[Sincirr]

OK.

Originally it was portrayed as a way to gain emotional healing as far as I know...

Now the deal is that they ehem....

Strap you up to a machine known as an E-Meter, and this machine in some way, is able to help you come back into an understanding of your true "Thetan"hood. (Thetan being the name they use for god].

They, including Mr Cruise and his young and easily impressionable and mouldable fiance both believe they are gods people.