Hands up who’s heard of Dianetics… well for those of you who don’t know, it’s the forerunner to Scientology applied religious philosophy. It’s used in Scientology, but Dianetics itself is a whole separate subject about the mind and is not religious. Interesting though it may be, a lot of people these days rely on visual communications media to give them the messages they want to receive. We used to sell a DVD at the Church on how to run the Dianetics therapy procedure, which aims to help a person eradicate the negative effects of past traumatic experiences. That DVD was 40 mins long and by no means complete, given the 500-or-so pages of L. Ron Hubbard’s book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. This week, we released a brand new 4-and-a-half hour double DVD. More?
Well, the first DVD contains an introduction to Dianetics, each chapter building upon the next, providing a simple illustration of the concepts presented in the book, and how to conduct a Dianetics therapy session. The second DVD is composed of 18 self-contained films, each describing an aspect of auditing, the name for Dianetics therapy.
I was lucky enough to watch all these on Sunday and they’re so well made I can hardly believe it myself. They used a real black panther to illustrate what is known in Dianetics as “The Black Panther Mechanisms,” ways in which the mind will deal with problems it encounters. There was even a scene showing infantry fighting, which is shown several times throughout the double DVD set as an example of a traumatic experience. I was impressed with the professionalism with which it was put together, and it certainly hits the nail on the head in terms of bringing about an understanding of Dianetics and what it is, as well as how to use it, which is absolutely the most important thing.
Between you, me and the rest of the world, I’ll let you know that Dianetics is something that has really helped me, and I have applied its principles to help others—it works both ways. So if you fancy a go, have a look. The DVD should be available for purchase online very soon but until then it can be bought at your nearest Church of Scientology.