PERCEPTION

impressions of the environment which enter through the "sense channels" such as the eyes and optic nerves, the nose and olfactory (of the sense of smell) nerves; the ears and aural (of the sense of hearing) nerves; interbody nerves for interbody perceptions, etc., by means of physical waves, rays and particles of the physical universe. Also an Awareness Level represented on the org board of a Scientology organization. See also org board and Awareness Level in this glossary. —OEC - The Lowest Levels App Mar 91

1. perception is the process of recording data from the physical universe and storing it as a theta facsimile. (HFP, p. 181)2. channels through which one can contact the physical universe. (SA, p. 64)3. any means of communicating below the level of knowingness. There are more than fifty perceptions used by the physical body, the best-known of which are sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. (CONA Gloss)