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Originally written and published in national magazines to coincide with the release of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, here is L. Ron Hubbard’s own story of his developmental trail and two-decade journey to the discovery of the Reactive Mind. Evolution of a Science contains the only account of: How the optimum computing machine—the mind—works How Mr. Hubbard discovered Basic Personality How the Dynamic Principle of Existence—SURVIVE!—was first isolated How wrong answers enter into the mind and are held down, giving further wrong answers How there seem to be “Demons” of the mind How the engram was discovered How Dianetics techniques were developed That’s why Evolution of a Science is the story of the greatest adventure of all—the exploration that discovered the Reactive Mind and the technology to conquer it. He wrote it so you would know.

Do you really know yourself? Now you can, with Self Analysis. This book will take you through your past, your potentials, your life. First, with a series of self-examinations and using a special version of the Hubbard Chart of Human Evaluation, you plot yourself on the Tone Scale. Then, applying a series of light, yet powerful processes, you embark on the great adventure of self-discovery. This book further contains embracive principles that reach any case, from the lowest to the highest—including auditing techniques so effective, they are referred to by L. Ron Hubbard again and again, through all following years of research into the highest states. In sum, this book not only moves one up the Tone Scale, but can pull a person out of almost anything. Included are: The laws of survival and abundance The most embracive description of consciousness Our efforts for immortality and its relationship to matter, energy, space and time Essays describing a broad array of discoveries including time, remembering, forgetting, imagination, valences and special auditing lists for each And, beyond all those revelations, self-processing lists that provide the most powerful of auditing and which can be done anywhere and at any time—uncovering the real world of you

For thousands of years Man has searched, pondered and speculated about the true “meaning of life.” But, in Scientology, that search has culminated—for the secret has now been discovered. Based on precision Axioms (self-evident truths), these are the answers—answers you’ve been looking for, answers that work. Here, then, is the Basic Book on the Theory and Practice of Scientology, with discoveries embracing every aspect of life, including: The Cycle-of-Action, revealing what underlies the continuous cycle of creation, survival and destruction—a cycle that seems inevitable in life, but which is only an apparency The Conditions-of-Existence that comprise all life and livingness—and by which one can truly Be The Eight Dynamics upon which all life is compartmented and by which one can resolve the puzzle of their own existence The Affinity, Reality and Communication Triangle, revealing and explaining the underlying principles of true human relations The Parts of Man, the comprehensive explanation of Spirit, Mind and Body, their anatomy and interrelationship in every being The Reason Why, answering the questions of “what it’s all about” and giving the very elements of survival, happiness and life itself Scientology Processes that unlock the life force that is you And, with this book, you won’t just “learn”—you’ll discover these principles for yourself. Because this is Scientology—the knowledge of you.

Here is Ron’s first description of Dianetics. Originally circulated in manuscript form to a few friends, it was soon copied and passed hand-to-hand until it literally circled the globe. But the resultant word of mouth only fueled the fire. With thousands of letters requesting more information, Ron concluded the only way to answer all inquiries was with a book. That book was Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, now the all-time bestseller on the mind. Find out what started it all. For here are the bedrock discoveries and equations of Dianetics, including: The Primary Axioms of Dianetics—axioms upon which the entire subject is built The discovery of the Dynamic Principle of Existence that drives all life forms—SURVIVE! The Four Dynamics by which life is compartmented and which determine one’s survival The discovery and anatomy of the Reactive Mind Engrams, the single source of all irrational behavior The powerful command in every engram which prevented their discovery and handling before Dianetics The Analytical Mind, its function and operation The first description of the state of Clear, its attributes and potentials And, most important, the Laws of Returning—containing the explanation of both how and why auditing works Here, then, are the fundamental breakthroughs Ron used to make the first Clears—breakthroughs which made possible the development of technology for use by every individual to begin the clearing of a planet, breakthroughs only contained in Dianetics: The Original Thesis.

Containing discoveries heralded as greater than the wheel or fire, Dianetics has remained a bestseller for more than 50 years. And with over 20 million copies in print, generating a movement that spans over 100 nations, it’s indisputably the most widely read and influential book ever written about the human mind. Here is the anatomy and full description of the reactive mind, the previously unknown source of nightmares, unreasonable fears, upsets and insecurities which enslave Man. This book shows you how to get rid of it, and so achieve something Man has previously only dreamed of: the State of Clear. Among the discoveries herein: The Goal of Man The Dynamic Principle of Existence—the one word that motivates all living things The Four Dynamics—the drives upon which all of life is compartmented The Descriptic Graph of Survival—revealing one’s true potential and how to achieve it The discovery of and complete anatomy of the reactive mind The painful experiences—engrams—contained in the reactive mind which command one to act irrationally against their own wishes and goals The impact of prenatal engrams—what took place before you were born and how it’s influenced you ever since The complete Dianetics procedure to discover and eradicate these harmful experiences so they never affect you again, revealing the one person you’ve always wanted to know—you.

True joy and happiness are valuable. If one does not survive, no joy and no happiness are obtainable. Trying to survive in a chaotic, dishonest and generally immoral society is difficult. Any individual or group seeks to obtain from life what pleasure and freedom from pain that they can. Your own survival can be threatened by the bad actions of others around you. Your own happiness can be turned to tragedy and sorrow by the dishonesty and misconduct of others. I am sure you can think of instances of this actually happening. Such wrongs reduce one's survival and impair one's happiness. You are important to other people. You are listened to. You can influence others. The happiness or unhappiness of others you could name is important to you. Without too much trouble, using this book, you can help them survive and lead happier lives. While no one can guarantee that anyone else can be happy, their chances of survival and happiness can be improved. And with theirs, yours will be. It is in your power to point the way to a less dangerous and happier life.