and continuing to d...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you're out - and continuing to do such great writing like always...<BR/><BR/>Best of luck.<BR/><BR/>Robertrobertworstellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109419616754661835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-18076896153250058712008-09-01T14:54:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:54:00.000-07:00We are anonymous. We feel for all who have been w...We are anonymous. We feel for all who have been wronged by the Church of Scientology and their branches and fronts. I will post links to your story and an abstract with the links. Just remember:<BR/><BR/>"That which doesn't kill me can only make me stronger" - MarinesI am Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870415198079479151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-30349110674547999962008-08-12T11:21:00.000-07:002008-08-12T11:21:00.000-07:00I hope this is just a kernel of a full fledged boo...I hope this is just a kernel of a full fledged book. Beautifully written. Outstanding, poignant and powerful. <BR/><BR/>Thank you Jeff.<BR/>ArtooArtoo45https://www.blogger.com/profile/14300348322780544335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-33675525113198334192008-07-29T09:55:00.000-07:002008-07-29T09:55:00.000-07:00Hello Jeff,I remember you from Flagship Apollo whe...Hello Jeff,<BR/><BR/>I remember you from Flagship Apollo where I arrived in 1971 and then moved to Fort Harrison when it was set up. Later I left Sea Org in 1983.<BR/><BR/>I could feel what you were going through from your description in Chapter one. Very well written. Your sincerity comes through clearly.<BR/><BR/>Vinaire (the Indian swami)vinairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916265797071170761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-85954887971566763152008-07-25T18:07:00.000-07:002008-07-25T18:07:00.000-07:00I removed the comment from "Whatever." Let him get...I removed the comment from "Whatever." Let him get his own blog. Interesting that he accuses me of "no balls" when I'm out here with my full name and he's the one hiding. This is the kind of abuse and character assassination that goes on all the time at the Int Base, and even though this person has supposedly left, they carry on the tradition. And, you'll notice (if you had time to read it)not one specific. He obviously observed the same abuses I did - well, where's his story? I have a good idea who this person is, and he was at the bottom of the org board, happy to just stay under the radar and curry favor by sniping and criticizing anyone on Miscavige's shit list - a follower. And still a follower.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419834733958851626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-58254730386518458522008-07-25T15:08:00.000-07:002008-07-25T15:08:00.000-07:00Kimball is right: "whatever" should get some helpn...Kimball is right: "whatever" should get some help<BR/>nefertitiUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072541295013767826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-90899583361221269862008-07-25T09:05:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:05:00.000-07:00Actually this Whatever poster is one very sick pup...Actually this Whatever poster is one very sick puppy.<BR/><BR/>When you read about very abusive situations, like cults, like concentration camps, you often read about one of the victims who BLAMES THE OTHER VICTIMS for the abuse. They "didn't do anything". They, somehow, caused the abuse.<BR/><BR/>Sick.<BR/><BR/>This Whatever post is a good example of the attitude that makes such abusive environments much, much worse.<BR/><BR/>Dear Whatever, get some help. You need it.Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744116871200178346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-83336654842617685802008-07-24T19:49:00.000-07:002008-07-24T19:49:00.000-07:00"Whatever" is a coward. A very big coward hiding ..."Whatever" is a coward. A very big coward hiding in the Scientology shadows. A very amusing attempt to discredit the facts that are leaking out everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, "Whatever", you are a loser. And your tl;dr post is a complete waste of time. Go troll somewhere else.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-55669659644560767402008-07-23T21:16:00.000-07:002008-07-23T21:16:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Whateverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074924748539634265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-14323635918996977032008-07-11T10:38:00.000-07:002008-07-11T10:38:00.000-07:00Wow. This is such an astonishing story to those of...Wow. This is such an astonishing story to those of us who have not had anything more to do with Scientology than see their "Dianetics" storefronts on a local street, or have heard stories on the news. The amount of "credibility" (or star power) that the organization has, with the likes of John Travolta and Kelly Preston and Tom Cruise promoting it, gives it the wash of celebrity and lulls all of us into thinking that "it can't be that bad". Your words here have the force of truth and first person narrative behind them. I, for one, have had my eyes opened.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686857776301527648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-9339144009307616112008-07-02T14:09:00.000-07:002008-07-02T14:09:00.000-07:00Since I wrote the Guru's Gulags , the story of an ...Since I wrote the Guru's Gulags , the story of an escape from the church of Scientology,1997- I had not read a real moving story from inside so well written and I congratulate you for doing it a bit every day at your pace and I thank you in the name of the people who, like me, were hurt by CO$<BR/>nefertitiUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072541295013767826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-45729173667469454282008-06-29T16:32:00.000-07:002008-06-29T16:32:00.000-07:00I, who suffered a fraction of the oppression you a...I, who suffered a fraction of the oppression you and other Sea Org members have, cried while reading this 1st chapter. Tears of recognition, of empathy, and tears of joy that your story will reach so many in this quest to expose the terrible treatment of SO members by David Miscavige and his minions. This chapter shows that the end appears to be closer than ever before. Thank you for your courage and your good heart.<BR/><BR/>Mary McConnellFormerly Fooledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890269969387912796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-70456995403861795182008-06-29T13:33:00.000-07:002008-06-29T13:33:00.000-07:00Dear Jeff...Wonderfully well written and detailing...Dear Jeff...Wonderfully well written and detailing a situation not well presented before.<BR/><BR/>you have joined the ranks of those few who by now have done so much for so many. You are healing quickly.<BR/><BR/>It took many of us a decade, just experiencing the mess as paying public to get half as far.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Phil scottUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814758010157810781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-25704218847064456782008-06-06T01:37:00.000-07:002008-06-06T01:37:00.000-07:00Ok, face streamed with tears I need to tell you .....Ok, face streamed with tears I need to tell you ... what? Words can't suffice. So I think to myself, "The tears on your face, why are they there, what are they saying?" And my tears (black with wisdom and mascara) told me this: <BR/><BR/>"A man spoke words, and unexpectedly you awoke with him in the place of his greatest loneliness. And in this dark landscape, you witnessed that he was his own best friend."<BR/><BR/>And Jeff, I gotta tell you, that just wipes me out. Thank you for holding on to YOU. Thank you for your story.TheDonzerlyLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858615372163879603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-89692279653907875812008-05-20T18:10:00.000-07:002008-05-20T18:10:00.000-07:00This is wonderful writing Jeff (a class above Elro...This is wonderful writing Jeff (a class above Elron) and I look forward to reading the rest.<BR/>I am crying as I write this, the way you are presenting it is so moving.<BR/>I lost my whole family too.<BR/>You speak for many...and what you say is important to the futures of many more.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/>ColinDead Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910846992865156705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-5136738997293073702008-05-11T00:13:00.000-07:002008-05-11T00:13:00.000-07:00wow, this is incredibly powerful. i'll definitely ...wow, this is incredibly powerful. i'll definitely be back to read the rest.AnonLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230190228115011502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-76206117271689601092008-05-07T21:23:00.000-07:002008-05-07T21:23:00.000-07:00Jeff,Yours is a powerful story and well written. ...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Yours is a powerful story and well written. Thank you for telling it. I guess "home" is inside us, isn't it?.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>RoanPeter Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121720575254961358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-79916370485414408902008-05-07T05:34:00.000-07:002008-05-07T05:34:00.000-07:00Thanks you so much for sharing this. It's a very m...Thanks you so much for sharing this. It's a very moving story.<BR/><BR/>If you are OK with it, I'd like to copypasta your blog on a Dutch social networking site (of course using full credentials).<BR/><BR/>It will help for your story to reach more people.<BR/><BR/>Is this OK with you?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806051028434150134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-75704492582000123992008-05-07T05:30:00.000-07:002008-05-07T05:30:00.000-07:00Jeff,this is very well written, congratulations.I ...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>this is very well written, congratulations.<BR/><BR/>I was in the Sea Org for a long time and had similar experiences to yours, so thank you for sharing it and letting people know about the abuses.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779274557118971766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987046289265422071.post-3962029568561678822008-05-06T22:18:00.000-07:002008-05-06T22:18:00.000-07:00Jeff, I've followed your writings on the various b...Jeff, <BR/><BR/>I've followed your writings on the various boards and have always enjoyed what you had to say and the perspective you bring from your experiences. This blog is great and very moving. I look forward to reading more.<BR/><BR/>BTW you probably don't know me but I beleive our paths crossed in the PAC Mill around 2002.<BR/><BR/>GaryGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10487989653624459804noreply@blogger.com