the state, quality or instance of altering or changing the reality o f something. Isness means the way it is. When someone sees it differently he is doing an alter-is; in other words, is altering the way it is. For more information, see the ScientologyAxioms in the book Scientology 0-8: The Book of Basics by L. Ron Hubbard. —LifeOrientation Course Glossary, May 90