Church of Scientology’s ‘Operating Thetan’ documents leaked
Wikinews has obtained Operating Thetan (OT) documents of the Church of Scientology which were leaked via Wikileaks. Although some portions of the manual have been leaked previously, this is believed to be the first time the full unedited version has become publicly available.
The 612-page manual for Scientologists written by L. Ron Hubbard contains instructions for the eight different Operating Thetan levels including ‘clear’ and OT8.
At ‘OT6′ you allegedly learn telepathy and ‘OT7′is the “rehabilitation of ability to project intention.”
The final level, ‘OT8′, you are to “have full certainty and, therefore, perception on all” of your issues. According to Hubbard, the ‘OT8′ manuals are supposed to stay aboard the Free Winds Scientology ship which has heavy security because nothing is supposed to leave the ship. Despite that, Hubbard himself claims to have smuggled out his own ‘OT8′ instructions for the “elite” Scientologists.
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