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@andrewdunton6304

3 жыл бұрын

This was unbelievably amazing! You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.

@Nayana1967

10 ай бұрын

Hey

I love the dry humor you put in these. Absolutely great.

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

The dryer, the humorer

@Zurp777

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel you know what’s hilarious tho is this is the e x a c t type of humor that i s n t dry to people like u s ❤️

@Meggy89

3 жыл бұрын

Same. hehe

Asafetida!!! I remember when I was a boy, a piece of asafetida was hung by a string around my neck to ward off my catching a cold in winter. For those who don't know, it's a brown resin, supposed to smell really bad (I sort of liked the smell, actually). I never head that head colds were caused by evil spirits, but I suppose asafetida has been used for that for thousands of years

As an Assyrian witch I would LOVE to be a part of recreating this ritual. I've been a practicing with for over 20 years and barely know anything about my ancestor's magical ways. Thanks for this.

@TheEsotericaChannel

2 жыл бұрын

It's really a pity that so much of these ritual texts remain basically in volumes for experts in the respective ancient languages, Assyrian, Akkadian, Sumerian, Old Babylonian, etc., especially given how foundational those civilizations are to, well, civilization and how popular they are in the public consciousness. Sadly, because of that gap all manner of 'Anunnaki ancient alien' nonsense has rushed in to fill it. Hopefully I can circle back to this material soon!

@chrisrauber6602

Жыл бұрын

Well, modern members of the Assyrian nation/church have little in common with the ancient Assyrians. Such as most living members of the Roman Catholic Church arent direct descendents (sp???) of ancient Romans....

@reneejones53

10 ай бұрын

Me too

@CallMeJamezCuzDatzAGiantPeach

10 ай бұрын

​@@chrisrauber6602​Hence, why they are thanking Dr. Justin Sledge for sharing this info..... Thanks @Esoterica / Dr. Sledge!

@chrisrauber6602

10 ай бұрын

@@CallMeJamezCuzDatzAGiantPeach Totally agree. A truly never-ending source of inspiration and knowledge. I hope u dont take it personally but most of the pagan revivals I have experienced up to now are more or less "re-enactment". Entertaining for sure....but nothing more.

often wondered if the idea of the burning purification idea came after we started cooking meat, and how the burning/cooking seemed to stop many diseases and parasites, this burning/purification is old and found all over the world, the ancient druids used to do this same thing, running their bulls through the flames to purify them, for example

New framing? Love it, much more badass also noticed you worked on the cuts and transitions and the mystic memes keep getting spicier

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, trying to make the content better and better!

Thank you! This is so interesting, I'm Chaldean (a group native to Iraq) and we trace our roots back to Mesopotamia. It's difficult to find good content on this stuff or on anything about my roots in general. I don't know why but stuff like this just makes me feel a greater connectedness. If you have any other recommended readings that relate more generally to Babylonian or Mesopotamian occultism please do share! :)

@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm from the Dir clan of Djibouti (Dir are a somali clan but we don't share the same e1b1b dna that cushite somalis carry), my paternal dna, and that of my Dir clan, is haplogroup T-m184, the highest frequency of this dna in the entire world is carried by my Dir clan, interestingly according to genetic scholars, this haplogroup T-m184 y dna originates from mesopotamia and is the oldest native mesopotamian dna

The lords work🙏🏻thank you. Many blessings. Bread and salt

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sethcovington

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel I know it seems strange but I’m digging into knowing more about the silver and fire ritual , I’m new to all this and on a time crunch ☺️ is this something you would have more knowledge of off hand?

@sethcovington

3 жыл бұрын

I believe I’m being led by archangel jophiel. And it’s all really new to me. I appreciate any and all help. 🙏🏻❤️

What a splendid acknowledgement of the inherent dignity and value of those who practice witchcraft in the modern context by disclaiming your language. Well done, sir.

"Pure cringe friends." I loled 🤣. Great video as always my friend and I agree, this subject deserves much more respect than it gets on the History Channel via the "Chariots of the Gods?" usual suspects.

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree - it's super embarrassing. Glad you like the episode!

This channel is absolutely fascinating. My some odd Great Grandfather was a Hex Painter and Exorcist in early 19th Century Ontario, so besides my own fascination with folklore and mythology, I feel a personal connection to counter magic rituals.

You are unique my dear friend. I enjoy watching your videos

Yes! I am so glad to hear you advocating that kind of interdisciplinary investigation! I've been struggling for years to figure out how to increase the flow of dialogue between experts in the different fields I've been independently studying. It would do a lot to help with the Ancient Aliens problem that you described at the very end. That very body of literature has made it incredibly difficult for me to have intelligent discussions with my peers about a lot of esoteric topics. I would really just like to get to a point where these topics can comfortably fit into our casual conversations. I think if we could establish a clearer picture of how our global religious ecosystem formed and for what purpose, we could arrive at conscious solutions to the unconscious problems that religious behaviors are designed to solve.

@reneejones53

10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

Malevolent Magic Doer People would be a great post punk band.

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Opening for Deafheaven at St. Vitus

Might be cool if you did a cunning folk video, I don't know a tremendous amount about them so I'm not suggesting anything specific but I just noticed you mentioned them here.

Loved this. Congrats on hitting 20K 😍🎉🥳

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, akhi! Looks like one of my old episodes on angel magic caught fire for some reason. But yeah, the Maqlu is super interesting especially when thinking about the Sotah or the Urim and Thummim. That whole ancient near east magic world is super fascinating. Hope you are well!

@orycroft2020

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps another video on angel magick.🙂 there are tons of books on angel invocations/evocations these days. And i'm beginning to understand its origins and correlations thru your videos. New subbie here.

I've been going through your videos out of curiosity recently and find them very interesting. The more we learn the more we realize nothing ever really changes. We are dealing with much of the same issues in our world today as they were back then. They had a financial system based in necromancy and so do we. They had "plague" gods, and so do we. It goes on and on and on and on... I appreciate your efforts in regarding to sharing this information and enjoy your perspective. Thanks.

@RestoringReality

2 жыл бұрын

@@onefeather2 For sure.

Thank you Dr. Sledge.

Fascinating! I'm really enjoying this playlist - thanks for making & sharing it with us!

Madd props, Doc, channel is fiya! Thank you🙌🏻

This is great! Thanks so much for sharing. 🌞

Coming in from latest and ultimate livestream of this year, thank you for this enthralling episode of Esoterica! As you might have said, endlessly fascinating, and the formidable challenge for practitioners to recreate and study ritual is without equal. I'm effusive at moment, just finally getting around to this with maybe a kind of critical mass stemming from here and there of finding starting praxis (yes, I get to use fancy word hopefully correctly) and then who knows. Recreate with relevant intermediate practicing experience under the belt and with Dr Justin Sledge as esoteric consultant along with highly respected practitioner authors and their acclaimed practice tomes, let's forge this baby maqlu ritual! Plus a handy trusty squire at ready with fire extuminguisher, of course. Thrill aside, thank you as well for excellent academically rigorous deep dive references! My synchronicity (to me) asking after ancient Library after Lilith episode leading me here is on point. What's Brill?

Learning so much from your channel. Thanks

Good job Justin

Y'know, as far as your forensic magic pitch goes Steven Skinner might be a good person to tackle that. He's (if you're not already familiar) both a scholar and practitioner who's done a lot with actually working with the PGM and other ritual approaches from the general time frame. Regardless, agreed, would definitely be super cool!😁

I love your channel. I've been listening for a while but just recently subscribed. Today I learned we both live in the same place, which was exciting. Keep up the great work!

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Hurrah for Detroit!

I'm going to rewatch this this weekend.

Right on. “Mr Sumerian tablet” is very questionable and telling at the same time as to being related to the coming alien hoax. I digress. Great content here and I love the resource presentation greatly. Thank you very much

Amazing Thanks for the great work Dhanyavaad

BRILLIANT 👏👏A New meaning to Ethical Esoterica. 🖖

Very cool, love the respect!

I ❤️‍🔥ESOTERICA and I’ve always felt “closeness” to Mesopotamia/Phoenicians and even Ancient civilisations like Akkadians, Aztecs, Mayans and so forth, therefore thank you very much for this X 🤘🏻😈🤘🏻🥰🔥🔥🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥✨🧿✨🙌🏻👌🏻

Always stoked when my boy Ashurbanipal gets some love. And yes, if he heard a peasant like me calling him "my boy" he'd have me skinned alive. But he's dead.

Just discovered this channel. I really appreciate that you take a nerdy scholastic approach instead of a sensationalist or religious one. Also like that you dumb it down a bit for those of us who are just hobbyists.

Sulphur is also used in uncrossing rituals in african american folk magic.

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating to know - thanks!

Sure! happy to recreate this with my students.

Man your funny as hell and very informative.

Great gift for the Exorcist in your life. 💗

Notions of love and that's when the title of my working white paper and abstract discussions on weight versus Mass

Could you do a video on the jewish amulet writing tradition?

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, neat topic!

Very interesting

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jorge!

Hi. Great video.

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ken!

TREMENDOUS

P.S: I think a video or 2 at the end is no real Hardship to we Viewers -even a beginning one (just not any in the Middle IMHO)

Aren’t those tablets in cuneiform/ancient Sumerian? Love this channel’s vibes 🥰😊🙌🏻

This is An AMAZING, INCREDIBLE GOOD VIDEO. Thank you for sharing. Month of ABU AV JULY-AUGUST 4 more days until the full moon. The Full Moon is August 1st . The First day of the month just so happens to be the Full Moon 2023 I want to take my inner victimself subject of witchcraft through the MAQLU RITE ❤ Heres to The Reproducing of THE MAQLU RITE❤❤❤❤ Im DIVING INTO THE BOOK IM DIVING INTO THE BOOK. IT JUST CAME IN THE MAIL a few days ago. 😂😂😂

wonderful video, your humor is funny.

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Considering the "Southern Accent": To paraphrase Doctor Who here: A lot of ancient realms have a south.

Shamash somewhat reminded me, will you perhaps do a video exploring the Shams Al-Ma'arif...???

I’d love to recreate it, you know, purely for academic purposes. 🤫

@jeanettewaverly2590

2 жыл бұрын

For purely academic purposes. Of course. 😉

@stellartoad

2 жыл бұрын

Yo hire someone to curse you to to see if it works lll

As a lover of everything Sumer and Mesopotamia, this topic got me excited. I own a copy of the ritual in the Writings from the Ancient World series. Love those books. I would also recommend The Treasures of Darkness. Read that beautiful serveral times over the years. Great beginners book on Mesopotamia.

@TheEsotericaChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Have both of those - wonderful texts !

@suzannetol

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel They truly are. I wish more people had a interest in ancient Mesopotamia. But not from that weird ancient alien viewpoint. That's just so absurd and does a great disservice to the knowledge and great achievements of mankind.

@TheEsotericaChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@suzannetol yes yes yes

I am very interested in Ba'al and Shemyaza, and believe Shamash🌞 to be a predicessor for Khepera, the creator deity of ancient Egypt...

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting cast of characters for sure!

Thank you for being kind to witches and explaining the misogynistic terminology. I have read about this in The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe by Levack. Any other historical book suggestions you’d recommend on witch history or magic in general?

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

I've done a couple of episodes on witchcraft with book recommendations. Check those out!

@lucfierslight

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel - Thank you! I will! ❤️

@sabrinakrisb4672

3 жыл бұрын

That always stands out to me in his videos too. Thank you Dr Sledge, much respect.

@lucfierslight

3 жыл бұрын

@@sabrinakrisb4672 - 100%! ✨⭐️❤️⭐️✨

Have you made a red dragon grand grimoire video?

If you enjoy his amazing content, I recommend, Robert Sepher and or Manly P. Hall.

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Sepher is pseudo-science at it's worst and often just downright anti-semitic conspiracy theory.

Could you please share your collected information on the order of Melchizedek?

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MarHaba, what if the kashaptu also performed the ritual on the victim, wouldn't that produce a countering effect, thereby nullifying the effects of the ritual? Salaam.

Very interesting. I never doubted you are balanced and confident in your field You amazing me the wealth of knowledge you have. Personally I stay away from magic. On a personal level I stay away from magic. I have never killed an animal for sacrifice or practice in the launage you describe Then I feel other want to hurt me. I name then ask it to leave my side I asked in my mind if it with not leave. I command it to be ground and go into the ground Then say a lot of word and launage I don't understand I get a glimpse in English of the word I speak but this launage is weird The reason I did not like spells or burning dolls is the fact it might rebound on me. It might simply staying away from places and people who practise the craft. I accept the magic is strong and in a master hand you can blow yourself of or worse and be stuck in a loop of what you crated. I know myself I stick to Prays and meditation. Not because I am super holy. Or hold any firm title. Magic is dangerous because it takes you over than it in charge not the person. I am fusey but I rather be fusey than sloppy Out of respect that oh what a web we weave then we Practice to deceive I know the symbol for order that good enough it was only after one of your video I looked up sign because you should me a sign I was draw to You think it's would be cool watching others practice from your piont of view I understand your mind wait to understand and experience see for yourself I get it but you try and find someone who will let you watch them. Would they let you explain what you studied afterwards It like me saying I like one of my favourite artists is going to ring me up. I think you're supposed cool and a very good teacher.

Sounds like it's time to reproduce the Maqlu ritual! I'm down!

@reneejones53

10 ай бұрын

Me too

Little k,we fact: nuru massage is a derivative of the Maqlu ritual. But the emphasis is different.

How close is the akkadian to hebrew in pronunciation and can you also read it? Have been learning arabic and the sounds are coming more naturally.

@goldengun9970

2 жыл бұрын

Read it? Look at hebrew with actual letters then google akkadian and it is weird symbols

Yeah, I totally agree with you about that last part. According to my understanding of ancient Sumerian language and belief, anunaki means "sky not earth." That seems to go against the impressive sounding but inaccurate translation "from heaven to earth came" or whatever. Cause they were aliens, see?

I tried searching but have you done any videos on lilitu?

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet!

@lucfierslight

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel - Ah I hope that means you will! It seems like there’s lots of conflict regarding origin. Thanks!

Would a specialist in ancient Mesopotamian writings be a "cuneilinguist"?

Have you heard if the bit meseri ritual??

Interesting that ‘maqlu’ means burning. My first thought was the Arabic word ‘makla’ which means meat/food. In both senses they’re ‘cooking’!

I hate to admit it, but my first exposure to the "Maqlu ritual" was through the Simon Necronomicon, and...Simon got a few things wrong.

@TheEsotericaChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah not so much wrong as just.... totally made up;)

@horrorhabit8421

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel Well, you know, the late Sixties/early Seventies. There was a lot of crazy stuff going around, and it wasn't all information.

Can I find your reading list anywhere? Please like put your library on here lmao

I'd be ever so grateful, if you could share any materials you have on Ishtar, the world's first International deity. And a feminist one at that.

I'm really curious, how close are ancient Egyptian (language) and Akkadian? Also, knot magic must have been around for a very long time from the sound of this video. It is still used today. Again, another comment, asafoetida?! Eek, isn't that toxic?!

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in your opinion, what is the most powerful magic book in the world?

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

www.google.com/finance/

@brunolopes7311

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel lol....ok

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@brunolopes7311 ;) pretty dark magic though !

@gandhi1945

3 жыл бұрын

Good one

Anciet Hebrew prayer like my grandfather Abraham 👴🙏

Oh, if anybody is willing to recreate this ritual, I'll be more than happy to provide coffee and doughnuts for the whole group!

@reneejones53

10 ай бұрын

Sweet. Thank you. I like donuts ,

Dr Sledge I have a personal question of you to ask. Feel free not to answer but I am curious are you a practioner of magick as well?

@NGC-catseye

3 жыл бұрын

@Luke Grochocki Dr Sledge takes care of the academic side of things,,, I can help with the magik, what do you require?

@loganh2140

Жыл бұрын

@@NGC-catseye yeah where do I find information about what to do if my friend keeps singing strange songs while they are alone?

@NGC-catseye

Жыл бұрын

@@loganh2140 If they are alone, how do you know they sing strange songs?

@loganh2140

Жыл бұрын

@@NGC-catseye fine be that way. I'll take a love potion that can be used on myself then. Not too strong wouldn't want to become a full blown narcissist but you know just enough so I can stand to look at myself in the mirror. Got anything like that.

@NGC-catseye

Жыл бұрын

@@loganh2140 “May you bath in the Lacus Bonitatis to clear the space in which you dwell, to allow your inner beauty to consume your outer flesh” This spell will only work if you find yourself worthy of love. The more gooder your qualities the more more love you will receive❤

I am Him

I think they figured out Peter Levenda faked the Simon "Necronomicon"? I wonder how close he got the Maqlu ritual in that?

@TheEsotericaChannel

8 ай бұрын

not....not close.

@pentegarn1

8 ай бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel Guess that explains all our 12 year old failures at raising Cthulhu? :P

@TheEsotericaChannel

8 ай бұрын

Yeah...and it doesn't help that Cthulhu isn't...uh...real. :)

@pentegarn1

8 ай бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel Blasphemy!!! lol

The ultimate Uno Reverse card.

"this channel ain't called Esoterica for nothin!" 😂

Yeah we have Zechariah Sachin to thank for all of this cringe crap. The fact the media likes to run with his ideas is a sure sign for me. Thank you! 🙏🏽💕

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that stuff is depressing

I came for the unhexing, I stayed for the oil massageS in the wee hours.

according to the encyclopedia of witchcraft, there are four hex breaker scriptures in the bible.

@gabriellemasters7070

2 жыл бұрын

Do you remember where it said the hex breakers are in the Bible? I’m curious

@spiritinskyestar1618

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabriellemasters7070 in psalms, you can probably find the book online,as well. Verses are 10, 13, 15 and 91.

"Pure cringe friends." Exactly what a lizard person would claim!

Esoterica and cutting cucumbers has become an integral erev shabboth minhag 🧿🔪 🥒

Talking about history *and* taking a jab at Ancient Aliens? Yes please! 😂

There is nothing hidden that shall not be uncovered. You fulfill NT prophesy with every breath. A gift for the Masses.

@goldengun9970

2 жыл бұрын

Nt is not divinely inspired at all. Christianity is the least credible of all religions and the easiest of all to prove wrong from 1000 angles. Their mistake was attaching it to the tanach. Couldn't prove it totally false from 1000 angles if they hadn't done that

I don’t think it’s necessarily sexist if the cultural belief is that only women can perform certain rituals. Men are the only ones able to perform rituals in other religions, and if all this is to be taken as ‘real’, I imagine the reasons would be the same as a purified individual being the only person who can perform magic in some circumstances, and not so in others... not saying women are unclean, just saying maybe there’s something about the difference that makes the ritual work 🤷‍♂️ ...sorry I’m late.

@TheEsotericaChannel

2 жыл бұрын

That might be true if it weren't for much larger social patterns of oppression that such exclusion fits in and supports. It could be both sexist and 'why it works' as well.

@joeymitchell4594

2 жыл бұрын

Fair enough. What I said is only an argument if magic is in the equation, but even if it is... demons could be sexist too. Never met any myself, so I’m not going to be some bigot and say they’re all sexist; but I can imagine they exist.

Adunai mother father gid

Your so cute..

We didn't have religion back then only code of lore

everything is perception/mind, yet everything is energy explain perception without conscious energy Magick is real nerds your ignorance of it, is no excuse

And here I thought you were called Esoterica just because you want your channel to sound like a symphonic metal band (a worthy reason). XD Ugh yes, the ancient aliens theories are cringe for many reasons, many of the worst being imo the harm to current peoples (if I understand correctly many conspiracy theories have an anti-Semitic element?) and the disrespect of ancient peoples' abilities. To lighten things again, I love your dry sense of humor. Keep the good content coming. :)

@TheEsotericaChannel

3 жыл бұрын

:) I totally agree, the ancient aliens stuff is most just crypto-racism. C R I N G E

the voice of reason in a sea of chaos...is is not ironic your site was blocked for 4000 years and the BLM is spread far and wide...praise the lord you are not republican or you would be blocked.thank you Prof..Selah to you

I wonder which fallen angel Shamash is

5:06 misogyny lol

"Misogyny" positive exploration is not uncritical exploration ilu bae, keep talkin' truth