Weirdest Traditions Inside Scientology

It Believes In Xenu: An Alien Galactic Ruler

Image Source / New ScientistThere's nothing too strange in believing in an alien ruler, right? After all, some religions believe in a man in the sky. But Xenu is believed to be 'king of the planets', and especially the king of his version of Earth. In knowing the galaxy was facing overpopulation, Xenu took action.

Xenu Is Basically A Bad Guy

Image Source / Ready.govHis solution was to inject the universe's population with a substance to immobilize them so that he could load them into space planes and fly them to 'earth' so he could drop them around active volcanoes. With me so far? He then blew them up with a hydrogen bomb.

After He Dumped Their Bodies, Their Souls Floated Away...

Image Source / David Hernandez MinistriesSo if Xenu exists, who are all these other gods, like Jesus Christ and Mohammad? Well apparently these are all ideas planted into people's minds. When Xenu dumped the bodies, their souls floated off and were captured by electronic beams, and this is the beginning of false ideas.

... Only To Visit The Theaters Of The Damned

Image Source / Theatre NerdsWhen the souls floated away and were caught by these beams, they got a first class ticket to special theaters. In these theaters, the souls were then shown images of 'misleading' information - such as the concept of any other god, or the devil etc etc.. Once they were all caught up, the souls floated back to bodies and gave us all these 'silly' religious ideas.

These Souls Are Called 'Body Thetans'

Image Source / Medium'Body Thetans' is the name given to those souls that came from the volcanoes and entered the body through these special 'theaters'. You could think of a body thetan as what anyone else might call a soul, although it sounds more like a soul that forcibly makes its way inside of you.

There Is A Galactic Confederacy

Image Source / GaiaThink Star Wars and Senator Palpatine vibes. Yeah. The Galactic Confederacy is a group of planets which work together in order to keep order in the universe. It isn't an evil rule like the Dark Side, as the Galactic Confederacy has a mix of any alignment - good and bad.

It Believes In 'Implants' As A Form Of Thought Insertion

Image Source / PressconnectsFixed ideas can be implanted into your head by evil-doers (like Xenu) using a method called implantation. An example of this sort of implanting is the theatres of the damned, when Xenu forced people to watch these 'made-up' stories about God and the Devil and what not.

And The Worst Implant Of All Is The R6 Implant

Image Source / NPRThis implant is said to not only be included in this method of planting thoughts, but it's considered so dangerous because if you try and remember what the implant is, or solve its mystery, you will die - because it will kill you.

You Can Even Have False Thoughts Inserted In Your Mind After You're Dead

Image Source / Verywell MindYou might think being dead means you can avoid anything else happening to you - implants or otherwise. But nope. Apparently the thetans inside your body are still at risk of being implanted with false thoughts or any negative feelings after your death, even if your consciousness is not aware of it.

This Is Where The 'Main Thetan' Comes In

Image Source / Earth.comIn your body exists a 'main thetan', which is different from the body thetans we just mentioned. This main thetan travels to an 'implant station' after your death, which is located in outer space. At the station, the main thetan's memories are erased and implanted with brand new ones.

And There's More Than One Implant Station

Image Source / Star WalkThese implant stations are said to be similar to gas stations, located all over the place, and some of them even more preferable than others. Apparently there's even one on Venus, which should be avoided according to a Scientologist founder Ron Hubbard, and Venus vs Mars are the main implants stations to apparently choose from.

They Believe In Reincarnation

Image Source / Philosophy TalkIn case that wasn't clear with this whole implant station business, scientologists do believe in reincarnation after death, and apparently all these implant stations and new memories reflect that. These forcible memories and implants may not be what you ever had in mind when you thought of reincarnation, though - maybe you just wanted to come back as a butterfly.

One Of The Implant Lies Is Reincarnation Into A Baby

Image Source / Scientific American BlogsIf you believe in reincarnation, the natural idea might be that you're reborn as a baby into a new life. But apparently this idea is an implant lie. At the implant station on Venus, people will be fed a false promise that they will be returned to Earth in the body of a newborn babe. False advertising.

Apparently You Have To Fend For Yourself For Your Own Reincarnation

Image Source / YahooAccording to the founder of Scientology, Hubbard, you actually get dumped back on Earth - and specifically in California. You then have to wander about to find the body of a baby to reincarnate into. This could depend on finding a pregnant woman, or wandering into a maternity ward to try your luck...

Heaven Is Located In Pasadena

Image Source / Visit The USAIt makes sense if you're unceremoniously dumped in California for your baby-reincarnation for Heaven to be located there, too. And apparently Pasadena specifically. According to Hubbard, everyone had been to heaven - Pasadena - they just couldn't remember it because those implants had wiped it from their memory.

And There's An Avenue Of Statues For Heaven

Image Source / Travel Hacks GuideMost people have wondered what Heaven might look like - and for a lot of people it's floating in the clouds - but for scientologists, it sounds a little something like this: an avenue of statues depicting saints, gate pillars, marble angels, gardens like Busch Gardens in Pasadena and the sounds of saints arguing.

The Lost City Of Atlantis Is Involved, Too

Image Source / Science ABCDuring 1135 BCE, apparently Atlantis existed and was labelled as an electronic civilization. Electronic, yes. It apparently had access to disintegration rays which it used in a battle between the fourth invader force from Space Command, versus the fifth invader force from Martian Command.

The Marcabians: A Race Of Evil Aliens

Image Source / NBC NewsIf you believe in Scientology, then you should believe that Marcabians are evil and a real threat. Why are they so evil? Because Marcabians use Teegeeack (Earth) for prisoners - after they've wiped their memories and dropped their thetans into volcanoes. These prisoners are declared to be unfit for society by Marcabians.

The Marcabians Also Believe They Created Humans

Image Source / Live ScienceWith these evil aliens believing they were responsible for creating the human species, they believe they therefore have some claim over the bodies of human beings and their planet. Their goal is evidently to brainwash all humans to become their loyal servants - but apparently this hasn't happened yet.

And Apparently Ron Hubbard Is The Man To Thank For That

Image Source / TwitterThe reason that the evil aliens haven't managed to brainwash humans yet is apparently down to the founder of the Church of Scientology - and also because he's actually the Galactic Patrol Commander of Sector 9 in the Galactic Confederacy. And because of this position he was able to tell everyone he could about how to fight the Marcabians - thus Scientology being born.

An E-Meter Measures How Many Alien Ghosts Are Taking Up Bodies

Image Source / GrungeOf course, you need to keep track how many of these thetans are creating new thoughts and memories, and Scientologists do this by measuring using an E-Meter (electropsychometer) - but it's not as straight-forward as simply detecting alien ghosts. It works more like a lie detector.

'Auditors' Use E-Meters To Detect 'Hidden Crimes'

Image Source / SwissinfoAn Auditor is a person whose job it is to ask certain questions to locate 'areas of stress' in the body. For Scientology, this means measuring the mental state or changes in the body for individuals - which presumably reflects whether their mind has been changed by thetans or not. These E-Meters apparently enable them to do that.

Your Soul Could Get Trapped Inside A Robot

Image Source / The VergeEvidently the original thetan - or 'soul' - was trapped inside a Martian doll before being put in an ice cube and then put into a robot body. This happened around 469 million years ago. When it was placed inside a robot body, its job responsibility was to unload flying saucers.

Humans Are Actually Immortal

Image Source / Big ThinkA lot of religions have the idea that your 'spirit' does in fact live on, which plays into the immortality concept. But with Scientology, it's the life experience that goes on for more than one lifetime, not just the 'spirit' itself, allowing you to inhabit more than one body as mentioned with the reincarnation idea.

But Thetans Get A Little Sad And Offended Over How Many Bodies You've Inhabited

Image Source / The Stone ClinicThetans can get a little mopey about the bodies that you've inhabited. According to Hubbard, it's all about 'feeling sorry for yourself' and that the deceased person - before moving to another body - was kinda selfish when they disposed of that body and went radio silent. And thetans can get upset about that sort of thing.

Scientologists Have The Power Of Levitation

Image Source / Oxygen BuzzWhen moving through the Church of Scientology, there are different 'levels' to unlock - usually with a financial contribution - and one of these higher levels is learning the ability to levitate. This could be objects and possibly even yourself. And if you were going to be a part of this church, this is undoubtedly one level you'd definitely want to reach.

Though This Idea Of Levitation Is Shrouded In Mystery

Image Source / UnsplashUnfortunately, Scientologists don't just go around levitating objects - or themselves - for all the world to see. Nobody has ever revealed how this skill really works, and nobody has ever demonstrated it in public, only claimed to be able to do it. So it sounds like - even if you can do it - you can't even have fun with it on a daily basis

It's Possible To Go Back To What You Heard In The Womb

Once certain training has been passed, 'womb memory recovery' is a possibility, where you're able to remember conversations you would have heard while in the womb. This could have been your parents talking about baby names, complaining about how expensive baby bills are gonna be or maybe even something worse.

Out Of Body Experiences Are Absolutely Real

Image Source / Scientific AmericanYou don't have to be part of the Church of Scientology to know about out of body experiences, and you may have even experienced one yourself. Out of body experiences, also known as exteriorization, are 100% true according to Scientology. And they definitely use this experience for personal advantage.

And You Can Use It To Improve Your Situation

Image Source / Nottingham Trent UniversityTraining within this church includes a focus on out of body experience, and specifically how to use it your advantage. If you can experience yourself outside of your body and view yourself from a spirit point of view, you might be able to help yourself out for personal or financial gain.