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Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought
Scientology Books
October 13, 2012    
This book is split into two parts, and encompasses the evolution and expansion of concepts from Dianetics, to Scientology. It explains the basic principles of Scientology, from the cycle of action, the conditions of existence, the eight dynamics and the ARC triangle, among others. This part is easy for anyone to understand.

The second part, entitled "Scientology Processing", I feel would require some knowledge of basic auditing principles, and thus is not suitable for entry level reading. However, for those who do have some background, it covers such core Scientology concepts such as beingness, doingness and havingness, self-determinism and pan-determinism, game and no-game conditions, and auditing procedures and processes. For anyone training as an auditor, this is essential knowledge.
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Reviewed by eagle November 12, 2012
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A little basic book on the fundamentals of Scientology

This book is split into two parts, and encompasses the evolution and expansion of concepts from Dianetics, to Scientology. It explains the basic principles of Scientology, from the cycle of action, the conditions of existence, the eight dynamics and the ARC triangle, among others. This part is easy for anyone to understand.

The second part, entitled "Scientology Processing", I feel would require some knowledge of basic auditing principles, and thus is not suitable for entry level reading. However, for those who do have some background, it covers such core Scientology concepts such as beingness, doingness and havingness, self-determinism and pan-determinism, game and no-game conditions, and auditing procedures and processes. For anyone training as an auditor, this is essential knowledge.

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Pros
Part One, basic principles, is easy for anyone to read and understand.
Cons
Part Two, Scientology processing, requires some background in the concepts for auditor training. I would thus recommend Part One only to people with no background in the subject.

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