@@DarthMagog Take a few weeks off. Go to Bast Castle and relax for a bit. Don't worry after the Battle of Endor I don't think Vader will be using it anytime soon.
Mental health is more important than many people want to admit. You do what you need to to take care of you. We will all be here waiting for you when you're ready to come back
I follow several XJW UA-cam channels. Yours is definitely a favorite. Everyone needs a break. You take care of you first. Enjoy your break for however long you need.
Hey man I don’t really commit much but love your channel it’s very informative and love the tone you keep. I hope your able to rest during this break and I hope your travels are safe
Congratulations on hitting 11,000 subscribers. ❤. We love your channel and hope that you have a well-deserved break. Our mental health and well being is imperative for our overall happiness. See you whenever we see you. Stay cool..❤
Take care of yourself! Your mental health should always come first. As the saying goes, you can't pour from an empty cup. I also just want to stress that you aren't failing anyone by expanding your content, especially if that content consists of things that bring you joy and relaxation. One of the most important things I learned in activism and advocacy is knowing when to take a step back. I also want to reassure you that not being able to handle tackling certain things doesn't make you 'not as strong' as other people. We all have things we can or cannot handle. It's one of the beautiful things about humans as a species. We're all different, and have different strengths and areas of expertise. Your content is so valuable, and even if you took an extended break from it, you've already done so much for so many. So please, take as much time as you need to recharge, and don't feel guilty for it. I know it's way easier said than done, sadly, but I just want you to know how appreciated you are. Take care, and much love!
Don’t worry sir, I understand your reason and I wish you the best things! Take it easy on yourself, we appreciate your work and even if we’ll miss you, no one here wants to stress out. See you next time, bye! :D PS: Can you say hi to Five on my behalf?
Definitely okay to take a break. I don’t expect content creators on any platform to maintain a consistent schedule unless it's their day job, and even then, I'm aware that they can’t do it all the time. Go where you need to go, live a little, and clear your head.
I deeply appreciate the work you do for the community. Take a well earned rest. We’ll hold the line. 🖤 Also I appreciate that you present in costume. Your anonymity means that you could be any of us.
You fight valiantly and you stand for those who cannot or do not feel ready yet to do so on their own. You may have the appearance of a sith lord but you are definitely a hero in my book. Easter is coming. For me and my cathie pals, it is linked to renewal, appeasement, standing up before Death. I pray the soon to be risen Christ grant you peace and the daily strenght to face your hardships. Enjoy your vacation. Get plenty of rest and chocolate to replenish your energy 😄.
I'm all too familiar with burnout. I think that the differences between depression and burnout are really something that I've been trying to figure out for myself. Being a human being is a stressful business I always say. I look forward to whatever it is that you shall do, my Lord. Hope you find whatever it is that you're looking for. Ride that highway into the sky.
Also I think the Sith Lord bit helps us take things less seriously, after a lifetime of taking things way too damn seriously. I found it offensive for like 5 minutes when I was deconstructing, and then realized I loved it. It’s very good for showing neverJWs what I’ve been dealing with without all the doom and gloom of news reports, court cases, and more scathing channels.
Do what you need to do. I would hope we all get it. I've never been a JW, in fact my religious upbringing was very low control, but I've dealt plenty with other kinds of abuse and it breaks my heart to see faith, something that was such a lifeline and refuge for me, be used against others, so I became an ally to those in high control religions and escapees, trying to show that not all religious folk everywhere are like what they are leaving/have left behind, that some of us do have a deep genuine compassion for those whose experience differs from our own.
Im also taking a year long break! I feel you on doing the rebuttals. It never crossed my mind to them. Even as a full blown JW i found the videos mind-numbing. So, now that im free from the cult why the hell would i watch them now? Haha Anyways! Take as long as you want and or need. Family and friends come first! Much love! ❤❤❤
Never a bad idea my friend. A phrase I've really taken a shine to since leaving the org is "you can't pour from an empty cup." Take the well earned rest good buddy, when you're back hit me up and I'm dragging you onto a show!
Activist work requires a lot of a person! I'm happy to have found this channel! Thanks for your work, and you need a break as watchtower activism caaan suck your soul!😂😂😂 YOUY'RE AWESOME!
I definitely think you should take a break to refresh yourself, Magog. We will be here when you get back, and I for one can't wait to re-watch all of your videos in the interim! Maybe taking this time to do that I might catch something I missed last time! :) Anyway, enjoy your well-deserved vacation, and I'll be happy to see you when you get back.
Love always, brother. You are awesome! However long you are gone, you will not be forgotten. Your work has, and is, helping many, whether you continue or not. Be proud of yourself, brother, and be happy.
Let me echo what everyone else is saying. It’s okay to take time for what you need to do, Darth Magog. I know, from personal experience, how important taking care of one’s mental health is. Burnout is one very hard aspect of it. What you’re saying makes perfect sense to me.
Take care Lord Magog, take as much time as you need bcz everyone needs a rest sometimes, especially for mental health, and when you come back we will be here! May the force be with you!
Home and health are first and foremost! You take the time you need to be your best sith lord. I'll miss you but I'll continue to use your Caleb and Sophia videos as background sleep videos (the ridiculousness of them remind me of when I used to laugh at Davey and Goliath). Take your time and when you return I know I'll still be here. PS I would love to see your gaming channel as a PC gamer myself.
Aw man, seeing you sitting at the memorial in Dark Lord attire was gonna be so hilar. Anyway, have a good break, I’ll be right here when you get back. I sure hope it won’t be too much to ask for more traumatic story time when you get back.
Oh do I ever get it Darth! I hope you get a chance to take a big breath and sigh a bit of relief for a few weeks! Personally, and we took breaks for VERY different reasons, I needed months, not just weeks... I also have a much smaller channel, but I will say that it's slowly getting back on its feet again. Not every video does as well as I want, but as long as the message is getting out there overall, it's worth our time and energy... Right!?! Take the moment you need friend! And we'll all be happily waiting to see you and the crew once everyone has gotten the rest they so sorely deserve! 😉🖤✨ So much Love, Just June
I'm just always glad to see you when you do upload, I always figured you had a full time gig outside of this and I don't expect you to upload daily or anything. I'm ready for whenever you return!
Dear Lord of the apostates, thanks for the message you are spreading. I survived a cult, I was not a JW, but your videos help me understand lots of things that happened to me and I am grateful. You have deserved some sleep in your bacta tank to relieve your mind and body from all the injuries. Come back when you are completely healed. XOXO.
Have a great break! I will focus on lent and my life in the mean time... If anything I would love to support you moving away, either for a few weeks, for longer, or even for good... Just take your time and have fun!
Mental health breaks are a good thing!! Although- I was hoping you’d do another live stream for the memorial!! The running commentary was hilarious last year!
Take your sweet sweet time, my lord. Health and happiness comes before the channel, always. We all wish you safe travels, and we wish you success in your job during this capitalistic hellscape ❤
Burnout is always a killer; as a webcomic artist, I've been struggling with more than a little of this. Know that you are appreciated and we'll be here when you come back (algorithms be damned).
Take care of yourself. We will all be here when you get back. I still struggle with the mental fuckery from JWs that isolated me from people I love. (I wasn’t born in, I was brought in by my now ex-husband) It’s been over 20 years since I woke back up and things are still weird with my “non-believer” family (at least from my perspective) Somehow watching your content validates my feelings on the whole ordeal and I feel better knowing I am not alone in my thinking. Sooo, yeah will definitely be here when you return. Until then, may the force be with you!
just subscribed to you, love the psychology videos, very relatable stuff, and its always nice to see how other people are doing in their lives from similar experiences. I hope you don’t get rid of this channel, its very well done. I had a channel myself once but deleted it because of social anxiety, props to you and others who have the bravery to keep theirs going ❤
Hope you'll enjoy your rest, as well as the not so restful stuff you'll be up to. You're one of the channels I check in on when I boot up my apostate youtube account and I'll catch you when and if you post around here. Also, I love that there is Darth Magog lore. Is there Darth Magog apocrypha? Can we have some spicy apocryphal lore like the Genesis Apocryphon? That'd be pretty swell. I've long thought about doing some kinda Bible commentary using the literature as a jumping-off point. I've been thinking of maybe doing some writing on the JW Book on Daniel's prophecy and ground the discussion on discussions from sources like John J. Collin's entry in the Hermeneia series. But that's pretty far off into the future, I'd like to do it a certain way and I'd need to do a lot of preparatory legwork.
I hope you have a restful break and enjoy your time of! I'm personally not affected by any JW stuff but I just like the way you talk about the things and present them so I'll be here for whenever the next video drops. Maybe doing some lighter videos would help you to not get too burned out. Maybe just some talking video what you personally enjoyed most being out of the JWs or what had helped you most. I know stuff like that is present in other videos but it could be collected into one video. I just hope you don't feel pressured to always having to look into JWs stuff and then exhausting yourself with their content. Anyway enjoy your break and rest as much as you need!
While I was fortunate enough to have parents that were sensible about religion, as time has gone on I've seen some of my friends who have not turned out as lucky. While I initially started watching your videos because I found the subject of cults and whatnot fascinating, as I learned more about the ways they subtly influence your opinions on those around you (meaning those not in the cult) I began to notice that some of the people I know exhibited these signs. The one I'm closest with and I got into an argument about whether or not the big bang and evolution exist (stuff I normally wouldn't care to debate on with someone, which I made clear, but he was extremely persistent) and it sort of drew a boundary between us. I had already been watching your videos for a while at that point, and it clicked in my head that the homophobic (and occasionally racist as well) beliefs he often exhibited stemmed from religion, and he wasn't easily broken out of it since he had likely been groomed his whole life to have those beliefs. He's the only one of "the boys" that thinks like that, and me and the rest of us have attempted to show him how harmful that way of thinking is. His friendship with us is very strong, and he seems to want to keep it that way despite our differences in worldview. Despite this, as of late he has been pushing his brand of Christianity (some of our friend group is religious, although I'm personally not anymore) onto us and trying to get us to see things his way, which has caused a lot of akwardness with him just randomly inviting us to go to church with him and paying for lunches and other things like that frequently, which is quite out of character and its made me and most others in the group very wary. Thanks to your videos, Lord Magog, I somewhat know what kind of environment he is coming from, although he has confirmed he isnt as JW, as he says they and any other belief system are a false religion in his Church's eyes, it seems whatever he's in, although smaller in scale, uses similar manipulation and indoctrination methods. Trying to help him get out of the rabbithole of hate he has for certain groups of people has been my main goal, not necessarily taking religion out of his life just helping him to engage in it in a healthy and benficial way. Over time he has expressed desire to show more compassion to people he previously disliked among our peers due to the aforementioned homophobia, and altbough he hasnt actually shown evidence of a change in his opinion (he still thinks homosexuality to be a massive sin and frequently talks crap about those earlier mentioned peers) its nice to see he's trying (if he is truthful about that).My point in divulging all this is to say that the content of the Darth Magog channel has opened my eyes to a world of manipulation previously unseen to me, revealing to me how some of my close friends are being harmed through their religion, and I just want to say thank you for that. Pulling someone out of it is a long and arduous process but there has been a progression (albeit slight) and seeing his empathy grow (again, although only slightly) has brightened the lives of our whole friend group and expanded his horzions, and I hope that growth continues.
Hey, you don't need my permission 🙂. Im glad that you took time to educate folks on your experience. I learned a lot(I was raised Christian). I'm just glad you can be honest with your audience and convey your feelings to us. I hope you can come to a solid conclusion on what you wanna do. I think branching out to different things may not be bad(if that's what you wanna do), follow your heart and whatnot.😊 Edit: Have a nice break , take as long as you need I know ill tune in when you're ready.
Totally get it, Lord. I don't know how you do it, to be honest. I have never been on the JW website - and I'm determined to never go there. I could never do all that research. I get what I need from ex-JW videos like yours (and then just break it down and add my 'two cents' for what it's worth). I have no desire (or time) to do any more than I already do. I just do it because I enjoy it. But that's just me. Your videos are great - and I do hope you come back and do more... But you have to prioritise your family and mental health (and other interests). Respect! ✊
@@DarthMagog I actually can't wait to be able travel myself master Magog but my fur baby is in her dieing period so it's heartbreaking master Magog. 💔🐕🦺😭😥🛫🛬🚢⛴️🚝💔❤️
My original plan to feature you as a special guest on a video of mine will be put aside as well. Instead, I will proceed with a general criticism of cults and the damage they can do to members' minds and lives. I don't know when that will come out though.
Why is it that I get new channel recommendations when the video is saying they're taking a break? Oh well, I guess I'll see you whenever you get back then.
No big deal dude lol. I think we can live without ya for a few weks. XP Also... *Draco Malfoy confusion face* I didn't know there was Darth Magog Lore...
The work that you do here is difficult, both technically and psychologically. Stepping back into a high control group, even for the purposes of research, when you have the kind of trauma that having lived in it leaves behind, is not easy. At best, it's stressful and tiring. At worst, it can trigger a downward spiral or even cause a retraumatization event. Even for people who were never a part of a high control group, talking about this stuff constantly can be severely taxing on their mental health, and that's without respect to the fact that UA-cam, in general, is simply a very trying experience for content creators. Anyone who's been following any channel for any amount of time is most likely aware of that. I know you're right in that this will hit your algorithm, but I do want you to know that you have followers who will be sticking around while you're taking a break. Rest up, feel better, give your brain a break, and we'll see you when you get back!
Even dark lords need a vacation every now and then!!! Rest up, Magog. Us drones will hold down the fort until you return!!
Dude. Do whatever you need to do. We will be here whenever you need us. Take your time and take care of yourself.
I appreciate you 😊
@@DarthMagog Take a few weeks off. Go to Bast Castle and relax for a bit. Don't worry after the Battle of Endor I don't think Vader will be using it anytime soon.
@@DarthMagogwe all love you. ❤️❤️
@DarthMagog Darth do you have an email address?
@@tammyg8031 i do yes. It's just DarthMagog at Gmail
Mental health is more important than many people want to admit. You do what you need to to take care of you. We will all be here waiting for you when you're ready to come back
I follow several XJW UA-cam channels. Yours is definitely a favorite. Everyone needs a break. You take care of you first. Enjoy your break for however long you need.
take your time, i was missing your content on my feed
I appreciate all the (free) work you do for our entertainment! Do what ya gotta do brutha
Hope you come back. I enjoy your videos, and your outfit is badass.
Hey man I don’t really commit much but love your channel it’s very informative and love the tone you keep. I hope your able to rest during this break and I hope your travels are safe
Congratulations on hitting 11,000 subscribers. ❤. We love your channel and hope that you have a well-deserved break. Our mental health and well being is imperative for our overall happiness. See you whenever we see you. Stay cool..❤
Take as long or forever as you need! Thanks for what you do!
Take care of yourself! Your mental health should always come first. As the saying goes, you can't pour from an empty cup.
I also just want to stress that you aren't failing anyone by expanding your content, especially if that content consists of things that bring you joy and relaxation. One of the most important things I learned in activism and advocacy is knowing when to take a step back.
I also want to reassure you that not being able to handle tackling certain things doesn't make you 'not as strong' as other people. We all have things we can or cannot handle. It's one of the beautiful things about humans as a species. We're all different, and have different strengths and areas of expertise.
Your content is so valuable, and even if you took an extended break from it, you've already done so much for so many.
So please, take as much time as you need to recharge, and don't feel guilty for it. I know it's way easier said than done, sadly, but I just want you to know how appreciated you are.
Take care, and much love!
I don't blame you at all. Taking a break from the cult is very important.
Take as much time off as you need. We're always going to be here, my friend.
Don’t worry sir, I understand your reason and I wish you the best things!
Take it easy on yourself, we appreciate your work and even if we’ll miss you, no one here wants to stress out.
See you next time, bye! :D
PS: Can you say hi to Five on my behalf?
I wish you the best Darth. I hope you will be okay.
It's okay, take your time and explore your other interests as well. I'll still be here haunting your channel. Oooooo
Farewell wherever you fare 😂I know LOTR and not Starwars ,but the sentiment is the same . ❤
Commander Fives is an absolute Hobbit-head so the sentiment is appreciated. The Force will also be with you my friend, always!
After 60+ videos (771,000+ views), you deserve the break. Thank you 🙏
Stressing over content creation and getting burnt out is not worth it.
Definitely okay to take a break. I don’t expect content creators on any platform to maintain a consistent schedule unless it's their day job, and even then, I'm aware that they can’t do it all the time. Go where you need to go, live a little, and clear your head.
Enjoy your vacation. It is understandable that you take some time to rest up, we shall be here when you get back.
Take all the time you need, we’ll be right here
Take your time Darth! We want you to be happy and healthy to keep spiting the watchtower!
Have a good break, and always keep your priorities in line as well as you're doing now.
Hey, we get it. Take as long as you need. We'll be here whenever you're ready to come back
I deeply appreciate the work you do for the community. Take a well earned rest. We’ll hold the line. 🖤
Also I appreciate that you present in costume. Your anonymity means that you could be any of us.
I don't blame you. You've been at it forever.
Be safe and let us know when and if u are returning
You fight valiantly and you stand for those who cannot or do not feel ready yet to do so on their own.
You may have the appearance of a sith lord but you are definitely a hero in my book.
Easter is coming. For me and my cathie pals, it is linked to renewal, appeasement, standing up before Death.
I pray the soon to be risen Christ grant you peace and the daily strenght to face your hardships.
Enjoy your vacation. Get plenty of rest and chocolate to replenish your energy 😄.
I'm all too familiar with burnout. I think that the differences between depression and burnout are really something that I've been trying to figure out for myself. Being a human being is a stressful business I always say. I look forward to whatever it is that you shall do, my Lord. Hope you find whatever it is that you're looking for. Ride that highway into the sky.
I totally get it! You need to take care of you first. We'll be here. 💚💚💚
Don't worry, take a break, we'll be here when you're ready to come back
Thanks Darth and take care!
Also I think the Sith Lord bit helps us take things less seriously, after a lifetime of taking things way too damn seriously. I found it offensive for like 5 minutes when I was deconstructing, and then realized I loved it. It’s very good for showing neverJWs what I’ve been dealing with without all the doom and gloom of news reports, court cases, and more scathing channels.
Do what you need to do. I would hope we all get it. I've never been a JW, in fact my religious upbringing was very low control, but I've dealt plenty with other kinds of abuse and it breaks my heart to see faith, something that was such a lifeline and refuge for me, be used against others, so I became an ally to those in high control religions and escapees, trying to show that not all religious folk everywhere are like what they are leaving/have left behind, that some of us do have a deep genuine compassion for those whose experience differs from our own.
Producing content takes time, energy and resources. I appreciate what you do, but you need to also live your life. X
Im also taking a year long break! I feel you on doing the rebuttals. It never crossed my mind to them. Even as a full blown JW i found the videos mind-numbing. So, now that im free from the cult why the hell would i watch them now? Haha
Anyways! Take as long as you want and or need. Family and friends come first! Much love! ❤❤❤
Understandable mate…go take a well deserved break u need
I like the cyborg bit.
I was looking for you....I think I'm about to take one myself. Exhausting at times....
Never a bad idea my friend. A phrase I've really taken a shine to since leaving the org is "you can't pour from an empty cup." Take the well earned rest good buddy, when you're back hit me up and I'm dragging you onto a show!
Activist work requires a lot of a person! I'm happy to have found this channel! Thanks for your work, and you need a break as watchtower activism caaan suck your soul!😂😂😂 YOUY'RE AWESOME!
Take care of yourself! I wish you all the best!
Take all the time you need.
1:46 *Comes back with your pizza* They didn't have calamari topping because apparently Mon Calamari are people to and I did not know that!
Totally understand!! You do you and we will always be here!! Live life first. Love your channel and hope you have a great hiatus/life 💜
We understand! Take the time you need and return when you’re ready. Take care of yourself!
I definitely think you should take a break to refresh yourself, Magog. We will be here when you get back, and I for one can't wait to re-watch all of your videos in the interim! Maybe taking this time to do that I might catch something I missed last time! :)
Anyway, enjoy your well-deserved vacation, and I'll be happy to see you when you get back.
Take all the time you need! We get how mental health is and it definitely needs to be the top priority :)
Enjoy your break my lord. We’ll hold down the fort.
We shall double our efforts!
Love always, brother. You are awesome! However long you are gone, you will not be forgotten. Your work has, and is, helping many, whether you continue or not. Be proud of yourself, brother, and be happy.
Take care of yourself. You've done so much already, and making these videos, like you said, is not easy. We wish you the best.
❤
Let me echo what everyone else is saying. It’s okay to take time for what you need to do, Darth Magog. I know, from personal experience, how important taking care of one’s mental health is. Burnout is one very hard aspect of it. What you’re saying makes perfect sense to me.
Dear Mr. Magog , you bring me much joy in your videos , I hope you'll take good care of yourself, many hugs 🤗❤
Take care Lord Magog, take as much time as you need bcz everyone needs a rest sometimes, especially for mental health, and when you come back we will be here! May the force be with you!
Home and health are first and foremost! You take the time you need to be your best sith lord. I'll miss you but I'll continue to use your Caleb and Sophia videos as background sleep videos (the ridiculousness of them remind me of when I used to laugh at Davey and Goliath). Take your time and when you return I know I'll still be here. PS I would love to see your gaming channel as a PC gamer myself.
Aw man, seeing you sitting at the memorial in Dark Lord attire was gonna be so hilar.
Anyway, have a good break, I’ll be right here when you get back. I sure hope it won’t be too much to ask for more traumatic story time when you get back.
We love you darth magog!!! take time and relax, were all human
Oh do I ever get it Darth! I hope you get a chance to take a big breath and sigh a bit of relief for a few weeks!
Personally, and we took breaks for VERY different reasons, I needed months, not just weeks... I also have a much smaller channel, but I will say that it's slowly getting back on its feet again. Not every video does as well as I want, but as long as the message is getting out there overall, it's worth our time and energy... Right!?! Take the moment you need friend! And we'll all be happily waiting to see you and the crew once everyone has gotten the rest they so sorely deserve! 😉🖤✨ So much Love, Just June
Hope you are enjoying your break. Rest up, relax and unwind. See you when you return.
Totally understandable, take care of yourself and take all the time you need to rest and recharge
I'm just always glad to see you when you do upload, I always figured you had a full time gig outside of this and I don't expect you to upload daily or anything. I'm ready for whenever you return!
Dear Lord of the apostates, thanks for the message you are spreading. I survived a cult, I was not a JW, but your videos help me understand lots of things that happened to me and I am grateful. You have deserved some sleep in your bacta tank to relieve your mind and body from all the injuries. Come back when you are completely healed. XOXO.
Lil late to the party, but take the time for yourself, Lord Magog. We'll be here when you're ready. Remember, it's supposed to be for fun!
Have a great break! I will focus on lent and my life in the mean time... If anything I would love to support you moving away, either for a few weeks, for longer, or even for good... Just take your time and have fun!
Enjoy your break! Mental health is very important, take as much time as you need
Mental health breaks are a good thing!!
Although- I was hoping you’d do another live stream for the memorial!!
The running commentary was hilarious last year!
Have a great time on your break! Lots of luv and support!!!!!!
Take your sweet sweet time, my lord. Health and happiness comes before the channel, always. We all wish you safe travels, and we wish you success in your job during this capitalistic hellscape ❤
Burnout is always a killer; as a webcomic artist, I've been struggling with more than a little of this. Know that you are appreciated and we'll be here when you come back (algorithms be damned).
Don't worry, it's okay to get a you time, take the rest and we will await
Enjoy your rest and PLEASE stay sane. I can't have an ex-Witness lose his mind. And your gameplay was funny. Virtual hug!
Maybe you can use the free time to track down those old friends from your past so you can reconnect master Magog. 😉😇
Enjoy your break. Health is wealth.
💜💜💜
Much love my friend 💙💙💙
@@DarthMagogyou look like you need a hug. ❤️🫂❤️
Take care of yourself. We will all be here when you get back. I still struggle with the mental fuckery from JWs that isolated me from people I love. (I wasn’t born in, I was brought in by my now ex-husband) It’s been over 20 years since I woke back up and things are still weird with my “non-believer” family (at least from my perspective) Somehow watching your content validates my feelings on the whole ordeal and I feel better knowing I am not alone in my thinking. Sooo, yeah will definitely be here when you return. Until then, may the force be with you!
Take what time you need my Lord. You’ll be refreshed and ready.
You do what you need to do to take care of yourself and your family.
i sincerly hope your feeling better
just subscribed to you, love the psychology videos, very relatable stuff, and its always nice to see how other people are doing in their lives from similar experiences. I hope you don’t get rid of this channel, its very well done. I had a channel myself once but deleted it because of social anxiety, props to you and others who have the bravery to keep theirs going ❤
Relax my friend
Hope you'll enjoy your rest, as well as the not so restful stuff you'll be up to. You're one of the channels I check in on when I boot up my apostate youtube account and I'll catch you when and if you post around here.
Also, I love that there is Darth Magog lore. Is there Darth Magog apocrypha? Can we have some spicy apocryphal lore like the Genesis Apocryphon? That'd be pretty swell.
I've long thought about doing some kinda Bible commentary using the literature as a jumping-off point. I've been thinking of maybe doing some writing on the JW Book on Daniel's prophecy and ground the discussion on discussions from sources like John J. Collin's entry in the Hermeneia series. But that's pretty far off into the future, I'd like to do it a certain way and I'd need to do a lot of preparatory legwork.
I hope you have a restful break and enjoy your time of!
I'm personally not affected by any JW stuff but I just like the way you talk about the things and present them so I'll be here for whenever the next video drops.
Maybe doing some lighter videos would help you to not get too burned out. Maybe just some talking video what you personally enjoyed most being out of the JWs or what had helped you most. I know stuff like that is present in other videos but it could be collected into one video.
I just hope you don't feel pressured to always having to look into JWs stuff and then exhausting yourself with their content.
Anyway enjoy your break and rest as much as you need!
I love your videos, but I can wait, there are more important things in life than making videos. Please take your time 😊
Love the 3 fold cords reference 😂
Lol gotta squeeze in the JW jokes where I can.
While I was fortunate enough to have parents that were sensible about religion, as time has gone on I've seen some of my friends who have not turned out as lucky. While I initially started watching your videos because I found the subject of cults and whatnot fascinating, as I learned more about the ways they subtly influence your opinions on those around you (meaning those not in the cult) I began to notice that some of the people I know exhibited these signs. The one I'm closest with and I got into an argument about whether or not the big bang and evolution exist (stuff I normally wouldn't care to debate on with someone, which I made clear, but he was extremely persistent) and it sort of drew a boundary between us. I had already been watching your videos for a while at that point, and it clicked in my head that the homophobic (and occasionally racist as well) beliefs he often exhibited stemmed from religion, and he wasn't easily broken out of it since he had likely been groomed his whole life to have those beliefs. He's the only one of "the boys" that thinks like that, and me and the rest of us have attempted to show him how harmful that way of thinking is. His friendship with us is very strong, and he seems to want to keep it that way despite our differences in worldview. Despite this, as of late he has been pushing his brand of Christianity (some of our friend group is religious, although I'm personally not anymore) onto us and trying to get us to see things his way, which has caused a lot of akwardness with him just randomly inviting us to go to church with him and paying for lunches and other things like that frequently, which is quite out of character and its made me and most others in the group very wary. Thanks to your videos, Lord Magog, I somewhat know what kind of environment he is coming from, although he has confirmed he isnt as JW, as he says they and any other belief system are a false religion in his Church's eyes, it seems whatever he's in, although smaller in scale, uses similar manipulation and indoctrination methods. Trying to help him get out of the rabbithole of hate he has for certain groups of people has been my main goal, not necessarily taking religion out of his life just helping him to engage in it in a healthy and benficial way. Over time he has expressed desire to show more compassion to people he previously disliked among our peers due to the aforementioned homophobia, and altbough he hasnt actually shown evidence of a change in his opinion (he still thinks homosexuality to be a massive sin and frequently talks crap about those earlier mentioned peers) its nice to see he's trying (if he is truthful about that).My point in divulging all this is to say that the content of the Darth Magog channel has opened my eyes to a world of manipulation previously unseen to me, revealing to me how some of my close friends are being harmed through their religion, and I just want to say thank you for that. Pulling someone out of it is a long and arduous process but there has been a progression (albeit slight) and seeing his empathy grow (again, although only slightly) has brightened the lives of our whole friend group and expanded his horzions, and I hope that growth continues.
I'd help you if I could, you've helped us a lot and you deserve more help
Take the mental health break you need, my lord. Your minions shall hold the fort.
Hey, you don't need my permission 🙂. Im glad that you took time to educate folks on your experience. I learned a lot(I was raised Christian). I'm just glad you can be honest with your audience and convey your feelings to us.
I hope you can come to a solid conclusion on what you wanna do. I think branching out to different things may not be bad(if that's what you wanna do), follow your heart and whatnot.😊
Edit: Have a nice break , take as long as you need I know ill tune in when you're ready.
You take care of your mental health! And we are rooting for your recovery of damage the religion has caused you.
Rest up, bud.
I shall indeed 🖤
Totally get it, Lord. I don't know how you do it, to be honest. I have never been on the JW website - and I'm determined to never go there. I could never do all that research. I get what I need from ex-JW videos like yours (and then just break it down and add my 'two cents' for what it's worth). I have no desire (or time) to do any more than I already do. I just do it because I enjoy it.
But that's just me. Your videos are great - and I do hope you come back and do more... But you have to prioritise your family and mental health (and other interests). Respect! ✊
hey dude, i miss you, hope you come back soon
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Lol I do have a bottle of wine waiting for me on the ground. Thank you Apprentice 😊
@@DarthMagog I actually can't wait to be able travel myself master Magog but my fur baby is in her dieing period so it's heartbreaking master Magog. 💔🐕🦺😭😥🛫🛬🚢⛴️🚝💔❤️
@@DarthMagog Your welcome.
@@DarthMagogmaybe it's time for the gaming channel for a fun change master Magog. 😉🎮
Geeky fun please. 😉🎮
Please come back soon. Owen Morgan is boring to listen to now and you're far more entertaining.
I miss it when he'd show the drawings as he spoke. A lot of them were amazing.
I used to like Owen, but he repeats and rehashes a lot of his stories and content where you basically know everything about the video 1/3 into it.
@@cmndrkool321 It really feels like he's lost heart.
My original plan to feature you as a special guest on a video of mine will be put aside as well. Instead, I will proceed with a general criticism of cults and the damage they can do to members' minds and lives. I don't know when that will come out though.
Miss u :sob:
Why is it that I get new channel recommendations when the video is saying they're taking a break? Oh well, I guess I'll see you whenever you get back then.
No big deal dude lol. I think we can live without ya for a few weks. XP
Also... *Draco Malfoy confusion face* I didn't know there was Darth Magog Lore...
Just take rest, youtube is just a hobby and its supposed to be fun, not exauhsting :D
Take a breather. I'd say I'm praying for you... but I'm an atheist.
The work that you do here is difficult, both technically and psychologically. Stepping back into a high control group, even for the purposes of research, when you have the kind of trauma that having lived in it leaves behind, is not easy. At best, it's stressful and tiring. At worst, it can trigger a downward spiral or even cause a retraumatization event. Even for people who were never a part of a high control group, talking about this stuff constantly can be severely taxing on their mental health, and that's without respect to the fact that UA-cam, in general, is simply a very trying experience for content creators. Anyone who's been following any channel for any amount of time is most likely aware of that. I know you're right in that this will hit your algorithm, but I do want you to know that you have followers who will be sticking around while you're taking a break. Rest up, feel better, give your brain a break, and we'll see you when you get back!