点评:For their year 2022 91st Annual A.R.E. Members Congress - that they were going to be holding in-person and on-line at their international headquarters campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia - and which they had titled "Spirit Is The Life" - and was going to be lasting for (6) six days starting Sunday June 19 and through Friday June 24 - I just wanted to attend and in-person the presentation by their Board, CEO, and Directors to be held on Thursday June 23 at 9:30 a.m.
I began on Sunday June 19 to ask if there would be cost for me to attend just that and if so how much.
The answer I received from (2) two different employees before my arrival was that it would be free of charge, including from the person answering their phone at their Front Desk on that Sunday June 19, and then from a voicemail on my cell phone left by their Registrar on that Wednesday June 22 [and which voicemail on my cell phone is still there and will remain there unless I delete it].
The latter even stated: "Yes, this is [Registrar] from the Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Just calling you back about a session on [June 23] Thursday morning. If you're talking about the 9:30 a.m. one that is free to the public - as long as - you know - space is limited - you can get there a little bit early so you can get a seat."
Then even after I had arrived and it had gotten to be about 9:15 a.m. and I was sitting in the Main Auditorium in an outside / isle seat and awaiting the start of the presentation with my (2) two acquired companions [(1) one a female from Texas, and the other (1) one a male from Arizona] - and with the invitation and approval of (1) one of their Floor Hosts - who after seating us then said it was free of charge to me because I am a member after my female companion from Texas had queried this Floor Host in regards to same -
all of a sudden - and at almost the last minute before the 9:30 a.m. start time of the presentation - an unknown to me apparent employee of theirs suddenly jumped into my view standing right next to me and slightly in front of me and ordered me [these are the exact words of her], "You have to leave the BUILDING because you have not paid any money," and with a thoroughly negative attitude and demeanor and then just kept standing there and glaring at me and totally made me feel under threat or threatened though I had not said nor done a single thing wrong nor illegal.
She expressed no hello, no how are you doing, no sorry to have to tell you this, no interest for what words I might have in reply, no introduction as to her name nor her title [which facts I found out later on], no professionalism nor courtesy nor respect whatsoever. And I am not only a female senior citizen, but also a paid yearly member of their organization / association since year 1989 or for more than (30) thirty years.
And all of which made me additionally not only feel that I was treated like I was less than a speck of dirt, but also feel that I was ACCOSTED and DEFAMED and RAILROADED and ROBBED of either 1. my opportunity and interest and excitement to attend the presentation and the time and trouble and expense it took me to arrive, or else 2. my money that I would have to pay to attend the presentation AND IN FRONT OF THE AT LEAST (50) FIFTY SETS OF EYES AND EARS THAT WERE ALL AROUND US IN ADDITION TO THOSE OF MY (2) TWO COMPANIONS.
Well, of course I was in shock [I actually went into literal shock], and also extremely embarrassed, and also extremely concerned about the impression being made about me in front of those at least (50) fifty people and (2) two companions, but was finally able to talk after a number of seconds went by [which seemed like an eternity], and to tell her that I had not paid any money because I am a member and (3) three employees had told me that it would be free of charge to me to attend just that presentation. I also even then read to her the words left on my cell phone voicemail by their Registrar and which I had written down in my notepad that I keep in my purse.
She then retorted that she is [her word] "above" those (3) three employees and that [supposedly] they had all (3) three provided me the incorrect information and so I would "have to go into the LOBBY." And she again then just kept standing there and glaring at me, again making me feel under threat or threatened.
[Note: I think someone around us had corrected her to say "LOBBY" this time, rather than her previous "BUILDING" - as I seemed to have maybe heard such correction - but whether such correction was made or not, it seemed weird to me at the time and still does that she switched so fast from ordering me to leave the BUILDING to instead ordering me to go into the LOBBY - and also considering that the former is much worse than the latter - and so apparently she had not even been able to speak correctly in even the very first thing that she had said to me. Was she nervous? on drugs? or errors her habit?]
So then I was again also in such shock and embarrassment, it took me what seemed like an eternal minute or two to start to get up and walk, but when I did, I then immediately turned my head to her and said to her merely, "How much?" and she replied merely, "$120.00 dollars," and then I replied merely, "I'll pay it."
In order to not miss the presentation nor waste my interest and excitement and time and trouble and expense getting to their campus for this presentation and with clearance ahead of time that it would be free of charge to me, I thought I would go ahead and pay the $120.00 dollars and in cash,
BUT THEN seek a refund afterwards, and obviously from someone else than that employee of the A.R.E. who apparently thinks that when (3) three other employees screw up and screw over a female / senior citizen / long time member such as myself because employee she is "above" them and has either ill hired and/or ill trained them, well, then I should pay the price, rather than her !!!!
So I then walked straight to the Front Desk - with my (2) two companions trailing me and then standing behind me [and which they both did of their own accord, and which I very much appreciated as I was feeling quite uncertain, delicate, shaky] - and said to the Front Desk main person that I would pay the $120.00 dollars and in cash to attend in-person just the 9:30 a.m. presentation,
AND THEN to my further absolute shock I heard the Front Desk main person immediately respond that it would be $125.00 dollars, AND THEN to my further absolute shock I heard the Front Desk secondary person immediately say that it would be $145.00 dollars, AND THEN after I stated that I thought it should be $120.00 dollars because that is what I had just been told it would be, THEN I was in further absolute shock to look at the receipt issued to me and see that it said that it [supposedly] cost me $145.00 dollars and but I was [supposedly] issued a scholarship for $25.00 dollars !!!!
SO NOT ONLY did I previously have (3) three employees tell me I would attend this (1) one presentation free of charge and yet this did not happen, BUT THEN I had that off the chart "above" employee command me a supposedly correct cost amount (ie $120.00 dollars) AND THEN within less than (3) three minutes I was told (2) two other supposedly correct cost amounts ($125,.00 dollars, and then $145.00 dollars) AND BOTH of the latter were not only different than the former but higher than the former !!!! AND SO either all (3) three of these employees were wrong in regards to the correct cost amount, or else (2) two of them were, and maybe even including the "above" one !!!!
THIS SO-CALLED EDGAR CAYCE'S A.R.E. IS SEVERELY SCREWED UP !!!!
And bad has gone to worse, if possible:
On Tuesday June 28 2022 which was just a few days later, I did send an email to their new CEO and included several other of their employees as cc's
AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY REPLY FROM ANY OF THEM,
LET ALONE MY $120.00 DOLLARS CASH,
NOR A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP WHICH I HAD SAID THEN THAT I WOULD ACCEPT INSTEAD IF THEY DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH CASH [NOTE: AS BEST I KNOW, LIFETIME MEMBERS AND ALSO OVERSEAS MEMBERS ATTEND ENTIRE ANNUAL CONGRESS FREE OF CHARGE WHETHER IN-PERSON OR ON-LINE],
NOR FOR THEM TO THUS SHOW GOOD FAITH THAT THEY ARE SORRY FOR THEIR MISTAKES AND MISTREATMENT OF ME,
AND SO I WOULD NEVER GO THROUGH SAME AGAIN.
Note: I later on found out that the ENTIRE Congress lasting (6) six days and providing more than (18) eighteen presentations / activities / events cost $125.00 dollars on-line and $145.00 dollars in-person !!!!
So in order for me to attend just that (1) one event, that off the chart "above" employee commanded me a supposedly correct cost amount that was just $5.00 dollars less than the on-line cost FOR THE ENTIRE (6) SIX-DAY / (18) EIGHTEEN-EVENT ANNUAL CONGRESS !!!!
Can any sane nice person think this was / is right ????
And that I have yet to receive any reply to my email ????
And according to its 1931 Charter description
and the 116 Work Readings stipulations provided for it
and perhaps additional filings and/or papers,
the A.R.E. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt supposed
non-profit that is also supposedly spiritual or a
"philanthropic" and "benevolent" and "ecclesiastical"
group representing God, Christ, and their word The Holy Bible or
"practicing the beliefs of an incorporated ecclesiastical body"
[Work Reading 254-89] [Work Reading 254-114]
[Work Reading 254-35] [Work Reading 254-37]
[Work Reading 254-57 Report 4]
[Work Reading 254-59 Report 1]
[Reading 288-55 Report 6] !!!!
Hardly fits my being pressured at nearly the last minute to
pay under duress what I should not have had to pay and
which was an exorbitant amount of money to boot !!!!
翻译:2022 年第 91 届年度 A.R.E.会员代表大会 - 他们将在弗吉尼亚州弗吉尼亚海滩的国际总部园区举行现场和在线会议 - 他们将其命名为“精神就是生命” - 并且将持续 (6)从 6 月 19 日星期日到 6 月 24 日星期五,为期六天 - 我只是想亲自参加他们的董事会、首席执行官和董事将于 6 月 23 日星期四上午 9:30 举行的演讲。
我从 6 月 19 日星期日开始询问我参加这个活动是否需要付费,如果需要,费用是多少。
在我到达之前,我从 (2) 两名不同的员工那里得到的答案是免费,其中包括 6 月 19 日星期日在前台接听电话的人,以及我手机上留下的语音信箱由他们的注册商于 6 月 22 日星期三发送[并且我手机上的语音邮件仍然存在,并且将保留在那里,除非我将其删除]。
后者甚至表示:“是的,我是 Edgar Cayce A.R.E 的[登记员]。我只是给您回电话,询问 [6 月 23 日]星期四早上的会议。如果您说的是上午 9:30 的会议,则可以免费参加公共场所——只要——你知道——空间有限——你可以早点到达那里,这样你就可以找到座位。”
然后,即使在我到达之后,时间已经是上午 9 点 15 分左右,我坐在主礼堂的室外/岛上座位上,与我的 (2) 两个新同伴一起等待演讲开始 [(1)一名来自德克萨斯州的女性,另一名 (1) 一名来自亚利桑那州的男性] - 并且经过 (1) 一位楼层主持人的邀请和批准 - 在我们入座后,他对我说这是免费的,因为我在我来自德克萨斯州的女同伴向这位楼层主持人询问同样的问题后,我成为了会员 -
突然之间,几乎就在上午 9:30 演示开始前的最后一分钟,一位我不认识的明显是他们的员工突然跳入我的视野,站在我旁边,稍稍在我前面,并对我下令[这些是她的原话],“你必须离开大楼,因为你没有付任何钱”,并且带着彻底消极的态度和举止,然后一直站在那里瞪着我,完全让我感到沮丧威胁或威胁,尽管我没有说过或做过任何错误或违法的事情。
她没有表示“你好”,没有“你好吗”,没有抱歉不得不告诉你这个,没有对我可能会用什么词来回答感兴趣,没有介绍她的名字或她的头衔(我后来发现的事实),没有任何专业精神、礼貌或尊重。我不仅是一名女性老年人,而且自 1989 年以来,也是他们组织/协会的年薪会员,已有三十多年了。
所有这些让我不仅觉得自己被对待得连一粒泥土都不如,而且还觉得自己被搭讪、诽谤、铁路和抢劫。 1. 我参加这个活动的机会、兴趣和兴奋演示以及我到达现场所花费的时间、麻烦和费用,或者 2. 我为参加演示而必须支付的钱,并且在周围至少 (50) 五十双眼睛和耳朵面前除了我的(2)两个同伴之外,还有我们。
好吧,我当然很震惊[我实际上陷入了字面上的震惊],而且也非常尴尬,也非常担心在至少(50)五十个人和(2)两个同伴面前对我的印象,但在几秒钟过去后终于能够说话了(这似乎是永恒的),并告诉她我没有付任何钱,因为我是会员,并且(3)三名员工告诉我,这会请允许我免费参加该演讲。我什至还向她朗读了他们的注册员在我的手机语音信箱中留下的文字,以及我在记事本中写下的文字,并将其放在我的钱包中。
然后她反驳说,她[她的话]“高于”那(3)三名员工,并且[据说]他们所有(3)三名员工都向我提供了不正确的信息,所以我“必须进入大堂”。然后她又站在那里瞪着我,再次让我感到受到威胁或威胁。
[注:我认为我们周围有人纠正了她这次说的是“LOBBY”,而不是她之前的“BUILDING”——因为我似乎可能听到过这样的纠正——但无论是否进行了这样的纠正,都显得很奇怪当时我现在仍然这样做,她从命令我离开大楼到命令我进入大堂的速度如此之快,而且还考虑到前者比后者糟糕得多,所以显然她甚至没有被命令过。她甚至能够正确地对我说第一句话。她紧张吗?吸毒?还是她的习惯出错了?]
于是我又陷入了这样的震惊和尴尬之中,我花了似乎永恒的一两分钟才开始站起来走路,但当我站起来时,我立即把头转向她,只是对她说: “多少?”她只是回答:“120 美元”,然后我只是回答:“我付钱。”
为了不错过演示,也为了不浪费我的兴趣、兴奋、时间、麻烦和费用去他们的校园参加这次演示,并且提前获得许可,这对我来说是免费的,我想我会继续付费120.00 美元和现金,
但随后寻求退款,而且显然是向 A.R.E 员工以外的其他人寻求退款。谁显然认为,当(3)其他三名员工搞砸并搞砸了像我这样的女性/老年人/长期成员时,因为她的员工“高于”他们并且雇用不当和/或训练有素,那么,那么付出代价的应该是我,而不是她!!!!
所以我然后径直走向前台 - 我的(2)两个同伴跟着我,然后站在我身后[他们都是自愿这样做的,我非常感激,因为我感到相当不确定,微妙,摇摇欲坠] - 并对前台主要负责人说,我愿意支付 120.00 美元和现金,亲自参加上午 9:30 的演示,
然后令我更加震惊的是,我听到前台主要负责人立即回答说,这将是 125.00 美元,然后令我更加震惊的是,我听到前台次要人员立即说,这将是 145.00 美元,然后在我之后说我认为应该是 120.00 美元,因为这就是我刚刚被告知的价格,然后我更加震惊地看到发给我的收据,看到它说[据说]花费了我 145.00 美元美元,但我[据说]获得了 25.00 美元的奖学金!!!!
所以,我之前不仅有(3)三名员工告诉我我会免费参加这(1)一场演示,但这并没有发生,但后来我让“上面”的员工命令我一个据说是正确的成本金额(即 120.00 美元)然后在不到(3)三分钟内我被告知(2)另外两个据称正确的成本金额(125.00 美元,然后是 145.00 美元)并且后者不仅不同比前者还高!!!因此,要么这些员工中的所有 (3) 三名员工在正确的成本金额方面都是错误的,要么是 (2) 其中两名员工都是错误的,甚至可能包括“上述”一名!
这个所谓的埃德加·凯西的 A.R.E.严重搞砸了!!!!
如果可能的话,情况会变得更糟:
就在几天后的 2022 年 6 月 28 日星期二,我确实向他们的新任首席执行官发送了一封电子邮件,并抄送了他们的其他几名员工
我还没有收到他们的任何回复,
更不用说我的 120.00 美元现金了,
也不是终身会员资格,我当时说过,如果他们不想处理现金,我会接受[注:据我所知,终身会员和海外会员免费参加整个年度大会,无论是亲自还是通过-线],
他们也不能真诚地表示他们对自己的错误和对我的虐待感到抱歉,
所以我再也不会经历同样的事情了。
注意:我后来发现整个大会持续 (6) 六天并提供超过 (18) 十八场演讲/活动/事件,在线费用为 125.00 美元,现场费用为 145.00 美元!
因此,为了让我参加那 (1) 一次活动,那位图表之外的“上方”员工命令我提供了一个所谓正确的费用金额,该金额仅比整个 (6) 六场活动的在线费用少了 5 美元-天 / (18) 十八场年度大会!!!!
任何理智的好人都可以认为这是/是对的吗???
而且我还没有收到我的电子邮件的任何回复???
根据其 1931 年宪章的描述
以及为其规定的116篇作业读物规定
也许还有其他文件和/或文件,
A.R.E.是 501(c)(3) 免税假设
非营利组织,也被认为是精神上的或
“慈善”、“仁慈”和“教会”
代表上帝、基督和他们的话语的团体《圣经》或
“实践教会团体的信仰”
[工作阅读 254-89] [工作阅读 254-114]
[工作阅读 254-35] [工作阅读 254-37]
[工作阅读254-57报告4]
[工作阅读254-59报告1]
【阅读288-55报告6】!!!
几乎不符合我在最后一刻所承受的压力
在胁迫下支付我不应该支付的费用
这是一笔巨额资金!