| Dianetics is a system of counseling that enables the person to lesson
the impact of traumatic events by repeatedly re-experiencing the emotions
attached to specific events until they energy attached to the event
dissipates. One literally becomes bored with the experience that
was causing problems.
I have been through some dianetic counseling. I believe it is a
valid and powerful therapeutic tool. It is similar to traditional
types of therapy, but has some differences that
make it more effective. Unlike traditional therapy, it is very
systematic. The counselor leads you through a traumatic event until
the energy is dissipated. If the energy will not lessen, than the
dianetics belief is that there is an earlier, related trauma, and
the counselor regresses you until you find that earlier trauma.
The regressions happen remarkably fast--in a matter of seconds.
When you find the original trauma that is causing a problem, you
re-experience it until it dissipates, then move forward to the later
traumas. They disappear very quickly, since the original trauma
creates a foundation for the later, related ones.
Unfortunately, dianetics became a razorblade in the monkeys hand.
The originator of the technique and founder of the "church" of
scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, was the leader of a cult that made
him quite wealthy. He was also a fugitive from the governments
of many countries around the world and spent the end of his life
living on a ship, literally unable to dock. A book about Hubbard
was recently published. It was written by an ex-"church" member.
By the way, the group was set up as a "church" for tax-evasion.
I suppose Hubbard was/is the "god."
His cult, the "Church of Scientology," was (and is) an incredibly
manipulative, coercive organization. I got involved in the
organization very briefly after reading the book. I had an incredibly
difficult time getting out of it. I was continually hounded by
phone calls and letters from members, after I received a couple
weeks of dianetic counseling. After 6 months, I moved. Otherwise
I suppose they would still be calling me!
Also, they only allow you to have a certain amount of dianetics,
then refuse you anymore until you take some very expensive "classes"
that supposely speed up later dianetics work. The books in the
classes contain some subtle attempts at brainwashing. My books
disappeared out of my apartment shortly after I refused to
return to the group. Its too bad they disappeared. I was planning on
using them for an expose'-type article.
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| Time to throw in a few cents' worth...
I haven't (and don't intend to) read the discussion in PSYCHOLOGY.
L. Ron Hubbard was a science-fiction writer who, in 1950 or thereabouts
came up with Dianetics, which he wrote of originally in _Astounding
Science Fiction_ magazine. Much has been written about it since.
Hubbard later developed Scientology, which was a sort of superset
of Dianetics; this later became the base for the Church of Scientology.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| I read "Dianetics" twice and was extremely excited about the
possibility of becoming a "Clear". I do believe in Dianetics, to
a certain degree, however, when they asked me to "DONATE" $65/hr
session to achieve the Clear level, I guess you know where I told
them to stick it.
The organization sort of reminds me of the "Moonies" or something
of the sort. They have a college that you can attend to become
a counselor and such.
You do find out a lot of things that happened during your life
that molded it to where you are now, Engrams, such as a person who
could remember back to when he was in his mothers womb and his father
had sex with his mother during the pregnancy. Kind of outlandish
if you ask me!
-jeff-
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| re .0
> I didn't see any notes in the directory on this topic,
Charlotte, you'll find plenty of info by must doing:
NOTES> DIR/TITL=SCIENTO
or even better (but it will take a LONG time, so do it
before going for lunch for example):
NOTES> DIR/ALL/TITL=SCIENTO
Ines
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