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Gary Varvel: A woke mayor and her puppet master

An essay on the spiritual gateway of drugs and a new Humor Me cartoon

Gary Varvel

Sep 9

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In Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22, Decarlos Brown Jr., 34 stabbed to death 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska while she sat alone on a train.

The media called Brown, who is a 14-time offender, mentally ill. Killing an innocent woman is absolutely insane but was it also demonic?

Jesus said, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)

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Drugs, Demons, and the Doctrines of Destruction

In the New Testament, Jesus heals several people who are demon-possessed. Which begs the question: are demon possessions happening today?

In my August 29th newsletter, I wrote that Westman had succumbed to the “doctrines of demons.” I proposed that we are engaged in a spiritual war, and that the mind is the front line of this battle. The Minneapolis shooter, Robert Westman, illustrates this truth.

Now the question is: did drugs open a gateway to demon oppression or possession in mass shooters like the Minnesota trans shooter?

It was reported that Robert Westman had worked at a cannabis dispensary but was recently fired for tardiness and absenteeism. In his journal/manifesto, he left a stark warning:

“Gender and weed (blanked) up my head. I wish I never tried experimenting with either. Don’t let your kids smoke weed or change gender until they are like seventeen.”

So, he admitted that he was a marijuana user in his youth—and it can be assumed that he never stopped. This habit may have contributed to him losing his job. Taken together, this information helps connect the dots as to why Westman became a tool of the devil.

The issue of drug use reminded me of Revelation 9:21:

“And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.”

The word translated sorcery is the ancient Greek word pharmakeia, which is the root of our modern words pharmacy and pharmacist. It closely mirrors the English word drugs.

In the biblical context, sorcery refers to magical arts and the use of drugs for spiritual or ceremonial purposes.

Mind-altering drugs can open a gateway in the mind that allows access to the spiritual world. Many pagan religions used drugs as part of their worship of demons—whom they thought were deities.

In the Gospels, we read about people possessed by demons and healed by Jesus Christ. But Scripture does not explain how those individuals became possessed in the first place.

I’m not saying that everyone who takes drugs will become demon-possessed. I’m saying the Bible indicates that drugs is one possible gateway to demons.

The movie The Exorcist was based on a true story. In that case, an Ouija board served as the gateway that led to demonic possession. I know what you may be thinking: how can it be dangerous when it’s just a game made of plastic and cardboard. But the “game” encourages players to open their minds to communicate with the spirit world. This is dangerous and explicitly forbidden in Scripture.

Deuteronomy 18:10–12 warns:

“Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord…”

Any substance that alters the mind can be used by spiritual forces. As Ephesians 5:18 says:

“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”

Mind-altering substances lower a person’s inhibitions and unwittingly open the mind to demonic influences. Archaeologists have found evidence of opium, hemp, and other substances used in pagan worship.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has publicly suggested that antidepressants (specifically SSRIs) and transition-related medications might have contributed to Westman’s actions. He cited black box warnings about suicidal and homicidal ideation, and noted that the NIH would be conducting related studies.

Do you think Kennedy is crazy for even suggesting a link between drugs and school shooters? Read David Kupelian’s essay in WND. He writes, “The vast majority of America's most infamous and gruesome mass shooters have been on these controversial prescription drugs.” No wonder RFK Jr. promises to research the connection.

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