The Star tabloid published an article this week on Scientology celebrities and the e-meter.
"The oddball apparatus is called an E meter, and Travolta uses it every day. He and fellow Scientologists Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Kirstie Alley say the lie-detector-like machine measures mental anguish. The faithful claim it's so sensitive, it can pick up the pain a human feels when pricked by a nail.
"'You hold two metal rods in your hands, and an experienced teacher can tell from the movements of the needles on the meter where the problem is in your body and soul,' Travolta told the German magazine STERN. 'I use it every day, at home or in the celebrity center in Hollywood. I also take a machine with me with I'm on location. It's a religious device and I enjoy it. I'm always totally refreshed by it.'
"Travolta vehemently denies claims that Scientologists have been brainwashed. 'That is frightful garbage,' he says. 'Do you really believe that I would stand for something like that? The courses help me solve my problems. I also attend religious counseling where, with a spiritual guide, I tackle personal problems.'"
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/E-Meter/
