MACHINE
An actual machine in the mind, (like ordinary machinery) constructed out of mental mass and energy, that has been made by the individual to do work for him or her or solve a problem of magnitude for the individual. Usually having been set up so as to come into operation automatically under certain pre-determined circumstances.
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
A person might discover in auditing that they set up a mental machine years ago to automatically solve a recurring problem, and that this machine is now operating outside their awareness. These constructions are made of mental mass and energy and run on their own under certain conditions.
Why It Matters
Machines are significant because they represent automated mental activity the individual created but may no longer control. Uncovering and addressing them in auditing restores the person's direct control over their own mental processes.
Related Concepts
- PROBLEM — Anything which has opposing sides of equal force, especially postulate counter- postulate, intention counter- intention or idea counter-idea.
- ALLY — A person who sympathized with or appeared to aid the survival of an individual when he or she was ill, injured or unconscious, and whom the individual now reactively regards as necessary to his or her continued…
- MIND — A control system between the thetan and the physical universe.
- HAT — Slang for the title and work of a post in a Scientology Organization; taken from the fact that in many professions, such as railroading, the type of hat worn is the badge of the' job.
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