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level of proficiency.

11. 8 When can I take the Minister's Course?

This course can be studied by any Scientologist who is

training in Scientology or Dianetics. The course provides

an appreciation of the world's great religions, the

religious background and philosophy of Scientology, the

ethical codes of Scientology and the ceremonies of the

Church. One also learns to deliver services and carry out

basic ministerial duties.

11. 9 How long do courses take?

Each course takes as long as it takes -- since the

student goes through each course at his own pace, he

regulates his own progress. How long it takes depends on

how diligently he applies study technology and how

honestly he completes each item on his checksheet before

proceeding to the next. The length of each course will

also depend on how many hours he studies per week. On the

average, Scientology courses take anywhere from a few

days (for most introductory courses) to several months

(for more advanced training).

Introductory services are designed to take one week at

2. 5 hours a day. Academy training to become an auditor is

generally two weeks, at forty hours a week, for each

individual level.

The required time to complete the more advanced courses

is quite extensive. The Saint Hill Special Briefing

Course, which is a chronological study of Scientology and

Dianetics from 1948 to the present, takes approximately

one year, at forty hours a week. This course gives the

Scientologist the entire philosophic and technical

development of the subject, and is the most extensive

training course in Scientology.

Church staff ensure that auditors are professionally and

thoroughly trained so that they can achieve the best

results with their preclears.

11. 10 Are Scientology Course Supervisors university trained?

According to demographic studies, a high proportion of

Scientologists have graduated from college or university

studies. However, this is not a prerequisite for becoming

a Scientology Course Supervisor.

In Scientology there is a very precise technology of how

to supervise and successfully help students through their

courses. All Scientology Course Supervisors are trained

in this technology to ensure that students get the most

from their training.

12. SCIENTOLOGY AND DIANETICS AUDITING

12. 1 What is the difference between the auditing and training

routes in Scientology?

The reference that best explains the difference between

these two routes is the Classification, Gradation and

Awareness Chart.

On the right side of the chart there are various steps a

person moves through as he receives auditing. Each grade

listed has a column for " Ability Gained" that describes

the increasing levels of awareness and ability achieved

at each stage. In auditing, one is working toward

improving himself and regaining recognition of and

rehabilitating his spiritual nature and abilities. This

is done on a gradient (a gradual approach to something,

taken step by step), so those states of being which are

seemingly " too high above one" can be achieved with

relative ease.

The left-hand side of the chart describes the gradient

steps of training on which one gains the knowledge and

abilities necessary to audit another on each level. Each

course listed includes a description of the subject

matter that is taught at that level. In training, one is

learning about the various facets of life with a view to

helping others.

These two different paths parallel each other. Optimally,

a person follows both paths. The chart is a guide for the

individual from the point he first enters Scientology,

and shows him the basic sequence in which he will receive

his auditing and training.

12. 2 Do all the people on staff in Scientology receive auditing

as well as training?

Yes, auditing and training of staff members is part of

the exchange for their work in Scientology organizations.

12. 3 Why does one have to wait six weeks for auditing if one

has been habitually using drugs?

Research has shown that it takes at least that long for

the effect of drugs to wear off. Quite simply, auditing

is not as effective while drugs are in the system because

a person on drugs is less alert and may even be rendered

stupid, blank, forgetful, delusive or irresponsible.

12. 4 Will antibiotics prevent me from getting auditing?

No. Antibiotics work differently than drugs. If the

preclear has a doctor's prescription for antibiotics and

is taking these to handle an infection, he should be sure

to let his Director of Processing know, but this will not

prevent him from receiving auditing. Many people claim

that antibiotics work more rapidly and effectively if one

is receiving auditing at the same time.

12. 5 Is it okay to take any sort of drugs when you are in

Scientology?

Except for antibiotics or prescribed medical drugs by a

medical doctor, no.

If one has a medical or dental condition requiring

treatment and wishes to take some medical drug other than

antibiotics, he should inform his Director of Processing.

A medical or dental consultation will be advised and a

handling worked out in liaison with the Director of

Processing to best accommodate one's progress in

Scientology.

Any other drug use, such as the use of street drugs or

psychiatric mind-altering drugs, is forbidden.

Drugs are usually taken to escape from unwanted emotions,

pains or sensations. In Scientology, the real reasons for

these unwanted conditions get handled and people have no

need or desire for drugs. Drugs dull people and make them

less aware. Scientology's aim is to make people brighter

and more aware.

Drugs are essentially poisons. Small amounts may act as

a stimulant or as a sedative, but larger amounts act as

poisons and can kill one.

Drugs dull one's senses and affect the reactive mind so

that the person becomes less in control and more the

effect of his reactive mind, a very undesirable state.

Despite the claims of psychiatrists that drugs are a

" cure-all, " at best they cover up what is really wrong,

and at worst, actually harm one. The real answer is to

handle the source of one's troubles -- and that is done

with Scientology.

12. 6 How many hours of auditing a day do people receive?

This depends upon one's particular auditing program. Some

receive longer or shorter hours of auditing than others,

but an average would be 2. 5 hours a day. Auditing is best

done intensively, at least 12. 5 hours a week. The more

intensively one is audited, the more rapid progress he

makes as he is not bogged down by current life upsets.

Therefore it is best to arrange for many hours of

consecutive auditing, i. e. 50 to 100 hours at 12. 5 hours

a week minimum.

Of course, one is not always receiving auditing so when

one is, his best chance of making rapid progress is

intensively.

12. 7 Has the technology of auditing changed since the early

days of Scientology?

The basics of auditing have not changed, but there have

been considerable advances and refinements in auditing

processes over the years. L. Ron Hubbard continued his

research and development of Scientology auditing

technology throughout his life, and completed it before

he passed away. All of his technology is now available

and laid out in an exact sequence of gradient steps in

which it should be used.

12. 8 What will I get out of auditing?

Scientology auditing is delivered in a specific sequence

which handles the major barriers people encounter when

trying to achieve their goals. After receiving auditing,

you will start to recognize for yourself that you are

changing, that your outlook on life is improving and that

you are becoming more able. In Scientology, you will not

be told when you have completed an auditing level -- you

will know for yourself, as only you can know exactly what

you are experiencing. This gives you the certainty that

you have attained what you want to attain from each

level.

There will also no doubt be some outwardly demonstrable

or visible changes that occur: Your IQ may increase, you

might look healthier and happier, and may well have

people comment on how calm or cheerful you look or, for

instance, how you are doing better on your job.

Results like these are the products of auditing. Each

person knows when he has achieved them.

12. 9 Does auditing really work in all cases?

Dianetics and Scientology technologies are very exact and

well-tested procedures that work in 100 percent of the

cases in which they are applied standardly.

The only proviso is that the preclear must be there on

his own determinism and must abide by the rules for

preclears during his auditing to ensure optimum results.

The Church makes no guarantee of results as auditing is

something which requires the active participation of the

individual. Auditing is not something done *to* an

individual -- it is something done in which he is the

active participant.

12. 10 What auditing handles physical pain or discomfort?

Dianetics auditing is used to help handle physical pains

or discomfort stemming from the reactive mind.

12. 11 What can auditing cure?

Scientology is not in the business of curing things in

the traditional sense of the word. Auditing is not done

to fix the body or to heal anything physical, and the

E-Meter cures nothing. However, in the process of

becoming happier, more able and more aware as a spiritual

being through auditing, illnesses that are psychosomatic

in origin (meaning the mind making the body ill) often

disappear.

12. 12 Can one go exterior (be separate from the body) in

auditing?

Exteriorization is the state of the thetan, the

individual himself, being outside his body with or

without full perception, but still able to control and

handle the body.

Exteriorization is a personal matter for each individual.

Many Scientologists have been known to go exterior, so it

would not be at all surprising if you do too at some

point during your auditing.

This can happen at any time in auditing. When a person

goes exterior, he achieves a certainty that he is himself

and not his body.

13. THE STATE OF CLEAR

13. 1 What is Clear?

'Clear' is the name of a specific state achieved through

auditing, or a person who has achieved this state. A

Clear is a being who no longer has his own reactive mind,

and therefore suffers none of the ill effects the

reactive mind can cause.

13. 2 How does one go Clear?

Simply by taking one's first step in Scientology, or by

taking the next step as shown on the Classification,

Gradation and Awareness Chart and then continuing up the

levels as laid out on this chart.

13. 3 How long does it take to go Clear?

It varies from person to person, but it takes an average

of anywhere from one year to two years to go from the

bottom of the Grade Chart through Clear, depending on how

much time one spends each week on his auditing. Those who

get intensive auditing and do not stop along the way

progress the fastest.

13. 4 If one goes Clear, will he lose his emotions?

No, on the contrary, a Clear is able to use and

experience any emotion. Only the painful, reactive,

uncontrolled emotions are gone from his life. Clears are

very responsive beings. When one is Clear, he is more

himself. The only loss is a negative -- the reactive mind

-- which was preventing the individual from being

himself.

13. 5 What can you do when you are Clear?

A Clear is able to deal causatively with life rather than

react to it. A Clear is rational in that he forms the

best possible solutions he can with the data he has and

from his own viewpoint. A Clear gets things done and

accomplishes more than he could before he became Clear.

Whatever your level of ability before you go Clear, it

will be greatly increased after you go Clear.

13. 6 Are Clears perfect?

No, they are not perfect. Being a Clear does not mean a

person who has had no education, for example, suddenly

becomes educated. It does mean that all the abilities of

the individual can be brought to bear on the problems he

encounters and that all the data in his analytical memory

banks is available for solution to those problems.

A Clear has become the basic individual through auditing.

The basic individual is not a buried, unknown or a

different person, but an intensity of all that is best

and most able in the person.

13. 7 Do Clears eat food and sleep?

Most definitely.

13. 8 Do Clears get colds and get sick?

A Clear can still get sick, but this occurs much less

often than before he became Clear. In other words, a

Clear still has a body and bodies are susceptible at

times to various illnesses. However, no longer having his

reactive mind, he is much more at cause and is not

adversely affected by, many of the things that would have

caused psychosomatic illness before he went Clear.

To measure a Clear only by his health, however, would be

a mistake because this state has to do with the

individual himself, not his body.

13. 9 If Clears no longer have a reactive mind, why do they

still need to get auditing?

There are many more states of awareness and ability that

can be achieved above the state of Clear as he is only

Clear on the first dynamic. Once Clear, an individual

wants to continue his auditing to achieve these higher

states.

14. THE STATE OF OPERATING THETAN

14. 1 What is meant by Operating Thetan (OT)?

Operating Thetan is a state of beingness above Clear.

'Thetan' refers to the spiritual being, and 'operating'

means here " able to operate without dependency on

things. " An Operating Thetan (OT) is able to control

matter, energy, space and time rather than being

controlled by these things. As a result, an OT is able to

be at cause over life.

There are numerous auditing steps on the Bridge called OT

levels. People on these levels are progressing to the

state of full OT and becoming more and more OT along the

way.

14. 2 How would you describe the state of Operating Thetan?

OT (Operating Thetan) is a state of spiritual awareness

in which an individual is able to control himself and his

environment. An OT is someone who knows that he knows and

can create positive and prosurvival effects on all of his

dynamics. He has been fully refamiliarized with his

capabilities as a thetan and can willingly and knowingly

be at cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and

time.

As a being becomes more and more OT, he becomes more

powerful, stable and responsible.

14. 3 Why are the OT materials confidential?

Because understanding of and ability to apply the OT

materials are dependent upon having fully attained the

earlier states of awareness and abilities per the

Classification, Gradation and Awareness Chart. Thus,

these materials are released on a gradient, only to those

who have honestly attained all earlier states.

15. A SCIENTOLOGY CAREER

15. 1 Can one audit as a career?

Yes. There are many Scientology ministers who audit full

time as their life's work. Auditing provides a rewarding

career as it is one in which you are always helping

people and constantly seeing miraculous results on your

preclears. It is very satisfying to know that you are

making people's lives happier and saner. Auditors are

very valuable and in great demand. L. Ron Hubbard's

opinion of auditors is well known: " I think of an auditor

as a person with enough guts to *do something about it*.

This quality is rare and this quality is courageous in

the extreme. It is my opinion and knowledge that auditors

are amongst the upper tenth of the upper twentieth of

intelligent human beings. Their will to do, their

motives, their ability to grasp and to use are superior

to that of any other profession. "

15. 2 Of what value would it be to have my child trained as an

auditor?

First of all, it would provide a young person with

certainty and knowledge in dealing with every possible

type of human problem, be it interpersonal, familial,

organizational, ethical, moral or religious.

Secondly, it would provide a career of fulfillment in

aiding people from all walks of life to gain greater

awareness and respect for themselves and others.

Auditors are in demand in every church of Scientology and

mission throughout the world. Therefore, your child would

be fulfilling a great demand and contributing greatly to

making this world a saner place by getting trained as an

auditor.

15. 3 Can one make Scientology a career in some other way than

by being a minister?

Yes, there are thousands of professional Scientologists

who work full time in churches and missions throughout

the world as executives or administrative staff. There

are also those who further the dissemination of

Scientology on a one-to-one basis or through the

dissemination of Scientology materials and books, those

who hold jobs in the Church's social reform groups and

those who work in the Office of Special Affairs involved

in community betterment or legal work. All of these

provide rewarding careers as each forwards the expansion

of Scientology and thereby makes it possible for more and

more people to benefit from its technology.

16. SCIENTOLOGY IN SOCIETY

16. 1 I've heard that Scientologists are doing good things for

society? What are some specific examples?

These activities would fill a book in themselves, and are

covered in more detail in Part 5 of [_What is

Scientology? _], but here are just a few examples that are

typical of the things that Scientologists are doing

around the world.

Scientologists regularly hold blood drives to get

donations of blood for hospitals, the Red Cross and other

similar organizations. As Scientologists do not use

harmful drugs, these donations of drug-free blood are

welcomed by those in charge of health care.

Scientologists regularly hold drives to get donations of

toys, food and clothing to make life happier for those in

need.

During the annual holiday season, Scientologists are

particularly active in this sphere. In downtown

Hollywood, California [USA], for example, Scientologists

build a " Winter Wonderland" scene each Christmas,

complete with a large Christmas tree, Santa Claus and

even " snow, " creating a traditional Christmas setting for

children who otherwise might never see one.

In Canada, a group of Scientologists spends many weeks

each year raising funds to sponsor visits to summer camps

by underprivileged children.

Church members utilize their artistic talents to bring

new experiences and joy to children by performing puppet

shows in orphanages, schools and shopping malls, and

magic shows for children in foster homes.

Scientologists can also be found in many communities

contributing to the care of the elderly. They visit

old-age homes and provide entertainment, draw sketches or

just drop by and talk with senior citizens.

You will find Scientologists helping with " community

cleanup" campaigns and assistance to the injured at

Veteran's Administration hospitals.

Scientologists have taken a leading role fighting drug

abuse, actively educating community officials and groups

on the dangers of drugs and solutions to the problems.

There are many groups utilizing L. Ron Hubbard's

technology and freeing people from the detrimental

effects of drugs.

L. Ron Hubbard's technology on how to study has been used

by Scientologists around the world to help students and

teachers alike. One place where this technology has made

major inroads combating illiteracy is in South Africa,

where well over a million native Africans have improved

their ability to study.

Another important area of activity for Scientologists is

raising moral standards in society. Scientologists all

around the world have distributed tens of millions of

copies of the nonreligious moral code called " The Way to

Happiness, " now available in more than fifteen different

languages. Its use has led to a revitalization of purpose

for people of all ages who apply its simple truths to

their lives and to the environment around them.

The Church and many of its members are also engaged in

interfaith activities, the main thrust of which has been

to work with leaders of other faiths in the areas of

interreligious dialogue, religious freedom,

constitutional law and " religion in society" issues -

all aimed toward protecting and forwarding the freedom of

religion for everyone.

Another prevalent activity for Scientologists is to

expose and eradicate the violations of human rights

perpetrated by psychiatry. Many Scientologists do this as

members of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights

(CCHR), a reform group which was established by the

Church in 1969.

They actively investigate psychiatric abuses and bring

these to the attention of the media, legislators and

other groups concerned with protecting people from brutal

psychiatric techniques. Such practices as psychosurgery,

electroshock treatment and the administration of

dangerous psychiatric drugs have destroyed the minds and

lives of millions of individuals. Through the efforts of

Scientologists working for CCHR, public awareness of the

disastrous results of psychiatric methods has been raised

and major steps taken to outlaw such practices.

16. 2 Is Scientology active in Black communities and countries?

Definitely. By the Creed of the Church, " All men of

whatever race, color or creed were created with equal

rights. " Thus, there are no limitations placed on who can

receive and benefit from Scientology services.

There are Scientologists of all races, colors and

religious backgrounds. For example, there are Dianetics

and/or Scientology organizations in Ghana, Zaire,

Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, among other

countries, and Black Scientologists are applying

Scientology technology in their communities wherever

possible. The Church maintains a Department of Ethnic

Affairs specifically to interact and work with

minorities.

16. 3 Do doctors, schools, social workers, businessmen and other

professional people use Scientology?

Yes, they do. There are members of all of these

professions who use Scientology technology to improve the

results being obtained in their fields of endeavor.

Schools and universities in many countries apply L. Ron

Hubbard's study methods to improve literacy and teaching

success, drug rehabilitation groups use his drug

rehabilitation technology to successfully get people off

drugs, doctors observe basic Dianetics principles to

speed up the recovery of their patients, businessmen

apply L. Ron Hubbard's administrative procedures to

create thriving businesses.

Scientology applies to all spheres of life and uniformly

gets results when standardly used. Therefore, there is

hardly an area of social or community concern where you

will not find people using some aspect of L. Ron

Hubbard's technology.

16. 4 Why has Scientology sometimes been considered

controversial?

Like all new ideas, Scientology has come under attack by

the uninformed and those who feel their vested interests

are threatened.

As Scientologists have openly and effectively advocated

social reform causes, they have become the target of

attacks.

For those vested interests who cling to a status quo that

is decimating society, Scientology's technology of making

the able more able poses a serious threat. Attacks follow

as an attempt to stop application of Scientology

technology.

When the Church steps in to handle the attack, the

conflict grabs the attention of the press, which lives on

controversy. Regardless of the unfounded nature of the

attackers' claims, reporters freely promote the

controversy. Those seeking to stop Scientology then join

the media in regurgitating and regenerating the created

controversy.

Scientology has always flourished and prospered in the

face of attacks. In every case where public disputes have

been manufactured, intentional and blatant false reports

about Scientology and its founder have been discovered to

be the common denominator. As the falsehoods are proven

lies, the controversy quickly fades, and the truth about

Scientology, what the Church really is and what its

members do replaces it. The source of these attacks and

the controversy they have generated is detailed in

Chapter 31 of [_What is Scientology? _].

16. 5 Why has Scientology been to court a lot of times?

The Church has gone to court in many countries to uphold

the right to freedom of religion. In Australia, as one

example, legal actions by the Church brought about a

landmark victory which greatly expanded religious freedom

throughout that country.

In the United States, the Church's use of the Freedom of

Information Act, taking government agencies to court and

holding them accountable to release vital documents to

the public on a variety of subjects, has been heralded as

a vital action to ensure honesty in government.

In certain cases, the Church has used the courts to

protect its copyrighted materials, or to ensure its

rights and the rights of its members are safeguarded.

During the history of the Church, a few unscrupulous

individuals, lusting for money, have observed how

Scientology is prospering and rapidly expanding, and have

abused the legal system to try to line their own pockets.

In the handful of cases where such attempts have

occurred, they have uniformly failed.

16. 6 Are there any laws against the practice of Scientology?

Has it been banned?

Of course not.

In fact, the Church has received numerous recognitions,

citations and validations from various governments for

contributions to society in the fields of education, drug

and alcohol rehabilitation, crime reduction, human

rights, raising moral values and a host of other fields.

16. 7 How does Scientology view deprogrammers and groups that

attempt to force people to denounce their chosen religion?

These so-called " deprogrammers, " better described as

psychiatric depersonalizers, are money-motivated

individuals who kidnap others for profit. Their methods

include brainwashing, imprisonment, food and sleep

deprivation and various forms of torture.

Such activities are clearly against the principles held

by Scientologists -- and have been proven to be against

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