Scientology Directory

Here's a good directory of Scientology related stuff from LookSmart UK: Scientology

It contains a lot of good links. Highly informative if you want to find out more.

Great Article

Here's a great article about the naming of a street in LA after Scientology Founder, L. Ron Hubbard. It also covers other recognitions he has received for his many accomplishments in improving the world for all mankind.

Interesting Site

In hunting around the net I've found some interesting sites, so I'm going to feature them, one per day.

The first is the web site of a The Calcioli Life Improvement Centre in England. Their motto is "Something CAN be done about it," and they help people who can answer "Yes" to any of these questions:

• Are you on an emotional roller coaster ride?
  
• Having trouble maintaining relationships?
  
• Lacking confidence?
  
• Has the spark gone out of your marriage?
  
• Low self-esteem?
  
• Having trouble with the kids?
  
• Things not going right at work?
  

Check out the site at www.calcioli.com/ and if you live in the south-east of England then you can visit them

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Scientology Life Improvement Courses

There are a series of courses that have been developed using basic Dianetics and Scientology that address many areas of life where people have difficulties. They cover relationships, marriage, children, money, personal integrity, ups and downs in life and more.

These are courses that can be done in a week or two, part-time. They all include practical use of what is covered so you can complete the course knowing how to successfully use what you have learned.

I highly recommend them all. I personally have done the following:

• Overcoming Ups and Downs in Life Course
  
• Personal Values and Integrity Course
  
• How to Improve Relationships with Others Course
  
• How to Improve Conditions in Life Course
  
• Starting a Successful Marriage Course
  
• How to Improve Your Marriage Course
  
• How to Be a Successful Parent Course
  
• How to Maintain a Successful Marriage Course
  
• Financial Success Course
  
• How to Make Work Easier Course
  
• The Dynamics of Money Course
  

Scientology Basics - The Eight Dynamics

In the development of Dianetics, L. Ron Hubbard discovered that the dynamic principle of existence was survival. It's as if at the beginning of time an order was given to life and that order was "Survive!" Survival however is not just a "looking out for number one" proposition. In his book "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health" Mr. Hubbard explains how he determined that the urge toward survival was much more broad than merely an urge toward survival for self. He also determined what gets in the way of survival and how to overcome it.

In his further research which resulted in Scientology, Mr. Hubbard expanded the idea of the dynamics from the four covered by Dianetics into the eight dynamics of Scientology. Understanding the eight dynamics can help you in understanding your life, in understanding other people, in making decisions and much more.

Resources:

How the dynamic principle of existence was found: Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science - Chapter 2 (the entire book can be read online here: Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science)

Description of and practical use of The Eight Dynamics in The Scientology Handbook.