OFF: Re: Scientology

[M Holmes]

Marc Power writes:

> The point being that in their world-system, the meter is used to
> 'spot' mental masses

"Engrams"

> (don't ask me what they are!

They're mental subprograms initiated by traumatic incidents, which
interfere with the proper functioning of the brain and prevent the
person becoming Clear or an Operating Thetan.

> these guys are so
> drenched in jargon that they have their own dictionary) which are
> some kind of undesireable abberation, they will then lead you through
> a process, which is a session where they ask you a question until the
> meter reading shows the mental mass is gone

"Auditing"

> usually ending the session
> with a thing called a 'floating needle' where the meter needle drifts
> back and forth across the dial.

> There are a ton of variations on this theme, which they
> call 'auditing', including one where they give you simple orders and
> instructions.. 'touch the object', 'pick the object up', 'put the object down' repeatedly for up to several hours - a real
> mindbender of a
> brainwash if ever there was. Another process has you gazing into
> the auditors eyes and sitting perfectly still, (no blinking!) for
> several hours. If you blink, the auditor will say 'Flunk!' and the whole
> thing starts again.

Isn't that a technique to get rid of the "Clam Engram" whic causes
people to open their mouths at inappropriate moments (left over from us
being clams during our evolutionary period).

> In Space we Trust,
>
> Marc.

FoFP