
Originally Posted by
fluffy
One thing that may be interesting to some is that there's more than one "Bridge" in the FZ.
The Ron's Org one differs from the other ones. I believe that either after OTIII or from OTIII on, that they have a different bridge with OT levels going up to #46.
But up to the OT stuff, it's the same, from what I hear.
There are other groups that some may consider FZ but which have their own names and their own creators. Like Knowledgism- Alan Walters. He posts here.
Anyway, I've had it recommended to me by a couple people. My take on it is that it's got a different lineup, different terms and things but maybe some of the same ideas. Alan, of course, can really tell you the scoop on that one.
I was taught as a younger Fluffy that squirrelling and spinoffs are bad. That a person would be endangered by that and maybe get cancer. (KSW1)
And of course there's the same caveats against psychiatry.
Yet Scn teaches that people as theta beings are basically indestructable, that any trauma or problem can be fixed.
So this is my conclusion:
It's a no compete thing. LRH and current CofS mgmt did not and do not want the competition, so they say this stuff. I can actually understand the idea that some stuff could be psychologically or psychically harmful, but the idea that one is going to be incontrovertibly damaged? That's contra to what Scn teaches.
So I think it's a no compete thing.
Now, this is human nature, I get it. Our thing's better than anybody else's- that's the attitude.
But here's the real kicker- CofS treats people like crap then they try and scare them away from doing Scn anywhere else, or, in deed, doing ANYTHING anywhere else. So it's a dog in the manger thing.
So this no compete stuff is irresponsible, to put it mildly.
Anyway, that's my take on not just FZ but other methods and things in general.
My husband has a saying: "Charge off the case is charge off the case". Meaning, hey, if it gives results, then it DOES, even if it's not your next step on the bridge.
He used to say this a lot then, after spending more time around those bozos in CofS, he told me very sadly that he was wrong to say that.
But I think that now that we've been out a while, that he now has that opinion again. I think he does. I really hope so. It's a more hopeful point of view, isn't it?