Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
When confronted with a situation, a problem, an event or an object, the most important thing to look at is the underlying postulate. That postulate is the thought which gives form to the situation you find yourself in. Once you find that postulate, then see if there are any anomaly associated with it.
Just finding the postulate greatly simplifies the situation. For example, in the current Iran situation, the postulate seems to be Israel’s concern for its survival. The whole situation boils down to that one postulate. There may be other postulate by other parties involved, but you now have the postulate, which defines the situation.
Further clarification of the situation comes about as you determine if there are any anomalies associated with that postulate. You look at the actual actions taken by Iran and Israel over the years, and you find plenty of anomalies. As you resolve those anomalies in your mind, the situation becomes increasingly clear and you know the exact action to take, which will establish harmony.
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The Source of Postulate
The source of postulate is unknowable, just like the source of this universe is unknowable. We may say that God postulated and brought the universe into being. But God is a postulate too and its source is unknowable.
It appears that we dream up a ’self’ to be the source of postulates. For example, in Scientology, it is claimed that energy is produced by the thetan simply by postulating that it will be in existence. A thetan represents beingness of the person. It may appear to be the source of a postulate, but the thetan itself is a postulate. So the actual source of the postulate is unknowable, and the thetan itself is a part of the postulate that appears.
Looking for the actual source of postulate is a distraction. Just look for the postulate in a situation; look for anomalies in that postulate and trace back those anomalies until the whole situation becomes clear. Then you will know exactly what to do and what not to do to establish oneness.
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Tracing the Anomalies
The indicators that point to anomalies are: disharmony, inconsistency and discontinuity. They indicate that oneness has been violated. You follow these indicators to find the anomalies.
Anomalies appear as arbitrary, contradictory, and missing data. Of these, the most important is arbitrary data. You follow such data by looking at the area in which they appear more closely. You may find more anomalies in those areas. As you trace those areas where the concentration of anomalies is the most, you may suddenly discover the reason why all those anomalies exist.
As this point everything will become clear and you will know what to do exactly.
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Exercise
The purpose of the exercise is to recognize postulates. A postulate gives the basic form to what one is looking at.
Exercise 1
- Look around the room and spot an object. Isolate the postulate that gives basic form to that object.
- Repeat this exercise until you can recognize the postulate easily.
Exercise 2
- Look around in your mind and spot a situation. Isolate the postulate that gives basic form to that situation.
- Repeat this exercise until you can recognize the postulate easily.
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Postulate Mechanics
One can understand a situation most rapidly by focusing on the key postulate, and tracing the anomalies from there. The following reference shows how the concept of postulate is used very loosely in Scientology: SCN 8-8008: Postulate Processing.
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