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I read many of these posts, and ones similar to these after the first night that I attended the Basic Seminar. I almost backed out, but ultimately I am really glad I didn't. And a close friend just got back from PSI7 and filled me in on her experience. Which was also great.
First I want to address some mistakes that I have read here and in other posts.
"They don't allow you to have food or drink"
The pamphlet clearly states that you should eat BEFORE coming on Thursday and Friday night and to bring snacks for the breaks. Same for Sat and SUn and you take nice long lunch break both of those days, you just have to buy your own lunch. They just ask that you don't eat DURING the class or in the room as it is a distracction. Sounds just like every class I had in college. Doesn't it? Makes sense right?
"You can't drive you're own car to PSI7 to the Ranch"
Actually you can. My friend said several people in her group drove there and you can leave whenever you want.
As far as my experience goes: I was skeptical the whole time. There is nothing crazy that happens on the Sunday of the Basic for that "wow" moment, I just think that a lot of people, like me, take that long to let their guard down a little. I know I did.
And yes, they do encourage you to attend the other classes like 7 and the Leadership course. It IS a business. At Colleges all over the country, they encourage you to take other classes because they need to keep revenue coming in. Nobody calls that a "Cult".
I won't be pushing anyone to attend. I had a great experience and might someday go do PSI7. I just want to take what I've learned about myself and put it to use first. Everybody learns something different about themselves in the class. You take away only what you are willing to. Nothing more, nothing less. So, if you think it's a "rip off" and it did nothing for you. You can very EASILY get a refund after you are done.[/b]
Ok, so as far as I can tell, at some point during the course you made a [i:496333728a]conscious[/i:496333728a] decision to:
* become cold-hearted and callous enough to read all the stories of loss, heart-ache and suffering written here - then jump up and down and about your great experience and TOTALLY discount the suffering which you've just read about.
* Adopt an attitude that if someone didn't have a great experience its their own fault because they weren't "willing" to have a great experience
* Ignore the fact that people who lost family members to this disgusting virus of an organisation cannot "get a refund".
* Give up your natural language and replace it with PSI cliches and jargon?
* Become so un-thinking as to not be able to tell the difference between a college providing courses using normal business practice and a schmarmy multi-level marketing company brainwashing people to recruit their loved ones, under the guise of "love" and "trust" - which is in fact a BETRAYAL of trust?
I am sorry, but in light of the heart-felt stories and messages on this subject I find your attitude shallow, un-thinking and nauseating. I can only hope its the superficial lgat mask you've paid so much money for, and not your real self.
Is this what you call "Personal Growth"???