May 9th, 1950 was the day that the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health was published.
Who would have thought, when it was published, that this book would become the genesis of a world-wide religion with over 8,600 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, spanning 165 countries?
So what is Dianetics?
The earliest writings on the subject described it like this:
To celebrate the anniversary, for the next few days I will be writing about Dianetics so you gain a deeper understanding of what it is and how it might help you and those you love.
Reference: Scientology Churches Celebrate Dianetics 60th Anniversary.
Who would have thought, when it was published, that this book would become the genesis of a world-wide religion with over 8,600 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, spanning 165 countries?
So what is Dianetics?
The earliest writings on the subject described it like this:
Derived from the Greek word for thought, dianoia. A term employed to embrace the science of thought and including a family of sub-sciences by which the individual and collective activities of mankind may be understood and predicted and bettered. - L. Ron HubbardThe discoveries that came out of Dianetics led to the applied religious philosophy of Scientology and all the expansion described above.
To celebrate the anniversary, for the next few days I will be writing about Dianetics so you gain a deeper understanding of what it is and how it might help you and those you love.
Reference: Scientology Churches Celebrate Dianetics 60th Anniversary.
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