The reactive mind - part 2

More than three pages on Hubbard recounting various different post hypnotic suggestions follow, as if Hubbard himself is fascinated by the subject. As post hypnotic suggestion generally wears off in a few days for most people I am having difficulty understanding why such time is spent on the subject as the parallels between this and aberration are slim.

Hubbard's attempts to link aberrations to post hypnotic suggestion do not sit well in my mind. It would almost imply that the aberration was conscious in its own application.

Generalisations come in on top of this, "The mechanism, in our analogue of the mind is very simple. In comes a destructive wave of physical pain or a pervading poison such as ether and out go some or all of the fuses of the analytical mind. When it goes out, so go what we know as the standard memory banks." Some people would interpret this as focusing the mind; requiring concentrated attention rather than general attention. Individuals handle such situations differently. Just because general memory is not required under such a situation does not mean it is not present and can not be called upon. Indeed, is it not memory which is required for the analytical mind to evaluate any smells or sensations that are received during this time, and thus form a response?

And so the chapter continues for more pages, accounting small stories and painting what-if pictures that attempt to expand anecdotal evidence and make it in to something which it is not, in order to explain and support Hubbard's opinions and conclusions which still are not supported by any reference, factual encounter or ... well ... anything.

Can you tell yet that I'm getting tired of reading this?

Next up is the cell and the organism.