COMMUNICATION BRIDGE

A short period of two-way communication between the auditor and preclear which simply closes off the process the auditor was running and opens up the new process on which he is about to embark. It bridges the gap between one process and another by finding out how the pc is doing and establishing agreement that a change of processes is about to occur.

an auditing procedure which closes off the process one is running, maintains ARC, and opens up the new process on which one is about to embark. It is used so that a pc will not be startled by change, for if one changes too rapidly in a session, one sticks the preclear in the session every time. He is given some warning, and that is what a communication bridge is for. —Fundamentals of Thought Glossary Final approval 5.2.90

1. it simply closes off the process you were running, maintains ARC, and opens up the new process on which you are about to embark. (PAB 151)2. before a question is asked, the preclear should have the question discussed with him and the wording agreed upon as though he were making a contract with the auditor. This is the first part of a communication bridge. It precedes all questions but when one is changing from one process to another the bridge becomes a bridge indeed. (PAB 88)3. the reason we use a communication bridge is so a pc will not be startled by change, for if we change too rapidly in a session, we stick the preclear in the session every time. We give him some warning; and that is what a communication bridge is for. (PAB 151)