Wundt, Fundamentals of Thoughts and Scientology
| Wundt, Fundamentals of Thoughts and Scientology | |
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| Author | Nomen Nescis |
| Type of Article | Category:Articles |
- [Introduction by Antony A Phillips (talk) 10:27, August 2, 2016 (CDT)] I have been running a little Internet circle, about 30 people, to whom I had been sending every week a chapter of "Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more
55!". We finished and I started sending the first chapter of L. Ron Hubbard's book "Scientology: Fundamentals of Thought" (1956 edition). I had read this previously and accepted Ron Hubbard's rather gloomy view on psychology as expressed in the following passage:
- More acceptable and normal psychology such as that begun by St. Thomas Aquinas and extended by many later authors was, in 1879 interrupted severely by one Professor Wundt, a Marxist at Leipzig University in Germany. This man conceived that man was an animal without soul and based all of his work on the principle that there was no " psyche " (a Greek word meaning " spirit "). Psychology, the study of the spirit (or mind3. a network of communications and pictures, energies and masses, which are brought into being by the activities of the thetan versus the physical universe or other thetans. The mind is a communication and control system between the thetan and his environment. (FOT, p. 56)...MORE) came into the peculiar position of being " a study of the spirit which denied the spirit ". For the subsequent decades, Wundtian " psychology " was taught broadly through the world. It taught that man was an animal. It taught that man could not be bettered. It taught that intelligence never changed. This subject, Wundtian psychology, became standard, mainly because of the indifference or lack of knowledge of people in charge1. harmful energy or force accumulated and stored within the reactive mind, resulting from the conflicts and unpleasant experiences that a person has had. Auditing discharges this charge so that it is no longer there to affect the individual. (Scn AD)..more of universities. Scientology is actually a new but very basic psychology in the most exact meaning of the word. It can and does change behaviour and intelligence and it can and does assist people to study life. Unlike Wundtian pseudo-psychology it has no political aspiration. Scientology is not teaching dialectic materialism under the heading of " psychology ".
- More acceptable and normal psychology such as that begun by St. Thomas Aquinas and extended by many later authors was, in 1879 interrupted severely by one Professor Wundt, a Marxist at Leipzig University in Germany. This man conceived that man was an animal without soul and based all of his work on the principle that there was no " psyche " (a Greek word meaning " spirit "). Psychology, the study of the spirit (or mind3. a network of communications and pictures, energies and masses, which are brought into being by the activities of the thetan versus the physical universe or other thetans. The mind is a communication and control system between the thetan and his environment. (FOT, p. 56)...MORE
- I was somewhat nonplussed by this and realise that I'd never bothered to check on it. So knowing someone with a Masters degree in psychology I asked him to comment, and here is his reply:
It is not true that Wundt was the big bad guy who perverted psychology. He initiated an experimental approach which became the start of a lineThe military type of organization form whereby there is a definite ascending and descending chain of command. Orders pass from top management down the line of command and compliances and data pass on up without by-passing the chain of command. (Modern Management Defined (c) L. Ron Hubbard, 1976) of research dealing with fundamental properties of the mind3. a network of communications and pictures, energies and masses, which are brought into being by the activities of the thetan versus the physical universe or other thetans. The mind is a communication and control system between the thetan and his environment. (FOT, p. 56)...MORE such as perception and problema problem is postulate-counter-postulate, terminal-counter-terminal, force-counter-force. It’s one thing versus another thing. You’ve got two forces or two ideas which are interlocked of comparable magnitude and the thing stops right there. All right, now with these two things one stuck against the other you get a sort of a timelessness, it floats in time. (SH Spec 82, 6111C21) 2 . a problem is a postulate-counter-postulate resulting in indecision. That is the first manifestation of problems, and the first consequence of a problem is indecision. (SH Spec 27, 6107C11) 3 . a multiple confusion. (SH Spec 26X, 6107C03) 4 . an intention counter-intention that worries the preclear. (HCOB 23 Feb 61) 5 . a problem is the conflict arising from two opposing intentions. A present time problem is one that exists in present time, in a real universe. (HCOB 3 Jul 59) 6 . something which is persisting, the as-is-ness of which cannot be attained easily. (PRO 16, 5408CM20) solving which spread over Europe. The purpose was knowledge, not application directed at healing or enhancing human abilities. Wundt did develop a Geisteswissenschaft, a "Science of the Mind", which was intended to be applied psychology, but it was largely ignored. He is of little interest to modern psychologists.
Two contemporaries of Wundt came to have a much greater influence on psychology.
In Europe Freud, inventing psychoanalysis (The Interpretation of Dreams, 1900), laid the foundation for practical psychology in Europe. His theories and methods are on retreat, but remain influential. They had an important influence on Ron by leading him on to develop a "mental science", Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more, which treated aberrations by finding "trauma", engrams, in the mind3. a network of communications and pictures, energies and masses, which are brought into being by the activities of the thetan versus the physical universe or other thetans. The mind is a communication and control system between the thetan and his environment. (FOT, p. 56)...MORE by introspecting (remembering, returning; later came the slogan: we auditThe application of Scientology processes and procedures to someone by a trained auditor. (Dianetics & Scientology Technical Dictionary (C) 1975) the pc, meaning the self-determined, conscious thetan1. the living unit we call, in Scn, a thetan, that being taken from the Greek letter theta, the mathematic symbol used in Scn to indicate the source of life and life itself. (Abil Ma 1) 2. the awareness of awareness unit which has all potentialities but no mass, no wave-length and no location. (HCOB 3 Jul 59) 3. the being who is the individual and who handles and lives in the body. (HCOB 23 Apr 69)...more, not his body or bank2. a colloquial name for the reactive mind. This is what the procedures of Scn are devoted to disposing of, for it is only a burden to an individual and he is much better off without it. (Scn AD)...more). Engrams and trauma are not exactly the same, but "trauma" means scar in Greek, and an engram1. a mental image picture which is a recording of a time of physical pain and unconsciousness. It must by definition have impact or injury as part of its content. (HCOB 23 Apr 69) 2. a specialized kind of facsimile. This differs from other mental pictures because it contains, as part of its content, unconsciousness and physical pain. (Dn 55!, p. 12) 3. a complete recording, down to the last accurate detail, of every perception present in a moment of partial or full unconsciousness. (Scn 0-8, p. 11)...more was originally conceived to be "engraved" on the cells of the body, so there is a similarity in the concepts. My edition of Scientology 8-80 (1952) has the following dedication: "To my good friend, the late Commander "Snake" Thompson (MC) USN and his friend and teacher, Sigmund Freud". Other systems arose in Europe, and in the last half of the twentieth century cognitive psychology and systemic psychology became much more fashionable than Freud's psychoanalysis, and which do address the thetan1. the living unit we call, in Scn, a thetan, that being taken from the Greek letter theta, the mathematic symbol used in Scn to indicate the source of life and life itself. (Abil Ma 1) 2. the awareness of awareness unit which has all potentialities but no mass, no wave-length and no location. (HCOB 3 Jul 59) 3. the being who is the individual and who handles and lives in the body. (HCOB 23 Apr 69)...more, though it is not thought of as a metaphysical entity.
In the USA, the great philosopher William James wrote his Principles of Psychology which was published in 1890. It is still published, known and read respectfully by modern psychologists. It is deep, observant and has much truth, but though it has its practical uses, it is not aimed at application in a practice. Unfortunately, American psychology was not to be founded on James' writings; it was completely derailed in the early twenties by J. B. Watson, who promoted behaviorism, which tried to understand the mind3. a network of communications and pictures, energies and masses, which are brought into being by the activities of the thetan versus the physical universe or other thetans. The mind is a communication and control system between the thetan and his environment. (FOT, p. 56)...MORE entirely by learned reflexes that were "conditioned" into the person. This built on studies by Russian physiologist Pavlov, but Pavlov's research developed in an entirely different, and much saner, direction and became the foundation of Russian psychology which, after the fall of the Berlin wall, has had significant influence on Western psychology. The American psychologists became quite radical about behaviorism. Indeed, the general attitude of behaviorists was that one must not pay any attention to anything occurring in consciousness because one could only observe behavior directly. Some behaviorists accepted speech as behavior, others did not. This "reflexology" is the brand of "psychology" that Ron as an American would have known as the only kind of psychology, hence his great interest in psychoanalysis which to him must have provided him with a brand new view of psychology as a practice.
Behaviorism began to lose its dominance about 1960, and sanity began to spread, and today American psychologists have produced some very sane ideas, though nothing like the bridge. It should be noticed that a fundamental principle of Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more is stimulus-response, which is strictly a behavioristic idea.
Ron was importantly influenced by the major lines of psychology on two continents: psychoanalysis and behaviorism. He was also influenced by Buddhism and a host of European philosophers, of which he gives "particular credit" to 24 in one of the first pages of Science of Survival.
So much for history. Let me draw your attention to Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more Axiom 164:
THE RATIONALITY OF THE MIND DEPENDS UPON AN OPTIMUM REACTION TOWARD TIME.
DEFINITION: SANITY, THE COMPUTATION OF FUTURES.
DEFINITION: NEUROTIC, THE COMPUTATION OF PRESENT TIME ONLY.
DEFINITION: PSYCHOTIC, COMPUTATION ONLY OF PAST SITUATIONS.
In 2000, the American psychologist Martin Seligman, then president of the American Psychologist's Association introduced positive psychology, the main idea of which is that psychology in the twentieth century has been developed based on the study of aberration. The study of ability might give us a better understanding of how to create able, wise people, raise our children in a sane environment and at the same time be better able to handle and cure aberration.
Positive psychology is not, emphatically not, the same as positive thinking where a person must only think positive and constructive thoughts; such a practice invites not-is-ness (repression) and hence creates unreality. Positive psychology, on the other hand, is interested in developing wisdom, ability, meaning in life, zest (enthusiasm) and other things up the tone scale5. a scale which plots the descending spiral of life from full vitality and consciousness through half-vitality and half-consciousness down to death. (SA, p . 3 7 )...More.
I believe the future of psychology will move in that direction. I also believe that very many psychologists from the 1950's and forward have been influenced, directly or indirectly, by the practice and theories of Scientology.
If you are interested in knowing more about positive psychology, I refer you to Martin Seligman: Flourish, 2011. If you are interested in positive psychology applied to kids and young people in the educational system, an excellent overview is found in Paul Tough: How Children Succeed, 2012.
ARC1. a word from the initial letters of Affinity, Reality, Communication which together equate to Understanding. It is pronounced by stating its letters, A-R- C. To Scientologists it has come to mean good feeling, love or friendliness, such as “He was in ARC with his friend.” One does not, however, fall out of ARC, he has an ARC break. (LRH Def. Notes)...more
- [Ant writing:] So now you have another viewpoint on Wundt and psychology. I see there is a fairly full Wikipedia article about Martin Seligman at: [[1]]. This little item in Scientolipedia gives a one-sided picture of Ron's book "Scientology: Fundamentals of Thought" so it is only fair if I add that the remaining chapters of the book go thoroughly into the basics of Scientology. It is the original 1956 edition I am referring to, which contains many of the fundamentals of Scientology.
Further article by Nomen Nescis
Affinity is Relational
History of Axioms etc.
How to think About The Technology of Scientology
