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| In the book, Hubbard claims to have isolated the dynamic principle of existence, "Survive", and provides his description of the human mind. He states the source of all human aberration is the reactive mind and its engrams. He then developed counseling (]) techniques for getting rid of engrams. This is still the technique used by Dianetics-trained counselors today. | In the book, Hubbard claims to have isolated the dynamic principle of existence, "Survive", and provides his description of the human mind. He states the source of all human aberration is the reactive mind and its engrams. He then developed counseling (]) techniques for getting rid of engrams. This is still the technique used by Dianetics-trained counselors today. | ||
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| The ] on post-] editions of ''Dianetics'' refers to upper-level Scientologists' belief in ], an alien ruler of the "Galactic Confederacy" who, 75 million years ago, allegedly placed billions of his people around Earth's volcanoes and killed them there. Critics, however, have pointed out that many of the volcanoes specifically named by Hubbard did not exist 75 million years ago. Hubbard's interest in volcanos is also reflected in his announcement of ] while at ], and in his declaration ''"Man responds to an exploding volcano."'' ("Assists", lecture of ] ]) | |||
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Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health is a book by L. Ron Hubbard setting out the self-improvement techniques he had devised, called Dianetics. The book was officially published May 9, 1950. It caught the public imagination and became a nationwide best-seller. Due to the interest generated, a multitude of "Dianetics clubs" and similar organizations were formed for the purpose of applying Dianetics techniques. Hubbard himself established a nationwide network of Dianetics Foundations, offering Dianetics training and processing for a fee.
In the book, Hubbard claims to have isolated the dynamic principle of existence, "Survive", and provides his description of the human mind. He states the source of all human aberration is the reactive mind and its engrams. He then developed counseling (auditing) techniques for getting rid of engrams. This is still the technique used by Dianetics-trained counselors today.
