ADVANCED PROCEDURE
An early auditing procedure made up of fifteen steps, called Acts, which the auditor takes the person through one after another in a set order. It was published in 1951 in the books Advanced Procedure and Axioms and Handbook for Preclears.
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
An auditor working with Advanced Procedure would take the preclear through Act One, then Act Two, and so on through all fifteen, rather than picking steps at random. The order was part of the procedure, not a suggestion.
Why It Matters
Advanced Procedure marks the point where auditing became a fixed sequence a trained person could follow rather than a loose set of ideas. Later procedures kept that pattern of numbered, ordered steps.
Related Concepts
- AUDITING — The application of Scientology processes and procedures to someone by a trained auditor.
- AUDITOR — A listener or one who listens carefully to what people have to say.
- PRE-CLEAR — This term covers anyone who is not a Clear; however, it is principally used to describe a person who, through Scientology processing, is finding out more about himself and life.
- PROCESS — A set of questions asked by an auditor to help a person find out things about his or her life.
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