Blown for Good Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology (51 page)

KTL
 – Key To Life. This is a basic course in Scientology that is a glorified course in grammar and communication. The idea is that if you can communicate well then you have the “Key to Life”.

KSW #1
 – Keeping Scientology Working #1. This is the overriding HCO Policy Letter that exists in Scientology. It appears at the beginning of every single training course in all of Scientology. In this policy letter written by L. Ron Hubbard he writes, “we would rather have you dead than incapable”. In essence, KSW#1 says that Scientology is a deadly serious activity upon which the fate of all mankind depends, and that no alteration of Hubbard’s technology can ever be allowed under any circumstances.

LA DAY
 – Los Angeles Day Organization. This is a lower level Scientology organization located within the “Complex” in Los Angeles. The staff of this organization are not Sea Org members, they are on 2 ½ or 5 year staff contracts.

The Lake
– At the Int Base, the lake was a huge man-made lake just east of Building 36. It even had fish in it. It was very nasty though, and had dead animals and pretty much several feet of sludgy muck beneath the few feet of water. There was a small island at one end of it that had a stone veneer bridge that allowed access to the island which had a huge cottonwood tree on it.

Learning Book
 
– This was a children’s book that covered study technology as laid out by L. Ron Hubbard in an easy to understand format for young children, including extensive illustrations. It was published by Heron Books.

Lecture Mix
– This is where all LRH’s lectures are restored, mixed and made ready for high speed duplication using Clearsound technology.

LRH
 
– L. Ron Hubbard. Science-fiction writer and founder of Scientology. Commodore of the Sea Organization. Original Executive Director International of Scientology Worldwide.

LRH PPRO
 
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LRH Biographe
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– Danny Sherman. This is the individual who has been writing LRH’s biography for nearly 15 years.

LOC
 – Life Orientation Course. A Scientology course where one finds out what his hat (profession) in life is. The course was found to be faulty in that most people discover that their hat in life is whatever hat they are doing at the time. The course has known faults that have needed to be corrected since shortly after its release over 15 years ago.

Lower Lodges
– This is where Pre Production areas of the Cine Division were housed. Logistics, Art Dept, Research & Assembly, Scriptwriting, Casting, and Pre Prod Director offices were all located here before they were moved to the Cine Castle.

Lower RAV
– This is the mixing studio that RAV uses to mix special edition products.

MAA
 – Master at Arms. This is a post in Scientology organizations that is supposed to remove any type of “distractions” from the organization. This person is usually the person that does one on one Scientology based ethics or justice handlings with members or staff of the organization. This person is usually called on to be the “Scientology police officer” – inspect periodically throughout the day to make sure staff haven’t blown and are doing what they are supposed to be doing. If a staff member on the Int Base wants to talk to a family member or anyone not at the Int Base, they are required to get approval from the MAA, and this person then listens to the phone call as it is happening on a phone with two headsets, set up specifically for that purpose.

Mad Hatter Studios
 – A studio originally owned and operated by jazz musician Chick Corea. In 2003, Dave Miscavige instructed that the studio be purchased by the Golden Era Productions and turned into an extension studio that could be used by Golden Era Productions in Los Angeles.

MCI
– Massacre Canyon Inn or MCI is the dining facility for the entire Int Base. Originally the inn located in Gilman Hot Springs was where dances and local banquets were held. It has both crew and officer dining halls that service all of the Int Base orgs. It also houses the offices for all of Gold’s Domestic Services Division staff.

Medical (Liaison) Officer (also MLO or MO)
– This is the Qualifications division staff member that is responsible for giving medical treatment to the crew and bringing them to a hospital if needed.

MEST
- Matter, Energy, Space and Time; the physical universe. Any time hard labor is done, it is usually called MEST work. Apparently because one has to confront all of the components of MEST.

MEST
work
 – See MEST above.

MFG 
– Manufacturing
. A division of Golden Era Productions responsible for the mass production of Cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, films, and audio visual presentation systems for Scientology organizations around the world as well as Scientology broad public promotion and sales items.

MFG SEC
 – Manufacturing Secretary. The division head over the Manufacturing division of Golden Era Productions located at the Int Base.

Midrats
 – Midnight rations. The meal served at midnight in Sea Org installations, usually consisting of the prior days leftover meals.

M&M or Maintenance Man’s House
– This house was originally the house that the maintenance man for the Gilman Hot Springs resort used to live in. It is now used for staff berthing.

Motor Pool
 – The vehicle maintenance facility located in the Garage at the Int Base.

Music Rehearsal
– This is the building at the Int Base where the Gold Musicians rehearse for upcoming concerts and performances.

Narconon
 – A drug rehabilitation program based on L. Ron Hubbard writings that employs the use of heavy amounts of vitamins, sauna use and Scientology counseling to get a person off drugs. While Narconon itself often boasts high success rates by manipulating statistics, independent studies have shown the success rate to be no higher than other drug rehabilitation programs.

Narconon Chilocco
 – A Narconon facility located in Oklahoma that was later shut down for failing to get proper authorization and accreditation from local authorities. The facility was later moved to another Indian reservation in Oklahoma.

NY 2000
 – Often referred to as NY 2000 or New Years 2000 or Y2K event, this was the Scientology New Year’s event that was held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in late December 1999.

OGH
– Old Gilman House is the house that the family that owned and ran the property for most of the early and mid 1900’s lived in. This house is used for temporary staff berthing.

119 & 40s House
– This is where CMO Gold was located at the Int Base. CMO Gold was the CMO unit directly responsible for making sure that WDC Programs get done in Golden Era Productions. 119 now contains the printshop that produces OT materials.

Org Board
 – Organizing Board or Organization Board. Every group, business or organization affiliated or run by Scientologists has an Org Board. It is a large chart that has every post or possible position listed with the person’s name right below it. This board shows the chain of command and who is responsible for what.

OSA
 
– Office of Special Affairs. Formerly known as the Guardian’s Office, OSA is the public relations and legal arm of Scientology.

OT Levels
 
– Operating Thetan Levels. These are listed out on the Bridge to Total Freedom and are considered the highly confidential scriptures by Scientology. To get through all of the currently released OT levels, one could spend up to $300,000 USD. Although over the past decade, Scientology officials have denied reports and accusations about these materials being released on the Internet, in more recent times, they have acknowledged the contents of these materials as accurate and consider discussing them an attack on their beliefs.

OT VIII
 
– The highest Scientology counseling level released as of 2009. The official Scientology printed chart of levels list OT IX to XV (OT 9 to 15) as “Not yet released.”

Overt
 – Something considered bad in Scientology. Also referred to as an Overt Act.

O/Ws
- Overts and Withholds. These are acts of commission or omission that are contrary to the survival of Scientology. Members are required to routinely write up any and all O/Ws and submit these for review in order to be upgraded from lower conditions or to become a member of the group again. Also, as a requirement to begin routine counseling sessions, members are required to explain in detail any O/W’s that they might have committed since their last counseling session. When, why, how and any other pertinent details are required before the counseling session can be started.

Overt Product or OP
 
– This is any product produced that is not acceptable. Usually referring to something produced within an organization. At Golden Era in 1990, several hundred thousand cassette tapes were deemed OPs by Dave Miscavige. Sea Org members that produce OPs routinely are sent to the RPF or are subject to justice actions or both.

PAC
 – Pacific Area Command. This consists of most of the organizations located at “The Complex” in Los Angeles, California. Located between Sunset Blvd and Fountain Ave, this area is most often referred to as PAC.

PAC RPF
 
– This is the RPF located in PAC. In 2004, the PAC RPF numbered in the hundreds, and had more staff than any other Scientology organization in the Western United States. In 2007, after a series of offloads, it had just under 100 people in it.

Pancake
 – A large reel of audio cassette tape specially manufactured for use on high speed mass production reel to reel cassette machines.

PC
 – Preclear. In the early days of Scientology a Pre-Clear was someone who in Scientology was not yet Clear. Later on it just came to mean any person receiving Scientology counseling.

PC Folder
 
– Preclear Folder or folder. This is a folder where all records relating to all counseling of a person is kept. Each time a person receives counseling, notes are taken of what the person says and what counseling was done. These items are placed in the person’s PC folder. Each time a folder is filled, a new one is created. Someone who has been in Scientology for years could have anywhere from 25-100 folders or more, depending on how much counseling they have had.

PDO
 
– Planetary Dissemination Org. This was what Central Marketing Unit was called for a brief time in the 1990’s. It is now generally referred to as CMU and is a division within Golden Era Productions.

Perimeter Council
 
– At the Int Base, this is a council at the Int Base that is generally responsible for handlings being done on staff that have either voiced having thoughts of leaving or who have tried to leave and were caught. People who have tried to escape are put on detailed correction or handling programs (often including heavy manual labor for weeks or months and sometimes years and assignment of a buddy until the staff member says they no longer want to leave) and progress on these handling programs is discussed and coordinated at Perimeter Council. A list is made of all of these staff who have tried to leave or had thoughts about leaving and most on the list are restricted to the base at all times (meaning they are watched closely and are not allowed to go home but must sleep on the Base). They are not allowed to go beyond the perimeter of the property, thus the term Perimeter Council. Those that are allowed to go off base for any reason must be escorted and other staff are alerted to keep an eye out for these people. Perimeter Council is made up of the Security Chief Int Base, Port Captain Office, Staff Chaplain, HCO and Qualifications Division posts in Gold as well as the HCO Chiefs of all Int Base Orgs. Conversely, most of the staff that make up the perimeter council are also part of the blow drill called when someone blows from the Int Base.

Pink House
– At the Int Base, this house is used for crew berthing. It is called the pink house based on its exterior color – pink. It was located on the south side of the property. (This building was later demolished.)

Port Captain
 
– The Public Relations head in Sea Org orgs. Originally from the maritime post that was responsible for all relations with the local port that Sea Org ships were stationed in.

PTS
 – Potential Trouble Source – This would be any person that is connected to an SP or any person that is against Scientology. In order for a person to not be PTS, they must either handle the person they are connected to or disconnect. In most cases, this involves families and friends of Scientologists.

QC
 
– Quality Control.

QC Gold
 – Quality Control Gold. The post at Golden Era Productions that is responsible for spot checking the technical quality of products mass produced.