Hierarchies+and+Church+Workings

[|The Bridge to Total Freedom] This chart shows the progression from abberation to clear then to "operating thetan". Essentially a person is the church goes through courses called "audit counseling". Through this counseling and several courses the Church claims they can put you on the path to becoming "clear". This is also where the Church has taken heat from the public because people claim the courses and audit counseling cost large amounts of money and most of the secrets of Scientology including our "extraterrestrial past" aren't revealed until you have paid and advanced far into the Church. These high levels in the Church are called the "Operating Thetan" levels. The OT levels are the progression a member of the church continues on after they have reached the "clear" state. The Operating Thetan is when an individual have eliminated the reactive part of the mind and has wholly become ones self. An OT can apparently tackle greater and greater problems with greater and greater powers. Most high level members of the church are Operating Thetans including some notable celebrities. Suprisingly Scientology is organized like a corporation with a CEO and board of directors who manage the overall operations which then trickles down to the grassroots departments. The various departments work with everything from the public to the treasury. This type of organizational structure describes Scientology well since the Church likes to describe itself as a technological and forward thinking religion. Though a lot of people criticize the structure but most religions actually do follow a structure thats similar with a head at the top with a council all the way down to the grassroots. Probably one of the more notable aspects of Scientology are its various celebrities who are members of the Church. Such examples are: John Tavolta- Actor Tom Cruise- Actor Edgar Winter- Musician Issac Hayes- Musician