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Reference: Postulate Mechanics

The following definitions are an effort to understand the fundamentals of Dianetics and Scientology using the approach of Subject Clearing (SC). Dianetics developed into Scientology; therefore, Scientology is now inclusive of Dianetics. Scientology claims the ancient Vedas and Buddhism to be its ancestors.

To find a word simply use search (CTRL-F). For original definitions in this subject please consult Scientology Technical Dictionary. If you feel that some basic term should be included here, then please let me know.

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Scientology

SCIENTOLOGY
Scientology derives from Latin and Greek roots meaning “knowing” and “study,” and is defined as “the study of knowing how to know.” Its doctrines center on spiritual self-understanding and methods for achieving mental and spiritual freedom.

KNOW
Ordinarily, to know is to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty. But, more precisely, to know is to have certainty that there are no holes in the information presented, all the data that is available is consistent, and all that is knowable is in harmony. If there is any discontinuity, inconsistency or disharmony then one knows that there are anomalies to be sorted out. Much of human inquiry—science, philosophy, education—aims to deepen, challenge, and expand what we know.

POSTULATE
The purpose of a postulate is to give meaning to a simple or complex sensation. In Scientology, postulate is a self-created truth, which is simply a consideration generated by self. Thus, a typical postulate is, generally, associated with the idea of self. Here self is the sense of “I”, which itself is a postulate. This tells us that the actual source of a postulate is unknowable. 

STATIC
In Scientology, Static is a motionless AGENT that generates and controls all motion. Static claims to be unknowable having no mass, no wavelength, no time and actually without position; but then it is identified as a knowable Cause-point that can create and destroy mass and energy, and which can locate itself in space and time. Thus, the Static is both unknowable and knowable. This presents an anomaly of contradiction.

This anomaly is resolved when we see Static to be a postulate underlying the philosophy of Scientology. This postulate is substantial, and its substance may be identified as thought. So, Static is not without substance. Mathematically, static is the motionless reference point from which all motion can be assessed, just like zero is the reference point from which all numbers can be assessed. Static makes sense only when considered relative to kinetic (motion). However, Static is being considered as the absolute source of all motion. This presents another anomaly. 

Therefore, Static is neither unknowable nor absolute. Static is a knowable postulate that is a part of the knowable universe. Beyond the knowable universe is the Unknowable. The postulate of Static can be examined for its consistency with other postulates for the knowable universe in Scientology philosophy.

LIFE STATIC
The Life Static is another postulate in Scientology, which is consistent with the postulate of Static. Life is viewed in Scientology as a quality and an ability with no quantitative factor. But both quality and quantity are knowable; and these are aspects of the knowable universe. A Life Static represents the most basic ability associated with life, which is the ability to postulate and to perceive. It animates the body. 

THETA
In Scientology, theta is used as a symbol for Life Static. It is considered to be the absolute source of life and its motion. The idea of theta being absolute presents an anomaly. Scientifically, all motion of life is inherent to a life organism. At most, theta would represents the assimilated vector of complex motions of the life organism. 

MEST
In Scientology, MEST represents the physical universe that is created by theta, and which is mechanical in nature. The symbol MEST is created from the first letters of Matter, Energy, Space and Time, which are concepts defined in Physics. The physical universe is thus limited to the same scope that the subject of Physics is limited to. Thought is not viewed as an integral part of the physical universe, instead it is considered to be a part of theta. This lack of integration of thought and MEST is an anomaly that goes against the reality of the oneness of the universe.

THETA-MEST THEORY
In Scientology, theta is considered to be something having no-substance; but which creates the substance called MEST, and infuses it with life. Theta is separate and independent of MEST. Theta is thought. Thought is actually a substance because it is substantial enough to be sensed. This presents an anomaly because thought is not considered to be a substance yet it is sensed all the time. The Theta-MEST theory simply wraps up in scientific garb the religious idea that God has created the world, and God is separate from the world. The postulate that THETA and MEST are inherently separate, and not integrated, presents an anomaly.

THETAN
Scientology uses the term THETAN for a person, with the connotation that the person is a “spiritual being”, who is inherently independent of the physical body. It parallels the idea of “soul” in Abrahamic religions that exists apart from the body. However, the notion of PERSON comes from the role one plays in life. It is the “center” that controls the thoughts and the body. Scientifically, this would be the resultant vector of the inherent motions of an organism.  It would not exist without the organism. It would be a part of the scientific model of the mind. The idea in Scientology that the control center of all thoughts and the body can exist by itself independent of the body presents an anomaly.

EXTERIORIZATION
Exteriorization is a feeling of being separate from the body, which is commonly known as “out of body experience.” Scientology believes in this phenomena literally as the thetan separating from the body. This is an anomaly because the thetan is not a thing. Thetan is a postulate. But exteriorization is a phenomenon that is considered significant in Scientology because it distances a person from his aberrations. It makes sense when we look at exteriorization as the attention becoming free from its fixation on the body, which the person was not aware of.

MIND
In Scientology, mind is described as the THETA command post of a life organism. The mind is concerned wholly with the estimation of effort to solve the problems of survival. It does its thinking by combining the perceptions of the immediate environment with facsimiles of the past. The mind is inherently analytical like a “computer”, but “bugs” in its circuits introduce reactions. The analytical mind is the one which is alert and aware and the reactive mind simply reacts without analysis. An optimally functioning mind focuses on the assimilation of sensations, perceptions, and knowledge. Reactions will occur only in situations where assimilation is lacking and fixation is present. Therefore, the fixation of the mind on survival may be seen as an anomaly.

SURVIVAL
Survival is to endure or live through some difficult, adverse or unusual circumstance. If a person is fixated on the survival of himself then that would be an aberration, because the beingness (self) is changing from moment to moment. Beingness is not something fixed. A person survives naturally as he focuses on resolving anomalies of life. 

ABERRATION
Aberration means departure from sound thinking. It leads to lapse of judgment. Hallucination, delusion, illusion, eccentricity, and abnormality are all aberrations. Aberration in behavior would be any conduct not supported by reason. Mental problems, such as, psychoses, neuroses, compulsions and repressions of all kinds and classifications are aberrations. A physical illness of any kind would be aberration of the body. In Scientology, the source of aberration is considered to be trauma and overwhelm suffered by a person that leaves its impression of the mind. Such traumatic experiences are recorded as facsimiles and they act as the “bugs” in the “computing” function of the mind. They then generate all the aberrations. To resolve these aberrations Scientology employs the process of auditing. An auditing process helps a person become aware of the “basic” of the chain of experiences that is responsible for the aberration.

FACSIMILE
Scientology describes a facsimile as that section of thought which has a physical universe impression on it. Such facsimiles are responsible for the aberrations in a person. A facsimile consists of the picture, sound, smell and all other perceptions, effort, emotion, conclusions and speculations along with a time tag. It is unknowingly created and becomes part of the time track as a recording. It is not dependent upon an organism for its continued existence. The facsimiles are hidden from a person until he recalls and reviews them through the process of auditing. Upon a thorough review the facsimile loses its hold on the  thinking and behavior of the person. The Scientology theory assumes that the sensations that make up the facsimile, acquire their meaning when they are recorded in the mind, while they remain  unknown to theta. This is an anomaly because it is theta (thought) that assigns meanings to the physical sensations received from the MEST universe. 

AUDITING
Auditing is the application of Scientology processes and procedures to someone by a trained auditor. It involves the action of asking a person a question, and getting him to look at that area of life more closely to obtain clarity on it. The prime target are the facsimiles that a person has, but which are not very visible. One looks for these facsimiles by following precise symptoms or sensations through a chain of incidents. At the end of such a chain is the basic incident simply referred to as the “basic.” When the person becomes aware of the “basic” all the charge buried in that chain of incidents disappears. The person has a realization about his life and he obtains greater clarity. The whole idea in Scientology is to help a person handle all his facsimiles so he can live a life without aberrations.

BASIC
Any facsimile  can be traced, ultimately, to some fundamental postulate. In Scientology, it is believed that such facsimiles existing as a chain of “earlier similars” back to some “basic” in the past. When that basic is reached, the facsimile is erased forever. One may get lucky in this regard; but the reality is often much different. The facsimile is usually complex enough to have many different chains of “earlier similars”, one for each sensation. Each “earlier similar” in a chain may then be complex enough in its turn to have many more chains. In short, what may appear to be a linear chain from a distance may actually be a complex network of “earlier similars” extending back to many “basics,” all of whom may have to be taken care of to erase the original facsimile.

ERASURE
In Dianetics auditing, the assimilation of traumatic experience is called erasure. It is accomplished by focusing on the time period of the incident and recounting the incident from beginning to end over and over again, picking up all the uncomfortable sensations and perceptions present just as though the incident were happening at that moment. The incident does not always erase fully with the mechanical action of recounting alone because complete erasure requires resolution of anomalies. Therefore, other auditing questions and processes are used to direct the attention to different aspects of the incident and its general context to spot and resolve anomalies. Dianetics lacks a systematic procedure to handle anomalies.

OBJECTIVE PROCESSING
To audit the mind a person needs free attention that he can control. The purpose of Objective processes is to free enough attention so a person can look at his mind objectively. These processes involve putting attention on objects in the current environment and observing them closely. This includes observation of body and its motions. The person uses all his physical and mental senses to do so. Anyone can be brought more into present time with objective processes.

GRADES PROCESSING
The Scientology Grades focus on the suppositional reality of a person. The suppositional reality is made up of assumptions, justifications, beliefs, fixed ideas, etc. It exists because of the person is identifying himself with the universe. These grades are audited in a certain order. Different technologies are used to audit different grades. Once the suppositional reality is cleared, the facsimiles can be audited to complete erasure.

OT PROCESSING
OT processing handles facsimiles to complete erasure. OT processes do so by auditing every sensation to its basic (see BASIC) and recovering the underlying postulate. This OT processing also has several levels. These levels are audited in a certain order. Each OT level has its own technology. 

BODY THETAN (BT)
In Scientology, the concept of Body thetan is used on OT Levels. It is described as a degraded thetan that attaches itself to a person’s body and interferes with the control and running of his body. It is associated with thoughts that are running by themselves and are out of control. To spot a BT a person must spot the source of such automatic and independent actions going on within him. He does that by questioning whatever appears to be out of place in his mental space. Scientology associates many esoteric ideas with the BTs; but the idea of BT makes sense only in the context of auditing each sensation by following its chain to its basic until it is erased. 

MEMORY
In Scientology, facsimiles reduce to memories when their charge is erased. Memory is considered to be the data stored in the standard memory banks, which is potentially recallable by “I.” Scientology does not differentiate between a facsimile and a memory; but a memory is not a literal recording like the facsimile. Each time a memory is recalled it is reconstructed from elementary data stored in standard banks, by activating the time stamps. Not being a fixed recording, a memory adjusts itself to different points of view.

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Reference: Postulate Mechanics

This glossary is a compilation of definitions that are used in the subject of POSTULATE MECHANICS. For more definitions, currently under consideration, please see Holding: Postulate Mechanics.

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Glossary

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ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS
In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) God is considered to be the source of all creation (Universe). God is then assigned the attribute of omniscient (all-knowing); but it is presented as a profound mystery to its creation that can never be penetrated fully.

ANOMALY
An anomaly is a violation of oneness. Its presence in an area is indicated by disharmony, inconsistent of discontinuity. The anomaly appears as arbitrary, contradictory, or missing data. You follow such data by looking closely at the area in which they appear. You may then find more anomalies. As you trace those areas with most anomalies, you may suddenly discover the reason why all those anomalies exist.

ASSIMILATION
To assimilate is to “make similar.” An example of assimilation occurs when you pour water having different temperatures in the same container. The cold water in the mixture gains heat and the hot water loses heat such that the water in that container, after some time, arrives at an equilibrium temperature. In the mind, the equilibrium may be defined as oneness (harmony, consistency and continuity). When a person spots an anomaly and looks at it more closely, all ideas and emotions in that anomaly tend to assimilate and arrive at oneness. When sensations are assimilated they provide clearer perceptions. When perceptions are assimilated they provide clearer conceptions. When conceptions are assimilated they provide clearer knowledge. When knowledge is assimilated it results in knowingness of wisdom.

ATOM
An atom is the fundamental building block of all matter, defining the chemical properties of elements. 

ATONEMENT
The practice of atonement is the deliberate work of seeing one’s wrongdoing clearly, taking responsibility, and actively repairing the rupture—in oneself, with others, and with the divine—so that genuine reconciliation can occur.

ATTENTION
When awareness is focused and receptive we have attention. Left to itself, attention goes to anomalies that require resolution. Attention is optimum when it is neither fixed nor sweeping at random.

AWARENESS
Awareness arises as we sense the universe. Sensations assimilate into perceptions, memories, experience, knowledge and finally into knowingness. There is increasing assimilation from identification to knowingness. Pure awareness is based on total assimilation.

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BEING
Please see SELF.

BEINGNESS
Beingness is the individual essence of a life organism. It is the whole genetic evolution that presents itself as a system of body-mind-spirit.

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CENTEREDNESS
Looking at a spinning top we know that the faster it spins, the more centered and stable it is in space. This is the property of centeredness.

CENTER OF MASS
The center of mass (CM) is the unique, mass-weighted average position of all matter in an object or system, acting as the point where the total mass behaves as if concentrated. It is a special point of an object, whose translational motion represents the translational motion of the object as a whole, through space, without regard to how it spins on itself. For simple uniform symmetric objects, such as a disk, a sphere, a rod, or a rectangular solid, the center of mass is at the geometric center of the object.

CONCEPT
Origin: “something conceived.” A concept is a logical structure conceived from postulates. An example of a concept is an atom. At the base of this concept are few but broad postulates. The concept then contains increasingly numerous but specific details. The truth of a concept depends on the absence of anomalies among its logical structure.

CONFRONT
To confront is to face without flinching or avoiding. Confront helps the person penetrate the suppositions and see the reality for what it is. When a person confronts he  sees the anomaly clearly, and he is able to trace it all the way until it is resolved.

CONSCIOUSNESS
To be conscious is “to know together.” Consciousness is being aware of something. It depends on the fineness and sophistication of assimilation. All sensations, perceptions, conceptions, knowledge and wisdom contribute to consciousness.

CONSIDERATION
To consider is to examine what is there and give it a shape through visualization. Considerations are formed out of reasoning from some postulate. In that sense, a consideration is a continuation of a postulate.

CONSISTENCY
According to English dictionary, consistency is a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc. In this sense, it refers to the degree of substantiality of substance. It is also described as inertia of substance.

CREATION
Creation refers to the act of bringing the universe and all within it into existence. The Western theology defines it as the divine act of God shaping the world. It encompasses the origins of life, humanity, and the cosmos. The Eastern philosophies see the universe as either beginningless or cyclic, arising from an ultimate principle rather than a one‑time creation out of nothing by a separate God. According to Postulate Mechanics, Creation requires ingredients from which to create. Such ingredients are ever present in the form of basic postulates. These postulates generate sensations, which are then interpreted as the universe.

CRITERION OF TRUTH
The criterion of truth is absence of anomalies. The lesser are the anomalies present, the greater is the truth in a subject.

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DATA
Anything sensed is data. A datum is basically an element of sensation. This datum exists because it is defined by a postulate. The postulate exists as an inherent part of the datum. Thus, data is a collection of elements of sensation/postulates. As data gets refined its forms changes from sensation to perception to conception to knowledge to wisdom. Refinement of data consists of spotting and resolution of anomalies. This data is symbolized as graphics and language. 

DEATH
Death and birth are natural events that are necessary for the evolution of life. The DNA “programming” passes through reproduction. Death is the total and permanent cessation of all vital functions of a life organism. When death occurs, the system of body, mind and spirit disintegrates. The consciousness of “I” is the first sense to go. Other senses disintegrate in a short interval of time after death. There’s no eternal soul.

DEVOTION
Devotion in prayer expresses self-offering, a way of cultivating an intimate bond of love and surrender to the Divine through words, chants, and ritual gestures.

DICHOTOMY
A dichotomy is the division of a concept, idea, or entity into two sharply distinguished, mutually exclusive, or contradictory parts. A real dichotomy is not possible because reality is harmonious. It may only be presented as two ends of a continuous scale. For example, the dichotomy “hot-cold” may be presented as two ends of a continuous temperature scale. 

DIMENSION
Origin: ‘a measuring’. A dimension represents the measure of a continuously varying characteristic of substance. The basic dimensions are thickness (existence), space (extent) and time (duration). Any characteristic that can be measured exists in a dimension. A dimension may be plotted mathematically on a scale that extends to infinity in either direction.

DUALITY
Duality means a dual state or quality, such as, hot-cold, good-evil, physical-spiritual, etc. A duality is formed when one looks at the two opposite directions of a dimension; for example, the dimension of temperature extends to increasingly hot in one direction and increasingly cold in the other. These two “opposites” represent a duality. But one should not forget that duality, in reality, are just two different values on a continuous dimension.

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EFFORT
Effort is the exertion of physical or mental power to resolve a situation.

EGO
The ego is an introversion into individuality. The more introversion there is, the more irrational it becomes. And, the more fixation there is, the more insane it becomes.

ELECTRON
An electron is a subatomic particle generated during atomic interactions. Inside the atom, it forms a field of very thin matter that surrounds the nucleus. The electronic field fills most of the atom. Electrons do not exist as particles within the atom.

EMOTION
Emotion is the response of a life organism to a situation based on its general state of consciousness. 

ENERGY
Energy is a substance that spreads out in wave form. It is the opposite of matter in that it is characterized by large inherent motion, and a very small amount of inertia. It exists in both mental and physical dimensions. Distinct frequencies of energy tend to maintain their separateness, but energy of the same frequency merges freely. Energy is associated with processes and activity. It also has the characteristics of space, time, motion, etc., except that their forms are very dynamic. Energy has “particles” only in form of quanta. A quantum represents the minimum amount of energy involved in a reaction.

ENTANGLEMENT
Quantum entanglement is a fundamental quantum phenomenon where particles become so deeply linked that they share a single quantum state, meaning the measurement of one instantaneously determines the state of the other, regardless of distance.

EVOLUTION
Evolution of life occurs from inanimate to animate, minerals to cells, unicellular to multicellular, and from plants to animals to humans. The form becomes more complex as it evolves, and the inherent motion becomes more sophisticated.

EXPERIENCE
Experiencing is direct sensing, feeling and perceiving. Experience may grow as second hand information is assimilated into it.

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FAITH
The practice of faith is the ongoing, lived act of entrusting yourself to the Ultimate—God, Truth, or Reality—and embodying that trust in concrete attitudes and actions, day by day.

FIELD
A field is an expanse of something. Matter spread continuously in space forms a field of matter.

FORCE
Force arises when the balance of inertia and motion is disturbed. The force then brings about changes in the system to maintain the state of equilibrium. 

FORM
Forms are what we sense and perceive. The inanimate material forms have motion only at lowest atomic level. As these material forms become more complex, such as viruses and cells, they acquire visible self-animation and an ability to reproduce themselves. We see this as the beginning of life. As life evolves the forms become increasingly coordinated and develop sophisticated reaction to stimuli. They appear to control their actions in a deterministic manner. By the time humans arrive on the scene, the self-controlled actions of the forms seem to be intelligently directed. All  activities of the human form come to be visualized as the expression of a single spirit. The properties of spirit then becomes the subject of spirituality. 

FREE WILL
A person’s free will is his ability to make decisions voluntarily. In other words, he can postulate, but subject to the laws of Postulate Mechanics. Free will does not mean that the person can arbitrarily do anything he wants.

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GENETIC ENTITY
Genetic Entity is a term borrowed from Scientology. It is a programming that keeps the blueprint of the body. It is carried forward over the genetic line. It is hard-wired into the body through DNA molecules. It develops the body and monitors all its functions. It is very sophisticated, but it has limited capacity to update itself.

GOD
In mainstream Western (especially Jewish, Christian, and Islamic) theology, God is defined as the unique, personal, absolute reality who is the necessary, self‑existent creator and sustainer of everything other than himself, possessing perfect power, knowledge, and goodness.

GRAVITY
Gravity is a phenomenon very similar to inertia. Inertia acts to restore the equilibrium between the thickness and motion of a  body. Similarly, gravity acts to restore the equilibrium of the distribution of thickness and motion among the bodies of a system.

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IDENTIFICATION
Identification is superficial awareness that is limited to labels and symbolisms. Therefore, identification is memory intensive and lacks depth. As identification of sensations is assimilated there comes about increasing knowingness.

IDENTITY
The self acquires an identity when identification of sensations occurs. The self cannot differentiate itself from the identity. A self can have many identities and not be aware of them. It just acts out according to the identity that gets activated in a situation. Such identities dissolve as assimilation occurs and knowingness comes about.

IMAGINATION
Imagination is the visualization of possible scenarios not actually presented to the physical senses. Imagination makes sense only to the degree it does not violate reality. Imagination can help resolve anomalies.

INDIVIDUAL
An individual is a human organism that has the sense of being coordinated from a single control point, and which considers itself to be separate and unique. 

INDIVIDUALITY
The self has a sense of individuality in that it considers itself to be unique. An identified self can also claim individuality. Therefore, individuality and identity are not exclusive of each other.

INERTIA
Inertia is the tendency of substance to maintain its intrinsic motion. Inertia manifests as a resisting force when an external force attempts to change that motion. Intrinsic motion is restored by inertia upon being disturbed by an external force. Inertia is manifested during an impact as there is a sudden change of motion. This phenomena of inertia underlies the sense of touch. It also underlies any contact, such as, between the eye and light. You can push a particle only if it has inertia. It is difficult to push a beam of light.

INTELLECT
Intellect refers to the mind’s capacity for rational thought, understanding, and acquiring knowledge, enabling reasoning, judgment, and abstract thinking, distinct from mere feeling or willing. The intellect rises up to self-evident postulates, which act as the starting point of reasoning. The postulates and reasoning are naturally constrained by the continuity, consistency and harmony of oneness. There are no other natural constraints—logical or otherwise.

INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence is the ability to spot anomalies and trace them all the way until resolution takes place.

INTRINSIC MOTION
Please see MOTION.

INTUITION
An intuition is the dawning of awareness of the postulate that underlies what the person has been looking at. All of a sudden a lot of things in that area start to make sense.

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KNOWABLE
The knowable universe is the outcome of postulates. It consists of sensations and all that results from its assimilation.

KNOWINGNESS
Knowingness comes about as all sensations get assimilated and evolve into deep understanding. In knowingness there is complete harmony, consistency and continuity of all that is being sensed. 

KNOWLEDGE
We sense the universe and then we assimilate those sensations to know about the universe. This knowledge is as true as it is harmonious, consistent and continuous with no anomalies. Knowledge thus obtained is applied to improve the conditions in life.

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LAWS OF POSTULATE MECHANICS

1. Beyond what we know, there is much that we do not know. 
2. We know only what we can sense and perceive. 
3. We can perceive only that which is substantial enough to be sensed.
4. We perceive sensations only when they acquire meaning in association with postulates.
5. The accuracy of perception depends on the consistency among the underlying postulates.
6. We know only what we have sensed, postulated and perceived.
7. The knowable universe is the outcome of what we have sensed, postulated and perceived.
8. All our spiritual and physical knowledge is part of this knowable universe. Nothing lies beyond it.
9. The spiritual elements are perceived as thought. This includes postulates.
10. The physical elements are perceived as radiation and matter.
11. The knowable universe consists of an integration of both spiritual and physical elements.
12. The knowable universe is a single Universe.
13. This knowable Universe is differentiated only from the Unknowable.
14. All experience is knowable. This includes experience that is supposedly difficult to describe.
15. The “experience of void” is a sense of emptiness. It is a sensation that is knowable.
16. Space may not contain matter or radiation, but it will always contain thought.
17. Time is a duration relative to the infinite duration (eternity, or no change) of a “black hole.”

LIFE
Life is perceived as motion which, as it evolves, becomes increasingly sophisticated and harmonious. This requires an intricate modulation of inertia. This modulation is provided by the sophisticated structure of the life organism. There is no separate spirit controlling the life organism. The inertia is inherent to substance of the organism and so is the motion. The life organism is simply a very sophisticated system that also has the ability to reproduce itself.

LIFE ORGANISM
A life organism has a form made of substance, which displays inherent motion. The form made of substance is seen as a body. The complex capabilities expressed through the body are seen as the workings of a mind. And, the inherent motion, which makes these capabilities possible, is seen as the spirit. Man is the life organism at the top of the evolutionary chain.

LOGIC
The goal of logic is to bring about assimilation of data. It starts by looking at the postulates underlying the situation. It spots anomalies among those postulates. To resolve an anomaly, logic follows what does not make sense. It looks closely at areas where most anomalies appear, until resolution occurs. When anomalies are found in the viewpoint itself, they must also be resolved in a similar fashion.

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MASS
Mass is the extremely high thickness of matter. It provides a quantitative measure of the property of inertia. [See THICKNESS]

MATTER
Matter is associated with structure and stability. It is characterized by large inherent inertia, and a relatively small amount of motion. Because of its structure, matter can be broken down into smaller particles. The smallest particle of matter is called an atom. As we break down the atom, matter starts to lose its characteristics. The characteristics of space, time, motion, inertia and gravity for matter are quite familiar to us. These characteristics are quite stable in the physical dimension. Matter can exist in the states of solid, liquid, and gas depending on factors like temperature and pressure.

MEDITATION
In meditation, there is a curiosity to know but no judgment. There is a soft perseverance but no resistance. One maintains a focused attention, open monitoring and effortless presence. 

MEMORY
Memory functions in the background to make past experience available appropriately for present computations. Explicit memory may be recalled as sensations, perceptions, conceptions and knowledge. Recorded memory exists only where data is not assimilated fully. Such data contains tension. Data that contains a lot of tension may not even be accessible at first, and may require focus and concentration. Perceptual memory is more likely a reconstruction of a past event from experience and knowledge, and not an exact recording. It contains no tension. Happy moments may be visualized relatively easily and accurately. 

MENTAL MATRIX
By definition, a matrix is a surrounding environment in which something develops. The mental matrix consists of a thought environment, and at the core of this environment are postulates. As soon as the mind senses something, the thought environment interacts with the sensations. It assimilates the sensations in real-time so they can be perceived clearly. Subsequently, perceptions are assimilated to generate conceptions; conceptions are assimilated to generate knowledge; and then knowledge is assimilated resulting in wisdom. All the data from sensations to wisdom become part of the mental matrix. This enables the mind to recall, imagine, reason and have consciousness.

MEST
In Scientology, MEST stands for the physical universe, that we perceive as matter, energy, space, and time. Thought or spirit is no part of it. 

MIND
The complex capabilities expressed through the body are seen as the workings of a mind. The purpose of the mind is to be aware and to observe, spot and resolve anomalies. The anomalies may be found in the environment, or in the operation of the mind itself. It computes and directs the actions of the body. At the core of the mind lies the mental matrix.

MINDFULNESS
The practice of mindfulness is the training of attention to stay with present-moment experience, on purpose and without judgment, in both formal meditation and everyday life. More specifically, mindfulness is sustained, awareness of thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and surroundings as they unfold right now, rather than being lost in past or future. It includes two key elements: focused attention on present experience and an attitude of curiosity, openness, and acceptance toward whatever appears.

MISCONCEPTION
A misconception is an erroneous idea, or a mistaken notion, such as, “the sun goes around the earth.” The deeper is a misconception the greater is its influence on the individual. The widely spread is the misconception in the society, the more natural it appears because everybody agrees with it. As an individual becomes aware of his misconceptions he starts to resolve his anomalies also.

MOTION
Motion is intrinsic to substance. Motion of a particle, as velocity, is as low as it is centered, and as high as it is not centered in space. For example, a black hole at the center of a galaxy is very centered and it has no velocity. A particle of light is barely centered and, therefore, it has a high velocity. Centeredness comes from inertia and rotation.

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NUCLEUS
The atomic nucleus is the tiny, dense region at the center of an atom, containing nearly all its mass. It is a field of matter and not a particle.

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OBJECTIVE
Objective data refers to factual, unbiased, and measurable information that can be universally observed and verified by multiple people. This is possible only because such data is consistent with the physical reality. Objectivity is limited to physical reality because it is difficult to have personal feelings, interpretations, or opinions about it.

ONENESS
Oneness comes about as substantiality is assimilated in awareness. With assimilation comes about harmony of awareness. With increasing harmony comes about consistency. And, with increasing consistency comes about continuity. Oneness lies in the harmony of relations, consistency of realities, and continuity of dimensions. Oneness underlies the very concept of the Universe. It is the key to Scientific Method. Oneness is not a monotone canvas; but it is a beautiful painting full of colors and forms that are harmonious, consistent and continuous. 

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PARTICLE
A particle is a minute portion of matter that has a boundary, which separates from other particles by an intervening void. More accurately, a particle is a small amount of highly thick substance that exists in a background of highly thin substance. [Also see POINT PARTICLE, SUBATOMIC PARTICLE.]

PERCEPTION
Perception becomes clearer as the sensations get assimilated after deriving their meaning from postulates. The sensations routinely get assimilated into perceptions, such as, visual (sight), auditory (hearing), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), tactile (touch) and mental (internal). 

POINT PARTICLE
A point particle is an idealized model in physics representing an object with negligible spatial extension (zero volume) and no internal structure. It acts as a single point—often the center of mass—concentrating all its properties, such as mass or charge, at a single location in space.

POSTULATE
A postulate is a statement assumed to be true without proof, serving as a foundational premise for further reasoning. It acts as a self-evident starting point—such as “God” or “Self”—used to build logical reasoning in religions and philosophies. Einstein postulated, “The speed of light in a vacuum is constant for all moving observers, regardless of their speed” to build up his theory of relativity.

POSTULATE MECHANICS
For the “matter” we have Classical Mechanics. For the “radiation” we have Quantum Mechanics. For the “thought” we now have Postulate Mechanics. The purpose of Postulate Mechanics is to investigate, in a scientific manner, the postulates underlying this universe. 

PRAYER
One prays to God in an effort to reach the power that will alleviate his suffering. There is an inward movement of communication, submission, and loving attention to the Divine.

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RADIATION
Radiation is a category of substance, which radiates out in a continuous stream at great speeds. The thickness of radiation is so small that it cannot be measured as mass. So, it is measured in terms of “frequency.” The electromagnetic spectrum of radiation is based on frequency. On this spectrum gamma rays have the highest frequency; and, radio waves have the lowest frequency. According to Postulate Mechanics, the inherent motion increases as thickness decreases. Therefore, the radio waves may travel faster than the gamma radiation in space.

REALITY
Reality is the is-ness of things. Reality is based on the postulates that we are in agreement with knowingly or unknowingly. The reality of the universe depends on the oneness (harmony, consistency and continuity) of all things. Unreality consists of disharmony, inconsistency, and discontinuity. The ultimate reality is the absence of all postulates; and, therefore, it is unknowable.

REASONING
Reasoning is the process of associating existing postulates and considerations to make sense of a situation. One looks at the situation more closely to determine where to look next. One narrows the target in this manner to make sense of what is going on. This may result in many different trails, which one follows as far as one can. New considerations are made during this process. Resolution occurs when oneness (harmony, consistency and continuity) is attained for the situation.

RELATIVE MOTION
The spread/motion of concentrated matter particles is near zero within this vast space, which is very likely the spread/motion of thought. But the relative spread/motion of two matter particles relative to each other can still be significant. All of physics is based on this relative motion of matter particles.

REST
A state of rest is approached as inertia and mass of a body approaches infinity.

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SANITY
Sanity is the soundness of the mind.

SELF
Self is core of the Universe. It consists of the postulates of substantiality, awareness and oneness. It is pure awareness of the substantiality of the universe that is engaged in resolving anomalies to bring about oneness. 

SELF-ANIMATION
Self animation is inherent to a living form, such as, virus, cells and higher organisms. Since extremely small changes in inertia may produce significantly large and visible changes in motion, life can manage self-animation by controlling the inertia of its parts. The required changes in inertia are so small that they can easily be controlled by thought. Therefore, a thought-motion interface may be postulated for living organisms.

SELF-DETERMINATION
Self-determination is a person’s ability to determine something without outside influence, and based entirely on his viewpoint.

SENSATION
When we sense something we call it a sensation. Sensations are both physical and mental. As sensations assimilate they take the form of perceptions, conceptions, knowledge, etc. Sensations are identified and assimilated towards knowingness.

SOUL
The SOUL refers to the animating, non-physical essence of life. In philosophy, this term has been used to refer to the mind. In religion, it is theorized to be that eternal aspect of the person, which separates from the body upon death, and goes to heaven or hell.

SPACE
Space represents the extents of substance. Matter has the most compact space; energy has extremely wide space; and thought has mental space, which is very different from physical space. So, space is always filled with substance. “Empty space” is empty of matter only. It can still be filled with invisible energy or thought. There is no such thing as “void” that is empty of all substance. Space cannot exist in the absence of substance.

SPIRIT
The original meaning of SPIRIT is “breath” or “wind.” Spirit is the animating principle that gives life, energy, and power to living things. It represents the immaterial part of a human, encompassing mind, emotions, and will, distinct from the body. The word, spirit, is also used for an incorporeal being, like a ghost, phantom, deity, fairy, or demon. 

SPIRITUALITY
Spirituality deals with the matters of life. It means becoming aware of the situations in life and resolving them.

STILLNESS
The practice of stillness is the ongoing training of body and mind to become quiet, open, and undefended, so that what is deeper than thought—God, the heart, or pure awareness—can be known more directly and allowed to reshape one’s way of being.

SUBATOMIC PARTICLE
A subatomic particle is a unit of substance whose size is proportional to its wavelength. Electron as a particle is 2000 times bigger than a proton. Photon as a particle is more than 200,000 times bigger than an electron. The boundary of a particle is determined by the cycles of motion of which it is constructed. A particle has the property of centeredness, which is proportional to its frequency. This centeredness is manifested as inertia when attempt is made to change its inherent motion.

SUBJECT
A subject has a logical structure made up of concepts. An example of a subject is Physics. At the base of this subject are few but broad concepts. The subject then contains increasingly numerous but specific concepts. A subject may be explored rapidly by clearing up its broad concepts first followed by increasingly specific concepts. The truth of a subject depends on he absence of anomalies among its conceptual structure.

SUBJECT CLEARING
Subject Clearing is an approach to clearing a subject by clearing all the postulates in that subject. A postulate is cleared up by resolving all the anomalies that postulate may bring up.

SUBSTANCE
Substance is that which is substantial enough to be sensed. Postulate Mechanics categorizes substance as (1) matter, (2) energy, and (3) thought. The two inherent characteristics of substance are inertia and motion. As inertia decreases from matter to energy to thought, the motion increases. This is obvious on cosmic scale; but can be postulated to exist on smaller scales. For example, invisible thought may generates visible motions of body parts by simply controlling changes in its inertia.

SUBSTANTIALITY
Substantiality means something exists and it can be sensed. Substantiality refers not only to something physical made of matter, but also to something spiritual made of thought. A perception of rose is substantial; but a mental image picture of rose created by imagination is substantial too, because both exist and can be sensed.

SUFFERING
The problem has always been that our receptivity is limited. So, the question has always been, “How do we expand our receptivity and get to the deeper reality?” This is done by resolving anomalies (discontinuities, inconsistencies or disharmonies) in what is observed. This is called assimilation. To assimilate one looks at the anomaly more closely until its exact nature is recognized. When sensations are assimilated they provide clearer perceptions. When perceptions are assimilated they provide clearer memory. When memories are assimilated they provide clearer experience. When experiences are assimilated they provide clearer knowledge. When knowledge is assimilated it results in wisdom.

SUPERPOSITION
Quantum superposition is a fundamental quantum mechanics principle where a physical system, like an electron or photon, exists in all possible states simultaneously, rather than a single state. Described by linear combinations of wave functions, this allows particles to hold multiple values until observation causes the state to collapse.

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THETAN
In Scientology, thetan is viewed as the individual essence of a person that is detachable from the body, and is immortal. Postulate Mechanics views “thetan” as a postulated entity.

THICKNESS
Thickness is a degree of substantiality. It is visible as density, firmness, viscosity, etc. It is an inherent characteristic of substance. Matter has extremely high thickness called mass. In a galaxy, the central black hole is extremely dense. As the distance from the black hole increases, the average thickness of the galactic bodies decreases and their motion increases. The galactic bodies appear to rotate around the black hole. Mass thinning out leads to increasing intrinsic motion. If average mass does not change, the intrinsic motion shall not change either. Intrinsic motion is restored by inertia upon being disturbed by an external force. The thickness of radiation is so small that it cannot be measured as mass. So, it is measured in terms of “frequency.” The thickness decreases from matter to radiation on a gradient.

THOUGHT
Thought is a category of substance that is sensed mentally. It is a spiritual substance that can be easily manipulated and then used to shape physical substance of matter and energy. All physical objects have a thought component that gives them form. Thought can be very free and flowing, such as those of the poets; or it can be very fixed and structured, such as that of religious communities. Thoughts appear as ideas, beliefs, opinions, speculations, etc. Free-flowing thoughts are easier to assimilate than the structured thoughts.

TIME
Time represents the duration of substance. Looking at stars, planets and moons, we find that they are relatively fixed in space. Thus, matter appears to have almost infinite time. Energy does not seem to be fixed in space. In other words, energy appears to have much less time (duration) compared to matter. Thought has mental time, which is very different from physical time. This can easily be experienced by anybody waiting for their first baby to be born. So, time also requires the presence of some phenomena to be meaningful. Time cannot exist in the absence of substance.

TRUTH
Origin: “fidelity.” Truth is seeing things as they are. The clearer is the perception the higher is the level of truth. For example, truth is seeing that the duality is formed out of the opposite ends of a dimensional scale (non-duality). The criterion of truth is absence of anomalies. The lesser are the anomalies present, the greater is the truth in a subject. The truth of a datum is established by the demonstration of its consistency within the given context. Presence of even a single anomaly degrades that truth. 

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UNCONSCIOUSNESS (OCCLUSION)
When sensations do not get assimilated enough to be perceived clearly, a person remains unconscious of them. This is the case with traumatic sensations that do not get assimilated in a routine manner. They are kept in the mind waiting to be assimilated. When unassimilated sensations of a past trauma get assimilated later, their perceptions come flooding back as “missing memory”.

UNIVERSE
The word UNIVERSE literally means “combined into one.” It is looked upon as a single whole because it is postulated to be a harmonious entity. The universe is substantial enough to be sensed. Therefore, it has substance, which is postulated to be matter, energy and thought. As this substance is assimilated, there comes about perception, conception and knowledge. This makes the universe is knowable. But the universe is only as real as it is assimilated.

UNKNOWABLE
The unknowable is beyond consideration, because the moment you consider it, it becomes knowable as that consideration. It is like Kant’s “thing-in-itself” that is beyond sensory experience. It may be compared to the Nirākār Brahman of the Vedas that has no attributes. We try to know the unknowable by assigning it a symbol and/or an attribute, such as, the omniscient God; but we end up knowing only that symbol and/or attribute. The unknowable remains unknowable. The idea of unknowable serves only as a reference against which knowable may be contrasted.

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VEDIC RELIGIONS
In the ancient Vedic religions, such as, Hinduism, the Nirākār Brahman (Unknowable) uses Māyā (Postulates) to arise as Sākār Brahman (Universe). The Nirākār Brahman is considered to be a reality without attributes. Māyā is considered to be the process that generates attributes. And Sākār Brahman is considered to be the reality with attributes. 

VIEWPOINT
Viewpoint is the frame of reference the individual is using to view from. It is closely tied with individuality. The viewpoint determines a person’s reality, which includes the sense of his location in space, and what he thinks of himself. The viewpoint can become fixed, but a person can always unfix and change it.

VOID
A void is a state of emptiness, containing nothing or being completely without substance. Therefore, a void cannot be sensed. In physical context, a void is an absence of all matter and radiation.

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WISDOM
Wisdom arises in the mind with the assimilation of knowledge and experience. Wisdom provides one with the power to discern the actual situation quickly and find its optimum solution. 

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Please see Glossary: Postulate Mechanics

The following key words and definitions act as stable data that help understand the basics of the universe. The key words appearing in earlier chapters (words in square brackets) are not defined again. For all key words, please see PM: Glossary.

NOTE: “PM” is the abbreviation for Postulate Mechanics. The content of this subject is open to further refinement and update as long as they comply with the postulate of ONENESS.

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SENSATION
When we sense something we call it a sensation. The awareness of sensation is determined by postulates. Postulates give meaning to sensations so they can be perceived. 

SUBSTANCE
Substance is that which is substantial enough to be sensed and perceived. We may divide the substance of this universe into three categories: (1) matter, (2) radiation, and (3) thought. The two fundamental aspects of substance are consistency and motion. As consistency decreases from matter to radiation to thought, the motion increases simultaneously on a greatly magnified scale. Thus, extremely small changes in  consistency may produce significantly large and visible changes in motion.

CONSISTENCY
Consistency is a fundamental aspect of substance, which means “a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc.” Matter has extremely high consistency called mass. Radiation has a such small consistency that it is considered to have no mass. Thought has still less consistency that cannot be sensed physically. It can only be sensed mentally. We have decreasing consistency from matter to radiation to thought. Matter and radiation are considered to be physical substances. Thought is considered to be a mental (metaphysical) substance.

MOTION
Motion, as observed in the properties of light and the electrons, is a fundamental aspect of substance. When the substance is extremely concentrated, as at the center of a galaxy, its consistency is near infinite, and its motion is near zero. When the substance is extremely diffused, as in the intergalactic space, its consistency is near zero, and its motion is near infinite. Motion reflects the relative SPREAD of substance. Matter has hardly any spread/motion. Radiation has respectable spread/motion. And thought has extreme spread/motion.

RELATIVE MOTION
The spread/motion of concentrated matter particles is near zero within this vast space, which is very likely the spread/motion of thought. But the relative spread/motion of two matter particles relative to each other can still be significant. All of physics is based on this relative motion of matter particles.

MEST
In Scientology, MEST stands for the all-substance universe, that we see as matter, energy, space, and time. Scientology makes the error of limiting the designation of “MEST” to the material universe only. In Postulate Mechanics, the universe is defined as all that is knowable, and made up of matter, radiation and thought as its substance. Space and time are properties of substance.

SPACE
Space refers to the spread of substance. There is no space in the absence of substance. The “empty space” is empty of matter only; but it defines the spread of radiation and thought. The “space” studied in geometry is actually the abstraction of the spread of matter.

TIME
Time refers to the duration of substance. Matter has near infinite duration. Any duration, which is less than infinite, appears as motion. In the absence of substance there is neither duration, nor motion nor time.

ENERGY
Energy is the measure of substance (mass or consistency) along with its inherent motion. Matter has energy. Radiation has anergy. Thought has energy. Usually, energy is confused with radiation, such as light.

MATTER
Matter is the substance with highest consistency, which is called mass. However, matter does contain radiation and thought as part of its structure.

REALITY
Reality is the is-ness of things. It is how we perceive the forms and their inherent motion. Reality is based on the postulates that we are in agreement with knowingly or unknowingly. The reality of the universe, however, comes from the oneness (continuity, consistency and harmony) of all things. Unreality has the elements of discontinuity, inconsistency or disharmony.

PERCEPTION
Perception becomes clearer as the sensations get assimilated after deriving their meaning from postulates. The sensations routinely get assimilated into perceptions, such as, visual (sight), auditory (hearing), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), tactile (touch) and mental (internal). 

ASSIMILATION
To assimilate is to “make similar” by establishing consistency among elements under consideration. Any discontinuity, inconsistency or disharmony is an anomaly that needs to be assimilated. To assimilate one looks at the anomaly more closely until its exact nature is recognized. When sensations are assimilated they provide clearer perceptions. When perceptions are assimilated they provide clearer memory. When memories are assimilated they provide clearer experience. When experiences are assimilated they provide clearer knowledge. When knowledge is assimilated it results in wisdom.

ONENESS
In Postulate Mechanics, Oneness is understood as CONSISTENCY among parts. This consistency appears as CONTINUITY at very small scales, and as HARMONY at very large scales. Oneness does not imply sameness. Oneness means that all that is known is continuous, consistent and harmonious. Oneness lies in the continuity of dimensions, consistency of realities, and harmony of relations. Oneness underlies the very concept of the Universe, and also the concept of Scientific Method. Oneness is not a monotone canvas; but it is a beautiful painting full of colors and forms that are continuous, consistent and harmonious. 

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LOGIC
The purpose of Logic is to assimilate things so they form a consistent whole. Logic associates observations, thoughts, concepts and other elements of the universe, to make them continuous, consistent and harmonious. When things are not logical we have anomalies. These anomalies may be described as discontinuity (missing data), inconsistency (contradictory data), and disharmony (arbitrary data). 

TRUTH
The truth of a datum is established by the demonstration of its consistency within the given context. Presence of even a single anomaly degrades the truth. 

KNOWABLE
The knowable universe is the outcome of postulates. It consists of all that can be sensed and perceived. The spiritual elements are sensed and perceived as thought. The physical elements are sensed and perceived as matter and radiation. As knowable, both spiritual and physical elements are integrated into a single Universe. This knowable Universe is differentiated only from the Unknowable.

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