The Testament of Solomon - The Origins of Solomonic Magic, Occultism & Demonology
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- Solomon is known for his legendary control over demons - but what is the origins of this lore? Composed in the first few centuries of the common era, The Testament of Solomon is part legendary biography, part demonological catalog and part proto-grimoire. In this episode, I explore the Testament and it's elaborate demonology but also the transition from the more legendary aspect of the text into the more practical occult form of demon conjuring that serves as the foundation for Solomonic Magic and Occultism generally but also the infamous Lesser Key of Solomon more specifically.
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Recommended Reading:
The Testament of Solomon online - www.esotericarc...
Mccown Critical Edition - archive.org/de...
15th century Harley MS 5596 - www.bl.uk/manus...
Charlesworth - The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha - 978-1598564891
Johnson - The Testament of Solomon: Recension C - 978-1907881947
Demonological Spreadsheet of the Testament - docs.google.co... - Courtesy of Patrick M. Dey
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Hey #Esoterica How peculiarly odd to have this video immediately pop up seconds after watching audioversion of Soloman"s ordeal with these demons. Then I recall that in your absinthe, that it was my intention previously to support your work monetarily which I do so appreciate and no amount of so called money being viewed customarily could equate to the value of such regardless of these view knowing money not a possession I can hold onto due to my mundane cost of living tho which are not extravagrant realize all must pay for if only be to keep lights burning, ehmen! If by chance this being only a custom which binds me alone, it is one which I find difficult to live without... and strange as this may be.... it is this darkness in which a kind of freedom can be found, ehmen!!! #biskit911
Dr. Sledge, it’s a BIG ask, but could you please produce a multipart Esoterica exposé on the 72 spirits of The Lesser Key of Solomon?
Wow people wow. Come visit me here in South Africa 🕊️ thank you for your insights
Wow can't believe y'all r so far off
@@James-th8pr what do you mean by far off?
Growing up in Christian Pentecostal church, I always had great interest in Solomon. Even in prayer I would ask for wisdom like Solomon. Unfortunately the church was never able or willing to elaborate about his life. Most of my experience in church was about shutting up and obeying blindly… I’m glad I stumbled on this channel today.
You will never have his wisdom nor his wealth because God said
Don’t put too much admiration into Solomon. He turned his back against God, and God took most of his kingdom away. 12 tribes became 2 tribes
Miguel, look up John Paul Jackson, And the art of hearing God series, someone posted it up here before
@@tzaphkielmelekiyah1518 nice, thanks looking it up now
Jesus is king. If your church doesnt teach you then its not the right church. “My people perish from lack of knowledge “
Dr. Sledge was my philosophy professor and he was an AMAZING professor! Made me love philosophy.
Glad you enjoyed the class!
Well now I LOVE HIS STUDIES😊
How fortunate you were.
You lucky person xx
@@dennismollenhauer9890 you certainly must be a clever and manipulative person to be able to work with demons. Anything less and you run the risk of losing your mind.
Thank you for all the knowledge you've imparted to those who seek.
@@DubzCo shit I died before and met god.. still some of the things I was told are still
Unfolding .. was told water retains memory in 2005 now look
What did you do today?
Oh, i summoned a prince from one of the seven depths of hell
Hey Karl Ive read the bible in its entirety and can tell you much more about it than a believer ever could!!! Believers are blinded by the words of men!! They can never understand the bible!! They still think Jesus was a man that walked the Earth when that couldnt be further from the truth!! Dont give your hard earned money to those that make up the truth!!
@@chavarifa8559 who or what is Jesus then ?
@@DubzCo our star, also known as the sun.. Or gods son.. Which comes everyday as the light.. with his crown of thorns or sun rays.. he travels with 12 deciples, or constellations.. bethlahem translated means house of bread, referring to the constellation virgo which is depicted as a woman holding a handful of wheat... Again a place in the sky not on earth..
The bible = ASTROLOGICAL ANTHROPOMORPHIZED LITERARY HYBRID
I’d personally love a series on individual daemons and how they change throughout history. It’s difficult to pin down a lot of this stuff with pop culture and Christianity spinning the perception throughout history.
I support this. I think it would be fascinating to hear about the 72 demons (or less, if there's limited time) in Ars Goetia and what they were originally in their respective religions. Ie, Astaroth being a big deal demon, but is really a corruption from Babylonian goddess Astarte or Ishtar. I don't think all demons were old gods turned into malcreations, but a deep dive into the ones that were would be cool. Anyways, thanks!
@@dgraykage231 In my research, only insanely long lived mortal energy beings that the Bible calls The Watchers, and Quran call The Djinn and both books originally had a book on these beings.
Greeks call anything not a human or god a daemon, including beings like The Watchers. They are globally said to dislike Iron and or Silver.
They list their astrological sign as a way to talk about what planet they or their people are from.
They are also kown as Fairies, Trolls, Elves, Okami, shadow people, or today as Aliens, lots of names.. yet so much overlap in similarities.
They are often globally largely considered as helping or even founding the Human Civilization and teaching us everything fom makeup to farming and laws.
Demons are a weird and complicated topic with overlap and confusion with other energy beings. If angels are more code and mental based and made, demons are more emotion and a different and opposite energy in them.
Whereas The Watchers evolved before matter in the universe even cooled down and why they exist all over the universe and use astrological signs to tell humans where they are from... these beings exist in a way between the layer between us and the gods.
demons only remain consistent within Christianity or pre-Christianity Judaism (as they are essentially the same thing)
the reason for this is that they present themselves differently throughout history, but they always present themselves as they are when confronted with an exorcism (which can only be performed by a catholic priest).
Just turn it all upside down. The trustworthy are the demons. Well that’s come true. We do have a lot of power just by being good humans. They cry, run, urinate themselves if you go near them. I’ve been run out of a town full of great people. I’m going to twin it with Jericho
Well. I myself might have contributed to the pop culture spinning part by writing them as basically gods, but I take pride in doing some research on Goetian demons and portraying them as morally neutral and primarily friendly to mortals instead of basically just evil.
"Demonic Gulag" is gonna be the name of my new band, thanks
Let me know when that Edison wax cylinder drops.
Right! I read this comment exactly when he said it. Divine timing lol
When your TH-cam professor calls a Demon a “ Snitch”😂 Life is good!
"You know damn well we're not gonna get out of this episode without complicating things a good bit more than that."
This. This is why I tune in.
This channel is easily the best researched and well-balanced presentation of Judeo Christian metaphysical theory on TH-cam.
I read from a book on Tantra that the thumb is that part of the hand from which life force moves in and out. In the book it is said that when you are moments before dying, you won’t be able to lift ur thumb, and that’s how u know death is impending
A big part of why you see it as similar to the D&D Monster Manual is that Solomonic magic is part of the history of D&D, by way of the medieval grimoires that informed the 20th century esotericism that got into certain of the fantasy books that D&D was inspired by.
D&D Tome of Magic has a bunch of lesser key demons.
I wonder if that has any influence on things .
@Syd McCreath What he stated is precisely the contrary.
@sydmccreath4554Turn your phone right-side up then read that again.
Wonder what Asmodeus's Thaco is?
I burst out in a bellowing laugh when you said that he cast the ring out Pokemon style because that is exactly what happened and I never realize how that's exactly the best way to describe it! LOL you're killing me, Sledge!
Its more like Pokemon was casting them out Solomon style.
@@MaryBaxter-k5c So true!
Am I the only one that thinks the logo looks like a Mayan representation of choking a chicken? Sorry, I'm sorry Justin!
I have nothing to add except to praise the exceptional quality of this scholarship.
I was blown away when I watched your literature on Solomon, but I always thought he was blessed by God with wisdom and knowledge.
He was
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقࣱ لِّمَا مَعَهُمۡ نَبَذَ فَرِيقࣱ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ كِتَٰبَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِهِمۡ كَأَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿101﴾ وَٱتَّبَعُواْ مَا تَتۡلُواْ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلۡكِ سُلَيۡمَٰنَۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ ٱلسِّحۡرَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلۡمَلَكَيۡنِ بِبَابِلَ هَٰرُوتَ وَمَٰرُوتَۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنۡ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَآ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ فِتۡنَةࣱ فَلَا تَكۡفُرۡۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنۡهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِۦ بَيۡنَ ٱلۡمَرۡءِ وَزَوۡجِهِۦۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَآرِّينَ بِهِۦ مِنۡ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمۡ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمۡۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمُواْ لَمَنِ ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مَا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِنۡ خَلَٰقࣲۚ وَلَبِئۡسَ مَا شَرَوۡاْ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمۡۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿201﴾ وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱتَّقَوۡاْ لَمَثُوبَةࣱ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرࣱۚ لَّوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿301﴾ [ سورة :البقرة ]
101 For when a messenger from Allah came to them confirming what they had, a group of those who were given the Scripture threw the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know,102 and they followed what the devils read during the reign of Solomon. But never did Solomon deny ; rather it was the Satans who denied, teaching people sorcery and what was sent down in Babylon to the two angels Harut and Marut. And they do not teach anybody until they say, “We are but a means of trial, so do not deny (faith).” Even so, they learn from them the means to cause separation between a man and his spouse-but never could they harm anyone except by Allah's leave. And they learn what would harm them and not benefit them. Yet they did know that whoever purchased it would have no share in the Hereafter. So indeed, how miserable is what they sold themselves for, if they only knew!103 And had they attained faith and been mindful (of God), then surely a requital from Allah would have been better, if they only knew.[ Surah : Al-Baqarah ]
Bridges' translation of the Holy Qura'n ( onelink.to/fxjzvj )
All "gifts" are given to us all, by nature.
He was. However, he still was vulnerable to lust.
@@Terracottacup Are you serious right now? Do you think prophets never committed sins? Many prophets sinned, but the point is that they usually repented of those sins. However, Solomon started out good, but even he was led down into sin because of lust. Every person that has ever lived except Jesus is vulnerable to sin, but that's why Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that they may be covered. Also, are you under the perception that God chooses the most perfect of men to be his prophets? I tell you the truth, Jesus has said: 2 Corinthians 12 "My power is made perfect in weakness." Does God say the strong will inherit the earth? No, God said the weak shall inherent the earth. God appoints prophets who are, or were weak in order that the strong and arrogant be shamed and humbled.
This was amazing to listen to! And I'm super excited for more Solomonic topics!!! Truly a fascinating part of esoteric history!
Great video! I'm a fellow philosophy PhD working outside of academia, and love learning more about the topics you cover. I'm very glad that the algorithm recommended your content.
This is swiftly becoming my new go to channel for just winding down while still acquiring new knowledge. Subscribed yesterday and I'm binging this stuff like its Twin Peaks..
Especially loved your video on the satanic panic and your neutral and chill tone overall!
Peace, love and respect from a Danish Satanist!
try bart ehrman too
TWIN PEAKS❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Doctor Sledge, your work is more invaluable than you know. I respect your purely academic approach to the esoteric, and your delivery of humor and colorful characterizations help keep material more interesting and digestible. Came to your channel for this video, found the alchemy videos, and now you've got a subscriber for life.
I love how much information you give, and how well you couple it with dry humor. I like to workout while listening/watching these videos, and i had to stop a few times, cuz of how hard i was laughing. :)
This was a really enjoyable video. I really liked all the dry humor sprinkled throughout the video 😁 I've been involved with western esotericism since my childhood (thanks to my mom who was really into esoterica) and everything on TH-cam has always been so serious and well... rather boring. So it's nice to see a video which can go through the historical context of a document while at the same time being tongue-in-cheek funny about the topic.
Great episode. I'm reminded of a long running question I've had about the prehistory of the goetia: how are the seals constructed? Like how do we get from the characters of the PGM era to the seals in Dr Rudd. Was way cool to see the earlier seal of Solomon design from the Harley MS.
"welcome to complication time"
-with Dr. Sledge lol
Dr. Sledge, loved this video. I've enjoyed studying Ecclesiastes recently and that drew me into this video!
Hello,
Being raised in a Muslim family I always had a keen interest in Solomon, however the way you have adressed him, explained a lot.
Thank you and keep the good work going.
You’re the most charismatic narrator ever. Your sense of humor is impeccable.
Of all the hilarious references you make, I love how you breezed by a reference to THAC0 from 2nd edition AD&D. So funny!
Had to search for those in the THAC0 know. nice
THAC0 fits well for an esoterical channer
great piece of occult history lecture as always (i say this every time, but i really dig the humour with which you present the material), looking forward to more, while catching up with the past ones.
laughed at the Obey Me shout out
and i hope you get that Paimon help
Justin you are so great! Thank you for every minute, every joke, every bit that peaks our interest. You and your work are simply wonderful and beautiful!
This was a great video. One of my favorites so far. Keep up the good work and keep sharing your knowledge. Many thanks!
As a serious esoterica study-head, I really found this very interesting and non biased. SUBSCRIBED
A double surprise! Love the subject💜 and just realised that it s Friday 😁
Thk u Doc!
So excited for this lecture! Thank you Dr Sledge!!
Gotta catch em all... Solómon!
Just something small to thank you very much for all your work. Love your videos 🙏🏻
This channel is like Defunctland but with esotericism. And I mean that in the best way possible.
I’ve been trying to find something old that was passed down from history about Solomon’s seals and etc , it’s like looking through bibles to find different stories throughout the different testaments, thank you for sharing this wisdom
fun fact: the demon Pazuzu is mentioned in the original Exorcist film from the 1970's as the principal possessor of the girl Regan
The Uriel:Orias connection was most enlightening. I can use this... Thanxx, Doc.
Another great episode. Incredibly informative. Thank you for all you do here.
Dr. Sledge, your work is… magical. Just saying 😉
;) this guy - gut shabbes!
Agreed
Most definitely!
@@TheEsotericaChannel 🕊️the best types
Really enjoyed the humor in this one :) thanks again for the valuable content!
Right before I started watching this video I was looking into Hellenistic Astrology and I saw a list of decans. I noticed that the testament of Solomon was a apart of the list so I started looking into it and then saw you just posted a video! Weird case of synchronicity.
Man, not only are you fantastic with imparting knowledge but you're hilarious, thanks for doing what you do
No joke, two days before watching this video, I was watching another video on the lesser seals and I was thinking about making a spreadsheet! It would have been about their abilities, rank, temperament towards the caster and if there was a demon with similar abilities that were more respectful, etc. I built it in my head, but I don't think that counts 😅
Super fascinating! I actually really like the story of the testament. The allure of demons has always been a bit lost on me. I would love to go back in time and ask the anonymous writers, of all the subjects...why write this? Maybe it made them feel powerful or in control in times of uncertainty? And why the hierarchies? It would be interesting to size up the time periods in which many of the original works were written to possibly find a correlation between societal or political factors that maybe would motivate the texts? I'd also want to ask them if they believed in demons. I would guess most would, but you never know. Thank you Dr. Sledge! So much to think about! Hope you get back to tip top form asap so you feel much better!
I think you are probably right (it's hope projection) and I think the hierarchies, etc., mostly reflect the world the authors lived in. I'm sure if they were writing now it would reflect the nightmare of contemporary HR and middle management ;)
@@TheEsotericaChannel lol! Indeed ☺️
@@benvinar2876 it's a great story. Not my style of the tree of life, but then it might help to believe in demons...
I equate many demonic texts as either ancient trolling or wishful thinking. Either way, it's a lot of trouble to write anything back then, let alone risk the ire of the surrounding community. And angels are definitely more acceptable than demons, unless it's sacrilege to command angels to do one's bidding. Angels might be too much to handle too. But if one is a magician settling for the lesser of the supernatural entities, is one that good of a magician? Or is the whole thing meant to be
nefarious, like for the hidden contrarian crowd? And how many of those people are there? And if the work is written anonymously, how fun is it to have one's work distributed? Unless the distribution is meant for undermining the conformist beliefs? So many more questions...
@@benvinar2876 best of luck!
@@benvinar2876 I'm assuming you believe in the 66 books of Scripture and Jesus? Why even mess with this stuff? I'm wondering if I should even study this topic any further as I know demons are real and would rather not interact with any.
Patrick M. Dey: You sir are awesome, and thank you for making the professor a spread sheet.
I love your scholarly take into these topics. While I don't believe in any of these demons or demonology or other esoteric topics these are really fun explorations for me.
Thank you for the spreadsheet on the demons. I might actually use it for my next D&D campaign.
When referring to the Zodiac part, you mentioned that it's Egyptian origin and not Palestinian. Thank you for acknowledging the Palestinian people, it's hard to find Jewish people who mention Palestine. You've earned a fan and a sub for life. ❤️
Via palestina
I’m a Jewish woman that told some fellow Jewish friends of mine that I would probably get killed in Israel because I would help the Palestinians. So my cousin from another mother, there are Jews who recognize the plight of the Palestinian people. ❤ I’m looking forward to the day that we complete the re-unification of our people. We are both sons and daughters of Abraham after all.
@@persephone342 respect from Karachi Pakistan
The doctor here is clearly a wizard himself... Great channel! Keep this up
Is there something wrong with being a wizard now?
A whole bunch of demons from the lesser key were used in D&D Tome of Magic, including their seals, descriptions, and statistics. Their back stories are different.
I love the breakdown this rabbi makes about Solomon. Makes it vary easy to understand
Tempted to make that spreadsheet now… My love of Excel and esotericism finally intersect
Word on the street is that the spreadsheet is available through Patreon. 😉😉🙂
This channel is consistently one of, if not thee, most fascinating content to entertain. 👏
Come for the forbidden knowledge, stay for the deadpan humor
Ty for this - excellent way to start off my magickal weekend research - ancient kings of old ~
I once saw a pair of (supposedly steel) scissors inlayed in cement outside the door of a shop in Boston's North End, it laid out in the form of a cross or X....So steel is a sort of "thing " even in folk occultism..
The description links are beyond awesome!!! Thanks!👍
Your mentioning of DnD reminds me of the Christian knockoff that replaced "Spells" with reciting Biblical passages during the game. So now I'm wondering about a DnD type game set and built around ANE customs as well as their rites, deities, demons, etc where to become a higher level character, you have to actually learn the ancient spells and symbols.
I believe the first edition or 2e tried to do that with Deities and Demigods where they covered the pantheons of various cultures of the world and history. It was very simple and shallow, but of course an enterprising DM could easily decide to deep dive on the subject to create a campaign that did just that.
@@hermeticbear this is true. But the game I'm thinking of is called DragonRaid and the mechanic of memorizing texts to be effective in the game was actually a unique take.
@@hermeticbear First ed. by the 2nd they were playing all that down, to keep the crazy moms from being too irate.
@@zealashthorn i always keep little chants for my favorite spells
Great way to start the morning. Thanks Dr.Sledge!
King Solomon sounds like he was really really vain
More Solomonic content coming! Very excited!
Thank you for the fine work, and wisdom. As always 🧙♂️🔮🧙♂️
I will be supporting- ty for this esoteric wisdom ~
It would be cool if you could possibly shed some light on the connection between King Solomon, the Spanish university of Salamanca, and the Romanian Solomonari (dragon-riding, red-haired Jewish wizards). I’ve only been able to find short descriptions of each with only a vague connection between them.
“Beats the hell out of me.”
I think that’s what it’s supposed to do, Dr. Sledge
Great work Dr. Sledge love the channel!
I was glued to the screen, unlike Yourself & the learn-ed in comments, i could encapsulate the gist of what you were imparting Doctor Justin Sledge but i will have to churn this information piece by piece because it was quite jam packed & i am new to this but nonetheless, You are amazing Sir, Thank You . I have come to understand lately that Magic is everywhere in history & lore & i think it necessary to know more, i look forward to Your next insertion.
Solomon - Shamir! I choose you!
The Shamir - *Demonic worm noises*
This is awesome stuff. Thank you for all your patience, effort, humor and scholastic love. We all hope a demon sucks COVID19 out of thumb. Get well soon.
Omg, I love that Poke reference
The seahorse demon caught my attention. I obtained an unusual old mirror that had a seahorse with odd hoofs at the top of the mirror and what I believe is the green man at the bottom. And researching the images, I learned that there is a Celtic version of hippocampus which is a seahorse and it was called a Kelpie and was a demonic terror and can only be controlled with magical silver reigns. If interested, I can always send you a photograph of this mirror and another unusual mirror that I have. Will be contributing to your channel. You're insights and ability to clearly review. These most fascinating areas is profound. Thank you.
Quality after-work entertainment - I dig your wit and depth of research.
"Did I ever tell you the tale of King Soloman the Wise?"
This reference is not at all lost on me 🤣🤣
I like that you have more gestures nowdays while speaking - not just speaking face. Cheers! Thank your overall quality content!
I remember in Final Fantasy VIII after defeating Diablos, you get an item called Solomon's Ring and you use that to summon Diablos, if memory serves me correct
Solomon ring is for Doomtrain, You spawn Diablos with Magic Lamp from Cid
So glad you are feeling better. I hope the family is doing well too. I had no clue you were part of the Sheppy Dog Lectures! What a pleasant surprise.
A spreadsheet, similar to what you discussed in this video, can be found on pages 192-196 of Dr. Stephen Skinner's "The Complete Magician's Tables".
There are many other tables of interesting and useful information. Very much worth having, especially if you're a practitioner.
came to learn about esoteric interesting stuff and stayed for the dnd references
Do you plan on covering Stratton-Kent's Geosophia (and the rest of the Encyclopaedia Goetica)? I can't wait for you to get around to the Hygromanteia/Magical Treatise of Solomon, as well.
Have recently read some of George W Carey's work and found myself fascinated with Hebrew alphabet and it's use in etymology of words. I'm glad to have found this channel.
Absolutely love your channel!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙏
I love how you are of the same mind as myself, that a man can be both holy and wield Magick, since we are defenseless children without it. In the end, we will need every scrap of knowledge to defend ourselves. BTW, the original D&D does have stats for Asmodeus and others. LoL. Love your videos. Keep up the good work.
Lord Lord haven’t we cast out demons in your name? “Depart from me I never knew you” these are words you should never hope to hear.
God loves us enough that he actually came to meet us face to face, his message withstood the test of time, God impacted the world more than any other man in history as you’d expect. Miracles follow is name everywhere because He is the true Messiah.
He’s been knocking at the door of our hearts, he lived a perfect life and died in his innocence on our behalf, he wants to cover our sins with his righteousness free of charge. We need only believe he rose from the dead and conquered death and put our trust in him, lay our sins at his cross and accept his free gift.
As a pagan I find these topics so interesting and you do so well explaining them
You should change your ways before it’s too late.
Nah never happen but thanks for being one of the many reasons I left that religion and pushing your agenda on other ppl 👍
@@SaltyHeathen what until you find out Jesus was a druid lol!
Where do people think the idea for Pokemon originated? The Japanese in particular are very fascinated with the works of Aleister Crowley and Solomon's magic. The fascination of theirs extended to Bloodstained ritual of the night in 2019. Various enemies and bosses in the video game we're out of the 72 entites which Solomon had dominion over.
Dr. Sledge, you get +2 experience points every time you slip into one of your videas "...and Lo, it came to pass." Brilliant, interesting, funny and engaging content. Well done!
But you were given the name Michael...
Enoch 66:14-15 has Michael explaining to Enoch that the evil spirits [demons] shall bear witness against those of the flesh who supported them. Yet Enoch is told that Michael holds a secret oath so that the elect shall not perish by their knowledge like the sinners, Enoch 68:20-22.
Love this channel I could listen all day to you
Love your work Dr. Sledge, hope your feeling better.
Can you cover selected items in Martino Del Rio's (1599) Disquisitionum magicarum 6 volume encyclopedia on magic?
I know it's huge, but I'm curious what's in there. I can't read Latin 😩
60 yrs ago, I used to see Lucky Solomon Candles and Solomon Dream Book of Lucky Numbers.
This was at a candy store in Detroit. 😊
Your reference to THAC0 made my day.
Has anyone ever come across Solomon’s Temple as a term described negatively for it being in the form possessed by Solomon, as opposed to God, for example? I grew up SDA, and reviewing some of the literature from a couple centuries ago through a mystical a magical lens, I picked up on some of these teachings. Just wondering how rare it is. I’ve come across 2 Jewish Kabbalah teachers who shared similar views, pointing out all that went on in his temple, but never really the fact that even until today we call it Solomon’s Temple.
Can you explain that distinction?
@@chuth2768 I think they mean that most temples are named after the god it was built for, not the man it was built by. If yhwh is real, based on his character in the Hebrew Bible. I'd argue, he would hate it being called that.
Interesting idea; I hadn’t considered this. I wonder if Solomon referred to it this way. Obviously we distinguish it from other temples of the faith by referring to it as such, (and do so because of how it was built). Assuming of course that the story/character is not just myth. I would guess prob not.
When i do find the link for you then i'll forward it, the temple has been created as a "super computer" the layout of the circuit board is identical to the shape of which the temple looked like.
the adversary never stops. "nothin is new under the sun"
@@natebrown2803 Solomon's temple looks no more like a circuit board, than any other top down floor plan🤦
Never stop posting these!
Hey, "lix tetrax", one of the demon's name, is a part of the ephesia grammata ! (a kind of an ancient greek mantra/magical formula)
I’ve heard a few potential translations for the ephesian grammata that make it sound like it’s a prayer to a goddess to expel lix tetrax. “Darkness to light, lix tetrax is set right by Damnameneus.” Or something like that.
dude, that intro was a beautiful production. haha nice! great content. thank you very much
Demons, evil spirits, built the Jerusalem temple, the 1st temple, the Holy Place. How interesting.
When the second Temple was built, they didn't call in the King of Tyre...
In islamic belief where demons not exist, Solomon said to be used Jinns to build the Jerusalem, like humans it said to be there are various jins with different beliefs even atheists.Bad Jinns such as criminals or jinns with bad behaviors said to be sealed within the ring.The power to command Jinns said to be given to Solomon by the god and the gifts another power is to command wind which was given as a gift by Gabriel to Solomon.Also the first user of the ring was the Adam if i remember right.When Solomon was approached by Gabriel to become a prophet he asked for a great reign and wealth that no one have ever seen or will be and that is why he has given so many gifts and power by god upon becoming the prophet.Again that is based on Islamic belief upon Solomon.
The "fear of iron" 14:40 FWIK is the origin of the "lucky horseshoe" thing- The "good luck" is the "absence of demons".
The Testament of Solomon is a lesson that lets us know that the control of demons is an illusion and a temptation. God has told us to stay away from demons. Those who don't listen, will wind up like Solomon.
If Solomon had been a king from a Canaan tribe , he would have been described as the arch villain, evil sorcerer king.
Actually Solomon had a covanent with God to not worship any other God other than the God of King David and Abraham. So when he met and came across the most beautiful woman of another tribe who worshipped another alternate God, most likely Asherah the Pole Goddess = Innana = Astarte the sex goddess aka the Queen of the Heavens who were also associated with prostitution and with Moloch/Melqart, where the Hebrews were instructed to not pass their children through the fire of Moloch. Therefore Solomon broke the covanent with God and was left astray to wander the desert alone because he fell for temptation and worshipped a different God just to be with this woman because this was her tribal God of worship, other than the God he had a covanent/protection with, the God of Abraham.
You may want to read the part of the Zohar where a King advices his Princely son that anything he wanted in God's kingship is already available for him including the position of Kingship providing he does not fall for the temptation of one prostitute = aka the temptation/testing of Shatan.
@@spiritualanarchist8162 Solomon is a tragic antihero, similar to Sampson. A potent force for good, corrupted by evil and abandoned by the God they had broken covenants with.
@@jackalope2302 Well that's an interesting analysis .However the way 'the good ones' behave in the old testament is often identical as the bad ones. They rape, kill and plunder.
@@jackalope2302 I often wonder if God fully abandoned him, or if he ultimately forgave him before he passed into the next realm. The God of the Old Testament, didn't seem too forgiving though lol.
Listening intently and seriously only to burst out laughing in a quiet room at 12:00 - this is ESOTERICA inception-level humour.
Aw man, talking about King Solomon I thought for sure you’d mention Freemasonry in your intro. He’s a very important figure in the ritual of the Fraternity. Suffice to say we have a very different tradition regarding the building of the Temple as compared to what was presented in this video. :)
I did mention Freemasonry
@@TheEsotericaChannel Sorry about that, when I made the comment I had just started watching and was referring to the intro. I did hear the call out around 25 mins once I got deeper into the video. Great stuff as always, thanks for sharing. Would love to hear a video focused on Masonry from you some day!
@@MO-bo2du he also mentioned freemasonry within the first five minutes.
@@tactlacker Weird, Iistened to it twice now and still didn't hear that. Thanks for letting me know.
Hey doctor, I want to ask you a question , there’s a concept in the Arabic cultures that is called : the Zohari man, and they say that it’s a man who is hated by demons and loved by witches and they use his blood for rituals and apparently that man came up for the first time from the Zohar book but I found nothing about it in the Zohar , do you have informations about it ? Thank you 🙏
Im honestly shocked DnD hasn't made an official "ring of demon binding" magic item after all these editions
Solomon and David were really Hyksos Pharaohs with different names.