a type of theta trap made up of a piece of metal or other material which, when a thetan begins to push against it, absorbs his energy and pulls him in harder. The really effective ones have no energy of their own at all but only use the energy of the thetan himself. The more he pushes, the more he is stuck to the trap, because it is on his wavelength, it's his energy. He could postulate himself off of the trap, but this thetanhas lost the power to postulate and thinks the smart thing to do is to push the trap away from him. It is not unusual for a thetan to spend 18 to 20 thousand years on one of these traps. Also called a theta pole. —9th ACC Volume 1 Approved Glossary