Reference: Scientology Research
The Dianetics Axioms
L. Ron Hubbard found that man is obeying very definite laws and rules which could be set forward in axioms. The very first and most fundamental of these is: The dynamic principle of existence is survive. That is the basic axiom of Dianetics.
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Executive Summary 2025
These Dianetics axioms are now being refined further in the subject of Postulates Mechanics using the process of subject clearing. For example, the dynamic principle of existence has been refined from “to survive” to “to evolve” from the consideration that the purpose of survival is to evolve. There in no infinite survival because death is as natural as birth. But there can be infinite evolution. The self should not be a fixation. One should live and die happily.
In the following documents, … DN = Dianetics … PM = Postulate Mechanics.
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Glossary
STATIC
Scientifically, static is the motionless reference point from which all motion can be assessed, just like all numbers can be assessed from the reference point of zero. The reasoning is that one can become fully aware of all motion from a motionless reference point. However, Scientology considers static to be a motionless AGENT that can control all motion. Thus, Scientology postulates anthropomorphic properties for the static.
LIFE
The essence of life is a form having inherent motion. Even light has inherent motion, and electron too. Both light and electron are, therefore, elementary forms of life. As life starts to evolve its inherent motion starts to become increasingly complex and self-animated.
LIFE STATIC
(See Static) In Scientology, the life static is postulated as the source of life. It has the ability to postulate and to perceive. It is concerned wholly with motion. It mobilizes and animates matter into living organisms. Thus, it is engaged in a conquest of the physical universe. It does so by by learning and applying the physical laws of the physical universe.
SURVIVE
In Scientology, the Life static has for its dynamic goal, survival and only survival. Optimum survival behavior consists of effort on the dynamics in accordance with the natural laws. Life is surviving with the purpose to evolve. The inherent motion, or self-animation, of life is always evolving towards greater complexity.
PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
In Scientology, the physical universe is the universe of matter, energy, space and time. The Life static is not an integral part of it; instead it impinges upon it as life. However, spirituality appears to be an integral part of the universe because the universe is made up of substance with inherent motion.
THETA
(See Life Static) The Greek letter THETA is the symbol assigned to LIFE STATIC in Scientology. THETA is the anthropomorphic view of the concept of static. It is the SPIRITUAL AGENT which is bringing order into the chaos of the physical universe. However, THETA actually represents the resultant vector at any moment of the complex inherent motion of a life organism. Its inherent tendency is to optimize motion towards greater continuity, consistency and harmony.
LIFE ORGANISM
In Scientology, a life organism is composed of matter and energy in space and time, animated by THETA. Lower level organisms form a food chain to sustain higher level organisms. Actually, a life organism is a highly complex structure with inherent self-animation, that depends upon optimum motion. It can assimilate complex motion in its environment and learn from it.
LAMBDA
The Greek letter LAMBDA is the symbol assigned to LIVING ORGANISM in Scientology; but it is not in much use.
PHI
The Greek letter PHI is also the symbol assigned to PHYSICAL UNIVERSE in Scientology; but it is not in much use.
MEST
MEST is the symbol assigned to PHYSICAL UNIVERSE in Scientology. This symbol is created from the first letters of the words MATTER, ENERGY, SPACE and TIME. The designation is in use.
THOUGHT
According to Scientology, thought is a kind of static, and it is accomplished by THETA FACSIMILES (please see). But thought is a very light substance that provides form to the universe. Thought appears whenever there is something that does not make sense. It follows the path of reason. The process of thought is to assimilate the incoming sensation, such that, things are perceived as they are. When this happens then correct conclusions and right actions follow.
REASON
The basic goal of reason is is to establish optimum motion. It does that by straightening out any discontinuity, inconsistency or disharmony in motion. Reason fails when the attention underlying it becomes fixated.
THETA FACSIMILE
According to Scientology, a theta facsimile is a theta recording of physical universe, entities or actions. Past randomity can impose itself upon the present organism as Theta facsimiles. When theta facsimile is present, thought arises to assimilate its randomity.
EVOLUTION
In Scientology, evolution is brought about through the agency of life organisms, or theta. Evolution involves the process of optimization of motion.
MIND
In Scientology, mind is the THETA command post of an organism, and it is concerned wholly with the estimation of effort. But the mind is more like a matrix of postulates in which all postulates and motion is assimilated and optimized. The mind receives sensations from the environment. Sensations are assimilated into perceptions. Perceptions are assimilated into knowingness.
EFFORT
All effort of the organism is force directed toward converting randomity of motion into optimum motion. The important factor is applying just the right effort to balance the counter-effort.
COUNTER-EFFORT
Effort sensed that is not in alignment with the efforts of the organism.
RIGHTNESS
According to Scientology, rightness is proper calculation of effort. However, any “calculation” occurs by itself as motion is optimized.
WRONGNESS
According to Scientology, wrongness is always miscalculation of effort. However, any “miscalculation” occurs when fixed ideas increase the misalignment of motion.
ATTENTION
Attention is a motion which must remain at an optimum effort. Attention is aberrated by becoming unfixed and sweeping at random or becoming too fixed without sweeping.
DEATH
Death is the equivalent of life losing its complex organized motion (self-animation). Death of a life organism or its race or species is a normal aspect of continuing evolution.
RANDOMITY
Randomity is the misalignment, or disarray, of motion. It manifests as too little or too much motion as opposed to optimum motion. An area of randomity (engram, word, action, sensation) may be followed back in time to its first occurrence.
ABERRATION
Aberration exists to the degree that plus or minus randomity exists in the environment, or in the past data of an organism, group or species. Aberration is caused by what is done to the individual, not what the individual does, plus his self-determinism about what has been done to him.
SELF-DETERMINISM
Self-determinism is the inherent drive within the organism to establish optimum motion (maximal continuity, consistency and harmony). A self-determined effort proceeds from assimilated efforts.
ASSIMILATION
Every thought is preceded by unknowable sensation. Thought is used to give meaning to sensations and make all those meanings consistent with each other. This is called assimilation of sensations into perceptions. Assimilation produces optimum motion.
PAIN
Pain is the randomity produced by sudden or strong counter-efforts. It is stored as that randomity in the mental matrix. When restimulated, it can reinflict itself upon the organism. Past pain becomes ineffective upon the organism when the randomity of its area is addressed and aligned. Later areas of plus or minus randomity cannot be realigned easily until earlier areas are realigned.
ENGRAM
The engram is a severe area of plus or minus randomity of sufficient volume to cause unconsciousness. Past engrams are restimulated by the control center’s perception of circumstances similar to that engram in the present environment. Presence of engrams fix emotional responses.
UNCONSCIOUSNESS
Unconsciousness is an excess of randomity imposed by a counter-effort of sufficient force to cloud the awareness and direct function of the organism through the mind’s control center.
CONTROL CENTER
The control center is the seat of awareness generated from the inherent optimum motion of the organism. When the control center is overwhelmed by randomity, it becomes unconscious. Randomity that overcomes the control center may appear as an alternative personality. The organism is unaware of such alternative personality.
VALENCE
A valence is a facsimile personality made capable of force by the counter-effort of the moment of receipt into the plus or minus randomity of unconsciousness.
EMOTION
Free emotional response depends on optimum motion. It depends upon absence of or non-restimulation of engrams.
SENSATIONS
Sensations get assimilated as elements of mental matrix. These elements then combine to provide perceptions. Only unassimilated sensations appear as recordings. These recordings are occluded because they have not been converted to perceptions. They are perceived for the first time during the moments of their assimilation.
RESTIMULATION
Restimulation is occasioned by some part of the early recording being approximated in the environment in the present. This calls up the old area of randomity. The body, confused, registers the old counter-effort.
LANGUAGE
Language is the symbolization of effort. Language depends for its force upon the force which accompanied its definition. Fix emotional responses of theta facsimiles become part of symbols of a language. This can influence one’s thinking and behavior.
OCCLUSION
Occlusion arises from plus or minus randomity that has not been assimilated. The environment can occlude the central control of any organism and assume control of the motor controls of that organism.
INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence depends on the ability to observe discontinuity, inconsistency, or disharmony in an area of randomity and follow it up until it is resolved.
PERSISTENCE
Persistence obtains in the ability of the mind to put solutions into physical action toward the realization of goals.
NATURAL LAWS
Natural laws are the manifestation of optimum motion. The components of optimum motion are continuity, consistency and harmony.
ARBITRARY
An arbitrary factor or force is not aligned with the natural laws. The introduction of an arbitrary brings about the disharmony of plus or minus randomity.
DATA
Data of plus or minus randomity depends for its confusion on former plus or minus randomity or absent data.
BEHAVIOR
Behavior is modified by counter-efforts which have impinged on the organism. Reactions come from unassimilated sensations; whereas, learned analytical behavior comes from assimilated sensations.
AFFINITY, REALITY, COMMUNICATION
Affinity, reality and communication (ARC) are the components of the thinking and behavior of the organism. These aspects of behavior go hand-in-hand and, together, they seek oneness of all phenomena.
CONTINUITY, CONSISTENCY, HARMONY
Continuity, consistency and harmony (CCH) are the components of optimized motion.
AFFINITY
Affinity is the seeking of continuity of awareness.
REALITY
Reality is the seeking of consistency of perception.
COMMUNICATION
Communication is the seeking of harmony among all organisms and manifestations.
RECALL
The purpose of recall is to make better sense out of what is being perceived in the present to evaluate the immediate future. Ultimately, it has to do with assimilation of experience. It involves the process of reconstructing perceptions from knowingness and unassimilated sensations. An organism can recall everything which it has sensed and perceived.
SANITY
Optimum motion is manifested as sanity or rationality. The reduction in the sanity of an organism is proportional to the amount of unassimilated sensations that are reactivated in it. It means a decrease in the alignment of its motion. Therefore, any gain of aligned energy, matter or organisms increases the sanity, freedom and longevity of the organism.
FIXATION
The organism is naturally focused on future evolution. Lack of assimilation forces its attention to fixate on the present and past. The control center becoming fixated is the primary source of aberration.
AESTHETICS
Aesthetic lies in the awareness of continuity, consistency and harmony in higher level complexities of form.
DELUSION
Delusion is the outcome of misalignment of one’s postulates due to randomity in an area.
DREAM
Dreams are the resymbolization of areas of randomity and of the efforts to bring assimilation in those areas.
HAPPINESS
Happiness consists in assimilating hitherto unassimilated sensations that have been resistive. An individual as happy as he can learn new things and evolve.
ABSOLUTES
Absolute good and absolute evil do not exist in this universe. That which is good for an organism allows it to evolve, and even assists its evolution. That which is evil inhibits the organism’s ability to assimilate.
WORTH
The worth of any organism consists of its value to the evolution along any dynamic.
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The above is an application of subject clearing to Dianetics Axioms.