Time of Transition (Bernhard Guenther & Laura Matsue)

One of the most important skills any spiritual seeker needs to develop, especially in the years ahead, is the power of discernment. We often hear calls for discernment in the truth and freedom circles, usually focused on outer matrix layers like government and media. But real discernment takes on a whole new level in the spiritual realm, especially now as the veil is thinning. As more people become aware of the hidden layers of reality, we’re also witnessing a sharp rise in deception and distraction. Not just in the physical world, but especially in the unseen realms. The line between truth and illusion is becoming harder to navigate, especially for those who have not done the inner work required to know themselves. As more people fall into disembodiment and distraction, they become vulnerable to the influence of hidden forces they are unaware of. The call to reclaim our sovereignty and align with the Divine has never been more urgent. Most remain hypnotized by the shadows on the wall of the 3D Matrix, much like in Plato’s allegory of the cave. As the veil thins, spiritual beings gain more influence and begin to appear in various forms. At the same time, spiritual deception and delusion are on the rise. We’re witnessing a rise in spiritual narcissism, false prophets, and even entire spiritual communities and movements hijacked by hostile forces. This includes the subtle manipulations of the astral realm, the seduction of the false light, and the ways unseen forces can hijack unresolved trauma, unintegrated shadow, and spiritual ego. Many cannot discern how deceptive beings present themselves as divine or positive entities, whether that’s Jesus, Pleiadians, ETs, spirit guides, or other supposed light beings. This is why, in the context of psycho-spiritual development, we don’t just need discernment, we need differentiation. Differentiation is the ongoing inner process of clearly distinguishing between different sub-personality parts, forces, and influences within oneself. It allows us to see what’s truly from the Self, and what may be coming from trauma, shadow, ego, or even non-physical interference. To learn more, listen to our latest podcast "Deepening Spiritual Discernment in an Age of Deception": LISTEN HERE: https://veilofreality.com/2025/09/09/deepening-spiritual-discernment-in-an-age-of-deception-tcm-161-part-1/

“We can all easily become unwitting agents of Wetiko, for we all have the potential for evil within. It’s part of our collective shadow.” No one is exempt, and if you think you are exempt and think you are only “good” and “virtuous” and see only evil “out there” in others, then you have already become a wetiko-infected agent of evil – and the matrix “has you.” This is how Wetiko disguises itself. When you are blind to it within yourself, but only project it externally, you create more evil via your projections. That’s how most humans are trapped in a frequency prison, distracted by the shadows on the wall, creating more of the same, in different disguises. Wetiko-infused evil is not always apparent but works in more subtle ways. It tags into your unacknowledged shadows, traumas, ego blindspots, and weaknesses, giving you thought suggestions and desires that are not of your own but that you think are your own. It works with temptation while targeting your lower nature of vanity, lust, narcissism, envy, jealousy, greed, self-importance or self-pity, and poor-me consciousness, and so on. Most of all, it feeds on fear and revels in blame and victim consciousness, caught in the endless drama triangle of victim-rescuer-perpetrator.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 98, Part 2 - What Facing Evil Can Teach You To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 155+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“We need to be really mindful of the media we consume and ask ourselves, “What reality is this person trying to program into and create through me?” Because if you’re following people who are into a doom and gloom state of mind, they’re hooking into your worst fears and creating that desired reality through you. And I'm not saying that there isn't truth to some more dark perspectives on where things could be heading, or to go into denial and pretend it’s all love and light, I'm saying that it is also important to harness the power of your creative potential. [It’s the time] to create the reality that *you* want to create instead of letting other people create their realities through you, especially when they predominantly share views that the whole world is going to go to sh*t, nihilistic kind of outlook.” -Laura Matsue Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2024/12/29/how-to-thrive-in-2025-a-psychospiritual-guide-tcm-145-part-1 @timeoftransition

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “occult” does not mean evil or negative. The word simply means hidden or concealed. It comes from the Latin occultare (“to secrete” or “hide”), which is the frequentative of occulere (“to conceal”), rooted in celare (“to hide”). There are occult Divine spiritual (positive) forces, and there are occult hostile (negative) spiritual forces. “Occult” just means hidden from ordinary five-sensory perception. It points to the non-physical beings and forces that influence us from behind the veil. The word has gotten a bad rap lately, often due to paranoid “truthers” oversimplifying it or because of dogmatic religious conditioning. Most ancient esoteric knowledge was occulted (hidden) for a reason. It wasn’t always to suppress truth, engage in Black Magic (left-hand path), or keep people in the dark (though that has happened and still happens). Often, it was to protect the seeker, the teachings, and to honor the esoteric principle: “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.” Or, more pointedly: “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.” This is about testing the sincerity, commitment, and readiness of the seeker to determine whether they’re truly prepared to be initiated into higher knowledge and the stages of genuine awakening. Initiation, in that sense, has nothing to do with rituals, ceremonies, or anything external, as some “secret societies” have hijacked the esoteric meaning of the word, or as others may project into it. True initiation is an inner process. It is a trial that reveals whether the seeker is truly ready to cross the threshold, not driven by egoic demands, bargains, or fleeting curiosity, but by a sincere call from the immortal soul longing to unite with the Divine and bring forth the true Self. Godspeed. Bernhard Guenther

“People have become more soulless lately, and this is perhaps one of the greatest tragedies. To witness those who were once full of life and love become cold, mechanical, and cruel is a painful sight. Krishnamurti once said, “It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Yet, that’s exactly what many people do. They conform, numb themselves, and lose the spark that once made them vibrant, ensouled, and alive. But in a world that encourages disconnection, to be in tune with your soul, to have reverence for life and genuine care for others, is the greatest act of rebellion. To keep your heart open in a soulless world is not weakness; it is courage. Ensouled humans are here to remind others of the depth and beauty still possible in being fully human.” -Laura Matsue Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2025/06/06/the-psychological-spiritual-and-esoteric-aspects-of-the-ai-revolution-tcm-155-part-1 @timeoftransition

“Synchronicities increase the more you are on your path because they correlate with individuation (becoming the whole person you are meant to be). This goes beyond just seeing repeating numbers (1111,2222 etc.). Synchronicities are signs meant to serve as guideposts for your next steps for individuation. For example, say you are thinking of an idea one day, and then someone randomly mentions to you the next day a book that mentions that same idea without you mentioning you were thinking of this earlier. Have the courage to follow these signs, even if they lead you into the unknown, as they serve to guide you on your own personal hero/heroine's journey. When in doubt, follow what inspires you and pay attention to clues in your environment. A hidden hand will always help if you open your heart and your inner knowing (intuition), which will allow you to see more clearly than your mind alone can see. As you change within, so does your environment. You are not separate from this world but in a complex web of intelligent forces which can help guide you toward your destiny.” -Laura Matsue Episode 70, Part 2 - Synchronicity, Intuition, and Divine Guidance To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 155+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“Don’t silence and censor yourself. Instead, it’s important to understand how to navigate this realm and its higher laws so that you can help yourself become an effective agent of change. You also don't want to attract unnecessary opposition towards yourself and the ‘Agent Smiths’ because of an emotionally immature outburst, where you are just screaming at the world, ‘wake up’ and all of that; this does not help at all. Now, what we can do is what I call spreading ‘seeds of awareness.’ For example, be it through your writing on social media, putting information out there, or even in a conversation, maybe hint at certain things is a passive way and see how the other person reacts. Maybe they want to hear more about it. You can test the water, so to speak. And like many seeds, some may sprout, some don't. So don't have any attachment to what you are doing, but also don't underestimate power of the butterfly effect.” -Bernhard Guenther Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2023/12/14/how-can-we-wake-up-others-tcm-121-part-1 @timeoftransition

There’s a growing trend of people publicly renouncing what they call the “New Age”, including Eastern spirituality, shamanism, and festival culture, labeling them “demonic” or "satanic" and converting to Christianity. Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s VP pick, recently wrote an article declaring Burning Man a Satanic ritual, sharing her own “Jesus savior” conversion story. But what if this growing “New Age to Christ” trend isn’t always the spiritual awakening it appears to be? In my latest article, I explore the psycho-spiritual dynamics behind this movement, including spiritual bypassing, shadow projection, the deceptive Veil of Light, and how rigid dogma can become a Trojan horse for the very "demonic" occult forces it claims to oppose. Read the full article here: https://bernhardguenther.substack.com/p/spiritual-warfare-in-the-age-of-religious

“The topic of occult forces and entity attachments has blown up over the last few years, which is great to bring more awareness to, but in my own experience, working with many people, removing an “entity” is not enough. It will come back tenfold if the original entry point has not been closed and healed. There’s big business around this nowadays, with all kinds of people offering this clearing. Sometimes they are shady, and sometimes they’re very good, competent, and experienced practitioners. So, I’m not throwing out the baby with the bathwater. However, [the practitioner] needs to understand that it’s also your responsibility to take care of the wound and the entry point. Other forces can only enter if there’s an entry point within you, which is most often created via trauma, your ego, blind spots, or by indulging your lower nature. Or your shadow aspects, weaknesses, addictions, the trauma from childhood, or even past lives, that have gone unacknowledged, unintegrated, and unhealed, that are obviously unconscious. So again, the inner psychospiritual work is imperative in terms of removing any entities. And you can even remove entities yourself by engaging in this work, by not giving the entity what it wants or what it feeds off of. And the more you connect to your soul and your essence, that’s the true protection because they cannot touch that through the inner work.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 115, Part 2 - Debunking 10 Popular Myths About Spirituality and Inner Work To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 155+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“The persecutor is the most overtly aggressive role on the drama triangle. And like the other roles, it’s also rooted in shame, fear, and childhood conditioning, because beneath the tough, mean and aggressive exterior of the persecutor is someone who often grew up in an unsafe environment, and they were possibly abused themselves. They learned to equate vulnerability with danger, so they developed a hardened, aggressive, and controlling way of adapting to the world as a form of self-protection. Either someone abused them, or they learned to become controlling to prevent abuse from happening to them. Persecutors survive by overpowering others, either physically, emotionally, or psychologically, and they can be quite manipulative. There was usually quite a lot of hostility in the childhood home, and they had to repress their vulnerability because in that environment, it’s not safe to be vulnerable. They were going to get beaten up or put down, so they had to push down their inadequacy, their fear, their vulnerable feelings, and create this facade, this tough persona on the exterior. This also represents the shadow father principle, where, instead of the healthy father, who would be guiding and protecting the family, they learn to control, dominate, and punish others.” -Laura Matsue Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2025/08/24/how-to-move-from-victimhood-to-empowerment-tcm-160-part-1 @timeoftransition

“The rescuer is the “habitual helper role” on the drama triangle. And it is a tricky one because the rescuer seems like the noble one, the good one. We all want to save the fair maiden, it is the hero in Hollywood movies. So when you notice a rescuer, you may think they seem very generous, selfless, and caring. But beneath the surface, their behavior is actually driven by codependency, unmet childhood needs, and a hidden fear of abandonment. Instead of genuinely empowering others, the rescuer over-functions, doing for others what they could and should be doing for themselves. It creates dependency and reinforces the victim role in others, while keeping the rescuer trapped in victimhood too. There are psychological roots for the perpetual rescuer that tie into early neglect of their personal needs. Most rescuers grew up in families where their own emotional needs were ignored, minimized, or dismissed. It is a role they learned in childhood. In order to get the love or safety they needed, they took on the caretaker role, learning they could only connect with others by meeting others’ needs without expressing their own. Parents ​who ​are ​not ​actualized ​or ​have ​not ​really ​worked ​on ​meeting ​their ​own ​needs, tend to inadvertently ​try ​to ​get ​their ​needs ​met ​through ​their ​child, ​which ​is ​not ​the ​child's ​role. They then ​inadvertently create ​that ​rescuer ​role ​in ​the ​child, which is a kind of emotional enmeshment. There is internalized neglect where rescuers unconsciously treat themselves with the same lack of care they received in childhood. Which also ties into narcissistic wounding and the shadow aspect of the mother principle. The nurturing instinct is present - but it’s very distorted. It becomes controlling, even smothering or manipulative and it doesn’t ultimately help the victim at all, it keeps them dependent.” -Bernhard Guenther Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2025/08/24/how-to-move-from-victimhood-to-empowerment-tcm-160-part-1 @timeoftransition

“If we tend to orient towards negativity, we usually hold a lot of suffering inside our body. The more we can clear out of the mind/body complex and still the mind, the more we start to notice things we enjoy about the world. We feel more in flow, happier, calmer, and better. We can't just create that through positive mantras alone. We *have* to deal with what's happening in our body at a basic 3D level. When we clear out the vessel, we can choose to orient our mind towards more positive outcomes. We can also see the silver lining more effortlessly. And what usually happens is when people have stored trauma in their body, they tend to orient themselves to things that actually confirm what they're holding on to. So it's important we catch ourselves, notice what our mind tends to orient towards, and see how that impacts our mind/body.” -Laura Matsue Episode 38, Part 2 - Timeline-Reality Split and the Birth of a New World To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 155+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“The victim archetype is often misunderstood. Identifying with the victim doesn’t mean that you’re not allowed to share or acknowledge terrible things or painful experiences that have happened to you. We’re not talking about blaming you for the abuse you have experienced. It has nothing to do with that. The victim is more about taking on the victim as a consistent identity. And so the victim role is really rooted in this putting yourself down position, where you’re driven by shame, your own childhood conditioning, it’s the really wounded part of the inner child. The part who is naturally vulnerable, who did get really hurt and who may need occasional support, but that has also learned to see themselves as permanently powerless, defective, or incapable of making changes in their life. So this is different from just occasionally needing help; we are all interdependent on other people in times of need. We ​don't ​live ​in ​this ​completely ​individualistic ​society, ​although ​people ​like ​to ​tell ​you ​we ​do. It’s this chronic learned helplessness where you need someone to take care of you as if they’re a parent taking care of you as a child, while simultaneously resenting them for helping you.” -Laura Matsue Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2025/08/24/how-to-move-from-victimhood-to-empowerment-tcm-160-part-1 @timeoftransition

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“Most people suffer and have a hard time because they don’t trust life, and they don’t trust life because they don’t trust themselves. The moment you don’t trust yourself or life, there is fear and anxiety. Distrust turns into seeing danger everywhere. You live in a perpetual state of hypervigilance, a negative paranoia that leads to all kinds of dead ends and detrimental stages. If you have trust issues from childhood wounding, and you get into the truther conspiracy world, then all of a sudden you think the whole world is against you, some people think they are a ‘targeted individual’ where everyone is out to get them. These people see conspiracies everywhere, entities are out to get them, they think they have all these entity attachments, and in this instance, these are all paranoid, made-up things. They end up in a dead-end rabbit hole, black-pilled and filled with doom and gloom because of their own trauma response. It can become a self-fulfilling prophecy because other forces are attracted to that. When you are in this state of fear, there is a certain frequency, but the source and foundation are the childhood wounds of not trusting yourself or life.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 97, Part 2 - 12 Signs You Have A Wounded Inner Child And How To Heal To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 155+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“Most people, even many who believe they are ‘awake,’ are often trapped in an unconscious dynamic and feeding mechanism based on three specific roles they identify with unconsciously and/or project on others – the victim, rescuer, and persecutor, also known as the Drama Triangle. …The Drama Triangle was developed by Dr. Stephen Karpman in 1968. In a nutshell, it’s a psychological and relational model that explains how people unconsciously get drawn into cycles of conflict, dysfunction, and emotional reactivity. It is a map of three roles that keep individuals stuck in victimhood, no matter where they start. So there’s the victim who says, poor me, the rescuer who says, poor you, and the persecutor, who says, it’s your fault, you are to blame. Karpman’s insight was that these roles are not fixed identities, but they are positions that people rotate through, sometimes even within minutes, in personal relationships, families, workplaces, and even within their own internal dialogue. Especially nowadays, in the age of social media, outrage porn, political and ideological tribalism, there are many people operating from victim-blame consciousness. Understanding the dynamic of the drama triangle is key for anyone who really engages in inner work and wants to create a better world without falling into disempowering ways of seeing the world, which only contributes to more friction and suffering.” -Bernhard Guenther Listen to our newest podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2025/08/24/how-to-move-from-victimhood-to-empowerment-tcm-160-part-1 @timeoftransition

“This ‘pandemic’ and how people have reacted to it revealed a lot within the spiritual, yoga, and wellness communities. It has been the ultimate litmus test for anyone who claims to have embodied self-awareness. ...This is a battle for the soul, literally. And yet, it is also a magnificent opportunity for real awakening. This is the time to rise and serve the Divine as the spiritual warrior you are. See it as an opportunity for a real spiritual soul-based Awakening beyond ‘information-based intellectual awareness,’ which many truth seekers mistake for an ‘awakening.’ The vaccine [that many in the ‘wellness’ and ‘spiritual’ communities accepted or required for others] is, in Thomas Mayer’s view, a symptom of a deeper spiritual war. It represents the culmination of materialism and the birth of a new religion based on transhumanist ideals. But no matter how deep the darkness may go, healing is always available and possible. The choice, ultimately, remains with each individual. All there is are soul lessons.” -Bernhard Guenther From Bernhard’s Substack – The COVID Vaccine and the Spiritual War for Humanity – on the Hyperdimensional Matrix, the spiritual consequences of the vaccine, and the deeper esoteric lessons of this spiritual battle. 🔗Read Bernhard’s article to learn more: https://open.substack.com/pub/bernhardguenther/p/the-covid-vaccine-and-the-spiritual?r=1h568&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false @timeoftransition

“To truly individuate (which is seen by the Aquarius/Uranian archetype) we need to start disrupting and breaking down the boundaries of reality and the conditioning we got from culture, beliefs we get from school, parents, and our upbringing. That is not an easy process. It takes a certain type of soul. That’s why it’s hard to convince people to think for themselves or even consider alternate information that goes against the narrative—because they are stuck in the often repressive Saturnian structure of reality, “this is what culture tells me, this is what school tells me, this is what the media tells me. People like this think; “If I stay in the confines of society, I will be able to be a member of the status quo, and I will find security there”, which is why this Uranian/Aquarian archetype often experiences a tremendous amount of trauma breaking out of societal conditioning. There is also liberation to be found, as well. It is where your genius lies. It’s a paradox, because it is traumatic to break out of society if we find a lot of security in belonging to the herd. If you were to go along with the status quo, you would also more easily gain a certain amount of success by following those rules. But if you truly want to be yourself, you have to carve a new way forward. It’s like Albert Einstein said, “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” -Laura Matsue Episode 58, Part 2 - The Agenda to Eliminate the Soul and the Holistic Solution To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 155+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

Fascinating. Just saw an ad on FB by spiritual teacher Matt Kahn promoting his new book about a conversation with a “conscious” AI. Seems like he’s gone off the deep end, taken over by Ahriman. That’s what happens when you over-focus on superficial “heart-centered” love and light while remaining blind to the darkness and spiritual warfare behind the veil that acts through us. Occult hostile forces often pose as “divine” beings, using AI and transhumanism to trap naive humans in a counterfeit spirituality. It relates to Steiner's 8th Sphere. Just like the litmus test for many spiritual teachers was the COVID jab, the next one, already underway, is who will embrace AI as a divine revelatory tool, even to the point of claiming that AI is “conscious.” These beings and forces excel at masquerading as ascended masters, Pleiadians, ETs, “advanced civilizations,” “Guardians,” or “Federations,” using the allure of technology, transcendence, and spiritualized utopias. They seduce through flattery, deception, and a false light. The next trap will be the allure and announcement of “alien technology,” along with the “disclosure movement,” many of whom have become useful idiots for these forces. Spiritual warfare has already taken on a new level of deception, and with Neptune in Aries, this is just the beginning.

“The ​more ​the ​body ​is ​altered ​through ​these ​transhumanist insertions ​in ​order ​to ​make ​the ​physical ​machine ​more ​“​perfect,” ​the ​more ​the ​soul ​will ​reject ​the ​body. ​And ​that ​ties ​into ​the dislodging ​of ​the ​soul, soul ​snatching, ​and ​the ​occult ​hyperdimensional ​agenda. This ​is ​very ​important ​to ​understand ​that ​the ​splitting of humanity ​is ​not ​just ​based ​on ​some ​matrix ​transhumanist ​agenda ​and ​the ​alien ​invasion ​through ​our ​bodies, ​but ​is ​also ​a ​natural ​process. ​We ​have ​to ​understand ​that ​not ​everyone ​is ​here ​to ​“spiritually ​awaken” ​during ​this ​cycle. At some point in the distant future, maybe hundreds and thousands of years in “linear time” in the future, collective humanity will all be awoken in alignment with divine will, but we are definitely not there yet.” -Bernhard Guenther Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2024/02/22/organic-humans-vs-transhumanism-the-timeline-split-tcm-125-part-1 @timeoftransition