2006-06-18 07:49:26 · 4 answers · asked by john j 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Scientology doctrine, Xenu (also Xemu) is an alien ruler of the "Galactic Confederacy" who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of people to Earth in DC-8 -like spacecraft, stacked them around volcanoes and blew them up with hydrogen bombs. Their souls then clustered together and stuck to the bodies of the living, and continue to wreak chaos and havoc today.
These events are known to Scientologists as "Incident II", and the traumatic memories associated with them as The Wall of Fire or the R6 implant. The story of Xenu is part of a much wider range of Scientology beliefs in extraterrestrial civilizations and alien interventions in Earthly events, collectively described as space opera by L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer and founder of Scientology.
Hubbard detailed the story in Operating Thetan level III (OT III) in 1967, famously warning that R6 was "calculated to kill (by pneumonia etc) anyone who attempts to solve it." The Xenu story was the start of the use of the volcano as a common symbol of Scientology and Dianetics from 1968 to the present day.
Much of the criticism of the Church of Scientology focuses on the story of Xenu. The Church has tried to keep Xenu confidential; critics claim revealing the story is in the public interest, given the high prices charged for OT III, part of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology" doctrines taught only to members that have already contributed large amounts of money to the organization.
The Church avoids making mention of Xenu in public statements and has gone to considerable effort to maintain the story's confidentiality, including legal action on the grounds of both copyright and trade secrecy. Despite this, much material on Xenu has leaked to the public.
The source has much more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu
2006-06-18 07:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by crao_craz 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
dont you mean xanadu? olivia newton john starred in that in the late 70's early 80's. it was a horrible movie. that was a career ending movie.
2006-06-18 10:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by overworkedpostal 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haven't heard of him.
I heard of Xena the Warrior princess though.
2006-06-18 07:53:26 · answer #3 · answered by *♥£öVe§♥* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask Tommy boy....he knows all about him. *reminds myself to stay FAR away from Tommy boy*
2006-06-18 07:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by mrselange 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋