About the book: 1993 / Dianetics, a method of spiritual healing: the most effective doctrine of the mind. The word Dianetics means “through the mind.” Comes from the Greek “dia” - “through” and “noos” - “soul”, “mind”. A more detailed understanding of this word is “how the mind affects the body”. Dianetics is a method of controlling the energy that makes up life , in order to increase the efficiency of the human body and spiritual activity.