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SCN 8-8008: Energy

May 5, 2019 – 2:46 PM

Reference: The Book of Scientology

Energy

Please see the original section at the link above.

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Summary

A dimension point is made up of coordinate values of length, width, height and consistency of substance. In case of energy, the consistency is very low compared to matter, and it is measured in terms of wavelength. On the electromagnetic spectrum, the higher the frequency the shorter is the wavelength, and the more viscous is the flow.

The low consistency allows energy to flow. The flow can be laminar or turbulent just like the flow of water in a river. The flow may also develop a fixed pattern. Flowingness is simply the characteristic of transferringness of substance. A series of outflows from a common point is called a dispersal like an explosion. When such flows are traveling toward a common center, it is called an in-dispersal like an implosion. Outflow and inflow from a common centre are classified alike under the word “dispersal” for handy classification. 

A ridge is essentially a fixed pattern in the flow of energy. It looks like a pattern suspended in space. A dispersal from the right and a dispersal from the left colliding in space create a ridge which then exists after the flow itself has ceased. The duration of ridges is quite long. When a flow is resumed through a ridge it would have a wavelength and an intensity.

The memories in the mind are such ridges. They produce perception when attention flows over them. There is also a sense of inflow and outflow of attention from a person’s viewpoint, or point of awareness.

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Comments

The electromagnetic spectrum of energy forms the middle part of the spectrum of substance, which starts with thought and ends in matter.

Wavelength is used as the key parameter of consistency on energy spectrum. Mass is used as the key parameter of consistency for matter; for example, nuclear particles have much greater mass then the electrons. For thought, “emotion” has been used as the parameter for consistency.

Consistency and intensity would be two basic aspects of energy, that go along with the characteristics of flows, dispersals and ridges.

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SCN 8-8008: Space

May 2, 2019 – 9:52 AM

Reference: The Book of Scientology

Space

Please see the original section at the link above.

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Summary

Hubbard postulates space as “viewpoint of dimension.” But space is more like “dimension of substance.” In that sense, the void is the dimension of “nothing” which is a thought. Thought is not recognized as a substance, but thought is a substance. 

Viewpoint is the awareness of MEST. Viewpoint is theta, and space is MEST. Therefore, viewpoint cannot be space. The idea of MEST is essentially substance (matter and energy). The dimension of substance is space. The duration of substance is time.

Matter and energy are obviously different categories of substance. But thought is a category of substance too, because substance is anything substantial enough to be sensed. 

So, space is the “dimension of substance.” Space cannot be visualized in the absence of thought, energy and matter. Abstract, or mathematical idea of space is actually thought-space. It is the space occupied by thought. Similarly, we have energy-space, which is space occupied by energy; and matter-space, which is space occupied by matter. Matter is actually floating in the energy-space, and energy is floating in the thought-space.  

When Hubbard says, “Space is creatable by a thetan,” he is assuming a permanent individuality, called thetan. But thetan, or individuality, is a continually changing construct. We do have creation because we postulate; for example, the theory of relativity is based on the postulate that the speed of light is a universal constant. To postulate space one must postulate some thought. Such postulating of thought is the first condition necessary to action.  

Hubbard says, “Space can be considered to be the equivalent in experience of beingness.” But “being” is basically being aware; and when we consider beingness, it is looking at some postulates. Processing is basically straightening out beingness whose dimensions are defined by postulates.

Hubbard is critical of physics not having a good definition of space. This is because physics ignores “thought” as a category of substance. Hubbard does consider “thought,” but he does not clearly differentiate among thought as substance, thought-space and awareness.

Hubbard defines “dimension points” as points in space. Point is essentially a coordinate value of a dimension. The coordinate values are numbers representing length, width and height of substance. The idea of substance adds the coordinate of consistency (a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc.). These dimension points can change giving an illusion of motion. Similarly, viewpoint or awareness can change giving an illusion of motion.

Hubbard defines “anchor points” as points at the outermost boundaries of the space. A boundary implies a form carved out of substance. These anchor points refer to the “constraints” that define the boundaries.

Hubbard says, “A material of the universe can not exist in any universe without something in which to exist. The something in which it exists is space.” The container of space has to be made of postulated thought. The space is integral to thought as thought-space.

Substance is not something theoretical. It is defined by how it is experienced. Thought, energy and matter are the categories of substance. Space is experienced only as the dimension of substance.

Hubbard says, “Space can be made coincidentally with any other space.” This can only mean that two different dimensions can be made to coincide. He then says, “Space is creatable or uncreatable by a viewpoint.” That means these dimensions are postulated. Hubbard seems to think that a person can postulate anything, regardless of it being inconsistent with other postulates.

And that anomaly is very fundamental to Scientology.

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Comments

The fact of “Being” is basically being aware. When the “being” is considering beingness, he is basically looking at his postulates.

The basic criticism of Hubbard is that he does not clearly differentiate among substance, space and viewpoint. Substance is thought, energy and matter. Space is the dimension of substance. And, viewpoint is awareness. Substance and space are part of MEST. But viewpoint is theta.

Hubbard talks about creation and uncreation, but that is just the activity of making postulates. Hubbard thinks that one can postulate anything arbitrarily. But postulates must not violate the principle of Oneness (continuity, consistency, harmony). Two contradictory ideas can not be both true, just like two particles of matter can not occupy the same place.

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SCN 8-8008: Time

May 1, 2019 – 8:42 AM

Reference: The Book of Scientology

Time

Please see the original section at the link above.

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Summary

Hubbard says, “Time could be considered to be the single arbitrary, and might thus be the single source of human aberration.” According to Hubbard, a person is influenced by his past that is recorded on a time-track. The recordings influencing him adversely are the result of “randomity.”  Hubbard defines “randomity” as the misalignment of efforts within an organism caused by internal or external factors, including other forms of life or the material universe. In other words, a person’s aberrations are caused by impressions that have not been assimilated.

According to Hubbard, “time has demonstrated it to be the action of energy in space, and it has been found that the duration of an object roughly approximates its solidity.” In other words, the condensation of energy brings about the solidity of matter, and along with it duration and time. In human terms, the condensation of doingness brings about the solidity of havingness and time.

It is insightful of Hubbard to associate time with duration of substance. As the substance condenses from thought in the direction of matter, its motion reduces and the duration increases. In human dimension this would be equivalent to increase in the fixation of attention. As the fixation becomes more solid, the human behavior becomes increasingly stimulus-response. As the auditor addresses the fixations of a person and helps him resolve them, his sense of time improves and his responses to situations become faster.

Such a fixation is observed in a criminal mind where the process of desiring, investment of energy, and having is short-circuited. The criminal skips the necessity of working to have.

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Comments

MEST is the spectrum of substance that is condensing from thought to energy to matter. Time is the degree of condensation that appears as the duration of substance. As the substance condenses, its duration increases.

In human terms, time is the degree of condensation of attention that appears as fixation. As the attention condenses, its fixation increases. Thus comes about the stimulus-response characteristic of the human aberration and its duration. 

There is nothing wrong with having or possessing objects as long as you do not get obsessively attached to them.

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