Sometimes members of the Scientology cult deny the existence of the practice of disconnection in Scientology. That is an absurd lie in several ways. First off every staff member and Sea Org member studies this on the staff status courses which are basic training for all of them. It is at the very beginning of their mandatory training in the initial stages. They all extensively study it and know it quite well. It is in their course packs and Introduction To Scientology Ethics book and on the PTS/SP course too.
Two-faced Tommy Davis on Disconnection:
Scientology: The Ex-Files - Interview: Tommy Davis Part 2 March 8, 2010, Quentin McDermott, Four Corners, ABC News (Australia)
Tommy Davis, Scientology Spokesman, Secretly Recorded Discussing 'Disconnection' August 30, 2011, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
The ethics officer (aka MAA in a Sea Org org) will have the person study references on PTSness being a condition caused by being connected to a suppressive person. That is a crucial part of the policy and practice. There is no slightest shred of scientific evidence to support PTS doctrine or the suppressive person doctrine. Nothing. Ever. But in Scientology Hubbard claiming to have verified something with whole track research has been accepted as irrefutable and infallible proof. This is based entirely on his authority to Scientologists.
I wanted to include some basic quotes to show disconnection is and has long been a part of Scientology in very clear terms.
HCO BULLETIN OF 10 SEPTEMBER 1983 “PTSness and Disconnection”
“A Scientologist can become PTS by reason of being connected to someone that is antagonistic to Scientology or its tenets. In order to resolve the PTS condition, he either HANDLES the other person’s antagonism (as covered in the materials on PTS handling) or, as a last resort when all attempts to handle have failed, he disconnects from the person. He is simply exercising his right to communicate or not to communicate with a particular person.
“With our tech of handle or disconnect, we are, in actual fact, doing nothing different than any society or group or marriage down through thousands of years.”
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“WHEN DISCONNECTION IS USED
“An Ethics Officer can encounter a situation where someone is factually connected to a suppressive person, in present time. This is a person whose normal operating basis is one of making others smaller, less able, less powerful. He does not want anyone to get better, at all.
“In truth, an SP is absolutely, completely terrified of anyone becoming more powerful.
“In such an instance the PTS isn’t going to get anywhere trying to “handle” the person. The answer is to sever the connection.” Ron Hubbard
HCOPL dated 23 December 1965, ‘Suppressive Acts, Suppression of Scientology and Scientologists.’
HCOPL dated 23 December 1965, ‘Suppressive Acts, Suppression of Scientology and Scientologists.’
“Suppressive acts are defined as actions or omissions undertaken to knowingly suppress, reduce, or impede Scientology or Scientologists…
“[Such suppressive acts include] public disavowal of Scientology… public statements against Scientology.
“[Suppressive acts also include] continued membership in a divergent group; continued adherence to a Suppressive Person or group pronounced a Suppressive Person or group by HCO; failure to handle or disavow or disconnect from a person demonstrably guilty of suppressive acts; being at the hire of anti-Scientology groups or persons…” Ron Hubbard
HCOB PTS HANDLINGS, 10 August 1973
“There are two stable data which anyone has to have, understand and KNOW ARE TRUE in order to obtain results in handling the person connected to suppressives.
“These data are:
“1. That all illness in greater or lesser degree and all foul-ups stem directly and only from a PTS condition.
“2. That getting rid of the condition requires three basic actions: A. Discover. B. Handle or disconnect.
“Persons called upon to handle PTS people can do so very easily, far more easily than they believe.”
–Ron Hubbard
HCO POLICY LETTER OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1973
CONFIDENTIAL
HANDLING DISCONNECTIONS
“Handle or disconnect” is part of current procedure on handling Potential Trouble Sources, as per HCO B 10 August ’73, “PTS Handling”.
This does not mean that we are returning to the practice of publishing or writing disconnection letters to the person concerned.
Whether the PTS interview is done by the Ethics Officer, D of P, Auditor or Qual Personnel, the actual “handling” steps must be done under the jurisdiction of the Ethics Officer.
A large percentage of cases will completely resolve during the PTS interview itself or when the handling steps are actually done. The Ethics Officer must ensure that a written plan of handling does actually exist and that it is followed. All copies of correspondence, attested reports on personal interview handlings must be presented to the Ethics Officer as evidence of the handling. If the handling is being badly handled or not done, the Ethics Officer must get this corrected. If the handling, even under the jurisdiction of the Ethics Officer gets badly bugged, then he should request Qual Sec intervention and assistance.
DISCONNECTION
One needs to understand the meaning of the word Disconnection in order to be able to apply it. Disconnection = to break or undo the connection of, separate, detach.
Disconnection has come to mean the actual action of writing to the person to inform him/her of the fact. This is a very extreme application of the word. A person can simply decide to disconnect and be disconnected from that moment on.
In some cases, the item found may be dead, and the person has no other choice but to disconnect. In that event, the person simply disconnects then and there, in the Ethics Officer’s office, or in session. No other action is required. Some may wish to write up a statement of such which is simply filed in his ethics file, with no other action taken. It is not mailed to anyone.
When handling disconnection, the word “disconnection” must be fully defined, so the person actually understands what he has to do.
Getting the above done will handle a large majority of cases.
Very occasionally, there will be a person who has a real live SP on their lines now. No amount of handling will be successful. In this event, the Ethics Officer must draw up a full CSW, with copies of all earlier correspondence and attested handlings and send to the A/G 7, with a proposed recommended method of handling the situation.
The public person or staff member being handled is NOT informed of what is contemplated until the above CSW8 is okayed by the A/G, and even then the A/G is not mentioned unless the A/G wishes it.
The A/G will naturally not permit any misemotional or accusative disconnection letters or actions to be done which could rebound on the Org.
The A/G will probably find that the earlier handling steps required by the 10 August 73 HCO B have not been properly applied or not done, and would write up instructions to get this done efficiently.
In only a few cases will open disconnection handling be required, and when this happens, it must be handled with the utmost care so that no repercussions occur. End Quote
Hubbard made sure disconnection is continued, here is a reference from 1983 for example:
HCOB 10 September 1983, PTSness AND DISCONNECTION
LOST TECH
“Earlier, disconnection as a condition was cancelled. It had been abused by a few individuals who’d failed to handle situations which could have been handled and who lazily or criminally disconnected, thereby creating situations even worse than the original because it was a wrong action.
Secondly, there were those who could survive only by living on our lines–they wanted to continue to be connected to Scientologists (see the HCOBs on the characteristics of an SP). Thus, they screamed to high heaven if anyone dared to apply the tech of “handle or disconnect.”
This put Scientologists at a disadvantage.
We cannot afford to deny Scientologists that basic freedom that is granted to everyone else: the right to choose whom one wishes to communicate with or not communicate with. It’s bad enough that there are governments trying, through the use of force, to prevent people from disconnecting from them (witness those who want to leave Russia but can’t!).
The bare fact is that disconnection is a vital tool in handling PTSness and can be very effective when used correctly.
Therefore the tech of disconnection is hereby restored to use, in the hands of those persons thoroughly and standardly trained in PTS/SP tech. “ Ron Hubbard
«Any PTS who fails to either handle or disconnect from the SP who is making him or her a PTS is, by failing to do so, guilty of a Suppressive Act.» — L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL of 23 December 1965, "SUPPRESSIVE ACTS"
«For this person may only be audited further if he or she disconnects or handles the Suppressive Person or group to which he or she is connected and can't be sent t the HGC or back to the course either until the status is cleared up.» — L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL of 5 April 1965,"Handling the Suppressive Person"
All the following references require disconnection and are in use in Scientology currently.
Tape: 6505C18 “Organization and Ethics”
Tape: 6506C08 “Handling the PTS”
HCO PL 7 March 1965RB I, SUPPRESSIVE ACTS, SUPPRESSION OF SCIENTOLOGY AND SCIENTOLOGISTS
HCO PL 5 Apr. 65 – HANDLING THE SUPPRESSIVE PERSON, THE BASIS OF INSANITY
HCOPL 19 July 1965 (Issue II) – SEPARATION ORDER
HCO PL 7 Aug. 65 – SUPPRESSIVE PERSONS, MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF
HCO PL 23 Dec. 65RA Rev. 10.9.83 SUPPRESSIVE ACTS, SUPPRESSION OF SCIENTOLOGY AND SCIENTOLOGISTS
Tape: 6608C02 “Suppressives and GAEs”
Tape: 6608C25 “The Antisocial Personality”
HCOB 27 Sept. 66 THE ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY THE ANTI-SCIENTOLOGIST
HCOB 24 Apr. 72 I C/S Series 79 PTS INTERVIEWS
HCO PL 3 May 72R Exec Series 12 Rev. 18.12.77 ETHICS AND EXECUTIVES
HCOB 10 Aug. 73 PTS HANDLING
HCO PL 15 Sept 73 HANDLING DISCONNECTIONS
HCOB 29 Dec. 78 THE SUPPRESSED PERSON RUNDOWN
HCOB 31 Dec. 78 II OUTLINE OF PTS HANDLING
HCOB 31 Dec. 78 III EDUCATING THE PTS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HANDLING: PTS C/S-1
HCOPL 16 May 80 (Issue II) – ETHICS, PTS TYPE A, POLICY ON HANDLING ANTAGONISTIC SOURCES
HCOPL 16 May 80 (Issue II) – ETHICS, SUPPRESSIVE ACTS, SUPPRESSION OF SCIENTOLOGY AND SCIENTOLOGISTS
HCO PL 20 Oct. 81R PTS TYPE A HANDLING Rev. 10.9.83
HCOB 8 Mar. 83 HANDLING PTS SITUATIONS
For anyone looking for evidence/information on disconnection here's the entire PTS/SP course. It's still in Scientology and has many references that clearly define and require disconnection.
http://www.suppressiveperson.o...
Note: I got a lot of good info on disconnection from the following post :
http://www.suppressiveperson.o...
Note: I got a lot of good info on disconnection from the following post :
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