"Scientology - A Handbook for Use"
L. Kin, Volume Two
Text Sample: Preface
In this second volume on the subject of scientology, we are going to discuss the practical application of the auditing theory which was the content of the first volume, particularly of Part Two. It now goes on with Part Three and Four. Part Three describes the individual procedures ("processes") and their application; Part Four deals with Case Supervision, i.e. the analysis of a case on the basis of a previous interview, the working out of a program containing the procedures explained in Part Three, and the doing of the program.Auditing is the means of therapy used in scientology. As aword, it means "listening", which signifies that the activity is based on the use of communication processes. It can be done on many levels and isn't restricted in its application to professional therapists. Also one doesn't have to have mastered the whole subject and have read every word Hubbard wrote (or indeed the whole of this book) before one can do useful and beneficial work as an auditor.
Part of this book is concerned with the use of the E-meter as an auditing aid, but valuable results can be attained without it. (Witness the vast popularity of early dianetics in the 50’s, before the E-meter was developed.) Some processes are designed to be used without the meter, others require it.
The following chapters have been arranged accordingly. For those who wish to audit without an E-meter, the chapters on "Simple Techniques“, „Objective Processes“ and "Postulate Auditing" are the ones to study. Beginning with the chapter on "Auditing with the E-meter“ there is an increasingly professional slant.
Whether you use a meter or do without, all procedures need to be drilled well before you go into a real auditing session. Drilling is an essential part of the auditor's training. The time honored rule is "read it - drill it - do it". One of the proven aspects of scientology practitioner training is that you cannot expect to become an auditor just by reading about it. Your certainty regarding the various procedures, your routine in handling the E-meter and your auditor presence can only be achieved by drilling, drllling, drilling and doing, doing, doing.
You need an experienced auditor to train you. You cannot pick it up from a book, be it this one or any other one.Your auditor presence in particular is the platform the preclear’s trust in you rests on. If you were a "technician" only, your preclear will soon feel lonely. There are moments when you have to be personally with him and help him through, on a direct thetan-to-thetan ARC line. This cannot be substituted by any "technical procedures".
And it is not simply a matter of training either. Auditor presence is the quality that underlies all real success in many fields, such as education or medicine, for example. It is an expression of genuine caring and ability to grant beingness to the other person. This natural willingness to respect what others are, and to respond to a need for help, can be enhanced by training in communication skills, although this cannot be a substitute for it. The importance of good auditor presence particularly is that it allows the preclear to feel safe and thus to have the confidence to face up to what he couldn't confront before.
Hubbard recognized this importance and was aware that an auditor becomes more effective as he progresses with his own case-handling and becomes Clear himself.To some extent, though, auditor presence can be acquired and enhanced by means of a number of drills called the "Training Routines" or "TRs". They deal with the fundamental elements of communication. For this reason the first chapter is devoted to them. No matter what you do in auditing or in life, your TRs "have to be in". This means as much as "your presence must be unshakable" - be it as an auditor or as a private person.
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