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Hey Max - for some reason only just now watching this video (despite binging your stuff for years). Firstly - so humbled for the shout out and that my content was valuable in some way. Secondly - Tremendous video as always, you are a massive inspiration in regards to my understanding of the occult/alchemy and psychology. I genuinely watch your videos to be 'educated' Thank you for all the work you do

Another link to the Kabbalah in Dark Souls: you are a hollow, and empty vessel and seek to fill the empty lord vessel. "Empty vessel" or "husk" in hebrew is "kelipot" and is another name for the qliphoth, the dark and empty opposite of the sefirot. The sefirot is the tree of life which contains emanations of light or spirt (soul) of the Ein Sof (The Infinite/God) in a number of filled vessels. In Dark Souls, you are taking souls from the filled vessels of the sefirot and filling empty vessels with it (filling your DARK SOUL WITH LIIIIIGHT). This is the kabbalistic unification of opposites that you mention in the video. Thank you for attending my ted talk.

While I'm not the greatest DS2 fan, Aldia's speech is the most chilling piece of voiced dialog in the entire series for me.

I've been pretty deep in the online lore communities for these games and you did bring new insight into it, at least for me anyway. Not that I'm some expert, but it's rare to find any interesting new lore ideas after this long. Reminds me a little of how mind blowing Hawkshaw can be or how crazy deep Quelaag will go to find new possibilities.

As I understand: the three Lord Souls can create (soul of the Witch of Izalith), destroy (soul of Nito) and preserve/enhance (soul of Gwyn) life. The Dark Soul can do all of these things. Also it ignores the concept of time*. I would totally connect that to the Prima materia, and I personally think it is the fantasy equivalent of the concept of unconcious. *There is a big discussion that should be done about time and space in the DS world. Time is not "convoluted", it is stagnating. Worst translation possible, it created a lot of problems.

You blew my mind with the part about Velka and Gwyndolin and the faith/intelligence scaling stuff!

The story telling itself is similar to how irl occult knowledge is esoteric by design. The only way to gather more occult knowledge is to actively engage with many different wells of knowledge

Need to say, another possible inspiration for Gwyndolyn is Abraxas from Gnoticism. Both have snake legs, some association to the moon and a third thing that I happen to forgot.

To me dark souls is about the human experience, they took inspiration from so many sources and masterfully blended them together into one of the greatest and most profound pieces of art ever created. There's a reason it means so much to so many people.

6:11 shows a darkwraith landing briefly to utter "Why is this lore so fucking deep?" before sinking further into the rabbit hole.

This reminds me alot of the power seen in liminality among many cultures. Liminality being the border between ... well, pretty much anything. A wall is a liminal space between spaces, teen age is a liminal period between childhood and adulthood, new years eve is the liminal time between two years, and so on. There was/is a belief that this border, this union where two realities meet, held a power that could be used. For example, here in the Nordics we had an idea of 'utesitta', or out-sitting, where you sat down by a theshold, on a wall, in a cave entrance or something similar and just took in what you saw. Until you could see and hear the afterlife and those who had passed. A rather interesting type of necromancy. There are also stories and archaeological evidence of people, usually but not always women with magic associated grave goods, during pre-christian times being buried under or near the theshold of a house.

Occult symbology can be found EVERYWHERE in fiction across all genres. Very often it seems as though it's not even intended by the writer, it's almost as though there's a subconscious part of our human creativity that's occult based. And some of the greatest writers of the modern era, most notably in the comic book industry, such as Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, and Neil Gaiman, just to name a few, are into The Occult.

This video has completely blown open my understanding of Dark Souls lore! Such an amazing and well researched video!

I'm glad you pointed out that just seeking Unity isn't enough, because it can go really wrong. One needs to seek Unity through a "good", moral way. This is what Julius Evola, one of the greatest European authors on magic and religion, meant by distinguishing upward (solar, heroic) ascendancy towards the transcendent from downward (telluric, chthonic, chaotic) ascendancy. The first one is the right way to achieve unity with the transcendent, the second can ultimately lead to unnatural, hideous abnormalities (like child sacrifice or transhumanism in our modern world).

Dark Souls has a lot of rich lores and that’s what I love about these franchise as a whole. It’s amazing that this game is also has some alchemy related stuff, and it makes sense cause this game’s setting takes place in the Middle Ages and alchemy was well known in that time period too.

Everlasting dragons mean stone dragons. So now I know why those meditating statues in the place where you access Archdragon Peak are like that. Reaching a dragon state is like reaching nirvana. Reminds me of those monks' bodies in statues in Tibet. Also, it is funny how the bible warns of dragons. I need to dig deeper! Fantastic Job as always.

Great video as always. Your ability to connect seemingly disparate elements into a cohesive narrative is amazing. It's interesting how dragons are a seemingly universal concept or idea in occultism used to represent a variety of things and across separated cultures no less.

I love when you talk about dark souls. Pls never stop my yellow man. Btw you should give a watch to some of my favourite anime that I think you probably may like: steins gate, code geass, and the really underrated id invaded. I can't wait to see you fucking brilliant dissection about it. I follow this channel by a long time now, since the Kojima video on the most profound game moment. I also know you struggle on a surface level, but a weakness can become a strong side, and I think you nailed it. Your obsessive research on prospective and meaning on media is on a legendary streak, keep going man. And me and many other will keep listening. I learm a lot from you, on various topic, and I improve my english too cause is my second lenguage. Well Max take good care you brilliant yellow man

I studied religious studies at the Faculty of Philosophy and my specialization was Western Esotericism, so I was very fond of searching for "occult pop culture". My favorites are Berserk and Silent Hill, maybe that's why KZfaq recommended Max's channel. Anyway, games from From Software are a special chapter of occultism for me, because what is really hidden there is a complex storyline. When I first played Bloodborne in 2015, it was also my first souls game. I thought it was similar to Devil May Cry, but not from a helicopter. Sure, souls games are about fighting, but with specific game mechanics. If you don't know this mechanic, you won't progress through the game. But to make matters worse, From Software never gets tired of lining up the entire plot under your nose and guiding you by the hand. You can finish the game and not fully understand what it is about. And that is the true essence of occultism and esoteric teachings. It should only be understood by "initiates", that is, those who search hard for knowledge. Thank you Max for your videos, they are very interesting to me because they add value to me as a specialist in western esotericism.

I fell down a rabbit hole and found your videos. And as someone with hearing loss and processing issues, I just wanted to say I really like your videos not only for the analysis and info... But because I have noticed I don't rely as hard on captions because of HOW you speak. After 3 videos back to back I realized inwasn't struggling to understand works that end in the S and T/D sounds. So thank you- both your content and also your diction. I don't feel like I am missing bits that make it hard to follow the theories because I heard a sentence very wrong. :3

Gwyndolin's character design has always reminded me of the Gnostic diety, Abraxas. Coincidentally, Éliphas Lévi also did a drawing of Abraxas that is very similar to his Baphomet illustration.

Another bit of info that strengthens your points: alchemy is deeply related to the Gnostic/Hermetic metaphysical worldview. Mercury is the Roman name for Hermes. Hermes is the messenger of the gods - i.e. he moves between the spiritual and the material, just as Mercury holds together soul and body. This stuff goes all the way back to ancient Egypt, in which Thoth is identified with Hermes, which ended up having a huge effect on Greek philosophy, which gave rise to the Hermetic tradition.

Gwyndolin as the hermetic ideal human is a very intriguing one, since Gwyndolin is ultimately consumed and has everything he was fighting for destroyed. If Gwyndolin really is supposed to be this hermetic ideal, then what Miyazaki was doing was mocking it. Gwyndolin is explicitly called deformed and imperfect, locked away in a tomb and maintaing an illusion. To maintain the illusion, he sends out warriors into the world to hunt down those who follow Velka and those who fight for, what is effectively presented as the age of mankind, the age of Dark. If Gwyndolin is really supposed to be the ultimate ascended form of man, the union of sun and moon, the apex of enlightenment, isn't it funny that Gwyndolin is actively HIDING the truth about Anor Londo from the world in Dark Souls? A greater deciever than Kaathe or Frampt, who really are telling you what they earnestly believe to be the best possible sollution (keep the age of fire going, let the age of fire end). Velka, of course, is still working with Gwyndolin. In fact her book of the guilty is the catalyst for punishing the tresspassers agains the gods, by the servants of Gwyndolin. If it's true that Gwyndolin is the product of experimentation by Seathe and Velka , then this imperfect and deformed deciever of men was brought into the world, partly by the actions of an insane creature. The knowledge which Seathe sought, immortality, drove the dragon with no scales insane, and that knowledge does the same to anyone else who attempts to study it. Seathe's "immortality" as well is fleeting and fickle, the primordial crystal which lets him "live" forever is ultimately destroyed in a single hit. For all this knowledge that drove him mad, all of it is destined to come to nothing at the Chosen Undead's hands. While the Crystal itself can come together again after being destroyed, Seathe cannot. If Velka really was trying to lead a rebellion against the gods with the help of other co-conspirators, it seems strange that her servants actively aid the Darkmoon blades even to this day. If Gwyndolin is her son, then it seems as though both are working together to support Gwyn's crumbling order. Partly by how the book of sin works, and partly by the great crow which can take Undead to and from the Undead Asylum. Her other child in this scenario, Priscilla, is locked away in the painted world along with the dark ember in order that the gods would never again be threatened by occult weapons. Where exactly Velka is now, is unknown. But if she was ever in a plot against the gods and trying to unite light and dark, her efforts were ultimately all for nothing. Furthermore: She and her children have abandoned this plot and are now actively working to support Gwyn's crumbling age of fire. The union of light and dark as well is something to think about. In one way, the usurpation of fire ending of DS3 can be interpreted as embodying this, but even then that's questionable. It's not the union of dark and fire, it's the usurpation of fire. Furthermore what this endinge actually implies is a bit unclear, the first flame is taken by the ashen one and... overcome by him? Kinda unclear, regardless this would have to make the ashen one a sort of lord of cinder. Meaning the next age has not come to pass, the ashen one in this ending has just repeated what Gwyn did on a more direct level. This because of what Hollows are, cursed by the darksign which in turn was caused by the linking of the fire. To remain in human form, undead must fuel the bonfires with humanity, which feed the first flame that they're already linked to. The ashen one is thus not truly free even in this ending, not ascended or anything like that. He's not the lord of Dark as the chosen undead could have been, but lord of hollows. It seems then that, if there is some sort of spiritual meaning to be taken out of Dark Souls, it's the very eastern belief that "the world works in cycles, do not attempt to break nature." Furthermore, MIyazaki seems to slant the game's lore against occultism as a whole. Those characters which could possibly be called occult universally fail in their endevours, go insane, are killed or betray the occult cause they were working for. When the occult ideal could arguably be achieved, it either a) does nothing (the age of fire just continued after SotFS' ending, path of the Dragon does nothing) b) makes everything worse (Lord of hollows =/= Lord of Dark, therefore the fading age of fire just continues, but now with the first flame stuck inside the ashen one). I believe this makes more sense overall, since Miyazaki's spiritual understanding would doubtlessly be formed by his native country of Japan. Superficially, certain things in Dark Souls could be said to be occult, but what they ultimately mean certainly doesn't paint the occult in a favourable light. In Miyazaki's mind, the natural order of cycles must be maintained, those who wish to escape the cycles using magic, sacrifices etc. are painted in a poor light. Those who follow the path of the dragon and attempt to escape the cycles via a combination of giving away scales and what is essentially buddhist meditation are painted in a more favourable light. However, their efforts are ultimately useless as the cycles continue whether or not those on the path of the dragon care. If those on the path of the dragon really can turn into everlasting dragons, then they are fated to be destroyed in the age which follows the age of dark. This belief in cyclical time is certainly an interesting one, but ultimately a man-made invention. Just like the idea of transcending reality and becoming a diety yourself. It's certianly a more comforting idea than there being an end of all things, and judgement by the only True, Holy, Eternal God, creator of the Heavens and the Earth. But even if these ideas are comforting, they are still false, cease and repent. Merry Christmas.

as a self proclaimed occultist, I noticed references to the Kabalalah throughout Elden Ring which rocks

Placidusax, two headed dragon in elden ring. Was the Elden Lord before Marika and Godfrey.

I dont mean to burst any bubbles, but its always been pretty obvious miyazaki was just taking from what he knew and read of the ancient world. You all have probably read the interview where he mentions talking to GRRM about how he would read books about ancient cultures/world and didnt always fully understand due to translation and would piece together his own ideas and understanding. Which is exactly what the high regarded fantasy writers do they take from the ancient times and make their own fantasy world where mythology was more real than spiritual.

The snake legs things are an interesting topic, first thing that came to my mine was not Alchemy but of the Gnostic archon/Aeon Abraxas

Max, that was a banger, well done and thank you. I loved the bit about the occult weapon combining the divine and dark.

My issue with this theory is that dark souls seems to point the opposite way. Yes, people often Try to connect opposites, but does it ever work? Crossbreed prisila is a failed experiment, she isn't an immortal dragon. Similarly the one reborn is a failed attempt at mixing human body's with an immortal God. Elden ring has its unalloyed gold as its healing mechanism for melania, implying a combination doesn't work. The series seams to be ABOUT those separations, not about combining things

Linking the fire is not the first sin, this a misconception made by people that has been dismissing DS2 lore for almost a decade and its based of like 2 or 3 lines of dialog that are HEAVILY stretched to form that idea, is not even possible for that to be the first sin since the very fact that we call Velka the goddess of SIN implies the concept of sin is something ancient akin (and probably born from) humanity. It makes so much more sense for the First sin to be the very action of the furtive pigmy of splitting the dark soul cursing humanity, this not only makes sense philosophically but thematically when you look at how everything born from Velka, the primordial snakes and humanity are all aligned with the dark. Its simply an argument that can be disproven easily and its still taken as a fact just because people decided DS2 lore was not important and should be not properly analyzed and took into consideration, we cant simply crack the canon when everyone dismisses facts that contradict their theories.

Ooo!! This made me realize that the arch dragon statues and the pose you use to get there are similarly posed to the baphomet statue!! The freedom of the natural cycle and the conjoined opposites are represented in both. Siiiick

I don't care what anyone says, this man changed the way I perceived dark souls and life differently

Dude, this is right up my alley right now! Just started my fourth rewatch of FMAB and am hopping back into ER with the new updates. Well done, good sir.

A cool thing you could make some videos is "the incal" and all the woks related to it by jodorowsky (the one who made "el topo"). Cause it has TONS of symbolisms and the plot of each work is pretty cool imo

Even if your past dark souls video weren't what you said your best, I loved your in depth research and now you went even further. You madman

Adding to the end point there: in each Dark Souls game you can transform into an anthro dragon creature via joining a Covenant with a dragon. So it seems thematically correct that the man serpents in 3 were willing, as theyre in the location where you yourself join and transform

Amazing video, my dude. I'm excited to see what you have to say in that DS2 video too!

The occult part presented to us by Sellen (Elden Ring) resonated with me and mesmerized me so much my jaw dropped (once you unlock her extra dialogues)

Banger video as always man. Keep up the good work.

Excellent work, Max. Keep the Dark Souls content coming! 🙂

The snake leg thing could also be a direct reference to the gnostic figure Abraxas.

This helps explain the occult meanings you see in so many other genres of entertainment also. Plus symbolism you see in things like freemasonry etc. Thanks!

Max Im so happy you made a video on this because I know Im not the only one who could have possibly made these connections, this game had a profound impact on me and is truly a work of art and so are the videos and energy you bring into the world, thank you.

The lore and inspiration beyond it is so deep. Thank you for explaining it, even if most of it goes over my head

Jourmangandr in Norse myth the son of Loki is also really similar. It’s so fascinating how the religions of old shared such similar stories and deities with one another.

15:03 As opposed to many eastern philosophies that actually believe that's possible which is represented in symbols like the Yin & Yang and other parallels, and given that Souls game are made by Japanese developers it's not surprising that there is an element of eastern philosophy there even with all the western inspired lore and mythos.

One of my favorite albums ever is called Henosis, and my favorite song from that album is called Sol and Luna. The entire album is more or less inspired by these concepts, not dark souls, just alchemy and the occult. No words or lyrics, just the idea, the feeling of balance, yes and no, real or imagined. The Contrast.

Side note - love the music choices for the background tracks. Almost wish I could hear them just a little better, but I'm glad they don't drown you out at all. Say what you will about TES but Jeremy Soule is a gift.

Love your analysis videos as always and take care of yourself Max

12:44 I still buy more into Last Protagonist’s evidence that Priscilla is Gwyn’s wife. That explains Gwyndolin’s snakelegs, Yorshka’s existence, and generally why Gwyn’s kids are all so dragon-y. Even Gwynevere (I think I spelled that wrong) is friggin giant, like a dragon. I love speculations on Velka, but imho there’s more direct evidence that Priscilla is the mom than there is for… any theory on Velka, really.

Nothing beats occult and myth references tbh. Alchemy included in the category btw.

ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND THATS WHY I LOVE DARK SOULS AND ELDEN RING. THE OCCULT IS THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE.

I could listen to you speak about alchemy and the occult for hours

The most important part of the story is the way the bonfires act as a metaphor for the demiurge, or the concept in the Kabballah of "the many" returning to "the one" via either the left hand path or the right hand path. (If I recall the end of DS 1 correctly, the bonfire is on the left and the exit to the other ending is on the right, corresponding correctly to what each would represent in this metaphor). The bonfires represent rebirth / rejuvenation, so they condition the player throughout the game to see them as a source of comfort, which is why the bonfire at the end successfully acts as a trick for the player to get the "bad" ending, while still being consistent to the theme of rebirth - the player resurrects the timeline and creates a loop. The other path seems unintuitive because the player has been trained to get to the next bonfire as soon as they see it to restore health and create a checkpoint. Why this ties into the metaphor of the Demiurge is that the Demiurge is about tempting the person who has reached the threshold of "the one" - the point at which the person achieves Godhood, or escapes the wheel of Samsara in Buddhism (a better metaphor in some ways as it's easy to see how choosing the bonfire is to once again choose reincarnation, which means to not escape the wheel / the loop) - back into life as physical matter. To reunite with the One is to cease to exist as an individual, but it's also to become God (you see this represented in End of Evangelion too, for another easy to grasp example). It's a scary thing and it sounds like death, which basically it is - death of the ego, death of what you think of as you. So the temptation of the left hand path is to continue as an individual, to seek to become your own God on earth instead of rejoining with the One. That's the choice at the end of DS 1 - the temptation of the Bonfire and being reborn again, with all your power / souls, in the comforting bonfire on the left; or to risk death by continuing on to the right hand path. The punishment for the left is creating a loop, the rebirth of many Gods instead of just one; the reward for the right hand path is that you literally become God, because you embrace the blackness that the universe was born from, the One. That's why the snakes bow down to you - you chose to become God. The snake who wants you to reignite the flame would be the Demiurge in that sense, as he is tricking you into restarting the cycle of the physical world / maya. To put it another way, the choice is between lighting the fire and thus creating opposites and the rebirth of humanity as individuals, and therefore continuing conflict; or it's to bring the opposites together and thus end humanity, because humanity is the many that return to the one. It's also basically what the blue pill / red pill choice scene in the Matrix is about - the comfort of the illusion, physical world vs the scary true reality, the reality outside what we perceive as the physical world.

An eclipse is essentially a unification of Sol and Luna, the sun and the moon, as well. Albeit, symbolically. Another reference, you could say. Although borrowed from Berserk, it definitely matches up. A conjoining of opposites.

I would argue that Dark Souls may also borrow from traditional Aztec mythology, specifically with the linking of the fire and the cycle of Lords of Cinder. Initially, a god sacrifices himself to become the sun, a symbol of fire, to prolong the existence of the world against the dark. Subsequent sacrifices (the chosen undead linking the fire) are required to renew the power of the sun- typically sacrifices of flesh and blood. Matching the myth of each “sun” ending in Aztec legend, the world is drawn to halt in Dark Souls 3 when the dark overtakes the literal metaphor of the sun.

Dark souls is one big Berserk reference

I took note of what you said at the end of this discussion. I agree that the manserpents there were willing participants. Getting there isn’t via a trap. It’s by sitting and meditating for awhile in the path of the dragon gesture. If you get to this location it’s not by mistake or by being captured. I’m at by willingly allowing yourself to be taken there. The meditation pose for that gesture also matches with the purpose of meditation in Buddhism. Freedom from the cycle of life and death. The result is different when you become a dragon, but it’s the same pursuit at least.

This is terrible. In game "Dark" is a synonym form "Humanity", not "Death", & all the evidence points to the Witch Izalith as Gwyns' wife [As demonstrated by all the Izalith statues, giant children, & Gwyndolins' snake legs as is traditional for irl giants from the Bronze Age] It is the Ancient Dragon, covered in dark hair & found in Ash Lake, that is Velka [confirmed by the Velka Talisman & datamining].

Already knew this game was connected to the occult specially dark souls 1, goat sounds, you got an Underworld and Heaven realm of the gods Olympus type setting oh and you fight the final boss in what's pretty much the tower of babel.

8:54 Ok let me corroborate with u now. Just a simple commentary. I'm from Brazil and in portuguese translate, the bullets name are literally "Balas de Mercúrio" (Mercury Bullets). I think it's because we don't have an specific translation for quicksilver.

literally just seeing the names sol and luna for the belfreys and seeing rebis alongside gwendolyn should convince anyone of all of this the light + dark upgrades = occult weapons should also be especially convincing

I love how even the plot is occulted

And when you get there is no good or bad, with the example through Baphomet being also hermaphroditic, is where you get relativism and thought process from certain groups throughout history, like Progressivists during the late 1800s and early 1900s. All occult principles connect and why the same principle was taught by Allister Crowley, "Do what thou wilt". The worst sides of the occult is never shown in Dark Souls or adjacent titles, which is interesting as it ties things together even more and gets to the things people rather not know. Japanese games tend to hold occult or esoteric views as Eastern religions are connected by them that were polytheistic, so it make sense it appears. Where Silent Hill was an introduction to alchemy, Dark Souls is teaching it subtlety, as Miyazaki has stated he wants people to discover the lore of the games themselves and likely it's inspirations. Take that as you will.

Love your videos, Max! I honestly draw so much inspiration from them.

PART TWO HERE WE COME!!

Thank you for doing this, was waiting for someone to do a video on this

I would like to mention that I see a lot of similarity in occult and eastern believes. For example the concept of non-duality and "the thing beyond light and dark which will grant us freedom from the natural cycle" which buddhists would call enlightenment. Enlightenment free's you from "samsara" which could be called the natural cycle.

Love how when I saw this in my recommended; the little hover-reel for this video only showed the Ridge Wallet sponsorship

What a fantastic video! The disparate threads of understanding and numerous and subtle, consolidating the two paths of occult and games is no simple task. I've been investigating the connection to the occult inside games for years and this is definitely one of the best cases I've seen. Thank you for bringing light to the darkness here.

This video is marvelous. I always knew there were Occult/Metaphysical connections but it’s nice to see others at work. Thank you!

It's always the most lowkey youtubers that create the coolest theory videos I swear

Bro your videos are so amazing. Great upload man....wow

In two weeks are you gonna realize every media is a reference to alchemy ? Great content btw I can't get enough you're a great youtuber

I laughed out loud when I read the title and said, "exactly" even before I watched the video.

Berserk , a major source of inspiration for Dark Souls, was Miura's encoding of the Alchemical Great Opus. Anyone intrigued by all this should get into Berserk.

Love to see Smough Bois growth. He definitely put’s the work in.

A dark souls video with oblivion background music. What more could you ask for?

oh yea, a video discussing the dark souls franchise on a elder scrolls franchise music. perfect

As a seeker of occult knowledge, this video series on Dark Souls has helped out immensely.

Without these videos I feel like I’m just running around aimlessly in Sould game

New lore just dropped! Great work on this video, it feels like you just opened a world of possibilities.

waiting forever for something like this to be recommended to me so I don't sound schizo when pointing occult influence in every RPG ever made

Extremely well put together video! I study Philsophy and every now and again there is a reference to Occult works, ideas and teachings and its interesting to learn more about this through references in the Souls games. Thank you.

I've always had a hard time with the concept that all the opposites of life existed in dark Souls prior to the disparity and dragons and trees also existed because in order for there to be no disparity there can be no differentiation between dragon and not dragon or tree and not tree. There can't be any beginning of tree or end of tree because all things would just be tree or applying the same logic to dragon

Have you ever played Shadow Tower? It's one of From's earlier titles & has heeeavy Souls vibes, and while I've yet to get into it, there's probably some good info there to correlate with your other observations.

Very nice Video. Good research. I just want to add that occultism, alchemy and shamanism are not about symbols or metaphors but about matter and the forces hidden within the matter. All knowledge is, if used wisely only a door to the hidden truth. If you want to get to the great mystery on this path, be warned. Because knowledge can corrupt the mind very fast without acnowledgeing it. So what i want to tell you with this is: Dont forget to go outside, dont play to much videogames and dont take yourself to serious. ;-)

Dark souls content let's goooooooo

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THIS, this is your BEST video in my opinion. You did justice to a such talented team called FromSoftware.

To quote Miriel "Once again, Tarnished, weird, but not a sin."

okay, your point about the switched faith and intelligence scaling for miracles and sorceries is rock fucking solid.

3:13 "This video is sponsored by the rich." What? **Looks up** "the RIDGE" Oh. He didn't pronounce the 'd.'

rename this to "Huge Reach: A video essay"

I cannot watch it right now, as I need to run to my therapist appointment. But the title scares me...should I watch it knowing I will have an existential crisis afterwards? But I will anyway. I am a masochist 🖤

Huh, I never realized that Velka was Gwyn's wife but now that you mention it it makes perfect sense.

Must… milk…. Soulsbourne games

Something I found interesting was a friends talking about hermetics. He mentioned that essentially one school of thought was that that God of the bible was something of a misbegotten creation not disimilar to the way the Gnostics view Yaltabaoth (sethian). For whatever reason this statement and reading the apocraphon of John just reminded me of the witch of izalith in her attempts to recreate the first flame which resulted in the chaos flame

Love the Oblivion OST in the background!!! “All’s Well” if I’m not mistaken!