Thetan: mind and body.

Scientology site gets a facelift after protests | NEWS.com.au The website also explains Scientology terms and practices such as "thetan" and "auditing" which have been lampooned in popular culture and aroused suspicion in critics. Thetan, taken from the Greek letter theta, is used to signify a person made up of both a mind and body. "We use thetan to avoid confusions with other concepts and beliefs regarding the soul or spirit," one of the videos says. "It isn't something you have. You wouldn't say 'my thetan', you'd simply say 'me'. You have a body, you have a mind, you are a thetan." Auditing, according to another video, is the process of asking specific questions to help someone discover distressing or upsetting subjects – which are highlighted by an E-meter. "Some experiences are so deeply buried within the mind they are not easily recalled. The auditor helps you pinpoint these with the aid of an E-meter. When you think of something that has upset or stress connected to it, this shows up on the meter. Your attention can now be directed to that thought," it says. The website emphasises Scientology's attitude towards drugs and psychiatry with sinister references to "mental illness camps" and links to an anti-drug program run by the church that claims teenagers inject themselves with prescription drug Ritalin. One video, titled "The truth about drugs", says: "Global drug use has led to what can inarguably be described as a world awash in blood and human misery."