I'm Dr. Justin Sledge and welcome to Esoterica: Where we explore the arcane in history, philosophy, and religion. This channel produces content relating to topics such as alchemy, magic, Kabbalah, mysticism, hermetic philosophy, theosophy, the occult and more using the best academic scholarship currently available. Support Esoterica with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannel New to Esotericism? Checkout out my Study Guide - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharing Interested in Rare, Occult Books? Check out our bookstore - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/ Merch - https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel/store Contact Esoterica - https://www.justinsledge.com/contact About Dr. Justin Sledge: https://www.justinsledge.com/
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Signup to Generate a PitchI'm Dr. Justin Sledge and welcome to Esoterica: Where we explore the arcane in history, philosophy, and religion. This channel produces content relating to topics such as alchemy, magic, Kabbalah, mysticism, hermetic philosophy, theosophy, the occult and more using the best academic scholarship currently available.
Recent episodes include "Was She a Heretic or a Mystical Martyr? Marguerite Porete and The Mirror of Simple Souls" (31 October 2026, 48 minutes), "Using the Weapons of the Satan Against Him: Introduction to Paracelsus pt III" (30 October 2026, 46 minutes), and "Abulafia - Prophetic / Ecstatic Kabbalah - How to Combine Philosophy and Mysticism" (30 October 2026, 26 minutes).
ESOTERICA publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 42 minutes.
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On June 1 1310, the Inquisition incinerated the flesh of Marguerite Porete, making her the first person executed for mystical heresy in the Latin West. Her book, The Mirror of the Simple Souls Who Are Annihilated and...
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Paracelsus radically transformed the theory and practice of Alchemy. The final book of his Paramirum (lit. "Beyond Miracles") discusses the topic of Invisible and Supernatural Diseases and their treatments. These...
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Abraham Abulafia is one of the greatest kabbalists in history forging a new form of mysticism by combing the ideas of the Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Formation) with the philosophical rigor of Maimonides. In this episode of...
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To celebrate our newest antiquarian occult book catalog we are giving away a copy of the Cours de Chymie printed in 1679, a volume crucial in the transition from alchemy to chemistry. Check out our book catalog...
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Can Mystical Experiences and Speculative Metaphysics be trusted? By the mid-18th century, Rationalism and Empiricism were tearing Philosophy, Religion and Occult Spirituality apart. Some grand synthesis was required if...
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Absinthe was banned in France in 1915 and began to vanish from the world. Despite the ban, bottles survived in hidden cellars and secret stashes. I still down with the world's leading expert on vintage and pre-ban...
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No spirit is more evocative of the occult and the esoteric than the Green Fairy or Absinthe. Inspiration to dozens of artists and poets including luminaries like Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Charles Baudelaire, Paul...
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Welcome to our seminar on Merkavah MysticismUploaded 05-08-25Hundreds of years prior to the rise of the Kabbalah, shaman-like rabbinic mystics were described as having made the terrifying and awe-inspiring descent into...
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While it is often forgotten, Judaism has a long history in the development and history of spiritual / demonic possession and exorcism. In this episode of Esoteric, we explore the first 1000 years of this developments...
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Solomon is recognized as a central character in Occult Myth-History. Given supernatural wisdom in a dream vision, Solomon would grow to ancient fame as both King and Magus. But, how did the third king of Israel become...
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Welcome to our seminar on Merkavah MysticismUploaded 02-09-25Hundreds of years prior to the rise of the Kabbalah, shaman-like rabbinic mystics were described as having made the terrifying and awe-inspiring descent into...
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Centuries following his death, Peter of Abano was known as the greatest sorcerer of his day. Born in the 1250s, he would compose a huge variety of works attempting to reconcile the philosophy of Aristotle, medical...
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Alchemy and Kabbalah are a match made in heaven. In this episode we explore a text which combines alchemy, kabbalah and magic into a united theory of both mystical theurgy and the transformation of nature - the Esh...
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Hundreds of years prior to the rise of the Kabbalah, shaman-like rabbinic mystics were described as having made the terrifying and awe-inspiring descent into the Divine Palaces. There they met with and bypassed fearsome...
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Interview with master distiller, scientist and absinthe pioneer Ted Breaux where we discuss the myth and history of absinthe, its birth, death and resurrection. Does absinthe cause madness or insanity? Where did these...
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So, my last teaching gig in the University was permanently canceled - What does this tell us about academia and what impact does that have for Esoterica?Uploaded 17-07-25Support Esoterica...
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The Book of Abramelin purports to be a text of 15th century magic with a wide range of effects though, most importantly in modern occultism, communication with one's Holy Guardian Angel. The famous famous undertaking of...
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Thoth was the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, magic and writing and the legendary revealer of the Hermetic philosophy in the form of Hermes Trismegistus. Preserved in around 30 Demotic fragments is the ritual by which a...
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The "Sophia (lit. Wisdom) of Jesus Christ" is an ancient text in which the resurrected Messiah directly answers the Apostles questions on topics of cosmology, metaphysics and redemption. But, the answers Jesus provides...
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How did a Medieval Saint Gave Us Science and Occultism? Medieval Christianity is often remembered as a threat to both the development of Science and Magic - this is a gross oversimplification. In Albertus Magnus, we see...
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