Xenu, called Xemu, is a figure in the Church of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology", a sacred and esoteric teaching.
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15 Facts About Xenu
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The narrative of Xenu is part of Scientologist teachings about extraterrestrial civilizations and alien interventions in earthly events, collectively described as "space opera" by L Ron Hubbard.
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Story of Xenu is covered in OT III, part of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology" doctrines taught only to advanced members who have undergone many hours of auditing and reached the state of Clear followed by Operating Thetan levels 1 and 2.
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Hubbard wrote that Xenu was the ruler of a Galactic Confederacy 75 million years ago, which consisted of 26 stars and 76 planets including Earth, which was then known as "Teegeeack".
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Xenu was about to be deposed from power, so he devised a plot to eliminate the excess population from his dominions.
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Belief in Xenu and body thetans is a requirement for a Scientologist to progress further along the Bridge to Total Freedom.
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Church of Scientology has objected to the Xenu story being used to paint Scientology as science fiction fantasy.
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The radio host asked, "So what you're saying is, Xenu is a part of the religion, but something that you don't want to talk about".
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Church of Scientology's attempts to keep Xenu secret have been cited in court findings against it.
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Versions of the Xenu story have appeared in both television shows and stage productions.
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Xenu story was satirized in a November 2005 episode of animated television series South Park titled "Trapped in the Closet".
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Xenu got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show.
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The most sober and enlightening text about the Xenu myth is probably the article on Wikipedia and, even if brief, Andreas Grunschloss's piece on Scientology in Lewis.
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Xenu characterizes the text as "Scientology's secret mythology ".
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