But it is more likely that the State of Clear is what does not exist.
Don't agree. I would agree that it is not "well defined". I think David Mayo describes the reality far better.
"Charge" is another completely mocked up thing that a Scientologist conjurs and causes to come in on himself.
No, "charge" is a generic term for a very real & observable pattern in human behavior. It is most easily recognized by noticing inappropriate emotional reactions to minor triggering events.
Go to the mall just before christmas and their will be hordes of shoppers having blow-ups over inconsequential matters. Such is clear evidence of the existence of "charge".
Auditing addresses the sources of charge more deeply and seeks to reduce it completely. Depending on the audtor's skills & the pc's willingness to look it can be very effective in this regard.
Another angle on "self-fulfilling prophecies" in the tech is the Scientologist dramatizing the tech.
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You start to dramatize what "the tech" tells you is true.
Very true. This is also discussed in the tech under the term "wrong item". As with "charge", it is an observable phenomenon quite common among humans and is quite independent of expression from scientologists.
A "wrong item" will result in charge and in the playing out of some sort of a dramatization centered on the item in question. This is as true of "wrong items" encountered as a result of involvement with the Co$ as it is with "wrong items" taken in from any other sources.
Most ex-scientologists have, through one means or another, assimilated many "wrong items" as a result of their prior involvement with the church. Some have actually managed to spot the "wrong item" and handle accordingly. Some haven't.
One of the things which impressed me most about the subject of scientology early on was how the mechanisms & mental phenomena described by Hubbard well accorded with my own observations of the common & ubiquitous irrationality of human conduct. His descriptions & suggested remedies did not need to be exactly correct to be useful in addressing such commonly encountered irrational phenomena in public situations and making them better. The fact that application of these suggested remedies in a session context often greatly enhances a persons personal sense of insight & empowerment greatly increased my regard for the subject.
It only makes sense that for such concepts to have a potentially constructive impact they must also have the potential to be used improperly. Nothing useful is ever without a potential for misuse. Generally, the more powerful in potential the greater the prospect for disruption.
Mark A. Baker