A lady from Florida who took her personal life might have been pushed to suicide after following codes laid down by the Church of Scientology.
Whitney Mills, was a high-ranking member of the Church in Clearwater however shot herself after believing she was dealing with important well being points and would be capable to ‘switch to a brand new physique.’
Based on reporter Tony Ortega, who has been following the story for a while, Mills, 40, had been identified with Lyme illness and in addition had a mass on one in every of her ovaries that she refused to have eliminated.
These near her have advised Mills was really affected by melancholy fairly than any particular ailment.
On the day of her demise, her buddies requested a welfare examine after she stopped answering her telephone.
Whitney Mills, a 40-year-old actual property agent and deeply concerned Scientologist, shot herself on Might 12 and later died
Mills reached the very best stage in Scientology, generally known as Working Thetan Stage 8 in 2019
Based on the Clearwater Police Division’s investigation, Mills shot herself on Might 12 and died a day and a half later at Morton Plant hospital.
When her brother compelled his means into her house, he discovered her incapacitated from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and seen the odor of burning hair, indicating that she had set herself on fireplace earlier than taking pictures herself.
Clearwater Police investigated Mills’ demise and located there have been no suspicious circumstances, however a textual content message she despatched to Albertina Mejias, a fell high-ranking member of the Church, outlines ‘recommendation’ as to what she may do subsequent.
Referring to what she believed to be the onset of Lyme illness she texted: ‘I want it wasn’t in my mind. It is so annoying that I’ve it so dangerous, and so dangerous mentally.’
‘The d of p needs me to come back in for an interview’, Mills then states.
‘D of P’ refers back to the ‘Director of Processing’.
In Scientology, the director of processing is an individual answerable for overseeing and administering auditing periods, that are a central follow in Scientology.
Auditing periods are a type of counseling wherein an auditor asks a sequence of inquiries to an individual with the intention to assist them determine and tackle any non secular or emotional issues they could be experiencing.
The objective of auditing is to assist the preclear “clear” their thoughts and obtain a state of non secular freedom and enlightenment.
Mills then states how she was informed by Albertina [Mejias] that ‘there’s an help for somebody that’s actually sick and to drop the physique. I requested for that help.’
An help is a sort of non secular counseling or remedy that’s supposed to assist an individual overcome bodily or emotional difficulties or accidents.
It’s based mostly on the idea that the human thoughts and spirit are able to therapeutic the physique, and that the method of therapeutic could be facilitated by non secular steering and counseling.
Requested by Clearwater Police is an ‘help’ was a Scientology methodology of therapeutic that was ‘not bodily’ and when a detective requested if Scientology would help with a suicide, they have been informed ‘completely not.’
Mills might have believed she might begin contemporary in a brand new physique – or because the Church explains it, to ‘drop’ her physique.
In Scientology, the time period ‘drop the physique’ refers back to the means of leaving ones bodily physique, normally by demise.
When a Scientologist ‘drops the physique,’ it’s believed that their spirit, or ‘thetan,’ will live on and might doubtlessly occupy a brand new bodily physique sooner or later.
A textual content message despatched between members of the Church and Mills suggests how she might have ended her life with the concept of beginning contemporary in a brand new physique
Mills was an authorized Working Thetan Stage Eight, or OT 8, a certification she obtained on the Scientology cruise ship Freewinds in 2019.
Scientologists consider such stage grants them superhuman, God-like skills, together with elevated IQ, complete recall and immunity from illness.
Earlier this 12 months, Mills was coping with quite a few well being points together with Lyme illness and a most cancers prognosis.
She was additionally affected by melancholy and had been receiving care from a number of caregivers.
Based on Scientology beliefs, those that attain the extent of OT 8 will achieve ‘trigger over matter, vitality, house, and time,’ which is interpreted as a spread of superhuman skills.
These might embrace heightened intelligence, distinctive reminiscence, wonderful eyesight, and the power to challenge oneself as a spirit or ‘thetan’ with full notion.
Moreover, followers of this perception system consider that they are going to develop into resistant to sickness.
That is one thing that Scientologists might try for after investing a major quantity of money and time into the follow.
Based on a detective’s report, Mills’ mom mentioned that she had seemed by her daughter’s telephone and located a sequence of messages wherein she deliberate to ask the ‘Director of Processing’ for an ‘help reference suicide.’
Clearwater Police Division say Mills was affected by quite a few well being points in 2022, together with Lyme illness, melancholy, and presumably most cancers
Mills set herself on fireplace and shot herself, dying a day and a half later
Clearwater Police discovered no proof of foul play or involvement by Scientology in Mills’ demise
When the Clearwater PD detectives contacted the Church of Scientology to ask about their involvement, they have been informed that an ‘help’ is a Scientology methodology of therapeutic that’s ‘not bodily’ and that the church would by no means help with a suicide.
Based on one skilled on Scientology, a Director of Processing would have suggested Mills to make use of methods equivalent to ‘locationals’ and ‘PAB 6’ to beat her melancholy fairly than in search of assist from psychological well being professionals, as Scientology is understood to demonize the psychological well being discipline and consider psychiatry as evil.
A PAB 6 would have seen her ‘getting correct meals and sleep, each day walks, itemizing out your entire incomplete conditions after which methodically finishing them.’
Clearwater Police Division’s investigation additionally discovered no proof of foul play or involvement by Scientology in Mills’ demise.
Nevertheless, the disturbing particulars of her demise and involvement in Scientology have raised questions concerning the impression of the group on its members.
Clearwater Police Division’s investigation discovered no proof of foul play or involvement by Scientology in Mills’ demise
The disturbing particulars of Mills’ demise and her involvement in Scientology have raised questions concerning the impression of the group on its members
