The Auditors Code (HCO Policy Letter 14 October 1968) applies to Dianetic auditing as well as Scientology. Clauses 1 and 2 (Evaluation and Invalidation) especially must
be thoroughly understood. The Dianetic student must be able to demonstrate these with many different examples of each and should even write an essay on all the ways he can possibly think if evaluating for and invalidating a PC.
Clauses 12, 13, 15, and 24 are sometimes misinterpreted by improperly trained Dianetic auditors who are not too familiar with what they are handling. The clauses do apply but the following notes are made:
12. I PROMISE TO RUN EVERY MAJOR CASE ACTION TO A FLOATING NEEDLE.
In Dianetics you are auditing chains to ERASURE. Erasure of a complete chain is normally accompanied by an F/N. The handling of a lock is not in itself a major case action and may not produce an F/N.
13. I PROMISE NEVER TO RUN ANY ONE ACTION BEYOND ITS FLOATING NEEDLE.
In Dianetics you'd cease an action on a F/N. But, if the F/N is on one incident and the chain is not erased, you just cease to run that incident but continue on down the chain to erasure.
15. I PROMISE NOT TO MIX THE PROCESSES OF SCIENTOLOGY WITH OTHER PRACTICES EXCEPT WHEN THE PRECLEAR IS PHYSICALLY ILL AND ONLY MEDICAL MEANS WILL SERVE.
As Dianetics concerns the body, Medical and Dianetic practices may proceed together. Whenever possible, you would cease medical treatment during auditing but sometimes the medical treatment can only be eased off gradually. With accidents and acute illness, medical treatment must be given immediately and the engram can only be audited when the PC has somewhat recovered. In s instances, the PC will only respond to correct medical treatment alter a Dianetic assist has been given.
You never mix Dianetics or Scientology with any psychiatric, occult, mystical, hypnotic, or other practices.
24. I PROMISE NOT TO ADVOCATE SCIENTOLOGY ONLY TO CURE ILLNESS OR ONLY TO TREAT THE INSANE, KNOWING WELL IT WAS INTENDED FOR SPIRITUAL GAIN.
The improvement and freedom of man as a spiritual being is the vital realm of Scientology. Dianetics erases those things (Locks, Secondaries, and Engrams) which make a person susceptible to and hold in place, physical illness. Hence Dianetics, while not treating illness or insanity directly, does enter those fields.
When a person is no longer troubled by unwanted physical conditions, he can then advance on the much wider field of spiritual gain and freedom covered by Scientology.
The use of F/Ns in Dianetics and the relation between a Dianeticist and the medical practitioner is fully covered in other materials of the Dianetics course.