DL - Solo NOTS Completion
DMSMH[edit | edit source]
In 1971 I read the book "Dianetics, the Modern Science of Mental Health" and was instantly amazed and fascinated by what I perceived to be a description of the mind and nature of man that resolved many riddles. At my then level of understanding, I felt this writer L Ron Hubbard, was likely to take me onto a new path and I was right, forty one years later I have come full circle in the quest begun so many years ago with my recent completion of New Era Dianetics for OT's, Solo NOTS.
I'd love to take the time to fill in details of the intervening years to give more context to the magnitude of this achievement for me...but it would be too lengthy and likely boring for the reader. The subject itself was still evolving for much of that time, the rundowns and techniques of NOTS were not even discovered until after my seven year anniversary with the subject and it took me til my 16th anniversary to put together the resources of time and money to afford stepping into the OT band of case handlings. Then there was another twenty five year gap to get to the final polishing off of the subject matter with this announcement of completion.
persistence[edit | edit source]
So I guess the first point I'd like to make about completing this level is that persistence pays off. As you will see as I detail the gains I've achieved from this rundown, none of those would have occurred had I given up or been thrown off by the myriad of distractions and difficulties encountered to get here. For a while in the 90's I was a speaker at events for AOLA with the main topic being: "Top Ten Successful Actions For Going Up The Bridge". The number one successful action I had isolated was "Showing Up". If one simply kept "showing up" he/she would make it to full OT. Not intelligence, money, athletic ability, good looks, charm, humor nor any other attribute other than plain old persistence would get you there. I take pride in having practiced what I was preaching since I was surely lacking in the alternate above attributes.
training[edit | edit source]
The next key ingredient to success at doing this level for me, and I know it will be true for anyone else embarking on this journey, is my dedication to applying the procedure correctly. In the 70's I had trained and interned as a professional auditor. The lessons learned from studying and applying the Tech "by the book", proved to be the most important factor in achieving all the gains. We've all heard this endlessly repeated so forgive me for mentioning it again here, but it is simply not possible to get all the gains available if one does not adhere to, and have a very good foundation in following instructions and understanding the underlining principals. If you're gonna bake a cake and expect it to turn out as desired, you had better follow the recipe and have an understanding of basic cooking concepts. It's that simple...yet deeply profound at the same time. I have known so many people over the years who could not or would not do the above, and thereby were shut off from the benefits of ridding themselves of their case, that it is worth saying again here.
quick story[edit | edit source]
Approximately 20% into this rundown I went to get gas at my usual spot, a very busy multi-bay filling station/convenience store. I pulled into one of the fueling bays behind another car that was filling up at the forward pump. When I stopped and turned off my engine, and as I emerged from my car, I was assaulted by incredibly loud rap music booming from the car in front of me. I mean it was loud, so loud it almost hurt and was definitely unpleasant. The driver of the vehicle had recently arrived too and was just beginning to fill his tank.
This man was a very intimidating presence, I'm talking NFL Linebacker type size and not only looked like he had done some "hard time" but was ready and willing to commit mayhem at the drop of a hat to get back there. He was obviously just waiting for anyone to challenge him about the noise coming out of his car and gave me a look that communicated such in our micro-second first look at each other.
Due to the NOTS I had already handled at that point however, rather than me presenting him with my very best ridge and sour demeanor I had cultivated for so many years as a means of handling such encounters, I instead presented him with the absolutely most beatific and benign, ridge-less greeting I've ever given anyone. I simply confronted him, and since no verbal communication was possible with the noise emanating from his car, put both hands out, palms up, in a questioning and pleasant manner.
The gentleman digested this no ridge, non threatening comm and calmly turned around, leaned into his car and turned off the music. He then turned back to me and said simply, "since you asked so nicely".
I thanked him and we both went about filling up our cars.
A moment after this drama had played out, I got the most perplexed look from another driver at an adjacent bay, as if to say to me, "what the hell did you just do?". lol
That was one of my first dramatic and definite validations that I was in fact, changing. It's one thing to subjectively see and feel the charge and case being handled, and another to have it demonstrated out in the real world with other people.
Some like to say: "well, he can't 'knock a hat off at 50 paces', so where's the proof of OT powers?" I kind of chuckle at the thought that I in fact, did knock that guys hat off...whatever hat he was wearing at that moment. :-)
plateaus[edit | edit source]
I had often heard it said ny people doing Solo NOTS they experienced "plateaus" of gain throughout the level. They seemed to be saying that they achieved certain new levels and then leveled off for a while until gaining a new, higher level.
I found this to be true for me as well. Unlike other, shorter Bridge actions I found there were long periods of consistent gain but those periods would seem to lack a certain punch or spark as you might expect based on the quantity of case being dealt with during that time.
This was never really a concern in any way because one thing about this level, is that you are always completely sure you are handling large volumes of case. Even if there were limited "wow" moments for stretches during the rundown, I always felt I was progressing and doing something very important.
Speaking of important...
sociological impact[edit | edit source]
- "Have you considered the sociological impact that you are having by auditing NOTs?"
- "...This is bound to have an effect on society...and we will start seeing the results sooner or later on society in general... :Maybe you have thought about this too, it’s nice to recognize the good effects you are creating."
- L Ron Hubbard - excerpt from HCOB 1 December 1980 - NOTS Series 49 - section, Sociological Impact
I wrote an article while on this level called Indigo Children and that is an example of many areas I found myself looking into either for the first time or with a new viewpoint as a result of the level.
OT is about others as opposed to self. It's about the rest of the dynamics and taking responsibility for ALL of them, not just the first.
My reach, responsibility for and ACTION across the dynamics increased tremendously during the course of this level. The nice thing about that too, is the case being handled on the level makes it easier to do so. To a large degree it makes operating the way we may have always imagined we could or should, possible for the first time. The case factors handled on this level are the caase factors that keep us from operating to our fullest capability on all the dynamics.
telepathy and thinking[edit | edit source]
god, heaven, hell, angels and such[edit | edit source]
NOTS opens up what I'm going to refer to as 'pathways to perception and understanding'. These pathways have been occluded and nonviewable by humans for the most part.
Some wisemen throughout the ages have glimpsed the truth of such things as god, angels, heaven and hell but more often than not, what has been reported was the implanted images we've been falsely led to believe in. The 'pathways' opened to me through NOTS have allowed me to see the truth of such matters for myself.
That is a personal truth and it is ultimately up to each of us to attain our own understanding. All anyone can do is recommend a ROUTE to achieve such. I recommend LRH's route.
The "win" for me is that at times during this level I felt touched by god and even godlike myself. I met with angels and visited heaven. All of which are allegories of course. However, the incidents on the whole track that have ensnared thetans are not.
And I agree with LRH when he said - "if one were looking for hell and found earth, it would certainly serve".
psy-techs[edit | edit source]
During the course of this auditing I got a good look at the wholetrack people and technologies used to trap beings. I came to refer to the people operating these technologies as "psy-techs". Very sophisticated and advanced technology and understanding of beings lies behind the entrapment techniques. These boys are good at what they do. Unfortunately it is very evil.
When I see our current civilization developing ubiquitous microwave networks which bombard us constantly with their signals, the development of nano technologies, the mass legal doping of populations including children, the push for RFID and nano chips being implanted in the population and the geo-political movement toward a hybrid communist-fascist slave-state a la China - I become alarmed.
These things have been done before and are a model we should NOT replicate. All that is left is the application of some wholetrack inspired "psy-tech" methodologies and any chance we had to create a "new civilization" here on earth will be gone.
Sorry to bring that up but it's not all sunshine and bunnies on these upper levels.