When I was in my mid-teens I suddenly became interested in spirituality and philosophy. I read quite a few books and dabbled somewhat in some practices, such as yoga. But although I got a lot out of reading philosophy, spirituality and religion (and I still do) by the time I was in my early 20’s I was still open to new ideas…

And scientology was the new idea that I found. An interesting philosophy, a practical application of the philosophy to learn and have, and an organization (the church) that delivered all of this. I hadn’t heard of the freezone at that point…

In my first year I mostly read dianetics, had some dianetics (with only slight gain), read and liked scientology, and did the purification program and TR’s and Objectives Course (an incredible course).

I fell in love with the subject, with the tech, with the wins (benefits and improvements).

In my second year I read about a dozen books, more than many staff members had read in 10-15 years! I also got some more dianetics, and due to having done the purification program I got a lot more gain out of it the second time round (drugs and toxins can cause mental blocks which restrict dianetics and scientology auditing which is why the purification program is done).

Probably my favourite piece of scientology is the philosophy – that life is a game. It’s something that I found very useful and saw much truth in. And still do, more so as I’ve learned more of the subject.