The Greatest Book on Magic, Witchcraft & the Occult - Martin Del Rio - Disquisitionum Magicarum

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@TheEsotericaChannel ever looked into magic from Thailand, it's quite ancient

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Star Wars 5.5

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It is one thing to hear somebody give so much knowledge on a subject, it is something else entirely when they hold up a 400 year-old copy of the book they’re talking about.

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he sells old books.

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Absolutely.

[@Trafendirec]

Penis disappearance magic (or the fear of it) is still a common presence in the modern day. I have a friend from Senegal who told me about how in his school years he was told never to shake hands with a stranger because they might make your penis disappear. One day some random guy greeted him in a really familiar way and he just shook his hand without thinking but then he remembered and realised he didn't know the guy. He said he was paranoid for weeks and kept checking himself daily.

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@@Trafendirec wait penis disappearance magic is a thing? So I've been dealing with all this dysphoria for nothing lmao

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If you have to check, was it ever there?

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Wizard’s First Rule….

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Some crystal ball mirrors 🪞 can make certain objects appear larger than they actually are 😂😅😮😂

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"Stolen demon semen" and "demons yeet 'em" is worth the price of admission.

[@Wingedmagician]

you mean zero 🤨 but yea those were definitely priceless 😅

[@chancefoxhauck475]

I love to hear about the high drama of religious authority during the reformation, pointing fingers at each other for "doing the work of the devil" while literally buring alive people they didn't like. The irony is just too much 👹

[@spelcheak]

The “irony” is you thinking the people they “didn’t like” shouldn’t have been killed. It’s like accusing the Allies during WW2 engaging of foreign election interference.

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Your sona is so cute!!!

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Is "buring" a type of heated entombment or something?

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

"Compound Interest is truly necromancy, as far as I can tell" -ESOTERICA

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Sir, MASSIVE flex showing an original Malleus Maleficarum from the 16th century… holy molly, massive massive flex 👹

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

It's just an old book. The real flex is us all working together to make sure its agenda is never realized.

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@@TheEsotericaChannel hahaha i shouldn’t show you my tattoos then (love your channel & your work good Sir)

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@@SamuelBlackMetalRider Now I’m curious about what are your tattoos?

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

@@Prodigi50 some Greek, Hebrew & Latin words & numbers from very old Codex of the Bible, Old + New Testament, some Sigils & Seals from the well-known Grimoires, including the « modernized » ones & some +/- original ones from the Renaissance. And some of Claude Paradin’s Devises Héroïques (1557) because his etchings are so sublime @ esoteric

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Thanks! Can't wait for the Merkabah series! There's hardly any content on the topic, on yt.

[@davedavidson8208]

i think it would be really cool to see you go over the silent scandinavian movie "Haxan" from the 1920s (it has been translated) it claims itself to be what amounts to a documentary on witchcraft of that time and older. it would super interesting to see someone so knowledgable on these subjects weighing in on it. i also think it is in the domain for fair use now, as it is over 100 years old.

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I definitely want to check this out. This is what I come to the comments for right here.

[@Bildgesmythe]

It's a great movie. Interesting effects for being 100 years old.

[@davedavidson8208]

@@Bildgesmythe Oh if i had seen Haxan in the 20's when it was made, assuming a "typical 1920s education".. it would've scared the shit out of me, and probably convinced me that witches are in fact real. lol Its such an interesting film, and its absolutely wild that it got made considering what it depicts, and some of the detail shown.

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An absolute delight of a video. Grateful that the algorithm added this to my page, after efforts to curate away from the chaos youtube’s become as of late. The quips scattered amongst calmly presented information from the books had me cackling unexpectedly while listening and cleaning; I had to sit down and re-watch with focus to appreciate all that you’ve presented.

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Anna's Archive has all 6 volumes of the Brill edition yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me

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But are they authentic? Maybe the translators corrupted and hid some things from the book.

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@@Prodigi50 Pound for pound probably one of the best sites for getting stuff like academic papers or books (like Brill stuff) out there, I randomly stumbled upon it trying to find a free copy of a specific paper I was angling to read like a year and a half ago. I heartily recommend it to all who want to fly the jolly roger and take the fight to Brill's wallet.

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No divination magic required!

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Thanks!

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Whenever I write stuff about 'deep' topics online I go for at least 5 sources, 10-15 if I'm feeling thorough, so when I saw Del Rio's book and heard you say he's got hundreds if not thousands of sources all diligently placed within the margins? I feel humbled and also have the desire to somehow step up my game.

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Thanks mate! Always a fount of knowledge taught in small words and big letters for newbies. You're a legend

[@denniskiewiet422]

I identify as a Green Witch. I do not worship satan, don't fly around on a broomstick and cast no spells. I try to be one with nature and try to be a good person. Jews, Chiristians and Muslims are my allies. I have pledged to defend their religion. People ridicule me, tell me only women can be witches, try to convert me. I don't care. Animals flock to me, I grow my own food and I can never be alone, hungry or helpess. Thank you so much for trying to tell us all the truth. I watch all your vids, they are enlightening. With much love and much respect, blessed be.

[@denniskiewiet422]

Oh and I forgot. The last witch that was murdered in the Netherlands was Marigje Arriens in 1591 in Schoonhoven. The Spanish burned a couple of dozens in the 17th century, but since they were an occopying force they are not considdered to be a Dutch action. I kindly request to not burn us.

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"You play the devils game, but you don't take his name"

[@Noone-rt6pw]

Green Witch, it’s probably supported in the Bible by what you have just said! Preachers deliberately avoid teaching the full truth out of fear of attracting such types and not stepping on others toes that bring in the money! Where we have things in common. Animals love me, I know herbs works, I had plans to have a garden, but low life trash undermined so much of that!

[@Cthulhu1978-l6l]

@@denniskiewiet422 men certainly are magical ✨️ as women.hail hecate!

[@denniskiewiet422]

@@Cthulhu1978-l6l I thought that was more of the thing the Puritans in Salem did.

[@chasinglegends9413]

Dr Sledge your channel has the best mystical content thanks for the lectures truly enlightening...

[@siobhanomalley1968]

Demonological weak sauce 😂 absolute banger of a phrase. Lots of classic Justin witticisms in this episode, love it! I had a good giggle at the little quips scattered throughout!

[@tonysladky8925]

16:42 is awfully specific. Is the implication that aerial flight for purposes other than attending a Witches' Sabbath is a-okay? Am I allowed to hop on my broom and fly into town to buy some bread from the town baker?

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Sounds better than driving a car….

[@DemainIronfalcon]

​@@sarahenson9659 Hear hear. Cars hey, one of the most evil proponents of consumerism. Not many even broach this narrative due to like many malevolent indulgences it's so ubiquitously excepted like fallen Angels will play devil's advocate for each other. Balance is coming..

[@MrUmbra-ts6se]

​@@DemainIronfalconA balance of traveling 4 miles on foot, weekly.

[@DemainIronfalcon]

@@MrUmbra-ts6se I did not say you can not have transport vehicles, technology for electrical cars been there all along, Henry Fords first scale model was electric, what happened next is well end result is obvious. Homosapiens for many decamillenium used horses as transport and kept balance, then in 10% of one millennium cars have polluted, killed, maimed and allowed the worst people to have wealth that has funded other horrors for mother earth to endure. Anyone can say what they want but everything is being exposed for what it is. But if that's the only option to a poisonous killer like a car, then you can absolutely walk, or learn to ride a horse 4 or many more miles. Better still work out the best way with community. Surely your not defending cars because of a 4km walk, please... Then again that about somes up humanities attitude to our malevolent consumerism and failure to control industrialisation..

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13:59 Hooray for Atun-shei shout-out! :D Always nice to see such people acknowledge each other. ❤

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Those books are awesome. Not the results of the people who used them to hunt 'witches', but their actual existence, is amazing.

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This was great! I can't wait for the witch trial video!

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Witchunts peaked in the 1600s which was also when we had the very worst religious wars like the 30 years war going on. In fact the two are linked externally authorities were getting ready for war against the heretics and internally they were cracking down on anything vaguely at odds with community standards. Its a common thing. External fears of whatever often lead to moral panics and repression internally. The threat isn't entirely made up from the pov of the 'system'. In times of war the system wants to make sure the community is united around its values. Anyone outside of it is a problem regardless of whether they did something genuinely harmful.

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Makes me wonder who will be targeted in the next conflict as against the norm of acceptability in the community. Probably more poor people as always

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Never has forbidden knowledge been so entertaining.

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Dr. Sledge, fighting that good fight against academic ignorance, once again. 💪👏

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Goosebumps. I remember picking up our uni copy... Wooden covers and the size and weight of a church bible.

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Absolutely brilliant. A heartfelt thanks. I plan to listen to this one a few more times. Excited about your coverage of the other witch hunting manuals.

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Thank you so much for sharing. Love this episode.

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No animal gets farted on more than a horse

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Horses don't ride elevators.

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I can’t dispute this

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Compound interest is truly necromancy. That's good.

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❤ Thank you for the video, I adore listening and learning from you

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It‘s crazy to see an episode mentioning Anna Göldi since I‘m from Glarus. 1:05 I‘m excited to see the rest. 49:40: Great episode thanks. And it’s still weird that I live a 15min drive away from where one of the last witch executions in history happened.

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P.G. Maxwell-Stuart was one of my dissertation professors for my work on the witch trials in Lothian, Scotland in 1649. Great guy, incredibly knowledgeable and speaks about thirteen languages to my recollection.

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Those “nuggets of magic” are the fireballs we’ve been asking for, aren’t they?

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The Catholic Encyclopedia has a nice article on Martin Delrio. It’s available for free on New Advent’s website.

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What about Stolen Daemon Semen

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I must now own a copy of this book. 🤩

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Like if you too feel a spark of pure joy every time Dr. Sledge says the words "buried treasure"

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I definitely do ;)

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It's not fair... I'd already put a like on the video before I heard you say "demonological weak-sauce", and I can't like the video twice. So, you get a comment. Thanks, as always, for your excellent scholarship and bringing so many of these works into the light.

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Your copy of Del Rio is amazing 🤤Thanks for another great video!

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Been watching your content for over a year now but this is the first video where the intro music had the noetic accompaniment 🕯

[@mouseydeb3245]

Excellent content Dr Sledge (as usual). I also appreciate that you offer links to further reading on the subject. I find the Inquisition and witch trials fascinating, yet I haven’t been able to read very much in the Maleficarum though I’ve had a paperback copy on the shelf for well over 20 years. I’m not normally a ‘softie’, but whenever I attempt to read Maleficarum, I get physically ill. It literally makes me throw up. However, I may try to find an affordable copy of Del Rio anyway. 😊

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Dearest, Dr., THANK YOU for this one!

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Another splendid lecture. Very informative. Thank you

[@Valdagast]

Last Swedish "witch" executed: 1704 Last Swedish "witch" sentenced: 1724 Last Swedish witch trial: 1757 The witch trials drew a lot of attention, but more people were executed for bestiality in the same period. ("Confessing" bestiality was a good way to commit suicide, since you could repent and be forgiven, which meant you went to Heaven).

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Levack has last trial 1779, last execution 1710.

[@Valdagast]

@@TheEsotericaChannel The main witch processes in Sweden were called "Det stora oväsendet" (the big noise? noise isn't quite right but close). About 280 people, mostly, but not exclusively women, were executed. Only one woman was burned alive - the rest were beheaded and then the corpses were burned.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Yep, burning was mostly a German and French thing. The English primarily used hanging.

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“As…one…does…” 🖐️😂 Too many to list, but you’re killing it in this video! 🎤🤣🤣

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Seeming reasonable by being less obviously unreasonable than everyone else. Interesting parallels to the contemporary era as we see the downward spiral of unreason.

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I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!

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Your channel has been such a welcome distraction this week. I bought a heretical witch army shirt, and I can’t wait to wear it everywhere. I’m hoping to bump into another fan, and we’ll become besties and take a pottery class together and make Lilith bowls. 😂

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By my mystical art and hidden knowledge, I have divined that there exists a means most arcane to summon forth the Six Volumes of Brill from the vast aether of the nether realms of the internet. Yea, with the proper conjurations and invocations, the ethereal tomes, safeguarded by scholarly wardens and bound in sacred sigils, may manifest within one's grasp.

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Explore the arcane, In history Philosophy And religion. One of my favorite intros

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I always say it along with him 💀👌🏻

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A video on tarot would be schweeeeeet

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OMG-D this is a wonderful presentation.

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Thank you !!! 🙏🏽

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super fun video! thanks for all

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Beautiful episode!

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Great video as always!

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I would love to have any of those books at home!

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I will try some of this and if it happens I will update.

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I KNOW this is off topic...how did they explain the use of stars and the signs Sailors, Fisherman, Pirates and the different Navys using Stars and Weather for Navigation? For example, "Red Skies at Night, Sailor's Delight, Red Skies in Morning, Sailor's Warning"...😊

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Compound interest as necromancy, no lie. Anthropologist Michael Taussig wrote about this in his 1970s The Devil and Commodity Fetishism.

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Truly fascinating.

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wow, i am impressed. thanks again

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Could you do a video on the 1665 edition of Discoverie of Witchcraft or Faerie magic in historical grimores?

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Loving the Star Wars cross over.

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Great video, thank you

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The extent that humans have gone to to create convoluted hierarchical systems to essentially explain randomness & why "bad" things happen to good people is absolutely fascinating. I mean, the psychological gymnastics people come up with is ...just...mind boggling

[@jeannette7243]

Thank you for this episode. All hail Brill - at least they make the texts available! True, not everyone has access to an academic library, but on the other hand, not everyone has access to books in Latin either. I am not in any way associated with Brill, but I do think they open up knowledge that would otherwise remain occult in the 21st century.

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If/when you do a video on "how to conduct a witch trial", would you be willing to include if and how the instructions were applied in America? (Salem, yes, but the other trials, too, please) Thanks for your content, efforts and free knowledge.

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I'm in Spain, if you can send the part of the text which talks of the bricked building I can try to find

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whenever buried treasure comes up in the videos i hoot and holler

[@101jackj]

What do the witch-hunter’s notes say in your copy of the Malleus?

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That would actually be really cool to explore.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Mostly underlines and notes of fact specifically about the prosecution process. That strikes me as interested in the doing of the prosecution.

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The images shown on the left from 17:16 - 18:36, are these woodcuts? The art style looks as if they came straight out of the Marseilles tarot!

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Perfect timing for Halloween!

[@Luke-q2t]

Compound interest is necromancy I absolutely agree!

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It's difficult for me to reconcile how clearly educated and learned men, men of scholasticism and spirituality, can also believe things that result in pain and suffering for thousands of people.

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@@reecenichols8204 well, you see it all the time with the scholars and ideological leaders in the modern world too, just usually applied to secular governments rather than religion.

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To live is to suffer. With or without them.

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You had to be there.

[@HexenBlackSun]

Can you please do an episode on how to do a pact with the devil from the witches perspective, going off of historical information of what we we know on how to make them and how they were made, that would be so cool and interesting!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

There's no evidence for the existence of any witches

[@HexenBlackSun]

what were they referring to when they said they were doing pacts? And what spirits were the practitioners actually working with? By this, I mean, what were real practices they were doing that were deemed as pact-making with the devil? Please shed some light on this in a dedicated video. 🙏🏼 thank you for responding, i’m a avid esoterica fan.

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They weren't doing any of that in actuality. That's the nightmare of it all

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When is part 2 dropping?

[@Bildgesmythe]

I've often thought the demon mating with stolen semen was a handy way to cover an illegitimate birth. Especially when the kid looked exactly like the bishop.

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Very interesting as always.