So weird. I met Josh in Prince William County jail and served him his commissary about 6yrs ago and caught him a few times at church in there right around the time dude was in the trenches finding God. I too found God (again) in that SAME jail literally in the housing dorm unit next to him. Just wild to see him being interviewed by my favorite DW host half a decade later. The lord works in amazing ways.
God or GOD...Lord or LORD. Never with all smaller case letters.😉 Anyway, it's awesome you went through a blessed transformation and found our Savior Jesus! Bless
I was converted from an atheist to a theist through "magic mushrooms", when I had an encounter with the demonic, and God brought me out. From that point, I saw my need to change my lifestyle, but didn't have the strength to actually live the way I knew I needed to. About one year later, I heard the Gospel, repented of my sin and trusted in Jesus. He changed me at the core of who I am, and I was born again. Never been the same in 21 years!
@@Drspeiser yes it was the most hellish experience, none of which I can remember, thankfully. It was so bad I decided none of it was real and nothing has made me think otherwise since.
Interesting. So you believed in God, and under demonic attack turned from God? I didn't believe in God, but under demonic attack I realized that if He did exist, He was the only one who could help me, and when I cried out to Him, He showed me that He's real.
I'm a bigger and bigger fan of Michael as he steps outside the standard political talk. Appearing on the whatever podcast was awesome and stuff like this is really good content
I have a very similar story to this guy, but I don’t feel like typing it, but when he talks about he had a voice tell him to kill his uncle..I had the same thing happen to me with my mom. I kept avoiding her, but I thought she was the devil and a voice was telling me you have to kill her or I’ll kill you. I struggled with heroin for years and than moved onto Molly. Saw demons at my grandmothers house and they tried to convince me to kill my father. This led to 9 mental institutions for 2 years. Than my friend introduced me to Christ and now I serve Him. Jesus saved my life. I love Him. Thanks for your testimony brother. Very similar to mine.
I’m Christian. I’ve taken psychedelics many times. I was addicted to heroin for twenty years. The psilocybin showed me the hell I would experience on heroin way before I was addicted…. Prayer finally saved me
Thank God! He is so merciful. Psychs can't take the place of daily prayer, but they can give you a glimpse of a new perspective and shake you out of the rut you're in. They can show you what you need to do and give you a push, but you still have to put in the work!
@@HotZiti Well put. I'm frustrated at how many Christians see mushrooms & Christ as opposites, when in my experience they're very much related and complementary.
@@jimcognito4631 recent books I'm chewing on, The Immortality Key, The Psychedelic Gospels, Integral Spirituality, The Jesus Mysteries. I'm concentrating on the term 'Kingdom of God' being what in the east is called enlightenment, a developed consciousness which facilitates a second-to-second ever-present awareness (everlasting life). The first breakthrough experience of this state of consciousness is salvation. The awareness that we have a higher self, or an unconscious self, and our center of gravity shifts, where we cease being overly identified with the body and lower stages of development, archaic & magic then tribal then rational then trans-rational then non-dual/causal.
@@heartsky the King James bible, even the ESV is what you should read. God Almighty says in the word we need to be in the word everyday to renew our mind.
I'm not religious in any way, but today I took shrooms looking to 'feel' something. During my high I was aimlessly browsing through TH-cam videos for trippy videos to watch and this video was waiting for me in my TH-cam recommendations. I started watching and saw how 'heavy' the subject matter was, I paused it and resumed after my high so I could watch it with full clarity. .... I'm so speechless. The resonance I have right now, words spoken that awoke something inside of me. I was supposed to see this video and it was no accident. ❤
Please repent and turn to Jesus! Turn from your sins. God wants to save you! The rapture will happen soon where millions of believers will disappear. I don’t want you to be left behind! We must all be ready for the rapture, it is any day now! Jesus will snatch us away. I am ex-LGBT, and I know that I would go to hell if I continued in it. I also know that my divorced and remarried parents will die and go to hell if they don't repent and leave the adultery. For now, my Mom is a believer who goes to church and thinks that she and my Dad are going in the rapture. Her pastor is also divorced and remarried. It's a big lie from the devil that has MANY deceived. What does the Bible say? Loving Jesus means loving His Word. BUT from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. Mark 10:6-12 KJV And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. Luke 16:14-18 KJV Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Romans 7:1-3 KJV And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, 39 KJV “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 KJV “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 KJV This is honestly what the Bible says. The road is definitely narrow. If people want to repent from this, they have got to leave the adulterous relationship altogether and get that divorce to get out of it. Hoping people will get born again now, before it’s too late!
Former psychedelic user who recently came back to Christianity right before this interview came out. I get it, yo. I loved those experiences but they never brought me lasting peace. God works through us and the TH-cam algorithm. I swear. The paths that I and others have been drawn down, for years now. I stopped believing in coincidence a long time ago.
While it's true that you don't need drugs to feel, just remember that your state of mind shapes your experience. Your religious beliefs shape your experience. If your whole life motto is to exist in fear of a mighty being that will condemn you or punish you, that's exactly the experience you'll get.
I got into a very bad crash when I was 16. We were going 110mph (dumb I know). We crashed directly into a wooden utility pole & our car flipped about 12 times. I was knocked out unconscious immediately. I lost 40% of my blood, broke my neck in 3 places which resulted in paralysis on the left side of my body from the neck down. I also had a traumatic brain injury, broke 2 ribs, a collapsed lung, along with some other injuries. I was life flighted to the nearest trauma center & put into a medically induced coma. We were driving on country roads and there was almost never any other cars. We drove over a small hill that prevented us from seeing oncoming traffic. After going over the hill, there was a truck driving in the middle of the road(which we weren’t expecting to see), so we had to swerve out of the way. We ended up driving on the shoulder of the road, which was gravel. When we went to get back onto the road, we overcompensated, and drove directly into the ditch. I wasn’t able to remember the crash and although that’s a blessing, it was very traumatic to one day wake up in agonizing pain and not remember what happened. I prayed to God for the second time in my life. First time was in the hospital, I asked God to not let me wake up. The second time I asked him to let me remember the crash. I had a dream that night where I watched the crash happen from a third person point of view. Keep in mind, when we crashed, our car flipped before we hit the utility pole so our back bumper crashed into the pole. In the dream, right before the car flipped, I watched an angel wrap their arms around the front left tire. They were ghost like, and it looked like they were somewhat in the ground, if that makes sense. Their arms were able to go through the rim and they held the tire down. This lead to the tire getting stuck in the mud & causing the car to flip before we hit the pole, so we didn’t hit it head on. I knew right then that was the reason we were alive. Now the person that was driving the car was able to remember the entire crash. I asked him what happened. Everything he said was exactly how it played out in my dream. Every detail was spot on. I asked what color the truck was. When he said tan, I knew for sure my dream was from God, as the truck in my dream was tan. Not only did God save my life, he allowed me to regain complete mobility. Praise be to God🙏🏼
That was an amazing story thank God he watches over us all but he kept a close eye on you mostly that split second yall all could've been gone in that moment 😳 🕊🤞🏽
I’m in recovery from meth, alcohol and heroin addiction and by the time I got to the part about Josh standing on trial I was in tears. God’s response to Josh “Maybe we don’t do that again.” So full of forgiveness and love and compassion. I was laughing while I was crying because I saw so many similarities in my story. This led me closer to Christ. Thank you guys for sharing this
God bless you! And I pray the Jesus gives you the strength and the Holy Spirit guide you to continue in your path❤️🙏🏽 it’s not easy but “greater is he who is in us than he who is in the world” God bless you brother
The last time I took mushrooms was after I was in rehab and had a dream about a man with fire in his eyes standing in the doorway of my room saying follow me. I left rehab the next day and went on a 6 month drug fueled binge culminating in that final mushroom trip. I went to that other realm he spoke of, but I was in hell not purgatory. I died a thousand deaths and I remember each one of them as if they happened 2 seconds ago. Every painful death you can imagine I experienced over and over and over again. I had no relief from God that day because I did not know him and I had outright rejected him. It took me many years after that experience to have my spiritual awakening in Jesus Christ. I’m still terrified by the things I experienced that day but I am so so happy I know and am a child of God now.
Propaganda helps nobody. You don't just "see" things that aren't there, that would be a hallucinogen and not a psychedelic. Oh, right! You said it was a DREAM!! Because nobody else has wacky dreams or anything? Because the entire strangeness of psychedelics COMES from combining the dreamstate with the awake mind, why don't you realize what you saw was your subconscious telling you that you believe in the devil and he will take you if you continue! Of COURSE you felt like you were dying a million times, that's EXACTLY WHAT a high dose does!!! That's not you literally being dragged through several eternities of hell, so stop spewing propaganda for your mindless echo chamber, and try using the God given brain to actually uncover the reality of your mind instead of being a blind animal
Sounds like you burned a few too many synapses on that trip! Sorry to hear you lost your mind. Going to Christianity will only help it stay lost. I hope you find the truth some day!
@@redg9191 Who said I didn't believe in god? And I hope you find grammar and punctuation. And which god are you talking about? I see by your non-capitalisation of 'god' that you are a polytheist, so which god?
@Red G which god? There's over 4000 currently worshipped and more than that through history. As for lost, ur the adult that needs an imaginary friend to make it through life...and believe in magic fruit, talking donkeys and snakes, people living in whales, zombies rising from the ground that no historians took notice of etc etc and of course ur invisible skydaddy obsessed with ur sex life who refuses to show himself and all with no evidence. U seem like the lost one. Jesus is a myth and there is no god. Feel free to prove me wrong by providing some evidence.
The story of his suicide attempt reminds me of a near death experience I had as a child when I almost drowned. To this day one of the most spiritually profound moments of my life, I was drowning in a pool, but everything got still, and I was surrounded by light and kept hearing the words “this is not your time you are safe” and seconds later my fully clothed mother dives into the pool and drags me out…we both remember how adamant I was when I told my doctor I believed I encountered angels and I believe they protected me before my mom could get to me that day. I was 5 or 6 and probably sounded silly to my doctor but the way he described his suicide attempt reminds me of that moment, and it absolutely was real.
Some say original baptism was done that way, to bring on a near death experience, hence the importance of it. Imagine a safer way to confront death than that.
Yes, it was real. Each one of us is assigned at least one Guardian Angel, by God, at birth. And they protect us all throughout our lives, for as long as God Wills it.
This is a powerful story and makes me realize how blessed i am not to have experienced anything so terrifying . I grew up going to church and was a worship leader when i was younger but fell into drugs and life of sin in my college years. i was a drug dealer/ drug user for years and almost died in a car wreck when i was 23. I was in a coma and know 100% that God saved my life thanks to the many prayers said on my behalf(and by the grace of God). Hearing this testimony freaks me out and i know im blessed to have not been exposed to crazy demonic visions or voices despite my history of heavy drug use. If you are reading this please keep me in your prayers and i will keep praying for all the people in the world struggling to stay on the righteous path. God Bless
I've encountered hostile dmt entities before. They are more terrifying than you can possibly imagine. These are deeply profound experiences that make you question everything
SBG4L!! I think michael comes off as too divisive when he calls everyone he disagrees with “the libs” even tho i agree with the majority of his positions
For anyone that might be thinking he's lying or that all of this is actually fake.. I want to promise you, this is not a lie. I've been through most of this stuff, but when I turned to christ, my life changed.
I know him. Met him in the Prince William County Jail in the MOD unit. The M.I.N.D dorm he speaks of ALSO housed s*x offenders. They would go there for safety in a sense. He wasn’t there for that or anything but that alone was a reason a lot of inmate avoided it. Anyways, I remember him because I did commissary and he WAS obsessed with god. I thought he was a phony and gave me fake vibes but after listening to this interview, it makes a lot more sense now that he cleared it up. I’ve seen him slowly grow on FB and sort of became a Jesus freak so he stuck with it and now he’s being interviewed by the great Michael Knowels. I too found god (again) in that SAME MOD unit and caught Josh in church there so I can confirm 100% dude is speaking the truth because I know a lot of the people he ran with and the surrounding area he’s talking about and the drugs are out of control. I was also in there in 2016 for heroin at the time.
I have similar experience but with opposite outcome that at the end of my journey i became atheist, make peace and accept death. Since then i lost all fear and never have a nightmare for more then 15 years. Maybe only difference i dont fry my brain and dont touch psychedelics and drugs before i was 20-22. Now i understand why in the garden of Eden the forbidden fruit was knowledge. Once you understand its not god but a mirror you looking at, the mask is off.
I think most people know it’s true and that the critique is they aren’t getting real higher level learning as much as opening spiritual doors they aren’t supposed to open .
He's abut the same age as my daughter who was killed in an armed robbery. I miss her so much. But hearing about Joshua's joy comforts me, because I know she is now forever bathed in that true love and light from God. tears and peace. Never go back, son.
So sorry you lost your child. I lost my mother a few years ago and the only thing that makes it easy for me to smile now when I think of her is knowing she’s with God. And that’s means she’s okay and no longer in any pain, she has complete joy and as long as I keep the faith I’ll be seeing her again soon enough. Peace unto you.❤
I was a practicing Buddhist, but Jesus met me in the room of my mind as I meditated. I knew it was him, despite not being able to “see” him - he was always just out of sight but always there. My life changed forever when I accepted his silent invitation to go with him. Thank you Jesus for never giving up on me. On any of us. ❤
I feel exactly the same as you my friend. I’ve had Jesus or God intervene in my life on a number of occasions. The most poignant time was when I was in prison and I was really struggling with it. I had started to self harm and cut myself up with a razor blade and I felt like I couldn’t go on any more. One night I was lying on my bed trying to go to sleep and I had all kinds of silly thoughts going around in my head and I decided to ask God for his help. I didn’t ask him to fix it all for me and get me out of prison. But, instead, I asked him to give me the strength to get through the rest of my sentence and stop feeling sorry for myself and to be strong and get through it like a man. The other time was after I had been kidnapped and tortured by some nasty people who were involved in drugs and crime and I was also involved and was an active criminal. I got into debt with these guys and they cut the top part of my ear off. It gave me serious PTSD and I left the area that I was living in and went to stay with one of my friends who lived near London where I was out of harms way. Things eventually turned a bit sour with my friend who was putting me up, so I went back to the area where I was from and was homeless and I stole a tent to sleep in. After a few weeks, the police came and woke me up in my tent and told me that they had got me a flat from the council. I got on the train to go and collect my belongings that were still at my friends apartment and then when I was on the train back to my new apartment, I noticed a black man who was sat on the other side of the aisle and was staring at me quite intently. I asked him if he was okay and his response was to say “ I’m good brother but can I tell you something? “ I replied to him and said “ yes of course you can “ . He then showed me the palm of his hand and on it was written the words, “ Neill , don’t ever forget that God is real and he’s standing by you every day “ . He had those exact words written on his hand and he had no way of knowing my name or what I was going through at the time . Those are just 2 examples of how I know that god is real. I’ve got other examples but those are the 2 that come to mind first. The guy on the train nearly made me burst into tears because I felt like he could see what I was thinking and feeling and he was so real . I could be making something out of nothing but I know that I’m not. And if I am wrong then I don’t care because it has given me the faith to believe that god is real and that he’s by my side. I would rather have the faith and belief that we go somewhere after we die and then be wrong and not even know it when I die than spend years of my life worrying about death and being scared when my time comes. But I do definitely believe that we go somewhere when we die.
@@StonedToDaath - I was raised to believe that anything other than Judaism-rooted Christianity is a distraction. Now, I can see that it's not maybe so simple as that, because people also mean well and just very well might be seeking Jesus Christ without realizing it yet. Still, Evil/Demons/Satan use anything, even things that seem quite calm and peaceful and spiritually en"light"ening, as distractions from the good and true God. There is a very war taking place in the spiritual realm, for us humans to NOT be in God's Army, so to speak, by resting in His Love and building the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. Evil itself want nothing less than to lie and torment and murder us. Distractions aid in that effort and come in a multitude of forms. EX: The Buddha was only a man. That's it. Jesus was not just a man, but God in revelation with humankind. A distraction such as Buddhism, though containing some Wisdom and Truth, if serving still to not ultimately relinquish itself and point ultimately to God/Christ, is quite possibly another ploy by Evil. Humans can also be curious on their own, coming off a bad experience with a church or Christian, and open to an outside point-of-view such as Buddhism. I don't mean it simplistically in an ALL BAD / ALL GOOD kind of way, as if Buddhists are seriously "off", but the nuance of being off by / not an end in itself is THE point. Following God, submitting oneself in humility, accepting Christ's teachings and lavishing Love and Forgiveness of one's sin, is the pinnacle of pursuits. Nothing higher. Nothing equal. IMHO, Buddhism can be a help until finding the Way. It is not the final stop.
@@StonedToDaathJesus is the only way, He is the truth and He is eternal life. Eternal life is to continually know God through Jesus. We have seen the Father through the Son.
“This one’s mine.” I LOVE that. “Accuse him all you want, this one’s mine.” That brought me to tears. I wish Michael would have lingered on that a bit, not press on with more quotes. That was the crux of the whole thing to me. It reminds me of the Mercy Me song, Spoken For. “Covered by a love divine, Child of the risen Lord, to hear you say this one’s mine, my heart is spoken for”. ❤❤❤
When I got saved I was in bed and could sense the demons outside my bedroom door and I heard God say, “She’s mine,” in other words you can’t have her anymore. Hallelujah!!!!
@@joanneel9708 one foot in and one foot out is a painful life . I'm 42 single woman still struggle but God has me . There is no doubt . I'm in the church . I'm taking the steps and what's great about it ...God is with me and carrying me
I had a friend who attempted suicide with a plastic bag and a bottle of helium. He woke up with an angel sitting beside him who said, I was sent here to take the bag off your head. Then, the angel helped him drive back to his house and walked him inside. The messenger was very candid about who he was, who sent him and why he was there. There was no "secret knowledge" to impart. He just saved his life, got him home and vanished into thin air.
@mrb2081 no- but he sat next to me and had one hand loosely on the steering wheel. The next day I looked at the seat on the passenger side and the items that had been there (a receipt and another paper) were still there and undisturbed. In other words, there was no physical evidence of what I had experienced.
Regardless of how you feel about the subject, I'm glad to see that religious people aren't ignoring the psychedelic elephant in the room. The subject needs to be discussed, and I'm glad to see that the conversation is happening.
This is Satan’s final plan. When a “drug” like DMT causes mutual hallucinations when taken as a group - they all see the same entities - will bring in the worship of the image of the beast as described in Revelation. If you are hallucinating the same thing as other people what is the difference between that and reality. It is a spiritual portal. And every portal that isn’t Jesus Christ leads to the same place.
U Christian's always get this shit wrong. These arguments against psychedelics are generic and subjective. The reductionism here reminds me of how the Left evaluates the Right.
@@whynot1548 "U Cristians's". The level of disdain you have for one of the worlds main 3 monotheistic religions is quite revealing. I'd bet you would never speak so generally of either of the other 2. I'll pray for you.
He's s spot on about the psychedelics. Ive been to hundreds of dead shows (grateful dead). Started in 91', traveled that road for 25 years. Ratdog, Further, The Dead, tons of festivals. Woke up one day crying out of know where, prayed, asked God to forgive me for my sins. Felt the holy Spirit in me and completely turned my life around, started going to church, started reading the Bible, like a hunger for Christianity and the Bible I've never felt before. To this day i pray 7 or more times a day. God was calling me. If this happens to anyone, DON'T IGNORE IT!
Again just because you hit it too hard don’t blame the fn thing in question , again take responsibility you over did… approached in a different light under the right intentions , these things potentially help people.. So no he ain’t spot on and neither are you, neither is the title of this vid horror stories? He was already in his own horror story by being addicted to heroin.., not only that he barely talks about psychedelics , already tells me somethings about the agendas of this channel.
This guy reminds me of my son Ryan.. he went to rehab and was saved and the way he talked and the way he thought about things, even his looking for spiritual things reminds me of him. His rehab was faith based. It was beautiful to see him get back to who he was supposed to be. Then he was killed. Someone went across the median and hit his vehicle head on. He was 23. It was 10 years ago last week. And I miss him still. This guy was a reminded to me what my boy may have been if he could have been here today. This guy sounds like what he would sound like. He even laughs like him. His forehead even looks like him lol.. my sweet Ryan Chadrick
We, as Catholics, are taught that God takes us out of this world when we are at our optimal point. Sounds like your dear son was taken to Christ. It’s normal that you miss him, and wonder what he could have been without the sins he willingly consented to. But, in your case, gratitude seems like a good reaction. Thanks be to God he loved Christ before his death. We all die. Please God, may we open our hearts and souls totally to you, every day that we have left on this earth, which is a school of Eternal Love.❤
Bless you, as losing a child must be the worst pain a human can experience on this earth. May Ryan's testimony stand strong and lead more people to Yahshua our Messiah ❤
@@granmabern5283 Catholics hold their traditions and catechisms above God's commandments. Jesus rebuked the Jews for doing the exact same thing. How is it acceptable for Christians then? If it goes against the word of God, no matter what man said it, it is wrong and a sin. Obey God rather than men. Matthew 15:3 “But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?” Mark 7:13 “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.”
I got mixed with the occult and started having sleep paralysis. During this time I would hear chains, blood curdling screams and a deep laugh. Every time it happened the room had day light but during the screaming a dark cloud would fill the room. I could move my head and legs but my shoulders were pinned down. It was terrifying. After time i started to leave the occult crap and move toward the light (Jesus). I would continue to have the 'sleep paralysis', once during this I even had the laughing thing communicate with me, and i would communicate with it - it would scream at me in anger when I told it I was trying to follow Jesus. I didn't know sleep paralysis was a thing, then to find out that people would attribute this to demonic activity blew my mind - because that's what i always thought it was. The last time it happened I call on the name of Jesus - the thing vanished and it hasn't happened since.
they haven’t attributed it to demonic activity for about 50 years, they attribute it to sleep cycles and the dream state. Chances are subconsciously you were afraid of the occult but it gave you a buzz and you scared yourself.
I found with sleep paralysis that you just need to face the fear head on, and then you realize the "demons" were a total illusion and that their trick was actually getting you to believe that they were real. I once had sleep paralysis and felt/saw a presence in the room. Filled with fear I decided to face it and to fully surrender to whatever happens. The demon/shadow figure approached me with a big knife in its hand and I was filled with terror of death. I kept trusting and eventually it struck me on the chest with the knife. What happened next was amazing. The being vanished, I vanished and just found myself floating in total emptiness. Until another dream formed from that empty space. But I for sure have not had any issues with sleep paralysis or weird beings after that. And I don't have fear in my mind towards supposed supernatural beings like that anymore either.. Basically, you only feed them by believing they are real. By fearing them you grant them reality. Really they are just symbols of that which you fear the most. They aren't actually real, just illusions of the mind. All the best to you.
Hallelujah! I had the sleep paralysis when I was messing with the occult. It was pretty scary. I think I was unwittingly in the process of giving control over to unclean spirits. God delivered me from that too!
I always attributed sleep paralysis to a sort of mid-sleep twilight phase (the phase that usually occurs when we’re partially aware of our environs but paddling upon the edges of a dream). One night, however, I was being oppressed & dreamt of a massive, growling shadow-being - who was blacker & denser than the darkness of this night-fallen corridor; & the next thing I knew, he gurgled & roared & rushed at me while my body rushed at him (like 2 powerful magnets rapidly clashing together); & then I instantly awoke to a violent, genuinely painful shove upon my back to my (paralyzed) body & I went flying off several feet to the floor at my bedside. My whole perspective on sleep-paralysis got the worst sort of reality check & I literally had whiplash from it.
I love that Michael is really tapping into the more metaphysical and New Age people for lack of a better word. It’s really cool to see him interview. The girl who used to be a witch, the exorcist, and now this young man.
@@summerd7668 as someone who was fooled by “I’m just spiritual” and realized that way of thinking is not just wrong but a lazy way to believe in “something” I can say that yes new age is a huge problem. Thank God for His Mercy and for the Communion of Saints that kicked my butt into gear and out of that heresy. Of course we are all spiritual but that’s not just it. The devil is spiritual and believes in God but he is fallen and wants us all to be fallen. Hates humanity because we CAN spiritually grow and gain Heaven when he is stuck with his prideful decision of wanting to be like God. All he can do is destroy what God creates and we have to work to keep him from taking us down with him. He is Risen! Hallelujah, hallelujah He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!
I fell into that wrong thinking and spiritual practices. Over a couple decades it took me down increasingly dark paths. In the end, it led to demonic oppression. I was getting strong impulses towards immoral, disgusting behaviour that came from some external source. Luckily I had a Christian (Protestant) upbringing. I wasn't from a very devout family, but had enough of a foundation to recognize and resist the problem. Fr. Ripperger's deliverance prayers helped me and Mary helped me back to her son, my Lord and Savior. I entered RCIA and was confirmed in the Catholic church. I have not been bothered again since I denounced those falsities. Pagan gods really are demons and dabbling in occult, new-age practices is a spiritual dead end.
@Summer D Not quite, but almost! I'd nominate the DW's propagandized view that's clearly working on you, as it is the game of politics. These have been the most shallow talks I've seen, Michael's appearance on whatever was much more intellectually exercising despite being wasted entirely on the wrong demographic. Why reach out so poorly to each demographic, be it the "spiritual", the atheists who live by Satanism, or the actual psychonauts around the world who study the neuro and physiological effects of these substances, then actually use them for good? It's because DW is shallow propaganda, and I guarantee I'm more "extreme" to the right than anyone in this thread so that's no small statement. If we aren't going to accurately cover the subjects, it's a waste of everyone's time since it'll make zero difference politically and only create an echo chamber for well meaning people and another money maker for DW. When Tate was making the rounds and very obviously changing the modern youth's culture for the better by conservative measure, he was jailed and Michael sounded just like the news propaganda pieces. "If he's accused of these things, he CAN'T be a good guy", is what he said. That's not how justice works, and regardless it's a failed capitalization on genuine conservative momentum. Instead we got that long, and oh so cringe interview with the ex-witch. That's some prime sleep material there, it's so empty of substance. Wooo.... Then, the exorcist. Why can an auditorium of thousands witness the events he described but ZERO security cameras, throughout ALL these buildings and decades have ever caught one instance? I try to steelman that argument by asking if quantum observation could play an effect by having some type of reality-shifting consequence to the time-preserved recording of the paranormal, but obviously have never once heard anyone else ask that question nor answer it. I only grew comfortable with conceptualizing reality outside our known existence, because of the effects psychedelics have on our conscious and subconscious. Of which I turned to because a quarter century of begging God proved up fruitless in my efforts to find life after death, but sometimes, something answers the call through psychedelics. Unparalleled peace can strike but that's hard to decipher. This demographic of "spiritual" people is growing more every day as we lose sight of God, so why do such a poor job reaching out to them with videos like this? Psychs ARE physically safe but mentally eviscerating, the exact opposite of most drugs (including alcohol which Michael covered for) which trash the body to make the brain euphoric, and that nature of psychedelics crushing the consciousness leads anyone who's had a high dose to be wary of 'normal' substances like coffee. They gain IMMENSE respect for the power of substances. Because part of the experience is like if you cranked your sensities up to the max, then doubled it. That's the OPPOSITE of retreating from reality through substance, the OPPOSITE of doing oneself harm. The compounds very often show the individual their personalized flaws and faults, or lead them to revel in accomplishments. That's not self harm, that's self reflection which last I checked, is exactly where the benefits of prayer come from!! All that to say, DW is shallow and they end up limiting Michael and Peterson's *pOhtential*. I really wish they'd do these topics more justice, like having an experienced neurologist or even a freaking psychedelic therapist in a third seat explaining the compounds rather than trusting the inside of the head of a literal H addict. Psychedelics are not hallucinogens, you don't SEE things. Visual fields can become distorted to the point of seeming "draggy", "breathing", things very brighter, among other effects, but you don't just see things that aren't there. What's being confused is the fact that the imagination is more dreamlike, but you're awake, so thoughts and daydreams really start popping into your head much faster and much more chaotically. I randomly "felt" a tentacle-like thing stretch from my middle area once, that doesn't mean C'thulhu is inside me. It's more of an artistic subconscious expression that I've been eating like junk and my insides are writhing in need for real food! Imagine if we had someone intelligent analyze his experiences like this and contrast the possibilities? Much more convincing than pretending that the Lord of Creation just puts the prayers of others on hold just so he can wait for someone like this to screw up SO BADLY, that He needs to intervene almost daily after that point. I don't buy it. So why does ANYONE believe what this addict says about demons or light people, when the source of his problems clearly came from his own proclaimed desire to constantly seek more "feelings" from substances? Where would this talk even go, if not serving as the aforementioned echo chamber, a therapy session, and a payday for DW? Nowhere, that's why Michael was silent for almost the entirety and only chimed in with generic Christian teachings we already know.
Something the demons told me on dmt was, "the poison is also the cure".... they mascarade as angels of light. That's the truth. I relate to this a lot...
Wow. I actually teared up at the part where he was on acid and suffering and said Jesus came to him and said "This ones mine, he belongs to me.". That was really moving. An amazing story. Thanks for sharing.
omg i’m in tears i had that experience about 4 yrs ago i wasn’t on any thing it was just any other night i got in the bed …i remember feeling like i was floating up out my body an a voice said the same exact thing as he heard the same exact way i can even even remember being layed bk down i bolted from the bed that night not scared but overwhelmed ❤wow i’ve been asking god lately give me confirmation that i’m not losing it please remind me why i’m still here fighting the good fight cause i feel so alone an ran across this ❤
@@numberone6266 Same here!! Mine was in 2013, I constantly look back at that night when I need a good reminder. I'd think I lost it if there wasn't someone there to witness, but it's always nice to hear other people share similar experiences!!
Dont underestimate how a testimony reaches people. I never did drugs. Hearing this testimony has been very eye opening. I can understand more the mind of an addict and the nature of their spiritual battle. This helps me better understand my lost brothers and sisters and how i have to pray for them. Thank you for your story.
This guy isn't really a "drug addict" and just someone who got high. I live in Stockton California, I've seen drug addiction, including been there myself. Over five years clean of heroin. Mushrooms aren't the same as "hard" drugs.
I appreciate your insight into wanting to understand a drug user. It appears some of these commenters want to choose the School of Hard Knocks by the looks of their comments.
Yeah, and he's a really good interviewer. I think prolly b/c he's genuinely interested in the subject matter - plus he is a incredibly smart dude. And a Catholic, one not afraid to say it out loud.
@@CoolPapaJMagik I would rather read the saints and fathers and doctors of the church. Most of these lay speakers and married people who make money off the faith are hard to listen to. They have worldliness so thick on them it hinders the message. Drinking games, cigars and drinks over theology, constant worldly references... If You want straight up meat and potatoes and learn the faith without all the worldly distortion then listen to Fr. John Hardon SJ or Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner.
@@optimoprimo132 Amen! reading the Christian saints & fathers is such a blessing, and I'm always disappointed meeting fellow Christians who haven't read them or know very little, they're missing out.
@@optimoprimo132 I usually listen to Michael to hear his political takes, and he’s one of the few out there who gives politics through a religious lens. And I’m not a Catholic. The only “fathers” are our earthly father and our Father in heaven
I love this man's testimony. Sin is very pleasurable, and it's only when He opens our eyes, (often times in the midst of tragedy) where we see that not only is the sin we are committing is wrong, but all other sin is wrong. Thank you Michael for giving fellow Christians a platform though which they can spread the gospel and share their testimony. In a world that claims that evil is good, it's wonderful to know that there are groups out there that aren't afraid to speak THE one and only truth which is of the gospel with a smile on your face!
I am a 58 Grandma in Missouri. I have always loved Jesus but hearing this just makes me cry. I am so sorry and also so happy you went through what you did. Beautiful story. Proud of you!!!!
I'm I 55 year old grandma and I too cried many times during this video. Now again reading comments.😢 🙏 may peace be with you, me and the whole of God's people.✝️
@@cscs9192 Sometimes people cry when they are happy. Crying in response to profound knowledge is a common human response. Cry away grannies. It's alright.
When Michael said “I feel like my normal everyday is teaming with life” it really struck a chord in me. When I started experimenting with drugs, my life had already started falling apart and I was very depressed and apathetic and miserable. I felt completely disconnected from reality. Cannabis and mushrooms and LSD all made me feel like I had found reality, but it was a new more exciting reality that I’d never experienced before. Now that I’m sober again, my every day does feel like a total trip. Real life is so exciting and engaging and wild. The drugs dont make everything better, they reawaken that novel excitement in your mind when things are new. It’s so much better when you can have the same experience sober and grounded in reality. It took me a long time to find that excitement, and more importantly peace of mind, in sober life.
I do think novelty is a factor but not all. As a bored sperg cannabis would unlock ideas and sensations in my mind the more I would smoke. There was a time that no matter how much I smoked and I wasn’t getting any higher. I’ve never done shrooms or lsd but have had hallucinations twice in my life, neither fun just isolated incidences. I was on a trip in high school and the lights were on but I fell asleep. I woke to feeling and hearing a thud and I see a giant spider unnaturally large on me like it had fell and caused the thud. I looked around and saw more of the spiders crawling down the walls and over everyone else. I yelled “wake up! Spiders everywhere. I saw my friend wake up and it suddenly was dark, the lights were off, and my friend is cussing me about not messing with him. It wasn’t a dream. Maybe a hypnagogic hallucination. The other time was an out of body experience. Neither one did I consume hallucinogens that I know of or suspect being dosed or anything. I found neither fun but could see how people would be drawn to those experiences.
Interesting perspective - i've definitely felt that and had to cut back. Now I use weed as a end of the day, mentally unwind and relax/stop my body from hurting, once all work and chores are done and it's fantastic for me. I do a mushroom trip once every couple months for introspection. I can definitely see how consistent use of mushrooms or all day smoking of weed could dull your sense of reality.
@@jhoughjr1 people have out of body experiences all the time without itbheing drug induced. Stay far away from it. People dont know that many people do this to their own peril, first if all it's demonic, secondly, if you stay out of your body too long you will die and you never know how long that really is.
I have such great respect for the way Joshua carried himself for this whole meeting. He stayed so good-natured and calm and even lighthearted throughout the whole thing. Truly amazing; you can see he's really turned himself around.
I fell into Buddhism then to new age, meditation, chakras and channeling. Was possessed twice...first time i lost a bet and 2nd time i let it happen because i believed i could control it. After 3 months of what i thought was a gift from god turned into a nightmare so i ignored the whispers and voices. 10 years later i still had issues with addiction of lust and alcoholism. Just last month i decided to fully commit and surrender to god jesus...all i can say is that i felt a peace in my chest i hadnt felt before and i felt the forgiveness that the lord gave me....and in return i was able to forgive my father.... i cant explain it.. it made my addictions an easy thing to overcome with the holy spirit. New age is a false light....demons are tricky..they give you truth and lies mixed to keep you attached and down while pretending to bring you up. Lord almighty never gave up on me and iam grateful 🙏
My initial impression of josh was unfavourable, but the more i listened to his story, the more i found his story relatable and his character commendable. I rarely comment on these videos, but Josh's story was a much needed dose of medicine for the soul. Cheers.
Also I'm glad that Michael is not only politically astute and aware but also cognizant Of spiritual realities that a lot of people have the boldness to dive into.
This sounds like the journey (hornets nest) my eldest son took. He was diagnosed with adhd in 1996. I allowed the doctors to medicate (drug) him through first grade. About 6 months in I stood up to say, NO MORE DRUGS. My son turned into a zombie on those drugs. The school told me he would not be welcome at the school unless I drugged him. That began my homeschooling journey. But I think it was a gateway to him becoming addicted to drugs later in life. I don't know that for certain but I have a good bunch. He was the only one of my 5 kids to become an addict. Unfortunately, to my absolute dismay, my son ODed in 2017 from fentanyl at the age of 26. Please do not ever allow the doctors or teachers tell you you must put your baby on drugs!! It infuriates me fiercely!!
This is heartbreaking. May your son rest in peace with the Lord. The addiction altered his free will to where he was a slave. Through the grace of God, may he find the peace he yearned for. I will keep you in prayer. I work in schools, and do not agree with the general policy of medicating children willy nilly. Some children are just bouncy, others have severely chaotic dysfunctional families, some need a little more time to mature. It used to be that very few children had actual mental disorders that could possibly be treated with medications, but I'm seeing more mental illness in very young children nowadays. Even for those children, I think it's unwise to prescribe medications that might do serious damage over time. Mind you, I currently work with very young children who have injured school staff, and I still don't agree with medicating them except in extremely rare circumstances. Meds almost always only serve to solve the adults' problems, not the students. Some of the staff have siblings who have mental or neurological disabilities, and they think that it's normal to prescribe meds for behavior. They even think it's abuse if parents reject medication for their children. I'm thankful that my daughter rejected medication for my grandson even with the principal insisting he had to be on behavior drugs. My daughter told the principal, "I'm the one who has to look him in the eye when he's an adult struggling with long term side effects from the drugs that will make your workday easier." But I think she had that courage because I had shared my experiences, the facts I knew, and my opinions with her before she ever had children. Most parents don't have the luxury of knowing someone with reliable expertise, which makes them easy targets for misinformed, poorly educated school personnel and pill pushing doctors. My grandson was later diagnosed with a neurological condition called Tourette Syndrome. He's never been on pharmaceutical medications for it, although for some who have TS the muscle tics are so damaging that they can be very dangerous, to the point of needing hospitalization. Yet most medical staff are uninformed about the condition and see it as an annoying thing to deal with. Someone with that severity of TS does need muscle relaxants, but a child who has annoying muscle or vocal tics doesn't need medication. The singer Jamie Grace has TS, and so does a famous soccer player, and even some actors. And as with the ADHD drugs, some children who get automatically put on drug cocktails for TS end up with drug addiction in adulthood, which only compounds their struggles. P.S. My grandson will be graduated from high school this June and is applying to colleges. I don't know if that would have been possible had he been put on the "zombie drugs," and my heart breaks for every mother who doesn't have support to use natural solutions instead of prescribed medications.
I was put on Ritalin around that time in 4th grade and it had the opposite effect. I was much more hyperactive and disruptive so I was taken off it after a month. 4 years later I started drinking and smoking weed. A few years later I took any drugs I could get. Changing my thinking and turning to God did what no human or chemical could. Im sorry your son didn't find that path soon enough.
I'm so sorry this happened to your family. I'm an educator and absolutely hate it when DRUGS are recommended to families. I always push for an alternative approach. Such as eliminate garbage from the diet, get involved in extracurricular activities, parenting classes that will connect paprents with other parents. Anything but medicating.
I completely understand. My son was diagnosed as being on the schizoaffective Spectrum. They wanted him so drugged up he couldn't even feel think or wake up fully😮 it was terrifying😱😭💔🙏😡
His testimony is very similar to mine. I used to use a lot of drugs, including psychedelics, and I had issues with addiction. I can really relate to describing substances as almost a romance, and using them to fill the God shaped hole. Four years ago I had my first “bad” trip. It was absolutely terrifying and after that, I was unable to do them, and the other drugs too, despite continuing to try, I couldn’t. And this was after struggling with addiction for ten years. I had bad trips and awful anxiety, even if only taking a little bit. I no longer enjoyed them or any of the other crap I was doing. Fast forward, both me and my husband got saved last year and baptized together. I believe God played a hand in that whole situation. It’s really hard to explain how much that one bad trip changed everything, for the good, of course. But praise God, He is so good.
It is hard to explain, but it certainly isn't hard to understand for those of us who experienced the same thing. I was smoking weed almost daily in high school until someone gave me 2 pills of ecstasy. I took it by myself one night while smoking. Jesus snatched me up that night. To this day I can't take any mind altering substance (even weed) without reverting to that state. That was 24 years ago. It is also why I believe in the concept of "irresistible grace".
I used to use drugs to escape the pain I felt with my family. First my little brother died, then my mom. It was an escape. I smoked pot, tripped on LSD, took other psychedelics from all kinds of natural sources from other countries where I used to travel and went to countless Dead shows, listened to Afro-Cuban music, which I didn't realise was tied to Santeria. I then got into coke and drinking. Finally, through the love of Jesus Christ, I confronted my pain from way back and became free. Yes, life constantly has challenges, but I do not need to "delve" in to psychedelics or numb myself with other drugs any longer. Praise Yeshua!!
@Scott Mann that is not wise logic... from a quick Google about poisonous seed bearing plants Perhaps the most famously lethal on our list is Atropa belladonna, the aptly named Deadly Nightshade. This toxic plant belongs to the same family as tomatoes, potatoes and aubergines, and can be found across Europe, including in Britain, as well as North Africa, Western Asia and some parts of the USA and Canada.Nov 15, 2022 As they say is this video weed might seem physically safe but it affects you spiritually which overall effects everything. Glory be to GOD. JESUS IS LORD!
Dear ET, please find a Traditional Catholic Tridentine Mass. Please convert, become a Saint and help us fight the evil that has infiltrated our Lord Jesus Christ's Church and the world. I will be praying for you for ever
Praise God for saving you! Jesus delivers. We must all be ready for the rapture, it is any day now! Jesus will snatch us away. I am ex-LGBT, and I know that I would go to hell if I continued in it. I also know that my divorced and remarried parents will die and go to hell if they don't repent and leave the adultery. For now, my Mom is a believer who goes to church and thinks that she and my Dad are going in the rapture. Her pastor is also divorced and remarried. It's a big lie from the devil that has MANY deceived. What does the Bible say? Loving Jesus means loving His Word. BUT from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. Mark 10:6-12 KJV And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. Luke 16:14-18 KJV Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Romans 7:1-3 KJV And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, 39 KJV “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 KJV “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 KJV This is honestly what the Bible says. The road is definitely narrow. If people want to repent from this, they have got to leave the adulterous relationship altogether and get that divorce to get out of it. Hoping people will get born again now, before it’s too late! Maranatha!
@Scott Mann the problem is weed is being used for purposes that doesn't glorify him. Weed is used as a testimony of Jesus as we can see in the gospels, however people are abusing it and using it for fleshly pleasure
I've heard this man's testimony twice now (once on a different channel) and it's such an amazing story. When I first watched it, I was really to dismiss him as a stoned drifter who was hallucinating on drugs. But the more I watched, the more the spirit told me that this man is telling the truth. I pray he stays on the path to Jesus Christ, and I pray that others learn about the grace of God through his words.
😂😂 "the spirit". I'll bet my intuition has about the same 50/50 chance of being correct as "the spirit" telling you what is true or not. That sounds like a lousy way to make decisions to me.
If Jesus didn’t show me an eye opening dream I would say Josh is crazy . But it was SO REAL !!! . Jesus opening the sky and coming to get his children . Everyone in unison looking up and being consumed by his presence . People falling to their knees and screaming his name JESUS!!!! Calling out to him with everything inside of them . Jesus eyes were burning bright like the sun , but you can see his silhouette, As he got closer and was right about to pick me up I awoke from the dream. Covered in sweat and I started to cry . Iam not a holy roller , Iam a similar age to Josh , and this happened right before COVID started. Scariest most real spiritual encounter I’ve ever had . Praise be to Jesus .
I'm very thankful for my Dad telling me that what I saw on TV wasn't how things really were. He was an addict in his youth and would tell me about his experiences as I was older and could understand. It helped keep me away from alot of things that could have put me down a dark path. Parents need to let their kids know if they struggled with things. They really are listening.
I agree but it depends because I know a couple of people who romanticize certain lifestyles and make it seem like there can be amazing results from doing certain things
@@elpiullyyup156 I understand that too. However, for those who have experienced and understand the damage they do, then they need to not keep that from their children.
DMT "is a thief and robber drug", anyone coming to divine consideration needs to come to the Door John 10;1 Jesus says "if anyone who climbs another, they are a thief and a robber"
I agree. I have tried a few different drugs including mushrooms. Around that time I started experiencing a lot of evil things, sleep paralysis, out of body experiences when I wasn’t on anything and my home was having serious paranormal activity. People who really believe they become more spiritual by doing these drugs need to understand it is all counterfeit and the only real way to have a spiritual encounter is through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is very dangerous for us to open ourselves up and make ourselves vulnerable to that demonic activity and the devil is a liar and confuses which is why so many humans fall for it. I was having constant sleep paralysis and astral projecting on accident and than my home was having constant undeniable paranormal activity. Finally, I called on Jesus Christ and he rescued me like he has so many others. His love and patience and mercy and grace is endless and I am so grateful for all he has done in my life. Praise Jesus!
This is exactly why I share some of my experience as an alcoholic with my children. Hopefully they don't follow my path but can find God an easier way.
THIS MAN HAS EXPLAINED THE EXPERIENCE WITH PSYCHEDELICS SO WELL I BELIEVE ALOT OF HIS LIFE WAS MEANT FOR THIS VIDEO TO REACH 1 MILLION OTHER PEOPLE. THANKYOU FOR DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB.
Explained it well? He came off like a total poser to me. I've eaten most hallucinogens. To me he seems like the cool guy from church who exaggerates how badass he was before Jesus and wants you to know it too.
@mikeschmidt4800 you've have hallucinations, but do you have a relationship with God? Besides talkative, everyone's experience with anything will be different and everyone will have different struggles and battles.
@@mikeschmidt4800He never talked about being tough or a gangster, he talked about having a shitty existence before getting clean with spirituality. I thought he sounded pretty authentic honestly. Just my opinion.
I like watching testimonials where the person who has gone thru what Josh has gone thru can tell their story straight thru uninterrupted. This gives them most clear and precise recount of their journey.
I'm blown away at how similar his experiences are to my own. Even becoming a massage therapist. In and out of jail, near death experiences, attempting suicide, and especially feeling like your in the passenger seat of your life being forced by yourself, against your will, to chaise this thing that you've grown to hate but would lie cheat and steal for. I felt like I was on an airplane that had no way to land safely so I was basically waiting to die. Thank you for telling your story. I and so many others need to know we aren't alone. God Bless You
About 4 yrs ago I was contemplating doing psychedelics again for the first time in about 30 yrs. And one day when I was cleaning someone's refrigerator after they moved out and there was a piece of home made candy left in there . And it was like the mushroom in Alice in Wonderland saying "Eat Me" Apparently it was psylocybin - I had to take the day off - But the only thing I could think was Thank You
With God All things are possible and living a Life for self and throwing God away in the process has consequences. Always Trust God has a better plan and reject the lies of the adversary because all he's after is to kill, steal and destroy.
Dude I love the fact that you had this man on here. I’ve heard his testimony in the past and he’s an amazing brother in Christ. Bless y’all both great video.
Yes. I think that's why God encouraged church. I didn't see the purpose in my youth. I could worship at home, right? But no... Because each person's path is different. And the Bible is so rich with truth, that a single verse or experience with God, can speak to a whole crowd in different ways, yet all lead to the same truth. God is love. Jesus is the way. Without His grace mercy and truth, we are blind.
I recognize This guy from Delafe. So much of his testimony mirrors my own: the oppression and depression as a child, demonic attacks in my childhood dreams, the timeline of my own increasing drug dependency (from acid at age 12 to being homeless and addicted to crack by age 27 ), the preference for drugs over alcohol because they took much less effort and worked fast and didn’t taste bad, even right down to the doors movie (this was the first time I ever snuck into a movie, I was about 12 yo when it was released in the theater), doing time in jail and psyche wards , pursuing New Age “healing” - the list goes on… And now, by the grace of God I’m redeemed by the blood of Jesus, filled w the Holy Spirit, and on fire for God.
I'd also taken ecstasy about 6 years ago after my Mom passed away. I was seeing my Mom (I even took a photo and people couldn't understand what it was). I hadn't slept for days and I was seeing hell and really weird things were happening and I then fought with my family and thought they had demons in them and hearing voices . My family even called our Pastors to pray for me. But that night I really found Jesus and I was praying and crying to Him to save me. I felt as if it was a battle for my soul. Since then I don't do narcotics and I'm a firm believer of Jesus ❤ it was a terrible ordeal and I'm so grateful that Jesus stood with me despite my sin and He brought me back to the fold. Everything in my life changed and blessings upon blessings began to happen 🎉 this is why I will never deny Him for His Grace and Mercy is sufficient for me ❤
I’m so grateful for these interviews showing the dark spiritual side that so many people like to ignore. I was raised in a loving and Christian household so thankfully I have been very shielded from having many personal experiences of my own. My grandmother is a witch so my mother was very very diligent at teaching me about this side and taking it seriously. Growing up in the faith it’s sad to see how many Christians (Including my self) forget out how prevalent spirits are. It’s so fascinating to hear the relationship between demons and drugs. I’m a hairdresser and the vast majority of my coworkers are very “spiritual” drug users. There’s not a day it work that I don’t hear something about astrology or manifestation. And I’m struggling to trust God and have the confidence through Him to speak out against the evil that I’m surrounded by. I’m thankful for these interviews reminding me that Jesus is the savior and my only purpose is to share that. Thank you!
Jesus, be with this hair dresser and give her the strength she needs to be in her work environment as a light: let her feel your peace so that her co-workers do not bother her spiritual journey.
A big reason why is that our western society is secular and materialistic. We're taught very early by society, if not our parents, that the only things that are real are what we can see and touch.
Put on the full armor of God. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,” Ephesians 6:10-18 Read your Bible everyday. Pray everyday.
@@RanMouri82 Thing about that is, if I try to talk to a fellow Christian about a ghost experience that I had they'll roll their eyes and chalk it up to me being paranoid. Its like any spiritual experience that isnt written in the bible is immediately disregarded, despite the bible mentioning Jesus excorcising demons and people meeting angels.
Man this testimony had me in tears. Running from God is hell. Being lost but found is amazing “He keeps taking souls out of here, but then comes and eats off our table”. Powerful
@@willie6981 he’s helping unbelievers come to know Jesus and switch from the enemy’s side to Gods side … but then he comes back to the enemy and eats some of their food at their table (the drugs ) . U can’t serve God and the devil at the same time . U can’t serve God and eat at the enemy’s table .
I took Acid once in college, was always nervous about it, my friends all did it with no problems growing up. This one experience changed my life forever, at first it was bad and hard to deal with, but once i worked through it i found it probably saved my life bc i changed my whole life and how i think bc of it. The person i was before that was on auto pilot, LSD forced me to take control of my own thoughts and actions, it forced me to change my habits and how i perceived myself, the world, other people in my life, and my relationship with God. I might be in the minority in regards to its affect on me, but all the time i think how grateful i am for having that life changing experience. I was asleep before, i am now awake, aware and present. I realize i am a blessed man who could probably never express enough how truly grateful i am for the life ive been given. God is real and he loves us all.
@@aliasjones6381 youll get no arguments from me there. I know psychedelics can be used to treat addicts, and people with PTSD, and this is bc i breaks your perception of reality and allows the mind to perceive things from a different angle. Our minds and who we are is a culmination of all the things weve experienced, our brain makes connections through the things its experienced, psychedelics break those connections temporarily. I should also say that it took me close to 5 years to fully intergrate and comprehend what had happened to me. And the first few years were awful, so much inner dialogue took place in those years. When uve heard ur inner voice one way ur whole life and one day decide to challenge your own thoughts as to why u think the way u do, it becomes a sort of spiritual battle internally, bc u always thought one way without a second thought, and now ur standing up to your own inner voice. It was very hard to function during this period, maintain conversations or just be around people. It sounds crazy, and it was, at the time i didnt understand why it was happening, but now that im on the other side of it by 15+ years i can look back on it as one of the most transformative and important moments of my life.
I saw Jesus during worship and in the same way that Joshua describes Him, Jesus looked lovingly at me. His eyes in the simplest of description were a universe of true, selfless love, kindness, patience. He told me, "I love you. I am always with you, no matter how people lied about you."
@@selfidolization In both the times I've seen him, he appeared as a simple man that no one would give a second glance - Middle Eastern / Israeli, tanned, dark brown hair, sharp facial features, scarlet robe over beige clothes.
@@TheChrisDecember Yes same! He came to me with that same exact physical look, only a tattered white robe instead. As he was healing me, he worked quickly & bluntly/unemotionally, conveying to me that his purity was not to be confused with being overly nice & people pleasing. He taught me the difference between being nice & being kind that day. Wow!
As a believer I fell into the deception of psychedelics and thinking I could connect with God at a much deeper level, and it was something I did constantly, from shrooms to LSD to DMT, and at first I enjoyed it a lot, I was comfortable, I had a great time, it made entertainment that much more fun, until my first few “bad trips” where I could literally see demonic faces, at first I didn’t take it so serious, until the closer I tried getting to God with a sober mindset, I started feeling less drawn into acid, my drug of choice, so when I fell back into it, I could literally feel such a heavy demonic presents surrounding me, now when I’d listen to music or watch videos, I could see demons behind my screen, when I’d play my guitar and tried singing, I could feel a heavy presence in front of me as well, and I’ve always been the type to rebuked demons from my presence but at one point I was surrounded by demons and they were closing in and no matter how hard I tried, I could not get them to leave me, I begged God for mercy and grace and since then I haven’t cared to touch a single drug of any kind. To top it off, at the time of that bad trip, my wife was going through a hard time at work and feeling like she was being mistreated and not valued in any way, and it was shown to me by those exact demons, how they were the ones pulling those strings against my wife and so when I was trying to text her what was going on and what was truly going on, and how it was best for her to quit, anytime I tried texting out a word, my hands were dragged away, it got so difficult to try texting her that I had to just call her and afterwards I was able to be brought back to peace. Same happened the trip before that when I was trying to tell my wife about certain tv shows and music I didn’t want my daughter watching anymore, and how these demons were trying to poorly influence our daughter, but again I wasn’t even allowed to form a sentence before having to call my wife. When you’re doing these things comfortably or without an ounce of faith in you, it’s fun, but when you realize the spiritual realm you’re opening yourself up to, it gets much more deeper and scary.
Same with weed, I used to love and enjoy how it would make me feel, until it started making me feel really uncomfortable and paranoid, it opened my eyes to so much more, and how when I would do it with others, it would just draw me in to see how miserable literally everyone around me was and how broken they were, by how they would vent and deep down it hurt me to know this, because just like myself they’ve all come from broken backgrounds and not just that but they were attempting to fill voids, I know forsure they could never fill, without the presence of God and so after I stepped away, I literally started praying for those same friends and speaking on Gods behalf and sharing the gospel and living as a light for them.
@@AliWithDaBally Music can resonate with the soul and put you in a different place. When it is combined with evil lyrics, it is a form of brainwashing. Just look at the awful hip hop culture.
The recall on those trips is something. And I agree that the line that he remembered from the demons: “…he comes in here, takes our people away, but still sits at our table to eat our food.” Wow. Yes, Josh, I pray that you never do that again. Prayers high and may God bless us.
Right? When paranoia would set in for me I could recall every single wrong thing I ever did to any individual person that they might harbor against me, I mean thousands of memories of every single thing that might turn them against me
I have had a similar past as Josh. I was raised in a strick fundamental Baptist home. At 18 I backslide into rebellion against my upbringing. I had joined the merchant marines and went to sea. I started using weed and hash. Which led to opium and then barbiturates and speed and psychedelic drugs. Thank God for His mercy and grace! I overdosed a few times and was committed to a mental hospital.
I think this is THE BEST testimony I’ve ever heard. So truthful. So honest. I’m a recovering addict and I can relate to so many much of his story and his questions, temptations, etc. Thank you so much!!
Same here! I had a very similar journey to becoming born again and being saved (both spiritually and quite literally physically) while going through addiction and mental health. God grant us the courage to share Jesus like this guy! God bless friend
Michael is becoming my favorite DW host hands down. We asked for more content like this after the interview with an exorcists and we got it. Thank you! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
I almost didn’t click on this because I had a very pompous eye rolling moment thinking I don’t need to hear about some guy on drugs. I am SO GLAD I was convicted to watch! God please forgive me for not loving others the way you ask us to. This man’s testimony was absolutely a beautiful tapestry of truth and transparency and the real love of our GOD! Wow! Thank you for this video! Keep them coming! I even subscribed to Joshua’s channel! God is using him in big ways and I pray I can help spread his story in his words to help others I love dearly. Thank you!!!!
Psilocybin mushrooms healed me . I can't explain it but my experience has been spiritual and eye opening . I also started micro dosing . It really helped me get rid of depression and anxiety 0:03
Thank you for featuring this young man without any of the judgement or condemnation that many conservative normies have toward those of us who fought through hell before finding Geace. Bless you ❤️
Thats your twisted perception about "conservative normies" - in fact, its the new-agey, liberals that are the nasty, obnoxious, judgemental hypicrites!
The humility this guy has is something I deeply admire. If you take anything away from this, understand that remaining humble is another step closer to the Lord and who He is. This guy makes Jesus tangible to those who will never darken the doors of a church. Powerful. And the enemy will be overcome by the blood of the Lamb AND the word of our testimony.
“We’re sick of this kid. He’s coming in, and taking hard won souls from our kingdom, then has the audacity to eat off our table”. That gave me chills. What a wake up call, and a deep conviction about partaking in the worship of false idols and hedonisms of the world. Superb testimony. I’ve never understood what fear of the Lord is. I know we’re supposed to have a holy fear of God, but I’ve never understood how that works, or what it should look like. It’s always been such a contradicting phrase to my ears. I think his testimony has maybe helped me grapple with it a bit more.
Man I needed to hear this. Listening to the other comments and their experiences as well. What Josh said about the parable at the end blew my mind. I never really understood the parable. I just needed to hear someone else explain it. Praise our Lord Jesus Christ that he rescued you with abundant mercy and love. I'm 32. Was addicted to smoking weed and recently tried smoking it again just to relax but it troubled my spirit so heavily. It's like the Lord was telling me I don't need it anymore. This interview convicted me even more. What a mighty God.
Amazing episode Michael! As a believer of Christ and someone who has also indulged in different substances-this story was powerful! I was captivated the whole time with his stories of an actual suicide attempt, his demonic encounters, fear, anxiety, addiction etcetera. And to actually see Jesus walking into the chasm of darkness like a "G!" in the middle of a demonic trial for Joshua's soul made me tear up, real talk! Anyway, God bless that man and may Jesus Christ keep him in His grace. ✝️💜🙏🏼
As an atheist I thought this story was amazing. I have become interested in the stories of people who recovered from addiction, especially drug addiction. Thanks for the video.
I believe that God will judge all perfectly. Whether you're an atheist or not won't matter. How many throughout history never had the opportunity to know God? I hope your life is amazing and full of happiness. Be well, and be an inspiration to others!
@@icyunvme2400 atheists have spiritual belief. it's usually a strong faith in science / technology to solve all the world's problems and the higher mysteries of existence. personally i'm an agnostic bordering on atheism but i know i've made warfare my god, so lol.
@@GETOFFMYDAMNBUS I feel you, but people view science and technology differently. For better or worse atheists live and only think about the physical. I think there’s pros and cons to every belief but personally I couldn’t be an atheist💀
So weird that people don't take into account their own conscience when taking psychedelics. The horrors come from inside your own bad feelings from either hurting others or yourself. Just like a gun can protect and kill at the same time psychedelics can make you face your fears for growth while terrfying you and also give you peace and joy through fixing your heart
I have never listened to an entire story, but this absolutely touched my heart. I have a son who is highly addicted, and as a mom, it breaks my heart. Thank you so much for this beautiful testimony that has absolutely changed my way of thinking.
You as mom have authority over the devils which may be causing his addiction. Get the book titled, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity and get to work. There are more devils than humans but mainstream hides this realm from us mostly.
INCREDIBLE STORY. I cried so many times listening to Joshua's experience, not sad tears but those of thankfulness and awe of God's love (tough as He might be). I'm so happy for Joshua and how much he's overcome. All glory to God!
@@abomie it’s important to treat your body as a temple, both will be judged, including the one wearing inappropriate clothing if not covered with the blood of Jesus
I had struggled with addiction and alchoholism for 20 years before I started using heroin in 2020. 6 months using heroin nearly destroyed my life.. I ended up pregnant with twins and I thank God every day those babies gave me something more than myself to care about. From the moment i found out about the pregnancy I never used again. To this day im clean and sober. The lord sure does work in mysterious ways.
I felt a pit in my stomach throughout the whole interview. I felt that Joshua was being real, there was raw emotion hanging in every word he said. Congrats on the great interview.
@@summerd7668 where he recounted this deep sense of loneliness and hopelessness because he thought there was something BIG missing from his life, something he thought he would only be able to approach through drugs. His near death experiences. The part where he spoke about not being able to stop escaping reality. People don't often share their failures so openly, it sure beats an unattainable "perfection" facade most people prefer to put out into the world
I went thru a lot of the same stuff he did. During my addiction, ouji boards psychics, tarbot cards. I saw a demon once that held me down. Been sober and clean now for a long time. I am now a devout Catholic. I know for a fact hell is real. The Lord saved me. My life now is not perfect, but I am so blessed to have him and Mary and the saints . My faith is growing and peace in my heart is priceless.
Jesus Christ is Lord and he is coming soon. Catholicism is not biblical. Please repent and don’t pray to marry or worship statues. We must all be ready for the rapture, it is any day now! Jesus will snatch us away. I am ex-LGBT, and I know that I would go to hell if I continued in it. I also know that my divorced and remarried parents will die and go to hell if they don't repent and leave the adultery. For now, my Mom is a believer who goes to church and thinks that she and my Dad are going in the rapture. Her pastor is also divorced and remarried. It's a big lie from the devil that has MANY deceived. What does the Bible say? Loving Jesus means loving His Word. BUT from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. Mark 10:6-12 KJV And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. Luke 16:14-18 KJV Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Romans 7:1-3 KJV And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, 39 KJV “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 KJV “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 KJV This is honestly what the Bible says. The road is definitely narrow. If people want to repent from this, they have got to leave the adulterous relationship altogether and get that divorce to get out of it. Hoping people will get born again now, before it’s too late! Maranatha!
This gentleman has an AMAZING testimony, and he articulates it in such a way that's easy to relate to. And Michael is SO engaged, you can tell he's REALLY intrigued and listening intently with genuine care & compassionate curiosity. Such a great talk! Thank you and GOD BLESS you both!❤
No his testimony is problematic I've watched both of them all about how he felt he needed to do drugs to find God. Guard your mind. This is not a good testimony. I'm sure he is in the seeker sensitive movement anyways no real doctrine.
I did LSD twice as a young teenager. I unfortunately had a horrible trip on my second one. I have a permanent visual perception problem due to this. I can't see clearly to say the least. Its very irritating not being able to see people's facial expressions or the stars at night. Its a purple haziness on everything, almost like a snow flake pattern. I saw the same thing the first time I used LSD but it went away after the trip. I found out years ago that im not the only one out there with this permanent problem. I found out through much research that the diagnosis is called "hallucinogenic persisting perception disorder". Im not alone but I have to live like this forever. I would do anything to see my loved ones faces clearly or the stars at night. I although thank God that I didn't lose all my sight or my life. I need to think on what im grateful for when I deal with this lasting problem.
Try hypnosis, it works well. I am working with a hypnotist that cured a woman of something similar. They were able to find the core belief and uproot it out of her psyche. If you need a recommendation lmk!
I had that for a while... like 5 years. It's kinda like the world is being projected onto this static geometry in the background and it's very disturbing because you think "Well, that's it. That's absolutely terrible and meaningless... but that's it." I would pray in the name of Jesus Christ that God takes that away from you. If it doesn't go away just know that trust me that's not "it". That's not anything. It's just there to disturb you, but it will go away eventually.
I wrote a novel about these exact themes-addiction, sleep paralysis, spiritual warfare, psychedelics, interdimensional travel and its crazy how similar it is to this man's story. The tagline is 'Time to Face Your Demons' because that's what I was doing when I wrote it. Everything Josh is talking about is 100% real. I've experienced some of this and day dreamed other parts. Although it's a dark story, I always felt like God wanted me to write it. I felt like I was tapping into something from outside myself. It's crazy to hear another person vocalize what I've only heard in my mind.
@Lucy Singh Wildest Dreams, Call of the Void Book 1. My pen name is MK Loa. Warning that the main character is a very lost man. Growing up in a cult will do that to you. He finds Christ at the end, but none of his actions leading up to that a meant to be glorified.
I can relate as I went through the same and it felt it was right, but I was getting deeper into “spiritualism” through yoga, reiki and opening the third eye while using marihuana as a “green” therapy🤦🏻♀️ Thanks God for mercy and grace🙏🏽I cannot look back ever again.
To be honest, taking LSD saved my life. I was in a very bad place in my early 20s, severe alcoholism, always partying, concerts, drugs, legal trouble.... When I took that LSD I immediately had a bad trip, thought everyone hated me, so i left the party. Went to my apartment and started having this voice in my head evaluate my life telling me I need to change now or Ill die soon. For the next 12 hours i looked at how much i screwed up. The experience was so profound that. The next day i stopped talking to all my toxic friends, stopped drinking and doing drugs. Got my act together and havnt had the urge to drink in the last 10 years. I actually get sick to my stomach now if i even take a sip.
It's not odd at all. When you open yourself up to the spiritual world, especially in a manner apart from Christ, you open yourself up to the demonic. They are plenty happy to appear as your friends and guides so long as it keeps you separate from Christ. If they can help get you off drugs, but in doing so somehow convince you that the gospel is false, in the scope of eternity that's still a win for them.
@@eimaiakominzontanos except part of my recovery was attending church twice a week which before that day you couldn't pay me to go to church... if anything it helped me reach the lord .... it changed my way of thinking permanently.
I’m a recovering addict with five years clean time and this was fascinating. My addiction was entirely a form of escapism but my rock bottom had a huge spiritual component. Thanks for branching out like this Michael, these interviews are fantastic
This guy’s testimony is always so impactful and thought/soul provoking. The Lord is faithful to his people children when we are faithless❤ [2 Timothy 2:13] “if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.”
🔥🔥 I can't believe Michael didn't tear up. I'm like sobbing quietly. What the enemy meant for evil, God will use for good. I love seeing Michael's face when he hears what God had done in Josh.
Michael should really bring on Bryan Melvin to share his testimony about experiencing hell. He was a atheist and died and God showed him hell. His testimony never changed and you can tell this man is telling the truth. Was so compelling it made me stronger in my faith with God as well. Hope Michael can interview him one day.
Amazing testimony. Made me cry. I loved some of the language he used to describe certain things/scenarios/situations; it struck me. His story gave me some things to think about for sure. God is good.
Please never stop making these. These interviews are the most interesting thing I've watched on youtube in years. Usually I let videos this long play in the background as I do other things, but with these I find it impossible not to pay full attention. I especially love this one and the interview with the priest.
1:08:50 I fasted for 3 days last week and wrote in my journal about this exact thing. Worship, fasting, and prayer all give me the same feeling as acid / mushrooms but it’s a different level of joy.
Wow.... Thank you for this interview. I'm a child of the late sixties early seventies And experimented with LSD marijuana, hashish and any other illegal drug that was available at the time. I was a very young teen at the time and God grabbed me out of the fire so to speak, and He introduced me to a vibrant body of believers and we studied The Bible like crazy and went around singing hymns down the street together, that's how joyful and grateful we were . I just turned 65 this year and I'm still so grateful That God grabbed me up into his arms. When I look back to those times I am still amazed. Thank you for telling your story, Joshua, and thank you Michael for hosting this wonderful Interview. This needs to be heard....
You basically just told my Life story. I did all the same things and then some. By the time i was 25 I was as full blown alcoholic. I quit drinking went to AA & found New Age spirituality. I was raised Catholic & didn't want that. I didn't know Christ. This led me back to drinking after 10 yrs of sobriety. I drank & used coke & meth till i was 50! That deep hole almost killed me. That was 15 years ago. Im so grateful to God for saving me again. I know without Him I'm doomed.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Does anyone know any good source to get them? I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels, would love to give shrooms a try.
Do more of these videos!! I NEVER ever sit through a 2 hour TH-cam video but I was captivated. You’re a natural at these types of interviews. Could care less about the politics. 😂
I mean to just think about that being true for us even now is mind blowing. Every breath is His given to us as a gift. What are we doing with the breath He gives us?
I love the part where he describes the intercession of the saints! He describes them as the cloud of witnesses who are constantly interacting and praying for their church family on earth. We are not divided. Jesus has one kingdom, one body, one church, one mind, one faith. Saints in heaven are more alive than we are on earth, with clear thinking, no illness, fully cleansed from all sin, and their prayers are more potent and pleasing to God because they are holier (more submitted to God) than we are. What a wonderful family we Christians are part of.
Michael, keep doing these! I loved the one with the exorcism/priest.❤ As a Christian, I can now admit to my wrongs in the past. After high school, I had a ‘phase’ with shrooms. I would eat quite a bit for a trip; generally, a 1/4 oz or more. To answer your question regarding how reality is different I can explain (at least from my experience): Yes life is still all around you; however, you feel like you are one with everything (connected). For example, you can see the trees ‘breathing’, you can feel the ‘soul’ in flowers, grass, even the wind. At least for me, I could see different colors. You feel no fear & you don’t experience time. There’s a saying not to touch animals while tripping, I accidentally did once with my ferret and he laid with me for 3 hours. We looked at each other in the eyes, and it was like we were communicating and we immediately bonded. When you have a ‘good’ trip it feels like, only what I can imagine, heaven would feel like. A ‘bad’ trip is a whole different story. I generally only took shrooms by myself and would spend time outside. The one time I did trip with others, made me never want to use mushrooms again. myself and other people included saw a demon lurking around someone (she wasn’t the best person). We even talked about it later and described what we all saw. Also during this trip, one of the people went crazy. He went on a tangent about how he was god, how he made us, how nothing mattered, etc. he even stripped naked and was threatening to hurt himself. We all saw a dark presence around him. To this day, I am convinced those were real demons. That was actually what pushed me to Christianity.
The "good" trips are actually bad trips. Just because you don't see something horrible doesn't mean it's a "good" trip. The biggest problem with mind-altering substances is that they open you up to the spirit world. You are being influenced by evil spirits. When people feel "one" with everything, this is a spiritual deception that leads people to false religions, like Buddhism. They lead to worship of the creation rather than the creator.
Good trips? No such thing as a good trip... Those are just to make you want another "good trip". The enemy will give you thousands of "good trips" just to sucker you in his realm and make you think everything's ok...
I relate to so much of his story when he described how and why he got hooked on drugs. 8 years clean now since Jesus saved me. im a SAHM mom to two with one on the way❤️ God is good. I love my life since Jesus healed me.
It's so interesting and quite refreshing to watch this interview because he lays it all out there for you and he's so real, so raw with his testimony. Most people that I've seen so far tend to say, "I sat down, begged God for help, and it changed everything" and sometimes, if it's genuine enough and you've gone through what you need to go through to understand why and how you need to change, then it is that easy and simple. But not always. Sometimes you're sitting there begging and begging but you don't know what you're begging for or you don't understand and you don't put in the effort to actually change, then it won't be that simple. And it's easy to get discouraged that way. Sometimes it takes years and years of praying and figuring these out, He doesn't talk to you the way YOU want Him to. He talks to you the way He knows you need but you don't always know. This was a beautiful testimony and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. God Bless him and his journey in Christ.
I thoroughly enjoy a break from the political to examine the underlying spiritual problems of the human condition. Keep up the good work. May God guide your steps.
I was on mushrooms a few months ago. First few hours was so much fun. Then judgement day happened, everything started fading away and I was being pulled into hell. The arms pulling me down into hell will be a memory I will never forget. Thank God for one of my friends being there who was sober and was able to watch me for the next few hours while I was panicking. God is real. Demons are real. I pray for everyone 🙏
So weird. I met Josh in Prince William County jail and served him his commissary about 6yrs ago and caught him a few times at church in there right around the time dude was in the trenches finding God. I too found God (again) in that SAME jail literally in the housing dorm unit next to him. Just wild to see him being interviewed by my favorite DW host half a decade later. The lord works in amazing ways.
Amen!
God is Good. The Lord works in mysterious ways
God bless you! The angels rejoice at the sinners who are saved ❤ So many inspiring stories in these comments
God or GOD...Lord or LORD. Never with all smaller case letters.😉 Anyway, it's awesome you went through a blessed transformation and found our Savior Jesus! Bless
REALLY ENJOYED SHOW
THANK YOU
I was converted from an atheist to a theist through "magic mushrooms", when I had an encounter with the demonic, and God brought me out. From that point, I saw my need to change my lifestyle, but didn't have the strength to actually live the way I knew I needed to. About one year later, I heard the Gospel, repented of my sin and trusted in Jesus. He changed me at the core of who I am, and I was born again. Never been the same in 21 years!
I have had many pleasent and insightful experiences and I do 5 gram trips a couple times a year. I guess it’s not for everyone
I had the exact same experience, except it turned me into an atheist.
@@ness-ee You encountered the demonic, God brought you out, and you became an atheist?
@@Drspeiser yes it was the most hellish experience, none of which I can remember, thankfully. It was so bad I decided none of it was real and nothing has made me think otherwise since.
Interesting. So you believed in God, and under demonic attack turned from God? I didn't believe in God, but under demonic attack I realized that if He did exist, He was the only one who could help me, and when I cried out to Him, He showed me that He's real.
I'm a bigger and bigger fan of Michael as he steps outside the standard political talk. Appearing on the whatever podcast was awesome and stuff like this is really good content
Same here. Also waiting for him to disappoint like everyone else eventually. Hahaha
Same man well said
agreed
Same! He’s in touch with his audience and appeals to our wide range of interests. Love these kinds of interviews.
@@FrJohnBrownSJ huh?
I have a very similar story to this guy, but I don’t feel like typing it, but when he talks about he had a voice tell him to kill his uncle..I had the same thing happen to me with my mom. I kept avoiding her, but I thought she was the devil and a voice was telling me you have to kill her or I’ll kill you. I struggled with heroin for years and than moved onto Molly. Saw demons at my grandmothers house and they tried to convince me to kill my father. This led to 9 mental institutions for 2 years. Than my friend introduced me to Christ and now I serve Him. Jesus saved my life.
I love Him.
Thanks for your testimony brother. Very similar to mine.
Walsh seemed to get top billing in 2022 but 2023 is Michael's year. He has completely elevated his game. Thank you sir!
Yes
@ted kaczynski agree. I think Shapiro should stick to script writing and research
@@juliat9211 yes his voice is intolerable
@@binkinbelle he’s also a squish
@@MJGOAT How is Ben a squish? Because was initially pro-vaccine?
I’m Christian. I’ve taken psychedelics many times. I was addicted to heroin for twenty years. The psilocybin showed me the hell I would experience on heroin way before I was addicted….
Prayer finally saved me
Thank God! He is so merciful. Psychs can't take the place of daily prayer, but they can give you a glimpse of a new perspective and shake you out of the rut you're in. They can show you what you need to do and give you a push, but you still have to put in the work!
Mushrooms saved my life, Christ saved my soul.
@@HotZiti Well put.
I'm frustrated at how many Christians see mushrooms & Christ as opposites, when in my experience they're very much related and complementary.
@@jimcognito4631 recent books I'm chewing on, The Immortality Key, The Psychedelic Gospels, Integral Spirituality, The Jesus Mysteries. I'm concentrating on the term 'Kingdom of God' being what in the east is called enlightenment, a developed consciousness which facilitates a second-to-second ever-present awareness (everlasting life). The first breakthrough experience of this state of consciousness is salvation. The awareness that we have a higher self, or an unconscious self, and our center of gravity shifts, where we cease being overly identified with the body and lower stages of development, archaic & magic then tribal then rational then trans-rational then non-dual/causal.
@@heartsky the King James bible, even the ESV is what you should read. God Almighty says in the word we need to be in the word everyday to renew our mind.
I'm not religious in any way, but today I took shrooms looking to 'feel' something. During my high I was aimlessly browsing through TH-cam videos for trippy videos to watch and this video was waiting for me in my TH-cam recommendations. I started watching and saw how 'heavy' the subject matter was, I paused it and resumed after my high so I could watch it with full clarity. .... I'm so speechless. The resonance I have right now, words spoken that awoke something inside of me. I was supposed to see this video and it was no accident. ❤
❤🎉
May you find what you are seeking in Him❤
Please repent and turn to Jesus! Turn from your sins. God wants to save you! The rapture will happen soon where millions of believers will disappear. I don’t want you to be left behind!
We must all be ready for the rapture, it is any day now! Jesus will snatch us away. I am ex-LGBT, and I know that I would go to hell if I continued in it. I also know that my divorced and remarried parents will die and go to hell if they don't repent and leave the adultery. For now, my Mom is a believer who goes to church and thinks that she and my Dad are going in the rapture. Her pastor is also divorced and remarried. It's a big lie from the devil that has MANY deceived.
What does the Bible say? Loving Jesus means loving His Word. BUT from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Mark 10:6-12 KJV
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Luke 16:14-18 KJV
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Romans 7:1-3 KJV
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11, 39 KJV
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 KJV
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19-21 KJV
This is honestly what the Bible says. The road is definitely narrow. If people want to repent from this, they have got to leave the adulterous relationship altogether and get that divorce to get out of it.
Hoping people will get born again now, before it’s too late!
Former psychedelic user who recently came back to Christianity right before this interview came out. I get it, yo. I loved those experiences but they never brought me lasting peace.
God works through us and the TH-cam algorithm. I swear. The paths that I and others have been drawn down, for years now. I stopped believing in coincidence a long time ago.
While it's true that you don't need drugs to feel, just remember that your state of mind shapes your experience. Your religious beliefs shape your experience. If your whole life motto is to exist in fear of a mighty being that will condemn you or punish you, that's exactly the experience you'll get.
I got into a very bad crash when I was 16. We were going 110mph (dumb I know). We crashed directly into a wooden utility pole & our car flipped about 12 times. I was knocked out unconscious immediately. I lost 40% of my blood, broke my neck in 3 places which resulted in paralysis on the left side of my body from the neck down. I also had a traumatic brain injury, broke 2 ribs, a collapsed lung, along with some other injuries. I was life flighted to the nearest trauma center & put into a medically induced coma.
We were driving on country roads and there was almost never any other cars. We drove over a small hill that prevented us from seeing oncoming traffic. After going over the hill, there was a truck driving in the middle of the road(which we weren’t expecting to see), so we had to swerve out of the way. We ended up driving on the shoulder of the road, which was gravel. When we went to get back onto the road, we overcompensated, and drove directly into the ditch.
I wasn’t able to remember the crash and although that’s a blessing, it was very traumatic to one day wake up in agonizing pain and not remember what happened. I prayed to God for the second time in my life. First time was in the hospital, I asked God to not let me wake up. The second time I asked him to let me remember the crash. I had a dream that night where I watched the crash happen from a third person point of view. Keep in mind, when we crashed, our car flipped before we hit the utility pole so our back bumper crashed into the pole. In the dream, right before the car flipped, I watched an angel wrap their arms around the front left tire. They were ghost like, and it looked like they were somewhat in the ground, if that makes sense. Their arms were able to go through the rim and they held the tire down. This lead to the tire getting stuck in the mud & causing the car to flip before we hit the pole, so we didn’t hit it head on. I knew right then that was the reason we were alive. Now the person that was driving the car was able to remember the entire crash. I asked him what happened. Everything he said was exactly how it played out in my dream. Every detail was spot on. I asked what color the truck was. When he said tan, I knew for sure my dream was from God, as the truck in my dream was tan.
Not only did God save my life, he allowed me to regain complete mobility. Praise be to God🙏🏼
thanks for sharing your story
Beautiful testimony and the most important you are serving him. God bless you brother. Tell everyone that testimony because it will impact many lives
Thank you for sharing
That was an amazing story thank God he watches over us all but he kept a close eye on you mostly that split second yall all could've been gone in that moment 😳 🕊🤞🏽
describe them a bit more?
I’m in recovery from meth, alcohol and heroin addiction and by the time I got to the part about Josh standing on trial I was in tears. God’s response to Josh “Maybe we don’t do that again.” So full of forgiveness and love and compassion. I was laughing while I was crying because I saw so many similarities in my story.
This led me closer to Christ. Thank you guys for sharing this
Fight your demons, your life is worth it brother
God bless you! And I pray the Jesus gives you the strength and the Holy Spirit guide you to continue in your path❤️🙏🏽 it’s not easy but “greater is he who is in us than he who is in the world” God bless you brother
Why did he let you fall in the first place? Just wanted to test ya?
@@sawyerbarnes7439 Free will
@@dr.meepmop7460 Thanks brother, I appreciate that! I published a book about my addiction and run a youth program to help youngsters who were like me!
The last time I took mushrooms was after I was in rehab and had a dream about a man with fire in his eyes standing in the doorway of my room saying follow me. I left rehab the next day and went on a 6 month drug fueled binge culminating in that final mushroom trip. I went to that other realm he spoke of, but I was in hell not purgatory. I died a thousand deaths and I remember each one of them as if they happened 2 seconds ago. Every painful death you can imagine I experienced over and over and over again. I had no relief from God that day because I did not know him and I had outright rejected him. It took me many years after that experience to have my spiritual awakening in Jesus Christ. I’m still terrified by the things I experienced that day but I am so so happy I know and am a child of God now.
Propaganda helps nobody. You don't just "see" things that aren't there, that would be a hallucinogen and not a psychedelic.
Oh, right! You said it was a DREAM!! Because nobody else has wacky dreams or anything? Because the entire strangeness of psychedelics COMES from combining the dreamstate with the awake mind, why don't you realize what you saw was your subconscious telling you that you believe in the devil and he will take you if you continue!
Of COURSE you felt like you were dying a million times, that's EXACTLY WHAT a high dose does!!! That's not you literally being dragged through several eternities of hell, so stop spewing propaganda for your mindless echo chamber, and try using the God given brain to actually uncover the reality of your mind instead of being a blind animal
Sounds like you burned a few too many synapses on that trip! Sorry to hear you lost your mind. Going to Christianity will only help it stay lost. I hope you find the truth some day!
@@shoutatthesky find god lost one
@@redg9191
Who said I didn't believe in god?
And I hope you find grammar and punctuation. And which god are you talking about? I see by your non-capitalisation of 'god' that you are a polytheist, so which god?
@Red G which god? There's over 4000 currently worshipped and more than that through history. As for lost, ur the adult that needs an imaginary friend to make it through life...and believe in magic fruit, talking donkeys and snakes, people living in whales, zombies rising from the ground that no historians took notice of etc etc and of course ur invisible skydaddy obsessed with ur sex life who refuses to show himself and all with no evidence. U seem like the lost one. Jesus is a myth and there is no god. Feel free to prove me wrong by providing some evidence.
The story of his suicide attempt reminds me of a near death experience I had as a child when I almost drowned. To this day one of the most spiritually profound moments of my life, I was drowning in a pool, but everything got still, and I was surrounded by light and kept hearing the words “this is not your time you are safe” and seconds later my fully clothed mother dives into the pool and drags me out…we both remember how adamant I was when I told my doctor I believed I encountered angels and I believe they protected me before my mom could get to me that day. I was 5 or 6 and probably sounded silly to my doctor but the way he described his suicide attempt reminds me of that moment, and it absolutely was real.
Some say original baptism was done that way, to bring on a near death experience, hence the importance of it. Imagine a safer way to confront death than that.
Yes, it was real. Each one of us is assigned at least one Guardian Angel, by God, at birth. And they protect us all throughout our lives, for as long as God Wills it.
@@fasted8468 - Oh my gosh, no it was not, not true at all, sorry.
Glory to God ☦️
Were you baptized at the time?
@@fasted8468 you can with breathing exercises
This is a powerful story and makes me realize how blessed i am not to have experienced anything so terrifying . I grew up going to church and was a worship leader when i was younger but fell into drugs and life of sin in my college years. i was a drug dealer/ drug user for years and almost died in a car wreck when i was 23. I was in a coma and know 100% that God saved my life thanks to the many prayers said on my behalf(and by the grace of God). Hearing this testimony freaks me out and i know im blessed to have not been exposed to crazy demonic visions or voices despite my history of heavy drug use. If you are reading this please keep me in your prayers and i will keep praying for all the people in the world struggling to stay on the righteous path. God Bless
I've encountered hostile dmt entities before. They are more terrifying than you can possibly imagine. These are deeply profound experiences that make you question everything
@@Eric-pn9ml ive heard wild stories and am glad i never tried it.
Prayers for your continuous healing ❤
@@chai5706 Thank you ! the power of prayer saves
@@robertgouleh2321yes it does. Even in tough times, prayers is what gets us through and prevails
Michael Knowles has really become my favorite DW host. Love his outlook and content
SBG4L!! I think michael comes off as too divisive when he calls everyone he disagrees with “the libs” even tho i agree with the majority of his positions
Sh don’t tell Matt or Ben 😂😂
Yes, i feel like I’m cheating on Matt, but me too.
@@FreneticFolklore no one overtakes Matt, stop it lol😂
Out of all the DW hosts, ONLY Knowles and Walsh were smart enough to not trust the Big Pharma 'certificate of v@ckZ ID' (covid) movement.
For anyone that might be thinking he's lying or that all of this is actually fake.. I want to promise you, this is not a lie. I've been through most of this stuff, but when I turned to christ, my life changed.
I know him. Met him in the Prince William County Jail in the MOD unit. The M.I.N.D dorm he speaks of ALSO housed s*x offenders. They would go there for safety in a sense. He wasn’t there for that or anything but that alone was a reason a lot of inmate avoided it.
Anyways, I remember him because I did commissary and he WAS obsessed with god. I thought he was a phony and gave me fake vibes but after listening to this interview, it makes a lot more sense now that he cleared it up. I’ve seen him slowly grow on FB and sort of became a Jesus freak so he stuck with it and now he’s being interviewed by the great Michael Knowels.
I too found god (again) in that SAME MOD unit and caught Josh in church there so I can confirm 100% dude is speaking the truth because I know a lot of the people he ran with and the surrounding area he’s talking about and the drugs are out of control. I was also in there in 2016 for heroin at the time.
@Kyle Blankenship thanks for that insight.
I have similar experience but with opposite outcome that at the end of my journey i became atheist, make peace and accept death. Since then i lost all fear and never have a nightmare for more then 15 years.
Maybe only difference i dont fry my brain and dont touch psychedelics and drugs before i was 20-22.
Now i understand why in the garden of Eden the forbidden fruit was knowledge. Once you understand its not god but a mirror you looking at, the mask is off.
What are the😮😮
I think most people know it’s true and that the critique is they aren’t getting real higher level learning as much as opening spiritual doors they aren’t supposed to open .
He's abut the same age as my daughter who was killed in an armed robbery. I miss her so much. But hearing about Joshua's joy comforts me, because I know she is now forever bathed in that true love and light from God. tears and peace. Never go back, son.
I am sorry for your loss. God is love, you will see her again in paradise.
I’m very sorry for your loss. No one should have to go through that. I pray for healing for your grief.
So sorry you lost your child. I lost my mother a few years ago and the only thing that makes it easy for me to smile now when I think of her is knowing she’s with God. And that’s means she’s okay and no longer in any pain, she has complete joy and as long as I keep the faith I’ll be seeing her again soon enough. Peace unto you.❤
I'm sorry for your loss. But this guy is a complete IDIOT and you should take NOTHING from this SATANIC MESS.
She resides with the heavenly hosts and the Lord our God. Rest easy, you will be reunited
I was a practicing Buddhist, but Jesus met me in the room of my mind as I meditated. I knew it was him, despite not being able to “see” him - he was always just out of sight but always there. My life changed forever when I accepted his silent invitation to go with him. Thank you Jesus for never giving up on me. On any of us. ❤
I feel exactly the same as you my friend. I’ve had Jesus or God intervene in my life on a number of occasions. The most poignant time was when I was in prison and I was really struggling with it. I had started to self harm and cut myself up with a razor blade and I felt like I couldn’t go on any more. One night I was lying on my bed trying to go to sleep and I had all kinds of silly thoughts going around in my head and I decided to ask God for his help. I didn’t ask him to fix it all for me and get me out of prison. But, instead, I asked him to give me the strength to get through the rest of my sentence and stop feeling sorry for myself and to be strong and get through it like a man. The other time was after I had been kidnapped and tortured by some nasty people who were involved in drugs and crime and I was also involved and was an active criminal. I got into debt with these guys and they cut the top part of my ear off. It gave me serious PTSD and I left the area that I was living in and went to stay with one of my friends who lived near London where I was out of harms way. Things eventually turned a bit sour with my friend who was putting me up, so I went back to the area where I was from and was homeless and I stole a tent to sleep in. After a few weeks, the police came and woke me up in my tent and told me that they had got me a flat from the council. I got on the train to go and collect my belongings that were still at my friends apartment and then when I was on the train back to my new apartment, I noticed a black man who was sat on the other side of the aisle and was staring at me quite intently. I asked him if he was okay and his response was to say “ I’m good brother but can I tell you something? “ I replied to him and said “ yes of course you can “ . He then showed me the palm of his hand and on it was written the words, “ Neill , don’t ever forget that God is real and he’s standing by you every day “ . He had those exact words written on his hand and he had no way of knowing my name or what I was going through at the time . Those are just 2 examples of how I know that god is real. I’ve got other examples but those are the 2 that come to mind first. The guy on the train nearly made me burst into tears because I felt like he could see what I was thinking and feeling and he was so real . I could be making something out of nothing but I know that I’m not. And if I am wrong then I don’t care because it has given me the faith to believe that god is real and that he’s by my side. I would rather have the faith and belief that we go somewhere after we die and then be wrong and not even know it when I die than spend years of my life worrying about death and being scared when my time comes. But I do definitely believe that we go somewhere when we die.
In my world view, Buddha and Jesus are friends. No matter if it’s Buddhism or Abrahamic faiths, either one got your Back
@@StonedToDaath - I was raised to believe that anything other than Judaism-rooted Christianity is a distraction. Now, I can see that it's not maybe so simple as that, because people also mean well and just very well might be seeking Jesus Christ without realizing it yet. Still, Evil/Demons/Satan use anything, even things that seem quite calm and peaceful and spiritually en"light"ening, as distractions from the good and true God. There is a very war taking place in the spiritual realm, for us humans to NOT be in God's Army, so to speak, by resting in His Love and building the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. Evil itself want nothing less than to lie and torment and murder us. Distractions aid in that effort and come in a multitude of forms.
EX: The Buddha was only a man. That's it. Jesus was not just a man, but God in revelation with humankind. A distraction such as Buddhism, though containing some Wisdom and Truth, if serving still to not ultimately relinquish itself and point ultimately to God/Christ, is quite possibly another ploy by Evil. Humans can also be curious on their own, coming off a bad experience with a church or Christian, and open to an outside point-of-view such as Buddhism. I don't mean it simplistically in an ALL BAD / ALL GOOD kind of way, as if Buddhists are seriously "off", but the nuance of being off by / not an end in itself is THE point. Following God, submitting oneself in humility, accepting Christ's teachings and lavishing Love and Forgiveness of one's sin, is the pinnacle of pursuits. Nothing higher. Nothing equal. IMHO, Buddhism can be a help until finding the Way. It is not the final stop.
@@StonedToDaathJesus is the only way, He is the truth and He is eternal life.
Eternal life is to continually know God through Jesus. We have seen the Father through the Son.
You werent buddhist then, you were a Christian that wasnt afraid of other cultures for a second and meditated.
“This one’s mine.” I LOVE that. “Accuse him all you want, this one’s mine.” That brought me to tears. I wish Michael would have lingered on that a bit, not press on with more quotes. That was the crux of the whole thing to me.
It reminds me of the Mercy Me song, Spoken For. “Covered by a love divine, Child of the risen Lord, to hear you say this one’s mine, my heart is spoken for”. ❤❤❤
When I got saved I was in bed and could sense the demons outside my bedroom door and I heard God say, “She’s mine,” in other words you can’t have her anymore. Hallelujah!!!!
I admire this young man for speaking out, hopefully it may prevent someone from falling into the same trap ….
JESUS said, “ Your Are For Me, Or Against Me” …You can’t dabble in both realms …..
@@mightywind7595 Amen 🙏
@@joanneel9708 one foot in and one foot out is a painful life . I'm 42 single woman still struggle but God has me . There is no doubt . I'm in the church . I'm taking the steps and what's great about it ...God is with me and carrying me
I had a friend who attempted suicide with a plastic bag and a bottle of helium. He woke up with an angel sitting beside him who said, I was sent here to take the bag off your head. Then, the angel helped him drive back to his house and walked him inside. The messenger was very candid about who he was, who sent him and why he was there. There was no "secret knowledge" to impart. He just saved his life, got him home and vanished into thin air.
Did the angel drive? (I'm actually curious)
@mrb2081 no- but he sat next to me and had one hand loosely on the steering wheel. The next day I looked at the seat on the passenger side and the items that had been there (a receipt and another paper) were still there and undisturbed. In other words, there was no physical evidence of what I had experienced.
@@paneofrealitychannel8204so the friend is you?
The amount of stories like this in my own life and the lives of loved ones astonishes me.
@@GoldenWolf115 looks like you caught me
Guardian Angel
Regardless of how you feel about the subject, I'm glad to see that religious people aren't ignoring the psychedelic elephant in the room. The subject needs to be discussed, and I'm glad to see that the conversation is happening.
This is Satan’s final plan. When a “drug” like DMT causes mutual hallucinations when taken as a group - they all see the same entities - will bring in the worship of the image of the beast as described in Revelation.
If you are hallucinating the same thing as other people what is the difference between that and reality. It is a spiritual portal. And every portal that isn’t Jesus Christ leads to the same place.
U Christian's always get this shit wrong.
These arguments against psychedelics are generic and subjective. The reductionism here reminds me of how the Left evaluates the Right.
@@whynot1548Assuming you've done them, can you give us a quick summary of how they've improved your life and the lives of those around you?
@@whynot1548 "U Cristians's". The level of disdain you have for one of the worlds main 3 monotheistic religions is quite revealing. I'd bet you would never speak so generally of either of the other 2. I'll pray for you.
I can control my dream for a few second and that's the only proof that i need to know that there's no other dimension in it.
He's s spot on about the psychedelics. Ive been to hundreds of dead shows (grateful dead). Started in 91', traveled that road for 25 years. Ratdog, Further, The Dead, tons of festivals. Woke up one day crying out of know where, prayed, asked God to forgive me for my sins. Felt the holy Spirit in me and completely turned my life around, started going to church, started reading the Bible, like a hunger for Christianity and the Bible I've never felt before. To this day i pray 7 or more times a day. God was calling me. If this happens to anyone, DON'T IGNORE IT!
Same
Same thing happened to me after doing shrooms my final time. Only thing I could do was pray and read scriptures.
Again just because you hit it too hard don’t blame the fn thing in question , again take responsibility you over did…
approached in a different light under the right intentions , these things potentially help people..
So no he ain’t spot on and neither are you, neither is the title of this vid
horror stories? He was already in his own horror story by being addicted to heroin.., not only that he barely talks about psychedelics , already tells me somethings about the agendas of this channel.
This guy reminds me of my son Ryan.. he went to rehab and was saved and the way he talked and the way he thought about things, even his looking for spiritual things reminds me of him. His rehab was faith based. It was beautiful to see him get back to who he was supposed to be. Then he was killed. Someone went across the median and hit his vehicle head on. He was 23. It was 10 years ago last week. And I miss him still. This guy was a reminded to me what my boy may have been if he could have been here today. This guy sounds like what he would sound like. He even laughs like him. His forehead even looks like him lol.. my sweet Ryan Chadrick
We, as Catholics, are taught that God takes us out of this world when we are at our optimal point. Sounds like your dear son was taken to Christ. It’s normal that you miss him, and wonder what he could have been without the sins he willingly consented to. But, in your case, gratitude seems like a good reaction. Thanks be to God he loved Christ before his death.
We all die. Please God, may we open our hearts and souls totally to you, every day that we have left on this earth, which is a school of Eternal Love.❤
big hugs to you ❤️
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Bless you, as losing a child must be the worst pain a human can experience on this earth. May Ryan's testimony stand strong and lead more people to Yahshua our Messiah ❤
@@granmabern5283 Catholics hold their traditions and catechisms above God's commandments. Jesus rebuked the Jews for doing the exact same thing. How is it acceptable for Christians then? If it goes against the word of God, no matter what man said it, it is wrong and a sin. Obey God rather than men.
Matthew 15:3
“But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?”
Mark 7:13
“Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.”
I got mixed with the occult and started having sleep paralysis. During this time I would hear chains, blood curdling screams and a deep laugh. Every time it happened the room had day light but during the screaming a dark cloud would fill the room. I could move my head and legs but my shoulders were pinned down. It was terrifying. After time i started to leave the occult crap and move toward the light (Jesus). I would continue to have the 'sleep paralysis', once during this I even had the laughing thing communicate with me, and i would communicate with it - it would scream at me in anger when I told it I was trying to follow Jesus.
I didn't know sleep paralysis was a thing, then to find out that people would attribute this to demonic activity blew my mind - because that's what i always thought it was.
The last time it happened I call on the name of Jesus - the thing vanished and it hasn't happened since.
they haven’t attributed it to demonic activity for about 50 years, they attribute it to sleep cycles and the dream state.
Chances are subconsciously you were afraid of the occult but it gave you a buzz and you scared yourself.
Praise God. Keep near to Him, and He will draw near to you. 🙏
I found with sleep paralysis that you just need to face the fear head on, and then you realize the "demons" were a total illusion and that their trick was actually getting you to believe that they were real. I once had sleep paralysis and felt/saw a presence in the room. Filled with fear I decided to face it and to fully surrender to whatever happens.
The demon/shadow figure approached me with a big knife in its hand and I was filled with terror of death. I kept trusting and eventually it struck me on the chest with the knife. What happened next was amazing.
The being vanished, I vanished and just found myself floating in total emptiness. Until another dream formed from that empty space. But I for sure have not had any issues with sleep paralysis or weird beings after that. And I don't have fear in my mind towards supposed supernatural beings like that anymore either..
Basically, you only feed them by believing they are real. By fearing them you grant them reality. Really they are just symbols of that which you fear the most. They aren't actually real, just illusions of the mind.
All the best to you.
Hallelujah! I had the sleep paralysis when I was messing with the occult. It was pretty scary. I think I was unwittingly in the process of giving control over to unclean spirits. God delivered me from that too!
I always attributed sleep paralysis to a sort of mid-sleep twilight phase (the phase that usually occurs when we’re partially aware of our environs but paddling upon the edges of a dream).
One night, however, I was being oppressed & dreamt of a massive, growling shadow-being - who was blacker & denser than the darkness of this night-fallen corridor; & the next thing I knew, he gurgled & roared & rushed at me while my body rushed at him (like 2 powerful magnets rapidly clashing together); & then I instantly awoke to a violent, genuinely painful shove upon my back to my (paralyzed) body & I went flying off several feet to the floor at my bedside. My whole perspective on sleep-paralysis got the worst sort of reality check & I literally had whiplash from it.
I love that Michael is really tapping into the more metaphysical and New Age people for lack of a better word. It’s really cool to see him interview. The girl who used to be a witch, the exorcist, and now this young man.
Is it fair to say that all of those have one thing in common, which is that they all agree that the "new age philosophy" is what is wrong?
@@summerd7668 as someone who was fooled by “I’m just spiritual” and realized that way of thinking is not just wrong but a lazy way to believe in “something” I can say that yes new age is a huge problem.
Thank God for His Mercy and for the Communion of Saints that kicked my butt into gear and out of that heresy.
Of course we are all spiritual but that’s not just it. The devil is spiritual and believes in God but he is fallen and wants us all to be fallen. Hates humanity because we CAN spiritually grow and gain Heaven when he is stuck with his prideful decision of wanting to be like God. All he can do is destroy what God creates and we have to work to keep him from taking us down with him.
He is Risen!
Hallelujah, hallelujah He is risen indeed!
Hallelujah!
@@Fiona2254well said!
I fell into that wrong thinking and spiritual practices. Over a couple decades it took me down increasingly dark paths. In the end, it led to demonic oppression.
I was getting strong impulses towards immoral, disgusting behaviour that came from some external source. Luckily I had a Christian (Protestant) upbringing. I wasn't from a very devout family, but had enough of a foundation to recognize and resist the problem.
Fr. Ripperger's deliverance prayers helped me and Mary helped me back to her son, my Lord and Savior. I entered RCIA and was confirmed in the Catholic church. I have not been bothered again since I denounced those falsities.
Pagan gods really are demons and dabbling in occult, new-age practices is a spiritual dead end.
@Summer D Not quite, but almost!
I'd nominate the DW's propagandized view that's clearly working on you, as it is the game of politics. These have been the most shallow talks I've seen, Michael's appearance on whatever was much more intellectually exercising despite being wasted entirely on the wrong demographic.
Why reach out so poorly to each demographic, be it the "spiritual", the atheists who live by Satanism, or the actual psychonauts around the world who study the neuro and physiological effects of these substances, then actually use them for good? It's because DW is shallow propaganda, and I guarantee I'm more "extreme" to the right than anyone in this thread so that's no small statement.
If we aren't going to accurately cover the subjects, it's a waste of everyone's time since it'll make zero difference politically and only create an echo chamber for well meaning people and another money maker for DW.
When Tate was making the rounds and very obviously changing the modern youth's culture for the better by conservative measure, he was jailed and Michael sounded just like the news propaganda pieces. "If he's accused of these things, he CAN'T be a good guy", is what he said. That's not how justice works, and regardless it's a failed capitalization on genuine conservative momentum.
Instead we got that long, and oh so cringe interview with the ex-witch. That's some prime sleep material there, it's so empty of substance. Wooo....
Then, the exorcist. Why can an auditorium of thousands witness the events he described but ZERO security cameras, throughout ALL these buildings and decades have ever caught one instance? I try to steelman that argument by asking if quantum observation could play an effect by having some type of reality-shifting consequence to the time-preserved recording of the paranormal, but obviously have never once heard anyone else ask that question nor answer it.
I only grew comfortable with conceptualizing reality outside our known existence, because of the effects psychedelics have on our conscious and subconscious. Of which I turned to because a quarter century of begging God proved up fruitless in my efforts to find life after death, but sometimes, something answers the call through psychedelics. Unparalleled peace can strike but that's hard to decipher.
This demographic of "spiritual" people is growing more every day as we lose sight of God, so why do such a poor job reaching out to them with videos like this? Psychs ARE physically safe but mentally eviscerating, the exact opposite of most drugs (including alcohol which Michael covered for) which trash the body to make the brain euphoric, and that nature of psychedelics crushing the consciousness leads anyone who's had a high dose to be wary of 'normal' substances like coffee. They gain IMMENSE respect for the power of substances. Because part of the experience is like if you cranked your sensities up to the max, then doubled it. That's the OPPOSITE of retreating from reality through substance, the OPPOSITE of doing oneself harm. The compounds very often show the individual their personalized flaws and faults, or lead them to revel in accomplishments. That's not self harm, that's self reflection which last I checked, is exactly where the benefits of prayer come from!!
All that to say, DW is shallow and they end up limiting Michael and Peterson's *pOhtential*. I really wish they'd do these topics more justice, like having an experienced neurologist or even a freaking psychedelic therapist in a third seat explaining the compounds rather than trusting the inside of the head of a literal H addict. Psychedelics are not hallucinogens, you don't SEE things. Visual fields can become distorted to the point of seeming "draggy", "breathing", things very brighter, among other effects, but you don't just see things that aren't there. What's being confused is the fact that the imagination is more dreamlike, but you're awake, so thoughts and daydreams really start popping into your head much faster and much more chaotically. I randomly "felt" a tentacle-like thing stretch from my middle area once, that doesn't mean C'thulhu is inside me. It's more of an artistic subconscious expression that I've been eating like junk and my insides are writhing in need for real food! Imagine if we had someone intelligent analyze his experiences like this and contrast the possibilities? Much more convincing than pretending that the Lord of Creation just puts the prayers of others on hold just so he can wait for someone like this to screw up SO BADLY, that He needs to intervene almost daily after that point. I don't buy it.
So why does ANYONE believe what this addict says about demons or light people, when the source of his problems clearly came from his own proclaimed desire to constantly seek more "feelings" from substances? Where would this talk even go, if not serving as the aforementioned echo chamber, a therapy session, and a payday for DW? Nowhere, that's why Michael was silent for almost the entirety and only chimed in with generic Christian teachings we already know.
Something the demons told me on dmt was, "the poison is also the cure".... they mascarade as angels of light. That's the truth.
I relate to this a lot...
Sometimes demons are very wise
@ethovas663 knowledgeable yes, wise? Not so sure..
@@ethovas663 - Knowledgeable. Maybe smart. Cunning. But if they were wise, they wouldn't be f*n with the Most High. That's just plain stupid.
Sounds like homeopathy 😂
I’ve had this same message on psychedelics and even long after use.
Wow. I actually teared up at the part where he was on acid and suffering and said Jesus came to him and said "This ones mine, he belongs to me.". That was really moving. An amazing story. Thanks for sharing.
It truly is
Absolutely. I cried at that pt. With pure joy!!!!! Most beautiful words I have ever heard.
omg i’m in tears i had that experience about 4 yrs ago i wasn’t on any thing it was just any other night i got in the bed …i remember feeling like i was floating up out my body an a voice said the same exact thing as he heard the same exact way i can even even remember being layed bk down i bolted from the bed that night not scared but overwhelmed ❤wow i’ve been asking god lately give me confirmation that i’m not losing it please remind me why i’m still here fighting the good fight cause i feel so alone an ran across this ❤
@@numberone6266 That's an incredible story. ❤️ God is good.
@@numberone6266 Same here!! Mine was in 2013, I constantly look back at that night when I need a good reminder. I'd think I lost it if there wasn't someone there to witness, but it's always nice to hear other people share similar experiences!!
Dont underestimate how a testimony reaches people. I never did drugs. Hearing this testimony has been very eye opening. I can understand more the mind of an addict and the nature of their spiritual battle. This helps me better understand my lost brothers and sisters and how i have to pray for them. Thank you for your story.
Amazing.
What a great way to look at it. I completely agree with you!
This comment makes me feel so seen … God bless you ❤
This guy isn't really a "drug addict" and just someone who got high. I live in Stockton California, I've seen drug addiction, including been there myself. Over five years clean of heroin. Mushrooms aren't the same as "hard" drugs.
I appreciate your insight into wanting to understand a drug user. It appears some of these commenters want to choose the School of Hard Knocks by the looks of their comments.
I'm a big fan of these interviews from Michael. The guests are always very interesting and real. Michael has slowly become my favorite DW host
Yeah, and he's a really good interviewer. I think prolly b/c he's genuinely interested in the subject matter - plus he is a incredibly smart dude. And a Catholic, one not afraid to say it out loud.
He’s really the only one worth listening to
IMO of course
@@CoolPapaJMagik
I would rather read the saints and fathers and doctors of the church.
Most of these lay speakers and married people who make money off the faith are hard to listen to.
They have worldliness so thick on them it hinders the message.
Drinking games, cigars and drinks over theology, constant worldly references...
If You want straight up meat and potatoes and learn the faith without all the worldly distortion then listen to Fr. John Hardon SJ or Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner.
@@optimoprimo132 Amen! reading the Christian saints & fathers is such a blessing, and I'm always disappointed meeting fellow Christians who haven't read them or know very little, they're missing out.
@@optimoprimo132 I usually listen to Michael to hear his political takes, and he’s one of the few out there who gives politics through a religious lens. And I’m not a Catholic. The only “fathers” are our earthly father and our Father in heaven
I love this man's testimony. Sin is very pleasurable, and it's only when He opens our eyes, (often times in the midst of tragedy) where we see that not only is the sin we are committing is wrong, but all other sin is wrong. Thank you Michael for giving fellow Christians a platform though which they can spread the gospel and share their testimony. In a world that claims that evil is good, it's wonderful to know that there are groups out there that aren't afraid to speak THE one and only truth which is of the gospel with a smile on your face!
I am a 58 Grandma in Missouri. I have always loved Jesus but hearing this just makes me cry. I am so sorry and also so happy you went through what you did. Beautiful story. Proud of you!!!!
I'm I 55 year old grandma and I too cried many times during this video. Now again reading comments.😢
🙏 may peace be with you, me and the whole of God's people.✝️
Now why R You crying grandmas, dont you know that He has risen 😊💗
@@cscs9192 Sometimes people cry when they are happy. Crying in response to profound knowledge is a common human response.
Cry away grannies. It's alright.
Young grandmas
I am too from Missouri.
When Michael said “I feel like my normal everyday is teaming with life” it really struck a chord in me. When I started experimenting with drugs, my life had already started falling apart and I was very depressed and apathetic and miserable. I felt completely disconnected from reality. Cannabis and mushrooms and LSD all made me feel like I had found reality, but it was a new more exciting reality that I’d never experienced before. Now that I’m sober again, my every day does feel like a total trip. Real life is so exciting and engaging and wild. The drugs dont make everything better, they reawaken that novel excitement in your mind when things are new. It’s so much better when you can have the same experience sober and grounded in reality. It took me a long time to find that excitement, and more importantly peace of mind, in sober life.
I do think novelty is a factor but not all.
As a bored sperg cannabis would unlock ideas and sensations in my mind the more I would smoke.
There was a time that no matter how much I smoked and I wasn’t getting any higher.
I’ve never done shrooms or lsd but have had hallucinations twice in my life, neither fun just isolated incidences.
I was on a trip in high school and the lights were on but I fell asleep.
I woke to feeling and hearing a thud and I see a giant spider unnaturally large on me like it had fell and caused the thud.
I looked around and saw more of the spiders crawling down the walls and over everyone else.
I yelled “wake up! Spiders everywhere.
I saw my friend wake up and it suddenly was dark, the lights were off, and my friend is cussing me about not messing with him.
It wasn’t a dream.
Maybe a hypnagogic hallucination.
The other time was an out of body experience.
Neither one did I consume hallucinogens that I know of or suspect being dosed or anything.
I found neither fun but could see how people would be drawn to those experiences.
Interesting perspective - i've definitely felt that and had to cut back. Now I use weed as a end of the day, mentally unwind and relax/stop my body from hurting, once all work and chores are done and it's fantastic for me. I do a mushroom trip once every couple months for introspection. I can definitely see how consistent use of mushrooms or all day smoking of weed could dull your sense of reality.
@@jhoughjr1 people have out of body experiences all the time without itbheing drug induced. Stay far away from it. People dont know that many people do this to their own peril, first if all it's demonic, secondly, if you stay out of your body too long you will die and you never know how long that really is.
I used to tell myself the same thing, until the Lord set me free, now I'm making up for the time I lost with His grace 🙏
I'm with you... "Real life is so exciting and engaging and wild." Life in drugs is fake and boring.
I have such great respect for the way Joshua carried himself for this whole meeting. He stayed so good-natured and calm and even lighthearted throughout the whole thing. Truly amazing; you can see he's really turned himself around.
He’s honest about being in darkness. So few people are honest like this
@@uranomichiaruki1 yeah for sure!
Jesus turned him around
@@happycamper3561Amen
@@Golemrock598You have a slanderous tongue and are full of spite and envy. I feel sorry for you. God help you. 🙏
I fell into Buddhism then to new age, meditation, chakras and channeling. Was possessed twice...first time i lost a bet and 2nd time i let it happen because i believed i could control it. After 3 months of what i thought was a gift from god turned into a nightmare so i ignored the whispers and voices. 10 years later i still had issues with addiction of lust and alcoholism. Just last month i decided to fully commit and surrender to god jesus...all i can say is that i felt a peace in my chest i hadnt felt before and i felt the forgiveness that the lord gave me....and in return i was able to forgive my father.... i cant explain it.. it made my addictions an easy thing to overcome with the holy spirit. New age is a false light....demons are tricky..they give you truth and lies mixed to keep you attached and down while pretending to bring you up. Lord almighty never gave up on me and iam grateful 🙏
My initial impression of josh was unfavourable, but the more i listened to his story, the more i found his story relatable and his character commendable. I rarely comment on these videos, but Josh's story was a much needed dose of medicine for the soul. Cheers.
It's the chadcut haircut and beard ha
@@chaabraaah5823 And his youth pastor surfer bro way of talking. 😂
I loved the part where the devils were BITCHING about him to God... they're so *powerful* they have to BEG for their prizes. Terrifying and hilarious.
100%
Same !!
Also I'm glad that Michael is not only politically astute and aware but also cognizant Of spiritual realities that a lot of people have the boldness to dive into.
This sounds like the journey (hornets nest) my eldest son took. He was diagnosed with adhd in 1996. I allowed the doctors to medicate (drug) him through first grade. About 6 months in I stood up to say, NO MORE DRUGS. My son turned into a zombie on those drugs. The school told me he would not be welcome at the school unless I drugged him. That began my homeschooling journey. But I think it was a gateway to him becoming addicted to drugs later in life. I don't know that for certain but I have a good bunch. He was the only one of my 5 kids to become an addict. Unfortunately, to my absolute dismay, my son ODed in 2017 from fentanyl at the age of 26. Please do not ever allow the doctors or teachers tell you you must put your baby on drugs!! It infuriates me fiercely!!
This is heartbreaking. May your son rest in peace with the Lord. The addiction altered his free will to where he was a slave. Through the grace of God, may he find the peace he yearned for. I will keep you in prayer.
I work in schools, and do not agree with the general policy of medicating children willy nilly. Some children are just bouncy, others have severely chaotic dysfunctional families, some need a little more time to mature. It used to be that very few children had actual mental disorders that could possibly be treated with medications, but I'm seeing more mental illness in very young children nowadays. Even for those children, I think it's unwise to prescribe medications that might do serious damage over time. Mind you, I currently work with very young children who have injured school staff, and I still don't agree with medicating them except in extremely rare circumstances. Meds almost always only serve to solve the adults' problems, not the students. Some of the staff have siblings who have mental or neurological disabilities, and they think that it's normal to prescribe meds for behavior. They even think it's abuse if parents reject medication for their children. I'm thankful that my daughter rejected medication for my grandson even with the principal insisting he had to be on behavior drugs. My daughter told the principal, "I'm the one who has to look him in the eye when he's an adult struggling with long term side effects from the drugs that will make your workday easier." But I think she had that courage because I had shared my experiences, the facts I knew, and my opinions with her before she ever had children. Most parents don't have the luxury of knowing someone with reliable expertise, which makes them easy targets for misinformed, poorly educated school personnel and pill pushing doctors. My grandson was later diagnosed with a neurological condition called Tourette Syndrome. He's never been on pharmaceutical medications for it, although for some who have TS the muscle tics are so damaging that they can be very dangerous, to the point of needing hospitalization. Yet most medical staff are uninformed about the condition and see it as an annoying thing to deal with. Someone with that severity of TS does need muscle relaxants, but a child who has annoying muscle or vocal tics doesn't need medication. The singer Jamie Grace has TS, and so does a famous soccer player, and even some actors. And as with the ADHD drugs, some children who get automatically put on drug cocktails for TS end up with drug addiction in adulthood, which only compounds their struggles.
P.S. My grandson will be graduated from high school this June and is applying to colleges. I don't know if that would have been possible had he been put on the "zombie drugs," and my heart breaks for every mother who doesn't have support to use natural solutions instead of prescribed medications.
I was put on Ritalin around that time in 4th grade and it had the opposite effect. I was much more hyperactive and disruptive so I was taken off it after a month. 4 years later I started drinking and smoking weed. A few years later I took any drugs I could get. Changing my thinking and turning to God did what no human or chemical could. Im sorry your son didn't find that path soon enough.
I'm so sorry this happened to your family. I'm an educator and absolutely hate it when DRUGS are recommended to families. I always push for an alternative approach. Such as eliminate garbage from the diet, get involved in extracurricular activities, parenting classes that will connect paprents with other parents. Anything but medicating.
@@spidergoose891 ❤
I completely understand. My son was diagnosed as being on the schizoaffective Spectrum. They wanted him so drugged up he couldn't even feel think or wake up fully😮 it was terrifying😱😭💔🙏😡
His testimony is very similar to mine. I used to use a lot of drugs, including psychedelics, and I had issues with addiction. I can really relate to describing substances as almost a romance, and using them to fill the God shaped hole. Four years ago I had my first “bad” trip. It was absolutely terrifying and after that, I was unable to do them, and the other drugs too, despite continuing to try, I couldn’t. And this was after struggling with addiction for ten years. I had bad trips and awful anxiety, even if only taking a little bit. I no longer enjoyed them or any of the other crap I was doing. Fast forward, both me and my husband got saved last year and baptized together. I believe God played a hand in that whole situation. It’s really hard to explain how much that one bad trip changed everything, for the good, of course. But praise God, He is so good.
Amen!
Your story made me smile, A_Pie.😊
Yes, God is so very good to us.
Glad to hear of your and your husband's salvation!
God bless y'all.
❤✝🕊✨
It is hard to explain, but it certainly isn't hard to understand for those of us who experienced the same thing. I was smoking weed almost daily in high school until someone gave me 2 pills of ecstasy. I took it by myself one night while smoking. Jesus snatched me up that night. To this day I can't take any mind altering substance (even weed) without reverting to that state. That was 24 years ago. It is also why I believe in the concept of "irresistible grace".
I used to use drugs to escape the pain I felt with my family. First my little brother died, then my mom. It was an escape. I smoked pot, tripped on LSD, took other psychedelics from all kinds of natural sources from other countries where I used to travel and went to countless Dead shows, listened to Afro-Cuban music, which I didn't realise was tied to Santeria. I then got into coke and drinking. Finally, through the love of Jesus Christ, I confronted my pain from way back and became free. Yes, life constantly has challenges, but I do not need to "delve" in to psychedelics or numb myself with other drugs any longer. Praise Yeshua!!
@Scott Mann that is not wise logic... from a quick Google about poisonous seed bearing plants
Perhaps the most famously lethal on our list is Atropa belladonna, the aptly named Deadly Nightshade. This toxic plant belongs to the same family as tomatoes, potatoes and aubergines, and can be found across Europe, including in Britain, as well as North Africa, Western Asia and some parts of the USA and Canada.Nov 15, 2022
As they say is this video weed might seem physically safe but it affects you spiritually which overall effects everything. Glory be to GOD. JESUS IS LORD!
🙏✝️❤️
Dear ET, please find a Traditional Catholic Tridentine Mass. Please convert, become a Saint and help us fight the evil that has infiltrated our Lord Jesus Christ's Church and the world. I will be praying for you for ever
Praise God for saving you! Jesus delivers.
We must all be ready for the rapture, it is any day now! Jesus will snatch us away. I am ex-LGBT, and I know that I would go to hell if I continued in it. I also know that my divorced and remarried parents will die and go to hell if they don't repent and leave the adultery. For now, my Mom is a believer who goes to church and thinks that she and my Dad are going in the rapture. Her pastor is also divorced and remarried. It's a big lie from the devil that has MANY deceived.
What does the Bible say? Loving Jesus means loving His Word. BUT from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Mark 10:6-12 KJV
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Luke 16:14-18 KJV
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Romans 7:1-3 KJV
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11, 39 KJV
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 KJV
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19-21 KJV
This is honestly what the Bible says. The road is definitely narrow. If people want to repent from this, they have got to leave the adulterous relationship altogether and get that divorce to get out of it.
Hoping people will get born again now, before it’s too late! Maranatha!
@Scott Mann the problem is weed is being used for purposes that doesn't glorify him. Weed is used as a testimony of Jesus as we can see in the gospels, however people are abusing it and using it for fleshly pleasure
I've heard this man's testimony twice now (once on a different channel) and it's such an amazing story. When I first watched it, I was really to dismiss him as a stoned drifter who was hallucinating on drugs. But the more I watched, the more the spirit told me that this man is telling the truth. I pray he stays on the path to Jesus Christ, and I pray that others learn about the grace of God through his words.
😂😂 "the spirit". I'll bet my intuition has about the same 50/50 chance of being correct as "the spirit" telling you what is true or not. That sounds like a lousy way to make decisions to me.
@@TheBigChiefton this is exactly what the enemy will say
@@TheBigChiefton How hateful is an enemy who hears the Wisdom of God.
@William Yes! Satan is the doubt that tries to lead us astray.
@@williamfleming285 Yes! Satan is the doubt that tries to lead us astray.
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If Jesus didn’t show me an eye opening dream I would say Josh is crazy . But it was SO REAL !!! . Jesus opening the sky and coming to get his children . Everyone in unison looking up and being consumed by his presence . People falling to their knees and screaming his name JESUS!!!! Calling out to him with everything inside of them . Jesus eyes were burning bright like the sun , but you can see his silhouette, As he got closer and was right about to pick me up I awoke from the dream. Covered in sweat and I started to cry . Iam not a holy roller , Iam a similar age to Josh , and this happened right before COVID started. Scariest most real spiritual encounter I’ve ever had . Praise be to Jesus .
I'm very thankful for my Dad telling me that what I saw on TV wasn't how things really were. He was an addict in his youth and would tell me about his experiences as I was older and could understand. It helped keep me away from alot of things that could have put me down a dark path. Parents need to let their kids know if they struggled with things. They really are listening.
I agree but it depends because I know a couple of people who romanticize certain lifestyles and make it seem like there can be amazing results from doing certain things
@@elpiullyyup156 I understand that too. However, for those who have experienced and understand the damage they do, then they need to not keep that from their children.
DMT "is a thief and robber drug", anyone coming to divine consideration needs to come to the Door John 10;1 Jesus says "if anyone who climbs another, they are a thief and a robber"
I agree. I have tried a few different drugs including mushrooms. Around that time I started experiencing a lot of evil things, sleep paralysis, out of body experiences when I wasn’t on anything and my home was having serious paranormal activity. People who really believe they become more spiritual by doing these drugs need to understand it is all counterfeit and the only real way to have a spiritual encounter is through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is very dangerous for us to open ourselves up and make ourselves vulnerable to that demonic activity and the devil is a liar and confuses which is why so many humans fall for it. I was having constant sleep paralysis and astral projecting on accident and than my home was having constant undeniable paranormal activity. Finally, I called on Jesus Christ and he rescued me like he has so many others. His love and patience and mercy and grace is endless and I am so grateful for all he has done in my life. Praise Jesus!
This is exactly why I share some of my experience as an alcoholic with my children. Hopefully they don't follow my path but can find God an easier way.
THIS MAN HAS EXPLAINED THE EXPERIENCE WITH PSYCHEDELICS SO WELL I BELIEVE ALOT OF HIS LIFE WAS MEANT FOR THIS VIDEO TO REACH 1 MILLION OTHER PEOPLE. THANKYOU FOR DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB.
Explained it well? He came off like a total poser to me. I've eaten most hallucinogens. To me he seems like the cool guy from church who exaggerates how badass he was before Jesus and wants you to know it too.
@mikeschmidt4800 you've have hallucinations, but do you have a relationship with God? Besides talkative, everyone's experience with anything will be different and everyone will have different struggles and battles.
@@mikeschmidt4800He never talked about being tough or a gangster, he talked about having a shitty existence before getting clean with spirituality. I thought he sounded pretty authentic honestly. Just my opinion.
@@mikeschmidt4800 exactly
When Josh said "the BLOOD broke the curse." Wow, that's amazing! Amen.
Yes! That was a powerful statement. Praise God! 🙏🏻
I like watching testimonials where the person who has gone thru what Josh has gone thru can tell their story straight thru uninterrupted. This gives them most clear and precise recount of their journey.
I'm blown away at how similar his experiences are to my own. Even becoming a massage therapist. In and out of jail, near death experiences, attempting suicide, and especially feeling like your in the passenger seat of your life being forced by yourself, against your will, to chaise this thing that you've grown to hate but would lie cheat and steal for. I felt like I was on an airplane that had no way to land safely so I was basically waiting to die. Thank you for telling your story. I and so many others need to know we aren't alone. God Bless You
Me too
About 4 yrs ago I was contemplating doing psychedelics again for the first time in about 30 yrs.
And one day when I was cleaning someone's refrigerator after they moved out and there was a piece of home made candy left in there .
And it was like the mushroom in Alice in Wonderland saying "Eat Me"
Apparently it was psylocybin - I had to take the day off - But the only thing I could think was Thank You
With God All things are possible and living a Life for self and throwing God away in the process has consequences. Always Trust God has a better plan and reject the lies of the adversary because all he's after is to kill, steal and destroy.
@@adrainavelasco8744 thank you for this comment
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Dude I love the fact that you had this man on here. I’ve heard his testimony in the past and he’s an amazing brother in Christ. Bless y’all both great video.
That story of him in the court of heaven just hit me so hard... It gave me chills. That just lit a light bulb instantly in my head.
Yes. I think that's why God encouraged church. I didn't see the purpose in my youth. I could worship at home, right? But no... Because each person's path is different. And the Bible is so rich with truth, that a single verse or experience with God, can speak to a whole crowd in different ways, yet all lead to the same truth. God is love. Jesus is the way. Without His grace mercy and truth, we are blind.
I know the fact that the enemy were saying he dabbled in our stuff “aka drugs” and his many overdoses should be enough and yet God is so merciful
Well it's complete nonsense and anyone buying it is the clown demographic he's looking for.
Could you please tell me roughly where he speaks about that?
@@sarahsanchez4761 it's towards the end
I recognize This guy from Delafe. So much of his testimony mirrors my own: the oppression and depression as a child, demonic attacks in my childhood dreams, the timeline of my own increasing drug dependency (from acid at age 12 to being homeless and addicted to crack by age 27 ), the preference for drugs over alcohol because they took much less effort and worked fast and didn’t taste bad, even right down to the doors movie (this was the first time I ever snuck into a movie, I was about 12 yo when it was released in the theater), doing time in jail and psyche wards , pursuing New Age “healing” - the list goes on…
And now, by the grace of God I’m redeemed by the blood of Jesus, filled w the Holy Spirit, and on fire for God.
I'd also taken ecstasy about 6 years ago after my Mom passed away. I was seeing my Mom (I even took a photo and people couldn't understand what it was). I hadn't slept for days and I was seeing hell and really weird things were happening and I then fought with my family and thought they had demons in them and hearing voices . My family even called our Pastors to pray for me. But that night I really found Jesus and I was praying and crying to Him to save me. I felt as if it was a battle for my soul. Since then I don't do narcotics and I'm a firm believer of Jesus ❤ it was a terrible ordeal and I'm so grateful that Jesus stood with me despite my sin and He brought me back to the fold. Everything in my life changed and blessings upon blessings began to happen 🎉 this is why I will never deny Him for His Grace and Mercy is sufficient for me ❤
Amen ❤️
Please pray for me to quit smoking cigarettes. In Jesus name Amen
Praise Jesus!
King Jesus, we love you!!❤
I like your story. Jesus doesn’t show us grace “despite “ of us being sinners BUT BECAUSE we are sinners.
God bless brother, praise the Lord
I’m so grateful for these interviews showing the dark spiritual side that so many people like to ignore. I was raised in a loving and Christian household so thankfully I have been very shielded from having many personal experiences of my own. My grandmother is a witch so my mother was very very diligent at teaching me about this side and taking it seriously. Growing up in the faith it’s sad to see how many Christians (Including my self) forget out how prevalent spirits are. It’s so fascinating to hear the relationship between demons and drugs. I’m a hairdresser and the vast majority of my coworkers are very “spiritual” drug users. There’s not a day it work that I don’t hear something about astrology or manifestation. And I’m struggling to trust God and have the confidence through Him to speak out against the evil that I’m surrounded by. I’m thankful for these interviews reminding me that Jesus is the savior and my only purpose is to share that. Thank you!
Jesus, be with this hair dresser and give her the strength she needs to be in her work environment as a light: let her feel your peace so that her co-workers do not bother her spiritual journey.
A big reason why is that our western society is secular and materialistic. We're taught very early by society, if not our parents, that the only things that are real are what we can see and touch.
@@mrs.b3902 Joining in your prayer! Like Josh's story shows, it's an addictive counterfeit of the divine love the human heart hungers to receive.
Put on the full armor of God.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,”
Ephesians 6:10-18
Read your Bible everyday. Pray everyday.
@@RanMouri82 Thing about that is, if I try to talk to a fellow Christian about a ghost experience that I had they'll roll their eyes and chalk it up to me being paranoid. Its like any spiritual experience that isnt written in the bible is immediately disregarded, despite the bible mentioning Jesus excorcising demons and people meeting angels.
Man this testimony had me in tears. Running from God is hell. Being lost but found is amazing
“He keeps taking souls out of here, but then comes and eats off our table”.
Powerful
That’s the part that got me too ! Wow
I dont get it.
1 Corinthians 10:21
@@willie6981 Read 1 Corinthians 10:21
@@willie6981 he’s helping unbelievers come to know Jesus and switch from the enemy’s side to Gods side … but then he comes back to the enemy and eats some of their food at their table (the drugs ) . U can’t serve God and the devil at the same time . U can’t serve God and eat at the enemy’s table .
I took Acid once in college, was always nervous about it, my friends all did it with no problems growing up. This one experience changed my life forever, at first it was bad and hard to deal with, but once i worked through it i found it probably saved my life bc i changed my whole life and how i think bc of it. The person i was before that was on auto pilot, LSD forced me to take control of my own thoughts and actions, it forced me to change my habits and how i perceived myself, the world, other people in my life, and my relationship with God. I might be in the minority in regards to its affect on me, but all the time i think how grateful i am for having that life changing experience. I was asleep before, i am now awake, aware and present. I realize i am a blessed man who could probably never express enough how truly grateful i am for the life ive been given. God is real and he loves us all.
It's opening a door that we don't know what is on the other end. In your case it sounds like it was good - but on average it's a needless risk.
@@aliasjones6381 youll get no arguments from me there. I know psychedelics can be used to treat addicts, and people with PTSD, and this is bc i breaks your perception of reality and allows the mind to perceive things from a different angle. Our minds and who we are is a culmination of all the things weve experienced, our brain makes connections through the things its experienced, psychedelics break those connections temporarily. I should also say that it took me close to 5 years to fully intergrate and comprehend what had happened to me. And the first few years were awful, so much inner dialogue took place in those years. When uve heard ur inner voice one way ur whole life and one day decide to challenge your own thoughts as to why u think the way u do, it becomes a sort of spiritual battle internally, bc u always thought one way without a second thought, and now ur standing up to your own inner voice. It was very hard to function during this period, maintain conversations or just be around people. It sounds crazy, and it was, at the time i didnt understand why it was happening, but now that im on the other side of it by 15+ years i can look back on it as one of the most transformative and important moments of my life.
@@aliasjones6381 not at all mate lol. your just letting your fear of god in the way. lsd is amazing for many many people.
Yea, I was an atheist before mushrooms.
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; *blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed* .” John 20:29
I saw Jesus during worship and in the same way that Joshua describes Him, Jesus looked lovingly at me. His eyes in the simplest of description were a universe of true, selfless love, kindness, patience. He told me, "I love you. I am always with you, no matter how people lied about you."
Beautiful!
How did he physically look to you? I have seen him physically & wondering we saw the same features.
@@selfidolization In both the times I've seen him, he appeared as a simple man that no one would give a second glance - Middle Eastern / Israeli, tanned, dark brown hair, sharp facial features, scarlet robe over beige clothes.
@@TheChrisDecember Yes same! He came to me with that same exact physical look, only a tattered white robe instead. As he was healing me, he worked quickly & bluntly/unemotionally, conveying to me that his purity was not to be confused with being overly nice & people pleasing. He taught me the difference between being nice & being kind that day. Wow!
Sorry man, you didn’t see Jesus, nor did he speak to you. You’ll find no evidence in Scripture that Jesus talks to people other than through His Word.
As a believer I fell into the deception of psychedelics and thinking I could connect with God at a much deeper level, and it was something I did constantly, from shrooms to LSD to DMT, and at first I enjoyed it a lot, I was comfortable, I had a great time, it made entertainment that much more fun, until my first few “bad trips” where I could literally see demonic faces, at first I didn’t take it so serious, until the closer I tried getting to God with a sober mindset, I started feeling less drawn into acid, my drug of choice, so when I fell back into it, I could literally feel such a heavy demonic presents surrounding me, now when I’d listen to music or watch videos, I could see demons behind my screen, when I’d play my guitar and tried singing, I could feel a heavy presence in front of me as well, and I’ve always been the type to rebuked demons from my presence but at one point I was surrounded by demons and they were closing in and no matter how hard I tried, I could not get them to leave me, I begged God for mercy and grace and since then I haven’t cared to touch a single drug of any kind. To top it off, at the time of that bad trip, my wife was going through a hard time at work and feeling like she was being mistreated and not valued in any way, and it was shown to me by those exact demons, how they were the ones pulling those strings against my wife and so when I was trying to text her what was going on and what was truly going on, and how it was best for her to quit, anytime I tried texting out a word, my hands were dragged away, it got so difficult to try texting her that I had to just call her and afterwards I was able to be brought back to peace. Same happened the trip before that when I was trying to tell my wife about certain tv shows and music I didn’t want my daughter watching anymore, and how these demons were trying to poorly influence our daughter, but again I wasn’t even allowed to form a sentence before having to call my wife. When you’re doing these things comfortably or without an ounce of faith in you, it’s fun, but when you realize the spiritual realm you’re opening yourself up to, it gets much more deeper and scary.
Same with weed, I used to love and enjoy how it would make me feel, until it started making me feel really uncomfortable and paranoid, it opened my eyes to so much more, and how when I would do it with others, it would just draw me in to see how miserable literally everyone around me was and how broken they were, by how they would vent and deep down it hurt me to know this, because just like myself they’ve all come from broken backgrounds and not just that but they were attempting to fill voids, I know forsure they could never fill, without the presence of God and so after I stepped away, I literally started praying for those same friends and speaking on Gods behalf and sharing the gospel and living as a light for them.
well said. I've had experiences very similar to yours
HEY! Thank you shalom by beloved brother this helped
Do you think the drugs brought on the demonic energy? or was it always there and you just realized it because of the drugs.
@@AliWithDaBally Music can resonate with the soul and put you in a different place. When it is combined with evil lyrics, it is a form of brainwashing. Just look at the awful hip hop culture.
The recall on those trips is something. And I agree that the line that he remembered from the demons: “…he comes in here, takes our people away, but still sits at our table to eat our food.” Wow.
Yes, Josh, I pray that you never do that again.
Prayers high and may God bless us.
Yeah that statement hit me like a ton of bricks.
Anybody else see himself in the mirror on that line? (looking around, hand raised) anyone? Just me? Okay....
@@captainmaim I'm guilty of it too :(
Right? When paranoia would set in for me I could recall every single wrong thing I ever did to any individual person that they might harbor against me, I mean thousands of memories of every single thing that might turn them against me
@@captainmaim no not just you
I have had a similar past as Josh. I was raised in a strick fundamental Baptist home. At 18 I backslide into rebellion against my upbringing. I had joined the merchant marines and went to sea. I started using weed and hash. Which led to opium and then barbiturates and speed and psychedelic drugs. Thank God for His mercy and grace! I overdosed a few times and was committed to a mental hospital.
I think this is THE BEST testimony I’ve ever heard. So truthful. So honest. I’m a recovering addict and I can relate to so many much of his story and his questions, temptations, etc. Thank you so much!!
Same here! I had a very similar journey to becoming born again and being saved (both spiritually and quite literally physically) while going through addiction and mental health. God grant us the courage to share Jesus like this guy! God bless friend
Michael is becoming my favorite DW host hands down. We asked for more content like this after the interview with an exorcists and we got it. Thank you! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
I almost didn’t click on this because I had a very pompous eye rolling moment thinking I don’t need to hear about some guy on drugs. I am SO GLAD I was convicted to watch! God please forgive me for not loving others the way you ask us to. This man’s testimony was absolutely a beautiful tapestry of truth and transparency and the real love of our GOD! Wow! Thank you for this video! Keep them coming! I even subscribed to Joshua’s channel! God is using him in big ways and I pray I can help spread his story in his words to help others I love dearly. Thank you!!!!
Psilocybin mushrooms healed me . I can't explain it but my experience has been spiritual and eye opening . I also started micro dosing . It really helped me get rid of depression and anxiety 0:03
I've been looking to get my hands on shrooms for my anxiety and stress levels . Any one knows where I can source ? 0:12
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@@KateFernando-td1nrIs he on insta?
@@HummersCatherinaYes he's d.johnsonshroom 0:18
Thank you for featuring this young man without any of the judgement or condemnation that many conservative normies have toward those of us who fought through hell before finding Geace. Bless you ❤️
Well said
Amen
Great comment 🙏
Thats your twisted perception about "conservative normies" - in fact, its the new-agey, liberals that are the nasty, obnoxious, judgemental hypicrites!
I assume anyone who uses the word normy unironically is probably a pretty weird person
The humility this guy has is something I deeply admire. If you take anything away from this, understand that remaining humble is another step closer to the Lord and who He is. This guy makes Jesus tangible to those who will never darken the doors of a church. Powerful. And the enemy will be overcome by the blood of the Lamb AND the word of our testimony.
“We’re sick of this kid. He’s coming in, and taking hard won souls from our kingdom, then has the audacity to eat off our table”.
That gave me chills. What a wake up call, and a deep conviction about partaking in the worship of false idols and hedonisms of the world.
Superb testimony. I’ve never understood what fear of the Lord is. I know we’re supposed to have a holy fear of God, but I’ve never understood how that works, or what it should look like. It’s always been such a contradicting phrase to my ears. I think his testimony has maybe helped me grapple with it a bit more.
Man I needed to hear this. Listening to the other comments and their experiences as well. What Josh said about the parable at the end blew my mind. I never really understood the parable. I just needed to hear someone else explain it. Praise our Lord Jesus Christ that he rescued you with abundant mercy and love. I'm 32. Was addicted to smoking weed and recently tried smoking it again just to relax but it troubled my spirit so heavily. It's like the Lord was telling me I don't need it anymore. This interview convicted me even more. What a mighty God.
Amazing episode Michael! As a believer of Christ and someone who has also indulged in different substances-this story was powerful! I was captivated the whole time with his stories of an actual suicide attempt, his demonic encounters, fear, anxiety, addiction etcetera. And to actually see Jesus walking into the chasm of darkness like a "G!" in the middle of a demonic trial for Joshua's soul made me tear up, real talk! Anyway, God bless that man and may Jesus Christ keep him in His grace. ✝️💜🙏🏼
As an atheist I thought this story was amazing. I have become interested in the stories of people who recovered from addiction, especially drug addiction. Thanks for the video.
I don’t know how you live without some form of spiritual belief just thinking physically would consume me.
Seek the Lord with your genuinely with your heart.. I guarantee you, your mindset will be totally renewed...
I believe that God will judge all perfectly. Whether you're an atheist or not won't matter. How many throughout history never had the opportunity to know God? I hope your life is amazing and full of happiness. Be well, and be an inspiration to others!
@@icyunvme2400 atheists have spiritual belief. it's usually a strong faith in science / technology to solve all the world's problems and the higher mysteries of existence.
personally i'm an agnostic bordering on atheism but i know i've made warfare my god, so lol.
@@GETOFFMYDAMNBUS I feel you, but people view science and technology differently. For better or worse atheists live and only think about the physical. I think there’s pros and cons to every belief but personally I couldn’t be an atheist💀
THESE SIT DOWN TALKS ARE LEGENDARY!
So weird that people don't take into account their own conscience when taking psychedelics. The horrors come from inside your own bad feelings from either hurting others or yourself. Just like a gun can protect and kill at the same time psychedelics can make you face your fears for growth while terrfying you and also give you peace and joy through fixing your heart
I have never listened to an entire story, but this absolutely touched my heart. I have a son who is highly addicted, and as a mom, it breaks my heart. Thank you so much for this beautiful testimony that has absolutely changed my way of thinking.
Praying for your son 🙏❤
You as mom have authority over the devils which may be causing his addiction. Get the book titled, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity and get to work. There are more devils than humans but mainstream hides this realm from us mostly.
Hope the best for you and your son
INCREDIBLE STORY. I cried so many times listening to Joshua's experience, not sad tears but those of thankfulness and awe of God's love (tough as He might be). I'm so happy for Joshua and how much he's overcome. All glory to God!
Wearing revealing clothing doesn’t give glory to God
@@Elohim-and-Marcel your way of looking at pieces of god is what god will have real problem with. Not her
Same here, I cried like 4 times! Sooo good and compelling!
@@abomie it’s important to treat your body as a temple, both will be judged, including the one wearing inappropriate clothing if not covered with the blood of Jesus
I had struggled with addiction and alchoholism for 20 years before I started using heroin in 2020. 6 months using heroin nearly destroyed my life.. I ended up pregnant with twins and I thank God every day those babies gave me something more than myself to care about. From the moment i found out about the pregnancy I never used again. To this day im clean and sober. The lord sure does work in mysterious ways.
I felt a pit in my stomach throughout the whole interview. I felt that Joshua was being real, there was raw emotion hanging in every word he said. Congrats on the great interview.
If you don't mind me asking, what part impacted you the most?
@@summerd7668 where he recounted this deep sense of loneliness and hopelessness because he thought there was something BIG missing from his life, something he thought he would only be able to approach through drugs. His near death experiences. The part where he spoke about not being able to stop escaping reality. People don't often share their failures so openly, it sure beats an unattainable "perfection" facade most people prefer to put out into the world
@@fsycb Yeah, it really speaks to the purpose & meaning crisis our society is going through as a whole. It's affecting a whole lot of people.
I went thru a lot of the same stuff he did. During my addiction, ouji boards psychics, tarbot cards. I saw a demon once that held me down. Been sober and clean now for a long time. I am now a devout Catholic. I know for a fact hell is real. The Lord saved me. My life now is not perfect, but I am so blessed to have him and Mary and the saints . My faith is growing and peace in my heart is priceless.
Jesus Christ is Lord and he is coming soon. Catholicism is not biblical. Please repent and don’t pray to marry or worship statues.
We must all be ready for the rapture, it is any day now! Jesus will snatch us away. I am ex-LGBT, and I know that I would go to hell if I continued in it. I also know that my divorced and remarried parents will die and go to hell if they don't repent and leave the adultery. For now, my Mom is a believer who goes to church and thinks that she and my Dad are going in the rapture. Her pastor is also divorced and remarried. It's a big lie from the devil that has MANY deceived.
What does the Bible say? Loving Jesus means loving His Word. BUT from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Mark 10:6-12 KJV
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Luke 16:14-18 KJV
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Romans 7:1-3 KJV
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11, 39 KJV
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 KJV
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19-21 KJV
This is honestly what the Bible says. The road is definitely narrow. If people want to repent from this, they have got to leave the adulterous relationship altogether and get that divorce to get out of it.
Hoping people will get born again now, before it’s too late! Maranatha!
God bless you. I'm so grateful to God that you are safe now and protected ❤
Always put god first before anything godbless
Catholicism definitely isn't the way. The roman Catholic church is against God, because they assert themselves AS God.
Praise be to God! Jesus, Mary and Joseph we love you!!! This is exactly my experience!
This gentleman has an AMAZING testimony, and he articulates it in such a way that's easy to relate to. And Michael is SO engaged, you can tell he's REALLY intrigued and listening intently with genuine care & compassionate curiosity. Such a great talk! Thank you and GOD BLESS you both!❤
No his testimony is problematic I've watched both of them all about how he felt he needed to do drugs to find God. Guard your mind. This is not a good testimony. I'm sure he is in the seeker sensitive movement anyways no real doctrine.
Happycrazykim - i tried to say that and cd do no better than u just did. His genuine curiosity without defensiveness or fear gets me everytime.
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I did LSD twice as a young teenager. I unfortunately had a horrible trip on my second one. I have a permanent visual perception problem due to this. I can't see clearly to say the least. Its very irritating not being able to see people's facial expressions or the stars at night. Its a purple haziness on everything, almost like a snow flake pattern. I saw the same thing the first time I used LSD but it went away after the trip. I found out years ago that im not the only one out there with this permanent problem. I found out through much research that the diagnosis is called "hallucinogenic persisting perception disorder". Im not alone but I have to live like this forever. I would do anything to see my loved ones faces clearly or the stars at night. I although thank God that I didn't lose all my sight or my life. I need to think on what im grateful for when I deal with this lasting problem.
Try hypnosis, it works well. I am working with a hypnotist that cured a woman of something similar. They were able to find the core belief and uproot it out of her psyche. If you need a recommendation lmk!
I had that for a while... like 5 years. It's kinda like the world is being projected onto this static geometry in the background and it's very disturbing because you think "Well, that's it. That's absolutely terrible and meaningless... but that's it."
I would pray in the name of Jesus Christ that God takes that away from you. If it doesn't go away just know that trust me that's not "it". That's not anything. It's just there to disturb you, but it will go away eventually.
PRAYER AND FASTING.
It's possibly a spiritual attack and you can weaken it by praying and fasting until God intervenes on your behalf.
I wrote a novel about these exact themes-addiction, sleep paralysis, spiritual warfare, psychedelics, interdimensional travel and its crazy how similar it is to this man's story. The tagline is 'Time to Face Your Demons' because that's what I was doing when I wrote it. Everything Josh is talking about is 100% real. I've experienced some of this and day dreamed other parts. Although it's a dark story, I always felt like God wanted me to write it. I felt like I was tapping into something from outside myself. It's crazy to hear another person vocalize what I've only heard in my mind.
Your book sounds interesting, it also reminds me of Graham Hancocks “Entangled” sort of. Have you published it anywhere? Would love to check it out :)
@Lucy Singh Wildest Dreams, Call of the Void Book 1. My pen name is MK Loa. Warning that the main character is a very lost man. Growing up in a cult will do that to you. He finds Christ at the end, but none of his actions leading up to that a meant to be glorified.
I can relate as I went through the same and it felt it was right, but I was getting deeper into “spiritualism” through yoga, reiki and opening the third eye while using marihuana as a “green” therapy🤦🏻♀️
Thanks God for mercy and grace🙏🏽I cannot look back ever again.
It's as real as any other drug-induced hallucination.
To be honest, taking LSD saved my life. I was in a very bad place in my early 20s, severe alcoholism, always partying, concerts, drugs, legal trouble.... When I took that LSD I immediately had a bad trip, thought everyone hated me, so i left the party. Went to my apartment and started having this voice in my head evaluate my life telling me I need to change now or Ill die soon. For the next 12 hours i looked at how much i screwed up. The experience was so profound that. The next day i stopped talking to all my toxic friends, stopped drinking and doing drugs. Got my act together and havnt had the urge to drink in the last 10 years. I actually get sick to my stomach now if i even take a sip.
I found it odd when the entities were mentioned as demons... It didn't sound appropriate, all the entities ive met have been full of love
@@nelsoncontreras7047 I think the demons are internal things that need to be fixed, nothing more
It's not odd at all. When you open yourself up to the spiritual world, especially in a manner apart from Christ, you open yourself up to the demonic. They are plenty happy to appear as your friends and guides so long as it keeps you separate from Christ. If they can help get you off drugs, but in doing so somehow convince you that the gospel is false, in the scope of eternity that's still a win for them.
@@eimaiakominzontanos except part of my recovery was attending church twice a week which before that day you couldn't pay me to go to church... if anything it helped me reach the lord .... it changed my way of thinking permanently.
@@farmlifeoffgrid thats a very good perspective, it makes sense
I’m a recovering addict with five years clean time and this was fascinating. My addiction was entirely a form of escapism but my rock bottom had a huge spiritual component. Thanks for branching out like this Michael, these interviews are fantastic
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Glad that you're clean! God bless you.
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This guy’s testimony is always so impactful and thought/soul provoking. The Lord is faithful to his people children when we are faithless❤ [2 Timothy 2:13] “if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.”
🔥🔥 I can't believe Michael didn't tear up. I'm like sobbing quietly. What the enemy meant for evil, God will use for good.
I love seeing Michael's face when he hears what God had done in Josh.
Same, this is incredible. Hallelujah
Oh Wah Wah 🤣 grow up
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"I love seeing Michael's face when he hears what God had done in Josh." I myself was blown away by the glow on Michael's face.
Best wire host in recent months easily. On a tear. Just introduced him to my wife and she was impressed.
Michael should really bring on Bryan Melvin to share his testimony about experiencing hell. He was a atheist and died and God showed him hell. His testimony never changed and you can tell this man is telling the truth. Was so compelling it made me stronger in my faith with God as well. Hope Michael can interview him one day.
Wow!!
Thank you for the recommendation
I agree. Bryan Melvin has a compelled testimony. He seems genuine. Knowles really should have him on!
You can "tell" he's telling the truth? Really?! Because he said so?! 🤦♀️
@@kelrogers8480 😂 exactly. A lot of these psychedelic experiences / dreams are due to the emphasis of what you believe. Each to their own though.
Amazing testimony. Made me cry. I loved some of the language he used to describe certain things/scenarios/situations; it struck me. His story gave me some things to think about for sure. God is good.
This was an absolutely phenomenal interview. This man articulated his story so well and Michael was very engaged and sympathetic. Good content guys
I was sent here by God to listen to Joshua's story, and I am so grateful. His story is beautiful, pure, and incredibly powerful.
Please never stop making these. These interviews are the most interesting thing I've watched on youtube in years. Usually I let videos this long play in the background as I do other things, but with these I find it impossible not to pay full attention. I especially love this one and the interview with the priest.
I agree
1:08:50 I fasted for 3 days last week and wrote in my journal about this exact thing. Worship, fasting, and prayer all give me the same feeling as acid / mushrooms but it’s a different level of joy.
Wow.... Thank you for this interview. I'm a child of the late sixties early seventies And experimented with LSD marijuana, hashish and any other illegal drug that was available at the time. I was a very young teen at the time and God grabbed me out of the fire so to speak, and He introduced me to a vibrant body of believers and we studied The Bible like crazy and went around singing hymns down the street together, that's how joyful and grateful we were . I just turned 65 this year and I'm still so grateful That God grabbed me up into his arms. When I look back to those times I am still amazed. Thank you for telling your story, Joshua, and thank you Michael for hosting this wonderful Interview. This needs to be heard....
You basically just told my Life story. I did all the same things and then some. By the time i was 25 I was as full blown alcoholic. I quit drinking went to AA & found New Age spirituality. I was raised Catholic & didn't want that. I didn't know Christ. This led me back to drinking after 10 yrs of sobriety. I drank & used coke & meth till i was 50! That deep hole almost killed me. That was 15 years ago. Im so grateful to God for saving me again. I know without Him I'm doomed.
@@linnimartin4453 God bless you, Linni Martin.
To me, someone constantly had this dude on their prayers. Always pray for your loved ones, ppl
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Does anyone know any good source to get them? I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels, would love to give shrooms a try.
Yes, dr.sporesss
Dr.sporesss is the best, he's been my go to for anything psychedelics.
Is he on instagram?
Yes he is. dr.sporesss
Do more of these videos!! I NEVER ever sit through a 2 hour TH-cam video but I was captivated. You’re a natural at these types of interviews. Could care less about the politics. 😂
I listened to this at 1.5x like I always do... then I listened again at 1.25x. I'm thinking there might be a 0.75x in my future...
You need to find better videos. Long form videos is where it's at
The interesting thing about today’s politics; is they are just a physical expression of this spiritual war we are having.
@@kaylahall1219 The funny thing about youtube comments is that they're just a digital expression of the thoughts we are having
My favorite part was when he realized every breath was being given to him as a gift from God❤
I mean to just think about that being true for us even now is mind blowing. Every breath is His given to us as a gift. What are we doing with the breath He gives us?
Is god breathing for him ?
Oh Michael, this was an unbelievable interview. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea but it was what I needed to hear! Well done sir.
Thanks God for helping this man, for let him finds you and change his life for the better! 🙏📿
I love the part where he describes the intercession of the saints! He describes them as the cloud of witnesses who are constantly interacting and praying for their church family on earth. We are not divided. Jesus has one kingdom, one body, one church, one mind, one faith. Saints in heaven are more alive than we are on earth, with clear thinking, no illness, fully cleansed from all sin, and their prayers are more potent and pleasing to God because they are holier (more submitted to God) than we are. What a wonderful family we Christians are part of.
You sound like a true Christian ❤
What time does he say that?
Michael, keep doing these! I loved the one with the exorcism/priest.❤
As a Christian, I can now admit to my wrongs in the past. After high school, I had a ‘phase’ with shrooms. I would eat quite a bit for a trip; generally, a 1/4 oz or more.
To answer your question regarding how reality is different I can explain (at least from my experience):
Yes life is still all around you; however, you feel like you are one with everything (connected). For example, you can see the trees ‘breathing’, you can feel the ‘soul’ in flowers, grass, even the wind. At least for me, I could see different colors. You feel no fear & you don’t experience time. There’s a saying not to touch animals while tripping, I accidentally did once with my ferret and he laid with me for 3 hours. We looked at each other in the eyes, and it was like we were communicating and we immediately bonded. When you have a ‘good’ trip it feels like, only what I can imagine, heaven would feel like.
A ‘bad’ trip is a whole different story. I generally only took shrooms by myself and would spend time outside. The one time I did trip with others, made me never want to use mushrooms again. myself and other people included saw a demon lurking around someone (she wasn’t the best person). We even talked about it later and described what we all saw. Also during this trip, one of the people went crazy. He went on a tangent about how he was god, how he made us, how nothing mattered, etc. he even stripped naked and was threatening to hurt himself. We all saw a dark presence around him. To this day, I am convinced those were real demons. That was actually what pushed me to Christianity.
The guy was right
That demon might have been the reason she was not the best person...
The "good" trips are actually bad trips. Just because you don't see something horrible doesn't mean it's a "good" trip. The biggest problem with mind-altering substances is that they open you up to the spirit world. You are being influenced by evil spirits. When people feel "one" with everything, this is a spiritual deception that leads people to false religions, like Buddhism. They lead to worship of the creation rather than the creator.
@@dooglitas never thought of it like that
Good trips? No such thing as a good trip... Those are just to make you want another "good trip". The enemy will give you thousands of "good trips" just to sucker you in his realm and make you think everything's ok...
I relate to so much of his story when he described how and why he got hooked on drugs. 8 years clean now since Jesus saved me. im a SAHM mom to two with one on the way❤️ God is good. I love my life since Jesus healed me.
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It's so interesting and quite refreshing to watch this interview because he lays it all out there for you and he's so real, so raw with his testimony. Most people that I've seen so far tend to say, "I sat down, begged God for help, and it changed everything" and sometimes, if it's genuine enough and you've gone through what you need to go through to understand why and how you need to change, then it is that easy and simple. But not always. Sometimes you're sitting there begging and begging but you don't know what you're begging for or you don't understand and you don't put in the effort to actually change, then it won't be that simple. And it's easy to get discouraged that way. Sometimes it takes years and years of praying and figuring these out, He doesn't talk to you the way YOU want Him to. He talks to you the way He knows you need but you don't always know. This was a beautiful testimony and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. God Bless him and his journey in Christ.
I thoroughly enjoy a break from the political to examine the underlying spiritual problems of the human condition. Keep up the good work. May God guide your steps.
I was on mushrooms a few months ago. First few hours was so much fun. Then judgement day happened, everything started fading away and I was being pulled into hell. The arms pulling me down into hell will be a memory I will never forget. Thank God for one of my friends being there who was sober and was able to watch me for the next few hours while I was panicking. God is real. Demons are real. I pray for everyone 🙏
It's called ego death, n is not a bad thing, after some reflection you can learn alot from that
@@DirtyJ42069 "Ego death" lol, you sound like Eckhart Tolle. GTFO with your new age BS...
It’s called a glimpse behind the veil and a warning.
Ego death hahaha 😅
When I took mushrooms I found a profound sense of inner peace. It was a beautiful experience. Everything shined with light.