If you thought the strange town of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks"
was unpredictable wait until you visit the eighteen million dollar Scientology
owned escape near Twin Peaks, San Bernardino, southern CA. This
charmingly designed mountain hamlet features a beautiful view, elegant architecture
and a Gyro Gym gyroscopic torture device. Plus, its fences are topped by
UltraBarrier�, "the
durable, maintenance-free stainless steel deterrent that conveys the 'message'
without the prison appearance of razor wire." It is rumored that this
is the place
Shelly Miscavige, the wife of the great leader
David
Miscavige, has been incarcerated in since 2007.
Built
over 100 years ago as the area's first vacation spot for aristocrats, this
outpost has many functions for Scientology. It's main purpose is to hold
the sacred scriptures of leader
L. Ron Hubbard
in an underground vault along with other valuables. Hubbard's books
are printed on metal plates which don't decay or fade like in paper does.
The plates are stored in airtight containers full of inert gas to prevent
the metal from oxidizing or breaking down. The vault is protected
from nuclear attack and helps guarantee that Ron's words will live on in
the event all Scientologists on earth die. In that case the vault is meant
to be found by Scientologists who reincarnate on other planets and make
their way back to the Scientology home world.
The
Church of Spiritual Technology has several such
vaults in California
and New Mexico. And those vaults often have
markings
on the ground visible from high in the air from which to attract the
space aliens. I am absolutely serious about this and so are the cultists.
Otherwise why would they have spent so much money on it? If a nuclear or
biological calamity occurs then top Scientologists and their families will
be whisked to places like Twin Peaks where there are food stocks, large
emergency fuel tanks, communications transmitters and a vault to hide behind.
Twin Peaks is also a celebrity retreat with beautiful amenities and a luxury
residence featuring triangular rooms. No doubt leader
David Miscavige and celebrities like Tom Cruise, John Travolta and his
wife Kelly Preston have vacationed there under the pines while receiving
Scientology counseling and health therapies. It boasts a production
office, dining hall, garage, nine room lodge and much more all built in
a charming hodgepodge of rustic architectural styles. This 'Hotel
California' has so many amenities you'll never need to leave. Which is a
good thing since ... you can't!
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Angry Gay Pope at Twin Peaks May
15, 2010 |
Judging by all the Ultra Barrier and high fences the compound is also a
detention center and slave camp.
As in Stalin's government,
the higher you go in Scientology the more likely you will be abused and
scapegoated by leader David Miscavige, possibly ending up in a gulag like
this. Perhaps Miscavige's wife Shelly and former spokesman
Heber Jentzsch
are, or were, held here against their will. The large number of visible
light floodlights, infrared beams, motion sensors, cameras and motorbike
mounted guards make escape nearly impossible even without the seven foot
tall fence studded with razor spikes. Local police say they are on very
good terms with residents at the compound although officers believe there
are very few people there. It is difficult to say. When protesters raid
such places they go on lockdown. The day I was there we arrived too quickly
for a lockdown to happen and heard no alarms, yet we saw only 4-5 people.
All the buildings had shades drawn down already. What is going on inside?
Are they empty? Are they jammed with prisoners? There is no way to tell.
Twin Peaks is just west of the resort town of
Lake Arrowhead and East of
Crestline.
The current town population is estimated at around 1,500. Twin Peaks sits
at an elevation of 5,800 feet and is accessible by California State Route
189. The city of San Francisco also has a nearby small mountain called "Twin
Peaks." This is not that mountain. That mountain would be a nice place
to vacation, unlike here. In fact, I would even feel safer in David
Lynch's version.