Glossary of Scientology
This glossary presents Scientology terms which are used in Wikipedia or encountered regularly in media.
- auditing
- A counseling style of activity between two scientologists (an auditor and a preclear), usually involving the e-meter device.[1]: 295
- auditing session
- The period of time during which one person is auditing another person. It might be for a few minutes or a few hours. Abbreviated 'session'.[2]: 31 [3][1]: 295
- auditor
- The person operating an e-meter while asking questions of another scientologist (called the preclear).
- blow
- An unauthorized departure, such as leaving staff or the Sea Org or failing to return to course.[4]: 213 [5]: 187
- blow drill
- A rapid deployment of personnel to search for, and recover, a staff member who has blown.[6]: 345 [7]: 204–5
- Bridge
- The Bridge to Total Freedom (the Bridge) is also known as the Classification, Gradation and Awareness Chart. It is Scientology's primary action plan and road map to guide a person through the sequential steps to attain Scientology's concept of spiritual freedom.[8]: 134–135 [1]: 48, 296
- case
- The collection of all the preclear's upsets and emotional baggage which auditing is trying to relieve.[2]: 60 [3]: 194-5
- case level
- checksheet
- Church of Scientology
- The conglomeration of corporations created by L. Ron Hubbard for Scientology.[8]: 131–2
- Classification, Gradation and Awareness Chart
- See Bridge.
- clear
- 1. To clear someone means to audit them in order to remove their reactive mind.[8]: 46–8
- 2. The state of clear is the condition when someone no longer has a reactive mind.[10]: 184
- 3. A person is called a clear when they have achieved the state of clear.[1]: 296
- comm ev
- Abbreviation for committee of evidence.
- committee of evidence
- A tribunal style of disciplinary procedure for serious offences. Abbreviated 'comm ev'.[11]
- course
- A series of steps to learn an aspect of Scientology, written out in sequence on a checksheet. Involves reading and listening to Hubbard writings and lectures, practicing and drilling techniques, and being examined to ensure understanding. If a person is on course they are either actually in a courseroom right now, or they are enrolled on a course and routinely keep a schedule to be in the courseroom doing training.[9]: 119
- dead agenting
- Providing negative information or propaganda about an enemy or critic. A dead agent pack or package is a compilation of documents designed to defame or ruin the reputation of an opponent. Used to discredit someone who has spoken out against Scientology, or held as "insurance" to deter someone from speaking out.[12][7]: 161
- dead filed
- Status of a scientologist who communicated to the Church of Scientology in a nasty or harassing way. They are removed from mailing lists, and their letters and calls are discarded and not answered.[13]: 158
- declared
- Status of someone formally labelled a suppressive person and expelled from the Church of Scientology.[6]: 350
- Dianetics
- Created in 1950 by L. Ron Hubbard as a layman's mental therapy, and later incorporated into Scientology and further expanded. Abbreviated Dn.[1]: 298
- disconnection
- The severing of ties between a scientologist in good standing and one who has been declared a suppressive person.[1]: 298
- Dn
- Abbreviation for Dianetics.
- dynamics
- The drive for survival in life, divided into 8 subsections.[10]: 185
- E-Meter
- end phenomenon
- Abbreviated "EP", it is what an auditor is looking for that indicates a process, session or rundown has been completed. The EP of a process might be that the preclear realizes something, is happy about it, and the e-meter is showing certain needle movements. The EP of a session might be that several processes have been performed, and the preclear is very happy about it so it is a good point to stop for the day. A rundown would have a specific EP, such as all auditing questions for the rundown have been asked, and the preclear has experienced some sort of realization such as saying they feel they could now communicate freely with anyone on any subject.[2]: 139 [3]: 199–200, 204
- EO
- Abbreviation for ethics officer.
- EP
- Abbreviation for end phenomenon.
- ethics
- ethics and justice codes
- Codified rules and procedures for morals, ethics, and production. Ethics represents rules for an individual, and procedures for keeping oneself ethical. Justice represents punishment the group imposes on an individual for violations of the ethics codes.[1]: 298
- ethics officer
- Staff member who is responsible to ensure all staff and members are correctly following procedures. Abbreviated EO. Compare master at arms.[6]: 352
- ethics report
- Any one a number of reports written by a scientologist and sent to the ethics officer.[5]: 186, 306
- fair game
- Retaliatory harassment against critics.[8]: 108–109
- fixed donation
- The fixed price of a service at a Church of Scientology. Framed as "donation" to represent its status as a charitable deduction for income tax purposes in the US. The term is not a suggested donation; it is used in place of fee or price.[14]: 203
- floating needle
- One of the needle actions of an E-Meter during auditing. It is described as "a rhythmic sweep of the dial at a slow, even pace...back and forth." It signifies a good point to end an auditing session, and the auditor tells the preclear, "your needle is floating". Abbreviated F/N.[3]
- franchise
- A franchise, now called a mission, was a privately owned business which audited people for money, paid 10% of their income to Scientology management as a fee, and sent their clients to the Churches of Scientology for higher level services. Prior to 1982 there were over 400 franchise owners, but in 1982 David Miscavige and his International Finance Police gutted the franchise network, seizing franchise bank accounts and declaring suppressive most of the franchise owners. By 1983 there were just 40 franchises remaining, now renamed as missions but operating as franchises paying 15% of their income as a fee.[15][5]: 137–139, 159 [1]: 95–97
- grade chart
- See Bridge.
- high crime
- A serious infraction under the ethics and justice codes.[9]: 146 [10]: 57
- in-ethics
- The state when you are producing well, and are not in trouble with the group.
- intensive
- An "intensive" is a block of 12 1/2 hours purchased in advance by the preclear for auditing services. Auditing is to occur intensively so that the 12 1/2 hours is performed within one week.[3]: 191 [16][2]: 212 [17]: 284,517-8 At the end of each session, the hours and minutes used are written down on a form in the preclear's folder, deducted from the amount on account, and the balance is calculated.[18]
- justice
- Keeping Scientology Working
- The name of the #1 senior policy from Hubbard declaring that "Scientology is a deadly serious activity upon which the fate of all mankind depends" while all other activities and beliefs are a dangerous distraction. Abbreviated KSW, KSW1 and KSW #1.[6]: 358
- knowledge report
- One of the types of ethics reports written by a scientologist and sent to the ethics officer. Abbreviated KR.[19]: 267–274
- KR
- Abbreviation for knowledge report.
- KSW
- Abbreviation for Keeping Scientology Working.
- L. Ron Hubbard
- The founder of Scientology and Dianetics. Abbreviated LRH.[6]: 358
- LRH
- Abbreviation for L. Ron Hubbard.
- MAA
- Abbreviation for master at arms.
- master at arms
- The Sea Org equivalent of an ethics officer. Abbreviated MAA.[6]: 359
- Miscavige, David
- Since the death of L. Ron Hubbard, David Miscavige has been the leader of the Church of Scientology.
- mission
- See franchise.
- org board
- Organizational chart showing divisions, departments, posts and their functions.[10]: 186
- out-ethics
- The state when you are unproductive, or are in trouble with the group.[10]: 31, 57, 186
- out-tech
- When Scientology techniques are being misapplied.[10]: 186
- PC
- Abbreviation for preclear.
- potential trouble source
- Status of someone connected to a suppressive person, or who is sick. May not receive auditing until they remedy this status. Abbreviated PTS.[4]: 220
- preclear
- process
- A specific step in auditing. It may consist of repeatedly asking the preclear the same question (an auditing command) until there is no more upset on that question. Many processes are run during a single session.[2]: 316–7 [3]: 198
- PTS
- Abbreviation for potential trouble source.
- reactive mind
- A stimulus-response portion of the mind, not under a person's control, which exerts commands on the person.[4]: 220
- rundown
- A series of processes designed to handle a specific aspect of a case, such as communication, problems, or happiness. It may take many sessions to complete a rundown.[2]: 364 [5]: 98,356
- scientologist
- 1. One who practices Scientology.
- 2. A member of the Church of Scientology.
- scientologist in good standing
- A scientologist who is not in trouble with the Church of Scientology, and who is permitted to be on the premises and to receive services.[19]: 361
- Scientology
- A set of beliefs and practices founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1952.[4]: 221
- Sea Org
- The top level of staff in the Church of Scientology network. Operates like a paramilitary organization. The Church of Scientology describes it as a "religious order made up of the most dedicated Scientologists in the world". Sea Org members sign billion-year contracts.[20][4]: 222
- sec check
- Abbreviation for security check.
- security check
- service
- session
- Abbreviation for auditing session.
- SP
- Abbreviation for suppressive person.
- staff
- Those who work for Church of Scientology organizations.
- Standard Tech
- Techniques and procedures when applied correctly and standardly.[10]: 187
- statistic
- Abbreviated "stat" or "stats". The measure of production. Staff members are expected to produce more each week than the previous week, and stats are recorded and charted to measure their progress.[11]: 71 [17]: 499-500
- suppressive person
- 1. A person who has committed high crimes and who has been expelled from the Church of Scientology.
- 2. Someone considered evil, or an enemy of the Church of Scientology.[4]: 222–3
- Abbreviated SP.
- thetan
- One's immortal element; spirit; being.[10]: 187
- things that shouldn't be
- One of the types of ethics reports written by a scientologist and sent to the ethics officer. Abbreviated TTSB.[19]: 267–274
- training
- Courses of instruction in Scientology.[21]: 4–5
- TTSB
- Abbreviation for things that shouldn't be.
- wog
- The word "wog" is derogatorily used by scientologists to refer to unenlightened non-Scientologists. In 1953, L. Ron Hubbard started using the offensive British racial slur "wog" while wrongly asserting it was politely used during British Imperialism to refer to the locals and was short for "worthy oriental gentleman". In 1966, Hubbard further defined his use of "wog" in a lecture as "a common, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety humanoid ... It's simply that he is a body – he is a body. When you get way downhill, you get a person who is a body; he isn't there as a spirit at all. ... He doesn't know he's there, you see?"[22][2]: 471 [5]: 77
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- ^ a b c d e f g Scobee, Amy (2010). Scientology — Abuse at the Top. Scobee Publishing. ISBN 9780692008010.
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- ^ a b Wright, Lawrence (2013). Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307700667. OL 25424776M.
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- ^ a b c d Wallis, Roy (1977). The Road to Total Freedom: A Sociological Analysis of Scientology. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231042000. OL 4596322M.
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- ^ a b Straus, Roger (Spring 1986). "Scientology "Ethics": Deviance, Identity and Social Control in a Cult-Like Social World". Symbolic Interaction. 9 (1). Wiley: 67–82. doi:10.1525/si.1986.9.1.67 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Weber, Gary. "Memoirs of an Ex-Guardian". Archived from the original on October 21, 2004.
Info Bureau [of the Guardian's Office] had tons of files on people inside the Church as well as outside the Church. Whenever a "Dead Agent Package" was needed to discredit any foe of the Church it could easily be prepared with all these confidential files. At first I was shocked that the GO would use trusted or "sacred" personal files against our own people, but in the name of saving the planet it was justified.
- ^ Malko, George (1970). Scientology: The Now Religion. Delacorte Press. OL 5444962M.
- ^ Swainson, Michelle (2017). "The Price of Freedom: Scientology and Neoliberalism". In Lewis, James R.; Hellesøy, Kjersti (eds.). Handbook of Scientology. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Brill. ISBN 9789004330542.
- ^ Rigal-Cellard, Bernadette (2009). "Scientology Missions International (SMI): An Immutable Model of Technological Missionary Activity". In Lewis, James R. (ed.). Scientology. Oxford University Press. p. 326. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195331493.003.0017. ISBN 9780199887118.
- ^ L. Ron Hubbard. "HCOB 31 May 1971R Standard 12 1/2 Hour Intensive Programs" (Document). Hubbard Communications Office.
- ^ a b Hubbard, L. Ron (1976). Modern Management Technology Defined: Hubbard dictionary of administration and management. Church of Scientology. ISBN 0884040402. OL 8192738M.
- ^ "Invoice Form and Routing Forms" (Hubbard Communications Office Bulletin). Church of Scientology. November 12, 1987.
The invoice does not go into the pc's auditing folder. The HGC Admin fills in the invoice details on a form called the Invoice Form which is stapled to the inside back cover of the pc folder. This form has columns for the date, invoice number, any special details, hours paid, hours used and balance on account.
- ^ a b c L. Ron Hubbard Library (2007). Introduction to Scientology Ethics. Bridge Publications. ISBN 9781403144904. OL 16702654M.
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- ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (November 29, 1966), Scientology Definitions I: OT and Clear Defined (lecture transcript), Saint Hill Special Briefing Course)