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The term is derived from the Greek letter Θ, theta, which in Scientology beliefs represents "the source of life, or life itself." [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 thetan has had innumerable past lives, some of which, preceding the thetan's arrival on Earth, were lived in extraterrestrial cultures. Based on case studies at advanced levels, it is predicted that any Scientologist undergoing auditing will eventually come across and recount a common series of past-life events .
A DC-8 aircraft in 2004. Hubbard described Xenu's spacecraft as looking exactly like DC-8s without "fans" (meaning the jet engines, or turbofans). [20]The story of Xenu is covered in OT III, part of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology" doctrines taught only to advanced members who have undergone many hours of auditing and reached the state of Clear followed by Operating Thetan levels 1 ...
Scientology's contention that the individual is a noncorporeal, semi-divine "thetan," which runs contrary to the Greek Orthodox view that the individual is both body and soul and, while created in the image of God, not a god himself,
The thetan is considered an immortal being who has been reincarnated many times over. [147] Someone who has died is said to have "dropped the body". [148] Scientology refers to the existence of a Supreme Being, but practitioners are not expected to worship it. [149] No intercessions are made to seek this being's assistance in daily life. [150]
Cover of Imagination August 1956 depicting a space opera story. Hubbard located his first 'incident' four quadrillion years ago, in which a thetan encountered 'loud cracks and brightness' and then observed a cherub and chariot before experiencing total darkness.
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 ]
In that book, Hubbard introduced concepts as the immortal soul (or "Thetan") and past-life regressions (or "Whole Track Auditing"). The Wichita Foundation underwrote the costs of printing the book, but it recorded poor sales when first published, with only 1,250 copies of the first edition being printed. [51]