KRC: Knowledge, Responsibility and Control

In Scientology beliefs and practices, KRC stands for Knowledge, Responsibility and Control. They are discussed together and are typically represented in a triangle in a manner analogous to the ARC Triangle. Scientology teaches that Knowledge, Responsibility and Control have an important interdependent relationship. To the degree that a person has all three of these things present with regard to a given area, endeavor, situation or subject, that person will have an increased ability to remain at cause over the situation. When one or more of these elements is missing or deficient, a person will have a decreased ability to remain at cause and will tend instead to find him or herself in the position of being the adverse effect of the situation. Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public groups Organization Controversy The doctrine of Scientology beliefs and practices centers around the concept that all people are immortal spiritual beings called a thetan. ... ARC is a fundamental concept in Scientology methodology, and is a term particular to Scientology coined by founder L. Ron Hubbard. ... Scientology is a system of beliefs and practices created by American pulp fiction[1][2] and science fiction [3] author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as a self-help philosophy. ...

KRC is a fundamental concept in Scientology. So important and frequently recurring that it could reasonably be termed a pillar of the philosophy, though it is not referred to formally as such within Scientology doctrine.

The Concept of KRC

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In Scientology belief, each of these three elements feed positively into one another, such that increasing knowledge in an area leads to the ability to take increased responsibility which leads to an ability to better control a given area or undertaking. (This cycle can be initiated with any of of the elements and need not begin with increased knowledge.) The fundamental point is that increasing any of these elements with regard to a given endeavor will lead to an ability to be more at cause and less at effect. Conversely, a decrease in any of the elements will tend to lead to a corresponding decrease in the others and ultimately lower one's ability to be at cause in a given area.

According to Scientology doctrine, the presence or absence of KRC will lead to a person (or being) being 'at cause' to the degree that they are present, or 'at effect' to the degree that they are absent.

It is taught in Scientology that as a person increases in his general ability level, he expands his ability to utilize both ARC and KRC in increasingly broader scopes of operation. In fact, if one were to assert that the point of Scientology is to assist the individual toward having KRC and ARC in the fullest possible sense extended to the broadest possible areas of effect, one would be right by most every estimation.

KRC in Scientology Symbols

KRC as an element of the Scientology 'S' and double triangle

The upper triangle in the primary Scientology symbol (the 'S' and double triangle) represents KRC. It is depicted as interlocking with the lower triangle, which represents ARC, and both are entwined by the serpentine letter 'S' which stands for the Latin word 'scio-', meaning 'I know'. It is taken from the infinitive 'scire' meaning 'to know'. Church of Scientology doctrine defines scio as 'knowing in the fullest sense of the word'. Whenever the two triangles appear together, the uppermost is the KRC Triangle. The KRC Triangle is nearly always depicted as hollow and should not be confused with the four-tiered yellow and green triangle, which is the symbol for Dianetics. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Official Scientology Cross Symbol The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ... Scientologists promoting Dianetics at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Dianetics is a set of ideas and practices regarding the relationship between mind and body that were developed by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. ...

KRC across the dynamics

A very important goal in Scientology is increasing a person's abilites 'across the Dynamics'. Within Scientology the totality of a person's existence is divided into eight areas of ever-widening scope which are collectively called The Dynamics. These divisions serve as a way of dividing life into manageable chunks that can be addressed individually and successively. The Scientology Dynamics are, from 1st to 8th: self, family, groups, mankind, living things, the physical universe, spirits and infinity (god). In Scientology, the individual seeks to gain the ablity to apply KRC first over oneself (1st dynamic) then into and across one's family (2nd dynamic), continuing outward in this fashion, in increasingly wider scopes of operation, toward attainment of full KRC across all eight dynamics.

References

• Hubbard 1991. Scientology Management Series - Volume 2 (Hardback). Bridge Publications, Inc and NEW ERA Publications International ApS. ISBN 0-88404-673-7. Page 232; HCOPL 18 FEBRUARY 1972 (Executive Series 8) -- THE TOP TRIANGLE
• Hubbard 1975. Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary (Hardback). Bridge Publications, Inc and NEW ERA Publications International ApS. ISBN 87-7336-336-7. Page 224; keyword: KRC Triangle.

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