Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, John Travolta and numerous other stellar beings have been prominently stating their commitment to Scientology. But, according to DM, an expert in extra-religious activity, we never hear what it is that they believe. He provided Shoot the Messenger with this summary.

Scientology is a dualistic religious system. It sees the world as a place which is open to the most terrible and unexpected evils, for those who are not prepared. They believe that humans are first of all spiritual beings. Our bodies are the insignificant husks which contain the ‘Theta’, our true selves. When the Scientologists say ‘Man is basically good’ they are referring to the Thetan.

The purpose of life is basically survival. It is about overcoming the endless instances of damage which have occurred to the Thetan in its journey through time to this place. The traumas of birth and the memories of past lives, stretching back millions or even trillions of years, are accumulated in this life. These Thetans are seriously traumatised beings who are carrying the weight of possibly thousands of former lives. But in particular they are carrying the effects of an event which occurred 75 million years ago. This event is described by deceased founder L. Ron Hubbard in a series of secret documents (now widely available on web sites such as those listed beside this article).

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The event involved a galactic conspiracy which saw hundreds of millions of Thetans bombed, tortured, frozen, burnt and finally driven to the edge of madness by a hideous process which Hubbard called ‘implanting’. This is a form of manipulation of the mind where a person emerges unsure what is real and what is not.

So these Thetans are who we are. When a human is born, the Scientologists believe that there is a period of about two weeks when thousands of Thetans struggle to enter the child and use its body as their vehicle during the course of this life. So when Scientologists talk about the self, they are talking about the Thetan.

What Scientology offers is a series of ‘Technologies’, discovered by L. Ron Hubbard, which systematically undo the damage which Thetans have incurred. Every course and exercise within Scientology is devoted to this end ó the liberation of the Thetan from past trauma and the liberation of its true eternal power. Because Hubbard was the first to suggest such a thing, the Scientologists regard the publication of his book Dianetics in the early ’50s as the greatest publishing event in the history of the world.

The idea is to attend the courses in Scientology, and first of all become ‘clear’. From there, one moves through a series of ranks or levels across what Scientology calls ‘The Bridge’ The end is to become an OT: ‘Operating Thetan’.

As you move through the ranks you join more and more rarefied company. Most of the people I know in Scientology are OT 4’s or 5’s. In the US and Australia, I have met two OT7’s and they are people who other Scientologists regard with awe. They are people who have liberated themselves so comprehensively from the ‘engrams’ of the past that their Thetan is becoming genuinely liberated to be itself. This means that the person begins to exercise control over physical reality and the limitations of this life. I was told that one OT7 could actually transport himself through space and visit other planets. This was something Hubbard was able to do at will.

The Scientologists open themselves to considerable ridicule over the claims that Hubbard made for OT 5’s and above. No Scientologists I know have been able to produce any evidence to show that they can move things with the power of their mind, or control the course of events in the same way.

Most people simply cannot afford to pay for all the courses they use within Scientology. A recent price list issued by the Scientologists indicates that the most direct way through the many courses on ‘The Bridge’ would cost more than $300,000. There is no way around paying this. Scientology regards it as a matter of integrity and honor that they charge and receive payment for the services they offer to the world. Believers like John Travolta, Quincy Jones, Kirsty Alley, Marie Presley and others no doubt have the money to pay and attend, but for the rest, the Church offers positions on Staff.

By joining the staff, it is possible to earn credits for the courses which are essential to move forward. So they tend to work enormously long hours within the Church in order to move forward to the next course. I have a couple of close friends who are Scientologists and all I can say is, I wish a few people in my church had half their dedication. They are working seven days a week and usually until late each night. Scientologists have a deep hatred of psychology. They do not believe in the medical model for psychological problems. It is for this reason that they are adamant that modern psychology is one of the most dangerous practices of the 20th century. They were for example active in the Chelmsford Inquiry in Australia and they have identified the rise of the psychiatry with dark forces going back to Nazi Germany. This is an extremely important preoccupation for Scientology. If there is an Enemy No. 1 it is psychology and psychiatry.

According to Scientologists, when we die we go into a sort of ‘half world’ for a season. It is possible that we might find ourselves in an ‘implant Station’. One Scientologist friend told me that this was like a space station in which we could well be laid out on a table and one or more of the forces present might decide to do evil things with our minds and throw us back into this world. For people who have no access to the teachings and ‘technology’ of Scientology they are at the mercy of these forces. We become their playthings and what they do is malevolent beyond imagination. But Scientologists, who are in a state of ‘grace’ within the movement, have no reason to fear.

DM

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