Reference: Course on Subject Clearing
The is the most general process that helps one look more closely at any subject, problem, difficulty, fixation or anomaly.
The subject could be the body, or a painful part of the body, or some sickness. The problem may have to do with some relationship. The difficulty could involve some aspect of life. There may be a fixation that you want to resolve. Or, there is some something that simply does not make sense, and appears to be an anomaly.
Your first action is to use the first few step of this process to express that subject, problem, difficulty, fixation or anomaly in words so that it can be examined as part of a contemplative question. You can then follow the subsequent steps to run that contemplative question repetitively.
This process is a work horse that you can apply to anything. Make very sure that you understand each step of this process before you apply it.
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EXERCISE: VIEWPOINT EXPANSION
[This is a reformulation of a Scientology process called Prepchecking.]
PURPOSE: To become aware of your limiting considerations on a subject.
PREREQUISITES: The fundaments of Extroversion, Recall, Discipline, Contemplation & Confront.
GUIDING PRINCIPLE: The 12 Aspects of Mindfulness.
ADVICE: In case of trouble, apply Extroversion & Orientation.
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STEPS
1. Determine the wordings for the subject, problem, difficulty, fixation or anomaly that you wish to examine more closely.
Examples:
“On going to school …”,
“On learning mathematics …”,
“In relationship with ________ ...”
2. You may optionally use a time or place limiter.
Examples:
“On going to school during last year …”
“On learning mathematics in my fifth grade …”
“In relationship with _______ since last August …”
3. Use one of the following buttons to formulate the contemplative question.
- has anything been suppressed?”
- has anything been interpreted?”
- has anything been invalidated?”
- is there anything you have been careful of?”
- is there anything you didn’t reveal?”
- has anything been denied?”
- has anything been suggested?”
- has a mistake been made?”
- has anything been protested?”
- is there anything you have been anxious about?”
- has anything been decided?”
- is there anything you have withdrawn from?”
- is there anything you have reached for?”
- has anything been ignored?”
- has anything been stated?”
- has anything been helped?”
- has anything been altered?”
- has anything been revealed?”
- has anything been asserted?”
- has anything been agreed with?”
Examples:
“On going to school during last year, has anything been suppressed?”
“On learning mathematics, has anything been invalidated?” [please note there is no limiter used here]
“In relationship with _______ since last August, is there anything you have been careful of?”
4. Make sure you have a good understanding of the contemplative question.
5. Run the contemplative question repetitively, keeping the above prerequisites in mind.
6. You may wrap up this question when there are no more reactions to it; no more answers coming up, and you feel comfortable about it.
7. Go back to step 3, and use another button with the same subject to reformulate the contemplative question.
8. Repeat steps 4 to 7, until you have used up all the buttons.
9. If at any point, you get a big realization that resolves your concern, then you may end the process.
10. If at any point, a past trauma comes up, address it gently as follows:
(a) Get an idea of the duration of that traumatic incident.
(b) Go to the beginning of that incident and move through to its end. Notice the details that come up.
(c) Go to the beginning again and make another pass through the incident, noticing new details that come up.
(d) Make additional passes from beginning to the end, noticing new details as they come up.
(e) Continue as above until you find suddenly that the trauma has disappeared.
(f) There may be a realization. You may end the session at this point.
11. If, after cycling through all the buttons, your concern still exists, then do the following:
(a) Review the wordings of the “subject” and/or the time limiter. It may require some tweaking.
(b) Even if there is no tweaking, it always helps to recycle through all the buttons again, since the mind is better prepared the second time.
(c) You may recycle through all the buttons as many times as you feel comfortable.
(d) After recycling, you may end the process. You can always try this process again at a later date after some gap.
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NOTES
A. Things get suppressed when they are shocking and painful to look at. Be on a look out for a shock. Sometimes long-forgotten incidents may come up that go back all the way to your childhood. When you find a moment of shock, experience it fully until it dissipates.
B. Use the 12 aspects of Mindfulness as your second nature when running this process.
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