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	{{Infobox organization		{{Infobox organization
	\|image = ChurchOfSpritualTechnologyLogo.svg		\|image = ChurchOfSpritualTechnologyLogo.svg
	\|size = 200px
	\|caption = Logo of the Church of Spiritual Technology		\|caption = Logo of the Church of Spiritual Technology
	\|name = ~~Cult~~ of Spiritual Technology		\|name = Church of Spiritual Technology
⚫	\| ~~location~~ = 25406 State Highway 189, Twin Peaks, CA 92391
	\|formation = 1982		\|formation = 1982
	\|type = ~~Religious~~		\|type = Nonprofit
			\|purpose = Owns the ]s to the works of ] and licenses their use
	\|status = 501(c) nonprofit
	\|~~purpose~~ = ~~Owns~~ ~~the~~ ~~]s to the works~~ of ] and ~~licenses~~ ~~their~~ ~~use.~~		\|product = Preservation and archiving of L. Ron Hubbard's writings and lectures.<ref name="scnfaq" />
		⚫	\|headquarters = 25406 State Highway 189, ] 92391
	\|mission = Preservation and archiving of fruitcake L. Ron Hubbard's writings and lectures.<ref name="scnfaq" />
	\|headquarters = ]
	\|leader_title = Chairman of ]		\|leader_title = Chairman of ]
	\|leader_name = ]		\|leader_name = ]
	\|leader_title2 = President		\|leader_title2 = President
	\|leader_name2 = Russell Bellin		\|leader_name2 = Russell Bellin
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	\|website =		\|website =
			\|abbreviation=CST
	\|remarks =
	~~\|abbreviation=CST~~\|subsidiaries=\|coords=Latitude: 34.229853 Longitude: -117.25\|~~Assets~~=US$ 447 million (2012)}}		\|subsidiaries=
			\|coords=Latitude: 34.229853 Longitude: -117.25
			\|remarks = Assets: US$ 447 million (2012)
			}}
		⚫	{{Scientology sidebar}}
	], where L. Ron Hubbard spent his last days.
⚫	It is located at 4675 Coyote Creek Lane, ], ], with coordinates {{Coord\|35\|27\|13\|N\|120\|30\|0\|W\|region:US-CA_type:compound\|name = Church of Spiritual Technology\|display = title,inline}}]]

⚫	The '''~~Cult~~ of Spiritual Technology''' ('''CST''') is a ] 501(c)(3) ],<ref>]</ref> incorporated in 1982, which owns all the ]s of the estate of ] and licenses their use. CST ] '''L. Ron Hubbard Library'''.<ref name="scnfaq">{{cite web\|url=http://www.scientology.org/faq/church-management/what-is-church-of-spiritual-technology.html\|title=What is Church of Spiritual Technology?\|publisher=]\|access-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref>

	A 1993 memorandum by the ] stated that the organization

		⚫	The '''Church of Spiritual Technology''' ('''CST''') is a ] 501(c)(3) ],<ref>]</ref> incorporated in 1982, which owns all the ]s of the estate of ] and licenses their use. CST does business as '''L. Ron Hubbard Library'''.<ref name="scnfaq">{{cite web\|url=http://www.scientology.org/faq/church-management/what-is-church-of-spiritual-technology.html\|title=What is Church of Spiritual Technology?\|publisher=]\|access-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> The Church of Spiritual Technology points to Hubbard as the “focal point,” with the structure designed to realize what Scientologists understand to be his vision. The stated purpose of the archive in CST, according to the church is “so that future generations will have available to them all of L. Ron Hubbard’s technology in its exact and original form, no matter what happens to the society.” <ref>Lewis, James R. Handbook of Scientology. 1st ed., vol. 14, BRILL, 2017.</ref>
	<blockquote>is an autonomous church of the Cult of Scientology religion outside the international Cult of Scientology ecclesiastical hierarchy. CST conducts an extensive program of activities to preserve and archive the Scientology Scriptures for use by ]. CST also owns the option to acquire RTC's rights to the Scientology advance technology and religious marks under three narrowly defined sets of circumstances, each of which contemplates a serious threat to continued existence of the religion. CST is the principal beneficiary of Mr. Hubbard's estate, provided that it obtains recognition of its tax-exempt status.<ref>]</ref></blockquote>

	== Corporate information ==		== Corporate information ==

	The Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) was ] by Sherman Lenske in Woodland Hills, ] on May 27, 1982.<ref>]</ref> The ] of CST were signed on June 7, 1982 by its General and Special ], who were at that time Lyman Spurlock, Rebecca Pook, Maria Starkey, Stephen A. Lenske, Sherman D. Lenske and Lawrence A. Heller.<!-- <ref>]</ref> --> In 1986, CST's ] were amended to clarify the "] of the ] ] upon ]".<!-- <ref>]</ref>'''= -->		The Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) was ] by Sherman Lenske in Woodland Hills, ], on May 27, 1982.<ref>]</ref> The ] of CST were signed on June 7, 1982, by its General and Special ], who were at that time Lyman Spurlock, Rebecca Pook, Maria Starkey, Stephen A. Lenske, Sherman D. Lenske and Lawrence A. Heller.<!-- <ref>]</ref> --> In 1986, CST's ] were amended to clarify the "] of the ] ] upon ]".<!-- <ref>]</ref>'''= -->
	On August 18, 1993, CST filed an application for ] under section ] of the ].<!-- ]</ref> --> The ] granted CST's request for exemption through an official recognition letter on October 1, 1993.<ref>]</ref>		On August 18, 1993, CST filed an application for ] under section ] of the ].<!-- ]</ref> --> The ] granted CST's request for exemption through an official recognition letter on October 1, 1993.<ref>]</ref>

	At the time of the filing for ], the following individuals held ] positions at CST: The ] was composed of John Allcock, David Lantz and Russell Bellin. Thomas Vorm, Russell Bellin and Catherine Schmidt formed the ]. CST's ] was Russell Bellin, its ] Thomas Vorm, its ] Jane McNairn and its ] Catherine Schmidt.{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}		At the time of the filing for ], the following individuals held ] positions at CST: The ] was composed of John Allcock, David Lantz and Russell Bellin. Thomas Vorm, Russell Bellin and Catherine Schmidt formed the ]. CST's ] was Russell Bellin, its ] Thomas Vorm, its ] Jane McNairn and its ] Catherine Schmidt.{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}

			In autumn 2021, CST was designated as an "]" in Russia.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Russia moves to ban 'undesirable' Church of Scientology groups\|url=https://reuters.com/world/europe/russia-moves-ban-undesirable-church-scientology-groups-2021-09-24\|access-date=2023-09-02\|work=]\|date=2021-09-24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520225500/https://reuters.com/world/europe/russia-moves-ban-undesirable-church-scientology-groups-2021-09-24\|archive-date=2022-05-20\|location=Moscow\|language=en}}</ref>

	===Licensing of trademarks and service marks===		===Licensing of trademarks and service marks===

	], final adverse ruling letter with regards to application for tax exempt status of Church of Spiritual Technology]]		], final adverse ruling letter with regards to application for tax exempt status of Church of Spiritual Technology]]

	The existence and founding of CST is intimately connected to the creation of the ] (RTC), which was incorporated on January 1, 1982. Shortly after its inception, RTC received on May 16, 1982 "the ownership, supervision and control" of the ] and ], identifying "Scientology applied religious philosophy" and "Dianetics spiritual healing technology" by the originator and founder of Scientology, ] through a so-called "] ]".<!-- <ref>]</ref> -->		The existence and founding of CST is intimately connected to the creation of the ] (RTC), which was incorporated on January 1, 1982. Shortly after its inception, RTC received on May 16, 1982 "the ownership, supervision and control" of the ] and ], identifying "Scientology applied religious philosophy" and "Dianetics spiritual healing technology" by the originator and founder of Scientology, ] through a so-called "] ]".<!-- <ref>]</ref> -->
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	This agreement was subject to an additional "Option Agreement" between Hubbard, RTC and CST. In two so-called "Option Agreements" from May 1982, Hubbard granted CST the right to purchase at any time from RTC the "Marks", the "Advanced Technology" and all the rights to them for the sum of $100.<!-- <ref>]</ref><ref>]</ref> -->		This agreement was subject to an additional "Option Agreement" between Hubbard, RTC and CST. In two so-called "Option Agreements" from May 1982, Hubbard granted CST the right to purchase at any time from RTC the "Marks", the "Advanced Technology" and all the rights to them for the sum of $100.<!-- <ref>]</ref><ref>]</ref> -->

	Parallel and similar-sounding agreements between Hubbard, RTC and CST were created during that period concerning the so-called "Advanced Technology," which consists of unpublished ~~derivates~~ of Scientology's confidential "Advanced technology".<!-- <ref>]</ref> -->		Parallel and similar-sounding agreements between Hubbard, RTC and CST were created during that period concerning the so-called "Advanced Technology," which consists of unpublished derivatives of Scientology's confidential "Advanced technology".<!-- <ref>]</ref> -->

	Under these agreements, RTC is forced to turn over 90% of its net income to CST. A document from 1991, reflecting the "financial money flows" of RTC during the year 1989, actually showed a turnover of 59% of RTC's net income towards CST.<!-- <ref>]</ref> -->		Under these agreements, RTC is forced to turn over 90% of its net income to CST. A document from 1991, reflecting the "financial money flows" of RTC during the year 1989, actually showed a turnover of 59% of RTC's net income towards CST.<!-- <ref>]</ref> -->

	Other examples of ] and ] owned by CST are ] and The Way to Happiness symbol. As such, CST operates as the L. Ron Hubbard Library.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.twth.org/reprinting/files/reprint-instructions.pdf \| title = How to obtain permission to reprint The Way to Happiness booklets \| access-date = 2006-12-02 \| publisher = The Way to Happiness Foundation International}}</ref>		Other examples of ] and ] owned by CST are ] and The Way to Happiness symbol. As such, CST operates as the L. Ron Hubbard Library.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.twth.org/reprinting/files/reprint-instructions.pdf \| title = How to obtain permission to reprint The Way to Happiness booklets \| access-date = 2006-12-02 \| publisher = The Way to Happiness Foundation International}}</ref>

			==Archival project==

		⚫	The CST oversees the Scientology scriptural archiving project, which aims to preserve the works of Hubbard on stainless steel tablets and encased in titanium capsules in specially constructed vaults throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web \| first = Bob \| last = Henderson \| title = Vault to get Hubbard's writings \| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50647275.html?dids=50647275:50647275&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424101559/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50647275.html?dids=50647275:50647275&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT \|archive-date=April 24, 2008 \| publisher = ] \| date = 1991-07-25 \| access-date = 2007-12-12 }}</ref> Copies of Hubbard's works go through a rigorous process, beginning with the ], and then being placed in plastic envelopes. They are then placed in the titanium "time capsules." The writings are also carved into stainless steel plates, which, according to ], can withstand being sprayed with salt water for a thousand years. Hubbard's taped lectures are recorded again into gold compact discs encased in glass.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-scientologysided062490-story.html \|title = Church Scriptures Get High-Tech Protection\| website=] \|date = 1990-06-24}}</ref>

		⚫	The Church places prime value to Hubbard's volumes of works and because of this has instituted the CST to “engrave the entire corpus of Hubbard’s original texts on steel plates.”<ref name="Cowan 2015">{{cite book \|last1=Cowan \|first1=Douglas \|last2=Bromley \|first2=David \|title=Cults and New Religions: A Brief History \|chapter=Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion \|publisher=John Wiley & Sons \|year=2015 }}</ref> The most famous example is the ], an underground vault built into a mountainside near ]. It is marked by a CST logo visible only from a high altitude and was built in the late 1980s.<ref name="Leiby">{{cite news \| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/26/AR2005112601065.html \| title=A Place in the Desert for New Mexico's Most Exclusive Circles \| newspaper=Washington Post \| date=November 27, 2005 \| access-date=July 11, 2012 \| author=Leiby, Richard \| pages=D1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| first = Anderson\| last = Cooper\| author-link = Anderson Cooper\| title = Inside the Church of Scientology\| url = http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0512/02/acd.01.html\| format = Transcript\| work = ]\| publisher = CNN\| date = 2005-12-02\| access-date = 2007-09-23\| archive-date = April 16, 2016\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160416014750/http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0512/02/acd.01.html\| url-status = dead}}</ref> Former members claim that the purpose of CST's archival efforts is to ensure that Hubbard's work survive a ] and reform civilization.<ref>, ''The Village Voice'', 5 July 2012</ref><ref>, ''The Village Voice'', 6 February 2012</ref> The church believes that these plates will last beyond a thousand years and that Hubbard's teachings will be vital for "rebuilding civilization," in the event of global turmoil.<ref name="Cowan 2015"/> Former members of the church also claim that the symbols in the logo are “guide markers for Scientologists returning from other parts of the universe," according to ''Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy.''

		⚫	According to the Scientology website, the Church of Spiritual Technology “is not involved in the ecclesiastical management of Scientology churches or the delivery of Scientology religious services. Its day-to-day activities are the long-term archival preservation methods to ensure that Mr. Hubbard’s written recorded works will be preserved for future generations.” The website also states that the archive's purpose is to make available L. Ron Hubbard's technology “in its exact and original form, no matter what happens to the society.”<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Lewis \|first1=J. \|title=Handbook of Scientology \|volume=Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion \|editor-last=Lewis \|editor-first=James R. \|editor2-last=Hellesoy \|editor2-first=Kjersti \|publisher=Brill \|year=2017 \|isbn=9789004330542 }}</ref>

		⚫	Additional archive sites exist in ], California<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.uniondemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/UnionDemocrat/LocalNews/story.csp?cid=3751740&sid=753&fid=151\|title=Church of Scientology asks for rezone to care for history\|work=The Union Democrat\|access-date=2018-06-07\|language=en\|archive-date=June 12, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141616/https://www.uniondemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/UnionDemocrat/LocalNews/story.csp?cid=3751740&sid=753&fid=151\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ], California.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/10/inside-scientology-s-secret-bunkers\|title=Inside Scientology's Secret Bunkers\|last=Stern\|first=Marlow\|date=2015-03-10\|work=The Daily Beast\|access-date=2018-06-07\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Facility locations ==		== Facility locations ==

	CST operates numerous bases throughout the western United States. Locations include:		CST operates numerous bases throughout the western United States. Locations include:

	=== Twin Peaks, California ===		=== Twin Peaks, California ===

	{{expand section\|date=November 2020}}
			This location is said to be where Shelly Miscavige is kept by the Church. Located at 25406 California Highway 189, Twin Peaks, California, this location is one of the more secretive within the Church.

	=== Creston, California (Creston Ranch / Whispering Winds Ranch) ===		=== Creston, California (Creston Ranch / Whispering Winds Ranch) ===

	While not a vault location, the Creston Ranch, where L. Ron Hubbard died, is marked with the CST logo.
			]
		⚫	While not a vault location, the Creston Ranch, where L. Ron Hubbard spent his last days, is marked with the CST logo. It is located at 4675 Coyote Creek Lane, ], ], with coordinates {{Coord\|35\|27\|13\|N\|120\|30\|0\|W\|region:US-CA_type:compound\|name = Church of Spiritual Technology\|display = title,inline}}

	=== Triple Jay Ranch, California ===		=== Triple Jay Ranch, California ===

	{{expand section\|date=November 2020}}		{{expand section\|date=November 2020}}

	=== Petrolia, California (Sunset View / Eureka) ===		=== Petrolia, California (Sunset View / Eureka) ===

	The property is used as an archival document storage repository, which will store religious documents preserved by CST.		The property is used as an archival document storage repository, which will store religious documents preserved by CST.

	=== Tuolumne, California (Lady Washington Mine) ===		=== Tuolumne, California (Lady Washington Mine) ===

	Located at 18749 First Avenue, Tuolumne serves as archival storage for the writings of L. Ron Hubbard. The Lady Washington Mine and two houses on 26.23 acres were purchased in 1988 by William and Donna Daniels. In 1988, the Daniels gave the property to Norman Starkey, trustee of "Author's Family Trust". Starkey gave the property to the Church of Spiritual Technology in 1993. Digging began in 1997. According to the Los Angeles Times, the CST "is using state-of-the-art technology to protect Hubbard's writings, tape-recorded lectures and filmed treatises from natural and man-made calamities, including ]."		Located at 18749 First Avenue, Tuolumne serves as archival storage for the writings of L. Ron Hubbard. The Lady Washington Mine and two houses on 26.23 acres were purchased in 1988 by William and Donna Daniels. In 1988, the Daniels gave the property to ], trustee of "Author's Family Trust". Starkey gave the property to the Church of Spiritual Technology in 1993. Digging began in 1997. According to the Los Angeles Times, the CST "is using state-of-the-art technology to protect Hubbard's writings, tape-recorded lectures and filmed treatises from natural and man-made calamities, including ]."

	According to plans filed with the Tuolumne County Building Department the facility features a 15-foot-wide, 250-foot-long-tunnel. The first 98 feet from the entrance are improved, with a 10.5-foot domed ceiling. At the end of the 98 feet is a 10-foot-long storage room.		According to plans filed with the Tuolumne County Building Department the facility features a 15-foot-wide, 250-foot-long-tunnel. The first 98 feet from the entrance are improved, with a 10.5-foot domed ceiling. At the end of the 98 feet is a 10-foot-long storage room.

	=== Trementina, New Mexico (San Miguel Ranch / Trementina Base) ===		=== Trementina, New Mexico (San Miguel Ranch / Trementina Base) ===

			] ] and CST Logo]]
			{{Main\|Trementina Base}}
	According to CST, the purpose of this base is to provide storage space for an archiving project to preserve Scientology founder ]'s ], ] and recordings for future generations. Hubbard's texts have been engraved on stainless steel tablets and encased in titanium capsules underground. The project began in the late 1980s.		According to CST, the purpose of this base is to provide storage space for an archiving project to preserve Scientology founder ]'s ], ] and recordings for future generations. Hubbard's texts have been engraved on stainless steel tablets and encased in titanium capsules underground. The project began in the late 1980s.

	The base includes a number of dwellings and the archives themselves, the latter in a network of tunnels. The base also has its own private, concrete airstrip, the San Miguel Ranch Airport (NM53).		The base includes a number of dwellings and the archives themselves, the latter in a network of tunnels. The base also has its own private, concrete airstrip, the San Miguel Ranch Airport (NM53).

	The site is about a {{frac\|2\|1\|2}}-hour drive east of Santa Fe. Access is through a gated road and a private concrete airstrip, the San Miguel Ranch Airport (NM53). The Trementina location is supposedly a store for material written by L.R. Hubbard, as shown in 1998 on ] '']'':		The site is about a {{frac\|2\|1\|2}}-hour drive east of Santa Fe. Access is through a gated road and a private concrete airstrip, the San Miguel Ranch Airport (NM53). The Trementina location is supposedly a store for material written by L.R. Hubbard, as shown in 1998 on ] '']'':

	"Buried deep in these New Mexico hills in steel-lined tunnels, said to be able to survive a nuclear blast, is what Scientology considers the future of mankind," ABC's Tom Jarriel said in his report. "Seen here for the first time, thousands of metal records, stored in heat-resistant titanium boxes and playable on a solar-powered turntable, all containing the beliefs of Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard."		{{Blockquote \|text=Buried deep in these New Mexico hills in steel-lined tunnels, said to be able to survive a nuclear blast, is what Scientology considers the future of mankind," ABC's Tom Jarriel said in his report. "Seen here for the first time, thousands of metal records, stored in heat-resistant titanium boxes and playable on a solar-powered turntable, all containing the beliefs of Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard.{{r\|Leiby}}}}

	The site is marked from the air with Church of Spiritual Technology double diamonds. A runway for smaller airplanes is located on CST owned land in connection to the site. The original short strip was expanded in the early 1990s on land acquired by a land swap deal between CST and neighboring land owners in 1992.		The site is marked from the air with Church of Spiritual Technology double diamonds. A runway for smaller airplanes is located on CST owned land in connection to the site. The original short strip was expanded in the early 1990s on land acquired by a land swap deal between CST and neighboring land owners in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://lermanet.com/CST/ \|title=CST document index \|access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

	==~~Archives~~==		==Structure==
⚫	The CST oversees the Scientology scriptural archiving project, which aims to preserve the works of Hubbard on stainless steel tablets and encased in ] capsules in specially constructed ] throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web \| first = Bob \| last = Henderson \| title = Vault to get Hubbard's writings \| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50647275.html?dids=50647275:50647275&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT \| publisher = ] \| date = 1991-07-25 \| access-date = 2007-12-12 }}</ref> Copies of Hubbard's works go through a rigorous process, beginning with the ], and then being placed in plastic envelopes. They are then placed in the titanium "time capsules." The writings are also carved into stainless steel plates, which, according to Church of Scientology officials, can withstand being sprayed with salt water for a thousand years. ~~Hubbard’s~~ taped lectures are recorded again into gold compact discs encased in glass.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-scientologysided062490-story.html \|title = Church Scriptures Get High-Tech Protection\|date = 1990-06-24}}</ref>

		⚫	The first time the Church of Spiritual Technology was mentioned publicly to Scientologists was by ] in 2000 at the New Year's event.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://freezone.najbjerg.info/dokumenter/the-new-year-2000-event?set_language=en\|title=The New Year 2000 Event excerpt, by D.Miscavige\|website=freezone.najbjerg.info}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Its founders included ],<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=george-meade-emory&pid=145944048 \| title=George Meade Emory Obituary \| publisher=Seattle Times \| date=October 12, 2010 \| access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> a non-Scientologist who used to work for the ] (IRS) but went into private practice as a tax lawyer. He was hired as a specialist for the complex Internal Revenue Codes.{{clarify\|date=August 2019}} The Church of Scientology International and most Scientology organizations settled with the IRS about 11 years later when the service passed a resolution in 1993 declaring the Church tax-exempt.
⚫	The Church places prime value to ~~Hubbard’s~~ volumes of works and because of this has instituted the CST to “engrave the entire corpus of Hubbard’s original texts on steel plates.”<ref name="Cowan 2015">{{cite book \|~~last~~=Cowan \|first1=Douglas \|last2=Bromley \|first2=David \|title=Cults and New Religions: A Brief History \|chapter=Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion \|publisher=John Wiley & Sons \|year=2015 }}</ref> The most famous example is the ], an underground vault built into a mountainside near ]. It is marked by a CST logo visible only from a high altitude and was built in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/26/AR2005112601065.html \| title=A Place in the Desert for New Mexico's Most Exclusive Circles \| ~~work~~=Washington Post \| date=November 27, 2005 \| access-date=July 11, 2012 \| author=Leiby, Richard \| pages=D1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| first = Anderson\| last = Cooper\| author-link = Anderson Cooper \| title = Inside the Church of Scientology\| url = http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0512/02/acd.01.html\| format = Transcript \| work = ]\| publisher = CNN \| date = 2005-12-02 \| access-date = 2007-09-23}}</ref> Former members claim that the purpose of CST's archival efforts is to ensure that Hubbard's work survive a ] and reform civilization.<ref>, ''The Village Voice'', 5 July 2012</ref><ref>, ''The Village Voice'', 6 February 2012</ref> The church believes that these plates will last beyond a thousand years and that ~~Hubbard’s~~ teachings will be vital for "rebuilding civilization," in the event of global turmoil.<ref name="Cowan 2015"/> Former members of the church also claim that the symbols in the logo are “guide markers for Scientologists returning from other parts of the universe," according to ''Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy.''

⚫	According to the Scientology website, the Church of Spiritual Technology “is not involved in the ecclesiastical management of Scientology churches or the delivery of Scientology religious services. Its day-to-day activities are the long-term archival preservation methods to ensure that Mr. Hubbard’s written recorded works will be preserved for future generations.” The website also states that the ~~archive’s~~ purpose is to make available L. Ron ~~Hubbard’s~~ technology “in its exact and original form, no matter what happens to the society.”<ref>{{cite book \|~~last~~=Lewis \|first1=J. \|title=Handbook of Scientology \|volume=Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion \|editor-last=Lewis \|editor-first=James R. \|editor2-last=Hellesoy \|editor2-first=Kjersti \|publisher=Brill \|year=2017 \|isbn=9789004330542 }}</ref>

⚫	Additional archive sites exist in ] California<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.uniondemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/UnionDemocrat/LocalNews/story.csp?cid=3751740&sid=753&fid=151\|title=Church of Scientology asks for rezone to care for history\|work=The Union Democrat\|access-date=2018-06-07\|language=en}}</ref> and ] California.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/10/inside-scientology-s-secret-bunkers\|title=Inside Scientology's Secret Bunkers\|last=Stern\|first=Marlow\|date=2015-03-10\|work=The Daily Beast\|access-date=2018-06-07\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Structure==
⚫	The first time the Church of Spiritual Technology was mentioned publicly to Scientologists was by ] in 2000 at the New Year's event.<ref></ref> Its founders included ],<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=george-meade-emory&pid=145944048 \| title=George Meade Emory Obituary \| publisher=Seattle Times \| date=October 12, 2010 \| access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> a non-Scientologist who used to work for the ] (IRS) but went into private practice as a tax lawyer. He was hired as a specialist for the complex Internal Revenue Codes.{{clarify\|date=August 2019}} The Church of Scientology International and most Scientology organizations settled with the IRS about 11 years later when the service passed a resolution in 1993 declaring the Church tax-exempt.

	Other Scientology organizations require all corporate officers to be Scientologists in good standing, along with Scientologist general directors and staff. The CST, however, includes "Special Directors" who are not required to be Scientologists, but who are required to be lawyers "to ensure that CST takes no action to jeopardize its tax-exempt status" ~~(''CST~~ vs. ~~IRS'',~~ US ~~Claims~~ ~~Court~~ No. 581-88T, June 29, 1992).~~<ref>~~</ref>		Other Scientology organizations require all corporate officers to be Scientologists in good standing, along with Scientologist general directors and staff. The CST, however, includes "Special Directors" who are not required to be Scientologists, but who are required to be lawyers "to ensure that CST takes no action to jeopardize its tax-exempt status".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Cowen/essays/irslegal/290692.html \|title=Church of Spiritual Technology v. United States - No. 581-88T \|author=] \|date=June 29, 1992 \|via=]}} </ref>

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Church of Spiritual Technology
Logo of the Church of Spiritual Technology
Abbreviation	CST
Formation	1982
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	Owns the copyrights to the works of L. Ron Hubbard and licenses their use
Headquarters	25406 State Highway 189, Twin Peaks, California 92391
Coordinates	Latitude: 34.229853 Longitude: -117.25
Product	Preservation and archiving of L. Ron Hubbard's writings and lectures.
Chairman of Religious Technology Center	David Miscavige
President	Russell Bellin
Secretary	Jeanne Reynolds
Treasurer	Arthur Bolstad
Remarks	Assets: US$ 447 million (2012)

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The Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, incorporated in 1982, which owns all the copyrights of the estate of L. Ron Hubbard and licenses their use. CST does business as L. Ron Hubbard Library. The Church of Spiritual Technology points to Hubbard as the “focal point,” with the structure designed to realize what Scientologists understand to be his vision. The stated purpose of the archive in CST, according to the church is “so that future generations will have available to them all of L. Ron Hubbard’s technology in its exact and original form, no matter what happens to the society.”

Corporate information

The Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) was incorporated by Sherman Lenske in Woodland Hills, California, on May 27, 1982. The Bylaws of CST were signed on June 7, 1982, by its General and Special Directors, who were at that time Lyman Spurlock, Rebecca Pook, Maria Starkey, Stephen A. Lenske, Sherman D. Lenske and Lawrence A. Heller. In 1986, CST's Articles of Incorporation were amended to clarify the "disposition of the corporation's assets upon dissolution". On August 18, 1993, CST filed an application for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Service granted CST's request for exemption through an official recognition letter on October 1, 1993.

At the time of the filing for tax exemption, the following individuals held corporate positions at CST: The Board of Trustees was composed of John Allcock, David Lantz and Russell Bellin. Thomas Vorm, Russell Bellin and Catherine Schmidt formed the Board of Directors. CST's President was Russell Bellin, its Vice-President Thomas Vorm, its Secretary Jane McNairn and its Treasurer Catherine Schmidt.

In autumn 2021, CST was designated as an "undesirable organization" in Russia.

Licensing of trademarks and service marks

July 8, 1988 IRS, final adverse ruling letter with regards to application for tax exempt status of Church of Spiritual Technology

The existence and founding of CST is intimately connected to the creation of the Religious Technology Center (RTC), which was incorporated on January 1, 1982. Shortly after its inception, RTC received on May 16, 1982 "the ownership, supervision and control" of the trademarks and service marks, identifying "Scientology applied religious philosophy" and "Dianetics spiritual healing technology" by the originator and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard through a so-called "Assignment Agreement".

This agreement was subject to an additional "Option Agreement" between Hubbard, RTC and CST. In two so-called "Option Agreements" from May 1982, Hubbard granted CST the right to purchase at any time from RTC the "Marks", the "Advanced Technology" and all the rights to them for the sum of $100.

Parallel and similar-sounding agreements between Hubbard, RTC and CST were created during that period concerning the so-called "Advanced Technology," which consists of unpublished derivatives of Scientology's confidential "Advanced technology".

Under these agreements, RTC is forced to turn over 90% of its net income to CST. A document from 1991, reflecting the "financial money flows" of RTC during the year 1989, actually showed a turnover of 59% of RTC's net income towards CST.

Other examples of trademarks and service marks owned by CST are The Way to Happiness and The Way to Happiness symbol. As such, CST operates as the L. Ron Hubbard Library.

Archival project

The CST oversees the Scientology scriptural archiving project, which aims to preserve the works of Hubbard on stainless steel tablets and encased in titanium capsules in specially constructed vaults throughout the world. Copies of Hubbard's works go through a rigorous process, beginning with the removal of deterioration-causing acid from the paper, and then being placed in plastic envelopes. They are then placed in the titanium "time capsules." The writings are also carved into stainless steel plates, which, according to Church of Scientology officials, can withstand being sprayed with salt water for a thousand years. Hubbard's taped lectures are recorded again into gold compact discs encased in glass.

The Church places prime value to Hubbard's volumes of works and because of this has instituted the CST to “engrave the entire corpus of Hubbard’s original texts on steel plates.” The most famous example is the Trementina Base, an underground vault built into a mountainside near Trementina, New Mexico. It is marked by a CST logo visible only from a high altitude and was built in the late 1980s. Former members claim that the purpose of CST's archival efforts is to ensure that Hubbard's work survive a nuclear apocalypse and reform civilization. The church believes that these plates will last beyond a thousand years and that Hubbard's teachings will be vital for "rebuilding civilization," in the event of global turmoil. Former members of the church also claim that the symbols in the logo are “guide markers for Scientologists returning from other parts of the universe," according to Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy.

According to the Scientology website, the Church of Spiritual Technology “is not involved in the ecclesiastical management of Scientology churches or the delivery of Scientology religious services. Its day-to-day activities are the long-term archival preservation methods to ensure that Mr. Hubbard’s written recorded works will be preserved for future generations.” The website also states that the archive's purpose is to make available L. Ron Hubbard's technology “in its exact and original form, no matter what happens to the society.”

Additional archive sites exist in Tuolumne, California and Petrolia, California.

Facility locations

CST operates numerous bases throughout the western United States. Locations include:

Twin Peaks, California

This location is said to be where Shelly Miscavige is kept by the Church. Located at 25406 California Highway 189, Twin Peaks, California, this location is one of the more secretive within the Church.

Creston, California (Creston Ranch / Whispering Winds Ranch)

While not a vault location, the Creston Ranch, where L. Ron Hubbard spent his last days, is marked with the CST logo. It is located at 4675 Coyote Creek Lane, Creston, California, with coordinates 35°27′13″N 120°30′0″W / 35.45361°N 120.50000°W / 35.45361; -120.50000 (Church of Spiritual Technology)

Triple Jay Ranch, California

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Petrolia, California (Sunset View / Eureka)

The property is used as an archival document storage repository, which will store religious documents preserved by CST.

Tuolumne, California (Lady Washington Mine)

Located at 18749 First Avenue, Tuolumne serves as archival storage for the writings of L. Ron Hubbard. The Lady Washington Mine and two houses on 26.23 acres were purchased in 1988 by William and Donna Daniels. In 1988, the Daniels gave the property to Norman Starkey, trustee of "Author's Family Trust". Starkey gave the property to the Church of Spiritual Technology in 1993. Digging began in 1997. According to the Los Angeles Times, the CST "is using state-of-the-art technology to protect Hubbard's writings, tape-recorded lectures and filmed treatises from natural and man-made calamities, including nuclear holocaust."

According to plans filed with the Tuolumne County Building Department the facility features a 15-foot-wide, 250-foot-long-tunnel. The first 98 feet from the entrance are improved, with a 10.5-foot domed ceiling. At the end of the 98 feet is a 10-foot-long storage room.

Trementina, New Mexico (San Miguel Ranch / Trementina Base)

Main article: Trementina Base

According to CST, the purpose of this base is to provide storage space for an archiving project to preserve Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's writings, films and recordings for future generations. Hubbard's texts have been engraved on stainless steel tablets and encased in titanium capsules underground. The project began in the late 1980s.

The base includes a number of dwellings and the archives themselves, the latter in a network of tunnels. The base also has its own private, concrete airstrip, the San Miguel Ranch Airport (NM53).

The site is about a 2+1⁄2-hour drive east of Santa Fe. Access is through a gated road and a private concrete airstrip, the San Miguel Ranch Airport (NM53). The Trementina location is supposedly a store for material written by L.R. Hubbard, as shown in 1998 on ABC News 20/20:

Buried deep in these New Mexico hills in steel-lined tunnels, said to be able to survive a nuclear blast, is what Scientology considers the future of mankind," ABC's Tom Jarriel said in his report. "Seen here for the first time, thousands of metal records, stored in heat-resistant titanium boxes and playable on a solar-powered turntable, all containing the beliefs of Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard.

The site is marked from the air with Church of Spiritual Technology double diamonds. A runway for smaller airplanes is located on CST owned land in connection to the site. The original short strip was expanded in the early 1990s on land acquired by a land swap deal between CST and neighboring land owners in 1992.

Structure

The first time the Church of Spiritual Technology was mentioned publicly to Scientologists was by David Miscavige in 2000 at the New Year's event. Its founders included Meade Emory, a non-Scientologist who used to work for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) but went into private practice as a tax lawyer. He was hired as a specialist for the complex Internal Revenue Codes. The Church of Scientology International and most Scientology organizations settled with the IRS about 11 years later when the service passed a resolution in 1993 declaring the Church tax-exempt.

Other Scientology organizations require all corporate officers to be Scientologists in good standing, along with Scientologist general directors and staff. The CST, however, includes "Special Directors" who are not required to be Scientologists, but who are required to be lawyers "to ensure that CST takes no action to jeopardize its tax-exempt status".

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