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Black Dianetics is a form of Dianetics, as discussed by its creator, L. Ron Hubbard.
According to L. Ron Hubbard, Dianetics is a method of achieving set goals using your mind. According to the Church of Scientology, Dianetics can be used to change and improve your life. Frequent claims from Scientologists support the idea that Dianetics is something positive that can be used to make your life better. However, Hubbard also referred to something he called "Black Dianetics." Just like Dianetics, Black Dianetics involves achieving goals using your mind, but those goals may be mean-spirited, cruel, or exploitative.
In effect, its sort of the "dark side" of Scientology. In short, Black Dianetics employs the methods of L. Ron Hubbard's ideas, but for selfish, vindictive, and destructive reasons. Hubbard warns against the use of Black Dianetics in his 1982 book Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary (ISBN 0884040372). However, there have also been critics of Hubbard who claim he condoned the use of Black Dianetics against "enemies" of the Church of Scientology.
Sources
- Exhibit 66 from Church of Scientology International vs. Steven Fishman and Uwe Geertz United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. CV 91 6426 HLH Tx, April 4, 1994
- Pearson, Creed J.; Discovering Scientology's Greatest Secrets and Why I was Silenced (Part V)
- Prince, Jesse; Second in command of Scientology tells all, October 2, 1998
Black Dianetics is also mentioned in Hubbard's famous Philadelphia Doctorate Course lectures, as well in other material copyrighted by Bridge Publications and the Church of Scientology
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