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SAD EFFECT

1. a state of great sadness, apathy and misery; the individual sinks into this condition when his or her heavy ARC break is neglected.



SADNESS

1. a condition of unhappiness or mournfulness resulting either from a specific cause or from a general feeling of depression or hopelessness.



SAFE (adjective)

1. free from damage, danger, or injury; secure. 2. a) giving protection. b) involving no risk. c) trustworthy. 3. unable to cause trouble or damage.



SAFE TECHNIQUE

1. a method of procedure which always deals in things of which the Preclear is certain.



SAFETY (noun)

1. the quality or condition of being safe; freedom from danger, injury or damage; security.



SAID

1. expressed in words; stated; uttered; communicated.



SALVAGE

1. to save from ruin.


S AND D see SEARCH AND DISCOVERY



SAME

1. being the very one, not another.



SANITY (noun)

1. soundness of mind; mental health. 2. soundness of judgement; sensibleness; reasonableness. 3. the ability to evaluate importances in life. [Latin sanus healthy]



SAY

1. to express in words; state; utter; communicate.



SAYING

1. the act of expressing in words; stating; uttering; communicating.



SCALE OF EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION

1. a scale of emotions ranging from enthusiasm at the top to body death at the bottom:

ENTHUSIASM 4.0
CHEERFULNESS 3.5
STRONG INTEREST 3.3
CONSERVATISM 3.0
MILD INTEREST 2.9
CONTENTED 2.8
DISINTERESTED 2.6
BOREDOM 2.5
MONOTONY 2.4
ANTAGONISM 2.0
HOSTILITY 1.9
PAIN 1.8
ANGER 1.5
HATE 1.4
RESENTMENT 1.3
NO SYMPATHY 1.2
UNEXPRESSED RESENTMENT 1.15
COVERT HOSTILITY 1.1
ANXIETY 1.02
FEAR 1.0
DESPAIR .98
TERROR .96
NUMB .94
SYMPATHY .9
PROPITIATION-(Selectively Gives) .8
GRIEF .5
MAKING AMENDS-(Can't W/H Anything) .375
UNDESERVING .3
SELF-ABASEMENT .2
VICTIM .1
HOPELESS .07
APATHY .05
USELESS .03
DYING .01
BODY DEATH 0.0



SCALE OF EMOTIONS see SCALE OF EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION



SCAN

1. to look at all parts successively; to make a wide, sweeping search of; to look over quickly.



SCANNING

1. the act of looking at all parts successively; making a wide, sweeping search of; looking over quickly.



SCENE

1. the place in which any event, real or imagined, occurs. 2. a view of people or places; picture or spectacle.



SCHEDULE (noun)

1. a list of times of recurring events, projected operations, arriving and departure of people, trains, etc. 2. a list of appointments; a list of arrangements to meet a person or be in a certain place at a set time. 3. timetable.



SCHEDULE (verb)

1. to appoint or plan for a certain time or date. 2. to place or include in a schedule. 3. to make a schedule of.



SCHEDULING

1. the hours of a course or the designation of certain times for Clearing.



SCHIZOPHRENIA (noun)

1. a mental disorder characterized by indifference, withdrawal, hallucinations, and delusions of persecution and omnipotence, often with unimpaired intelligence. 2. in Alethanetic terms, an aberrative state in which the person goes into valences so completely that he sharply and distinctly changes personality and appearance when shifted from one valence to another.



SCHIZOPHRENIC (noun)

1. a person having schizophrenia. 2. in Alethanetic terms, the multi-valent person.



SCHIZOPHRENIC (adjective)

1. of or having schizophrenia.



SCIENCE (noun)

1. knowledge of facts and laws arranged in an orderly system. 2. systematized knowledge derived from observation, study and experimentation carried on in order to determine the nature or principles of what is being studied. 3. the search for truth. [Latin scire to know]



SCIENCE OF KNOWING

1. the search for truth, certainty and the recovery of one's experience. 2. an applied philosophy which utilizes the technology of Clearing to bring about improved health and success.



SCIENTIFIC (adjective)

1. of or dealing with science. 2. based on, using, or in accordance with, the principles and methods of science; systematic and exact.


SCIENTOLOGY

(1) an applied religious philosophy developed by L. Ron Hubbard [Kevin's Note: and various unacknowledged others]. It is the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, universes and other life. The word Scientology comes from the Latin scio, which means "know" and the Greek word logos, meaning "the word or outward form by which the inward thought is expressed and made known." Thus, Scientology means knowing about knowing. [Kevin's Note: Dianetics is considered the forebear of Scientology. In actuality, the main difference is that Dianetics is that branch of Scientology which deals with "what the soul is doing to the body through the mind", and Scientology is all other applications of the axioms and laws and logics of the subject now more broadly understood as Clearing in the freezone.] [Kevin Brady]



SCREEN

1. anything that functions to shield, protect, conceal, or shelter in the manner of a curtain.



SEARCH AND DISCOVERY

1. a listing process designed to locate and reveal suppression.


SEC CHECK see SECURITY CHECK



SECONDARY

1. a mental image picture which contains loss or threat of loss. 2. a mental image picture containing misemotion (encysted grief, anger, apathy, etc.) and a real or imagined loss.


SECONDARY ENGRAM see SECONDARY


SECOND DYNAMIC see DYNAMIC EXPRESSIONS



SECRET

1. a withheld thought. 2 something purposely kept from the knowledge of others.



SECRETS

1. plural of secret.



SECTION

1. any distinct or separate part.



SECURITY

1. the state or feeling of being free from fear, care, danger, etc.; safety or a sense of safety. 2. freedom from doubt; certainty. 3. something that gives or assures safety; protection; safeguard. (all security derives from knowledge).



SEE

1. to perceive by the eye; visualize; to be aware of; recognize.



SEEK

1. to try to find; search for; look for. 2. to ask or inquire for; try to learn or discover. 3. to try to get or acquire; aim at; pursue.



SEEKING

1. trying to find; searching for; looking for. 2. asking or inquiring for; trying to learn or discover. 3. trying to get or acquire; aiming at; pursuing.



SEEM

1. to appear to be; give the impression of being; appear. 2. to appear to one's own mind. 3. to appear to exist. 4. to be apparently true.



SEEMS

1. gives the impression of being; appears to one's own mind. 3. appears to exist. 4. is apparently true.



SELECT

1. to choose or pick out; to take by preference from among others.



SELF

1. one's own person or being as apart from all others.


SELF-ANALYSIS LISTS see RECALL LISTS



SELF-CLEARING

1. applying Alethiology processes to one's self, or looking for answers to Alethiology processing questions without being in a Clearing Session under the guidance of a trained Clearing Practitioner (different than Solo Clearing).



SELF-COACHING

1. a student's correcting himself during any study action while someone else is being the coach. (Whenever a study action on an Alethiology course calls for a student and a coach, it is the student's job to study and do the action; it is the coach's job to say how well it is being done.)



SELF-CONFIDENCE

1. the quality of being self-confident; belief in or reliance on oneself or one's abilities, etc. 2. self-determinism; one's belief in one's ability to determine her own causes.



SELF-CONFIDENT

1. having trust in one's own ability; sure of oneself; self-reliant.



SELF-DETERMINED

1. able to observe the actual situation before one and to then determine one's own course of action. 2. one's point of view of any situation.



SELF-DETERMINISM

1. a quality or state of being wherein the individual can or cannot be controlled by his environment according to her choice. 2. the ability to direct oneself. 3. determining the actions of oneself.



SELF-INVALIDATION

1. making self wrong or putting oneself down.



SELF-PROCESSING

1. the action of one trying to run processes on oneself or continually thinking about one's own case; trying to work out what is wrong with oneself; an improper action that will lead inevitably to a worsening of one's case.



SENSATION

1. an uncomfortable perception, excluding pain, originating from the reactive mind, such as: "pressure," "motion," "dizziness," "emotion" and "misemotion."



SENSATIONS

1. plural of sensation.



SENSE (noun)

1. a perception of the environment such as: sight, taste, smell, sound, etc.



SENSE (verb)

1. to be or become aware of; perceive.



SENSITIVE (adjective)

1. of the senses or sensation; especially connected with the reception or transmission of sense impressions; sensory. 2. responding or feeling readily and acutely; very keenly susceptible to stimuli. 3. easily offended, disturbed, shocked, irritated, etc., as by the actions of others; high-strung, tense, and touchy. 4. changing easily or quickly in the presence of some force or agency; very responsive to external conditions, as to light, heat, etc.



SENSITIVITY (noun)

1. the condition or quality of being sensitive.



SENSITIVITY BOOSTER

1. that knob on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter which magnifies the ability of the Meter to register charge.



SENSITIVITY KNOB

1. that knob on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter which magnifies the movement of the needle.



SENTIENCE (noun)

1. the capacity for feeling or perceiving; consciousness. 2. mere awareness or sensation that does not involve thought or perception.



SENTIENT (noun)

1. a person or thing that is capable of feeling or perceiving; a person or thing that is conscious.



SENTIENT (adjective)

1. of, having, or capable of feeling or perceiving; conscious. 2. responsive to or conscious of sense impressions.



SEPARATE (adjective)

1. set apart or divided from the rest or others; not joined, united, or connected; severed. 2. not associated with others; having its own existence; distinct; individual; independent.



SEPARATENESS

1. the quality of being separate from someone or something.



SEQUENCE

1. the following or coming of one thing after another; succession. 2. the order in which this occurs.



SERENITY

1. the state of being undisturbed, calm, tranquil or quiet; calmness; tranquility.



SERIES

1. a group or number of related or similar persons, things, or events coming one after another; sequence; succession.



SERIOUS

1. of, showing, having, or caused by earnestness or deep thought; earnest, grave, sober, or solemn. 2. meaning what one says or does; not joking or trifling; sincere. 3. concerned or dealing with grave or important matters, problems, etc.; weighty; important. 4. requiring careful consideration or thought; involving difficulty, effort, or considered action.. 5. giving cause for anxiety; critical; dangerous.



SERIOUSLY

1. to a serious extent; having important or dangerous possible consequences.



SERVICE (noun)

1. the occupation or condition of a servant. 2. work done for a master or superior. 3. work done or duty performed for another or others. 4. helpful, beneficial, friendly action or conduct; act giving assistance or advantage to another. 5. the result of this; benefit; advantage. 6. an activity carried on to provide people with the use of something. [Latin,servus, a slave]



SERVICE (adjective)

1. of, for, or in service.



SERVICE FACSIMILE

1. a computation generated by the individual to make self right and others wrong, to dominate or escape domination and to enhance own survival and injure that of others; this computation will cause the individual to deliberately hold in reactivation selected parts of his reactive mind to explain his failures in life; for example, a person may keep an old injury in reactivation so that his family has to look after him. 2. a computation generated by the individual (using his analytical mind) to be right and make others wrong.



SESSION

1. a Clearing session; a precise period of time during which a Clearing Practitioner clears a Preclear.



SESSION ARC BREAK

1. an ARC Break that occurs in a session.



SESSION MISSED WITHHOLD

1. a missed withhold that occurs in a session.



SESSIONS

1. plural of session.



SETTLE OUT

1. to destimulate or deactivate: as, if an engram gets reactivated, it will settle out in 7 to 10 days.



SET UP

1. the action of getting a Floating Needle and Very Good Indicators in on a Preclear before commencing any major action.



SETUP PROGRAM

1. a repair program to eradicate case mishandling by current life or Clearing errors.


SEVENTH DYNAMIC see DYNAMIC EXPRESSIONS



SEVERAL

1. an indefinite number more than two and fewer than many.



SEVERE (adjective)

1. harsh or strict, as in treatment; unsparing; stern. 2. serious; grave; forbidding, as in expression or manner. 3. conforming strictly to a rule, method, standard, etc.; rigidly accurate. 4. keen; violent; extreme; intense. 5. difficult; rigorous; trying.



SEVERITY (noun)

1. the quality or condition of being severe.



SEX

1. one of two divisions of human beings, animals, etc. 2. the interaction (touching, feeling, etc.) of two individuals (commonly male and female) for the purpose of pleasure and/or procreation.



SEXUAL SENSATION

1. any feeling, pleasant or unpleasant, commonly experienced during sexual restimulation or action.


SF see SMALL FALL



SHAME

1. a disturbed or painful feeling of guilt, incompetence, indecency or blameworthiness.



SHARE (noun)

1. a part or portion which is alloted or belongs to an individual; part contributed by one. 2. at the Center for Personal Advancement, a communicating or imparting to a person, group, Clearing Practitioner, etc., one's experience, ideas, thoughts, feelings, perceptions, etc.



SHARE (verb)

1. to communicate or impart to a person, group, Clearing Practitioner, etc., one's experience, ideas, thoughts, feelings, perceptions, etc.: as, she shared her wins with the others in the class.



SHE

1. the female person being talked about or referred to.



SHELL ENTITY BEING

1. an Entity Being that surrounds the Individual's body; sometimes it is in the shape of the Individual's body; because the Individual is in the middle of this Shell Entity Being, he can easily think that the Shell Entity Being is himself and that Entity Being's pictures or feelings or ideas can seem to be the Individual's own, even though they are not.



SHIFT

1. a change in place or position.



SHOCK

1. any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions, as through great loss or surprise. 2. something causing this. 3. an extreme stimulation of the nerves accompanying the passage of electric current through the body. 4. in medicine, a condition of disorder of the circulatory system, resulting from injury or a sudden psychic disturbance, and characterized by a decrease in blood pressure, a weak and rapid pulse, and, often, unconsciousness.



SHOCK TREATMENT

1. treatment of mental disorder by artificially bringing about a coma or convulsions through the use of drugs or electricity.



SHORT

1. condensed; concise; brief. 2. not extending far from end to end; not long. 3. not great in span, range, or scope, as a distance, journey, throw, view, etc. 4. low in height; not tall. 5. lasting but a little time; brief.



SHORT SPOTTING

1. a process in which the Clearing Practitioner has the Preclear spot things that are very close to her.



SHOULD

1. the conditional sense of shall, suggesting what is proper, expected, or something that one ought to do.



SHOULDN'T

1. should not; conditional sense of shall not, suggesting what is not proper, not expected, or not socially acceptable in conduct or offensive to conventional rules of behavior.



SHOW

1. to bring into sight; allow to be seen; display; exhibit.



SHUT

1. to close (an opening, passage, container, etc.). 2. to prevent or forbid entrance to or exit from; close; bar.



SICK

1. suffering from disease or illness; unwell; ill. 2. deeply disturbed or distressed ; extremely upset, as by grief, disappointment, disgust, failure, etc. 3. impaired; unsound. 4. mentally ill.



SICKNESS

1. the condition of being sick or diseased; illness. 2. a malady or disease. 3. the result of engram chains in reactivation. 4. a covert effort to die.



SIGHT

1. the act of seeing; perception by the eyes. 2. the faculty or power of seeing; vision; eyesight.



SIGNIFICANCE (noun)

1. a word which is used in the special sense to denote any thought, decision, concept, idea, purpose or meaning in the mind in distinction to its masses (the mind is basically composed of masses and significances).



SIMILAR (adjective)

1. alike in substance, structure, subject, general location, people or perception.



SIMILARITY (noun)

1. the state or quality of being similar; resemblance or likeness. 2. a point, feature or instance in which things are similar.



SIMILARITIES

1. plural of similarity.



SIMPLE

1. having few parts or features; not complicated or involved. 2. easy to do, solve, or understand. 3. without additions or qualifications; mere; bare. 4. not ornate; unembellished; unadorned. 5. without ostentation or affectation; unpretending; natural.



SIMPLY

1. in a simple manner; so as to be simple; with simplicity. 2. merely; only; just. 3. absolutely; completely.



SIMULATE

1. to give a false indication or appearance of; pretend; feign. 2. to have the external characteristics of; look or act like.



SINCE

1. from then until now.



SINCERE

1. free from pretense or deceit; genuine; real; honest.



SINGLE

1. one only; one and no more; individual. 2. without another or others; alone; solitary. 3. of or for one person. 4. having only one part; not compound, double, multiple, etc.



SITUATION

1. manner in which a thing is situated; place of an object in relation to its surroundings; location; position. 2. a place; locality. 3. position or condition with regard to circumstances. 4. the combination of circumstances at any given moment; state of affairs.


SIXTH DYNAMIC see DYNAMIC EXPRESSIONS



SKID

1. to slide, slip or fall rapidly without being able to control or influence the outcome.



SKIDDED

1. slid, slipped, or fell rapidly without being able to control or influence the outcome.



SKILL

1. ability gained by practice and familiarity to produce desired results with accuracy, certainty, and a minimum of effort.



SKIPPED

1. passed over or omitted without notice or mention.



SKIPPED GRADIENT

1. a level of competence or understanding ignored or not worked on enough so that one is confused or incompetent later; for example, never learning to play "catch" and then being unable to learn to play baseball.



SLEEP

1. a condition of rest for the body and mind in which the eyes stay closed and which comes at regular intervals.



SLOW

1. taking a longer time than usual to act, go, move, happen, etc. 2. marked by low speed, rate of rhythm, etc.; not fast or rapid. 3. not quick or prompt.



SLOW ASSESSMENT

1. the action of a Clearing Practitioner asking the Preclear to comment briefly concerning each item on a prepared list and then noting the size of the read on each item.



SLOWED FALL

1. a particular kind of needle reaction on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter; it is a fall which starts off fast and then slows down. see FALL



SLOWED RISE

1. a particular kind of needle reaction on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter; it is a rise which starts off fast and then slows down. see RISE



SMELL

1. that one of the five senses of the body by which a substance is perceived through the chemical stimulation of nerves (olfactory nerves) in the nasal cavity by particles given off by that substance. 2. the characteristic stimulation of any specific substance upon the olfactory nerves; odor; scent. 3. an act of smelling.



SOCIAL (adjective)

1. of or having to do with human beings living together as a group in a situation requiring that they have dealings with one another. 2. of or having to do with the ranks or activities of society. 3. living in this way: as, the family is a social unit. 4. sociable; getting along well with others: as, a social nature. 5. of, for, or fond of friends, companionship, etc.: as, a social club. 6. offering material aid, vocational advice, etc. to those who need it: of or engaged in welfare work: as, a social worker. 7. living or associating in groups or communities: as, the ant is a social creature. [Latin,socius, companion]



SOCIAL MACHINERY

1. action without awareness; specifically, acting out of habit, without thought or awareness, in social situations, due to training or conditioning; for example, replying to the question,"How are you?" with "Fine," even though one is feeling poorly.



SOCIAL PERSONALITY

1. those distinctive qualities of a person, considered collectively, that demonstrate a natural operating basis toward the greatest good for the greatest number of dynamics. 2. a person who can be characterized by the desire for happy and successful survival for self and others.



SOCIETY (noun)

1. all people, collectively, regarded as constituting a community of related, interdependent individuals. 2. the system or condition of living together as a community. 3. any organized group of people joined together because of some interest in common.



SOLID (adjective)

1. something that is quite firm or hard. 2. heavy; massy; bulky; weighty.



SOLIDITY (noun)

1. the quality or condition of being solid; firmness, soundness, compactness, etc.



SOLO (noun)

1. any performance or activity by one person alone. [Latin,solus, alone]



SOLO (adjective)

1. made or done by one person.


SOLO AUDITOR



SOLO CLEARING

1. after reaching the State of Clear, one trains to be a solo practitioner; one then processes solo material with the aid of a Clearing Biofeedback Meter to reach states of freedom and truth beyond Clear.



SOLUTION (noun)

1. the solving of a problem. 2. an explanation; answer. 3. action or process of explaining, clearing up, removing or finding a way out of a problem. 4. method of finding an answer to a problem. 5. what will cause the problem to dissipate and disappear; what will cause the problem to vanish. 6. something that permits one to escape from a problem without becoming cause over that problem. [Latin solutio, -onisa loosing, coming from solvere loosen, dissolve]



SOLVE (verb)

1. to find the answer to; clear up; explain. 2. to find a solution for, explain, clear up, remove or find a way out of a problem. [Latin solvere to loosen, dissolve]



SOLVING

1. finding a solution for; explaining, clearing up, removing, or finding a way out of a problem.



SOMATIC

1. physical pain or discomfort of any kind, especially painful or uncomfortable physical perceptions stemming from the reactive mind. 2. a pain or sensation in the body. [Latin soma body]



SOMATIC CHAIN

1. a chain in which the similarity of content is of feelings, sensations, attitudes, pains or emotions.



SOMATIC MIND

1. the subconscious mind; the A-mind; the "Little Animal." 2. that mind which, directed by the analytical or reactive mind, places solutions into effect on the physical level.



SOMATIC SHUT-OFF

1. an inability to feel sensations, pains or emotions.



SOMATIC STRIP

1. the part of the time track containing sensations, pains, emotions, etc.



SOME

1. a certain one not named; a certain but not definite quantity.



SOMEBODY

1. a particular but unnamed person.



SOMEONE

1. a particular but unnamed person.



SOMETHING

1. a particular but unspecified thing, event, fact, etc.



SOMEWHERE

1. in or at a definite but unspecified place.



SONIC

1. the ability to recall a sound so that one can hear it again as he originally heard it in full tone and volume.



SONIC SHUT-OFF

1. the inability to hear sound in mental image pictures or incidents.



SOON

1. in a short time (after a time specified or understood); shortly; before long. 2. promptly; quickly. 3. ahead of time; early.


SOP see STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE



SORE (noun)

1. a place on the body where tissue is injured, as by a bruise, cut or burn. 2. any source of pain, irritation, grief, distress, etc.



SORE (adjective)

1. a) giving physical pain; painful; tender. b) feeling physical pain, as from wounds, bruises, etc.



SORENESSES

1. places in and on the body that are painful, tender, etc.



SORROW

1. a mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, etc. 2. a deep, long-continued, mental anguish caused by a sense of loss, disappointment, etc.



SOUGHT

1. searched for; tried to get; aimed at; made an attempt at.



SOUL

1. a commonly used word to refer to who a person really is; not a person's mind, body or possessions; a Being. see BEING



SOUND

1. that which is or can be heard; the sensation of hearing, resulting from the stimulation of the auditory nerves by vibrations carried in the air, water, etc. 2. a noise made by the organs of speech.



SOURCE

1. the point of origin, or it would be the originator, or where something was begun or dreamed up or created. 2. that from which something comes or develops; place of origin; cause.



SOURCE POINT

1. the person who starts or sends a communication; also the place from which a communication was sent.


SP see SUPPRESSIVE PERSON



SPACE

1. that in which Matter and Energy are located.



SPACES

1. plural of space.



SPEECH

1. the act of speaking; expression or communication of thoughts and feelings by spoken words, vocal sounds, and gestures. 2. the power or ability to speak. 3. that which is spoken; utterance; remark, statement, talk, conversation, etc. 4. a talk or address given in public. 5. the language used by a certain group of people; dialect or tongue. 6. the study of the theory and practice of oral expression and communication.



SPEEDED FALL

1. a particular kind of needle reaction on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter; it is a fall which starts off slow and then picks up speed. see FALL



SPEEDED RISE

1. a particular kind of needle reaction on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter; it is a rise which starts off slow and then picks up speed. see RISE



SPELL

1. a word or set of words supposed to have magical powers.



SPINNINESS

1. a variety of dizziness; a sensation of dizziness.



SPIRIT

1. a rational or intelligent Being with or without identity. see BEING



SPIRITS

1. plural of spirit.



SPIRITUAL

1. of or having to do with Beings. 2. of or having to do with the supernatural.



SPOT (noun)

1. a particular place; a small extent of space.



SPOT (verb)

1. single out; locate; detect; notice; identify.



SPOT CHECK

1. a checkout given by a student to her twin in which she examines her twin on selected words and data; it is called a spot check in that the student does not attempt to cover all the materials. 2. the action whereby a supervisor checks a student's understanding of words and data covered in materials already attested to on the student's checksheet.



STABILITY

1. the capacity to remain in position; ability to resist being dislodged, overturned, etc. 2. fixidity of position in space; firmness of position. 3. the capacity to resist destruction. 4. firmness of character, purpose, resolution, etc. 5. the capacity of a person to return quickly and easily to his or her normal state after an upset.



STABLE

1. that which will not easily fall, be overturned, etc. 2. not likely to give way; steady; firm. 3. not likely to change in nature or purpose; persistent. 4. fixed in nature or purpose; constant; unwavering. 5. not liable to destruction; permanent. 6. able to maintain or return to its original or normal state. 7. one who is able to maintain a high position on the Scale of Emotions and is able to recover easily and quickly after an upset.



STABLE DATUM

1. a stable object or idea that one picks out of a confusion. 2. any part or factor (which may or may not be correct or true) in a confusion that an individual selects out as a known and secure thing by which to relate and align the rest of the parts of the confusion, thereby lessening or bringing order into the confusion.



STAGE FOUR NEEDLE

1. a needle on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter that rises, sticks and then falls over and over. [This is the sole survivor of an old system that used four stages of meter reaction as a test of the state of a case. A stage four needle is still important to identify when met, as it means this Preclear is from no place as a case. A stage four needle goes up about an inch or two (always the same distance) and sticks and then falls, goes up, sticks, falls, about once a second or so. It is very regular, always the same distance, always the same pattern, over and over on and on, and nothing you say or the Preclear says changes it (except body reactions). It's a disheartening phenomenon. It means the Preclear is stuck in the Reactive Mind.]



STAND

1. to be in an upright position on one's feet; to maintain a specified position or posture.



STANDARD (noun)

1. a definite level or degree of quality that is proper and adequate for a specific purpose. 2. something established for use as a rule or basis of comparison in measuring or judging capacity, quantity, content, extent, value, quality, etc. 3. something used as a general agreement to determine whether or not a thing is as it should be. 4. a level or grade of excellence, quality or attainment regarded as a goal or measure of adequacy. 5. some measure, principle, model, etc. with which things of the same class are compared in order to determine their quantity, value, quality, etc. [Middle English; Old French estendard; probably from Germanic standan, to stand +ort, a place; hence, a standing place]


STANDARD MEMORY BANKS see ANALYTICAL MIND



STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

1. a precise way of carrying out a task so that an expected result is achieved.



STANDARD TECHNOLOGY

1. an agreed upon set of Clearing procedures that can be taught and predictably reproduced in order to achieve consistently effective results. 2. those procedures which are generally agreed upon to be workable.



STARRATE CHECKOUT

1. a very exact checkout which verifies the full and minute knowledge of the student of a portion of study materials, and tests his full understanding of the data and ability to apply it.



START

1. to cause to begin; set in motion or action.



START-CHANGE-STOP

1. the anatomy of control.



STARTING

1. beginning; setting in motion or action.



STARTLED

1. frightened suddenly and usually not seriously.



STATE (noun)

1. the condition of a person or thing at a certain time; situation. 2. the mental or emotional condition of a person at a particular time.



STATE (verb)

1. to express the particulars of, especially in words.



STATED (verb)

1. expressed in words.



STATEMENT

1. a report of fact or opinion; a single declaration or remark.



STATES (noun)

1. plural of state. 2. levels on the Life Expansion Chart.



STATISTIC

1. any number used to measure production.



STATISTICS

1. numerical facts or data about people, business conditions, etc. 2. a numerical measure of production for a person or group.


STATS see STATISTICS



STICK (verb)

1. to remain in place.



STICKY NEEDLE

1. a needle on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter that is not free and clean.



STILL (adjective)

1. without motion.



STILL (adverb)

1. a word indicating the continuance of an action or condition at or up to the time mentioned or now; in spite of that; yet: as, he is still involved in the practice of Clearing.



STILL RA

1. an unmoving Range Arm on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter.



STIMULUS

1. something that stirs to action or effort. [Latin stimulus (originally) a goad]



STIMULUS-RESPONSE

1. the mechanism whereby the individual is reactivated, upset or reactively stimulated by something or someone.



STIMULUS-RESPONSE MECHANISM

1. a mechanism not under an individual's conscious control where a stimulus from the surroundings causes an unwanted reactive response.



STINGINESS

1. unwillingness to part with anything; close-fisted.



STOP (noun)

1. the end of a cycle of action.



STOP (verb)

1. to cease doing something.



STOPPED

1. hindered; blocked; obstructed; halted; kept from going on.



STOPPED READ

1. the needle on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter stops as it falls.



STRAIGHT LINE MEMORY

1. recalling exact moments in the past.


STRAIGHT MEMORY see STRAIGHT LINE MEMORY



STRIPPING

1. to take off the covering of. 2. to remove false ideas from.



STUCK

1. fixed in a specified position so as to remain there.



STUCK FLOW

1. a stopped flow. (A flow run too long in one direction will become stuck. Running the flow in the opposite direction will free it up.)



STUCK NEEDLE

1. an unmoving needle on the Clearing Biofeedback Meter. 2. an unmoving needle that registers nothing when the Preclear is pinched. 3. a stiff, stopped non-moving needle. 4. a measured response that a fellow has flowed out or flowed in too long in one direction.



STUCK ON THE TRACK

1. a phenomenon of fixated attention in a point of time in the past which must not be duplicated. 2. an enormous accumulation of negative energy.



STUCK PICTURE

1. a mental picture that is being held in place with effort or force. 2. a mental image that intrudes upon and prevents a Preclear from running a chain of incidents.



STUDENT

1. one who observes carefully and in detail in order to gain knowledge and then use it to produce a specific result. 2. one who is doing a drill while being coached.



STUDENT CLEARING PRACTITIONER

1. an individual who is studying the material, doing the drills and getting the practical experience necessary to become a Clearing Practitioner.


STUDENT HAT

(1) a comprehensive course which contains all the Scientology technology on study. [Kevin Brady]



STUDY (noun)

1. the act or process of applying the mind in order to acquire knowledge, as by reading, investigating, etc. 2. careful attention to, and critical examination and investigation of, any subject, event, etc.: as, the study of human behavior. 3. a branch of learning; department of knowledge.



STUDY (verb)

1. to apply one's mind to attentively; perceive information by reading, thinking, etc.: as, he studies history with interest. 2. a) to examine or investigate carefully: as, I shall study the case. a b) to look at carefully; scrutinize: as, she studied the map. 3. to read (a book, lesson, etc.) so as to know and understand it. 4. to pay attention to; give care and thought to: as, he studies the principle of reciprocity.



STUDY (verb intransitive)

1. to apply the mind in order to acquire knowledge. 2. to meditate; ponder.



STUDY TECH

1. the technology of how to study.



STUPOR (noun)

1. a state in which the mind and senses are dulled; partial or complete loss of sensibility, as from a narcotic. 2. mental or moral dullness or apathy. [Latin stupere, to be stunned or amazed]



STUN (verb)

1. to make senseless or unconscious, as by a blow. 2. to daze or stupefy; shock deeply; astound; overwhelm: as, we were stunned by the sight. 3. to overpower or bewilder as by a loud noise or explosion. [Latin extonare;ex-, intensifier +tonare, to thunder, crash



STUPID (adjective)]

1. in a state of stupor; dazed; stunned; stupefied. 2. lacking normal intelligence or understanding; slow witted; dull. 3. showing or resulting from lack of normal intelligence; foolish; irrational; lack of intelligence or incapacity for perceiving, learning, etc. asmight be shown by one in a mental stupor: as, what a stupid idea. 4. dull and boring; tiresome: as, a very stupid party. 5. the opposite of wise. [Latin stupidus from stupere, to be stunned or amazed



STUPIDITY (noun)

1. the quality or condition of being stupid. 2. the complete inability to predict the consequences of one's actions with an accompanying inability to take responsibility for the effects being created. 3. the opposite of wisdom.



STYLE

1. a method or custom of performing actions. 2. in Clearing there are five styles: Listen Style, Muzzled Style, Guiding Style, Direct Style, Abridged Style and All Style.



SUBCONSCIOUS (noun)

1. that portion of mental activity of which the individual has little or no conscious perception. 2. the sum of all thoughts, impulses, desires, feelings, etc. of which the individual is not conscious but which influences his or her behavior; that part of the total mind which comprises repressed desires and other matter excluded from, but often tending to affect, the individual's consciousness.



SUBCONSCIOUS (adjective)

1. occurring without conscious perception, or with only slight perception, on the part of the individual: said of mental processes and reactions.



SUBJECT (noun)

1. thing being talked about; what one is studying or coaching or examining or being checked out on; also all the data and methods that have been developed regarding some area of existence or awareness.



SUBJECTIVE

1. proceeding from or taking place in an individual's mind.



SUBJECTIVE PROCESSES

1. any procedure which directs the Preclear to intimately address the contents of her mind. 2. processes that ask the Preclear to recall, think of, remember or return on the time track to a past incident.



SUBTRACT (verb)

1. to take away or deduct, as a part from a whole or one quantity from another. [Latin subtractus or subtrahere, to draw away underneath, subtract; sub-, under + trahere, to draw]



SUBTRACTION (noun)

1. the act of taking away or deducting.



SUBTRACTIVE (adjective)

1. tending to take away or deduct. 2. capable of or involving subtraction.



SUBTRACTIVE PROCESS

1. a process designed to discharge and remove, release or erase reactive material in the subconscious mind . 2. a Clearing process.



SUCCESS

1. the progressive realization of worthwhile, pre-determined, personal or group goals.



SUCCESSFUL

1. coming about, taking place, or turning out to be as was hoped for; having a favorable result: as, a successful session.



SUCCESS STORY

1. a statement of benefits, gains or wins made by a Student or a Preclear to a Course Supervisor or Clearing Practitioner.



SUCCUMB

1. the failure to survive, dying (often used with to): as, he succumbed to cancer. 2. to give way; yield; submit (often with to): as, she succumbed to his persuasion.



SUDDEN

1. done or taking place unexpectedly; happening without warning; not foreseen or prepared for. 2. done, coming, or taking place quickly or abruptly; hasty.



SUFFER

1. to undergo (something painful or unpleasant, as injury, grief, etc.); endure; bear; be afflicted with. 2. to undergo or experience (any operation or process, especially change). 3. to allow; permit; tolerate.



SUFFERING

1. the bearing or undergoing of pain, distress, or injury.



SUFFICIENT

1. as much as is needed; equal to what is specified or required; enough to meet one's needs.



SUGGEST

1. propose as a possibility; as, he suggested a course of action. 2. to show indirectly; imply; intimate: as, her appearance suggests prosperity. 3. to bring (a thought, problem, desire, etc.) to the mind for consideration. 4. to arouse in the mind through association of ideas: as, what does this shape suggest to you.



SUGGESTED

1. past tense of suggest.



SUICIDE

1. the act of killing oneself intentionally. 2. a psychotic act. 3. ruin of one's interests or prospects through one's own actions, policies, etc.



SUNDER

1. to break apart; to separate; to part; to split.



SUPER- (a prefix)

1. over, above, on top of, as in super structure. 2. higher in rank or position than, superior to, as in superintendent, supervisor. 3. a) greater in quality, amount, or degree than, surpassing, as in super fine, super abundance. b) greater or better than others of its kind, as in supermarket. 4. to a degree greater than normal, as in super heat,supersaturate. 5. extra, additional, as in super tax.



SUPERCONSCIOUS (noun)

1. that aspect of the total mind which has infinite capability and infinite storage capacity.



SUPERIOR

1. greater in value, quality, amount, power, etc. 2. far above the average; of high quality, worth, ability, etc.; excellent.



SUPER-LITERATE

1. the ability to comfortably and quickly take data from a page and be able at once to apply it.



SUPERSTITION

1. any belief or attitude that is inconsistent with the known laws of science or with what is generally considered in the particular society as true and rational; especially, such a belief in charms, omens, etc.



SUPERVISOR

1. one whose role is to observe an activity and make sure that it is going well.



SUPPRESS

1. to squash, sit on, or make smaller; to refuse to let reach, make uncertain about reaching, render or lessen in any way possible by any means possible; to the harm of the individual and for the fancied protection of a suppressor.



SUPPRESSED

1. put down by force; subdued; crushed. 2. concealed or withheld from consciousness.



SUPPRESSION

1. a harmful intention or action against which one cannot fight back (when one can do anything about it, it is less suppressive).



SUPPRESSIVE

1. tending to suppress, hinder, stop or limit reaching; that which suppresses, hinders, stops or limits reaching.



SUPPRESSIVE ACTS

1. committed or omitted actions which inhibit, impede or stop another.



SUPPRESSIVE GROUP

1. A group which suppresses or damages people. 2. A group that dominates the lives and thoughts of its individual members by the use of brainwashing techniques; a rigid, authoritarian group where individual will and personal integrity are subjugated in unquestioning allegiance to a demagogue who is considered to be the only source of the only solution to life.



SUPPRESSIVE PERSON

1. a person who suppresses other people. 2. a person who is hostile, or antagonistic to another individual, and who has a counter-postulate to that individual.



SUPPRESSOR

1. a "social behavior" preventing things from being revealed which might be embarrassing or frightening.



SUPREME BEING

1. greatest possible, highest in degree or quality, extreme, most important, uttermost, or infinite conscious existence or life unit; infinity.



SURE

1. certain; free from doubts; confident: as, he approached with a sure step. 2. that will not fail; always effective: as, a sure method. 3. that cannot be doubted, questioned, or disputed; absolutely true.



SURPRISE (noun)

1. the feeling or emotion caused by something happening suddenly or unexpectedly. 2. a sudden reaction caused by something unexpected.



SURPRISE (verb)

1. to cause to feel surprise, as by something expected.



SURVIVAL (noun)

1. the act or fact of surviving; continuance of life; living or lasting longer than others. 2. living with an abundance or a margin in all areas.



SURVIVE (verb)

1. to continue to exist, stand out. 2. to continue to live after or in spite of: as, we survived the earthquake. [Latin supervivere; super- above + -vivere to live; to live above]



SWARM

1. an Entity Being or Group (Cluster) in the valence of locusts or bees or insects.



SYMBIOSIS

1. a living together of two dissimilar organisms in close association or union, especially when this is advantageous to both. 2. the action of two or more beings interacting and sharing the same body.



SYMBOL

1. something that stands for or suggests something else; a visible sign of something not presently visible: as, the dove is a symbol of peace. 2. an idea fixed in energy and mobile in space.



SYMPATHY

1. sameness of feeling; a low level interchange of energy. 2. an emotion that an individual uses when immobilized to enlist help from others. 3. a non-survival activity used by an individual who considers herself incapable of surviving by herself; the use of psychosomatic illness is an explanation of failure and a bid for sympathy. 4. an emotional state similar to grief or apathy, ranging from 0.9 to 0.4 on the Scale of Emotional Expression.



SYMPTOMS

1. pains, emotional feelings, tirednesses, aches, pressures, sensations and other unwanted states of the body. 2. a condition existing in the body directly, such as a broken bone, a pulled muscle, a gallstone; an immediate physical cause. 3. part of the contents of a mental image picture, such as an engram, secondary or a lock.