B

• (1) loosely, any of the bacteria, especially those causing disease. [Kevin Brady]

BACON, FRANCIS

• (1) (1561-1626) English philosopher and essayist who insisted that investigation should begin with observable facts rather than with theories. [Kevin Brady]

1. state of equipoise; equilibrium.

1. a slang term for the reactive quality of the subconscious mind.

• (1) (slang) the reactive mind. [Kevin Brady]
• See REACTIVE MIND

1. a slang term which means a person is being influenced by his reactive bank and is displaying bad temper, irritability, lack of co-operation and the signs of dramatization; being irrational.

1. something that stands in the way; something stopping progress. 2. an idea in the reactive subconscious mind that keeps an individual from making progress.

1. the earliest incident on a chain of similar incidents. 2. underlying or supporting, causing or permitting other things to be true or exist or maintain their position.

• (1) the first engram on any chain of similar engrams; basic is simply earliest. [Kevin Brady]

1. the fundamental and most important elements of Clearing - the skill of handling and keeping the Preclear in session, proper use of the Clearing communication cycle, the repetitive use of the Clearing communication cycle to flatten a process, the correct application of the technology of Alethiology and Alethanetic Clearing and the ability to use and read a Clearing Biofeedback Meter correctly.

1. the earliest incident of pain and unconsciousness on a person's Time Track. 2. the first moment of discomfort, pain or unconsciousness in the current life of the individual.

• (1) the first engram of the first chain of engrams. [Kevin's Note: in early Dianetics, this was considered likely to be either conception or just prior, but later Dn and Scn would probably have something different on this. My own guesstimate would be the moment of individuation from the static, or realization that there were OTHERS, not self] [Kevin Brady]

BASIC PERSONALITY

• (1) the individual himself. The basic individual is not a buried unknown or a different person, but an intensity of all that is best and most able in the person. [Kevin Brady]

BATTERY

• (1) a group of similar thing arranged, connected or used together; set or series; array. [Kevin Brady]

BATTLE PLAN

• (1) a series of exact doable targets for the coming day or week which forward the strategic planning of an individual or a group. [Kevin's Note: this is done in conjunction with an individual or group's Admin Scale, in an attempt to bring reality more towards an ideal scene as envisioned by the person or group creating it.] [Kevin Brady]

1. to have reality; exist; live: to be or not to be......(Shakespeare). 2. to take place; happen: His birthday is today. 3. to remain; continue: He will be there all year. 4. to stand out. Note: There are two types of verbs: regular and irregular. The conjugation of an irregular verb such as "BE" does not follow normal grammatical standards. For instance, conjugating the regular verb "to walk" (in the present tense) would be done as follows: I walk You walk He, she or it walks We walk They walk However, an irregular verb does not follow normal grammatical standards. In other words, we do not say, "I be, You be, They be," etc. The conjugation of the irregular verb "to be" (in the present tense) would be as follows: I am You are He, she or it is We are They are So am, are and is are irregular forms of the verb "to be" and mean being or existing. For example, if a person says, "I am happy," that person is really saying "I am being happy," even though the word being is not spoken.

1. on account of. 2. for the reason of.

1. the past participle of Be.

1. earlier than; prior to; previously.

1. the point at which something begins or starts; first part or first action.

1. the individual, himself or herself, who exists in a nonmaterial dimension, yet operates and handles a body in the material universe. 2. the person, oneself - not one's body, not one's name, not the mind, not the physical universe. 3. the individual who is aware of being aware. 4. a creator of things, but not a thing itself.

1. the assuming of an identity. 2. an identity assumed by oneself or given to oneself, or attained. Examples: one's name, one's profession, one's physical characteristics, one's role in a game.

• (1) condition or state of being; existence. Beingness also refers to the assumption or choosing of a category of identity. Beingness can be assumed by oneself or given to oneself or attained. Examples of beingness would be one's own name, one's profession, one's physical characteristics, one's role in a game- each or all of these could be called one's beingness. [Kevin Brady]

1. trust; confidence: as, I have belief in his abilities. 2. conviction that certain things are true; faith. 3. anything accepted as true.

1. to take as true, real, etc. 2. to have confidence in a statement or promise of (another person). 3. to suppose; expect; assume. 3. to have trust or confidence.

1. to help the enemy of (one's country, cause, etc.); be a traitor to. 2. to break faith with; to fail to meet the hopes of: as, He betrayed my trust in him. 3. to deceive; lead astray; victimize. 4. to disclose (secret information, confidential plans, etc.). [Latin be-, to + tradere, hand over, deliver]

1. a betraying or being betrayed.

1. more desirable, useful or suitable than another. 2. of superior quality. 3. larger; greater: as, The job will take the better part of a week.

1. in or through the space that separates (two things). 2. in or of the time, amount or degree that separates (two things); intermediate to: as, shades between blue and green. 3. separating. 4. connecting; relating: as, a bond between friends.

1. on or to the far side of; farther on than; past. 2. farther on in time than; past. 3. outside the reach, possibility or understanding of: as,beyond help, beyond belief.

BIOCHEMISTRY

• (1) the chemistry of living organisms [Kevin Brady]

1. the responsibility for something considered to be bad or wrong. 2. finding fault.

1. to hold (someone or something) responsible for something considered to be bad or wrong. 2. to find fault.

BLASPHEMY

• (1) abuse of or contempt for God or sacred things. [Kevin Brady]

1. the sudden dissipation of mental mass with an accompanying feeling of relief. 2. the sudden departure of an individual from a job, subject, group, etc., due to perpetration(s) he/she has committed in the area.

1. a definite, rapid drop of the Clearing Biofeedback Meter Range Arm associated with a vanishment of mental mass or energy in the mind of the Preclear (It is a period of relief and cognition to the Preclear while it is occurring and for a moment after it stops).

1. gone; vanished. 2. mass in the mind having suddenly dissipated with an accompanying feeling of relief. When an incident erases, it can be said that it has blown.

1. the esthetic component of the mind. 2. the quality of mind through which the Being seeks balance and harmonious alignment with everyone and everything. 3. the superconscious mind; infinite intelligence. 4. a quality of mind that has infinite psychic, telepathic power and ability. 5. the Mind Dwell through which a Being seeks beauty and idyllic pleasure. (see Mind Dwell)

1. a carbon-oxygen engine which runs at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. a solid grouping of appendages which make the person recognizable. 3. the Being's communication center. 4. a carbon-oxygen engine which runs on low combustion fuel, generally derived from other life forms. 5. a physical animal with basic needs for food, shelter, sleep and affection.

1. the cessation of a body's functions.

BOIL-OFF

• (1) becoming groggy and seeming to sleep. This manifestation denotes that some period of the person's life wherein he was unconscious has been slightly restimulated. [Kevin Brady]

1. the condition of being bored or uninterested. 2. weariness or dissatisfaction resulting from inactivity or lack of interest. 3. an emotional tone of 2.5 on the Scale of Emotional Expression. [see SCALE OF EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION]

1. words or phrases in engrams or locks which send the Preclear up the Time Track and away from the incident he is trying to run. Examples: "Get out," "Don't touch me," "You can't be here."

• (1) an engramic command (such as "Can't stay here" or "Get out!") which sends the preclear up the track toward present time. [Kevin Brady]

BRACKETED

• (1) of a target, having had its range determined by placing shots both short of the target and beyond it. Used figuratively. [Kevin Brady]

1. a part of the nervous system which receives and sends impulses to the body parts; a part of the body located in the head. 2. an organ of the body similar to a switchboard that translates thought into action and coordinates energy. 3. an organic physical entity composed of two anterior hemispheres of nerve tissue, and located in the upper part of the cranium.

BRIDGE (TO TOTAL FREEDOM)

• (1) [Kevin's Note: the glossary of the Scientology Handbook directs one to look up the Classification, Gradation and Awareness Chart of Levels and Certificates; this once more demonstrates their contention that one can only have their Bridge if certified by them. The Bridge is an organized set of processes and training actions which result in a person being a competent auditor and an Operating Thetan. The idea was originated by LRH as a picture which lets a person envision how to get from the state he is in to the state he wishes to be in. {Historical Note: LRH quote from Dianetics- Modern Science of Mental Health, p.499: "For God's sake, get busy and build a better bridge!"}] [Kevin Brady]

BULLBAIT

• (1) to find certain actions, words, phrases, mannerisms or subjects that cause the student doing a drill to become distracted by reacting to the coach. Bullbaiting is done by the coach in specific Training Routines. The word bullbait is derived from an English and Spanish sport of baiting which meant to set dogs upon a chained bull. [Kevin's Note: this drill is continued until the student is no longer distracted by any buttons found by the coach. As an aside, this has great therapeutic value other than training. I personally found it raised my confront of my own bank to the point that it did not effect me temporarily- it might, all by itself, be capable of Clearing a person {this is just a thought}] [Kevin Brady]

1. an activity, in coaching certain basic exercises, in which the coach finds certain actions, words, phrases, mannerisms, or subject matter that cause the student doing the exercise to become distracted by reacting to the coach's actions.

BUOYANT

• (1) lighthearted, cheerful. [Kevin Brady]

BURSITIS

• (1) inflammation of a bursa, a pouch between joints or between muscles or skin, etc., and bones, for lessening friction. [Kevin Brady]

1. items, words, phrases, subjects or areas which cause a person to become easily reactivated and be embarrassed, laugh uncontrollably, or otherwise become uncomfortable.

• (1) an item, word, phrase, subject or area that causes response or reaction in an individual. (2) in surveying, the subject, phrase or concept that is real to the majority of persons in a group and which can be used to get a response and gain agreement. The term comes from the early 1900s expression "press the button" which means, in a figurative sense, "to perform an action that automatically brings about the required state of affairs." [Kevin Brady]

BYPASS

• (1) jump the proper person in a chain of command. [Kevin Brady]

1. mental energy or mass that has been reactivated in some way in an individual, and that is either partially or wholly unknown to that individual and so is capable of affecting him adversely.

1. clearing by using a list of words, phrases or sentences to help the Preclear find the correct by-passed charge by meter assessment (The moment a correct by-passed charge is found, the Preclear feels much better).