quizlet religion in America

1. SCIENTOLOGY

2. Founder
L. Ron Hubbard
1911-1986
Traveled Asia as a boy
Novelist
Served in WWII - hurt and blinded
Mental healing - 1945
Found basic foundation of Scientology

3. Dianetics
Published May 9, 1950
Began “auditing” training
Second book
The Science of Suffering
Electropsychometer - “e-meter”
1952 - Journal of Scientology
1954 - First church of Scientology

4. More History
1959 - moved to England
1966 - “stepped down as executive director”
1967 - “Sea Org”
1975 - Sea Org or headquarters moved to
Clearwater
Died January 24, 1986

5. Mythology
Myth
a religious, sacred story that explains beliefs
Thetans
Spirit
Pure and good
godlike
immortal

6. God
Theta
The ultimate life force
All thetans are individualized expressions of theta
Like Brahman - abstract
Universal like

7. MEST
Thetans created MEST
Matter
Energy
Space
Time

8. Problem with MEST
Thetans have identified themselves with MEST
MEST experiences from previous lives are stored
in “reactive mind” or Freud’s unconscious mind.

9. Dynamics - Survival
1. Self
2. Creativity
3. Groups
4. Humanity
5. Life-forms
6. MEST
7. Thetan
8. Infinity

10. ARC Triangle -
Understanding
Affinity
affection towards individual
Reality
agreeing what exists is real
Communication
Most important in each level
Most problems arise from lack of communication

11. Engrams
In Dianetics and Scientology, an engram is defined as "a mental image picture
which is a recording of an experience containing pain, unconsciousness and a
real or fancied threat to survival. It is a recording in the reactive mind of
something which actually happened to an individual in the past and which
contained pain and unconsciousness ... It must, by definition, have impact or
injury as part of its content. These engrams are a complete recording, down to
the last accurate detail, of every perception present in a moment of partial or
full unconsciousness.
Mental picture
Recording of experience
contains pain
threatens survival
Stored in reactive mind

12. Auditing
The process of uncovering and erasing engrams in
order to provide a better ARC and survival.
Creates spiritual awareness.
Restores individual as thetan.
Similar to counseling or confessing
Act of recalling past memories to uncover
spiritual negativity

13. E-Meter
Tool or “ritual instrument” used in auditing
Measures electric charges that expose engrams
Recalling engrams until energy changes and
engrams are erased
http://www.scientology.org/faq/scientology-and-
dianetics-auditing/what-is-auditing.html

14. Bridge to Total Freedom
Training
Religious education
Processing
spiritual development
auditing
PreClear vs Clear
Clear - “Operating Thetan” or OT
Mastery over MEST and finally infinite survival
“Clear the planet” or restore spiritual Thetan condition

15. Bridge to Total Freedom