analytical-mind
The part of the mind that functions like a perfect computing machine, analyzing data without error and controlling bodily functions.
2 chapters across 1 book
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (1950)L. Ron Hubbard
This chapter introduces the structure and function of the human mind according to Dianetics, dividing it into the analytical mind, reactive mind, and somatic mind. It emphasizes the perfection and infallibility of the analytical mind and its standard memory banks, which store all perceptual data accurately and reliably. The chapter also outlines the analytical mind's control over the organism and its learned training pattern regulator, setting the stage for discussing the reactive mind as the source of aberrations.
This chapter introduces the concept of the reactive mind as the source of all aberrations, irrational behavior, and psychosomatic illnesses in humans. It argues that the reactive mind stores painful and traumatic memories called engrams, which disrupt the analytical mind's functioning and cause mental and physical ailments. The chapter posits that by discharging these engrams, individuals can restore optimum mental and physical health.