Scientology embraces and treats of human ability. [treats of: is concerned with, occupied with or has to do with (a subject); deals with.]

The term Scientology is taken form the Latin word scio (knowing in the fullest meaning of the word) and the Greek word logos (study of). Scientology is further defined as "the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, universes and other life."

Dianetics is a forerunner and substudy of Dianetics. Dianetics comes form the Greek words dia (through) and nous (mind or soul). Dianetics is "what the soul is doing to the body."

Neither Dianetics nor Scientology should be confused with "modern" psychology. More acceptable and normal psychology, such as that begun by Saint Thomas Aquinas and extended by many later authors was (in 1879) interrupted severely by one Professor Wundt, a Marxist at Leipzig University in Germany .

This man conceived that Man was an animal without soul and based all of his work on the principle that there was no psyche (a Greek word meaning “spirit”). Psychology "the study of the spirit" then came into the peculiar position of being “the study of the spirit which denied the spirit.” For the subsequent decades, Wundtian “psychology” was taught broadly throughout the world. It taught that Man was an animal. It taught that Man could not be bettered. It taught that intelligence never changed. This subject, Wundtian psychology, became standard mainly because of the indifference or lack of knowledge of people in charge of universities.

Scientologyis actually a new but very basic psychology, in the most exact meaning of the word - "a study of the spirit. It can and does change behavior and intelligence and it can and does assist people to study life. Unlike Wundtian pseudo-psychology, it has no political aspiration. Scientology is not teaching dialectical materialism (the Marxist theory that all things are material including the mind and spirit) under the heading of “psychology”. As has been the tradition for thousands of years, the study of the spirit and all spiritual matters rightfully belong to religion.

Scientology, used by the trained and untrained person, can improve the health, intellegence, ability, behaviour, skill and appearance of people.

The Scientology religion is precise and exact, designed for an age of exact sciences.

Scientology is employed by an auditor (a Scientology practitioner) . The word auditor means "one who listens, a listener."

The auditor uses a set of processes (drills and exercises) upon individuals, or small and large groups of people, in their presence. The auditor makes these people, at their choice, do various exercises (processes) and these exercises bring about changes for the better in intelligence, behaviour and general competence.

Scientology is employed as well by business and government persons to solve problems and to establish better organization.

It is also employed by the average person to bring better order into life.