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From the start, Jesuits understood the power of psychology as a tool for control

The Jesuit order, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534, has a complex and secretive structure that exerts significant influence over global policy, with some critics viewing it as a force of geopolitical warfare.

The order’s spiritual exercises, as outlined in Loyola’s Meditations, aimed to break down a person’s sense of internal sovereignty and personal responsibility, promoting a “corpse-like obedience” to the hierarchy. How? Using psychological conditioning, a tactic others subsequently adopted.