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Reference: The Book of Scientology

Standard Operating Procedure 8

Please see the original section at the link above.

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Summary

This procedure is safest when applied by oneself using the discipline of Subject Clearing. All gains come from the clearing of misconceptions and the reduction of fixations. One should address the whole beingness of a person instead of addressing just the body or the thetan.

When Hubbard talks about the “exteriorization of the thetan” he is basically talking about eliminating the fixation on the body. Hubbard treats this as a priority and the accomplishment of a major step. Once the fixation on the body is reduced, other fixations can be reduced more easily. As the fixations are reduced, the mental aberrations and the body malfunctions handle themselves.

To Hubbard, the goal is OPERATING THETAN, which can best be described as a beingness without fixations. From Subject Clearing point of view, one starts from Step VII and works towards Step I. He may go through this sequence again rapidly to discover more anomalies and resolve them. It is through the resolution of anomalies that misconceptions are cleared and fixations are reduced.

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STEP VII—PSYCHOTIC CASES. A person who is dramatizing his fixation in an exaggerated manner, while not being aware of it, may be deemed psychotic. Such dramatizations, when extreme, may appear to be requiring desperate measures; but this case must be handled quite gently by putting him in touch with the physical environment. Hubbard recommends PRESENT TIME DIFFERENTIATION, using the sense of touch (see Handling Introversion).If inaccessible mimic him with own body whatever he does until he comes into communication. You are basically getting him in touch with the principle of oneness through the solid reality around him. You may apply other recommendations for this step from the original materials as necessary. This step may be applied to oneself with great benefit because one is usually not aware of what one is dramatizing.

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STEP VI—A-R-C STRAIGHT WIRE. On this step a person uses the lists form SELF ANALYSIS IN SCIENTOLOGY. Details on this can be found here: ARC Straight wire Processes. Once a person is extroverted enough to be aware of his physical environment, this step will help him extrovert further. A person may try out other ARC processes from the above link.

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STEP V—EXTERIORIZATION BY SCENERY. When a person finds it difficult to make mock ups, this step may help him. This uses PRESENT TIME DIFFERENTIATION, using the visual sense (see Handling Introversion).A person should continue this process until he feels alert. You may apply other recommendations for this step from the original materials as necessary. 

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STEP IV—EXPANDED GIVE & TAKE. This step requires that a person is able to get a mock-up, no matter how vague. But if a person can simply experience the items listed on this step, or get the concept of them, he would do fine. A person may subject clear these items by resolving any confusions stemming from them as he arranges them in some logical order. Or, he may just follow the instructions given in the materials. 

Here are these items ordered somewhat, as an example, by subject clearing. They can be ordered differently. The key aberrating factor that needs to be addressed is attachment or fixation on any of these items. Mock these items up and compare them to your actual experience. Just ask yourself, “Is my attention fixated on this item?” Contemplate on that item until you can see it for what it is.

Spirit 

(Postulates): HIDDEN INFLUENCES, HIDDEN COMMUNICATIONS, INVISIBLE BODIES, INVISIBLE ACTS, INVISIBLE SCENES, GOD, THE DEVIL, SPIRITS, CHRIST, THETANS, DIMENSION POINTS, MONEY, 

(Oneness): LOGIC,  IDEAS, BEAUTY, UGLINESS, TRUTH, LIES, 

(Substance): FORCE, LIGHT, ENERGY, EXPLOSIONS, LIGHTNING, SOUND, MOTION, TIME, THE PAST, THE FUTURE, THE PRESENT, SPACE, SPACE REDUCTION, SIZE REDUCTION, 

Mind 

(Beingness): MINDS, VIEWPOINT, ATTENTION, KNOWING, NOT KNOWING, AMBITIONS, DOUBTS, LANGUAGES, EDUCATION, FREEDOM FOR OTHERS TO TALK, PERSONALITIES, PRETENSE, 

(Senses): SENSATION, TOUCH, LOOKING, ILLUSIONS, SILENCE, TALKING, 

(Emotions): AFFINITY (LOVE), BEAUTIFUL SADNESS, ENTHUSIASM, CHEERFULNESS, BOREDOM, ANTAGONISM, ANGER, PAIN, FEEL PAIN, HATE, FEAR, GRIEF, BE SAD, APATHY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, 

(Feelings): GLORY, ADMIRATION, REVERENCE, PRIDE, CREDIT, FAITH, RIGHTNESS, WRONGNESS, AGREEMENT, DISAGREEMENT, CONFUSION, CONTEMPT, REVENGE, FORGIVENESS, HOPE, HAPPINESS, 

(Formations): INCIDENTS, PICTURES, ENGRAMS, FAC ONE, BLACKNESS, PROBLEMS, REMEMBERING, FORGETTING, AUDITING, 

Body

(Body): MACHINERY, BODIES, BEAUTIFUL BODIES, MALE BODIES, FEMALE BODIES, STRANGE AND PECULIAR BODIES, DEAD BODIES, FACES, MOUTHS, TEETH, ARMS, STOMACHS, BOWELS, GENITALIA, SEX, MASTURBATION, SEMEN, BLOOD, GASES, URINE, VOMIT, CONVULSIONS, SALIVA, EXCRETA, DEATH,  

(Experience): EATING HUMAN BODIES,  EATING PARENTS, EATEN BY MOTHER, EATEN BY FATHER, EATING MEN, EATEN BY MEN, EATING WOMEN, EATEN BY WOMEN, BLASPHEMY, BESTIALITY, HOMOSEXUALITY, 

(Motion): START, STARTING MOTION MEN, STARTING MOTION WOMEN, STARTING MOTION CHILDREN, STARTING MOTION OBJECTS, STARTING MOTION SELF, CHANGING MOTION MEN, CHANGING MOTION WOMEN, CHANGING MOTION BABIES, CHANGING MOTION CHILDREN, MEN STOPPING MOTION, WOMEN STOPPING MOTION, 

(Action) HOLDING THINGS APART, HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER, MAKING THINGS GO FAST, MAKING THINGS VANISH, MAKING THINGS APPEAR, SENDING THINGS AWAY, ACCEPTING THINGS BACK, DESTROYING THINGS, 

Life

(Environment): SUNS, MOONS, HEAT, COLD, VACUUMS, PLANETS, AIR, WHITE CLOUDS, BLACK CLOUDS, WATER, FLOWERS, WILD ANIMALS, PETS, BIRDS, BACTERIA, PEOPLE, CIGARETTES, SMOKE, FIREWORKS, 

(Places): CAVES, HOMES, ROOMS, BEDS, DOORS, WALLS, MAPS, 

(Things): MILK, FOOD, OBJECTS, TOYS, DOLLS, TEXTBOOKS, BLACKBOARDS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, JEWELS, GLASS, MIRRORS, VEHICLES, WEAPONS, STOLEN GOODS, STOLEN PICTURES, HIDDEN THINGS, FORBIDDEN THINGS, ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, DRUGS, UNATTAINABLES, GARBAGE, 

(Relationships): RANK, MOTHERS, FATHERS, BABIES, CHILDREN MALE, CHILDREN FEMALE, DEPENDENCE, HELP, ASSURANCE, KISSES, APPROVAL, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, GREETINGS, FAREWELLS, 

(Influences): RESPONSIBILITY, IRRESPONSIBILITY, DIRTY WORDS, SEXUAL RESTIMULATION, SYMBOLS OF WEAKNESS, SYMBOLS OF FORCE, FAME, POWER, OMENS, WICKEDNESS, BETRAYAL, RIDICULE, CRUELTY, PUNISHMENT, BROKEN COMMUNICATIONS, RESTIMULATION, 

(Society): ORGANIZATIONS, POLICE, SOLDIERS, EXECUTIONERS, DOCTORS, JUDGES, PSYCHIATRISTS, SILENT MEN, SILENT WOMEN, SILENT CHILDREN, 

(Activity): GAMES, RULES, PLAYERS, PLAY, DRAMA, COSTUMES, ACTING, ENTERTAINMENT, AUDIENCES, WORK, ACT, WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, REWARDS, SLEEP, 

(Condition): STILLNESS, TRAFFIC, LONELINESS, WORRY, COMPLICATIONS, PREDICTABILITY, UNPREDICTABILITY, WAITING, TIREDNESS, CONFINEMENT, DEGRADATION, EXHAUSTION, ACCIDENTS, ILLNESSES, POVERTY, INSANITY, SANITY, CONVICTIONS, STABILITY, DISABILITIES, 

(Remedy): MEDICINE, CHANGING PEOPLE, 

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STEP III—SPACATION. Spacation is a word coined by Hubbard, which means “constructing own space with eight anchor points and holding it stable without effort.” Do this step as recommended in the original materials. Here a person is practicing making a very simple postulate and holding on to it until he suddenly realizes the way his attention has been fixated on his body all this time.

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STEP II—BODY. Do this step as recommended. On this step a person mocks up the body he is most familiar with until that mock up is very clear. It is important that the person follows The Discipline of Subject Clearing.At this point that clarity will turn into a new reality. This step will help him overcome any residual fixation on his body.

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STEP I—THREE FEET BEHIND. Do this step as recommended. On this step a person is exercising his viewpoint that is no longer fixated on the body. He makes his awareness come to harmony with different physical locations, which he chooses. He does this until his awareness changes smoothly in harmony with changes in his viewpoint. He practices assuming both pleasant and unpleasant viewpoints at will, until his awareness can adjust to that viewpoint quickly and smoothly.

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Comments

The thetan is essentially the awareness of the person. “Exteriorized and rehabilitated thetan” means that the person’s attention is stably free from any fixations on the body. His “own energy” is his active attention and the considerations in the present. “Old energy” are the existing fixed considerations in the area. The goal of the process is the sorting out of these considerations, This action rehabilitates the body as well. A person is learning to observe instead of trying to figure out the situation obsessively.

During this early development of Scientology, Hubbard became aware that fixation on the body was the major obstacle to the progress of the case. He, therefore, focused on clearing up this fixation. After that it was easy to handle general fixations of the person to make the case progress.

Hubbard did not realize that “a person’s idea of himself or herself” could also be a fundamental fixation, just like the fixation on the body. Instead, he formulated processes to further boost the sense of individuality of a person. This rendered Scientology aberrated in its cumulative affect.

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