Hearted Youtube comments on ESOTERICA (@TheEsotericaChannel) channel.

  1. Third installment please!!! This series is fantastic and I really love the mystical origins of female figures in ancient religions!
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  2. Wow. For someone who says to have no expertise of modern occultism, I'm totally blown away. I've been in the GD for over 20 years now and you informed me of things I have never heard of. Thank you again Dr Sledge.
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  3. When this got to El and Yahweh combining, and then Yahweh vs Baal, I was riveted, like I was watching some big action movie. You do a great job telling these topics!
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  4. The best channel about occultism
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  5. I cannot overstate the significance of the service you are providing to this community by consistently offering a scholarly (and entertaining) analysis of these matters. Thank you for your time and persistence. Thank you for sharing your gift and your hard work with the world.
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  6. As a Zoroastrian YouTuber, I wanted to say thank you for shining some light onto my religion in such a truthful way, and for wading through the absolute mess that is Zoroastrian studies to find that stuff out. I appreciated how well researched it was. One thing I wanted to say is that it “Zoroaster”, Zarathushtra Spitama as he called himself, can’t have existed anytime near the Achaemenid dynasty of Iran. The language he spoke, Gathic Avestan, is extremely similar to the Sanskrit of the RgVeda, and it is dated to either the middle of the RgVedic period or the very beginning, all dependent on what level of phonological change one adopts. Who knows when exactly the RgVedic era is, but I don’t think anybody puts it after 1000 BC. Either way thank you for making this video, and if you ever need help working on a video on Zoroastrianism, I’d love to help! Also, the Gathas are a masterpiece of ancient poetry, composed by Zarathushtra himself, and are a great read. I would recommend the translations by Dr Stanley Insler and Dr Ali Jafarey. Ushta te (may you have radiant happiness)
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  7. "Demon be gone! ..... but while you are out could you run a few errands for me?"
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  8. Given that Lilith didn’t appear is proof that she understands this is for educational purposes and thus, fair use, better than YouTube
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  9. I’m a firm believer that folk of the vampires was born in Maya regions. The half man half bat Camazotz was talked about in Spanish Catholic circles in the 1500s. The camazotz play a critical role in the mythology of the Popol Vuh as the Xibalba brothers defeat them. They are camazotz statues all over Mexico and Guatemala. There are underground temples where they were worshipped. There are even days in the maya calendar attributed to them. Thanks for the episode. Cheers. ❤
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  10. I'll be watching the video after work, but I want to thank Dr. Sledge for being a beacon of serious, honest scholarship in a subject that often gets dragged down by all sorts of dishonesty and lunacy.
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  11. Congrats on vanquishing the Algorithm yet again Dr. Sledge! Happy (early) Hanukkah 🕎
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  12. In some of the more extreme American Evangelical communities, Cain is portrayed as Set. He wandered over to Egypt after killing Abel and set up shop as a king, even stealing the name of Seth. Heathen Egyptians then deified him. There’s even an illustrated book. I think it’s ironic that their mythological mashup is introducing the kind of chaos and disorder Set may have approved of.
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  13. Academic solidarity - another good reason for building unions among grad students and academic workers.
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  14. As an old soldier this reminds me of the pitfalls of counter-insurgency warfare: If one does not carefully identify the enemy and accurately estimate their motives one might very well create the enemy you imagined.
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  15. "When we allow our faith to dictate history, we betray both" You have my sub purely for this. Absolute Facts
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  16. "Look at me-Im the Moloch now!" I laughed too hard at that .
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  17. "Better is your profession than all professions. It makes men great." You're doing Thoth's work, Dr. Sledge. Thank you so much.
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  18. ChatGPT could never write an introduction as beautiful and concise as the one we just heard!!!!
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  19. You the best
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  20. Vendetta cannibalism sounds metal as heck
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  21. My God this channel is a goldmine of quality content.
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  22. As a teenager during the Panic, my friends and I were hounded from location to location because we played D&D. I remember thinking, "Are we the only ones who realize this is all imaginary?" Never had much use for the declarations of authority after that.
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  23. Ah. Reminiscing of my teenage years during the peak of the satanic panic, resting against a century old tombstone while reading the goetia as if my black fingernail polish would protect me from Crowley's ghost. Solomon will always hold the keys to my heart.
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  24. I remember when I was really young I picked up Age of Mythology and started spamming Egypt and I would sometimes pick Thoth as my Mythical-tier god to worship because he had the meteor power and phoenixes. nearly 20 years later here I am watching an Esoterica episode all about him. Life's a wild ride, my guys.
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  25. Hey doc. Listening to this episode at 3 AM in the morning a few days before Christmas. This year has been one of the worst I've had due to the loss of my mom and a few other troubles that happened throughout the year. Your channel and videos have been a constant companion for me and have brought me joy, knowledge, and peace of mind over the entire year; from Yahweh's historical origins, Paul's Ascent into the Kavode [sic], Yukio Mishima's physical primacy, that business with the Library of Alexandria being really small, to the breakdown of Jungian interpretations of Alchemy, I've learned a LOT about these topics and I've learned about people historical and beyond. So for me at least, you are my Shining Star of Wisdom, Joy, and Peace in a year of tumult. Thank you, Doc. I deeply appreciate your work. Oh and one last thing: I really like the comparison of your interest in Christian theology and history as reading a rulebook to a game you'll never play; being a Catholic born in Southeast Asia watching all that Kabbalah stuff was my version of your experience with Christianity.
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  26. Thank you Dr. Sledge for your kind words. I'm glad you found my edition of Arbatel of value.
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  27. Pour one out for all the Vanilla Syndrome sufferers in this video. 😞
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  28. Oh my gosh. This whole episode reminds me of Mexico. When I was not able to answer a question about redemption, the priest called me the son of satan. I loved that. 😂
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  29. As a person who comes from a background of science and logic, then without warning, thrust into the realms of Divine spiritual emergence and access, I really appreciate the historical and scholarly work you are doing regarding this subject. I don't always agree with some of your effusive dismissals of certain areas "newage" or woo information, as I have my own experience in these matters. But there are many moments where listening to your episodes have connected some dots or brought a small amount of clarity to the spiritual information I am swimming and at times feel like I am drowning in.
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  30. Science and magick are never far apart even when one is denied.
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  31. I will never forgive the Caananites for not starting a demon hunter school when they had the chance
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  32. When I was a teenager I would have done everything to have free and easy access to content like these. Your work and the one of all your colleagues are the ones that really make the time we live worth living.
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  33. I love this channel! The host takes the subject matter seriously, but does not take himself so seriously! He has real curiosity melded with great scholarship--he does the work so you don't have too--unless you want!
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  34. Another wonderful episode, and I hope the Demiurgic Algorithm enjoys this tasty comment and drops a penny in your cup.
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  35. The frequency with which you are dropping such thoughtful content is utterly remarkable. Keep it up! Thank you for exploring these topics.
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  36. Yukio Mishima is treated as an extremely sensitive topic here in Japan, where I have lived for many years. But no one here denies the genius of his writing, and all in my circle have read at least two of his works, including Sun and Steel. My favorites, which I read with the help of my university professors, are Haru no Yuki and Kinkakuji. Thanks Justin! All other controversies aside, genius is genius. ❤
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  37. I have never seen anyone make this subject so accessible and I have studied classical philosophy.
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  38. Oh man, the silent intro hurts. I just want to say I've been listening to your channel for years. Aside from finding it all interesting, I'm amazed that you make every episode as a one shot. No cuts. I'm convinced you're not using a teleprompt of any kind. Add in your quick one liners and grung metal culture refrences, and... well, big thumbs up.
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  39. This is a solid and concise summary of the origins of biblical monotheism. As someone who’s read and studied both of Mark Smiths books on the subject as well as John Day’s, Frank Moore Cross’s and the Ugaritic mythologies I can say Dr Sledge is truly painting as clear and objective of a picture as I’ve seen of such an amazingly complex and fascinating subject that I have been obsessed with for years Thank you kindly sir
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  40. This is amazing. I am a Christian and i am ASTONISHED at how Jewish traditions and Jewish mysticism has been omitted from the understanding of our faith. I do think that William Blake is maybe an exception to the rule. Cheers and thanks!
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  41. This channel is immensly underrated
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  42. I started playing d&d just this side of the worst of the satanic panic. The main effect I noticed were most of the players that came and went in that period got into the hobby thinking that it was something satanic and edgy, and many were quite disappointed. The last little gasp I can remember of dealing with this directly was working in a bookstore in 2000. Some woman asked for recommendations for children's books, and when I naturally suggested Harry Potter her response was 'No.....no, no...no, no, no.....no" she eventually stated her obvious objection, but it was her tone and attitude that I always remember. Not ranty or overbearing. She looked absolutely dumbfounded and shocked that such an abhorrent, evil thing would be said so casually in public. I had so thought that stuff had gone away, especially to the point where someone like that would just assume that their opinion was the common one.
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  43. Always a treat when Dr. Sledge talks about medieval women’s mysticism
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  44. You referenced Religion for Breakfast's coverage, but I feel like you're underselling your history of Kabbalah lecture series. I enjoyed the hell out of that over the course of several weeks of coffee time.
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  45. I'm sure I'm not the only one to say that I would love to hear more about the Kabbalistic ramifications of the Binding of Isaac!
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  46. Dr. Sledge was my philosophy professor and he was an AMAZING professor! Made me love philosophy.
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  47. Imagining the Esoterica of 4025 excitedly explaining WWJD bracelets "They made them out of plastic, which has often been attributed to their desire to express neverending devotion to God, but according to my analysis, it's actually meant to attune to the plastic spoons they were aggregating in their brains and point them to holier thoughts"
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  48. My cat must have been a member of the Clerical Necromantic Underground in a past life because she pays attention to your videos, but when I change it to something else she falls asleep.
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  49. As a french speaker, I temporarily got excited by the existence of the French edition. Then I saw the price... Damn academic publishing!
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  50. My biggest takeaway from Blake is that true imagination can only be directed outwards, and not inward. Imagination is not something we keep inside ourselves, but it’s something that flows outward to others, and embraces others. Inward expression, introspection, is a sterile, windowless prison for being. Imagination explores the world around us and embraces every new aspect it encounters with joy.
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