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The story of David Mayo (Snr C/S Int 1978-82) (2)  or   A detailed analysis of the data found in publications relating (Inquiring: Was he a Saint or a Judas?)

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1) G e n e r a l   o v e r v i e w / i n t r o d u c t i o n :   M i s s i o n   s t a t e m e n t ,   o v e r v i e w ,   r e s e a r c h   s p e c i f i c s I n t r o d u c t i o n   t o   S c i e n t o l o g y   a n d   L R H K e e p i n g   S c i e n t o l o g y   W o r k i n g ,   f u n d a m en t al s S c i e n t o l o g y   i n   m e d i a   a nd   I n t e r n e t   ( +   f o r u m s ,   W i k i p e d i a ) S c i e n t o l o g y :   I t s   t r u e   h i s t o r y   e x p o s e d ? S c i e n t o l o g y   Q & A   ( F A Q ) E x t e r n a l   l i n k s M a t e r i a l s   w a n t   l i s t R e c o m m e n d e d   l i s t   o f   m a t e r i a l s 2) R e s p o n s e s   ( w i t h   a n n o t a t i o n s ) : A p p r e c i a t i v e   r e s p o n s e s   t o   m y   p a g e s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d   ( 1 )   f r o m   c h u r c h g o i n g   S c i e n t o l o g i s t s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d   ( 2 )   f r o m   o u t - o f - c h u r c h   S c i e n t o l o g i s t s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d    ( 3 )   f r o m   a n t i - S c i e n t o l o g i s t s 3) T o p i c s   o f   p a r t i c u l a r   i n t e r e s t : (a): G e n e r a l   t o p i c s H o l y   S c r i p t u r e s   v s   S c i e n t o l o g y L R H   v s   D i c t i o n a r i e s L R H   v s   t h e o r y   o f   e v o l u t i o n L R H ' s   w o r k s   o f   f i c t i o n (b): O r g a n i z a t i o n a l   t o p i c s A   p r i n t i n g   h i s t o r y   o f   t h e   m a t e r i a l s   o f   S c i e n t o l o g y S c i e n t o l o g y   M e m b e r s h i p :   H A S I   v s   I A S L R H   v s   p r i c i n g   p o l i c i e s T h e   c o p y r i g h t s   i s s u e   a n d   l i c e n s i n g (c): T e c h n i c a l   t o p i c s H i s t o r y   o f   G r a d e   C h a r t :   a )   G e n e r a l H i s t o r y   o f   G r a d e   C h a r t :   b )   D e t a i l e d ‘ C l e a r ’   d e f i n e d N E D   f o r   O T s T h e   ‘ P r i m a r y   R u n d o w n ’ 4) C o n t r o v e r s i a l   t o p i c s : M i s t a k e n   i d e a s   o f   ‘ E t h i c s ’   c l a r i f i e d T h e   F a i r    G a m e   L a w P r a c t i c e   o f   D i s c o n n e c t i o n S e c u r i t y   C h e c k i n g F r e e l o a d e r s   v s   E x - s t a f f   m e m b e r s T h e   ‘ R e h a b i l i t a t i o n   P r o j e c t   F o r c e ’   ( R P F ) 5) C h a n g e s   i n   t h e   f l o w   o f   ‘ i n f o r m a t i o n ’: (a): A l t e r a t i o n s   ( L R H   o r   n o n- L R H ? ) L R H   v s   A l t e r a t i o n s N o n - L R H   t u r n s   i n t o   L R H ?   &   P r o p o s a l   t o   s o l u t i o n T h e    ‘ C r a m m i n g   S e r i e s ’   -   L R H   o r   n o t   L R H ? B a s e d   o n   L R H   p u b l i c a t i o n s (b): G e n e r a l   o v e r v i e w L R H   v s   A   N e w   O r d e r   ( i n t r o d u c t i o n ) → A d m i n i s t r a t i v e   a n d    o r g a n i z a t i o n a l   m a t t e r s S e t u p   o f   t h e   p r i n t e d   m a t e r i a l s   ( 1 9 7 3 - 8 6 ) T h e   R T R C ,   t h e   u n i t   t h a t   w r o t e   L R H   i s s u e s   ( 1 9 7 3 - 8 2 ) T h e   d a w n i n g   o f   R T C   a n d   n e w   m a n a g e m e n t   ( 1 9 8 2 - 8 3 ) → T e c h n i c a l   m a t t e r s I n t r o d u c t i o n   t o   t h e   e v e n t   o f   l o s i n g   a   B r i d g e ) A n a l y s i s   o f   H C O B   “ T e c h   C o r r e c t i o n   R o u n d - u p ” L o s t   B r i d g e :   T e c h   c h a n g e s   d u r i n g   1 9 7 8 - 8 2 T h e   h i s t o r y   o f   t h e   o r i g i n a l   O T   V I I I ‘ G o l d e n   A g e   o f   T e c h ’   ( G A T )   a n a l y s i s D r i l l i n g   i n   S c i e n t o l o g y (c): T h e   m a t t e r   o f   D a v i d   M a y o S t o r y   o f   D a v i d   M a y o ‘ S O   E D   2 3 4 4   I n t’   a n a l y s i s T r a i n i n g   d r i l l s   ( T R s ) M a y o   r e f e r e n c e   l i s t 6) C o n s p i r a c i e s   -   I n   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d ' s   f o o t s t e p s S c i e n t o l o g y   v s   a   N e w   W o r l d   O r d e r → W h e r e   i s   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d ?   ( c h r o n o l o g y   o f   S c n   h i s t o r y ) W h e r e a b o u t s   o f   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d   c h r o n o l o g y T h e   e r a   o f   a d o r a t i o n ;   P r e s e n t a t i o n   o f   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d L .   R o n   H u b b a r d   i n t o   a r t i s t r y :   M u s i c   &   F i l m → W h e r e   i s   h i s   w i f e   a n d   f a m i l y ? S t o r y   o f   M a r y   S u e   H u b b a r d T h e   l a s t   s t a n d :   T h e   G u a r d i a n   O f f i c e 7) S c i e n t o l o g y   u n d e r   a t t a c k (a): A   p r e m e d i t a t e d   s e r i e s   o f   o c c u r r e n c e s ?   ( ’ 8 0 s   c o n s p i r a c y ) I n t r o d u c t i o n   &   R o n   D e W o l f G e r r y   A r m s t r o n g   ( ‘ a f f i r m a t i o n s ’ ) R u s s e l l   M i l l e r    ( ‘ B a r e - F a c e d   M e s s i a h ’ ) A   r e l i g i o n   c r e a t e d   f o r   t h e   m o n e y ? (b): B a t t l e s   f o u g h t   a n d   t h e   i n t e r n e t   ( 2 0 1 6 -   ) L e a h   R e m i n i :   S c i e n t o l o g y   a n d   t h e   A f t e r m a t h   ( T V   s h o w )

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The story of David Mayo (Snr C/S Int 1978-82)  (page 2)

This section of the ‘The story of David Mayo’ will have a focus on technical matters.

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The matter of “misdefinition of the State of Clear”

It was ‘SO ED 2344 Int’, 20 Aug 83 “The Story of a Squirrel: David Mayo” that accused David Mayo of having “broadly published a misdefinition of the State of Clear”. As he was holding the position of the Senior C/S International (1978-82), he can then be held responsible for the changes in the definition of Clear as it was carried through during that time. The position that he held represents the top-tech terminal after L. Ron Hubbard, but then... L. Ron Hubbard wasn't been seen.

The source of ‘NED for OTs’ (NOTs) and its direct consequence (1978)

We have very strong notions indeed that New Era Dianetics for OTs (NOTs) was actually developed, written and published by David Mayo. Followingly it is of very grand significance if we regard that what it caused. It surely set a lot of wheels in motion. Particularly far-reaching was that ‘any Clear’ now would not be run on ‘any form of Dianetics’, this we see established through the issuance of HCOB 12 Sept 78 “Dianetics Forbidden on Clears and OTs”.

It was thus far ruled by The No-Interference Area (1971) that one does not interfere with a person's auditing line-up while he is on “R6 Solo [=Grade VI] to OT III”. It was deemed that other actions that were not part of that line-up “cannot profitably” been done “between Solo R6 and OT III”. Then áfter attesting for OT III “one can run more Dianetics”.

	“Dianetics is Dianetics and Scientology is Scientology.
	They are separate subjects. They have in common certain tools like the E-Meter, TRs and auditor presence. But there it ends.
	Dianetics addresses the body. Scientology addresses the thetan.
	While a thetan can produce illness, it is the body that is ill.
	Thus Dianetics is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Scientology and its grades are never used for such things.
	Scientology is used to increase spiritual freedom, intelligence, ability, to produce immortality.
	To mix the two has been a very bad error.”          LRH (from HCOB 22 Apr 69 “DIANETICS vs SCIENTOLOGY”)

Want another one?

David Mayo actually did even more. secchecks No-Interference Area

Scientology vs Dianetics

Some notes concerning the ‘Happiness Rundown’ (HRD) (1980-81)

• The Happiness Rundown
• Some observations made while comparing the 1980-81 with the 1984 version
• Notes about authorship

“In a review of the Happiness Rundown issues I have found that the tech of the HRD, as originally developed and written by me in late 1980, had been covertly sabotaged. Numerous instances of suppressive technical alter-is have been found in the issues of the 1981 HRD Series. These writings were not seen by myself and were falsely and illegally issued over my name.”  (attributed to L. Ron Hubbard)
(from HCOB 15 Jan 84 “Happiness Rundown Additives”)

The above supposed findings caused the Happiness Rundown Series issues to be reissued. The blame for all this was put on the person David Mayo.

 
The Happiness Rundown

“A new rundown from Ron is producing immediate, life-changing gains in OTs and non-OTs alike! Rave successes have been pouring in from the AO HGCs where highly trained OT auditors are now delivering this action.” (from ‘Advance! 74’, [ca Mar-Apr 82], page 2)

Now, why would it be targeting OTs in this promotion here above? It can be questioned very much what they would benefit from this, as after all they would have passed this level long long since! The rundown would simply not register anything with these people.

 
Some observations made while comparing the 1980-81 with the 1984 version

So, we have this HCOB 15 Jan 84 “Happiness Rundown Additives” that “listed the major outpoints of false data, technical perversion and alter-is that have been been cancelled and deleted in restoring the HRD to standard tech.”. This is thus the claim being made. You will not be able to find this reference included in the 1991 release of ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’ volumes, probably because by then it was considered a done and closed cycle. It will have been found and decided that there was no reason to keep alive the explanation of how faulty and incorrect these previous series of these references must have been. After all we had a new 1984 Series. Hence we don't find it in these 1991 volumes. It just became a record of history.

(1) It lists in HCOB 16 Feb 81 “Happiness Rundown Command Sheets”:
Question 6:	“How have others transgressed against the precept ‘... (fill in)’?”
	“Is there an earlier time when others transgressed against the precept ‘...’?”	*
Question 7:	“How have you transgressed against the precept ‘...’?”
	“Is there an earlier time when you transgressed against the precept ‘...’?”	*

* optional auditing question

The 1980-81 series as per HCOB 24 Feb 81 “How to Audit the HRD” runs these “transgressions” from “E/S” (Earlier Similar) to “F/N” (Floating Needle). This means that the 2nd question listed at each Question # was optional (*). This question was run (and repeated) until no charge was left and the needle thus was floating. This is actually good as it will release the person of the mental charge it had, including earlier similar's. This is what can be regarded as erasing charge from incidents, thus resulting into case gain.

Now, when we look in HCOB 19 Jan 84 “Happiness Rundown Command Sheets” we see that this 2nd question is dropped from mention. Then HCOB 18 Jan 84 “How to Audit the HRD” notes: “the rundown is begun, starting from the top of the command sheets and carrying on through them step by step”, it makes no mention anywhere here of running any earlier similar. Which is actually typical for so-called Sec Checking approach, as it will not run earlier similar, and will thus not result in erasing incidents, it will only relieve (unburden) the person, leaving earlier similar's fully in place. This is not the sort of auditing that will result in case gain.

Therefore, in this sense the earlier 1980-81 approach is actually preferred. But this does not mean either that everyone had to run the Happiness Rundown, after all this rundown was on a very basic (beginning) level indeed.

Rather interesting here is that the corrective HCOB 15 Jan 84 “Happiness Rundown Additives” does NOT EVEN MAKE MENTION OF THIS OBSERVATION!

(2) We see that HCOB 19 Jan 84 “Happiness Rundown Command Sheets” also dropped Question 7a: “Have you thought of something you didn't tell me?”. This we find is actually addressed by the corrective HCOB. It states that the question should not be actually asked but that “This however does NOT give the HRD auditor any license to miss withholds.”. It goes on with: “If any missed withhold symptom is present in the session THE AUDITOR MUST HANDLE IT BY PULLING THE MISSED WITHHOLD ...”. Thus although it is not being asked for with a question the withhold(s) must be found nonetheless. A minor observed change.

(3) Whereas the original version of the Happiness Rundown insisted that every question should be run on the pc: “None of these questions or actions are omitted. Provided the auditor follows the command sheets, without omission nor introducing any other action, the HRD is one of the smoothest and most rewarding rundowns to audit.” (from HCOB 24 Feb 81 “How to Audit the HRD”:). The 1984 reissue instead promoted the contrary. The corrective HCOB 15 Jan 84 “Happiness Rundown Additives” considers the original routine: “One of the blatantly destructive points of technical alter-is”, which is “the idea that one should run every single question of the HRD procedure on every pc doing the RD, even if it were an unreading question.”. The HCOB further states that “there were quite a number of auditors who wondered about it, since it is contrary to tech fundamentals.”. The only technical reference it forwards however is dating to 1980, HCOB 23 Jun 80RA “Checking Questions on Grade Processes”, a reference with a rather curious history*.

* [A history that is told at the beginning of that HCOB, and that we find preserved even in the version of that HCOB that is included in the 1991 release of ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’ volumes. The original version of that HCOB, per the RA-version, “incorrectly stated that an auditor was not to check the processes of a grade for read before running them.”. Rather interestingly we find here thus a similar battle that is also fought in the HRD!]

Either way HCOB 18 Jan 84 “How to Audit the HRD” states that “There are questions in the rundown which ask for false data and these are not tested for read.”. Here it thus does not make a great deal of difference concerning these particular questions if you run an unreading item or not, as these are not tested for a read anyway!

	“Never list a listing item that doesn't read.
	Never prepcheck an item that doesn't read.
	These rules hold good for all lists, all items, even DIANETICS. ...
	A preclear's case can be gotten into serious trouble by listing a list that doesn't read or prepchecking or running and item that doesn't read. ...
	ALWAYS TEST A LISTING QUESTION BEFORE LETTING THE PC LIST. ...
	THINGS THAT DON'T READ WON'T RUN.”          LRH (from HCOB 27 May 70 “Unreading Questions and Items”)

Per this the corrective HCOB 15 Jan 84 “Happiness Rundown Additives”, at least regarding this matter, was correct in its judgment. From this then follows that, if it be so that the original Happiness Rundown did run everything either way, then this would tend to result easily into an overrun. This in turn would explain why people on staff would have left. In part however this would be pending also how proficient and sensitive the auditor is, as a skilled auditor can limit and even prevent any damages if any overrun tends to occur. But that then will be the merit of the auditor, not of the routine of the Happiness Rundown. In essence thus the outset of the original Happiness Rundown would be destructive, in particular if run by a rather newly trained and inexperienced auditor.

 
Notes about authorship

The references as found in the Happiness Rundown Series that make up this Happiness Rundown (HRD) witness of an obvious involvement of David Mayo. This is confirmed by the composer/typing initials in these references, but also because the bulk of them mentioning “as assisted by Senior C/S Int” in the signatory area. Mind that this “assisted by” according to new rules introduced by HCOB 24 Jan 77 “Tech Correction Round-up” refers here to the actual composer of the reference (see here, separate window).

A first attempt for change was attempted in November 1969. It was proposed by a policy letter not written by L. Ron Hubbard, it however never solidified and this policy letter as it appears was taken out of use quickly. The proposal forwarded by that now obsolete policy letter still left you with an option. You still could first do Dianetics and then Scientology if you chose to do so or if warranted for, however not so in the second attempt for change made in November 1981.

This was an attempt for change, and a successful one, by a policy letter written by David Mayo. This was HCO PL 12 Nov 81 “Cancellation of Class 4, NED Prereq”. It directed: “NED now comes after Expanded Grade 4 on the Grade Chart”. This reference was signed with “Assisted by Snr C/S International”, and composer initials ‘DM’. Per the guidelines as found in HCOB 24 Jan 77 “Tech Correction Round-up” this basically meant that he actually wrote it.

‘No-Interference Area’ interfered with & stiffening Sec Checking procedures implemented by David Mayo? (Mar 82)

Through 6 to 10 Mar 1982 a total of 6 references were issued relating to increasing control over the phenomena of Security Checking alternatively Confessionals and its use on people where each of these references carried an authorship initial of David Mayo.

The most significant one of these references being the one that effectively interfered with this so-called No-Interference Area, which name speaks for itself. It was first established with HCOB 23 Dec 71 “The No-Interference Area” . Then 10 years later this was replaced with HCOB 8 Mar 82 “Confessionals and the Non-Interference Zone” which does indeed carry his authorship initials (do also note the different reference date!). Just one year later it was, slightly revised, reissued as HCOB 8 Mar 82R (Revised 24 Apr 83) “Confessionals and the Non-Interference Zone”. This time around however it had been stripped from any reference to David Mayo in the signature area and now seemingly appeared to have been written by L. Ron Hubbard. It is the very version of this HCOB that remains in use till this day!

But there is more. Another of these references was for instance HCOB/PL 6 Mar 82 “Confessional Tech Policies” that directed that “Anyone who refuses a Confessional or who refuses to answer a reading question should be turned over to the Ethics Officer and the Guardian's Office notified then and there.”. Things were really stepping up quite a bit with various of these new HCOBs that in effect were allowing increased control of the Scientology parishioner and also staff.

David Mayo sure has a lot of attention on confessional. What ever happened with HCO PL 26 Aug 68 “Security Checks Abolished” ?  (underlining is mine)

The ‘David Mayo Bridge’, established 1978-82 and still going strong this day...

This time frame signifies the time that the present-day Bridge or Route to Freedom as offered by the Church of Scientology was physically established. This is the tale of kicking a guy, but adopting basically all that was established while he was the top technical person (after L. Ron Hubbard). People probably don't want to hear about that, although it is simple proven fact. It is effectively proven by my documentation and published studies into these matters.

Course checksheets and some peculiarities concerning the ‘Hubbard Solo Auditor Course’

In his capacity of Senior C/S Int naturally David Mayo was involved in various compilations of so-called checksheets. Some notes can be made about these. All the ones that I know about are listed in the below overview:

• Method One Co-Audit Checksheet
• Hubbard Solo Auditor Course (Non-Confidential) Part One & Two
• OT III Class VIII Course Checksheet
• Survival Rundown Checksheets
• Hubbard Happiness Rundown Courses
• Hubbard Professional TRs Course Checksheet
• Hubbard Basic Career Auditor Course

 
Method One Co-Audit Checksheet

 
Hubbard Solo Auditor Course (Non-Confidential) Part One & Two

The periodical ‘Advance! 74’, [ca Mar-Apr 82] tells that “Ron's new Grade Chart (released March 1982) has brought the Solo Auditor Course closer to home. You can begin you Solo Training right at your Class IV Organization. Solo Training is now in two parts. Part One is done at the Class IV Orgs and Part Two is done at the Saint Hill or Advanced Orgs.”.

Part One

Revision notes of HCO PL 28 Jan 82R I said: “(This checksheet was redesigned by LRH to include basic books, theory, L & N and more thorough meter trilling. It is now possible to make a far superior solo auditor than ever before.)”. Revision notes of the replacing checksheet (HCO PL 23 Feb 84 I) said: “CANCELS HCO PL 28 JAN 82R Same title, which was written by another. Arbitraries and complexities entered into the structure of the checksheet resulted in an overlong course, and extended the length of time on Solo training and the road to OT. It is replaced with this new streamlined Solo Auditor course.”. Some peculiar notes concerning the Part One checksheet An interesting note can be made with HCO PL 2 Oct 83 “Solo Course Part One, Prerequisites”. It noted: “(Modifies the prerequisites as given on page one of HCO PL 28 Jan 82R, Issue I, THE NEW HUBBARD SOLO AUDITOR COURSE -- PART ONE)”. It basically means that it positively confirms that in October ’83 (i.e. 6 weeks after the issuance of the SO ED 2344, 20 Aug 83 “The Story of a Squirrel: David Mayo”), a checksheet is being upheld that was compiled by David Mayo as was clearly indicated on that very checksheet. A checksheet which less than 4 months later was cancelled and replaced because of “Arbitraries and complexities entered into the structure of the checksheet resulted in an overlong course, and extended the length of time on Solo training and the road to OT.”. David Mayo was already removed from post late August ’82. A Condition Order declaring him a Suppressive Person was issued on 2 Mar ’83. Still one had somehow missed this Hubbard Solo Auditor Course, it was only found necessary to update its prerequisites. It seems quite odd to me that if it was found that David Mayo was such a bad dude as has been proclaimed, then one would have expected that anything in which he was involved would have been withdrawn immediately or at least be subject to thorough review and investigation. A vital course such as this Hubbard Solo Auditor Course was allowed to be in actual continued use up to at least one whole year later. Why had one missed this? About that “the checksheet resulted in an overlong course, and extended the length of time on Solo training and the road to OT.”, it can be confirmed that the indication of “LENGTH OF COURSE” changed from “4 weeks full time” in HCO PL 28 Jan 82R I to “2 weeks full time, 4 weeks part time” in HCO PL 23 Feb 84 I. Odd is also that this HCO PL 2 Oct 83 “Solo Course Part One, Prerequisites” is actually found in ‘The Organization Executive Course: Technical Division, Volume 4’ (1991 release) on page 663. It is odd because it is referring to this 1982 Solo Auditor Course, that was already replaced as early as 1984 with HCO PL 23 Feb 84 I “The New Hubbard Solo Auditor Course (Non-Confidential) Part One”. In fact I found that the data as given in HCO PL 2 Oct 83 “Solo Course Part One, Prerequisites” was fully incorporated in this replacement HCO PL! This simply had turned this HCO PL 2 Oct 83 superfluous, although even as late as today (August 2006) I have found no record of it being cancelled, which is what should have happened already in 1984.

I have not been able to consult any actual copy of any version of this checksheet. although the 1982 version is assumed compiled with the involvement of David Mayo.

 
OT III Class VIII Course Checksheet

CS-4:‘Commodore Staff-Division 4’. Mainly concerned with external Sea Org actions like handling Scientology Orgs, missions to be send for correction and Sea Org matters. Division 4 is the Technical division of a Scientology organization. CS-4 is also referred to as ‘Training and Services Aide’.

 
Survival Rundown Checksheets

It is not very likely that David Mayo was involved in these 2 checksheets, although it is likely that Merrill Mayo was involved. Unverified as yet though.

 
Hubbard Happiness Rundown Courses

The whole of the Happiness Rundown indicates David Mayo involvement as does the only checksheet I have been able to access. It is assumed that David Mayo was responsible for these other 3 as well.

 
Hubbard Professional TRs Course Checksheet

There is no indication of David Mayo involvement in compiling this issue, although a quick glance reveals that 3 David Mayo issues are listed on the checksheet. For which reason it must have been replaced since by HCO PL 7 Aug 83.

 
Hubbard Basic Career Auditor Course

HCO PL 3 Dec 81R I said: “The purpose of this course is to train a Scientologist to be able to deliver Expanded Arc Straightwire and the Happiness Rundown so that he can start auditing as a career.”.

Vocabulary:

     ..R, ..RA, ..RB (etc) or #R, #RA (etc):
For example: ‘HCO PL 24 Sept 70R’ & ‘HCO PL 24 Sept 70RA’, etc. The given date denotes the first time it has been published in issue-form. The R, RA indication may also follow after an issue-number. The R stands for ‘Revision’ and would refer to that it has been revised since it was first published. If it is revised a 2nd time it is indicated as RA, a 3rd time RB, then RC, and so on.
     Advanced Org(anization) (AO):
The denominates a Scientology organization which delivers higher level auditing and training. The first Advanced Organization was located in Saint Hill, England. The initials AO will appear somewhere in the name for the various AOs. For example: AOLA, ASHO, AOSH EU, etc.. This may also be referred to as a Saint-Hill organization.
     AO:
Short for ‘Advanced Organization’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     BPL:
‘Board Policy Letter’. Color flash–green ink on cream paper. These are the issues of the Boards of Directors of the Churches of Scientology and are separate and distinct from HCO Policy Letters written by LRH. Only LRH issues may be printed green on white for policy and only LRH issues may have the prefix HCO. These Board issues are valid as Policy. (BPL 14 Jan 74R I, New Issues).
  This issue-type was established in January 1974. In October 1975 a project was started to cancel HCO PLs not written by L. Ron Hubbard and if still found being of value having them reissued as BPLs. By 1980 all BPLs had been revoked.
     C/S:
‘Case/Supervisor’.  1. That person in a Scientology Church who gives instructions regarding, and supervises the auditing of preclears. The abbreviation C/S can refer to the Case Supervisor or to the written instructions of a case supervisor depending on context. (BTB 12 Apr 72R)  2. The C/S is the case supervisor. He has to be an accomplished and properly certified auditor and a person trained additionally to supervise cases. The C/S is the auditor's “handler.” He tells the auditor what to do, corrects his tech, keeps the lines straight and keeps the auditor calm and willing and winning. The C/S is the pc's case director. His actions are done for the pc. (Dianetics Today, Bk. 3, p. 545)
     Clear:
1. What we mean by Clear is an erasure of the mental mass which inhibits their thinking, postulating, and so on. (SH Spec 75, 6608C16)  2. An unaberrated person. He is rational in that he forms the best possible solutions he can on the data he has and from his viewpoint. He obtains the maximum pleasure for the organism, present and future, as well as for the subjects along the other dynamics. The Clear has no engrams which can be restimulated to throw out the correctness of computation by entering hidden and false data in it. (Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, p. 111)
     earlier similar (E/S):
Whenever an auditor gets a read on an item from rudiments or a prepared list it must be carried to an F/N. If you know bank structure you know it is necessary to find an earlier item if something does not release. What has been found as a read on a prepared list would F/N if it were the basic lock. So if it doesn't F/N, then there is an earlier (or an earlier or an earlier) lock which is preventing it from F/Ning. (HCOB 14 Mar 71R)
     E/S:
‘earlier similar’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     HCOB:
‘Hubbard Communications Office Bulletin’. Color flash–red ink on white paper. Written by LRH only , but only so starting from January 1974. These are the technical issue line. All data for auditing and courses is contained in HCOBs. For more information go here (separate window).
    HCO PL:
‘Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letter’. Color flash–green ink on white paper. Written by LRH only, but only so starting from January 1974. These are the organizational and administrative issue line. For more information go here (separate window).
     HGC:
‘Hubbard Guidance Center’. The department of the technical division of a Scientology organization which sets you up for and delivers auditing.
     LRH:
An usual abbreviation for ‘L. Ron Hubbard’.
     Operating Thetan (OT):
1. Willing and knowing cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and time. And that would of course be mind and that would of course be universe. (SH Spec 80, 6609C08)  2. An individual who could operate totally independently of his body whether he had one or didn't have one. He's now himself, he's not dependent on the universe around him. (SH Spec 66, 6509C09)  3. A being at cause over matter, energy, space, time, form and life. Operating comes from “able to operate without dependency on things” and thetan is the Greek letter theta (θ), which the Greeks used to represent “thought” or perhaps “spirit” to which an “n” is added to make a new noun in the modern style used to create words in engineering. (Book of Case Remedies, p. 10)
     ‘The Organization Executive Course’:
Subtitled in the 1970-74 release: ‘An Encyclopedia of Scientology Policy’. This is a series of books that contain the HCO PLs, and any references that are primarily dealing with administrative matters. They are divided up division wise. The HCO PLs are printed in green ink on white paper, and the volumes themselves come in green bindings. These books may also be referred to as the ‘green volumes’ or even ‘OEC volumes’. The ‘old green volumes’ then would refer to the 1970-74 release, the ‘new green volumes’ instead to the 1991 release. See a listing of published volumes here (pop-up window).
     OT:
Short for ‘Operating Thetan’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     Saint Hill Special Briefing Course (SHSBC):
This was a course delivered by L. Ron Hubbard at Saint Hill, England during 1961-66 and comprises of 447 lectures. Its result is a very adept auditor and thorough know-how of Scientology itself. The materials are studied in chronological sequence so as to fully understand the development of the technology. This will make you a Class VI Auditor.
     Sec Check(ing):
Short for ‘security check(ing)’.
     SH (org):
‘Saint Hill (organization)’. A Saint Hill organization applies to any organization authorized to deliver the advanced level Scientology services. May also be referred to as an AO (Advanced Organization). For example AOSH UK or AOLA. The first AO was located in Saint-Hill, England.
     SHSBC:
‘Saint Hill Special Briefing Course’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’:
This is a series of books that contain the HCOBs, and any references that are primarily dealing with technical matters. The HCOBs are printed in red ink on white paper, and the volumes themselves come in red bindings. The references are arranged in chronological release order (per issue date). These books may also be referred to as the ‘red volumes’. The ‘old red volumes’ then would refer to the 1976-80 release, the ‘new red volumes’ instead to the 1991 release. See a listing of published volumes here (pop-up window).