“He used to heal people on Instagram wearing a ninja mask. Now, he’s back, unmasked, unfiltered, and ready to show the world what real energy work looks like.”
The Return of the (Formerly) Masked Mystic
If you’ve been with The Skeptic Metaphysicians for a while, you might remember the mysterious guest from years ago who appeared on our show wearing a ninja mask.
That was Benton Ryer, an energy healer, author, and self-described sorcerer who performed nightly healing sessions online that had people swearing their pain, anxiety, and even illness were melting away. At the time, he hid his identity to protect his privacy and, perhaps, to shield himself from the skepticism that inevitably follows anyone claiming to channel unseen forces.
Fast forward to now: Benton’s back. The mask is gone, the shadows lifted, and what emerges is a man radiating calm confidence, like someone who has seen behind the curtain of reality and come back to tell us what’s really there.
And yes, he’s still healing people. Including me. But we’ll get to that.
From Instagram Healer to Global Mystic
Benton Ryer’s story reads like a metaphysical adventure novel. He’s the author of The Shores of Eternity: A Memoir of Sorcery, a book that blends memoir and myth, charting his early initiation into the occult arts after wandering into a metaphysical bookstore as a teenager.
What started as curiosity became a lifelong exploration of energy, spirit, and the hidden architecture of existence. Today, Benton describes his work as rooted in Ko Shinto; an ancient, nearly forgotten branch of Japanese shamanism focused on purification and restoration of the energetic body.
He performs live sessions on YouTube, where hundreds tune in to experience what he calls “removals”; energetic extractions of dense or parasitic forces that, he claims, affect everything from our emotions to our health.
Sound intense? It is.
But here’s the thing: when Benton works, something happens.
My Personal Experience: The Healing That Defied Explanation
Several years ago, I was facing one of the biggest challenges of my life: a battle with cancer.
Amid the medical appointments, procedures, and emotional rollercoaster, Benton reached out. “I’ve never tried to help anyone with cancer before,” he said. “But let’s see what we can do.”
There was no elaborate ceremony. Just focused intention and energy moving through the ether.
And then, something shifted.
When I went back for my second biopsy… the cancer was gone.
Now, am I saying Benton’s healing cured me? No. But I’m also not saying it didn’t.
All I know is this: sometimes, the universe works in ways that science hasn’t caught up to yet. And Benton’s energy work, whatever it truly is, opened a door to something profound...something that felt real.
Ancient Shinto and the Art of Purification
At its core, Benton’s practice draws from Ko Shinto, a form of pre-Buddhist Japanese spirituality that honors the divine essence within all things. It’s the indigenous spiritual path of Japan, older than any organized religion, centered on reverence for nature, ritual purification, and harmony with the unseen.
When Benton speaks about it, he doesn’t sound like someone reciting doctrine. He sounds like someone remembering, like these teachings were encoded in his DNA.
“I call on the kabi to purify the energetic bodies,” he explains, “and that has an effect on the physical body.”
This isn’t Reiki. Benton actually performs what he calls Reiki removals, clearing subtle impurities he says were misunderstood or diluted when Reiki spread to the West. “It’s one of those things hidden in plain sight,” he says. “Once it’s removed, people feel the difference right away.”
His approach is surgical, not symbolic. He doesn’t channel gentle light beams and affirmations; he extracts blockages, burns off energetic residue with fire rites, and calls upon ancient forces that most people can barely sense.
The Mysterious Science of Energy
So what exactly is happening when someone like Benton performs a “removal”?
If you ask him, it’s not so much about sending energy as it is about unclogging the flow that’s already there. Think cosmic plumber rather than New Age guru.
“Most of the worst stuff we carry,” he says, “we’re born with. It’s not necessarily generational, it’s just bad luck. The time and place you’re born, the astrological gateways, it all affects what energies you inherit.”
He insists this isn’t superstition. It’s an ancient understanding of how cosmic and physical realities intertwine. “When I purify someone’s energy,” he explains, “their body responds. Their cells remember balance. Their spirit remembers home.”
Sound poetic? Maybe. But in our conversation, his confidence was disarmingly matter-of-fact—like a surgeon explaining how to remove a tumor.
Why People Resist Healing
Ironically, Benton says the hardest part of his work isn’t performing the healings, it’s convincing people to accept them.
“Most people don’t believe,” he tells us flatly. “Even very spiritual people won’t humor anything outside their own box.”
He recounts stories of people who came to him in pain, felt undeniable relief, and then refused to continue, terrified, perhaps, of what accepting this kind of reality might mean for everything else they believe.
“It’s cognitive dissonance,” he says. “They’d rather stay sick than admit the world might be stranger, and more beautiful, than they thought.”
That line stuck with me. Because it’s true: awakening isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it means shattering the illusions we cling to most tightly.
Is It Evil? Let’s Talk About the O-Word
Whenever a healer mentions the word sorcery, there’s bound to be pushback.
Benton laughs when I ask if he’s ever been accused of working with dark forces. “All the time,” he says. “But it’s just ignorance. People hear ‘occult’ and think it means evil. It literally just means ‘hidden.’”
He’s right. The word “occult” comes from the Latin occultus, meaning “concealed” or “secret.” In ancient times, it referred to any knowledge of unseen natural laws, like magnetism, astrology, or alchemy—long before Hollywood turned it into a synonym for Satanism.
“What I do,” Benton explains, “has nothing to do with demons or devils. Shinto predates all that by thousands of years. It’s about purification, not possession.”
In other words, if you’re expecting ritual sacrifices and Latin chanting, you’re watching the wrong show.
A Healing Demonstration You Can Feel
During our interview, Benton offered to give both Karen and me a live healing session on air.
We closed our eyes. He began to chant softly in Japanese. The sound was rhythmic, ancient, and powerful...it vibrated somewhere deeper than words.
Within minutes, Karen described seeing the image of “a little old monk” hovering nearby, while I felt waves of energy coursing through my body. My muscles relaxed, and an almost magnetic pull drew my awareness downward into stillness.
When we came back to consciousness, both of us were speechless. Something had definitely happened.
Even listening back to the recording later, the energy was still there.
That’s why we decided to release Benton’s full healing session as a standalone bonus episode, so listeners could experience it for themselves without distraction.
If you haven’t yet… trust me, cue it up when you’re home, quiet, and open. Don’t listen in the car. Benton jokes that one listener did, and their car literally “bounced off” another without a scratch. (Coincidence? Maybe. But it’s a heck of a story.)
Entities, Archons, and Energetic Parasites—Oh My
Of course, no conversation with Benton would be complete without venturing into the metaphysical wilds.
He speaks candidly about energetic parasites, beings he calls archons, that feed on human vitality and influence our thoughts. According to Benton, people with psychic gifts often attract these entities more than others because their light is brighter, and therefore tastier.
Sound scary? He shrugs. “It’s just part of the ecosystem. You keep yourself purified, they can’t stick around.”
He even mentions interference from certain extraterrestrial intelligences...beings that, in his view, pose as benevolent guides but often seek control. “They don’t want me removing attachments,” he says, “because it disrupts their food chain.”
Now, you might be thinking, “Okay, Will, that’s a bit out there.” And honestly? Same. But the Benton we’ve come to know isn’t peddling fear. He’s describing a cosmology where everything, light and shadow alike, has its place.
He doesn’t see evil. He sees imbalance. And he believes balance can always be restored.
The Science of the Soul (Sort Of)
One of my favorite moments in our talk came when I asked Benton how his work might one day be explained scientifically.
He smiled. “It will be. Science always turns out to be more complex than what we first think.”
He’s not anti-science, in fact, he sees his practice as the frontier of what science hasn’t measured yet. “The unseen world is like dark matter,” he says. “It’s real, it just hasn’t been quantified. One day it will be, and people will look back and realize that healers were the early experimenters.”
It’s a fascinating idea: that spirituality is less a rejection of science than its spiritual sibling, exploring the same mysteries with different tools.
Faith, Resistance, and the Human Condition
When we asked Benton if everyone can be healed, he didn’t hesitate.
“No,” he said. “Sometimes people come too late, or they just won’t let go. Healing isn’t just about me doing something, it’s about them allowing it.”
That hit hard. Because in a world where we’re trained to seek instant results, the notion of surrender—of receiving—can feel foreign.
But Benton believes that healing isn’t a miracle; it’s a return to our natural state. “No one is supposed to suffer,” he insists. “We just forget how to stop.”
He works tirelessly, often without charging, because he sees it as service. “People sometimes send donations afterward,” he laughs, “but I just want them to show up. That’s all they have to do.”
A Different Kind of Magic
Benton doesn’t cast spells or wave wands. His “magic” is the quiet discipline of someone who’s spent years refining inner alignment.
He speaks of daily self-purification rituals, of working with dragons (yes, dragons), and of keeping his own energy field clear so he can serve others effectively.
When he describes what it feels like during a session (“like a force field expanding outward”) you get the sense he’s living in a constant dialogue with the invisible.
And whether you call that magic, mysticism, or misunderstood physics, it’s undeniably powerful.
The Skeptic’s Dilemma: Belief vs. Experience
As skeptics, Karen and I always walk a fine line between curiosity and discernment. We don’t take claims at face value, but we also don’t dismiss them just because they don’t fit the current scientific model.
That’s why interviews like this one matter. They stretch our frameworks, challenge our definitions of what’s possible, and remind us that truth often hides where logic fears to look.
Did Benton perform miracles on the show? Maybe.
Did he open our eyes to the depth and diversity of human experience? Absolutely.
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
In an age where “healing” is often reduced to hashtags and quick fixes, Benton Ryer stands as a reminder that true transformation requires courage, consistency, and humility.
He’s not selling enlightenment. He’s demonstrating discipline, and inviting us to rediscover the sacred through purification, not performance.
Whether you resonate with his talk of spirits, energy fields, or Shinto deities, his message is universal:
“Healing is remembering what you are. Everything else is just interference.”
Want to Experience It for Yourself?
You can catch Benton live every night at 8:30 PM Pacific on his YouTube channel, where he performs group healings and purification rituals rooted in ancient Japanese tradition. He also offers affordable one-on-one sessions through EsotericShinto.com and BentonRyer.com.
And if you want to feel what we felt during the show, don’t miss the bonus episode releasing next Monday, it features the full healing session from our interview, uninterrupted and ready for you to experience in your own space.
Final Thoughts
It’s easy to be cynical in a world overflowing with self-proclaimed gurus. But every now and then, someone comes along who doesn’t fit the mold...someone whose work can’t be easily dismissed or explained away.
Benton Ryer is one of those people.
He’s part healer, part mystic, part myth come to life, and whether you believe in his methods or not, you can’t deny the sincerity pulsing through his every word.
So maybe, just maybe, it’s time we all cracked the door a little wider, to the possibility that there’s far more to this universe than meets the eye.
After all, the real magic might not be in what Benton does.
It might be in what happens to us when we let ourselves believe...just for a moment...that it’s possible.
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