SCIENTOLOGY 8-8008
A formula, and the 1952 book named after it. Written out, it says: reduce the apparent power of the physical universe from infinity down to zero for yourself, and raise your own universe from zero up to infinity. The figure 8 is the sign for infinity stood upright.
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
The four digits are read as a route rather than a number: the first 8 is the infinity to be reached, the two zeros and the second 8 describe the trade being made along the way. The book of that name sets out the whole procedure.
Why It Matters
This is the point where the subject states plainly what it is aiming at for the individual. It comes out of the Philadelphia Doctorate Course period at the end of 1952.
Related Concepts
- MEST UNIVERSE — The physical universe — the universe of matter, energy, space and time.
- THETAN — The being, not the body or name, the physical universe, his mind or anything else.
- THETA UNIVERSE — Thought matter, thought energy, thought space and thought time, combining into a universe of their own alongside the physical one.
- POSTULATE — (noun) A conclusion, decision or resolution made by the individual himself on his own self-determinism on data of the past, known or unknown.
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