No, it was psychically. It was done in absentia with mental powers. People should not underestimate the dark arts which many Scientologist actually use when it suits their agenda. I know that is going to piss a lot of them off, but those who've left know of what I speak.
I had someone do that to me once about 30 years ago. She wanted my boyfriend and got him. 10 years later their divorce cost him over $30K - karma bites! Actually he and I are still friendly we talk every few years. But I will never forget that incident, which happened in a restaurant after a spiritual meeting we had all taken part in. I felt this crushing sensation, and I just happened to look down at the other end of the long table and there she was, intently staring at me. It was very creepy. At that moment, I knew she wished me ill. Later, he ended up with her and I knew why she'd done it. When I told him that story years later he didn't believe me - he's a skeptical east coast intellectual