About the book: 1999 / Dianetics, the technology of spiritual healing, is the most advanced school dealing with issues of the human mind. Dianetics means “through the soul” (from the Greek dia, “through” and noos, “soul”). It is further defined as “what the soul does to the body.” This is a method of working with the energy that makes up life. The purpose of using this method is to increase the efficiency of the human body and make a person’s spiritual life more effective..