Editing Operating Thetan (section)

{{short description|In Scientology, an ostensibly spiritual status above Clear}}
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In [[Scientology]], '''Operating Thetan''' ('''OT''') is a state of complete spiritual freedom in which one is a "willing and knowing cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and time".{{r|hubbard-techdict|page=279}} The [[Church of Scientology]] offers eight "levels" of OT, each level costing thousands of US dollars.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wakefield |first=Margery |title=Understanding Scientology |publisher=Coalition of Concerned Citizens |year=1991 |location=Tampa, Florida |pages=97 |chapter=OT -- Through the Wall of Fire and Beyond |chapter-url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/wakefield/us-07.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981203110501/https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/wakefield/us-07.html |archive-date=1998-12-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> Each OT level is confidential and is not revealed to anyone beforehand. In summary, the objective of these levels is to remove "[[body thetan]]s" which are "confused, disembodied souls from other planets who have attached themselves to us".{{r|lewis2016|page=18}}