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Reference: The Book of Scientology

Standard Operating Procedure, Issue 3

Please see the original section at the link above.

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Summary

Here we have the very first Scientology Grade Chart. The goal is to accomplish Step I. Other steps are there to help you accomplish Step I. Once you are progressing well on Step I, you may continue to apply it to various aspects of your life. These steps are as follows from the viewpoint of Subject clearing.

NOTE: Under the section CREATIVE PROCESSING Hubbard says:
“Using Standard Operating Procedure, Issue 3, as given in this volume, the auditor yet takes a very thorough assessment of his preclear with an E-Meter. He discovers, in accordance with information in this book, what the preclear is unable to start, change, stop; create, alter, destroy; be, do or have; differentiate, associate or identify; on each and every one of the eight dynamics and their component parts. The auditor makes a complete list. This is the Can’t list. Exteriorized, if possible, or interiorized as in the later numbered cases, the preclear is then made to “mock-up” illusions about each one of these Can’ts and to change the size, character and position of the illusion or any part thereof in space, shift it in time simply by knowing it has been shifted by him, until at last the preclear is able to handle the whole object of the Can’t with complete facility.”

STEP VII—PRESENT TIME BODY ORIENTATION: The purpose is to orient your attention by having you recognize, first, the  parts of your body; then the things in the room; and then the geography of your location. There is no thinking involved here. The whole idea is to get in intimate touch with present reality by directly experiencing it through physical senses. After you complete this step, go to step VI.

STEP VI—ARC STRAIGHT WIRE: The purpose is to orient you, first, to your real memories; and then to your imagination that is not real. Locks are minor incidents of misunderstanding where attention gets stuck. You alternately recall a lock from your memory, and then consciously imagine something that did not happen. Do this until you can comfortably differentiate between the real and the imaginary. Upon completion, go to Step I.  If there is any difficulty, go to Step VII.  

STEP V—BLACK AND WHITE CONTROL PROCESSING:  The purpose of this step is to overcome resistance to postulating. Make a list of what you would, or would not, create or destroy. Write down items in the order they come to your mind. Select an item that would not create, or not destroy. Visualize to create what you would not create, or visualize to destroy what you would not destroy. Do it lightly and on a gradient so it is fun. Do this with all such items on your list. In the next part of this step, you work to overcome the fear of unknown. Mock up stuff that is unclear and confusing (black spots, black crosses, etc.). Then mock up and stuff that is clear and understandable (white spots, white crosses, etc.). Do creative processing with these items as described in the materials. Do as much as you can. Do it lightly and on a gradient so it is fun. There may be “black” things that introvert your attention, such as, sickness, criminality, police, secrets, etc. Mix them up with “white” things that help extrovert your attention. Continue to mock up this stuff and move it around, until your attention extroverts. Do lot of creative processing as described in a subsequent section. Then go to step I. If there is any difficulty, go to Step VI.

STEP IV—RIDGE RUNNING: The purpose of this step is to overcome ridges in the mind. Ridges are fixations where attention gets stuck and it is difficult to move through. It may be something you are holding on to, and which is difficult to let go. The confusion in these areas appears as “black,” and the clarity of understanding as “white.” Black may also appear when nothing is there. Start on this step by giving yourself the command to walk. Wait to see if this command runs into any resistance in the mind. If so then locate the ridge, such as, “Can’t walk” or “Too bored to walk.” Put attention on this ridge along with the original command “to walk” until the ridge dissolves. Then give the command to walk again. Do this until all the ridges to this command have dissolved. Repeat this procedure with commands, “Listen,” “Talk,” “Nod,” “Move,” etc. Take up “Look” as the last command. If you can do all this, start with Step I again. If there is any difficulty, go to Step V.

Step III—SPACE PROCESSING: The purpose of this step is to free your viewpoint from the fixations with respect to the body. Usually the viewpoint is fixated on the body. Visualize yourself inside the body in the same orientation. Visualize yourself inside the body with feet upwards, and then gradually turn the feet around. Continue with the visualizations as suggested in the materials. You may visualize skydiving and bungee jumping, falling upwards, flying like superman, etc. You may visualize yourself inside animal bodies or even in the bodies of other people. See what happens when you do so. Finally, assume your normal orientation inside your body and go to step 1.

STEP II—BY ORIENTATION: The purpose of this step is to extrovert the attention with respect to the body in a very direct manner. These are all mental visualizations but they do enlarge the viewpoint with respect to the body. Here one is imagining assistance of various “beams” to move one’s viewpoint around as if it is something physical. It is pushing and pulling oneself out of the back of the head. It is raising and lowering oneself while outside and to move to various parts of the room while still outside. But these are just postulates. This is what  an artist, architect or a scientist commonly does without even thinking about it. “Old lines with terminals fixed to him” are instances of your attention being fixed on certain people, things, places, etc., due to past incomplete communications. By consciously putting attention on such instances you can drain them of their influence. The influence exists only because of your unawareness. Hubbard makes this dramatic so it appeals to people at lower tone levels. If you can do all this, go to Step I. If there is any difficulty, go to Step III.

Step I—-POSITIVE EXTERIORIZING: This step is to dramatically free your attention completely from any fixation on the body. Most people have their attention fixed at the center of their head. If it can be anywhere else, it is a big deal. You command yourself to be a foot back of your head. If this happens then you follow up with actions as described in the materials. This can be a breakthrough for some people, though it is a common action for artists and other professionals to place their viewpoint at other locations. About repairing items in the body, it is a matter of putting attention at that location and simply applying the discipline of Subject Clearing. About creating and destroying your own illusions, consider the postulates that come to your mind and examine them against the principle of oneness. This is an ongoing process. It should be combined with general subject clearing. If there is any difficulty, go to Step II.

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Comments

Here we have the very first Scientology Grade Chart. The goal is to accomplish Step I. Other steps are there to help you accomplish Step I. Once you are progressing well on Step 1, you may continue to apply it to any and all aspects of your life.

There is a lot covered in the steps above. Familiarize yourself with the whole book before attempting this SOP.

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