Reference: Scientology OT Levels
William Chad Holland is a good friend of mine. He s a retired psychotherapist with Scientology experience. He did OT levels in the seventies and trained up to Class VIII and C/Sed at the San Francisco Org.
When I asked Chad about his experience on OTII, his response was as follows:
My experience on OT II, as well the Clearing Course and other OT levels, was profound. When I realized that the focus of the Clearing Course and many of the OT levels was working to diffuse polarities, and blow charge on dichotomies, I was intrigued and ready to audit the processes. I thought I knew from exposure to Eastern thought that any work toward wholeness, inclusiveness, and oneness, was a good thing.
My end phenomena from these Scientology processes were a sense of peace, compassion, and expanded consciousness. However, even though i tried to imagine Hubbard’s whole track bank incidents as literal and my personal facsimiles, I couldn’t. But rather, I saw the LRH content as suggestive and archetypical. Still, I was willing to run each and every process and drill on the content that LRH presented. I ran most OT processes several times, and I realized that in many cases I might be “mocking up” incidents or pulling together fragments of memories, thoughts, and assumptions—from who knows where. I remember letting go of judgement, not caring whether I was actually contacting an historical Hubbard track event presented in the data or engaging in the power to create and then explode my own mocked up facsimiles and narratives. My only gauge of success was whether or not a particular OT exercise provided the end point of catharsis, insight, and or expanded consciousness.
Although Scientology processing was a boon for me, maintaining those early gains is most always a work in progress, but it is usually an enjoyable exercise. I thank LRH for triggering in me an incipient realization and joy of connectedness; a new dimension of understanding that I was something beyond the confines of my own skin. Ironically, Hubbard seemingly couldn’t give himself the gift of his own transformative teaching. I remember reading a confidential note on one of the higher OT levels. Paraphrasing Hubbard’s arcane message, it read something like this: The big lie is that We Are All One. This assumption seems contrary to my understanding that the intent of processing at advanced levels is to create a sense of inclusion and oneness with all of existence. So I was left with one more dichotomy. But what do I really know?
Chad
This response resonated with me. It is a beautiful response stated in a very simple and sincere manner. I believe that what one gets out from OT Levels depends on the way one approaches them. Simplicity, sincerity and honesty with oneself are the key factors.
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