For reference: The Mind Parasites [PDF] by occultist writer Colin Wilson.
A good analogy might be those parasites that infect ants and other insects that cause self-destructive behavior (like going to the top of plants to get eaten on purpose).
Whatever is ailing humanity appears to have a similar self-destructive effect, especially manifesting in the abuse of children which goes against a powerfully hardwired instinct for preserving the health of a species.
Maybe these "parasites" are somewhere in between the physical and metaphysical. Either way, I'm struggling to rectify the hysteria surrounding ivermectin in the media and governments.
COVID as a virus is a hoax. But COVID as a parasite?
What movie won the oscar for best picture in early 2020 again?
DEMON, noun - "a spirit"; form SPIR'IT, noun [Latin spiritus, from spiro, to breathe, to blow. The primary sense is to rush or drive.] aka adaptation to movement. What if the choice to ignore movement; tempts us to hold onto (posses) what others suggest us to believe? We consent by free will of choice to hold onto suggested -isms; which those who suggest them to us can act in the name of...since we consented to believe them. That's what mental possession repents aka the contract of belief.