OCCLUSION
Any part of a person's memories that is hidden on the time track and is not available to conscious recall except through processing.
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
A person with occlusion has portions of their memories hidden on the time track, unavailable to conscious recall without processing. In auditing, the auditor works to recover these occluded areas so the person can access what was previously blocked.
Why It Matters
Occlusion indicates that parts of a person's past are being actively hidden from them by the reactive mind. Resolving occlusion through processing restores the person's access to their own history, which is necessary for full case progress.
Related Concepts
- PROCESSING — That action or actions, governed by the technical disciplines and codes of Scientology, of administering a process to a preclear in order to release or free him or her.
- PROCESS — A set of questions asked by an auditor to help a person find out things about his or her life.
- RECALL — Thinking of, remembering, putting your attention on something that happened in the past, all done from PRESENT TIME.
- ART — (The basic definition) ART is a word which summarizes the QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION.
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