Reference: The Book of Scientology
Creative Processing
Please see the original section at the link above.
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Summary
Hubbard says. “The goal of this process is the rehabilitation of as much of the thetan’s capability as possible… and, to rid the preclear of psychosomatics, eradicate compulsions, obsessions and inhibitions, to raise his reaction time and intelligence level.” In short, the creative processing is intended to improve the human condition. Instead of addressing facsimiles, it addresses deep misconceptions with creation, change and destruction of mock-ups.
Hubbard says, “Gradient scales are vitally necessary in the application of creative processing.” The term “gradient scale” means a scale of condition graduated from zero to infinity. Neither zero not infinity are absolute. For example, each dimensions is a gradient scale. The precise value of a characteristic can be found at some point on the gradient scale of its dimension. No value is absolute. It is always relative to the surrounding values.
Hubbard says, “The word “gradient” is meant to define lessening or increasing degrees of condition.” The gradient is the “continuity” aspect of oneness. For example, the gradient scale of substance can be expressed through the tone scale of thought, followed by the electromagnetic spectrum, then followed by the periodic table of elements. In other words, the gradient of substance consists of the gradual condensation of substance as thought, energy and matter. With condensation, the space of substance shrinks, and the time of substance becomes increasingly enduring. This is also the gradient scale of a being.
Hubbard says, “In creative processing, the gradient scale, as it would refer to the creation of a person, could be, first, the envisionment of an area where the person might have been or might be; then the envisionment of an area the person commonly frequented; at last, the creation of a footprint the person had made, and then perhaps some article of apparel or a possession such as a handkerchief.” One may thus create or destroy the illusion of a person, or of a disability, on a gradient. It is important to mock up each step of the gradient with confidence. If confusion arises at any step, discover the anomaly underlying it and resolve it.
Hubbard says, “The mind is actually quite free to alter postulates and change its own condition, if permitted to do so at a speed that it finds comfortable.” This should be understood as a corollary to the principle of oneness. Creative processing is an excellent approach to discover missing gradients in one’s understanding of the universe. What Hubbard describes as “agreements and experiences in the MEST and other universes” are actually a person’s misconceptions that needs to be straightened out.
Hubbard takes the viewpoint of “us and them” with respect to the being and the MEST universe. But, Subject Clearing takes the viewpoint that the being and the MEST universe are connected according to the principle of oneness. Where Hubbard sees a conflict due to hypnotic agreement, Subject Clearing sees misconceptions. Hubbard’s viewpoint is that of a hypnotist who makes illusions appear real to the mind. Subject clearing’s viewpoint is that of a mind that knows it has misconceptions and it is clearing them up. The “punishments of the MEST universe” are but the violations of the principle of oneness that point to misconceptions.
There are sensations. These sensations are real, and their interpretation leads to perceptions. These perceptions can be real or imaginary depending on the degree they conform to the principle of oneness. The violations of the principle of oneness are called anomalies, which perplex us. Such anomalies are based on deep misconceptions, which Hubbard views as “implanted agreements.” Such misconceptions produce a convincing imagery that the person fully believes in. He is not aware of the illusions built into that imagery.
Hubbard says, “Reality, then, is a delusion because it is one’s own illusion which has been disowned by one and is then received by one as being another thing.” But, more simply, a person’s reality is made up of how he is interpreting his sense perceptions. When a person realizes this, then, instead of blaming the MEST universe, he looks at his sense perceptions and their interpretations more closely for possible anomalies.
This is done on a gradient in creative processing. A person’s misconceptions exist along the line of fixations that may be in common with others around him. When he purposely mocks up things differently from how they are generally viewed, he finds his viewpoint to expand, and he can see fixations arising from agreements, and how they are affecting him. He then feels free and more independent to interpret his sense perceptions; but this appears very strange to him. As he understands this phenomenon, he gets used to it.
Hubbard says very dramatically, “A preclear who exteriorizes readily may find with a shock that he is not perceiving the MEST universe as he commonly supposes it should be perceived and quickly go back into his body to reassure himself…” Exteriorization does not mean that one leaves the body. It simply means that one is viewing without fixation on the body. This may be quite vivid and dramatic for a person who has not experienced this before.
The major advancement that Scientology has made over psychotherapy is not to tell the patient how he should think about his case. This allows the person to make up his own mind about things. Where a person cannot do so, Scientology simply makes the environment very safe for the person and encourages him to explore it on a gradient.
Hubbard says, “After a very large amount of auditing… He can further, without the aid of a body, move objects… ” This has not been demonstrated in Scientology even by Hubbard. So, if a Scientologist believes that, then he is probably doing this in his own universe. To me, the very idea of personal universe is brainwashing. There is only one universe that conforms to the principle of oneness.
Read the original materials for a description of how creative processing is done. The reader must question Hubbard’s assertion where they do not make sense. In creative processing, one may postulate whatever one wants, but only those postulates become real that conform to the principle of oneness.
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Comments
The above are the basic principles that Hubbard introduced at a time of transition from Dianetics to Scientology. Hubbard replaces the processing of facsimiles (as in Dianetics) by creative processing.
This time of transition was in 1952 when Hubbard formally introduced the THETA-MEST theory and Creative Processing at the Philadelphia Doctorate Course. The textbook used for this course was SCIENTOLOGY 8-8008. This is where Hubbard introduced the spiritual dimension of THETA and the goal of thetan, which was the beginning of Scientology.
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