Building upon my last post and based on Dave Hunt's book, Occult Invasion, I want to delve into the occult origins of psychology and the dangers that lie therein and why this is a very important matter to discuss. Many are unaware of how much psychology is grounded in the occult and so they take psychology at face valve, never investigating whether or not the theories presented are correct. As a result many have been deceived. The worst part being of course is that many believe psychology is an actual science! So yes, there is a secret behind psychology and the secret that no one wants you to know is in one word: the occult, "the attempt to deal with human behavior scientifically has opened the door to occult seduction" (Hunt 437). In man's desire to understand complex human behavior, he has opened the door to the seduction of the occult; he is more than willing to accept theories that have no basis in objective truth and has allowed his/her mind to be seduced, manipulated, and controlled by occult practices.
Most know Psychology is a discipline in the 'medical field" and it is used in an attempt to understand the psyche or the soul of man. There was a stubborn insistence that the psyche was the sum total of psychological reactions to physical stimuli and it was held onto by experts. For over a century, psychologists and psychiatrists, held onto Freud's medical model and B.F. Skinner's behavioristic theories, both of which tried to explain thought, emotions, and personality in terms of the physical body alone, all without common sense, (these statements are not unknown because they are well documented in Psychology 101 courses. I know because I took the class. It is part of the core curriculum in a Liberal Arts degree as well as many other degrees, particularly allied health). This deception and delusion however held on longer than it should have because of the proud determination to establish psychology as a science (Hunt 436). The problem lies in the very fact that man is a spirit and his spirit lives in his flesh body through which he participates in physical events and when his flesh body dies, his spirit goes either to Heaven or Hell, "the spirit shall return unto God who gave it" (Ecclesiastes 12:7 KJV). Man is unlike the animal in that an animal is not a spirit. This distinguishes animals from man. The spirit of man enables him to know God, unlike an animal, and when the spirit is separated from the body, it remains conscious, whether in Heaven or Hell. The spirit also imparts thoughts to the soul which causes the brain to act or will. It is important to note that brain cells do not think. If you have even taken a biology course, you must study the cell. The cell has many organelles that have very specific functions. There is no organelle in the cell that is responsible for thought processes, even though the so-called scientific community will tell you otherwise: in psychology, a person is taught that every thought and emotion is merely a chemical or electrical synaptic exchange in the cranial vault, "he must hold that the difference between Shakespeare and some village pornographer is created by accidental connections of cells within the human cortex" (Breese 50). Breese also points out, "if all things, including human thought and spirituality are determined by electrochemistry in the human cranium, we have a mechanistic universe" (50). This belief evades the truth that man is a spirit and since science can not observe spirits, it is impossible to claim that psychology is a science.
Mind Science cults, such as Christian Science, Religious Science, Science of the Mind, have tried to make a science out of spiritual beings and as a result, have opened the door to the occult. Occultism is simply religious science that "purports to utilize a spiritual power that works by certain laws, making it possible to elicit a predictable response from the spirit world" (Hunt 436) and the psychological community is no less different. William James, a pragmatic humanist in the late 19th century wrote, "I wish by treating Psychology like a natural science, to help her become one" (A Plea for Psychology As a Natural Science). Another psychologist, Dr. Tana Dineen said, "the scientism of psychology made grand promises: solutions to societal and international problems, understanding and change of individual and social behavior, and the creation of a safer and better world by eliminating the destructive forces that had brought about the war"(Manufacturing Victims 116). As this delusion took over, the psychological community began to believe that "the social world is knowable, predictable, and controllable and....that breakthroughs in understanding the individual human mind would be basic building blocks for a better society" (Kessen 820). Post WW II society gladly accepted this lie, submitting quickly to experiments and theories. But two discerning men saw clearly that psychology is not grounded in science: Karl Popper, a philosopher of science, declared that "psychological theories have more in common with primitive myths than with science" (Hunt 437) and Thomas Szasz, a famous Jewish psychiatrist, called psychology in his book, The Myth of Psychotherapy, "the clever and cynical destruction of the spirituality of man, and its replacement by a positivistic science of mind" (104-5) (Hunt 437). Most psychologists would admit that there is no science in human behavior and it is important to note that Sigmund Freund, the so-called father of psychology, was heavily involved in the occult as was Carl Jung. Freud collected a large number of ancient Greek, Roman, Oriental, and Egyptian artifacts as consecrated statues that represented spirits so he could engage in magic (Bobgan 58-59). With occult practices integrated in Psychology, these "experts" have failed to recognize the truth, "man's problem is that he is separated from God by sin. Psychology has turned sin into sickness, a sickness of the mind that requires not repentance and reconciliation with God, but therapy and reconciliation with one's 'inner truth' (Hunt 437). And so instead of God's universal truth, psychology is teaching man how to tap into the resources of his or her inner being. (Templeton Worldwide 120). This clearly is occultism/shamanism. And we can see this delusion that has taken over psychology and psychiatry.
"Posing as scientists of the psyche, or soul, psychologists and psychiatrists have taken over as the experts who alone can define normal behavior" (Hunt 438). Martin L. Gross explains:
"As the Protestant ethic has weakened in Western society, the confused citizen has turned to the only alternative he knows: the psychological expert who claims there is a new scientific standard of behavior to preface fading traditions....the citizen-patient has been told, and usually believes, that his tormenting doubts about love, sex, work, interpersonal relations, marriage and divorce, child raising, happiness, loneliness, even death, will yield to the new technology of the mind. Mouthing the holy name of science, the psychological expert claims to know all" (The Psychological Society 3-5).
The result of this being the destruction of society and the family unit. Since the exponential growth of psychology in the 1950s, we have witnessed more rebellion, more crime, and more immorality and we have seen an explosion of psychiatric hospitals with a doubling of psychiatric beds for more patients. It seems more like a growing lucrative industry, "psychology has been rightly called the only profession that creates the diseases which it claims to cure" (Hunt 438). Adding to this of course, is the use of pharmacological aids creating a very large disease care management system which does not want you to die but also doesn't want you to get well. It's called Big Pharma for a reason; there's a lot of money to be made in synthetic drugs that are all petro based. Frontline did a video on this very topic: the medicated child. Based on their investigation, children as young as four are being diagnosed with bi-polar (thanks to the ubiquitous leveraging of Psychiatry) when they are just normal, very energetic children. Some of these children have died from overdosing of popular drugs and some are placed on as many as 20 different drugs, drugs being so toxic to a young human body still developing. Regardless of all these facts, "public trust and media support for this profession continue in spite of the fact that its ranks shelter more moral, emotional, and behavior problems than any other" (Hunt 438). Sigmund Freud committed suicide and other prominent psychologists have as well, including Bruno Bettelheim, Paul Federn, Wilhelm Stekel, Victor Tausk, and Lawrence Kohlberg. Robert Epstein wrote an article titled, Why Shrinks Have So Many Problems, in Psychology Today about Sigmund Freud that he "was a basket case who often fainted, could not control his own sexual impulses, couldn't stop smoking even after thirty operations, and was haunted by superstitions" (59, 62). Freud also said, "patients are nothing but riff-raff. The only useful purposes they serve are to help us make a living and to provide learning material" (Haynal 32). It appears that those who are in the mental health field and the relative psychological field who claim to have the solutions and therapies for the behaviors of the populace have their own mental health problems! Suppose you go to a drug counselor because you have an addiction to drugs. Would you go see a psychologist (with a master's degree) who has a son addicted to drugs or who had a nasty divorce? It shows that those who claim to understand behavior can't control their own child's behavior or even their own. But that hasn't changed the minds of the populace.
While having an awareness of this evidence against psychology, it has been welcomed by many as the new truth and has given "hope" to many. This overwhelming trust has given the psychological industry tremendous power to wield over the population. It is frightening to see where this could lead, "in 1971 the president of the American Psychological Association proposed that psychologists administer behavior modification drugs to civil and military leaders to reverse their aggression impulses" (Hunt 439). Before the 1970s, psychiatric hospitals performed lobotomies in an effort to control behavior which left the patient a vegetable. Today, so many are on prozac and numb to life itself because some psychologist wrote a script that he was paid generously for by the pharmaceutical company. When patients gladly submit to their psychologist's therapy, they fail to realize that there is a merry-go-round of confusion of psychological theories which has been quite entertaining to say the least: from homosexuality being an unnatural, deviant behavior to a "sexual preference," to it being completely removed from the diagnostic manuals (DSM), is it any wonder why anyone would believe their mental health doctor? This is not science because what people are persuaded to believe and what has actually been proven is quite different (Dineen 151-152). Psychologists have developed thousands of theories with primitive superstitions and/or some newly invented scam and then it suddenly becomes legitimate. The worst part being of course that patients are convinced by their therapists that. "all their problems come from their mothers, the stars, their biochemical makeup, their diet, their life-style and even the "karma" from past lives" (Mills). If anyone would take the time to investigate this looney tune nonsense that comes out of psychology and psychiatry that claims to be science, one would have to consider how it is even taken seriously, especially since psychotherapy is highly suggestive. So why then is psychology given so much clout? Those who study psychology (Stanley Milgram, i.e) realize the power it does have: it is specific in the use of controlling people and as a result, it is implemented in politics, economics, and sociology. It is also seen as the "mecca of human potential."
Humanistic psychology, the mecca of human potential, blossomed in the 60s and 70s when prominent psychologists would gather at Esalen Institute in the Big Sur area south of San Fransisco. Abraham Maslow and his wife, Bertha, were regular attendees as was B.F. Skinner (Hunt 444). Their theories were presented and discussed and Esalen become the New Age center on the West Coast. This New Age center was into channeling spirits calling themselves, "The Nine," and they delivered messages with an uncanny precognitive accuracy (demonic), "for several years the Esalen Catalog offered a course in Gestalt which it promised would be facilitated by "The Nine, a paranormal intelligence" (Esalen Catalog 1980). The biographical entry in the catalog for The Nine describes them as "giant reflectors of yourselves, gestalt practitioners, marriage counselors-pure energy of emergence quality available to all" (ibid). These Nine have communicated with other mediums and other people involved in the occult (the Apostle Paul identified the Nine (archons) over 2000 years ago as demonic enemies of mankind wielding spiritual wickedness [Ephesians 6:12]). The Association for Humanistic Psychology, founded in 1963 which includes the psychologist Rollo May, has been run amok by occultism and as a result, the penetration runs deep. The regular practice of shamanism as key speakers at their annual meetings has given way to so-called altered states of consciousness in an attempt to contact spirits. Ritual practices of mediumistic seances were used as another way to contact and communicate with spirits or 'spirit friends.' The AHP also has been noted as advertising in The Shaman's Drum, and there is a large involvement of psychologists that have endorsed this ancient occult practice. This demonstrates a clear relationship between psychotherapy and shamanism, an ancient, occult religion. One important note about the ad were the obvious words it used to attract other practicing shamans: "Ritual, Meditation....Altered States of Consciousness, Shamanism, and Spirit Healing, Mediumship" (Shaman's Drum). This is not science but rather hocus pocus nonsense! Now some may say, "but wait, we need to respect all cultures and embrace all religions and come together," but being respectful to others doesn't mean throwing logic out the window and being respectful doesn't preclude using common sense: science can not observe spirits. This statement does not need to be reiterated, at least to the rational crowd who truly understand what science is and what it is not. But to those who embrace this delusion, they are opening the door to a massive deception and are believing in lies that are masquerading as the truth. Writing in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, psychologist John Heider acknowledges that a "major catalyst in the development of transpersonal psychology was 'the widespread use and abuse of psychedelic or mind-manifesting substances such as marijuana, LSD, and mescaline.....the psychedelic drugs gave incontrovertible proof that altered states of consciousness had reality and that paths toward transcendent experience existed' (Catharsis in Human Potential Encounter) (Hunt 447). This "hippi-revolution" was so wide spread and it's influence was profound. Drugs became the new epidemic outside of AIDS and caused more crime as many drugs were being trafficked into the Unites States. The demand was great and it's tentacles reached up into the upper echelons of society to the poorest of block communities. The few sensible voices since were noted. One in particular was in the German magazine, Der Spiegel. In the July 1994 edition there was a featured article that "raised the possibility of demonic involvement through Freudian and Jungian psychology" (Hunt 448). It appears that psychology and this so-called psychotherapy have created more problems than have actually cured addictions and behaviors and it has created a society that refuses to take responsibility for themselves.
Despite the discredit of Freud's theories by prominent psychologists, "two of Freud's theories remain as the major underpinnings of most psychology and psychotherapy: the unconscious and psychic determinism" (Hunt 448), "the most pernicious of these beliefs is that adult behavior is determined mainly by childhood experiences, even very subtle ones, and particularly those that enhance or diminish self-esteem" (Dawes 90) [More of Dawes down below]. What has been the result of this pervasive belief in psychology and psychiatry? As Hunt points out quite lucidly, the one word missing from all of this is responsibility. How many courtroom trials have we witnessed where the offender is exonerated no matter what they did? Without responsibility for oneself and his/her actions, no one is guilty. Crime becomes a byproduct of a bad social problem. Drugs, alcohol, and sex addictions become diseases, "instead of being guilty, we are all victims-not only of what others have done to us but also victims of our own feelings and therefore not accountable" (Hunt 448). What all this has done is only worsened the problem of crime and addictions. There are staggered addictions to opioids and other drugs, alcohol, and porn. When people are taught that it is ok to have these problems (because it's not their fault), they think that what they are doing is not wrong. In fact, I would even venture to say that if you are a person who does not do drugs, drinks excessively, parties, and sleeps around (i.e. responsible), you are almost viewed with contempt. Bad is now considered good and good is now considered bad! These two theories of Freud's psychology have no doubt had a pervasive impact, and with the use of mind-altering drugs, many have unwittingly tapped into the occult. But Freud's impact doesn't end there. His regular use of regression therapy in his practice also opened the door to the occult. Most sensible people know that memories can not be trusted and there is no scientific evidence to prove otherwise. As noted in my previous post on Freud's bizarre psychological theories, memories were a very big part of Freud's psychotherapy and the use of this regression therapy in modern day psychotherapy raises many questions. As the patient is brought into a highly suggestive state, the therapist may also have his own agenda and may pressure the patient to remember what the therapist has already concluded is the problem (without any evidence). Then if the patient can not remember, he/she is accused of either repressing the memory or being in denial. Freud is quoted as saying,
"We must not believe what they [patients] say [when they deny having memories], we must always assume, and tell them, too, that they have kept something back......we must insist oaths, we must repeat the pressure and represent ourselves as infallible, till at last we are really told something......the pressure technique, in fact, never fails" (Standard Edition).
This kind of therapy not only produces false memories but it can potentially destroy a person's reputation and life. The worst part being that this psychology is used specifically in police investigations and interrogations. How many people have been falsely accused of something when there was no evidence to prove it? Aside from this potentially devastating outcome and the false memories, is the opening of the door to the occult when hypnotized patients are pressured to remember things. Where are these memories of hypnotized patients coming from? In Eastern mysticism, reincarnation, and witchcraft, we can see the connection with the occult. As one is forced to open their mind under a highly suggestive state, they are opening their mind to spirits of unknown origins, "we are forced to the inescapable conclusion that some other mind is providing the data which is surely beyond the knowledge of the hypnotized subject. Using their spirit guides, shamans have engaged in precisely this technique for thousands of years" (Hunt 450). Hypnosis is not scientific, there is no evidence to prove it is reliable in producing objective facts. If anything, it produces the same affects of those who use psychedelic drugs, "hypnotized subjects spontaneously manifest psychic powers, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, and the whole range of occult phenomena" (Greenberg and Deherrera). Freud and his hypnosis has made a large impact in the West and has opened the door to the occult but it hasn't just been in hypnosis where we see this occurring. Another belief in psychology has also opened the door to the occult.
Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD segued from Freud's theories of the unconscious and psychic determinism. MPD was recognized in the DSM-III in 1980 as a psychiatric disorder. This belief that a single person can be "inhabited" by multiple personalities is apparently associated with sexual abuse. One of the biggest concepts coming out of psychology is the idea of a "higher self" and that we should tap into it. This reasoning by some psychologists was used to explain multiple personalities. Ralph B. Allison, a former California psychiatrist and one of the leading authorities on MPD promoted this belief, "we each have access to it......we don't have to go to [a channeler].....we can do it privately, quietly." He also referred to his own higher self as "Mike," leaving final judgment on what Mike would do. He also insisted that patients with MPD suffer because they don't listen to their "higher helpers" and so Allison's therapy involved teaching his patients how to listen to their "higher helpers" (Klimo 177). One can only laugh at the idea of this being considered science. Dr. Allison went so far as to refer to these entities as "ascended masters." This clearly is the occult and has dangerously opened the door to demonic possession. The most laughable, to give an example of the looney nonsense coming out of psychiatry and psychology, was with the case of Nadean Cool. She sued her psychiatrist for malpractice claiming that he made her believe that she had 120 personalities and so he billed her insurance company for group therapy. Blue Cross paid 133,000 to her psychiatrist, Dr. Kenneth Olson, and 114,000 to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Wisconsin (Florida Times p. 7A) (Hunt 452). Anyone who honestly takes this seriously is twenty sandwiches short of a picnic!
We could go and on about the delusions coming out of psychology and psychiatry......and we haven't even discussed UFOs. This invasion of the occult has come through the conduit of psychology and psychiatry as all these ridiculous theories have no other alternative to make their claims credible. Certainly science can not make psychology credible because we need proof. And yet the wide spread use of hypnosis, especially in holistic health, and the wide spread use of psychological theories, have opened a "major doorway to the occult and has played a key role in the occult invasion of Western society" (Hunt 455). Without opening your eyes to the truth, these delusions and these myths will continue to spread. Former Carnegie Mellon University Professor, Robyn M. Dawes, indicts the field of Psychology with, "espousing principles that are known to be untrue and with employing techniques known to be invalid" (House of Cards 7). Despite the overwhelming evidence against psychotherapy as a real solution to people's problems, the masses continue to flock to this field and as a result, are easily manipulated by untruths and have opened the door to the occult.
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