Reference: The Book of Subject Clearing
O/W stands for “Overts and Withholds.” These two words are defined in Scientology as follows:
OVERT—An overt act is not just injuring someone or something; an overt act is an act of omission or commission which does the least good for the least number of dynamics or the most harm to the greatest number of dynamics.
WITHHOLD—A withhold is always the manifestation which comes after an overt. It is restraining self from communicating.
The O/W procedure is a type of processing which handles a person’s overts and withholds on a certain item (person, thing or subject).
Set 1: The general O/W process has the following two commands run alternatively:
- “What have you done?”
- “What have you withheld?”
Set 2: A specific O/W process concerning some item has the following commands:
- “What have you done to (item)?”
- “What have you withheld from (item)?”
Set 3: The general O/W process for an item may be run as follows.
- “What has (an item) done?”
- “What has a (an item) withheld?”
Set 4: A specific O/W process for item 1 concerning item 2 may be run as follows.
- What has (item 1) done to (item 2)?
- What has (item 1) withheld from (item 2)?
The process is run until no more answers are coming up and the person feels relieved and comfortable.
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