BLACKNESS

a state or condition of being black, in terms of facsimiles or masses the preclear is looking at. —Freedom Congress Glossary (Final approval 5-9-90)

a state or condition of being black, in terms of facsimiles or masses the preclear is looking at.heavily occluded state in which a person is so far gone he can't even see pictures anymore-he only sees blackness in front of him. See also mental image pictures in this glossary.a state or condition of being black, in terms of facsimiles or masses the preclear is looking at. All you have to do is make them mock up blacknesses and shove it into themselves. -Levels of Skill (6 July 1957)

1. usually the protective coating between the preclear and the pictures. (Abil SW, p. 15)2. both of these conditions regarding blackness exist. The machine that makes blackness and having a black picture in restimulation; there is also simply the blackness of looking around inside a head. (Abil SW, p. 15)3. the blackness on the case is indicative of a scarcity of viewpoints, a necessity for safeguarding and protective "screens," a defensive and propitiative attitude towards existence, too much loss of allies and good, too much loss of space and finally and most importantly, loss of those who have evaluated for the preclear. The sudden departure of the person who has evaluated for the preclear results in loss of that viewpoint which the preclear unwittingly had assumed. (PAB 8)4. either the pc's unwillingness to face things or his basic bank. It cures if you do Dianetics by gradients. (HCOB 3 Apr 66)