With every day I spend case programming, C/Sing and auditing, I gain new awarenesses from each experience. Last week I successfully accomplished a major breakthrough for one of my PC’s, helping him to resolve a crushing issue that had persisted through years of intensive auditing with several different auditors.
The realization of exactly which processes would succeed to resolve the particular case issue had its root in my own expanding realization of the supreme importance, in all life, to be willing to assume the viewpoint of others.
One morning last week, before I even got out of bed, I had the inspiration to take that PC’s viewpoint, and in that very instance I became supremely confident that I had that case item, which had been ruining his life for a very long time, painted into a corner from which there was no escape. I immediately was able to isolate the exact route, the precise processes to run. Two sessions later, this mission was accomplished, A truly major change in that person’s universe!
A new certainty has thus emerged to be of great importance: Knowing the PC’s mind in order to program the case. This is simply a matter of being willing to assume the person’s viewpoint, to truly get to know them. Since the mid 1960′s, the stress in Scientology processing has been “the bridge”, a standard sequence of levels of processes worked out to bring about a gradual increase in awareness and ability, an extremely worthy goal, that has worked out well for many. However, I believe that this “cookie cutter” approach can fail to address the very issues that are overwhelming the being and largely holding his attention. This is actually a violation of the principle of the person’s being “in session”- which is defined as “attention on own case, and willing to talk to the auditor”. The being’s attention is not necessarily on the case aspects addressed in the sequence of “the bridge”, but instead on something in particular that they feel they really need to handle first. This is known as a “present time problem”. It is not uncommon the simply “fly a rudiment” to try to “key out”, or take the PC’s attention off the issue, but if it is a real case issue for the being, then trying to bypass what the person is really interested in, to be “standard” and run “the bridge” down the person’s throat will not be likely to produce great results. This is called “auditing over a problem”, and it is a rough patch to find oneself in, for both auditor or the preclear, because the dissatisfaction it results in is obvious, whether or not it is expressed or acknowledged. To simply continue on and on trying to maintain the idea that “as we progress, things will improve and it will all be handled” is known as “going on hoping”. L. Ron Hubbard does explain these things in C/S Series 62, entitled “Know Before You Go”, and in C/S Series 1, “Auditor’s Rights”, section entitled “Going on Hoping”.
I think the emphasis should be on addressing what the individual being needs and wants- the basic Scientology principle of paralleling the mind with processing. While there is value and worthwhileness to thousands of Scientology processes included and not included on the “standard bridge”, it will be mostly wasted and yield disappointment where one fails to parallel the being’s attention and interest. There are absolutely wonderful changes and realizations there for the taking on processes on the bridge, but only when the being is truly ready for those particular processes.
I believe in using auditing to give each individual exactly what they want out of auditing, the fulfillment of their personal goals. How can someone program the case, that is, select the most effective processes and in the most effective sequence to help the being achieve what they really need and want, without understand- ing what it is they really need and want?
The answer must be, whoever would program the case handling must come to know the individual and their case. My own evolution as a being and as an auditor has rewarded me with the knowledge that this is best accomplished by listening to the being, and assuming his viewpoint. That is what will ensure the kind of results he is really interested in. This has proven true for me!
I wish all practitioners and their preclears great success, I wish and intend that for you, and for all those who reach out to me. I would love the opportunity to help you, please feel free to contact me.
Love, Dex
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Dexter Gelfand