ESOTERICA + BRILL SPONSORSHIP - BIG DISCOUNTS ON ESOTERIC BOOKS! (2024 April Fools)

I would like to express how profoundly sorry I am for any and all criticism I have made against Brill Publishers. I pledge myself as their humble servant until my dying day.
Johannes Goropius Becanus - Origines Antwerpianae - www.google.com/books/edition/...
#HAILBRILL

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

The Good News is that Brill didn't actually kidnap my family. The Bad News is that the fake discount code in this video (.00025% off) would still be more than what Brill does offer, which is nothing off because academic publishing is a cartel enforced scam. Consider Supporting Esoterica! Patreon - www.patreon.com/esotericachannel Paypal Donation - www.paypal.me/esotericachannel Merch - kzbin.info/door/oydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQstore

[@yamabushido6238]

It is and its atrocious to always release these hardbacks at very high prices. April 1st aside however, all the major academic publishers are in on it. Not sure why Brill gets the thick end of the stick though: I have many of their Ukiyo-e books in particular of theirs and to be fair to them they're amongst the finest printed volumes I own.

[@LegendaryDesu]

Just wondering if you could do a video on Casteneda and his Darkroom practices? Modern day sorcery? Lots of correlations drawn between consciousness studies and the Assemblage point.

[@MisterCynic18]

I was extremely confused for like half a second until I remembered what day it was. The morse code at the end really sells it 😂

[@gabecunha2411]

icing on the cake

[@joannakuyt1512]

That totally freaked me out but I love the comedic relief. 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭🥲🥲🥲😌😌😌

[@darrach1953]

I copped it when he said low priced 😂

[@patrycjanievieska3373]

Nice 👹

[@peryton115]

The Dutch did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG 🤣🤣

[@BiZkWiK87]

Four hundred years of nothing wrong at all.

[@strawberryego6669]

“Free at last…with boundless energy and #BoundariesBitches” This is one of the best uses of April Fools ✂️ everrr #IfYouKnowYouKnow⚖️

[@catoelder4696]

KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@Mdme.X]

😂❤

[@kangev8662]

OH NO I GOT FUCKING TROLLED

[@genghisgalahad8465]

More like Brilled?

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

No, that happens mostly to me I think.@@genghisgalahad8465

[@expertexcrementexpediter]

I was super excited for about 3 seconds.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

@@TheEsotericaChannel true! true! Second, third mortgages, all that, beyond ALL our pay grades, and yours, come to think of it! How you survive!

[@tommiematherne2842]

Quite possibly the most transparent and funniest April Fools Day video. Thank you, Dr Sledge

[@gmccaughry]

I’m telling you Justin, if that gig ends up not working; consider stand up ;) 😂 loved it!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Dit is geen grap maar een prachtige kans om Brill allemaal te dienen als de ware occulte uitgever!

[@gmccaughry]

@@TheEsotericaChannel The ONLY TRVE publisher LOL

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

ᛒᚱᛁᛚᛚ \m/

[@gmccaughry]

@@TheEsotericaChannel 😂🤣

[@jimsharkey551]

And he gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark majesticness of his beard. O cruel needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast of their athenaeum! Two absinthe-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was alright, everything was all right, the struggle for affordable and accessible academic publications of the esoteric was finished. He had won victory over himself. He loved Big Brill. - Orwell paraphrased on the first day of April in the year of our Dutch overlords two thousand and twenty four.

[@TheModernHermeticist]

Aw but if I use the code and take a dollar off the book, then there will be no dollar left to go to the authors for all their hard work!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Onze auteurs worden simpelweg betaald ter ere van hun publicatie!

[@kangev8662]

I wish I knew morse code so I could understand your cry for help at the end, sadly I do not. Best wishes and warm regards, Tristan

[@gabecunha2411]

it was the icing on the cake

[@Axisjampa]

Dr. Sledge would be a killer stand up comedian.

[@hessex1899]

10/10 It sounded even better on $20k open back headphones made from Brazilian rosewood and blood diamonds.

[@prestonlight122]

HA!! It’s the blinks at the end. I am deceased.

[@griffinbeaumont7049]

Gecondoleerd, en welkom in de hel. Uw Nederlands examen begint over 5 minuten, en het leerboek kost $4000 ($3999 met kortingcode)

[@Cloudryder]

.00025% SLEDGELOVESBRILL 😂🤣😂

[@Idalb0e]

Bro you cannot play with my heart like this 😂😂😂😂 I clicked so fast and then realized what day it was. To Brill CEO: I'm gonna cast a million locusts on your village using a spell from a pirated Brill book

[@kangev8662]

lmao

[@EbonySaints]

I, for one, welcome our contact with the divine Dutch overlords. Hopefully, this revealed knowledge will allow you to cover the _Boek van de Beurs_ where we can utilize the purification ritual of wearing clogs, black hats, and inhaling the fumes of the mystic herb known as _Cannabis sativa._ so that we can be able to understand the language known as Dutch and gain knowledge on how to build dikes and EUV machines. You might have to switch over the Black Metal t-shirts to a Sludge Metal font and styling though. But seriously, happy April Fools' Doc. Your videos are always a treat to listen to while at work.

[@dan_goodman]

What a generous discount. Hail Brill! Ik kijk uit naar de nieuwe Nederlandse essays.

[@NastyCupid]

You had me until the public apology 40 seconds in 😂

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Mijn verontschuldiging was werkelijk oprecht

[@danieltetreault5455]

this height of humor is in the armsdel's altitudes!! cheers!!

[@CarlosGarin-zg7ez]

Glad to see you survived, seemingly without any visible effects, your homemade alchemical concoction.

[@lapurta22]

Well, it does seem to have made him a little wackier. 🤔

[@FuratActor]

In order for a 0.00025% discount to save you $1 I think the book would have to have a base price of about $400,000.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Dat zou een volkomen eerlijke prijs zijn voor zulke prachtige boeken!

[@deeann730]

the split second emotional rollercoaster of seeing this thumbnail 😭

[@JeremyBowkett]

I can't wait for the "Hail Brill" and "Trust the Brill-Ya" merch at the ESOTERICA shop!

[@gmccaughry]

😂 Best April Fool EVER!!!! 😂😂😂😂 (got jealous for a second)

[@jessetosado]

As soon as you started apologizing and retracing, I was in stitches. 😂😂😂😂

[@clydegriffith6732]

Angela now You, is it Dan's turn next? How long did you have to practice blinking Moris code!?

[@johnt.chambers4204]

I guess since the title clearly says April Fool, I can only blame myself for not reading it. I was sitting here watching the beginning of this thinking WTF is going on here? I always appreciate your videos and your, for the most part, unbiased approach at knowledge. I found your channel about three years ago and it has been one of my favorites ever since.

[@JohnnyKooter]

I didn't even realize what day it was, but knew it had to be goof and a spoof.

[@AdrienneLaVey]

That was hysterical!

[@danielbroening]

"Perhaps you think you’re being treated unfairly."

[@stevepbrady]

Totally fell for it at first. Well played man.

[@rehabhymn]

Awesome April 1st video! That just made my day. I was confused/excited until I heard the 'dutch did absolutely nothing wrong' bit, at which point I began involuntarily chuckling, before my brain caught up. Well done.

[@WolfoxBR]

The "blinking in morse code" was a nice touch. Thanks for this, Dr. Sledge ;)

[@NewMessage]

This is great on like, 7 levels.

[@MelindaKucsera]

The morse code blinking at the end sent me! 😅 I hope this was a prank and no kids were threatened to make it.

[@demiurgeatemyhamster]

*terse aunt voice* Oh Justin! 🤣

[@DanLizotte]

The ironic inside-baseball April Fool's joke is the only acceptable April Fool's joke. 👍

[@vrixphillips]

the ending though omg, the blinking for help and the "please stop pointing that at my children" xD more reasons to love ya, Dr. Sledge.

[@seankerr9158]

Happy Easter Monday, Dr. Sledge 🐇💀🐣

[@James-ll3jb]

Congratulations! Recognition long overdue❤

[@ingramjd]

Now you got me looking for this holiday on the Hebrew calendar.

[@jamiegallier2106]

❤❤❤ Much love to you Dr. Sledge.

[@cuteswan]

The blinking was a great touch. ;)

[@TheStageClear]

I love your sense of humour ❤

[@dylanmonk8734]

Lmao 😂 great bit! Just wanted to say hey, new to the community. Have had one burning thing to ask you (other than thanks for your scholarly rigor of course) which is: Where do you get off having a name as cool as Dr. J. Sledge?!?! The audacity lol, thats way too cool and you need to calm down sir! 😂😂😂 Seriously though thanks for presenting this info in digestable ways, and for adding critical historical/cultural context for us "spiritual athletes" that want to be well informed, but also unfettered by the yoke of scholastic research. You've been a huge help to me in my spiritual journey, and Ive only known about this channel for 2 days! Thanks Dr. J. Sledge!

[@kathleen88863]

You are awesome Dr. Sledge! Nice!

[@tarotgraphe]

I will check this editor, thank you 🙏

[@Junkyarddog-bu1re]

The sledge hammer of all esoteric knowledge 🎆

[@markdpricemusic1574]

Total respect for getting through this without collapsing into laughter. Either you possess Ninja-Yogic levels of self control or you've had your chuckle muscles surgically removed.

[@Frithogar]

Just in time for Dr Angela Puca's New Book 🤓

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Met veel plezier publiceren wij haar boek!

[@Frithogar]

@@TheEsotericaChannel In naam van Spinoza's God dank ik u.

[@JeremyBowkett]

Alas, it's her twin brother Angelo's channel now, after her announcement today. _Angelo's Symposium_ . He has no credentials, but he promised to take the Symposium to new heights!

[@Frithogar]

@@JeremyBowkett 🤣

[@EmilyCoffeyMusic]

The second I read the title, I knew. But still so well-played 💀👏🏼

[@jac6981]

Behold a video that made me laugh audibly at lunch. A video in which I cannot even begin to try and explain to my coworkers why it’s funny

[@craigdelaney8737]

😱...! HAHAHA🤣hahaha..! THAT.., Was Seriously Twisted!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🌹👍🏾😝🤘🏾

[@mentatphilosopher]

April Fools aside, Brill does have an Open Access PDF section of about 1000 books. None of which has been to now referenced on this channel but there are a selection of Dead Sea Scrolls, Nag Hammadi, and at least one Alchemical title along with a few on subjects you never thought you might be interested in until you find out somebody wrote about them.

[@scarletleigh7273]

omg, I'm watching this later and was about to congratulate you :D

[@evawsee8327]

Bravo Mister Sir! 👏👏👏

[@astral_null]

We hebben een serieus probleem

[@ashleydewing1420]

Was not expecting to be learning Morse code this morning but here I am.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Negeer dit knipperen alstublieft

[@NecroRevenant]

Please, share the results with us.

[@krszm]

I found this video later at 4th April but still chuckled like crazy xD best prank vid ever!

[@trenchmarian]

this is amazing i’m happy you made this

[@elliedb5656]

And to think I was sure that Sophia VPN was their first sponsor...

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Sophia VPN, that was a fun one too!

[@nathanb.t.q.1200]

"Brill Editorial, the real Archons of this World". - Prof. Sledge, 2023. 😅

[@chromographia106]

Congratulations on your sponsorship, Dr Sledge! #HAILBRILL This vid got me giggling, absolutely hilarious.

[@astrologystrategist]

Thank you. Loved it

[@phillipbernhardt-house6907]

When you were blinking in that long pause toward the end, I thought, "This joke has gone too far--Dr. Sledge is having a stroke!" No...may you never have a stroke! Interestingly (perhaps?!?), the only publication of mine that I've had translated into another language thus far has been an article I wrote for a Dutch Celtic Studies newsletter; I don't speak or read Dutch myself, but a colleague who is Dutch very kindly translated it so it could appear, and it remains one of my more amused and content moments (I won't say "proud" because I don't think that's the appropriate term!) in my academic publishing career up to this point! ;) I am not sure if I'll be there to see it or not, but I would certainly like to be...at Kalamazoo in the exhibits hall, it would be hilarious if someone at the Brill booth knew about this video and knew you were coming, and a whole scene follows, with Dr. Attrell and I having to play Secret Service agents for you (though he'd be far more effective at that than I am...I'm just tall!). But, I am one who is also prone to imagining elaborate musical numbers playing out in casual situations just for fun, so there's that.

[@fraterzigmund]

Dr Sledge I would love if you made a tier list video of something ridiculous like 14th century manuscripts or just ranked something silly like the Platonic virtues

[@Karnakwarlock]

Dude this is gold !!!!!!

[@jm8361]

Finally the Dutch language getting the respect it deserves.

[@akgunkel]

Awesome! I can't wait for this new direction of your channel, I'll begin learning Dutch immediately!

[@SepulvedaBoulevard]

Oh man, you had me until "SledgeLovesBrill!" Thank you for a much needed kaugh❤😂

[@misterOphilies]

Hail Brill! Lmao 🤣 Happy April 1, Dr. Sledge.

[@caseymiller1040]

This was magnificent. Bravo.

[@ahobimo732]

Absolute Legend.

[@VIP-ry6vv]

Excellent! Maybe they'll reprint Einar Thomasson's "the spiritual seed". Happy 1st Dr.

[@espiritufati]

The blinks at the end!! ❤😂😂😂 this was so funny

[@roys.1889]

The way you didn't flinch throughout the bit. I have to wonder how many takes this took.

[@user-ed4tq3vu3f]

😂😂,thought your spirit juice from the other episode might of had a hangover,good one Doc.✌👍

[@dexocube]

Ok you had me for a minute there, well done. Last year's was better though, that was a work of genius.

[@Whimsicalbrainpan]

Last year's was a work of art! It had me grinning for an entire week.

[@durnsidh6483]

Link?

[@samsaekgoyangi]

Link pleeease?

[@0mn1vore]

​@@durnsidh6483- I want to see previous ones too, but it looks like he deletes / unlisted them after Apr.1st, maybe so they won't be mistaken for legit posts. I scrolled back exactly one year and didn't see anything short anough to be a prank. He did redo the channel intro though.

[@AlabasterHarleqinne]

Absolute legend.

[@NullStaticVoid]

you had me there for moment. The morse code at the end 🤣

[@jamesgalway8814]

Classic Justin .. bravo 👏

[@whatevernotmatter18347]

i 100% dreamed of this years before knowing of this channel! xD

[@DuncSargent]

This was the first video I shared with my wife. She's still laughing. Thanks for the vid!

[@sinshamsh11]

Brill backwards is llirb which is really incredible if you think about it.

[@nickoftime5759]

Brill Cream… a little dab’ll do ya!

[@thewizardofawes8194]

April the 1st!!! 😂😂😂 Brill’s sponsorship to Dr. Sledge’s channel was simply hilarious!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@James-wg2qm]

Wonderful jolly surprise on this fine April 1st day.🎉

[@jamesfox019]

The sos blinks was a nice touch…

[@pmgn8444]

Love the SOS near the end! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ulyssesm.daniels6927]

That was quite the rollercoaster. Bravo good sir!

[@jonmcklevey]

Can I get a 0.0002% refund for my kidney I sold for a previous purchase?

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Wij bieden restituties alleen aan in de echte munteenheid: guldens!

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

Alright, Ill admit this genuinely got me for longer than Id like to admit. You had me hook like and sinker and I was really thinking to myself "Wow, Kinda disappointing to here Dr. Sledgr walking back his views for a sponsorship like this" and then I got to the 'the dutch did nothing wrong' segment and remembered the date.

[@davidroberts1026]

Lol! Well done! That's great, sad I missed it on the 1st, haha.

[@bobtalbott336]

That was actually funny.

[@Jason-fv4rg]

SO HAPPY FOR YOU BRUH

[@dmitrygaltsin2314]

This is more than brilliant. I could never imagine I can admire Dr Sledge more.

[@thhseeking]

BRILLiant?

[@johnmeroney2007]

I was really hoping this was a joke, but also an announcement for a real dicount code.

[@thothasterianinfinitelovet2765]

😂😂😂 the morass code eyes 👀 blinking waz the killa an stop pointing that claug at mi LIL BABIES ! HAPPY APRIL 1ST almost got worried 😯 Oscar worthy sir

[@siobhanomalley1968]

😂 it was about 43 seconds in when i remembered what day it was! Absolutely howling at the understated sarcasm saturating Justins entire demeanor 😭💀

[@ryanbeaudoin7391]

Actually, I was really happy to see this video for multiple reasons, one of them being the chance to see that Dr. Sledge survived that alchemical brew he drank last time.

[@johnlaws9670]

You have become the very thing you swore to destroy 😂