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something against Scientology
"enturbulate" -- to upset
"first dynamic" -- things having to do with the person himself
"floating needle" -- a needle on the E-meter that is lazily floating
back and forth across the dial; this means that nothing in the reactive
mind is activated at the moment
"genetic entity" -- the identity of the body containing a
consciousness of evolution
"itsa" -- a person who in auditing is identifying something
"line charge" -- a prolonged spell of uncontrolled laughter
"mental image pictures" -- pictures in the mind; memories
"misemotion" -- any painful or unpleasant emotion
"missed withhold" -- something bad which a person did that someone
else almost found out about
"not-is" -- to make something that exists into nothing
"obnosis" -- observation of the obvious
"operating thetan" -- a person minus the reactive mind who has the
ability to control the physical universe
"overt motivator sequence" -- what happens when a person does
something bad, then subconsciously causes something bad to happen to
himself
"reach and withdraw" -- a principle in Scientology that something
reached for tends to withdraw, and vice versa
"reactive mind" -- the subconscious mind which accounts for
illogical behavior in humans according to Dianetic theory
"restimulate" -- to stir up the contents of the reactive mind
"second dynamic" -- having to do with love relationships, sex, and
marriage
"stable datum" -- something known to be true that other facts can be
based on
"terminal of comparable magnitude" -- something or someone equal in
some quality to another
"theta" -- the life force, spirit or soul
"thetan" -- the person himself as a spiritual being or soul
"theta trap" -- any place which attracts people
"third dynamic" -- having to do with the group
"third party" -- the Scientology principal that in any conflict
between two people there is a third person that is the real cause of the
problem
"time track" -- the recorded history of a person's lives back to the
beginning of time
"tone arm" -- one of the dials on the E-meter which shows how much
"charge" has been erased in the session
"tone scale" -- a scale of emotions in Scientology
"two way comm" -- conversation between two people
"unmock" -- to destroy or make nothing of something
"upstat" -- someone who has high statistics; the opposite of
"downstat"
"uptone" -- someone who is at a high emotional tone level; the
opposite of "downtone"
"very good indicators" -- happens after an auditing session when the
preclear is smiling and has a floating needle
These are just a few of the new words in Scientology.
The final category of language in Scientology has to do with words
that are appropriated directly from English, but which are given new
meanings within the framework of Scientology. Again, although the
original word in English may have had a variety of meanings and shades
of meaning, the new Scientology meanings will be unique and concrete.
The word "affinity" in English can refer to either a physical or an
emotional closeness. In Scientology, "affinity" is used to replace the
word "love," with its many connotations. The word "love" is not used in
Scientology. "Affinity" means a willingness to be close to and share the
same space with, or a liking for someone.
"Affinity" is also one of the components of the "ARC triangle,"
together with "reality" and "communication." The theory in Scientology
is that if any one of the three corners of the triangle is increased
(affinity, reality, or communication), the result will be greater "ARC,"
or understanding.
In English, the word "agreement" can have many meanings, such as the
act of agreeing, an understanding, or a contract; in Scientology the
word means the agreement of two or more people about reality, which is
said to exist only when there is agreement that it exists.
In English, an auditor is one who goes over the books and finances
of an organization; in Scientology the meaning is quite different. A
Scientology auditor is one who delivers the processes of auditing to a
preclear, the Scientology version of a counselor.
To a person outside of Scientology, the bank is the place one goes
to for money; in Scientology, the word "bank" is a slang term for the
reactive mind. It is commonly used as an adjective, meaning irrational
or unpleasant, as: "The children are acting really banky today."
There used to be a sport in England, called "bullbaiting," in which
several dogs would tease or attack a bull. Hubbard appropriated this
term for a quite different purpose. "Bullbaiting" in Scientology refers
to the Training Routine (drill) in which one person tries to provoke
another to react while the person being provoked attempts to maintain a
perfect, unblinking stare.
Before Scientology a "button" was something used to hold a shirt
together; the word "button" in Scientology refers to any words or ideas
which cause a person to react or which make him uncomfortable. For
example, a short person might have a button on being short, a fat person