In this episode of When Heaven Calls, Jonas shares his journey from atheism and “higher self” spirituality to Jesus — and how discernment helped him escape New Age false authority, deceptive spiritual leadership, and unhealthy intentional communities.

Jonas never set out to follow a guru. Like many people today, he was sincerely seeking truth, healing, and a connection to God through intuition, inner guidance, and New Age spirituality. Along the way, he encountered environments that claimed spiritual authority, healing power, and even the voice of Jesus — but something didn’t sit right.

In this honest testimony, Jonas reflects on:

• Growing up atheist and searching for meaning
• “Higher self” spirituality and intuitive guidance
• New Age healing sessions and channeled authority
• Recognizing deception and false spiritual leadership
• How discernment exposed what wasn’t from God
• Finding clarity, truth, and grounding in Jesus

This conversation is for anyone who has felt spiritually confused, misled by charismatic leaders, or caught between faith, intuition, and truth — and is learning to discern the difference.

I encourage you to listen all the way through. The clarity at the end is worth the journey.

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When Heaven Calls | Episode 3 — Jess’ Testimony

Jess was put on a stack of psychiatric medications as a teenager and told she was bipolar. Then one night—staring at a bag of pill bottles—she heard an audible voice stop her in her tracks:

“You’re not bipolar.”

In this episode, Jess shares:

• being medicated as a minor with no real autonomy
• the moment God spoke out loud and began unraveling a false identity
• flushing multiple psychiatric medications and what happened next
• her father’s stage 4 liver cirrhosis, a deathbed moment… and a miraculous turnaround
• New Age spirituality, demonic fear/extremes, and how Jesus brought clarity and peace
• motherhood, postpartum rage, exhaustion, and why “living water” became real again

If you’ve questioned healing culture, carried heavy diagnoses, walked through addiction in your family, or you’re a mom who feels depleted—this testimony is for you.

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In Episode 02 of When Heaven Calls, Forest Soleil sits down with Sophia for an honest, unfiltered testimony of spiritual searching, trauma, and the moment everything changed.

Sophia shares her journey through New Age spirituality—tarot cards, trauma work, the self help hamster wheel, psychedelics, channeling, and identity rooted in wounding—and how what began as a sincere desire for healing slowly led her into darkness, fear, and spiritual fragmentation. She speaks candidly about the “orphan” identity that shaped her inner world, the grief work that became a trap, and the subtle ways spiritual practices can capitalize on unresolved trauma.

This conversation traces the turning point: conviction without shame, a profound encounter with Jesus, and the freedom that came through surrender, repentance, and returning to truth. Sophia reflects on burning tarot cards that once held so much meaning, breaking spiritual agreements, choosing obedience over spiritual highs, and learning what it means to heal in a way that bears real fruit.

This episode is for anyone who has:

• Explored New Age spirituality or trauma-focused healing
• Felt stuck in grief, identity work, or spiritual striving
• Questioned where certain practices were truly leading
• Felt drawn back—or drawn for the first time—to Jesus

You don’t need to have everything figured out to listen. These stories are shared simply to witness what God is doing in real lives—and to remind us that no one is too far gone, too confused, or too late to come home.

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