The Devil You Don't Know

Don interviews Brendan Foster of the Tsar Power podcast who has a keen interest in Noise Music. They discuss Eugene Thacker's theories about the occult and noise, music theory, angeology AND demonology. And at the very end, stay tuned for an original noise music track by Brendan called "Adrenalchrome Junkie."

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• Tsar Power Podcast 
• Brendan's Invented Organs Substack 
• History of Saqartvelo Georgia Podcast 
• Brendan's Bandcamp site 
• YouTube video on Tom Morello 

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Season 3 is coming soon. Don Early talks about what's coming up and when. TL;DL - Mid May for the first episode. We got interviews all season long so stay tuned.

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Don encounters his own Devil he didn't know, while Jeremy and Emily share their experiences of "The Road So Far." As Season 2 comes to an end, Don lines out what to expect for Season 3!

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• Revisit: Episode 1 - Evil Part 1
• Revisit: Episode 2 - Evil Part 2
• Pontifacts Podcast
• Popeular History Podcast
• Black Mass Appeal: 137 - Hell on Earth
• History in the Bible Podcast
• Hidden Brain: How Your Beliefs Shape Reality

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Happy Holidays, one and all! Today we discuss the movies Rare Exports and Krampus, and as much of the lore we could dig up about Santa and his murderous/devilish counterparts and anti-portrayals. And if that wasn't enough, we'll talk about the diabolic conspiracy: Is Santa really Satan in disguise???

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• Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale 
• Krampus - Movie 
• 8 Legendary Monsters of Christmas 
• Useful Charts: Evolution of Santa Claus 
• The Dark Origins of Santa Claus 
• The Origin of Krampus, Europe’s Evil Twist on Santa 
• The Dark History of Santa Claus - Documentary | Kris Cringle - Saint Nicholas - Christmas 
• Santa Claus Worldwide: A History of St. Nicholas and Other Holiday Gift-Bringers 
• The Vast Santanic Conspiracy 
• Silent Night, Deadly Night 
• Jack Frost (1997) 
• Black Christmas (1974) 
• Santa Claus Vs The Devil (1959) 

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First I just want to say sorry there's no transcript on this one I just didn't have time.

Join us for a collaborated episode with the Dispatchist Podcast! We made new friends, and therefore, so did you. Enjoy!

They already released this episode on their podcast and I encourage you to check it out because all the relevant show links are there:

Episode 50 - The Devil's Brackets 

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The Satanic Panic seems to be making a comeback, reflected in the popularity of Stranger Things and the weird Q'Anon conspiracy theory. And yet when we look back in history, we see that these stories are anything but new, and even worse, they never actually ended. 

Lots of show links for you to explore today!

Show Links & Sources

• Abramson, Henry. (2021). The Falsehood of Ritual Murder and Blood Libel Charges (Jewish History Lab)
• Black Mass Appeal: Episode 124 - Drunk Heresy: Ending the Satanic Panic
• CBC Listen and Bryn Rundle, L. (2020). CBC Listen. Satanic Panic. [online] CBC Listen.
• Jewish Museum London (2015). Blood Exhibition: Dr William MacLehose on early ideas about blood and Jewish ritual.
• Lanning, K. (1992). Investigator’s Guide to Allegations of ‘Ritual’ Child Abuse | Office of Justice Programs.
• Lavin, T. (2020). The New Republic. QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic.
• Lee, E. (2022). USA TODAY. Fact check: Sculpture is evidence of antisemitic ‘blood libel,’ not false QAnon theory.
• MILLER, M.E. (2021). The Seattle Times. The Pizzagate gunman is out of prison. Conspiracy theories are out of control. 
• Romano, A. (2021). Vox. Demonic rituals, false confessions, ruined lives: Satanic Panic is still alive and well.
• Silverstein, J. (2020). Men's Health. QAnon Is Spreading a Bizarre, Dangerous Conspiracy Theory About a Drug Called Adrenochrome.
• Wikipedia Contributors (2019). Blood libel. 
• Wikipedia Contributors (2022). William of Norwich. 
• Zadrozny, B. (2022). NBC News. Boosted by QAnon and mainstream conservatives, satanic panic spreads online and through local communities.

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The final chapter and conclusion of this book! This is Chapter 6: Demonizing the Heretics - The Enemy Within, in the book: The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics, by Elaine Pagels.

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Today Emily is THRILLED to discuss Justin. Strap in as we talk about several people that have no last names and how Christianity's polarizing worldview threatened second century world peace.

 This is Chapter 5: Satan's Earthly Kingdom - Christians Against Pagans, in the book: The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics, by Elaine Pagels.

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• Religion For Breakfast - History of Demons

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You will never read the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of John the same after this episode. We’re discussing Chapter 4: Luke & John Claim Israel’s Legacy in the book: The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics, by Elaine Pagels.

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• MERCURY RETROGRADE! (The post Emily talked about in the show)

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Today we are talking the Gospel of Matthew who DEPLOYS THE DEVIL against the Pharisees. As if to say Pfuck the Pfarisees! Continuing with our discussion of Elaine Pagels’ book The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics, by Elaine Pagels. Chapter 3!

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Religion for Breakfast

• Did the Gospels Copy Each Other?
• The Gospel of Thomas: Why Is It Not In The Bible?
• Daimon vs Demon

Useful Charts

• The Gospels & Acts: Who Wrote The Bible Part 5
• Who Wrote The Bible - Entire Series
  • Episode 1: The Torah (Pentateuch)
  • Episode 2: The Nevi'im (Prophets)
  • Episode 3: The Ketuvim (Writings)
  • Episode 4: The Apocrypha
  • Episode 5: The Gospels & Acts
  • Episode 6: The Pauline & General Epistles
  • Episode 7: Daniel & Revelation
  • Bonus Episode: The Quran

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Today we discuss Chapter 2: The Social History of Satan – From the Hebrew Bible to the Gospels. Balaam, Job, The Book of the Watchers, Essenes and more! This continues our conversation about of the book The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics, by Elaine Pagels.

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• Episode 9: Zoroastrianism

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It’s a book club! We are reading Elaine Pagels’ book The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics. In today’s episode we cover the introduction and Chapter 1: The Gospel of Mark and the Jewish War. It’s SO Josephus.

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Sources

1. Borg, M.J. (2013). Evolution of the Word : the New Testament in the order the books were written. New York: Harperone, pp.424–426.
2. Pagels, E.H. (1997). The Origin of Satan. London: Penguin, pp.xv–34.
3. Wikipedia Editors (2022). Development of the New Testament canon. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_the_New_Testament_canon

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Words about Death, the Devil, and a Netflix series about Vampires. This completes Season 1.

We are taking a short break to focus on new content and growing our listeners. Season 2 coming soon.

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Why listen to a podcast about the Devil? Today Don, Emily and Jeremy discuss with two listeners and get their take on the podcast so far. We also tee up what's coming next!

Sources

1. Brandon Showalter (2020). Americans losing grip on most basic tenets of Christian faith: survey. [online] The Christian Post. Available at: https://www.christianpost.com/us/americans-losing-grip-on-most-basic-tenets-of-christian-faith-survey.html [Accessed 8 Mar. 2022].
2. Cultural Research Center - Arizona Christian University (2020). American Worldview Inventory 2020 -At a Glance AWVI 2020 Results -Release #3: Perceptions of God Americans Continue to Redefine -and Reject -God. [online] Arizona Christian University. Cultural Research Center - Arizona Christian University. Available at: https://www.arizonachristian.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CRC-AWVI-2020-Release-03_Perceptions-of-God.pdf [Accessed 8 Mar. 2022].
3. Davis, M.W. (2021). Why do so many Americans believe in the Devil? [online] The Spectator World. Available at: https://spectatorworld.com/topic/why-do-so-many-americans-believe-in-the-devil/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2022].
4. The Satanic Temple (2017). The Satanic Temple. [online] The Satanic Temple. Available at: https://thesatanictemple.com/.
5. Wikipedia Contributors (2019). Five whys. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_whys.

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It's Satanism for the Masses! Don interviews the hosts of the Black Mass Appeal podcast, who are also the admins for the Satanic Bay Area group. Some of the topics discussed are a bit graphic, so make a good decision. Then, Emily unleashes some strong opinions putting Don on the ropes. Great fun all around!

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• Black Mass Appeal Podcast
• Satanic Bay Area
• Satanic Rituals
• Satanic Reading List
• Witches, Whores, & Sorcerers, by S.K. Mendoza Forest
• The Revolt of Angels, by Anatole France
• The Demon-Haunted World, by Carl Sagan
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Wikipedia)

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Did you know that Satan was destroyed in 1969? Split into thousands of pieces, it does not mean that evil itself has been defeated. Don sat down with author and public speaker, Wajid Hassan, and discussed cosmic truths about the Devil that Hassan reports having been revealed by his yogi master, Dr. George King. Strap in.

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• Wajid Hassan - website
• Wajid's book: The Struggle for World Sanity
• Three Saviours Are Here - by Dr. George King (Operation Karmalight)
• The Aetherius Society
• Dr. George King - The Men Who Won Operation Karmalight For You
• 12blessings.org
• New York Times article on the Aetherius Society

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The recurring character named Satan did NOT exist in the Hebrew Bible before the Babylonian exile. Where then did this idea of Satan come from? Don, Emily and Jeremy marvel at the all-too-familiar themes and ideas present in the ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism. Listen and discover with us The First Devil in this continuation of our series on the Ancient Origins of the Devil.

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• Explanation of the movie '300' connection

Sources

1. Borg,      M.J. (2012). Evolution of the Word : reading the New Testament in the      order it was written. New York: Harperone, pp.213–218.
2. Cogito      (2020). What Is Zoroastrianism? [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/hl9QgeHdKYk
3. Duchesne-Guillemin,      J. (2019). Zoroastrianism | Definition, Beliefs, Founder, & Facts. In:      Encyclopædia Britannica. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zoroastrianism
4. History.com      Editors (2019). Zoroastrianism. [online] History.com. Available at:      https://www.history.com/topics/religion/zoroastrianism
5. Jeffrey      Burton Russell (1995). The Devil : Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity      to Primitive Christianity. London: Cornell University Press,      pp.98–121.
6. Langdon,      J. (2021). Hell As We Know It Might Have Been Based On A Real-Life      Place On Earth. [online] Ranker. Available at: https://www.ranker.com/list/is-gehenna-hell-origin/joesph-langdon
7. Mark      Henry, A. and ReligionForBreakfast (2021). The Origins of Satan.      [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/5sYhbtk8jJc
8. Waxman,      O.B. (2020). Here’s What History Can Tell Us About the Magi.      [online] Time. Available at: https://time.com/5923009/three-kings-wisemen-history-magi-bible/
9. Wikipedia      Contributors (2019). Zoroastrianism. [online] Wikipedia. Available      at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism 

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Some civilizations lived with chaos and violence as the norm, and there is no better example than the civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia and Canaan. Today, Don, Emily and Jeremy dive into the violent history and mythology of this incredibly influential region, so strap in.

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Sources
1.      Ancient Mesopotamia 101 | National Geographic (2018). Ancient Mesopotamia 101 | National Geographic. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/xVf5kZA0HtQ 

2.      Boaz Mysteries (2021). Sumerian Mythology Exploration That Will Give you Goosebumps and Leave your Hair Standing on End. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://youtu.be/FD4T-8XQQ6M 

3.      CrashCourse (2012). Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohXPx_XZ6Y 

4.      Finkel, I. and The British Museum (2021). Ancient Demons with Irving Finkel I Curator’s Corner S3 Ep7 #CuratorsCorner. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOT75GB64Hw 

5.      Jeffrey Burton Russell (1995). The Devil : Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity. London: Cornell University Press, pp.84–97.

6.      Kings and Generals (2019). Rise of Sumer: Cradle of Civilization DOCUMENTARY. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHpmLrWBjnM 

7.      Nutty History (2021). CREEPY Things that were Normal in Mesopotamia. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://youtu.be/MBEb8E01MM4 

8.      Octagram Story (2020). Astarte (Ashtoreth) - The Goddess of War, Love and Fertility | Egyptian Goddess. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://youtu.be/1MA2wtdVw4o 

9.      See U in History / Mythology (2020). The Anunnaki Gods: The Astronaut Gods of the Sumerians - Sumerian Mythology - See U in History. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://youtu.be/8uM9wnNqt-A 

10.  The Legends of History (2021). Baal: The Nemesis of Yahweh (Angels & Demons Explained). [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://youtu.be/XXgIVeKny-0 

11.  UsefulCharts (2021). Mesopotamian Gods Family Tree + Did Gilgamesh Exist? [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://youtu.be/iWZ-NgoFOdc 

12.  Wikipedia Contributors (2021a). Baal. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal 

13.  Wikipedia Contributors (2021b). Enūma Eliš. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

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What was ancient Egypt’s version of the Devil? To find out we’ll tell some myths, explore some Egyptian history, and try to figure out how exactly DO you pronounce Ma’at. The first episode in a series on the Ancient Origins of The Devil. Today’s episode - Egypt.

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Sources

1. Baker, M. (2020). Ancient Egypt Timeline & Mythology Family Tree. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://youtu.be/tDn2y4sqrSA 
2. Holland, PhD, G.S. (2017). Osiris, Seth, Horus, and the Divine Origins of Egyptian Kingship. [online] The Great Courses Daily. Available at: https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/osiris-seth-horus-and-the-divine-origins-of-kingship/ 
3. Jacobovici, S., Jacobovici, S., Avner, U., Bietak, M. and Bimson, J. (2006). The Exodus Decoded. [online] IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847162/
4. Watch The Exodus Decoded | Prime Video
5. Jeffrey Burton Russell (1995). The Devil : Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity. London: Cornell University Press, pp.78–84.
6. Wikipedia Contributors (2019a). Osiris myth. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris_myth 
7. Wikipedia Contributors (2019b). The Exodus. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exodus 
8. Osiris and Seth - Egyptian Mythology #02 See U in History
9. Horus vs Seth - The Clash of Gods - Egyptian Mythology #03 - See U in History

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What do you think of when you think of The Devil? What IS The Devil? In today's episode we explore what the concept of The Devil is, what that even means, and then we take a look at modern understandings of The Devil in different religions today.

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1. Aleti, A. (2020). The Biblical Story of Satan. [online] Nuts and Bolts of the Bible. Available at: https://medium.com/nutsandboltsofbible/the-biblical-story-of-satan-687bafa6aa6c 
2. https://www.facebook.com/learn.religions (2018). Mara, the Demon Who Challenged the Buddha. [online] Learn Religions. Available at: https://www.learnreligions.com/the-demon-mara-449981
3. Jeffrey Burton Russell (1995). The Devil : Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity. London: Cornell University Press, pp.36–75.
4. Wikipedia Contributors (2019a). Devil. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil
5. Wikipedia Contributors (2019b). Devil in Christianity. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_in_Christianity
6. Wikipedia Contributors (2021). Kali (demon). [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_(demon)
7. www.openbible.info. (n.d.). What Does the Bible Say About Devil? [online] Available at: https://www.openbible.info/topics/devil

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