Dianetics - The Original Thesis cover

Dianetics - The Original Thesis

by L. Ron Hubbard

The anatomy and full description of the Reactive Mind, the previously unknown source of nightmares, unreasonable fears, upsets and insecurities which enslave Man: shows you how to get rid of it, and so achieve something Man has previously only dreamed of: the State of Clear. Among the discoveries herein: * The Goal of Man * The Dynamic Principle of Existence -- the one word that motivates all living things * The Four Dynamics -- the drives upon which all of life is compartmented * The Descriptic Graph of Survival revealing ones true potential and how to achieve it * The discovery of and complete anatomy of the Reactive Mind * The painful experiences engrams contained in the Reactive Mind which command one to act irrationally against their own wishes and goals *The impact of prenatal engrams that took place before you were born and how it has influenced you ever since Dianetics enables you to discover and eradicate harmful experiences so they never affect you again, revealing the one person you have always wanted to know -- you.

More by L. Ron Hubbard

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?