Connection To Scientology Teachings
The story of Revolt in the Stars provides a dramatized account of events which Hubbard said took place 75 million years ago. In Scientology space opera theology, the villain Xenu (or "Xemu") addressed an overpopulation problem in his Galactic Confederacy by trapping beings, flying them to the volcanoes of Earth (then known as Teegeeack), and exploding them with hydrogen bombs. The spirits, which Hubbard refers to as "thetans", were trapped in frozen alcohol and glycol and implanted with bizarre imagery. According to the story they are attached to human beings today, in the form of "body thetans". This event in Scientology teachings is known as "Incident II". Scientologists learn from OT III that by removing body thetans, they can progress spiritually and free themselves of problems. Belief in the reality of Xenu and body thetans is a condition for progressing beyond OT III along Scientology's Bridge to Total Freedom.
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