Class VIII Course #9 The Laws of Listing and Nulling

[Warning, contains OT III Data!]

Resume of Class VIII Tape #9 The Laws of Listing and Nulling (2 October 1968)

Hubbard delivers a detailed lecture on the laws of listing and nulling, stressing their exactness. Incorrect application can damage a PC; precise adherence yields gains. He insists these laws are complete and final.

Key Points

Theory vs. Practice

Knowing the rules is like knowing piano keys—application requires skill and practice, not just theory.

Many auditors fail by misestimating the expertise needed.

Proper Listing Questions

Correct listing questions always go to one item.

Example: “Who or what is trying to unmock you?”

Improper questions (“What is wrong with my case?”) are processes, not lists, and can overwhelm the PC.

Processes vs. Lists

Some questions only look like lists but are actually processes.

Mishandling them as lists without addressing each read produces by-passed charge.

ARC Break Handling

ARC-break registrars should only use the Green Form.

Missed withholds and PTPs are key reasons why PCs blow from orgs.

Lists Must Go to One Item

A complete list = one reading item.

Overlisting or underlisting produces ARC breaks, high TA, or sad effect.

Wrong items can collapse case progress.

Service Facsimiles

Once erased, don’t relist them.

If a service facsimile won’t rehab, suppression or mishandling is likely.

Reference to body thetans: Hubbard remarks that “if the fellow had 500 body thetans you’d get 500 service facsimiles” — illustrating how many could be drawn from them.

Suppress and Invalidate

Suppressed or invalidated items transfer their reads to the button (suppress/invalidate).

Correcting this restores the item’s read.

Indicators of Error

Rising TA during listing = overlisting.

High TA after session = wrong item.

ARC breaks often stem from incomplete or incorrect lists.

No “Magic Button”

No single universal process resolves all cases instantly.

Awareness is gained in gradients; each “button” comes in sequence.

Hubbard notes that even beyond Clear, higher OT levels reveal further complexities:

OT VII: “Above that at 7 he will discover another whole row of aberration.”

OT VIII: “And in 8 there is ‘who made this damned stuff?’”