Editing Dianetics (section)

== Procedure ==

[[File:L. Ron Hubbard conducting Dianetics seminar in Los Angeles in 1950.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Hubbard demonstrating Dianetics technique at a seminar in Los Angeles in 1950]]
The procedure of Dianetics therapy (known as ''auditing'') is a two-person activity. One person, the "auditor", guides the other person, the ''[[preclear]]'', through the procedures. The preclear's job is to look at their mind and talk to the auditor. The auditor acknowledges what the preclear says and controls the process.

The auditor and preclear sit down facing each other. After getting settled, the auditor tells the preclear to close their eyes and locate something that happened to them in the past. The preclear tells the auditor what happened in the incident like he is re-experiencing it again. The auditor coaxes the preclear to recall as much as possible, and goes back over the incident several times until the preclear is cheerful about it, at which point the auditor may end the session or find another incident and repeat the process.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rehabilitatenz.co.nz/pages/dianetics-auditing-steps.html |title=The Dianetics Procedure - 10 Simple Steps |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030226223940/http://www.rehabilitatenz.co.nz/pages/dianetics-auditing-steps.html |archive-date=26 February 2003 |first=Kevin |last=Owen |website=RehabilitateNZ}}</ref>