Dianetics story of the
week: Can
your past memories dictate your life?
"He
suddenly erupted into a bloodcurdling cry that sent me jumping in the air and
throwing my papers and notes everywhere!"
"During my
time in the U.S. Army, while stationed in Germany, I had a lot of free time on
my hands. After work each day, I needed to find something to help wile away the
idle hours, and normally I did this through reading books. On the base there was
a bookstore that only carried bestsellers, and it was there I first saw Dianetics:
The Modern Science of Mental Health.
"I thought
the title sounded interesting and because it was a good-sized book, it gave me
something to read for a while. That's when I started my journey into truly discovering
and learning about the human mind. After the first read through, I thought this
was really something and even if only a fraction of it was true, it would mean
a great deal for mankind. I then began reading it over again, this time
with even more attention and curiosity.
"Soon the
paperback book became worn from my intensive reading and slowly the book began
falling apart. However, this was fortunate for my roommate who began picking up
the fallen pages and reading along with me. Pretty soon he was just as curious
as I was about the subject of Dianetics.
The
Adventure Begins
"One day
Bill (my roommate) suggested I try using the procedure on him as laid out in the
book. I told him that I wasn't sure it was a good idea and didn't know what would
happen. He persisted and pointed out in the book where it states you can't hurt
anyone with the procedure and that some of the procedure, even if done badly,
was far better than doing nothing. Well, he had me on that one.
"Bill settled
himself down on one of the bunks and with a book on one knee and a notepad on
the other, I began the procedure. I meticulously followed the commands and made
notes as best I could. For a short while I didn't notice any changes and began
to get nervous. I kept following the procedure, just as Mr. Hubbard wrote, and
then came across a section where the book said, 'if nothing else works, try this'.
So I did.
The
Hidden Memory
"A bloodcurdling
cry erupted from Bill and had me jumping out of my chair, falling on the floor
and throwing the book and papers all over the room. I was frightened half to
death. Uneasily, I climbed back up to my chair and arranged the papers and
the book again to continue the process. Looking closely at Bill, I could see a
tear streaming down his face while his eyes were still closed. What had just happened?
"The next
step was to address the area of emotional and physical pain we had contacted and
I set out to do this, following the procedure in the book exactly, and in a short
time had Bill back up to present time and no longer in any pain or discomfort.
"Afterwards,
Bill commented, 'Boy I must have quite an imagination. After all, there's no way
this could be true. I was a one year old kid when this happened and my parents
for sure would have told me about this.' Bill had uncovered a previous unknown
injury one that he had never been told about.
"A few days
passed and he was still wondering about whether or not this was for real or just
his imagination. I suggested he write his mother and ask. After all, she would
surely know about a major injury that happened to him at such an age. He agreed
and promptly sent off a letter to his mother casually asking about this newly
discovered injury.
Reading Between the Lines
"Three weeks
later I entered our room after work and Bill was sitting on his bed, face white
as a sheet, staring at a letter in his hand. I asked what was wrong and he
handed me the letter. It was the answer from his mother. She was interrogating
him as to how he could have possibly found this out and asking questions like
'Where did you hear this from?', 'Have you been talking to Aunt Martha?', etc.
From this letter it was evident that the injury we had uncovered was real, even
though she refused to confirm it directly.
"Both
of us were in complete shock. We surmised from his mother's letter and the
details of the incident that his family had covered this up and made a pact never
to tell. They were ashamed and embarrassed. You see, when he was only a year old,
on Christmas Eve, all of his relatives were visiting and had been drinking a little
too much. His father was holding him next to the Christmas tree and they had real
candles on the tree, which were of course all lit. He was fascinated by the flame
and reached out with one finger to touch it but as he realized it was hot and
it began to burn, he tried to withdraw, but his father accidentally turned him
into the flame and he was burned severely! As he cried, everyone was so
intoxicated they did not realize what had happened and continued socializing and
laughing. In fact no one in the family noticed the burn marks until the
next day and then they quickly took him to a doctor.
The
Result
"After getting
over the initial shock, Bill had a sudden realization that he had been afraid
of candles his whole life and never knew why. Everything having to do with candles
and even fire just made him feel uneasy. It was one of those feelings he had just
grown to accept as normal and just the way he was. But after addressing this
with Dianetics, he was no longer afraid of this as the physical and emotional
pain had been erased and was no longer subconsciously affecting him.
"Needless
to say, I had found something that really worked and I was very impressed.
It was not a matter of how smart or clever I was as a person, as just by following
the simple procedure in the book I had produced incredible results.
"Over the
next two years, I devoted much of my time to helping other people with Dianetics
and also increasing my knowledge of the subject by studying more of what L. Ron
Hubbard wrote. There is a state in the book called Clear where you have
gotten rid of the negative effects of every one of these moments in your past;
a few years later I achieved this state myself!
"Because
of this, I am now in control of my life; happy, stable, and overall I am living
the way I want to live and enjoying every bit of it!"
Warren
R. Schneringer, Dianeticist and Clear
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