Inquisition Manuals - The Rise of Torture & How Magic Became Heresy

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6 ай бұрын

The Inquisition horrifies us today and when Edgar Allen Poe wanted to pluck a nightmarish book to feature in The Fall of the House of Usher he looked no further than the 14th century Directorium Inquisitorum of Nicholas Eymerich, the most substantial Inquisitors' manual of the period. The Inquisition of the 14th century saw the burning of Joan of Arc, the Templars and Marguerite Porete along with the foundations of the Witch Trials to come. To better understand this period, let's explore the first Inquisitors' manuals where torture becomes commonplace, public punishment replaces penance and Magic is ruled to be Heresy, dramatically shaping the history of Western Esotericism.
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Recommended Readings:
Gui - Practica Inquisitionis heretice pravitatis - archive.org/details/practicai...
Ugolini - De Haereticis - archive.org/details/bub_gb_y7...
Eymerich - Directorium Inquisitorum - archive.org/details/bub_gb_fl...
Hill - Inquisition in the Fourteenth Century: The Manuals of Bernard Gui and Nicholas Eymerich - 978-1903153871
Given - Inquisition and Medieval Society: Power, Discipline, and Resistance in Languedoc - 978-0801487590
Sullivan - The Inner Lives of Medieval Inquisitors - 978-0-226-78167-9
Wakefield & Evans - Heresies of the High Middle Ages - 978-0231096324

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@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

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@frankmaybury5292 6 ай бұрын

what do you think about the Bogomils and their connection to the Cathars? I respect your opinion highly but i want to know about what you have found on their connections. I am curious because it was a large part of my studies when i was in school. Now I wonder what there connection to the Cathar movement was?

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

Check out my video on the cathars to find out. Though I'm more in the skeptical camp on all this cathar stuff.

@jbaquinones 6 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh. This whole episode reminds me of Mexico. When I was not able to answer a question about redemption, the priest called me the son of satan. I loved that. 😂

@cat_and_cabbage4662 6 ай бұрын

Got that type of treatment from my parents… looking back it’s easy to laugh it away, but in the moment I took that shit seriously, I was being convinced that I’m evil/satanic by my own dad, and now he wonders why I don’t have much to do with them and listen to Black Metal all the time P.S I was barely ten years old during the worst of it

@sahamal_savu 6 ай бұрын

Isn't being raised Catholic fun? It sure was fun for me too. 😂

@sahamal_savu 6 ай бұрын

@@cat_and_cabbage4662 I wonder if there's a correlation between horrific childhood experiences with insane religious dogma and being a fan of Metal. I started listening to extreme genres of Metal when I was in Catholic school and never stopped 🤘😈

@ti-lo5hy 6 ай бұрын

Same except it was my brother and he wasn't the son of Satan but they definitely knew each other very well! 😳

@Omega13channel 6 ай бұрын

Or my grandmother taking the pencil out of my mother’s left hand and putting it in her right hand and saying, “diabla”.

@burpostockings 6 ай бұрын

I just wanted to thank you for releasing this for free. You 100% have the ability and right to put this behind a paywall, yet you do not. Thank you. I would donate if I could, I hope my sincere appreciation helps keep the lights on 😅

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

That's the beauty of crowdfunded education. Some folks are able to donate some amount of money and together I'm able to provide university level education for free to thousands of people. It's amazing and I feel blessed to be able to do it.

@Devoted2Mariah 6 ай бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannelNot only do I learn a lot from you, sometimes you help me get a good’s night sleep. Both of those are treasures in my life. Thank you so much. 🙏🏼

@jessicaclakley3691 5 ай бұрын

And if you follow his video series, the returning puns never disappoint

@skjporkchop 6 ай бұрын

A lot of those inquisitorial manipulation techniques are used by police today. That's especially unsettling tbh

@sahamal_savu 6 ай бұрын

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought about this. Always ask for a lawyer kids.

@edwardgurney1694 6 ай бұрын

ACAB- All Clerics Are Bastards

@genghisgalahad8465 6 ай бұрын

@@sahamal_savu so it's not the Inquisition where you don't get a lawyer!

@rvanhees89 6 ай бұрын

Meh, it just shows that it works. Like when I was having behavioural therapy for my borderline personality disorder. I noticed how the methods were very comparable with the MKULTRA mind control and brainwashing techniques. Very similar techniques, although the intent and the motivation were diffent, the results were very comparable. Shows that it works!😁

@aby110 6 ай бұрын

Wait till you hear about what the CIA did and supported during the Cold War.

@Bildgesmythe 6 ай бұрын

I am frightened beyond belief that people have not changed. I can see this replay easily.

@jazmendunham7666 6 ай бұрын

Describe where and how. And don't compare nonviolent church doctrine to inquisitory tactics. I want an honest, tot for tat comparison.

@Bildgesmythe 6 ай бұрын

Listen to the hate from right wing politicians and evangelical churches.

@theeccentrictripper3863 6 ай бұрын

@@jazmendunham7666 China in the 1950s and 1960s, read Frank Dikotter's The Tragedy of Liberation.

@artemismoonbow2475 6 ай бұрын

@@jazmendunham7666 Red scares, farmers in Afghanistan telling the Americans their neighbor is a terrorist because they want their goats. We absolutely see inquisitions, or the psychologies that lead to them happen.

@sahamal_savu 6 ай бұрын

@@Bildgesmythe Um...I'd rather not. I'll take your word for it though.

@ashleydewing1420 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely worth the entire 75 minutes. Details that I would never have known (and really, how could I?) give such a more savory taste to what we know about the inquisition.

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! The medieval inquisition is really interesting and oddly doesn't get much attention at all despite being really, really important.

@nadermansour7487 6 ай бұрын

I did not know of the Medieval Vs. Spanish Inquisition, so this was a great watch. Excellent work.

@aimeemorgado8715 6 ай бұрын

One of THE BEST channels EVER. Thoughtful, intelligent, fabulously researched and analyzed. I see why you are here Dr. S- having worked in a university history department- there is no way they would let anyone take the time and effort to teach and demonstrate top tier research and intellectual integrity. It is a pity. Ahhhh at least we have you. The best thing we can do is remain curious and wrestle with ideas.

@MasterAlgae 6 ай бұрын

"it is decided as you may have expected; all judges had rather that 10 innocent should suffer than that one guilty should escape." - Frankenstein (The Modern Prometheus) Chapter 8.

@Tuber-sama 6 ай бұрын

I think that remembering episodes like the ones you documented here is an important exercise for us believers. Sometimes, in our fight against our own bad tendencies and disbelief, we can develop a tendency towards extreme dogmatism; while I don't consider dogmatism and ortodoxy per se as a problem, we have to always pay attention to what it can become if we are not careful.

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

I'm all game for orthodoxy as long as it's autonomous and not heteronomous.

@genghisgalahad8465 6 ай бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel therefore, heterodoxy? I must look up these terms... heterodoxy + homogeneity = organized religion's dogmatism? My guess/hunch/feel before casual look-up. Now seeing about...

@zach7482 6 ай бұрын

I feel like this channel exists to make videos that make it harder to talk to normal people. Keep it up!

@Le-cp9tr 5 ай бұрын

“Innocentia Nihil Probat - Innocence proves Nothing” - Motto of the Holy Orders of the Emperor's Inquisition

@tylerwilliam97 6 ай бұрын

i work tuesday-saturday, but friday is my favorite day of the week because of new esoterica videos 😌

@briannacery9939 6 ай бұрын

Perhaps, this is what happens when psychotics run the country, or maybe they were "helping " by thinning the herd!

@LordfizzwigitIII 6 ай бұрын

Amazing analysis as always, Dr. Sledge! I'm so thankful that you keep fighting the good fight against moral panics. You da best!

@tamlandipper29 6 ай бұрын

One of the most aggravating issues with torture is the idea that torture is repellent but works. You get garbage. I understood this more fully when I spent a day in indescribable agony with my back. I literally couldn't remember who or where I was. If you told me I was an escaped albigensian tortoise I'd have agreed because I had no other ideas in my head. Note I am not, to the best of my knowledge, nor have I ever been an escaped tortoise.

@Pneumanon 6 ай бұрын

It can still be said that it works, depending on the goal. If the goal is to discover the truth, then I agree with you. If the goal is confirmation of your pre-existing conclusions, or confession to an untrue accusation, or acquiescence to a totalitarian ideology, then I think it is probably very, very effective. Unfortunately, I think history shows us that vast numbers of people have been tortured in order to make them profess to lies rather than to discover the truth.

@joelsavoie8641 6 ай бұрын

30:52 I would LOVE to hear more about the Lullians. the idea of a protocomputational heresty sounds right down my alley, and great inspitation for my D&D setting

@kitraemehling 6 ай бұрын

Interestingly the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition survives to this day - though now known as the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The DDF that recently made headlines for publishing "Fiducia supplicans", permitting the blessing of people in lgbtq+ unions, is the same functionary of the Roman Curia that led the Inquisition. Such a fascinating, and frightening, era of Church history. Thank you for sharing your research with us Dr. Sledge!

@theeccentrictripper3863 6 ай бұрын

The direct descendant of the Inquisition made that call? History is quirky

@susangathor4104 6 ай бұрын

When my grandson was in elementary school, he had a spiritual experience one day at school, and heard the voice of God calling him by his name. The school sent him home and as I picked him up, he excitedly told me about it; however, his parents when they got home from work, they took him to their catholic priest, who told them it was demonic and kicked them out of "his congregation" saying it was heresy.

@jazmendunham7666 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely terrible behavior on part of the priest. Was the family excommunicated? Regardless... Have you considered the "3 secrets of Fatima?" If you're not familiar, it was a big deal for the Catholics in the early 1900s. Several school aged children experienced a Marian Vision. The bright, matriarchal entity imparted several "secrets" to the children concerning the future of the church. Revelatory stuff. The children, particularly one of them, were celebrated and it is considered a bonafide miracle by the church. Isn't it funny that your grandson experiences something not incredibly dissimilar but possibly because of the faithless age we live in (and perhaps a bit of jealousy on the part of the priest, that such a miraculous experience occurred outside the walls of mother church) he is maligned for it. And here I thought the Catholics loved children 🤷🏻‍♂️

@origamitraveler7425 6 ай бұрын

That sucks so much. I hope that kid kept striving towards God after that very discouraging episode.

@inzilbethx4501 6 ай бұрын

You should have brought him to a doctor.

@Albtraum_TDDC 6 ай бұрын

@@inzilbethx4501 exactly. Sounds like the beginnings of delusional disorder (hallucinations). Medical doctors may be able to alleviate this with drugs or surgery.

@joejohnson6327 6 ай бұрын

@@inzilbethx4501 I'm no fan of the Catholic Church, but something tells me this person's making stuff up.

@abidenizart 6 ай бұрын

the blend of knowledge, care, and humor in these videos is such a treat to learn from!! I also appreciate you include relevant artworks often during narration, they help my comprehension and memory a lot :-)

@esamax6044 6 ай бұрын

This was super interesting and the thing you do best - reveal arcane history and knowledge that has not been made available anywhere else. Bravo for your willingness to discuss this topic from an academic perspective without seeking to sensationalize it.

@J_Z913 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. Topics like this are more relevant to us today than many might guess.

@BillyAsWell 6 ай бұрын

Let’s all get behind the Doctor by learning from history.

@DonPeyote420 6 ай бұрын

Doctor who?

@DorothyPotterSnyder 6 ай бұрын

Dr. Sledge, Silly Billy.

@BillyAsWell 6 ай бұрын

@@DonPeyote420 exactly

@demiurgeatemyhamster 6 ай бұрын

Excellent episode. Well, they usually are but this was excellentest. My grammar school mother (deceased) is now spinning.

@nicolesawyer-jm6ir 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, so enlightening, frankly disturbing 😳 Your content and fabulous research once again blows my mind. Your presentation delightful. So grateful.

@Protogonas 6 ай бұрын

The real magic is what's behind that beard care routine? ⚒🙏

@lmzaadi 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate you so much. Thank you. 🖤

@petea603 6 ай бұрын

Well, I know where the next hour or so of my time is going. Thanks for this, Dr Sledge

@theamazingfuzzlord 6 ай бұрын

Clerical Necromancy Underground is the metal band name of the episode

@mdlahey3874 6 ай бұрын

"Hideous morons"! I love it ! Thanks as always, Dr. S. 🙇🏻‍♂️

@SynapseDriven 6 ай бұрын

No one expected this video!

@wesleylong113 4 ай бұрын

Amongst their weaponry were such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms.

@SobekLOTFC 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for all you do, Dr Sledge- keep up the awesome work 👏⚒️

@pmgn8444 6 ай бұрын

Interesting how it went from an inquisition to The Inquisition. Excellent work Dr. S!

@Night-lh9xj 5 ай бұрын

Friedrich Spee, a Jesuit and confessor for condemned witches also spoke out against torture in Cautio Criminals. He was a contemporary of the later witch trials and dedicated his work "to those who will not read it". 😢

@artawhirler 6 ай бұрын

Excellent episode! Thanks for all the work you clearly put into it!

@Tentomuz 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, truly, for sharing your passions with us. Its a priceless gift

@TheModernHermeticist 6 ай бұрын

Where's my "subjected to the inquisition" medal. Can I have a hat too? Maybe a hair shirt?

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

🥇- how's that heresy class coming?

@TheModernHermeticist 6 ай бұрын

@@TheEsotericaChannel It's good, were done with Gnosticism, Manichaeans, and other Christological heresies, and now speeding through the early middle ages to get to the Orleans heresy of 1022 (which you should totally do a video on if you ever run out of ideas)

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

You're right that is a juicy one

@mrchuffy8320 4 ай бұрын

This episode just highlighted to me how it is not just the information (which i knew a little about), but the structure and clear framing of the development of key ideas that really aid my comprehension. Fab work as always.

@triple_gem_shining 6 ай бұрын

Watched your old video on the topic last night awaiting this one!

@torbjornlekberg7756 6 ай бұрын

Like always you deliver. This was a fantastic video.

@ibg3 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting on a new post from you perfect timing ☀️✌️

@meerkatnip 5 ай бұрын

Really enjoy your videos and humor. You have such an attention holding way of teaching. The shirts are great too, super soft and fun to talk about.

@fraterzigmund 6 ай бұрын

Exactly the length of my workout today. Thank you Dr Sledge!

@robertmcmanus8760 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for all of your great content! I really loved this video for all of the historical background, which may not be what viewers of your channel typically come here to see, but I loved it.

@timboers437 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm!

@timetogoahead3029 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant episode!! Fascinating topic and times, indeed. Looking forward to watching more!!

@Rydonattelo 6 ай бұрын

Love a Friday video with the Doc 👍🏽

@FentonMulley-cz8pv 6 ай бұрын

This content is so fascinating! Thanks so much for your research!

@hypnoamber3248 6 ай бұрын

Wow you weave a great narrative. I think this might be one of my fav vids from your channel.

@phillipbernhardt-house6907 6 ай бұрын

Another excellent episode! I only have dipped into Gui and Eymerich briefly when I was teaching History of Witchcraft at U of M more than a decade ago (and handily translated), but found the discussion of dulia vs. latria one that still sticks with me, and how this distinction has relevance outside of the Inquisition in a variety of different religious frameworks. (There's a discussion amongst some modern polytheists/animists about whether one "worships" one's Ancestors or only "gives them honor/reverence," for example.)

@joeshmoe8345 6 ай бұрын

Love these

@rainofflame 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Dr. Justin! This was a really awesome episode, i was completely enthralled :)

@YvonneHansonPhotography 4 ай бұрын

What a fantastic channel, I've been binge watching your videos all day. Great work!

@josephwilliammarek9566 6 ай бұрын

I greatly appreciate the "asides" you present in this video.

@andremestre7443 6 ай бұрын

Amazing essay(s). Great humor too. Just became a Patreon member!

@tommyschmierer4627 6 ай бұрын

Yes I watched the whole video!!! 😁... Btw... I really enjoyed it as well ☺️... As always, you've done a great job and your work is much appreciated... Thanks 🙏💯...

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much !

@sam-lz6pi 6 ай бұрын

This channel is pure gold.

@cheri238 6 ай бұрын

This is marbles of work. (More books.) 🙏❤️🌏🌿🕊🎶🎵🎶 Justin Sledge, you peices of artwork both dark and light in words and scope. Thank you very much, I have to listen to the first one now. The Inquistion is now. We just have nuclear weapons in the play with torture and silent prisons. The more I read Foucault, he got some things right.

@talkingtrash2502 6 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this one!

@Matt_The_Hugenot 6 ай бұрын

I can't complain this one was too short. Great video

@damianroberts4330 6 ай бұрын

No thank you man! You have one of the best channels on here.

@user-iv4rn6rn9q 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Just, thank you! 🎉 My hour needed to be spent watching this. Frmr. Pastors kid here, 🙋🏻‍♂️ deconstructing and loving it. Thank you for all the time you put into these videos. It’s life affirming for observers, like me.

@TimeandRelativeDimensioninHell 6 ай бұрын

excellent as always! thank you Dr. S❤

@annhenry6056 6 ай бұрын

This episode was very informative. Thank you.

@user-gr7wd4kg3e 6 ай бұрын

This was really illuminating... And you're right, timely & topical these days. The crazies may just want to burn the world down, but the real fire has to be lit by those motivated by good will and moderation... Just in support of evil ends. The ends may not justify the means, but the means can surely condemn the ends.

@lukeeastwood 6 ай бұрын

Pre-Spanish - "Team Medieval Inquisition": Bring out the uncomfortable wooden, high-backed chair, the hard and lumpy cushions and the flat surface (they did not have a drying rack back then).

@rvanhees89 6 ай бұрын

I was almost afraid someone wouldnt mention them!

@eljefeamericano4308 5 ай бұрын

This was a fantastic episode, and I truly appreciate you not cutting it down. Now, I've glanced over the comments, and I've been a little surprised at some of the bias in them. This episode talks about the importance of the separation of the church and the state. I agree. But I would caution everybody not to dismiss the zealotry that exists within the government itself. Some of the tactics discussed here exist within the practices of our government, regardless of political alignment or religious influence. In fact, it is arguably more frightening to consider the potential atrocities of an establishment that does not fear the judgement of a higher power. That is not MY argument, but I believe it is one worthy of some consideration.

@Inabin 6 ай бұрын

I found this video very engaging, informative, and fascinating, as usual, but I certainly wouldn’t turn down a medal :p

@petegdula4749 6 ай бұрын

I love the illustrations and color plates. Remind me of my childhood, looking at my parent's old bibles and other books.

@anthonythompson7574 6 ай бұрын

Where's my medal? lol Awesome episode, as always, Dr. Sledge! Now, back to the previous episode, which I missed somehow. It's a fascinating topic, but sadly, just one of countless examples of how delusion and conviction result in horrifying persecution. Thank you for the mountains of research and insightful presentations every time, Dr. Sledge!

@jahunmoayedzadeh9194 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the longer, more in depth exploration

@LUMBURG-zzzxzzz 2 ай бұрын

Amazing work Dr. Sledge ! Big fan here❤

@grimmace2131 6 ай бұрын

Bde-bde-bde That's Inquistion, folks! (See End) That was excellent. Keep 'em coming.

@geraldmeehan8942 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful video Dr Sledge. We must learn from the past so NOT to repeat it

@allezeitderwelt 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your amazing work!

@Whimsicalbrainpan 6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for your insight!

@michaelpinder4650 6 ай бұрын

That was clearly a real labour-of-love episode... Fantastic 👍👍👍

@waltersstreet Ай бұрын

How great is this channel? Maestro, please proceed.

@elenastubo 6 ай бұрын

Just BRILLIANT Dr Justin… as usual. ♥️♥️♥️ E

@braddaulton3976 6 ай бұрын

The hour flew by, you are an outstanding teacher

@jazmendunham7666 6 ай бұрын

Very educational, Justin. Thank you. The theological/church history aspect to my interests loves this sort of thing. From a strictly believer's perspective it makes me dread reading the comments and seeing just how much it emboldens those that are critical to my faith (more and more nowadays). Nonetheless...I love this channel and i always look forward to your presentations. That dry sense of humor...😂. Thanks Dr. Sledge.

@everlastingphelps 6 ай бұрын

I often get the impression that Dr. Sledge underestimates how many us are here as devout believers who come to get the real story of our and other faith's histories, "warts and all" as Cromwell said.

@mikeambs 6 ай бұрын

Excited to watch this 👏

@MarceloKuroi 6 ай бұрын

As usual, another great video packed to the brim with great content. I saw it all, but in "episodes" each around 45 minutes. Maybe Dr. Sledge's editor (Mr. Justin?) can take this as a suggestion for long (but awesome) videos like this.

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

I thought about breaking it up but series always perform poorly and these inquisition episodes just perform poorly in general. It's important history and that's why I make them, regardless of performance. But this thing was a beast.

@vonbon954 3 ай бұрын

You know when you can feel yourself getting smarter, just listening to an exceedingly smart person who has a neigh on perfect understanding of their pet subject... Listen to this guy.

@craigdelaney8737 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! And Awesome job!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🖖🏾

@ashtonackerman9246 4 ай бұрын

Fell down the Ruby Franke/Jodi Hildebrandt rabbit hole with the release of all the evidence. The psychologist on Hidden True Crime compared the treatment of the kids to something out of the Inquisition. The torture, false confessions, and lies, along with the children being "possessed" by demons. Your intro hit hard after that. You could add the Daybell Cult and their "zombies" to the modern day list as well.

@purrmeowutah5501 6 ай бұрын

Just hearing that name, Bernard Gui, strikes terror into my heart. Even after all these centuries!!! 😪

@zacharycurrie3708 6 ай бұрын

Eymerich: "mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the greatest inquisitor of them all?"

@JohnnyKooter 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for another light hearted romp the bowels of the inquisition Doc.

@MichaelYoder1961 6 ай бұрын

Where's Emeric when you have a lot of rich people - er - I mean "heretics" to dispatch? And at least the inquisitors knew about diversifying theirr market - that's real entrepreneurialism! Great episode Justin, thanks!

@LovevonMelenEkman 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ByJingo76 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MilosRoom 6 ай бұрын

Very informational. Thank you

@pauluhliar6838 5 ай бұрын

Just let it be know that you are awesome and have a dope metal name. Thank you for your work and service, God please bless you.

@AquariusGate 6 ай бұрын

Great! Ive been waiting for this. The old crone is the great fear of powerful men. Like a matriarchial elephant her widdom is deep.

@oldboarbrain 3 ай бұрын

I'm Catholic and can feel a little defensive sometimes when, from my perspective, I feel you are misstating or being unfair about some teaching or historical point. Here I found you to be eminently fair and informative. My Church's history is massive and includes good and bad! Thanks for another good presentation.

@samuelsmith5828 6 ай бұрын

So he DID expect the Spanish Inquisition

@DonPeyote420 6 ай бұрын

the Spanish Inquisition is not what anyone expects! If the Spanish Inquisition is to be expected, it is almost never by anyone who would have in fact expected this particular thing... wait I messed that up, let me start over.

@Sam-shushu 6 ай бұрын

NOBODY EXPECTS... There not to be far too many Monty Python jokes in the comments.

@cyberspore00 6 ай бұрын

I’m reading this in a comfy chair - I confess!

@GarGhuul 6 ай бұрын

And here I was chuckling over a Far Side cartoon about the “Ice Crusades.” 😅

@SCEnver 6 ай бұрын

Once I would have assumed any convictions of witchcraft/magic were always trumped up, but since having talked to people who grew up in parts of Africa where they saw witchcraft firsthand, I wonder how much that assumption is based on the cultural atmosphere of materialist rationalism I grew up in. I would love it if you looked into any such particularly interesting or perplexing cases. Thanks for making such incredible content!

@TheEsotericaChannel 6 ай бұрын

I mentioned one in this episode and I've done an episode about it