Training routines (Scientology)
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The training routines are introductory services used in the Church of Scientology[1] as well as affiliated programs Narconon, Criminon and WISE. The church describes them as a way of learning to communicate effectively and to control situations. According to investigators and former Scientologists, the training routines have a strong hypnotic effect, causing hallucinations and an out-of-body experience known as exteriorization.[2][3][4]
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[edit] Lower TRs
[edit] OT TR-0
Two students sit facing each other with their eyes closed. The routine ends when both students can sit for an extended period without movement or drowsiness.[5][6]
[edit] TR-0: Confronting
In the first exercise, a student and coach face each other with eyes open. The routine ends when the student can confront the coach for at least two hours without movement, excessive blinking, or loss of attention. The second exercise is the same, except that the coach tries to distract the student both verbally and physically.[2][5][6]
[edit] TR-1: Dear Alice
The student reads several lines from Alice in Wonderland to the coach as if saying them himself. The coach either acknowledges the line or flunks the student according to whether the line is communicated clearly.[2][5]
[edit] TR-2: Acknowledgement
The coach reads the student lines from Alice in Wonderland in a reversal of TR-1. The student must acknowledge each line so as to clearly end the cycle of communication.[2][5]
[edit] TR-3: Duplicative question
The student repeatedly asks the coach, "Do birds fly?" or "Do fish swim?" If the coach answers the question, the student acknowledges the answer. If the coach says anything else, the student advises the coach that he will repeat the question, and then does so.[2][5][6]
[edit] TR-4: Handling originations
The student repeatedly asks the coach a question as in TR-3. If the coach originates a statement unrelated to the question, the student handles the origination as needed and then continues the routine.[5]
[edit] Upper Indoc TRs
These TRs, numbered 6-9, emphasize the student's ability to control people and situations.
[edit] TR-8: Tone 40 intention on objects
The student repeatedly commands an ashtray to stand up and sit down, acknowledging each action. Although the student holds the ashtray throughout the exercise, the goal is to cause the ashtray to move purely by tone 40 intention.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Church of Scientology International. Classification, Gradation and Awareness Chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e Cooper, Paulette (1971). The Scandal of Scientology.
- ^ a b "Mind Control". Paul McKenna. Network First. ITV. 1998.
- ^ "Scientology: Inside the Cult". The Big Story. ITV. July 1995.
- ^ a b c d e f Atack, Jon (1990). A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics & L. Ron Hubbard Exposed.
- ^ a b c Egan, Simon. The Beginner's Guide to L. Ron Hubbard. Channel Four.
