Ancient and Modern Necromancy, alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced

The Thought War: Finding Solid Ground in a World of Mental Suggestion

Ever catch yourself thinking something... and realize it doesn’t even sound like you?

That anxiety spiral set off by a single headline. The comparison trap leaving you hollow after scrolling. The voice insisting you're not enough. These aren’t just random personal thoughts—they’re modern mesmerism. Mental suggestions that feel intensely personal but actually originate outside us.

The Invisible Battle

We’re living through a flood of mental manipulation. Algorithms hijack attention. News cycles trigger fear. Social media makes us feel simultaneously connected and inadequate.

This isn’t new. Only the methods have changed. Humans have always wrestled with the challenge of separating genuine thought from what’s just persuasive noise.

Beyond the False Dichotomy

When it comes to mental health, we’re often offered two camps. The materialist view says everything’s brain chemistry. The spiritual camp talks about energy alignment. Both assume the same thing: that matter comes first and consciousness follows.

But what if it’s actually the other way around?

What if consciousness isn’t produced by the brain—or by mystical energy fields—but is actually the foundation of everything? This isn’t about finding a middle ground between science and spirituality. It’s about realizing we’ve been asking the wrong questions.

Standing on Truth

Scripture gives us examples worth sitting with. In Acts 3, when Peter and John healed the man who couldn’t walk, the religious authorities tried to silence them with threats. That’s classic mental suggestion—pressure designed to make you doubt what you know is true. But they stayed clear, because they understood that human pressure couldn’t move divine Truth.

They weren’t uniquely gifted. They had simply awakened to something available to all of us: the recognition that Truth is unaffected by suggestion—no matter how convincing the suggestion appears.

As Christ Jesus put it, "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” That freedom isn’t theoretical. It’s the solid ground of understanding your actual nature as a spiritual idea, created in the likeness of divine Mind.

What This Means For Us

Let me be clear: this doesn’t minimize complex mental health struggles. But it does suggest there’s a foundation under your feet that isn’t shaken by the storms racing through thought.

Isaiah didn’t say, "No weapon will ever form against you." He said, “No weapon formed against you shall prosper.” That’s not denial—it’s discernment. He was pointing to a reality where suggestion might appear, but it doesn’t get the last word.

This isn’t affirmation or wishful thinking. It’s a shift in perspective—from reacting to suggestion, to recognizing what’s real.

The Practical Side

Start by noticing what you’re thinking—and asking:

• Is this thought actually mine, or did I absorb it from somewhere?

• Does it line up with what I understand about divine reality?

• Is it coming from lack... or from spiritual wholeness?

You’re not replacing one belief with another. You’re turning the whole framework upside down—moving from a matter-based explanation to a Spirit-based one.

Beyond Either/Or

I get the skepticism. I’ve felt it too. Some spiritual ideas can sound fuzzy or untethered from reason. But materialism has its blind spots, too. It can’t fully explain why placebos work, how forgiveness transforms bodies, or why identical physical conditions produce different outcomes.

The perspective we’re exploring doesn’t split the difference between science and spirituality. It reframes both. It starts with consciousness as primary—not brain, not energy, but divine Mind itself. As Paul wrote, “In Him we live and move and have our being.”

Join the Conversation

We’re not gathering because we’ve got all the answers. We’re here because asking better questions can change everything.

And yes, we laugh along the way. Sometimes the clearest truths show up in surprising places—usually with a bit of humor and humility.

So let me ask:
What have you discovered when you’ve questioned suggestion and looked for the ground beneath?
We’d love to hear your story. The conversation’s open, and your voice belongs in it.

Here’s a song inspired by this lesson.