Enturbulation
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Enturbulation, a term created by the late L. Ron Hubbard, which means "cause to be turbulent or agitated and disturbed. The mechanics of enturbulation can be found in [the book Science of Survival] Chapter One."
The root of the word enturbulate comes from two words: EN- which means "to cause to be" -Encarta, and turbulence which means "a state of confusion characterized by unpredictability and uncontrolled change" -Encarta. Together they mean to be agitated and disturbed. Hubbard simply added "cause to be...” (compel or make happen) to the word turbulence and you get en-turbulate, or en-turbulation.
A place could be a potential source of agitation such as a prison or a concentration camp, and thinking about the place or going there might cause the agitation. The purpose for the word "enturbulate" is to know what causes agitation and disturbance in the mind. Theoretically, if one knew the causes of mental agitation one could reduce and eventually eliminate the agitation.
This word does not stem from a notion (an individual's conception, impression or imagination), it stems from the need for a word to describe the action of causing the mind to be in a state of turbulence. Hence instead of saying, "she is a constant source of agitation and disturbance! Why is that?" One could simply say, "She is enturbulating." To the lay person this would mean the person is causing the agitation, however to a trained Scientologist this means there is something about the person that one is unwilling or unable to confront, and it is this lack of confront that is "causing" the agitation in one's mind, not the person.
[edit] References
- Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary pg.144, Publications Organization, Printed Nov 1975 ISBN 0-88404-037-2.
- Scientology: A History of Man
- Modern Management Technology Defined pg.175, Pubs Org ISBN 0-88404-040-2
- Scientology dictionary
