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Man who escaped Scientology after 30 years reveals 'confidential' reason controversial church 'really began'
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Published 19:47 18 Aug 2025 GMT+1

Man who escaped Scientology after 30 years reveals 'confidential' reason controversial church 'really began'

Tom Cruise is yet to respond

James Moorhouse

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A man who claims to have escaped Scientology after 30 years in the controversial church has explained its 'confidential' origin.

There's a lot of misinformation out on the internet these days, and while people are free to believe whatever they want, it can sometimes be dangerous.

When it comes to religion, it is difficult to criticise people's beliefs but the church of Scientology do not make that particularly easy, given that they claim humans are immortal spiritual beings known as thetans, who are trapped inside a physical body.

Tom Cruise, perhaps the world's most famous Scientologist, may have once nearly turned his back on the religion but it is still going strong, with the church claiming to have between eight and 11 million members worldwide. Although, others suggest that the real figure may be significantly less.

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Tom Cruise defended Scientology in 2004 but it's unclear if he is still associated with the church (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Tom Cruise defended Scientology in 2004 but it's unclear if he is still associated with the church (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

The cultish group also believes in a mythical figure known as Xemu, who brought billions of humans to Earth 75 million years ago, before stacking them in volcanoes and killing them with hydrogen bombs.

I'll let you make your own mind up on that one.

Anyway, a bloke on TikTok who's managed to 'escape' the religion after almost 30 years as a member, has now revealed its exact origin, and it's contrary to what is stated on the official Scientology website.

He says: "A mentally ill fantasy western sci-fi writer was having some mental health problems. Traditional mental health therapy wasn't working for him.

Aaron has shared his experience with the religion (TikTok / asmithlevin)
Aaron has shared his experience with the religion (TikTok / asmithlevin)

"He created a mental health therapy procedure called dianetics and said this will fix all of us. And it didn't. He kept coming up with new things which he hoped would fix what was wrong with him and everyone else in the world. That is Scientology.

"The final thing he settled on which was the explanation for everything that was wrong with everyone that we all have tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of sick, half-dead disorientated alien beings stuck to our bodies.



"And they all experienced a traumatic experience 75 million years ago where they were transported here to Earth from somewhere else in the galactic confederacy, dropped into volcanoes and blown up with hydrogen bombs.

"These beings have all been really messed up ever since and you have tons of these beings stuck to our bodies and for hundreds of thousands of dollars you can use Scientology's procedures to telepathically communicate with these beings, help them find out what is wrong with them, convince them to leave your body so that they will go and find a body of their own. That is what the upper-most confidential levels of Scientology are all about."

So, the next time you pass by a Scientology group on the street, or click on the wrong ad, now you know what you're potentially getting into.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/asmithlevin

Topics: Religion, TikTok, Tom Cruise, Community

James Moorhouse
James Moorhouse

James is a NCTJ Gold Standard journalist covering a wide range of topics and news stories for LADbible. After two years in football writing, James switched to covering news with Newsquest in Cumbria, before joining the LAD team in 2025. In his spare time, James is a long-suffering Rochdale fan and loves reading, running and music. Contact him via [email protected]

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