From: cep@Apple.COM (Christopher Pettus)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Re: E meter?
Message-ID: <55144@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 Jul 91 20:40:07 GMT
References: <1991Jul19.144438.26600@apollo.hp.com>
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Organization: Uh, can I get back to you on that one?
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In article <1991Jul19.144438.26600@apollo.hp.com> stave@frost.apollo.hp.com (Joel H. Stave) writes:
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>What's an "E meter"?  How do they work?

It's a not-particularly-accurate skin galvinization polygraph (or, in this
case, "monograph" would be more accurate, since it's only measuring one
thing).  The theory is that the auditor (who is using the E-meter on
the PC [Pre-Clear, one who is getting auditing, although I've heard the
term used for people who are getting more auditing after being Cleared])
can find areas that have significant charge associated with them, and
by discovering the reasons for the charge, eliminate the engrams associated
with them.

They're pretty easy to fool by tensing the muscles in the hand (it
connects up by standard ol' tin cans held in the hands).
-- 
-- Christophe

"Oh, so you're going to kill me!  What a finely-tuned response to the
situation!"