Reference: Course on Subject Clearing
Processing is the application of a procedure to bring about an improvement in a person’s condition. In Subject Clearing, the processes have been obtained from the study of Vedic Hinduism, Buddhism, Psychoanalysis and Scientology.
In Subject Clearing, you can always go back to a previously applied process and run it again.
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Process
This Subject Clearing process explores some Scientology concepts.
Look up these words in the sequence given below.
STATIC, THETA, MEST, THETA-MEST THEORY, POSTULATE, AWARENESS, THETAN, EXTERIORIZATION, OPERATING THETAN.
You may look up their definitions from Scientology dictionary. You may study these concepts from Scientology materials. The subject cleared definitions for these concepts are provided below.
Contemplate on these concepts until you are fully satisfied with your understanding. If you come across an anomaly handle it with Subject Clearing Process 6 (Viewpoint).
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STATIC
The subject clearing reveals that “Static” is a definite postulate of Hubbard on which the subject of Scientology rests. “Static” has no material or physical attributes, but it definitely has certain thought attributes. The anomaly is that Hubbard is setting up “Static” as an absolute, but it is a postulate with known attributes. This makes “Static” something knowable relative to the Unknowable, and not an absolute. See The Definition of STATIC.
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THETA
Hubbard uses Theta as a mathematical symbol for the Static. In Scientology, Static, or Theta, is actually being used as a symbol for the ideal attributes of mankind. From Subject Clearing point of view, Theta is the Unknowable. The ability to postulate and become aware is an attribute that may be given to the Unknowable, because it does not become knowable until it is manifested as postulates. The postulated ideal characteristics for mankind are definitely in the realm of knowable. See The Definition of THETA.
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MEST
Anything manifested is knowable. Anything knowable has some substance. Thought, Energy and Matter are all knowable. They all have substance. Thought appears as pure space, energy has “energy space,” and matter has “material space.” From thought to energy to matter we have increasing condensation of substance. Time provides a measure of that condensation.
MEST is an acronym formed from the initial letters matter, energy, space and time. MEST, therefore, represents the whole spectrum of substance from thought to energy to matter, that has the characteristics of space and time. Substance does not exclude thought.
Scientology makes the error of limiting the designation of “MEST” to the physical universe of energy and matter. But MEST equally describes the thought universe. In short, MEST is properly the designation for the “Knowable universe.” See The Definition of MEST.
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THETA-MEST THEORY
There is an unbridgeable division between the Knowable and the Unknowable. See The Definition of STATIC. MEST is properly the designation for the “Knowable universe.” See The Definition of MEST. Therefore, THETA is properly the designation for the Unknowable. See The Definition of THETA.
A natural division exists between the Knowable universe and the Unknowable. But Hubbard makes an arbitrary division between the physical universe and thought, which are different aspects of the knowable universe. This is a basic anomaly in Scientology. See The Definition of Theta-MEST Theory.
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POSTULATE
A postulate explains a whole lot of observed phenomena. Therefore, there has to be a set of postulates that explains the knowable universe. Such a set of postulates must be continuous, consistent and harmonious to be able to explain all phenomena and what may be beyond and as yet unknowable. The property of continuity, consistency and harmony makes up the Principle of Oneness. This principle is ignored in Scientology. See The Definition of POSTULATE.
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AWARENESS
Awareness accompanies any manifestation. With awareness there is knowingness. Manifestation occurs as there are postulates followed by considerations. The abilities to postulate and to become aware go together. These abilities form the concept of Self that pervades everything but has no individuality. This concept does not exist in Scientology. See The Definition of AWARENESS.
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THETAN
Thetan is essentially the postulate of individual beingness, which is energized by theta. This individuality is defined by definite goals and behavior characteristics. The programming of the thetan consists of the blueprint that produces the body and the mind. Body is generated by the lower end of this programming, whereas, the conscious mind is formed by the upper end of the programming. The immortality of thetan is limited to theta only because the individuality is perishable. In short, the thetan is a sophisticated system where the theta part makes the thetan aware of being aware and enables it to observe and postulate and resolve anomalies.
Scientology fails to differentiate between theta (unknowable with the ability to postulate) and the actual postulates that comprise the individual beingness. Therefore, it identifies theta with the individuality and considers individuality to be immortal. This identification generates much disharmony as it ignores the Principle of Oneness. See The Definition of THETAN.
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EXTERIORIZATION
A person feels exterior to anything when he is able to visualize it in totality. This may happen when a person has a vivid “out of body” experience. The person suddenly realizes that he is more than just a body. Until then he had been identifying himself with his body because his body has gotten the most attention from others, and his sense of individuality has built up on this attention.
The vividness of “out of body” experience springs from complete assimilation of related sensations in the mental matrix. This applies to sensation from the sense organs that assimilate routinely in mental matrix to create present time perceptions. It also applies to a facsimile coming forward on the genetic line and assimilating in the mental matrix for the first time appearing as a vivid “past life” memory. You can also create a vivid visualization of being out in space if all the related sensations happen to assimilate completely in the mental matrix.
A person can thus visualize being completely separate from the body. But this does not mean that he is literally without a body. He may even visualize being completely separate from this universe, but that doesn’t mean he is no longer connected to the universe. The ultimate exteriorization occurs when the person realizes that his sense of individuality is just his postulate. But that doesn’t take away his individuality.
Scientology looks at the “out of body” experiences and makes the error of interpreting it literally to mean that the “thetan” can separate himself from the body and survive body death. See The Definition of EXTERIORIZATION.
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OPERATING THETAN
A person is an operating thetan when he no longer has any unassimilated impressions (facsimiles). His postulates and considerations are totally aligned with the natural laws governing thought, energy and matter. He, therefore, operates without any effort. He has resolved the anomalies to do with beingness. He is now resolving anomalies that exist in rest of the universe. He is able to pervade the whole universe and operate as one with the universe.
An operating thetan operates unrestricted by any considerations to do with the body. This is erroneously interpreted in Scientology to mean that an operating thetan can operate without a body. This is misinterpreted as an operating thetan being immortal. Unfortunately, this has become the goal in Scientology to achieve the immortality of one’s individuality. See The Definition of OPERATING THETAN.
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