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In Church Of Scientology doctrine, the subjects of Supernatural or Superhuman powers and abilities are ones that recur often. This applies to all Scientology and Dianetics materials from the most basic introductory texts to the higher-level secret Operating Thetan information. Virtually all these concepts and claims originate with the church's founder, L. Ron Hubbard . MEST Main article: MEST MEST is an acronym Hubbard coined which stands for , it is possible to eventually attain "cause over MEST" — the ability to control matter, energy and spacetime in the physical universe, free of the encumbrance of the body. (Hubbard, '' A History Of Man '', chapter 5) Stacy Brooks, of the Lisa McPherson Trust, observes: "This is the real goal of a Scientologist - to be free of the MEST Universe, to be able to discard the body and be completely free of the limitations of MEST. When enough Scientologists reach that goal (a goal which no one to my knowledge has yet attained) and Planet Earth has been cleared, they will be able to travel at will anywhere in the galaxy to clear other planets and, eventually, the entire MEST Universe". {Link without Title} DIANETICS AND CLEARING Hubbard first introduced Dianetics to the general public in April 1950, in an article published in the '''' that same summer. The original version of Dianetics made overt promises that it could cure disease, but this was toned down in later years, after investigations that medicine was being practiced without a license. Dianetics postulates that there is a part of our psyche called the Reactive Mind , and that most of our mental and physical problems are Psychosomatic , thus they can be solved by eliminating this portion of our minds. This mental state of self-mastery is called Clear . ''.]] In the 1992 Hardcover edition of '''', Hubbard claims: "A Clear, for instance, has complete recall of everything which ever happened to him, or anything he ever studied. He does mental computations, such as those in chess, for example, which a normal would do in half an hour, in ten or fifteen seconds." (pg. 214) EXTERIORIZATION OF ENERGY Speaking on the subject of "Exteriorization - communication in Theta and MEST", Hubbard claimed that with Scientology training, one can self-generate electricity sufficient to power Vacuum Tubes , Batteries , and Bell Jar s: "The truth of the matter is an individual can symbol.]] IMMORTALITY The Church of Scientology describes achieving the state of Operating Thetan as "complete spiritual freedom from the endless cycle of birth and death" and literally promises immortality: "Some of the miracles of life have been exposed to full view for the first time ever on the OT levels. Not the least of these miracles is knowing immortality and freedom from the cycle of birth and death." {Link without Title} SUPERHUMAN HEALTH Medical science currently has no treatment for '', Hubbard bluntly states: "Clears do not get colds." It is also hinted that acheiving the state of Clear prolongs lifespan: "What the lifespan of a Clear is cannot be answered now; ask in a hundred years." (pg.384) INCREASING BODY WEIGHT Hubbard has stated on numerous occasions that it is possible for Scientologists to use mind over matter to increase one's body weight, although why someone would specifically want to do this is not explained. In his book ''Understanding the E-meter '', Hubbard wrote that this assertion can be tested by "mocking up" mental pictures in one's imagination. "This test has actually been made and an increase of as much as thirty pounds, actually measured on scales, has been added to and subtracted from a body by creating 'mental energy.'" (pg.52) In December 1954, Hubbard declared before a crowd at a lecture: "Just mock up something, pull it in, In 1957, Hubbard claimed that he was contacted by physicists from a scientific congress in Boston : "They wanted to know if I had any proof I could offer that thought created matter". Hubbard said he gave them all his data about using Scientology's mental "mock-ups" to increase body weight, and reported "I got back a highly enthusiastic wire saying that my data, as sent to them, had been of great assistance". (''Ability Congress'', 2nd lecture, December 1957) TOUCH ASSISTS Scientologists (especially to the subject, and in so doing, relieve pain stored in the subject's nerves. This contradicts mainstream science's current conception of the nervous system, which holds that nerves transmit pain, rather than storing it. SUPER POWER RUNDOWN The Church describes the Super Power Rundown as "A super fantastic, but confidential series of rundowns that can be done on anybody whether Dn Clear or not that puts the person into fantastic shape unleashing Super Power of a thetan. This means that puts Scientologists into a new realm of ability enabling them to create a new world." (''Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary'', 1982 hardcover edition) The exact nature of these "Super Powers" have not yet been enumerated, at least to the public. Scientology researcher Martin Hunt says that the Super Power Rundown is "expected to make planetary clearing and the expanding of all service organizations to the size of old Saint Hill a reality". This refers to a directive issued by the Church that their primary goal must be to expand the size of all Scientology service organizations to the size that Saint Hill was in the 1960's - in other words, more than 200 staff members in each organization. {Link without Title} The Super Power Building is currently under construction in Clearwater, Florida for the purpose of administering this rundown. However, it has been plagued with construction setbacks since its initial groundbreaking in 1998. TELEPATHY AND REMOTE VIEWING Scientology has had similar TRs over the years for recalling the thetan's lost telepathic abilities such as mind-reading and Remote Viewing . {Link without Title} Two of Scientology's most famous proponents of remote viewing are noted disparagingly. Puthoff and Swann were Operating Thetan (OT) level seven, and credited Scientology with their success in the CIA remote viewing program. [http://www.sc-i-r-s-ology.pair.com/veritas/cst/cst-cia.htm PSYCHOKINESIS Psychokinesis , also known as telekinesis, is the power to remotely move physical objects by power of one's mind alone. As part of one's increased conquering of MEST through Scientology Auditing , the power of psychokinesis is promised if the subject is diligent enough. Long series of specialized Training Routines (TRs) and drills are supposed to "reorient" one's thetan with its forgotten telekinetic abilities. One TR involves the subject screaming at an ashtray "in the loudest voice he can muster" commands such as "STAND UP!" and "SIT DOWN!". If the ashtray fails to move, it is moved by hand to aid the visualization. {Link without Title} This routine is intended to develop the use of "Tone 40" on Hubbard's Tone Scale , a system of classifying people according to how spiritually powerful and alive they are. The lowest, -40, is "Total failure" and the highest, 40, is labeled "Serenity of beingness". The routine's instructions are very specific that "heavy, colored glass ashtrays" work best. The screaming-at-the-ashtray routine has been utilized in Scientology's drug-rehabilitation front group Narconon , which has caused concern from regulatory agencies. In 1991, an investigation launched by the state of Oklahoma 's Board of Mental Health found "The vast majority of Narconon's course materials in its drug and alcohol abuse program are not designed to educate and/or treat clients in the area of drug and alcohol abuse." [http://www.solitarytrees.net/cowen/essays/narconon/91report.html TIME TRAVEL In the official Church of Scientology magazine ''Advance!'' (#130, pgs.22-23), there is an report about an Operating Thetan who, it is alleged, walked directly into the path of an oncoming truck but saved their own life by Traveling In Time to before they left their home. "I made the decision instantly to turn back time", says the anonymous Scientologist, who then found himself "standing by the door I'd left not 10 seconds before - completely unscathed". The author reports being "very pleased" with his OT abilities. REFERENCES Lectures by Hubbard
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