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23 hours ago, Rocky said:

Glenn O was, IIRC, 9th corps. I remember him. Hope he's still alive and doing well.

That sounds right, I think you're correct. That means he was getting ready to enter the corps in that fall.

16 minutes ago, skyrider said:

 

I was a Branch Coordinator at this 1978 Advanced Class.

Wierwille and Martindale had us branch coordinators meet them in the Fireplace Room at 4pm the opening day.  It was at this meeting that wierwille vented his frustrations with three 8th Corps guys who had, in his words, "gone rogue" on their research papers.  Assumingly, they had ventured off the plantation of pfal and took upon themselves the earnest quest of something that challenged the very core of wierwille's foundational teachings.

It was a weird, and tense, advanced class.  Looking back, as I have several times......I would say that wierwille's levels of frustration were overflowing and martindale tried to be "extra spiritually sharp" and confrontational as well.  It wasn't pleasant.

For the record, this was the last advanced class where twi used outside sources and tapes of spiritual activity.  Tapes like where the one woman was possessed with multiple devil spirits.  Or, the unique casting out of spirits by some minister.  After this 1978 Class......twi went in-house.  It became more O.T. readings and parsing thru the 16 keys to walking by the spirit.  Except.....they still promoted things like "The Thirteenth Tribe" and "None Dare Call It Conspiracy" and the Illuminati.

Those release groups were simply there to help regurgitate the morning's teaching......and give wierwille time for a nap. 

 

I remember the tenseness but thought it normal as this was my first AC. On a positive note, my branch was full of fun loving, interesting guys. We'd parody some of those outside sourced tapes like the KISS video where Gene Simmons is throwing up blood, or the satanic ritual that culminated with the line, "Kiss... the GOAT!"  :-)

"Kiss... the GOAT" would induce gales of laughter for the reminder of the class.

A guy from Montana named Glenn O. may have been my BC. I think he was 8th corps (might be wrong about that). I just found a photo of my branch. A good looking group of guys ;-) 

On 5/7/2020 at 8:56 PM, T-Bone said:

I found these Rock of Ages videos while I was looking for Bob Stanley Acts 29 on You Tube...enjoy...obviously if you don't like a portion of the video feel free to fast forward it.

 

 

Did you find Bob Stanley Acts 29 on YT?

I have two songs from that album as MP3s, God First and First Fruits. I always loved those tunes.

Also have a few others in MP3 format, Paul Vergilio's 1974 album, Good Seed (Living in Love), Brian Bliss (Sons of God), a few from PDSTRO.

Perhaps these have all been shared here before, but if anyone is interested I'll make them shareable on Google Drive .

On 4/15/2020 at 11:06 PM, T-Bone said:

This picture was taken 10 minutes before the document was put in the shredder…Only the name has been changed to protect the innocent.

 

I remember some WOWs sent to our area – they all were wearing sweatshirts that said “I operate all nine all the time”

I thought of a way to re-purpose that sweatshirt but it only works if you’re a very busy surgeon:   I operate all nine all the time

 

 

Hello T-Bone,

I believe I attended this class as well. But I disposed of my diploma years ago during a Marie Kondo tidying flurry :-)

During my class VPW stopped teaching for a day because the students were "so screwed up" that we needed time to get "our heads right" or some such thing.

Does this ring a bell? 

And I'm not talking about maintaining a positive mental outlook either. There have been studies that have shown that a negative attitude can generate undesirable chemical and physiological changes in the human body. Likewise, a positive attitude can bolster the bodys' resiliance and ability to heal itself.

What is in error, is the practise of thinking that "believing" can be used as some sort of magical catalyst to bring our needs and greeds into fruition.

Too many times in TWI I saw folks that wouldn't rationally examine issues or problems. That was a misguided definition of believing.

"LALALALALALALA "(with hands over ears) -- "I'm believing so I don't want to hear anything negative"

Even in the business world, I can always spot the PMA guy -- he's the one with the smile plastered on his face saying, "Everything's great!!!" regardless if it is or not.

One of the great books I have read that handles the subject of positive believing myths is Winning Through Intimidation. The author stresses that being honest with yourself, acknowledging reality, and preparation are the basis for any real personal confidence.

I may be wrong about this, but that Toledo house was originally purchased by twi for Dr & Mrs (Cxxs and Bxxb) Zxna to live in.

Are they still in? I was his first TC at Clemson about a million years ago.

So, sorry to detour the board for a question... but I have been out for 7+ years, busily making life for myself, and just recently found this board. I only know of CES peripherally -- JL founded the org after breaking away from TWI... yada.. yada...yada.

I don't think they are in my neck of the woods (DC area) but am not sure.

How big is this organization? Are a lot of former TWI'ers actively participating?

Thanks in advance.... :)

Hi all,

Been looking for my old friend Jay Summer for quite some time.

I spent 3 weeks with him before he went into residence in 1979 building decks for people on Pawleys Island. We worked hard, made some money and had a blast.

Anyone have any info?

thanks