The Contract Jesus Broke

What happens when a spiritual experience that promises healing, enlightenment, and freedom becomes something much darker?In this episode of Beneath the Surface, Christie sits down with Tyler Schoettle to hear his incredible testimony—from his younger years and spiritual searching to entering the world of ayahuasca, indigenous ceremonies, spirit guides, and eventually a spiritual battle that changed everything.Tyler shares how he believed he was connecting with spiritual beings that were guiding him toward truth. During an ayahuasca ceremony, however, he entered into an agreement with these entities—an agreement he would later come to understand very differently.What once appeared spiritual, enlightening, and even beautiful began revealing a much darker reality.Tyler opens up about the spiritual attacks that followed, the deception he experienced, and the moment he began recognizing that the beings he believed were helping him were not what they claimed to be. And ultimately, he shares how Jesus Christ changed the entire story.We talk about:• Tyler’s life before ayahuasca and what led him to seek deeper spiritual experiences• His involvement with ayahuasca ceremonies and indigenous spiritual practices• The “spirit guides” and entities he encountered• The agreement he made during ceremony and why he describes it as signing away his soul• The spiritual attacks that followed• How something that appeared to offer healing became deception• The moment Tyler began questioning who—or what—he was actually communicating with• Spiritual warfare and the reality behind counterfeit spirituality• How Jesus broke the agreement and brought Tyler back to truth• What Tyler would tell someone considering ayahuasca todayThis conversation isn’t about sensationalizing the supernatural. It’s about asking a deeper question:Just because something is spiritual… does that mean it comes from God?The Bible warns us to “test the spirits to see whether they are from God.” — 1 John 4:1Tyler’s story is a powerful reminder that not every spiritual experience is what it appears to be—and that no agreement, deception, bondage, or darkness is beyond the authority of Jesus Christ.If this episode makes you think of someone who is exploring ayahuasca, psychedelics, New Age spirituality, spirit guides, manifestation, or alternative spiritual practices, send it to them.And if Tyler’s story resonates with you, tell us in the comments: Have you ever experienced something that initially felt spiritual or good, but later realized it wasn’t what you thought it was?🎙️ Beneath the Surface PodcastReal Stories. Biblical Truth. Deeper Questions.👉Subscribe for more conversations about faith, testimony, spiritual warfare, biblical truth, and the things happening beneath the surface.#BeneathTheSurfacePodcast #Ayahuasca #JesusChrist #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianTestimony