Scientology 0-8: The Book of Basics
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Scientology 0-8: The Book of Basics is a book by L. Ron Hubbard, originally published in 1970 and maintained in print to this day.
The book is a collection of charts, graphs, scales, tables, maxims, logics, codes and axioms, most of which appeared previously in other Scientology works such as Scientology 8-8008 and the Church's in-house magazine The Auditor.
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[edit] Factors
Hubbard's "Factors" are presented as the "Summation of the considerations and examinations of the human spirit and material universe". Examples include:
- Before the beginning was a Cause and the entire purpose of the Cause was the creation of Effect.
- The First Action of Beingness is to assume a viewpoint.
- There is Beingness, but man believes there is only Becomingness.
[edit] The Qs
Also known as "The Prelogics", these are a group of axiom-like proclamations given with no context or explanation, such as:
- Theta creates space, energy and objects by postulates.
- Self-determinism, applied, will create, alter, conserve and possibly destroy universes.
[edit] The Axioms of Scientology
Hubbard's Axioms have been reprinted in many other texts such as What is Scientology?. Examples include:
- Life is basically a static.
- Time is basically a postulate that space and particles will persist.
- Survival is accomplished by Alter-is-ness and Not-is-ness, by which is gained the persistency known as Time.
- The general rule of Auditing is that anything which is unwanted and yet persists must be thoroughly viewed, at which time it will vanish.
- Theta can resolve problems.
- Communication is the consideration and action of impelling an impulse or particle from source-point across a distance to receipt-point, with the intention of bringing into being at the receipt-point a duplication and understanding of that which emanated from the source-point.
[edit] Scientology Code of Honor
The Scientology Code of Honor is prefaced with the statement "No one expects the Code of Honor to be closely and tightly followed." Examples include:
- Never withdraw allegiance once granted.
- Never desert a group to which you owe your support.
- Never fear to hurt another in a just cause.
[edit] The Logics
Like the Prelogics (Qs), the Logics are presented in the book as-is, without context, explanation, or analysis. Examples include:
- A datum is a facsimile of states of being, states of not being, actions or inactions, conclusions, or suppositions in the physical or any other universe. (Note: after Hubbard's death, this Logic was rewritten, despite alterations to his words having been expressly forbidden during his lifetime. See Altered texts in Scientology doctrine.)
- Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural law.
[edit] The Axioms of Dianetics
The book relays all 194 axioms of Dianetics, which were originally published in 1951. Examples include:
- Theta operating through Lambda converts the forces of the physical universe into forces to conquer the physical universe.
- Death is abandonment by Theta of a life organism or race or species where these can no longer serve Theta in its goals of infinite survival.
- Colonial aggregations of viruses and cells can be imbued with more Theta than they inherently contained.
- A Valence is a facsimile personality made capable of force by the counter-effort of the moment or receipt into the plus or minus randomity of unconsciousness.
- Any aesthetic product is a symbolic facsimile or combination of facsimiles of Theta or physical universes in varied randomities and volumes of randomities with the interplay of tones.
[edit] The Axioms of S.O.P. 8-C
Originally appearing in The Creation of Human Ability, No elaboration is given in the text here for the meaning and significance of "S.O.P. 8-C". Despite the title, these are presented as a mixture of Prelogics, axioms, and formulas. Examples:
- Compulsive position precedes compulsive thinking.
- Space exists by reason of anchor points.
- Energy is derived from mass by fixing two terminals in proximity in Space.
- The basic action of existence is duplication.
[edit] Miscellany
Among the many other graphs, charts, scales and tables included in the book are:
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Some, such as "Reality-spotting by E-meter", are relatively complex, tabling points of the Tone Scale against various degrees of Hubbard's "Reality Scale" ( in two different versions) juxtaposed with corresponding predictions of what to expect from the E-meter's needle in each instance.
Others, such as the "Points of Case Address", are extremely simple (this example consists of just three words: "Thought, Emotion, Effort").
