LIFE CONTINUUM
Taking over the life of someone who has failed, gone away or died — and carrying their troubles in your own body while you do it. If a man's father wore glasses and had a bad leg, and then the father died, the son may start wearing glasses and having trouble with that same leg.
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
A woman who takes over her late mother's role in the family may quietly take on her mother's ailments and mannerisms along with it. It need not even be a person — it can be done for a pet, a car, or anything else that failed or was lost.
Why It Matters
It happens automatically and without the person deciding to do it, which is why he cannot simply stop. It also resolves readily in auditing once it is spotted.
Related Concepts
- VALENCE — The unwitting assumption by one individual of the characteristics of another individual.
- SOMATIC — Physical pain or discomfort of any kind, especially painful or uncomfortable physical perceptions stemming from the Reactive Mind.
- CASE — The way a person responds to the world around him by reason of his aberrations.
- AUDITING — The application of Scientology processes and procedures to someone by a trained auditor.
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