[Yosemitest]

My question ~ "WHY did they need to have their hands ON them ? " ~ was meant to imply that maybe there was a physical or electrical connection.
But more tyo the point, a spiritual connection that is transmitted through touch.
But then maybe it can NOT be done without teaching, instruction and divine guidance.

Notice:

" Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard
that Samaria HAD RECEIVED the word of God,
they sent unto them Peter and John:
Who, when they were come down, PRAYED FOR THEM,
that they MIGHT RECEIVE the Holy Ghost:
(For as yet he was fallen UPON NONE OF THEM:
only THEY WERE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME of the Lord Jesus.)
THEN LAID THEY THEIR HANDS ON THEM,
and THEY RECEIVED the Holy Ghost. "

Now also notice:

" Therefore leaving THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DOCTRINE of Christ,
LET US GO ON UNTO perfection;
NOT laying AGAIN
the foundation of repentance from DEAD works,
and of faith toward God,
of the doctrine of baptisms,
and of laying on of hands,
and of resurrection of the dead,
and of eternal judgment.
And THIS WILL WE DO,
if God permit . "

Why did Peter and John lay their hands on repentant persons in Samaria following their baptism in water?

Note that EVEN THOUGH the people had been PREVIOUSLY baptized in water,
they did NOT YET have the Holy Spirit.
This plainly shows that the Holy Spirit is not given IMMEDIATELY AT OR BY water baptism
and yet SHOWS THAT BAPTISM DOES PRECEDE THE GIVING OF the Holy Spirit.

The "laying on of hands" is the key that solves this apparent enigma.
The Holy Spirit IS GIVEN to a person BY PRAYER AND THE LAYING ON OF HANDS of God’s ministry following baptism.

Notice the sequence:
first repentance;
then water baptism;
next the laying on of hands;
then the receipt of the Holy Spirit
as a result of the laying on of hands.

The receiving of God’s Spirit "immerses" or "plunges" the person into the Church (the spiritual body of Christ) and into the divine Family of God.

Then I asked " HOW does this “receiving of the Holy Ghost” (or Holy Spirit) interact with our mind and change our mind, our thinking ? "

The "HOW" would be nice to know,

BUT it really does NOT matter "HOW", just so long as we ARE changed.

[WhatsItAllAbout]

I am almost certain that NO physical contact is required for the Baptism and or Filling of a Soul by the Holy Ghost.

The very definition of “Spirit/Ghost” implies they are immaterial.

I think a quick look at the scripture below shows cases where the Holy Ghost is present in the person without the laying on of hands.

Luke 1:15 KJV

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

Luke 1:35 KJV

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:41 KJV

And it came to pass , that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

Luke 1:67 KJV

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied , saying ,

Luke 2:25 KJV

And, behold , there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

The point I am trying to make is that we are all connected at the cellular level with the quantum world.
Believe me when I say that the quantum would is where the “magic/miraculous” happens.

Our connection to the quantum world is the lens that God see us through.

He even has his eye on us in the womb while we are still unseen by the unaided human eye.

We are so connected to God being made in his image so that we can comprehend the basic fundamentals of how his creation works, and the HOW should never contradict the WHY.