[FONT=Arial Narrow]Scientology[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Decoded[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Scientologists' speech, like Scientology literature, can be maddeningly incomprehensible to the uninitiated. You are probably familiar with most of the words, however they are used in a manner that makes no sense according to the literal definition. Scientologists also are especially fond of acronyms, and abbreviations. (Ex: OT, SP, KSW, etc.) [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]Here is a guide to essential terms in Scientology jargon, complete with definitions. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]For a complete lexicon see Martin Hunt's Scientology Acronyms/Terminology FAQ[/FONT]
http://www.xenu.net/archive/dictionary/
[FONT=Arial Narrow](Definitions adapted from Martin Hunt's FAQ.)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Engram- a posited memory trace that remains after a moment of pain and unconsciousness. Hubbard didn't coin this word; it can be found in Webster's, and is part of the ISV, the International Scientific Vocabulary. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Operating Thetan or 'OT'- The exalted state that is the target of Scientology's weird "technology" of removing body thetans, said to be accompanied by strange powers like the ability to kill someone with a thought or fry a bug at a considerable distance. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Auditing- the action of running Scientology or Dianetic processes on a PC (a preclear; someone receiving Scientology processing). Auditing usually involves a Meter, with the PC holding onto the soup cans electrodes, and the Auditor taking down notes and asking questions. "Auditing in the HGC costs over $500 per hour." Auditing sessions are also recorded, and records or transcripts of these sessions are archived.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]E-Meter, or Meter- electrometer or electropsychometer. A crude battery-powered analog ohmmeter used to locate Overts (undisclosed acts), Body Thetans (evil spirits), and Engrams (moments of pain and unconsciousness). The PC or patient holds the soup-cans electrodes, while the Auditor or Scientology therapist watches the needle on the dial. Circuitry is based on the Wheatstone Bridge. The meter was designed by Volney Mathieson. Current "top of the line" models sell for about $4,000 US in a plastic case. Actual parts list is about $50-$100, making it a good money earner for Scientology, particularly since every auditor is required to own two in case one breaks down. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]SP, Suppressive Person- An evil person; someone who criticizes Scientology in any way. (the two are one and the same in the cult) SPs are the cult's _1984_ Goldsteins, and give definition to the group and a common enemy. Supposedly, some large fraction of the total population is composed of these "anti-social" characters, variously cited as 2% or 20%. Hubbard listed 12 traits of the SP, such as talking in generalities, criticism, and so forth. SPs are formally "declared" with a goldenrod issue, and lists are kept of these dangerous people. Ars has adopted its own SP levels as a badge of honour; in Scientology, there are no levels of SP. SPs create PTSes, people who are influenced by them.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Clear- A person audited enough to be free of the "bank," or reactive mind. (The sum of the memories of pain and unconsciousness the person has) A low-level superman-type person; a baby OT (Operating Thetan). "Samantha just had her Clear Certainty Rundown, and is now considered a clear!" [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Tech- Short for "technology", the quasi-scientific auditing "therapy" processes and actions of Scientology, as found in HCOBs, Hubbard Communication Office Technical Bulletins, collections of which are found in the Red Vols, qv. "You are hereby declared an SP, Sam, for committing Out-Tech." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]M/U, Mis-U, or MU; 'a misunderstood'- Word meant to cause everything from blows (sudden departures) to overts and withholds, and actually being the root cause of SPs. Because of the centricity of "MUs" and their destructive potential it is a crime to go by them when studying, and subjects the student to the risk of getting a kangaroo "court of ethics". The cult is fanatical about not going by one, and insists that everyone look things up endlessly in dictionaries and go through every definition. This becomes quite tedious with words like "to", "set", and "be." Extensive pieces of the "tech" are devoted to "word clearing", qv, and so the hapless student ends up trapped in a arbitrary system which may punish or help, punish or help, alternately, with the word clearing or the ethics actions. The very definition of "MU" is mutable and arbitrary in that it is a word that makes one frown or blink or stumble on or slow down on reading, etc., as spotted by others - all of this adds to the coercive, conforming, and group- pressure nature of the beast. See M3, M4 for more on this topic. "Look up your M/Us and quit your nattering Mister, or I'll have you busted down to Ethics!" [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Reactive Mind- The place where Engrams, memories of pain and unconsciousness, are stored. On a higher level, Engrams are revealed to be none other than Body Thetans or evil spirits infesting our bodies by the thousands. Also called the Bank. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow]Fair Game[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]- The notorious Scientology policy describing how to deal with critics, ex-members, and other undesirables dehumanized with the label "Suppressives"; they may be "Sued, tricked, lied to, or destroyed," as per policy. A more recent policy has banished the WORDS "Fair Game", but the policy of what to do to these "SPs" or "Suppressives" cannot ever be cancelled, as it is Hubbardian scripture, and his words cannot ever be altered in any way per Scientology's policy. "Dennis Erlich, being an SP, is subject to Fair Game." [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]
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