With these definitions in mind, Scientology sets out a means whereby the individual can progressively raise his or her ethical level and so increase survival along each of the eight dynamics. The "technology of ethics" specifies twelve "ethical states" or conditions and provides precise steps or formulas whereby one can move from one condition to a higher one. At the lowest level, there is a condition of confusion, where there is only disorder rather than anything productive. At the highest level, there is a condition of power, where little if anything can imperil survival. In between these two extremes, there are various other conditions arranged in sequence: treason, enemy, doubt, liability, non-existence, danger, emergency, normal operation, affluence and power change (
Introduction to Scientology Ethics, Chapters 3 and 4).