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[1] In Scientology it is believed that it is the thetan, not the central nervous system, which commands the body. [2] Thetan has been described as: A "thetan is an immortal spiritual being; the human soul." [3] "The being who is the individual and who handles and lives in the body." [1] "A thetan is not a thing, a thetan is the creator of ...
The Plantation Club opened as a rival to the Cotton Club in December 1929 and was housed in a former Harlem dance academy. [17] It spawned much black talent, including Josephine Baker and Cab Calloway. The Club catered to white clients. A destructive attack on the club by the Cotton Club raised little sympathy amongst the black locals.
People are viewed as spiritual beings that have minds and bodies, and a person's "spiritual essence" is called the "Thetan". [17] Scientology teaches that "a thetan is the person himself, not his body or his name or the physical universe, his mind or anything else." According to the doctrine, "one does not have a thetan, he is a thetan." [18]
The Operating Thetan texts are kept secret from most followers; they are revealed only after adherents have typically given hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Scientology organization. [15] Despite its efforts to maintain the secrecy of the texts, they are freely available on various websites, including at the media organization WikiLeaks .
In Scientology, Operating Thetan (OT) is a state of complete spiritual freedom in which one is a "willing and knowing cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and time". [ 1 ] : 279 The Church of Scientology offers eight "levels" of OT, each level costing thousands of US dollars. [ 2 ]
July 20: The Supreme Court of Canada upholds the largest libel award in Canadian history against the Church of Scientology. (See Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto) [43] December 5: Lisa McPherson, a 36-year-old Scientologist dies after 17 days under the care of Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization. Police begin an ...
The Church denied the authenticity of this document, [11] and it does not appear in the Operating Thetan documents leaked in March 2008, though the Church claim it as copyrighted material. [12] Based on this, internet group Anonymous has been creating Marcab-based art as part of its Project Chanology activism.
Its steep cover charge of $2.50, its intimate atmosphere, and its ability to hire famous entertainers made the club unique among other New York clubs. [3] Members of the Ziegfeld Follies , heiress Gertrude Vanderbilt , and numerous others poured in from downtown to enjoy the shows at Connie's Inn and were sometimes influential in moving their ...