This book is excellent for those wishing to know more.     How Do You Join Scientology?        Joining a Church of Scientology is perhaps a misleading term. Joining one of our Churches is not the correct way to look at things. Scientology is a body of knowledge that when correctly applied raises a person's ability. One does not need to join a group to gain this knowledge. Obviously there is participation but it is not the necessary component of Scientology. Scientology is about knowledge. And while we would love you inside our church we would respect you a lot more if you read one of our books and found out for yourself that it helped you in life. I am the director of the Church of Scientology of Canberra. I know what it is like when someone comes in and says they read a book and would like to find another title to read. People often ask me how they should join. My answer is always the same. Find a book and go home and read it. If it makes sense then read another, and then another. Libraries have them. So do bookshops. So do we. The knowledge in the books helps you and if a book reader can tell this, that person will make a lot of gain in Scientology. Of course there is fellowship in Scientology as there is in any religion or groups. That is expected. But if you have read a book and found it helped you, then perhaps you can help another with it. That is true fellowship. Scientologists come from all walks of life. They are executives at their jobs, some are plumbers, some artists, some house wives. Their work choices all differ. But they all enjoy helping someone with the knowledge they have learned. So, the reason for joining the Church of Scientology is for the knowledge you would learn. That will be the knowledge of life, the knowledge of why you are the way you are. There is also the reason for helping to get yourself better and for many this is a fundamental reason and legitimate one. Scientology does help you. For many it has raised their IQ significantly. For me, when I was a construction manager, it helped me better understand people and gave me better control over the work force. For the various companies I worked for it meant a more peaceful work place. It helped my career. For some it is what they seek in helping to raise children. For some it's how to solve problems of the work. For me personally, I wanted to take the chains off from what I felt was holding me back in life, and I felt from reading books, Scientology had the answer. It did that with me, and i am now helping others realize the same benefits for themselves. For me that is fantastic. So there are many reasons for joining the Church of Scientology.