The ARS Acronym/Terminology FAQ v3.5

by Martin Hunt
Stand: 22 Jul 2000
Quelle: alt.religion.scientology

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IAS,

International Association of Scientologists. The first six months is free; after that, it gets very expensive. To receive Scientological services, IAS membership is mandatory; even staff are required to pay up, thus sacrificing their entire meager salary for the fee, frequently. See HASI.

I/C,

In Charge. Someone running a Program or project. "She's the Tech Field Hatting I/C."

I-HELP,

International Ecclesiastical League of Pastors; a cult front-group headquartered in Los Angeles, formerly just across the street from the main building of the old blue Cedars of Lebanon complex, now relocated to the HGB, qv, on the 8th floor.

Illegal PC,

a Preclear who cannot be audited by virtue of actually needing some kind of help. Auditing is only for the able, or people who don't need help, as per policy; it is for making the able more able, or bilking them for more money. This paradox is explained by the fact that people who actually need help are harder to turn a profit on. Specifically, an Illegal PC is one who has had psychiatric treatments in the past, or appears to Scientologists like they have (a streetperson or prostitute, for example) and is deemed too damaged to touch, and a serious security risk to boot. "Jack Farmer is an Illegal PC; he may not receive the next auditing level he needs and wants."

Implant,

a hypnotic suggestion smashed into one's mind millions or billions of years ago in Hubbard's Space-Opera Scientology Cosmology. "One Implant was installed using giant movie screens."

Incident One,

4 quadrillion years ago we were implanted with visions of cherubs blowing horns, chariots, and blackness. That's right; 4 *quadrillion* (4*10^15th, or 4,000,000,000,000,000 years!) What's that you say? 250,000 times the age of the universe? Don't let that stop you from believing, and anteing up the hundreds of thousands of dollars it takes to get to this level of brainwashing.

Incident Two,

75 million years ago Xenu, the evil galactic overlord, froze us, then blew us up with H-bombs on Hawaii, remember? Also called the wall of fire, or the OT 3 incident. The cover of Dianetics is meant to symbolize this cataclysmic event, and compel Wogs to buy the book by restimulating them.

INCOMM,

Shown on the official Command Channels chart as Central Computer Banks (CCB), but this is a part of INCOMM's Division 4 (Tech/Production). This organization is in charge of computerizing Scientology and management. INCOMM does not have a CMO as it is directly managed by RTC. - Jonathon Barbera. Now in the HGB, qv.

Indicate,

to read on the E-Meter. Generally used as a synonym for ringing true. "Boy, that really indicates for me!"

In-Ethics,

describing a person who is upstat (increasing his or her production) and not violating any of the crimes of Scientology. "The new ED of VANF is very In-Ethics on her post."

Int,

the International Management level of Scientology's massive bureaucracy, upper middle management above continental level and below the INT level. Much of it is now located in the HGB, qv. INT and Int are not the same thing; Int stands for International whereas INT refers to the higher INT level organizations. Crew members of INT level organizations are required to have an INT security clearance which is somewhat difficult to acquire.

INT Base,

see Gold.

Intention,

a metaphysical Scientological concept of being able to project theta into physical objects and other people to exert mystical control over them. "Put your intention into that ashtray and make it do what you tell it."

Interiorization,

the unfortunate condition of being stuck in one's body. "I was so Interiorized yesterday; my sinuses ached from it!"

Introspection Rundown,

a therapy for handling psychotic breaks in the cult. Involves locking the person up to prevent bad PR with the isolation step, also called baby watch. Sometimes instilling such wacky ideas as Xenu, Body Thetans and OT III can make people a bit unstable; the IRD is used to contain people when they flip out.

Invalidation,

to belittle or make nothing of. "Andy felt so invalidated by the SPs on ars, he caved in, and left."

Iso,

see Introspection Rundown.

Isolation,

Isolation Step, see Introspection Rundown.

Issue Authority,

the right to publish certain of L. Ron Hubbard's works.

ITO,

International Training Organization - located at Flag in the late '70s. Formerly located in the Cedars Complex in LA, taking up several floors of the HGB, qv. Course taught there include the HPCSC, the FEBC, the KTL, and many others. The org is basically just a large academy with many courserooms. Almost all the students are from America, Canada, and Mexico. The Org is run by Sea Org crew. See HGB.