Editing Revolt in the Stars (section)

==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.{{r|lewis|miller}}<ref name="schlüter">{{cite news  | last =Schlüter  | first =Christian | title =Superkolossales Kino - Scientology und Hollywood: Kein Einzelfall, sondern Wahnsinn mit Methode | work =[[Frankfurter Rundschau]] | page =31 | date =January 23, 2008|language=German }}</ref><ref name="rackham" /> In Scientology [[Space opera in Scientology scripture|space opera]] theology, the villain [[Xenu]] (or "Xemu") addressed an over-population problem in his Galactic Confederacy by trapping beings, flying them to the [[volcano]]es of Earth, then known as "Teegeeack",<ref name="emerson">{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/scanners/xenu-phobia-scientology-in-war|title=Xenu-phobia: Scientology in 'War'?|website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |accessdate=2024-03-07|date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> and exterminating all of them by detonating [[hydrogen bomb]]s.<ref name="koff">{{cite news | last =Koff | first =Stephen | title =Xemu's cruel response to overpopulated world | work =[[St. Petersburg Times]] | page =10A | date =December 23, 1988 }}</ref><ref name="schlüter" /> The spirits, which Hubbard refers to as "[[thetan]]s,"{{r|lewis|schlüter}} were trapped in frozen [[Alcohol (chemistry)|alcohol]] and [[glycol]] and [[Implant (Scientology)|implanted]] with bizarre imagery. According to the story, they subsequently became attached to present-day human beings, in the form of "body thetans."<ref name="koff" /><ref name="rackham" /> Scientology teachings identify this event as "Incident II."<ref name="emerson" /> Scientologists learn from OT III that by removing body thetans, they can progress spiritually and free themselves of problems.<ref name="corydon" /> Belief in the reality of Xenu and body thetans is a condition for progressing beyond OT III along Scientology's [[Bridge to Total Freedom]].{{r|atack|p=382}}