Description
Scientology doctrine defines OT as the "highest state there is". The OT would be able to "control or operate thought, life, matter, energy, space, and time" whether he or she has a body, mind or not. The state of Operating Thetan is represented by a symbol consisting of the letters OT with the T inside the O and each of the points of the T ending at the O's circumference, evoking not only the level's initials but also the medieval O-T map representing the known world and, metaphorically, the entirety of the observable universe, over which a fully developed OT allegedly has immediate control.
After having removed one's own reactive mind and thus attaining the state of Clear, one may then go on to the OT levels.
In March 2008, the Church of Scientology's Operating Thetan documents were leaked on Wikileaks. The Church of Scientology claimed their hosting is a copyright violation implying that the collection is Church doctrine.
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