"(commonly referred to as ""OT III""). Body thetans were said by Hubbard to be a result of a prehistoric ""Incident"" involving Xenu. Thetan In Scientology, the concept of the thetan () is similar to the concept of self, or the spirit or soul as found in several other belief systems. The term is derived from the Greek letter Θ, theta, which in Scientology beliefs represents ""the source of life, or life itself."" In Scientology it is believed that it is the thetan, not the central nervous system, which commands the body through communication points. Thetans have been described in the"
"the capacity to separate from body and mind."" According to Hubbard, ""In man's long evolutionary development the Thetan has been trapped by the engrams formed at various stages of embodiment."" Scientology training is aimed at clearing the person of all engrams, thus creating an ""Operating Thetan."" ""Among the abilities of the Operating Thetan is the soul's capacity to leave and operate apart from the body."" People are viewed as spiritual beings that have minds and bodies and a person's ""spiritual essence"" is called the ""Thetan"". Scientology teaches that ""a thetan is the person himself, not his body or his name"
"contribute a proportion of their income and comply with the Religious Technology Center (RTC) and its standards. Operating Thetan levels are offered only at Scientology's Advanced Organizations (Los Angeles, Sydney, East Grinstead and Copenhagen). The Flag Service Organization in Clearwater, Florida offers OT levels VI and VII. The Scientology ship ""Freewinds"" offers OT VIII. In 1955, Hubbard created a list of 63 celebrities targeted for conversion to Scientology. In a church policy letter in 1973, L. Ron Hubbard wrote, ""The purpose of [the] Celebrity Centre is, to forward the expansion and popularization of Scientology through the arts."" Scientology operates eight"
"considered ""beyond God."" Scholar Hugh B. Urban writes that according to Hubbard, ""the thetan has been deceived into worshiping such a god by mainstream religion and so forgotten its own godlike power to create and destroy universes."" After having removed one's own ""reactive mind"" and thus attaining the state of Clear, Scientologists may then go on to the OT levels. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Church claims that the OT is not dependent on the universe around him. Scientologists that are Operating Thetan claim that they have control over their lives and can ""go exterior"" from their bodies."
"1972, she joined the religious order within Scientology called the Sea Org. After being a member of the Scientology organization for ten years, Christman reached the spiritual Operating Thetan level of OT III, and learned the story of Xenu. She subsequently rose to a higher Operating Thetan level of OT VII, the second-highest within the organization. Her medical condition of epilepsy caused difficulty while in Scientology, as the organization did not approve of taking medication in order to manage her condition. She became an ordained minister within Scientology, and instructed celebrity member actor John Travolta in initial coursework. Christman worked"
"high Operating Thetan levels achieve special powers. Jeremy Perkins was later placed on psychiatric medications, which court psychiatrists state have stabilized his condition. Jeremy Perkins' defense attorney said ""Jeremy himself told me that he firmly believes that if he had been taking these medications [earlier] that it would not have happened."" After attorney Nuchereno spoke with ""48 Hours"", Jeremy was visited by a senior Church of Scientology staff member, and Nuchereno was replaced by an attorney whose law firm had worked previously for Scientology. In March 2006, an advertisement in ""LA Weekly"" blamed Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology"
"new Sea Org members. The ""Freewinds"" is the exclusive training center for OT VIII (Operating Thetan Level 8), the highest level of Scientology and the last of the published OT levels. Members of the Church of Scientology who have reached the highest levels must receive their training on the ""Freewinds"", as the Church does not deliver this service anywhere else. Besides the OT VIII training, the ""Freewinds"" is used for delivering lower-level classes, auditing services, and recreational activities for Scientologists. The ship hosts a ""Freewinds Maiden Voyage"" each June as an ""OT Summit"" for high-ranking Scientologists at which Scientology accomplishments"
"and one achieves the ability to confront the whole track."" The cost to move from OT I to OT II is $5,225. Hubbard announced discovering an important breakthrough within less than a month of founding the Sea Org, the religious order of the church that consists of its most dedicated members. He described it as a ""means of erasing those mental factors that stand in the way of peace and toleration of mankind."" The new material made up the new Operating Thetan III. ""This Solo-audited level goes through what is called the 'Wall of Fire' that surrounds a previously impenetrable"
"was doing was breaking his own records and it was no game any more. Hubbard describes this in his lecture ""Create and Confront"", describing multiple lives as a Marcabian racing driver, with color-themed names including 'The Green Rocket', 'The Red Comet', 'The Silver Streak', 'The Gold Bomb', et al. Hubbard stated that the Marcab Confederacy was now using Earth as a ""prison planet"". When a person dies or ""drops the body"", his thetan is pulled into a Marcab-established ""implant station"" or ""report station"", where they are subject to brainwashing and reincarnation. Only Scientologists who reach the status of ""Operating Thetan"""
"Solo-audited level addresses the primary cause of amnesia on the whole track and lets one see the truth of his own existence. This is the first actual OT level and brings about a resurgence of power and native abilities for the being himself. This may be done at the Flag Ship Service Organization."" Beyond the attainment of the state of Operating Thetan is that of Cleared Theta Clear, which Hubbard describes as such: A growing number of former Scientologists have made public allegations that the church encourages its members to complete very expensive courses and expect wonderful results; when the"
"the most dedicated Scientologists, who are entrusted with the international management of Scientology and upper level churches such as the Advanced Organization Los Angeles, American Saint Hill Organization, Flag Service Organization and Celebrity Center International. Sea Org members are also in charge of the upper levels of Operating Thetan (OT) training. The organization is known as the ""monastic wing of Scientology."" Scientologists who are qualified to do so are often encouraged to join the Sea Org, which involves a lifetime commitment to Scientology organizations in exchange for room and board, training and auditing, and a small weekly allowance. Members sign"
"for the ecclesiastical development of the church, and in particular the delivery of the upper levels of its auditing and training, known as the Operating Thetan or ""OT"" levels. In 1981, under the aegis of the Commodore's Messenger Organization led by David Miscavige, the Sea Org dissolved the Guardian's Office (GO) and assumed full responsibility for the international management of the Church, later reassigning the duties of the GO to the Office of Special Affairs in 1983 during the corporate restructuring of the Church. It moved to land-based organizations in 1975, though maritime customs persist, with many members wearing naval-style"
"of Lawrence Wollersheim in 1993, claiming firsthand knowledge of tactics the Church had used to interfere with Wollersheim's lawsuit against the church. In the declaration (affidavit), Fishman alleged the Church had drowned the trial judge's dog and made harassing phone calls to Wollersheim at night. Steven Fishman Steven Fishman (born 1957) is an American former Scientologist whose inclusion of Scientology's secret Operating Thetan levels in a court filing led to the first public confirmation by the Church of Scientology of its doctrines regarding Xenu and the Wall of Fire. Fishman is currently serving a 21 year sentence on charges of"
"called a ""pre-clear"", often abbreviated to ""PC"", in Scientology terminology. The Church of Scientology claims that if all individuals in the world were “Clear”, the world would be “free of drugs, war, pollution, crime, mental illness and other ills.” After attaining the state of Clear, a person may go on to study the Operating Thetan levels, which are described in Scientology materials as states where the ability to operate outside the body via ""exteriorization"" becomes commonplace. Beyond that comes ""Cleared Theta Clear"", which Hubbard describes this way: A thetan who is completely rehabilitated and can do everything a thetan should"
"is described as the implant opening the gateway to the present universe, separating thetans from their ""static"" (natural/godlike) state. The incident is described in Operating Thetan level III (OT III), written in 1967. The R6 Implants were the work of the Galactic Confederacy's tyrannical leader, Xenu, 75 million years ago. According to Hubbard, Xenu destroyed billions of captured subjects during Incident II by dropping them into volcanoes and attacking them with nuclear weapons. The subjects, once disembodied, were forced to watch a ""three-D, super colossal motion picture"" for thirty-six days. This implanted pictures ""contain[ing] God, the Devil, Angels, space opera,"
"about extraterrestrial civilizations and alien interventions in earthly events, collectively described as ""space opera"" by Hubbard. Hubbard detailed the story in Operating Thetan level III (OT III) in 1967, warning that the ""R6 implant"" (past trauma) was ""calculated to kill (by pneumonia, etc.) anyone who attempts to solve it"". Within the Church of Scientology, the Xenu story is part of the church's secret ""Advanced Technology"", considered a sacred and esoteric teaching, which is normally only revealed to members who have completed a lengthy sequence of courses costing large amounts of money. The church avoids mention of Xenu in public statements"
"story of Xenu and the Wall of Fire from Operating Thetan level 3 (OT III). Robert notices Diane outside the church, tells her to go back inside, and threatens the protesters, but not before they have finished telling her the story. Once Diane is back inside, Robert runs her on a security check to determine whether she has any doubts or ill will toward Scientology. Richard calls Amy's mother, who is still in Scientology and asks to be allowed at the funeral. She refuses and ends the call to avoid being sent to ethics. In the evening, Robert reminds Diane"
"family. However, 14 Word Press and Temple of Wotan are now defunct as organizations and no longer have mailing addresses or websites, although Wotanism is still practiced by independent kindreds. Lane also taught something he called the ""Pyramid Prophecy 666"", which included the concept that a Bible code was inserted by ""Aryan adepts"" within the King James Version of the Christian Bible. Lane was described by the code he deciphered as the ""man"" in the Book of Revelation with America being the Beast, a view that was censored by Ron McVan and other strategists who found the messianic claims counterproductive"
"utilizes saunas and vitamins. After a few months, she was finally convinced by her mother to resume taking her medication, even though this meant expulsion from the Sea Org. She remained a member of the church. After being a member of the Scientology organization for ten years, Christman reached the spiritual ""Operating Thetan"" level of OT III. She recounted her experience of reading the Xenu story upon reaching the level of OT III: ""You've jumped through all these hoops just to get to it, and then you open that packet, and the first thing you think is, 'Come on.'"" She"
"slightly long in the back. He was wearing a white shirt, black pants, black tie, and black shoes, highly polished."" She recalls ""He lay on top of me. As far as I can tell he had no erection. However, using his hand in some way he managed to get his penis inside me. [...] Then for the next hour he did absolutely nothing at all. I mean nothing!"" Operating Thetan level VIII is highest level of auditing level in Scientology. It is known as ""The Truth Revealed"". It was initially released to select high-ranking public Scientologists in 1988. In OT"
"in Redwood City, California. The Scientology publication ""Freewinds"" noted in 1990 that Adams had completed the highest Operating Thetan level of spiritual advancement, OT VIII. In 2004, Adams served as senior vice president of the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE), a nonprofit founded by Scientology members in 1988 to supervise the secular programs Narconon, Criminon, The Way to Happiness, and Applied Scholastics. In an interview with the ""San Francisco Chronicle"", Adams objected to an assessment that international Scientology management ran the subdivisions of ABLE. Adams stated, ""ABLE does not report its statistics to the church."" He commented on"
"and procedures offered by the church in the hope of gaining freedom and enlightenment, allegedly permitting travel around the solar system. The author referred to the process of a thetan leaving its human body as ""exteriorization"", which he said allowed for space travel. Urban notes that this is similar to Aleister Crowley's teachings of astral projection, although he adds that Hubbard did not use that term. A glossary on the Scientology website defined the term ""space opera"" as a description of actual events: ""Space opera has space travel, spaceships, spacemen, intergalactic travel, wars, conflicts, other beings, civilizations and societies, and"
"Thule. Founding members of the Order were Wotanists (a racial form of Odinism). Anders Brievik, a Norwegian terrorist who committed the 2011 Oslo attacks, identified himself as an Odinist. Wotanism is another religion that has appeared in the US white supremacist movement, and also utilizes imagery derived from paganism. Odalism is a European ideology advocated by the defunct Heathen Front and the National Socialist Black Metal musician Varg Vikernes. The question of the relationship between Germanic neopaganism and the neo-Nazi movement is controversial among German neopagans, with opinions ranging across a wide spectrum. Active conflation of neo-fascist or far right"
"Steven Fishman Steven Fishman (born 1957) is an American former Scientologist whose inclusion of Scientology's secret Operating Thetan levels in a court filing led to the first public confirmation by the Church of Scientology of its doctrines regarding Xenu and the Wall of Fire. Fishman is currently serving a 21 year sentence on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. He’s scheduled to be released on October 28, 2028. The origins of Fishman's dispute with the Church of Scientology lay in a fraud scheme he conducted from 1983 to 1988. Fishman joined dozens of class action lawsuits by presenting stock"
"Temple of Set The Temple of Set is an occult initiatory order founded in 1975. A new religious movement and form of Western esotericism, the Temple espouses a religion known as Setianism, whose practitioners are called Setians. This is sometimes identified as a form of Satanism, although this term is not often embraced by Setians and is contested by some academics. The Temple was established in the United States in 1975 by Michael Aquino, an American political scientist, military officer, and a high-ranking member of Anton LaVey's Church of Satan. Dissatisfied with the direction in which LaVey was taking the"
"and then goes on to say: Beyond even the powerful Operating Thetan levels comes ""Cleared Theta Clear,"" a state which Hubbard describes this way: Supernatural abilities in Scientology doctrine In the Church of Scientology doctrine, supernatural or superhuman abilities are a recurring subject, appearing throughout Scientology and Dianetics materials, from the most basic introductory texts to the highest-level Operating Thetan information. Virtually all of these concepts were authored by the church's founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and have not been subjected to testing outside the Church. The Church of Scientology have never offered any externally accepted, empirical, peer-reviewed evidence that Scientologists"
"the Cauldron (Witch or Warlock II°), Priest/ Priestess of Mendes (Wizard or Enchantress III°), Magister Cavemi/Magister Templi/Magister Magnus (Magister IV°), and Magister Satanas (Magus V°). Members of the Priesthood make up the Council of Nine, which is the ruling body of the Church of Satan, of which Magistra Templi Rex Blanche Barton is the chairmistress. Individuals who are part of the priesthood are those who act as spokespersons of the Church of Satan. The priesthood is exclusive to third, fourth, and fifth degree members. Members of the priesthood may be referred to as ""reverend"". The High Priest and Priestess act"
"Judeo-Christian religion, which the Order seeks to combat in order to establish a militaristic new social order, termed the ""Imperium"". According to Order teachings, this is necessary in order for a Galactic civilization to form, in which ""Aryan"" society will colonise the Milky Way. It advocates a spiritual path in which the practitioner is required to break societal taboos by isolating themselves from society, committing crimes, embracing political extremism and violence, and carrying out an act of human sacrifice. ONA members practice magick, believing that they are able to do so through channeling energies into our own ""causal"" realm from"
"messages was posted to ""alt.religion.scientology"", containing the text of the ""secret"" writings of Scientology known as the ""OT Levels"" (OT stands for ""Operating Thetan""). Included among these postings was OT III (""Operating Thetan Level Three""), which gave L. Ron Hubbard's description of the ""Xenu story"". The Xenu story had been published in the Robert Kaufman book """" in 1972, the ""Philadelphia Inquirer"" in 1977, and several times in the 1980s in the ""Los Angeles Times""; nevertheless, this action brought on the actions of lawyers representing Scientology, who contacted various newsgroup participants and posted warnings demanding that the unauthorized distribution of"
"work, he was critical of attempts to combine Satanism with Nazism, in 2001 stating that individuals who did so ""will only damage our sacred fight with all the kookiness from California, like Satanism"". He added that ""Many Satanists do not know that they are manipulated, psychotronically, in fact hypnotized, when not infiltrated by the CIA, Mossad and other such secret organisations."" By the early 1990s, Serrano's Esoteric Hitlerist ideas were spreading among modern Pagans, gaining particular popularity among far-right members of the Pagan religion of Heathenry in the United States. The American Heathen Katja Lane of the Wotansvolk group secured"
"or the physical universe, his mind or anything else."" According to the doctrine, ""one does not have a thetan, he is a thetan."" Exteriorization is a practice in which a thetan functions independently of the physical body, sometimes as a result of auditing process R2-45. According to Lawrence Wright, author of “Going Clear,” exteriorization “is the sense that one has actually left his physical being behind,” and a commonly reported occurrence among Scientologists. In Scientology, the human body is regarded as similar to that of other religions in that, at death, the spirit will leave the body. ""Life and personality"
"the White Order of Thule. Founding members of the Order were Wotanists (a racial form of Odinism). Anders Brievik, a Norwegian terrorist who committed the 2011 Oslo attacks, identified himself as an Odinist. Wotanism is another religion that has appeared in the US white supremacist movement, and also utilizes imagery derived from paganism. Odalism is a European ideology advocated by the defunct Heathen Front and the National Socialist Black Metal musician Varg Vikernes. The question of the relationship between Germanic neopaganism and the neo-Nazi movement is controversial among German neopagans, with opinions ranging across a wide spectrum. Active conflation of"
"accepted in Scientology that lives preceding the thetan's arrival on Earth lived in extraterrestrial cultures. Descriptions of space opera incidents are seen as true events by Scientologists. Scientology claims that its practices provide methods by which a person can achieve greater spiritual awareness. Within Scientology, progression from level to level is often called The Bridge to Total Freedom. Scientologists progress from ""Preclear"", to ""Clear"", and ultimately ""Operating Thetan"". Scientologists are taught that a series of events, or incidents, occurred before life on earth. Scientologists also believe that humans have hidden abilities which can be unlocked. Hubbard's image and writing are"