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Subject: What is the E-Meter and how does it work?
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    Many falsehoods and inaccurate statements regarding
    L.Ron Hubbard and the religion of Scientology have 
    been observed on ars. The purpose of this message is 
    to give you a sample of the true data.

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E-Meter is a shortened term for electropsychometer. It is the
primary tool used in auditing and is a highly sensitive electronic
instrument which indicates changes that occur in the mind. 

As noted above, the mind is made up of mental image pictures which
have mass and energy. When a person thinks a thought, looks at one
of these pictures or re-experiences some painful memory, he is
moving and changing the mental mass and energy of the mind. 

What makes the E-Meter react is the impingement of these mental
image pictures against the body. A person receiving auditing holds
two plated cans which are hooked up to the electronic components of
the meter. The meter sends a minuscule electrical current
(approximately half a volt) through the body, about the same amount
of current as in the average battery-powered wristwatch.

Changes in the mental masses of the mind affect the tiny flow of
electrical energy generated by the E-Meter and this change is
registered by movement of a small, sensitive needle on the face of
the meter. A reaction which causes the needle to move indicates an
area of upset or trauma and this guides the auditor in locating
what should be addressed in auditing. 

The E-Meter by itself does nothing. However, as a guide, and
because it can react on things that are just below the conscious
awareness of a person, the auditor is able to help an individual
readily locate the areas in his life that need to be addressed with
the appropriate auditing procedure. 

Because of its indispensable role in the religious service of
auditing, the E-Meter has been deemed a religious artifact by
courts in the United States. 

           For more information go to the following URLs:

                     http://www.scientology.org
                     http://www.lronhubbard.org
                     http://www.dianetics.org

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