2008 Scientology & Dianetics Holiday Catalog

"The gift that you personally can give has the potential of changing this whole civilization in every land." - L. Ron Hubbard

The Golden Age of Knowledge marked a turning point in Scientology history.

Since the release of L. Ron Hubbard’s Basics Books and Lectures, the world of Scientology has changed forever. Scientologists the world over are achieving full conceptual understanding of the truths about the mind, spirit and life—the very foundation of Scientology.

Equally significant are the Congresses—LRH events and his announcements of the technical breakthroughs that formed the next milestones in building The Bridge for
all to travel.

NEW EASY-TO-USE SEARCH FEATURE: A new easy-to-use search feature on the site makes it easy to find titles and subjects you're looking for.

In celebration of the Golden Age of Knowledge for Eternity, this year’s catalog includes special holiday packages, so you can bring the gift of Source to yourself, your family, friends and associates. Within these pages are materials you need for your journey on the road to truth. From the spectacular editions of the Beginning Books and Audiobooks through The Basics and Congresses, these LRH truths have inspired, enlightened and changed the lives of millions.

This holiday season, give yourself and those you care about the gift of Source, a gift that will last through eternity.

FREE GIFTS & HOLIDAY SPECIALS: To make it possible for anyone to take advantage of the Golden Age of Knowledge Basics, Beginning Books or LRH Congresses, incredible Holiday Specials are being offered. Have a look!

Free Scientology Materials Guide Chart: Your Guide to the materials, now available on-line, or get a poster-size chart free.

IN AS MANY AS 50 LANGUAGES: Great gift ideas abound in the new site, with the Introduction to Scientology on DVD available in 50 languages, and all of the Classics lectures available on-line for the first time ever.

AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA:

The following Scientology Organizations have bookstores you can browse in their local languages, so as to get started in Scientology with basic materials, or to find out more in your local area:

Publications Houses & International Organizations:

Bridge Publications – Western Hemisphere, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Japan & Taiwan

New Era Publications – Europe, United Kingdom and North Africa

Scientology Celebrity Centre International Bookstore

Central Scientology Organization Bookstores:

• Founding Church of Scientology, Washington, D.C.
• Scientology Boston, MA
• Scientology New York, NY
• Scientology Chicago, IL
• Scientology Atlanta, GA
• Scientology St. Louis, MO
• Scientology Kansas City, MO
• Scientology Mountain View, CA
• Scientology Orange County, CA
• Scientology Seattle, WA

Francophone (Français)

• Scientologie Quebec – Canada (Français)
• Scientologie Montreal – Canada (Français)

Ultimate Collection

Japanese (日本語)

• Scientology Tokyo (日本語)

Scientology in Dublin, Ireland — Personnel Efficiency & the Solution to Poverty

Scientology in Dublin, Ireland -- where L. Ron Hubbard originally developed the Personnel Efficiency Course, so as to improve the prosperity and worth of the working individual.

As a part of Blog Action Day, I found it fit to mention our Church of Scientology in Dublin, Ireland.   As the theme of this Blog Action day is poverty, it’s only fitting to bring up the location where L. Ron Hubbard developed and delivered the Personnel Efficiency course — a course designed to take the average working man or woman, and immediately increase their ability to communicate and be effective in their work place or their home.

Based around many of the simplicities you find in the Scientology beginning book, The Problems of Work: Scientology Applied to the Workaday World, this course made use of testing and simple basics of communication, confusion and the stable datum, and the tone scale to raise anyone’s effectiveness and happiness in their daily work.

The Church of Scientology Mission of Dublin continues this tradition, offering all of the basic services of Scientology to the people of Dublin.  Get directions to Scientology Churches in Ireland here.

I bring this up as part of the Blog Action Day theme, as whilst the answer to poverty does in some cases involve the bringing of aid and donation of money and goods to those in need, it is many times more effective in the long run to increse the effectiveness, productivity and purpose of the individual himself — as that then opens the door to a long-term handling of poverty.  Learning to organize, to educate, and to find something useful for his fellow man to do and to get them to it — this in itself is a much more real and lasting solution to poverty.

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers of West Bengal, India provided seminars to some of the Santhal tribes in the neighboring state of Bihar.

So, it’s this technology that I would most rather see applied to be able to overcome the troubles that affect poverty-stricken nations.  In many cases a full solution to their problems will start with a number of people getting themselves trained up on technology like you see being made available for free at the Scientology Volunteer Ministers On-Line Training center, where one can learn to be more effective, efficient, and a faster learner, and at no cost at all.

But the bottom line, is that springing from our center in Dublin is a technology that — if applied — can result in solutions to poverty for anyone.

New HQ for Scientology in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

The Church of Scientology of Port Elizabeth has completed the purchase of one of the city’s historic landmarks—the United Building on the corner of St Mary’s Terrace and Govan Mbeki Avenue. It will contribute to the area not only by way of the planned restoration and renovation project but also through increased community activities that will now be possible.

The United Building on the corner of St Mary’s Terrace and Govan Mbeki Avenue in Port Elizabeth will be the new regional headquarters for the Scientology religion.

The building will be the regional headquarters for the religion.

This announcement comes on the heals of a recent milestone for Scientology in South Africa: the Commissioner of Revenue recognized the church as a public benefit organization and granted it tax-exemption.

The church has also recently acquired new property in Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town.

Artist’s renderings of the exterior of the building, once renovations are completed.

“We see our investment in Nelson Mandela Bay as a contribution to the uplifting of the area,” said Paul Sondergaard, public affairs director for the religion in South Africa. Sondergaard went on to say that the Church will restore the property to its former glory to add to the heritage of Port Elizabeth. He emphasized that the new building will make it possible to greatly expand the church’s anti-drug and human rights campaigns and provide more assistance to the region through its Scientology Volunteer Ministers—an international help and disaster relief program with a membership of over 100,000 worldwide.

“L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Scientology religion, once wrote, ‘From Southern Africa will spring the next great civilization,’” said Sondergaard, “The Church of Scientology of Port Elizabeth is working with other committed members of our community to bring this about.”

Scientology in Africa: Kyalami Castle now belongs to the Church of Scientology

Kyalami Castle now belongs to the Church of Scientology.

“For all African Scientologists, this is a dream finally come true,” said Paul Sondergaard, national Director of the Public Affairs Office. “It means a lot to the future expansion of the Church in Africa.”

The 64,000 square foot castle on 22 acres of land will be providing religious services to people from throughout the Continent. It is the latest acquisition in a long series of 66 buildings the Church has purchased internationally over the past 5 years to accommodate the Church’s expansion.

“But the Kyalami Castle is the best yet,” says Sondergaard, “and a fitting tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Church in Southern Africa.”

Other buildings have been purchased in South Africa over the past year including for the the seven-story St. Georges Center in the heart of Cape Town City for the Church of Scientology of Cape Town, buildings in Morningside for the Church of Scientology of Durban, a new home for the Church of Scientology of Pretoria on Church Street in that city, and a stunning building on the recently renovated Goven Mbeki Avenue for the Church of Scientology of Port Elizabeth. In Johannesburg, the Church has become a prominent feature in the Kensington, Bedforview area, having taken over the old Kensington Golf Club house, which it subsequently expanded and fully renovated.

For those who have questions about the Church, a new video channel has been launched on its official website (www.Scientology.org). The Scientology Video Channel provides a comprehensive overview of the basic beliefs and practices of the religion while answering the question “What is Scientology?” and provides information on the many humanitarian programs sponsored by the Church—programs addressing drug abuse, illiteracy, human rights and disaster relief.

L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Scientology religion, once wrote: “From Southern Africa will spring the next great civilization on this planet….” and African Scientologists feel the acquisition of this new Advanced Organization is a significant step in the accomplishment of this dream.

The Church of Scientology was first established in the United States in 1954, and the first African Church opened in Johannesburg in 1957.

 

[cited from ScientologyToday]

Observing Los Angeles

Observing Los Angeles

Originally uploaded by jetteroheller

Looking down over the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles and Bridge Publications, toward downtown Los Angeles. Taken from Griffith Observatory.

The sky in L.A. has reverted to much of its pre-bushfires smog, as opposed to the thick, smoky haze that had been sitting over the whole city when the fires were at their worst.

Our Scientology Volunteer Ministers were incredibly active with the firefighters on this, as usual, with just about every VM in the San Diego / Los Angeles area participating.