There is a possibility that some Scientologists have not realized the extent of technical materials which exist in Dianetics and Scientology on the subject of the spirit, mind and life.

For instance, there are about 25,000,000 words on tape in archives which provide the consecutive path of discovery.

When placed chronologically with books, HCOBs, HCO PLs and other issues this gives a nearly complete record of all discoveries and applications in these subjects.

The total numbers of words or even the number of tapes and issues to date have not been reliably calculated.

From time to time various efforts have been made to transcribe and issue all the materials. The task should be done, especially before the decay of magnetic tape, some of which was of poor quality, eradicates the material. A more strenuous and reliable effort should be made to place these archives into a more durable form than magnetic tape.

A chronological study of materials is necessary for the complete training of a truly top-grade expert in these lines. He can see how the subject progressed and so is able to see which are the highest levels of development. Not the least advantage in this is the defining of words and terms for each, when originally used, was defined, in most cases, with considerable exactitude, and one is not left with any misunderstoods.

The subject of Scientology is to some degree developed in reverse order. The task was to undercut the current level of Man and this was the general target. Therefore one finds the higher levels publicly spoken of most frequently in the earlier books and tapes (between 51 and 55). In seeking full application to others and attainment for them of their potentials, it was necessary to codify the materials and develop processes for them.

Any difficulties people were having with going Clear were handled in the mid-60s and OT levels as they exist in Advanced Orgs were completed by 68. There are perhaps 15 levels above OT VII fully developed but existing only in unissued note form, pending more peoples’ full attainment of OT VI and VII.

In the early 70s the bottom was found with the discoveries of exactly what psychosis was and the development of processes to handle it. This was outside the scope of organizations at the time and is not in general use. But it did finalize the task of undercutting low enough to include all spiritual and mental materials, then, within the subject of Scientology, in a state of applicability.

Many people believe that Scientology materials contain mainly processes. They think of Scientology as processing. This is a very narrow view. It is understandable enough as processing is the way out for them. But this neglects the more considerable materials which deal with basics and fundamentals; processes are only one use of these.

Still others think that the “newest” is of course the most advanced and are looking for new “processes” to be issued or new materials, whereas the process to resolve their case was most likely issued in earlier years. An amusing instance of this is one whole continental area where an exact set of principles were isolated and exact processes released that handle that exact national type. Yet, waiting for something new because they did not know the old, they were found earlier this year to be ignoring this rundown even on new preclears and of course were having a hard time of it for those ARE the basic processes for that continent, for those people DO have that barrier.

For quite a while I have had the “hat of finder of lost tech.” Whole sections of knowledge drop out of view, whole arrays of processes (and administrative principles) go out of use and preclears there and the organization of the area sags; but recovery is swift the moment the “lost” knowledge is pulled out of their own file cabinets and restored.

Further, people in organizations are quite often at high case levels. They have already experienced the bridging knowledge which connects the subject to the man in the street. It is not new to THEM. They sometimes err in believing it is not new to the world. Thus gaps are permitted to exist. The solution is to recover the “lost” tech.

We are very rich in materials, in results and in the potential future. Through our hardest times we have endured. Into our brightest times we are expanding.

These materials contain the full basics of the only game in the universe where everyone wins, the game of triumphant life itself.

L. RON HUBBARD
Founder