Clear guides to self-image, belief, manifestation and the illusions that shape your life, with each idea credited to its source and checked against research. https://piercingillusions.com/ 2026-09-20T00:00:00Z https://piercingillusions.com/manifestation/reality-transurfing/ 2026-09-20T00:00:00Z 2026-09-20T00:00:00Z

Reality Transurfing is Vadim Zeland's model of choosing an outcome instead of fighting for it. What he claims, where it came from, and what evidence says.

Brian Groat https://piercingillusions.com/identity/success-mechanism/ 2026-09-19T00:00:00Z 2026-09-19T00:00:00Z

Maxwell Maltz called the brain and nervous system a goal-seeking machine. What the success mechanism is, how he said it works, and what research shows.

Brian Groat https://piercingillusions.com/manifestation/law-of-assumption/ 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

The law of assumption says you receive what you assume you already are. What Neville Goddard taught, how it differs from attraction, and the evidence.

Brian Groat https://piercingillusions.com/manifestation/ 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

Manifestation is the idea that inner states shape outer events. What the main teachings claim, what research supports, and where the claims go too far.

Brian Groat https://piercingillusions.com/identity/self-image/ 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z

The self-image is the picture you hold of the kind of person you are. What Maxwell Maltz claimed it does, what research confirms, and where it fails.

Brian Groat https://piercingillusions.com/identity/ 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z

Identity is the self you believe you are. How the major teachings tie it to your reality, what research supports, and where the claims overreach.

Brian Groat https://piercingillusions.com/identity/psycho-cybernetics/ 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z

Psycho-Cybernetics is Dr. Maxwell Maltz's theory that your self-image steers your behaviour like a guidance system. His ideas, the research and the limits.

Brian Groat