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  1. I really like the thinking here. If the demon is bothering you, this bowl will trap them on their way up and they will be forced to read your divorce command. Feels like serving papers.
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  2. Justin, I'm so grateful that you choose to share your work freely online. The research and analysis in your videos is worth vastly more than many of us could ever afford. You show faith in humanity by asking only that people pay what they can. I admire you very much. I hope you're sharing a magical holiday season with people you love. Thank you.
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  3. Shalom aleichem brother, I really don’t comment a lot on your posts Sir but I absorb every word and I very much appreciate and support what you are doing my Brother
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  4. A moment of silence for the victims of state sponsored necromancy through the ages.
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  5. History, philosophy, and RELIGIONISTHEOPIATEOFTHEMASSES. The comedic timing here is getting better and better! Hoping for an extremely niche comedy set here soon.
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  6. I'm still looking for the buried treasure. The only treasure I've found, so far, is this channel.
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  7. Thank you for the heartfelt introduction, my friend! I loved collaborating with you and I look forward to the next one! Hopefully, we'll get to meet in person as well. 😊
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  8. Were hitting quantum levels of esotericism right here. Way spookier than the clerical necromantic underworld.
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  9. A shame Anat doesn’t survive as much as Ba’al.
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  10. I had to skip back to make sure I really HAD heard you say "Joy Division is gnostic scripture, sometimes."
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  11. That awkward moment when your esoteric studies professor bops into the room, drops a demonic summoning ritual on you, and bops right back out without another word. I loved it!
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  12. “Grass grows in the cheeks” is such great evocative imagery. 🔥
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  13. So they turned from Calvinism to galvinism?
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  14. Male insecurity has always been one of the most destructive forces on this plane and we have fallen for this on almost every level by confirming it into our religion, among other things. Women are participatory to this as well, simply by aligning to this nonsense every single day. Fear is the main problem humanity has always faced, yet so few are truly capable of rising above it. It is just a frequency, a very low vibratory frequency. When you lift above it, it can't get you. LOVE is the answer here, never fear, never guilt, never shame! GOD is not fearful, why should You be? All the best! 🕊🌎💓
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  15. YouTube recommended this video and I’m so glad I watched it! It’s the first I’ve seen on this channel and I’m very impressed. I’ve been interested in how Christianity evolved into what it is today, and this was my first introduction to Yahweh history. It took over 5 hours to get through the video, with all the pauses I needed to look up something named or discussed (yes, it definitely could be a semester course and where do I sign up?!) or to rewind and listen to a piece several times. Overall, it was fascinating. Very well done, thank you!
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  16. 9:49 forgive me sir, but I have to correct you. You are in fact The Justin Sledge
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  17. I wish I knew a tenth of what you do. I love the study of ancient religions but didn't know how much until I got to be older in life. Thanks for all the book references. Very educational, and your videos are very well done.
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  18. Dr. Sledge with his mastery of both ancient myths and zoomer slang, an inspiration to us all.
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  19. Im over the moon about more Hildegard episodes. She was an absolute visionary. Catherine of Siena is another brilliant medieval mystic. Have you thought about doing an episode on Francis of Assisi? There is so much to stay about him. I am particularlly fascinated by his stigmata and the series of saints that came after him that also displayed the stigmata and... bizarre bodily changes post-death.
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  20. I thought, damn, it’s only for patreon members, and only then realized that I actually had the membership! 😂
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  21. What an absolute delight this has been, Justin, I've had so much fun chatting with you! I really hope we can collaborate again sometime soon! :)
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  22. If a philosopher, famous or not, owns a stone—perhaps as a pet, or maybe just as a trinket on shelf—does that not make a philosopher’s stone? ;)
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  23. You're the only golden teacher needed here, Doc! Thanks again.
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  24. Always interested to hear more about Merkavah. I'd been looking forward to hearing more about Paul's mysticism since you've previously mentioned it. I like that it gives a plausible explanation for Paul's otherwise quite odd life story.
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  25. What a beautiful episode. Thank you Dr Sledge for doing her justice. ❤
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  26. If I were a student at Millsaps, I would actively be withdrawing from classes and seeking admittance at another university. The ability for my prospective teachers to say what they believe to be true, regardless of public sentiment, is the entire reason I pay tuition. This kind of abandonment of the ideals of the liberal arts education indicates that the value of the education offered by Millsaps is permanently and indelibly marred. Shame on the board of governors and university regents for letting a hatchet-man destroy the reputation of a university like Millsaps. Failure to respond swiftly will only dig the hole deeper, further worsening the decline in reputation of the institution. What a shame.
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  27. Gotta say Dr. Sledge. Was going over your early videos, you have grown far more comfortable with your "stage" presence in these videos and its just an absolute pleasure seeing your growth in this space.
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  28. I grew up in an evangelical Christian family. I wasn't allowed to listen to rock music, play dnd, watch scary movies, or anything else fun. He-man, ninja turtles, and other magic or alternative spirituality related toys were off-limits. When I grew up and moved out, I did all the things. I made up for lost time. Even though I was sort of a "model kid" (not a brag, trust me), I was already fringe. First and foremost, I had a mind of my own. I was asking lots of questions from an early age. I was attracted to Wicca, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Shinto, and other paths very early. I was aware of Buddhism at 15, thanks to a fascination with ninja and martial arts. I discovered Wicca when I was 16, and have been fascinated with the idea of magic ever since. I learned about ancient runes BECAUSE of the Satanic Panic, and that discovery fed an already strong love of languages and linguistics. All of these experiences kinda make me laugh. There's a kind of irony in it. Now I guess I'm a black sheep in my family, but I'm okay with that. Religion isn't really my cup of tea now, but that subject and the subject of magic still fascinate me to this day. I like your channel and videos, Dr. Sledge. Keep up the good work. 👍
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  29. I laughed out loud when you mentioned exploring the arcane side "...of treasure."
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  30. I suspect the link between cobblers and mysticism has some to do with soles
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  31. The most ancient of wisdoms, READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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  32. Yours is definitely the cooler of the two videos! A pleasure to work together as always!
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  33. Appreciate exploring the tension between Christian theological views of magic and syncretic individual practices. Bonus points for naming non-consent in "love" magic and the existence of ancient gay Christians!
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  34. My man Justin throwing thinly veiled shade at Jordan Peterson, I love this channel's mix of serious academic teachings and absolutely deadpan jokes 😂❤
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  35. There's an excellent concept here for a rougelite metroidvania where you descend into the divine palaces and have to avoid or bypass angelic guardians to reach the divine throne. I'll get to it at some point.
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  36. A bit unrelated to this video, but I wanted to thank you for your content Dr Sledge. Last night I received an email accepting me into the graduate program at my top choice school. In large part due to your channel introducing me to the esoteric and religious history of the Levant, I’m now able to take my first step into the higher-level study of pre-Judaism Hebrew religion. So thank you Dr Sledge, you’ve helped me discover my future.
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  37. Once again singing the praises of this series. Remember your favorite teacher of professor. The one that would keep you on the edge of your seat. The one who’d stretch your mind a bit every class. The one who taught you not only to question, but to appreciate the journey of questioning. This is that guy. Damn. If he were my professor, I’d probably be a theology or comparative religion/mythology major. Absolute fascinating stuff. An excellent example of the good social media can bring us. 🎉🎉🎉
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  38. Thank you for the great conversation and the opportunity to not only talk about the Vision and the Voice, but also some of my own Enochian work. It was a real honor to chat and I hope a lot people feel inspired by it.
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  39. Yahweh as a warrior-storm god really helps contextualize a lot of the myths I learned growing up. Thanks!
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  40. These depictions look nothing like Alan Rickman, the one true Metatron.
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  41. 8:03 FIY, in the 21st century, the medical field of hospice care now does acknowledge what they call Visioning. It is regarded by professionals working in this field as a sign the person is nearing death. Hospice workers inform & educate their dying patients and their families that the dying person may very likely begin to experience visits from deceased loved ones, often parents, siblings, spouses and even pets. The visioning seems generally to begin about a month prior to death, and tends to ramp up as the person gets closer to death. Visioning is not a result of the administration of drugs because people not given drugs also have visioning experiences as death nears (it's been reported that this happens to dying people for hundreds of years), and also because the dying are sometimes visited by loved ones whom neither they nor the family were aware had predeceased the dying patient. Also, the visions of deceased loved ones do not cause fear or anxiety in the patient but in fact the opposite: they bring comfort to the dying person. This is an important distinction from hallucinations, which tend to be confusing & even upsetting to the dying person and are an indication something is wrong, a symptom of their terminal disease, or a problem with the drugs the person is being given. So to be clear, visioning is not the same as hallucinations despite the title of the research paper shown at the 8:03 mark. Visioning people see their deceased loved ones in the room with them, sometimes floating up near the ceiling, and even carry on conversations with them while others in the room see nothing. Dying people who cannot speak sometimes reach out to invisible figures, or their eye movements indicate they are seeing something, paying attention to something nearby that no one else sees. Amazingly, this phenomenon appears to occur to dying dogs, cats, & horses-- Rupert Sheldrake has discussed this. Reliable and well-presented information on visioning and other death & dying topics can be gotten from Hospice Nurse Julie's Youtube channel. Peace to all. Thank you for this brilliant channel, Dr. Sledge. 👻
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  42. I really like that humility, scholarship is really just a process of "failing better"
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  43. This channel started in 2020, yet there is so much high quality stuff already
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  44. I love your final thoughts about cherishing what we DO have rather than lamenting what we DON'T. Wise words, Justin, thank you!
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  45. 1)I can see a kind of "they are dead to me" defiance towards foreign gods, much like a parent might say about children they are ashamed of, would lead to a tradition of no gods but the one worthy of respect (Yahwey). 2) Interesting coincidence that after the more-or-less banishment of Asherah from Judaism, Proverbs 1-9 (4th century BCE) and Sirach 24 and 51 (185 BCE), begin praise of Lady Wisdom who is called the Tree of Life. She is later identified with the Spirit of God in the Book of Wisdom/Wisdom of Solomon (c. 1 CE).
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  46. Dude, as a nurse, I appreciate your perseverance, but dont push yourself too hard too soon. You'll just end up relapsing. This season's flu was no joke. Get plenty of rest, fluids and proteins.
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  47. Thumbs up if you want the kings and generals video to happen
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  48. So, The Inquisition had nothing to do and so moved onto witchcraft. Once again, the Devil finds work for idol, er, idle, hands!
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  49. I absolutely love all of your content, and I love your strive to creating accessible free content in occult, and Esoteric history! I have so much respect for you.
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  50. I’m in the midst of a crisis-of-faith-fueled theological bender and this video is incredibly insightful and well made. Thank you so much.
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