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as a result of implants; also the ideas learned in a course of study.
"Source" -- refers to Hubbard; the name by which he is most commonly
known in Scientology.
"Sympathy" a negative trait in Scientology, where one is trained to
not feel sympathy for anyone.
"Understanding" -- in Scientology consists of three things:
affinity, reality and communication. Increasing any of these three
results in increased understanding; conversely, lowering either of the
three results in decreased understanding.
"Valence" -- is any identity that the person happens to be in at the
time; a person can have many valences, e.g., "Whenever she is around her
mother, she goes into the valence of her father."
One of the most difficult things about leaving Scientology is the
problem of what to do about the language. Many ex-members report
problems of thinking and even dreaming in "Scientologese" for months,
and sometimes years, after physically leaving the cult.
This can also pose a problem for someone trying to counsel a recent
defector from Scientology. Not knowing the language can put the
counselor at a disadvantage, and prevent the counselee from feeling
really understood. The same holds true for family members trying to
communicate with someone newly out of Scientology -- because they don't
speak or understand the language they are unable to reach the person
they are trying so hard to help.
Manipulation of language is a very real and powerful tool in the
hands of the cult leader. By controlling language, the cult leader can
control the thoughts, and therefore the lives of those who have strayed
into his fold.
Legally, there is nothing wrong with a man like Hubbard manipulating
the thoughts and minds of others for the express purpose of exploiting
them for his own profit. Mental rape is not a crime.
Scientology, Hubbard once claimed, is the only game in the universe
where everybody wins.
The victims of Scientology know better.
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