Walking into the Church of Scientology I had a vague idea of what was about to happen and what they’re all about, but I don’t think I was mentally prepared for what I was walking into. I know that Scientology isn’t really the ideal candidate for this paper because they’re so secretive about their beliefs, but I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go and check out this mysterious religion.
Now if I’m being completely honest, before my visit, everything I knew about Scientology I had learned from an episode of South Park, and some casual Wikipedia browsing. But even with what little knowledge I had about this church, I knew that I was in for quite the experience. Upon walking into the Church of Scientology I was greeted by a man sitting …show more content…
They use these create an understanding of life by putting it into categories. The first dynamic is the urge towards existence as oneself, or the ‘self dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The second dynamic is the ‘sex dynamic’. The sex dynamic is broken up into to categories, the act of sex, and the family unit (Rodriguez, 2014). The third dynamic is the urge towards existence in groups, which is called the ‘group dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The fourth dynamic is the urge towards existence as or of mankind, which is called the ‘mankind dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The fifth dynamic is the urge towards existence of living things, plants, animals, humans, and everything in the animal kingdom, the fifth dynamic is called the ‘animal dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The sixth dynamic is the urge towards existence of the physical universe; this is called the ‘universe dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The seventh dynamic is the urge towards existence as or of spirits, which is the ‘spiritual dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The last and eighth dynamic is the ‘infinity/God dynamic’; this is the urge towards existence as infinity, which is also identified as the “supreme being” (Rodriguez, 2014). According to the video, you can only discover the true eighth dynamic after the seventh dynamic is fully
Now if I’m being completely honest, before my visit, everything I knew about Scientology I had learned from an episode of South Park, and some casual Wikipedia browsing. But even with what little knowledge I had about this church, I knew that I was in for quite the experience. Upon walking into the Church of Scientology I was greeted by a man sitting …show more content…
They use these create an understanding of life by putting it into categories. The first dynamic is the urge towards existence as oneself, or the ‘self dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The second dynamic is the ‘sex dynamic’. The sex dynamic is broken up into to categories, the act of sex, and the family unit (Rodriguez, 2014). The third dynamic is the urge towards existence in groups, which is called the ‘group dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The fourth dynamic is the urge towards existence as or of mankind, which is called the ‘mankind dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The fifth dynamic is the urge towards existence of living things, plants, animals, humans, and everything in the animal kingdom, the fifth dynamic is called the ‘animal dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The sixth dynamic is the urge towards existence of the physical universe; this is called the ‘universe dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The seventh dynamic is the urge towards existence as or of spirits, which is the ‘spiritual dynamic’ (Rodriguez, 2014). The last and eighth dynamic is the ‘infinity/God dynamic’; this is the urge towards existence as infinity, which is also identified as the “supreme being” (Rodriguez, 2014). According to the video, you can only discover the true eighth dynamic after the seventh dynamic is fully