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Hey, sorry, I know this is totally unrelated to the actual content of the video, but could you please tell me what the little device in the intro (0:04 - 0:08 ) is called? I've tried to google it; is it a "water-clock"? A drip clock? Please, I'm too curious. It's such a potent visual metaphor for certain philosophical ideas; dialectics, Chinese goblet words, etc.
Is there a connection between God speaking the world into existence and the Golem not being able to speak. You called it able-ist in the video, but I'd be interested in that thread, if your willing to follow it.
Your point about the Golem being born out of trauma and that the Golem is probably afraid of itself reminds me of a quote about Kaiju by Ishiro Honda: "Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them."
Reminds me of one rendition of the Frankenstein Story where the Creature was slowly willing to integrate into society; but was driven mad that his Creator rejected him and refused to help him. Most of what he learned was from a blind old Farmer he helped out with field work during the day while the old Farmer taught him how to speak few languages, writing, and reading. (Farmer was blind from age degeneration so could teach how to write and read from memory). The only thing that stopped it was when the old Farmer's Son In-Law came for a visit was disturbed by the Creature's abnormal appearance. (The Farmer assumed the Creature was merely an especially tall muscular man). The Son In-Law decided to drive the Creature away; afterwards the Creature accidentally found his Creator's Younger Brother and accidentally killed him in an argument about why the Creator abandoned the Creature. Afterwards people kept accusing the Creatures for random murders.
loved "the welcome wagon might throw you out of a window." Was waiting for the laugh from the interviewers... Sad that didn't come. Does no one teach defenestration anymore? :)
I loved this.... I love golem stories and any occult or mystical literature on the golem. Back in the 90s when I was in college I wrote a report on the golem. I remember I talked about the humonculus, frankinstein, and how shelley used the golem story as part of her story. I also added modern golem stories from movies. Like terminator, terminator 2, and data from ST TNG and bladerunner. Then saying that data, robots and androids are just future looking golems.
Did you happen to catch Mark Solms book "The Hidden Spring"? Chapter 16 is all about him planning to create an artificial, non-living consciousness. It was a very odd tangent to end the book on.
After reading some literary criticism of Marge Piercy's He, She, and It, I'm about to dive into this early '90s feminist SF classic that includes the golem/"made man" theme. You might enjoy it.
I love the core of empathy that ties so much of your work together (and the smattering of nerdy historical jokes). I particularly like these more high level, accessible conversations, and would love to hear you talk more about your thoughts about the relationship humans have with magic and technology 💙 One thing I have been thinking lately that seems a bit counter intuitive is that when looking at the world through the lens of magic, my impression is that the cost of that control or understanding is front and center to the person involved. Whereas I think in modern times, we have a tendency to overlook the costs of our technology. Things appear on our doorsteps and disappear in our trashcans, without too much thought from us (until maybe the pandemic or supply chain issues). In a way, one of these seems to be much closer to the disparaging interpretation of "magical thinking" than the other Just a thought. Keep up the great work and have a nice day!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Your comment reminds me of an article written in Psychology Today called 'The Hunger for the Marvelous'. It made the observation that, as science and technology advance and our understanding of how the universe works increases, there has been a sort of backlash where interest in the occult and esoteric studies increases in response to that. This argues that there may be a fundamental need in humanity for things that aren't or can't be explained in terms of hard scientific logic. That there is a need for the world to be a place for awe and magic.
Never as happy about a UA-cam notification as from one from Esoterica. Thank you Dr. Sledge 💚 Golem is a gateway drug to occultism. A positive in my book.
Dr. Sledge, I absolutely love your channel. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and wisdom. When you talked about the Trinity test, I recall Oppenheimer's quotation from the Bhagavad Gita "I am become Death, Destroyer of Worlds" on realizing the destructive force he'd helped create. Also Einstein's trepidation about sharing his famous equation E=mc^2 that proved that the atom bomb was possible with the US military scientists. It's the universal question of how we should use the knowledge we acquire that goes on even today.
I find it ironic that Oppenheimer misquoted the Gita. If I'm correctly informed, that should have been translated "I am become Time, Destroyer of Worlds"
watched 1920 version Der Golem, absolutely fantastic. upon learning that Ashkenazi is in my line, after 40 years of Scandinavian study, a whole new amazing course of study has been opened to me, love this site.
I saw a performance of this movie at an arthouse cinema years ago. It had a live piano and theremin accompaniment. The eerie theremin performance made it unforgettable, and I still occasionally think about it.
For the kiddos, there's a fun golem on The Adventures of Puss in Boots TV series on Netflix. (Not the movie; it's pretty meh.) The TV series does some great trope subversions and its four-season arc has a surprisingly deep story when it comes to unifying "good" and "bad" forces.
As you are discussing the concept of the Golem, Dr. Sledge, I can’t help but think of the Sumerian tale of Enki and his sister making servants from the clay, in terms of their imperfections. It’s fascinating how our stories intertwine.. regardless of the timeline. Move the cursor forward in time to the MetaVerse being proffered by Mark Z., and the same certainly holds true to form. I prefer the natural to the artificial.. despite the flaws. Thanks for sharing your considerable knowledge with us, sir. Blessings.
Of all of your videos, I think this is my favourite. You are always a fascinating person to listen to, but your insights about the Golem as a product of trauma was incredibly moving. Thank you.
A wonderful video - many thanks. Perhaps the golem story has such appeal because it reminds us of our own descent into a physical body. Clumsy, obedient up to a point, potentially destructive - that sounds like the human body itself, viewed from various spiritual traditions.
The golem of prague story has some pretty interesting lessons embedded in it. Better than frankenstein. It gets in to creation myths and what life force and consciousness is made of,the power of writtenand spoken words, power vs goodness, and the dangers of naming your golem Emet. Lol Dr.Sledges take is most illuminating. It fleshes out plenty stuff i didn't know about.
this was beautiful and extremely insightful. i really liked the philosophical and metaphorical insight on the story of the golem and its different meanings. thank you very much.
Staggering words Dr. Sledge. As a software developer, this hits home, painfully. Thanks for the ethical lesson. Let's pray that this understanding remains always with us.
This was so educational and I found myself getting emotional at the description of the black hole of trauma. You always have a narrative way of speaking so it keeps me interested; you tell stories with your education, and it's great. Also random note: Deeply appreciate the roast of Victor Frankenstein.
You mentioned the X Files episode,cool. Out of all the people/shows I've ever heard or read about a Golem,you're the first one I can recall ever mentioning that episode. That's good because someone that's never heard of the 100 year old movie that I've never watched myself (but was aware of) might could relate more to that.
Doctor Sledge, you sir are a significant soul, that amazingly has been blessed with as much heart as you have been burdened with intelligence 😅😇 I commend you and applaud the very informative interview. God Bless.
So , my understanding of a golem is not always a supernatural being , but also refers to any human , animal or device that is programmed for a specific purpose , regardless of wether or not the motivations of the programmer are based on causing or preventing trauma . Most breeds of dogs could be considered golems as most breeds were carefully bred to serve specific purposes . Israel’s “ Iron Dome defense system “ could also be seen as a golem .
One of the most intriguing & fascinating videos on the subject . Thank you Dr. Sledge, for sharing your knowledge and insight! Oh, and for the jokes as well!
I've read Leiwick's play "The Golem" (orig. „Der Geulem“), and in that it seems that Joseph (the titular golem) has some existential issues like how Maharal calls him a human, but then treats him like only a tool. The issue in that play imo is that Maharal refuses to realise the Golem is an entity with free will, and does what he wants to.
I LOVE this channel. I have been on the Kabbalist path for about 10 years. The way you present this demystifies Mysticism. 😂 i love your perspective. This is an important study and i hope people really pay attention because you break it down and make it obtainable for people meant to hear it.
@@OGV5 I couldn't remember the whole story but yes, something like that. I guess the original 1880s version had the fox and cat hang Pinocchio from a tree. He died. Never made it to real boy status. That wasn't very happily ever after. Disney needed a new script.
@@chuth2768 Yeah. I didn't describe that properly. The puppet was executed by hanging. According to Wikipedia. That's as far as I've delved into it. Would require some degree of autonomy it seems. Maybe it was a drug deal gone bad rather than too much meth. Too much crack? Too big of a crack. This is an endless rabbit hole already. I'm not diving in.
Another master at making Golems was the Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer. It's too bad that he didn't make a film about the Legend itself. When it comes to a creature that goes out of control, I suggest you watch his "Little Otik", it is a gem. So well done and funny.
I like the take Stan Lem took when writing his "Golem XIV" s-f story, where scientists create giant electron mind, which is so intelligent it no longer can communicate with simple creature like people, but also becomes immensely depressed and introverted. It's actually a very new take on the notion of "powerful creature", one which does not deprive it of it's own individuality. The most perplexing thing about the original golem story is precisely that for some reason, despite the tradition You mentioned, that golem suppose to be a "artificial person", somehow, in the stories, it does not exhibit the actual personhood, will of it's own, let alone intelligence. You would expect a creature created by magic to excel in all those areas, rather then just be a giant brute force. I think Stan Lem tried in his way to return the original, if not positive, then at least ambiguous and properly anthropomorphic notion of this artificial individuality. After all we also have such stories, as f.ex. "Iron Giant", which try to return somehow the benevolence to the story of such creations, and maybe give hope that indeed some of them may come about with the help of God, rather then just from human anxieties and passions. Ultimately maybe our anxiety about our creations is really the anxiety about the level of our own humanity, piety, personhood, reflected in them. The lesser of humans we are as designers and creators, the more our creations reveal a monstrous side to them. For me the golem story has to be ultimately a centuries old call to excellence in study and art rather then overall discouragement.
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen 😍 the history! the analysis! and the absolute creepiness of it all! Kind of want to make a golem, but the higher powers be like, "no". Super fascinating and legit creepy!
Amazing information and so important. To me, the Golem is a great lesson on constructs and I have always thought golems had much more of a place in the Solomonic tradition as it pertains to magick.
Another great video...very interesting....is it possible you could one day do a breakdown of Giordano Bruno and his philosophy on the shadows of ideas?....love the channel...one of my favourites....keep up the good work.
I think we should all pray to the Lord to be more golem for sake of all mankind . Respect and support for one and other will bring this world together.
Never took up an interest in what they are until my son and nephew have been talking about it from Minecraft. It makes me think of the terra Cora soldiers too, and that maybe they were an early attempt
While listening to what you were saying about the Golem’s lack of choice, I had the thought that, in comparing the capabilities of a mortal magician to the capabilities of the Creator, perhaps the most profound mystery of creation is how to imbue a creature with free will.
Oh, how I hate that I keep your videos on hold till I have a chance to really listen to them as I do inane and mindless tasks. So much here that speaks louder than the words spoken. The main one that I will keep in my hip pocket to pull out and look at every now and then is "The problem with technology is that we are smarter than we are good ".
Amazing analogy at the end. Thank you. I just 'chanced upon' this discussion and subscribed. I appreciate the clear, analytical discussion of what the Vedic philosophy that I have been trying to familiarise myself with for some years describes as " the divine and demoniac natures". Is this channel run by the rabbi talking about the Golem legend? So will my subscription bring up more talks by him discussing topics of ancient Jewish tradition and teachings? Or is this channel run by the two people starting of the discussion with questions? In that case, is this a channel that informs people about various ancient philosophical traditions? I am interested in hearing more about the parallels between the different traditions. I am trying to avoid the plethora of the 'voodoo voodoo yikes yikes ' screaming madness videos that the internet is awash with. They don't realise that they actually conjure up those elements by treating the topic in that way. We need education like this to raise our consciousness and get stronger together through knowledge. Would you be able to reveal the names of the speakers/ Thank you.
Woo... insightful.. thanks.. its deep about what you create out of pain will haunt you.. I can defiantly see AI potential for being the future mudd to create a golem with.. And heck.. I now also see the terminator movies as more modern Golem story..
The Golem and the Jinni is one of my All time favorite books, and there is an Excellent documentary here on UA-cam about said Topic. I have always loved this, I study the Kabbalah since the first time I picked up Modern Magick, And Trancidental Magic after that buy Levi which is my All time favorite occult books as well as Agrippa and The Magus by F.B and since I leaned The clay Magick man, I have loved the story, I really wonder if it's real. But it sounded too stupid I think dirt and poop is involved.
Dr. Sledge is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Not with the historical value of Occult and Esoteric practices in the past "Although that is why I am here" his comical lines and genuine passion while bringing to us his wealth of knowledge takes away the monotony of the run of the mill channels
The "Prague golem" does not have soul... I mean, when I was there, in Prague, I felt nothing of the real mysticism I empathically feel when in a place. The holocaust "soul" is strong there though, so make sure you visit the cemetery there. Also, the Spanish synagogue is breathtaking. Much love to you all ❤
I personally think the idea was picked up during the exile in Babylon due to people reading the Epic of Gilgamesh- the goddess Aruru creates Enkidu out of clay to have a warrior that can stand up to Gilgamesh
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Hey, sorry, I know this is totally unrelated to the actual content of the video, but could you please tell me what the little device in the intro (0:04 - 0:08 ) is called? I've tried to google it; is it a "water-clock"? A drip clock? Please, I'm too curious. It's such a potent visual metaphor for certain philosophical ideas; dialectics, Chinese goblet words, etc.
The Golem might not be a physical creation but a spirit.
Is there a connection between God speaking the world into existence and the Golem not being able to speak. You called it able-ist in the video, but I'd be interested in that thread, if your willing to follow it.
You were great in the interview. Absolutely fascinating.
@@lotoreo I wondered the same thing about the water clock device!
Your point about the Golem being born out of trauma and that the Golem is probably afraid of itself reminds me of a quote about Kaiju by Ishiro Honda:
"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them."
I love this perspective! Thanks for sharing the Honda quote.
Reminds me of one rendition of the Frankenstein Story where the Creature was slowly willing to integrate into society; but was driven mad that his Creator rejected him and refused to help him. Most of what he learned was from a blind old Farmer he helped out with field work during the day while the old Farmer taught him how to speak few languages, writing, and reading. (Farmer was blind from age degeneration so could teach how to write and read from memory). The only thing that stopped it was when the old Farmer's Son In-Law came for a visit was disturbed by the Creature's abnormal appearance. (The Farmer assumed the Creature was merely an especially tall muscular man). The Son In-Law decided to drive the Creature away; afterwards the Creature accidentally found his Creator's Younger Brother and accidentally killed him in an argument about why the Creator abandoned the Creature. Afterwards people kept accusing the Creatures for random murders.
“Be careful of what you create because what you create can uncreate you.” I like that
loved "the welcome wagon might throw you out of a window." Was waiting for the laugh from the interviewers... Sad that didn't come. Does no one teach defenestration anymore? :)
Same. They left him hanging there.
Obscure humor is always a gamble in that way.
I loved this.... I love golem stories and any occult or mystical literature on the golem.
Back in the 90s when I was in college I wrote a report on the golem. I remember I talked about the humonculus, frankinstein, and how shelley used the golem story as part of her story. I also added modern golem stories from movies. Like terminator, terminator 2, and data from ST TNG and bladerunner. Then saying that data, robots and androids are just future looking golems.
Did you happen to catch Mark Solms book "The Hidden Spring"? Chapter 16 is all about him planning to create an artificial, non-living consciousness. It was a very odd tangent to end the book on.
After reading some literary criticism of Marge Piercy's He, She, and It, I'm about to dive into this early '90s feminist SF classic that includes the golem/"made man" theme. You might enjoy it.
I’m pretty sure you aced that paper!
I love the core of empathy that ties so much of your work together (and the smattering of nerdy historical jokes). I particularly like these more high level, accessible conversations, and would love to hear you talk more about your thoughts about the relationship humans have with magic and technology 💙
One thing I have been thinking lately that seems a bit counter intuitive is that when looking at the world through the lens of magic, my impression is that the cost of that control or understanding is front and center to the person involved. Whereas I think in modern times, we have a tendency to overlook the costs of our technology. Things appear on our doorsteps and disappear in our trashcans, without too much thought from us (until maybe the pandemic or supply chain issues). In a way, one of these seems to be much closer to the disparaging interpretation of "magical thinking" than the other
Just a thought. Keep up the great work and have a nice day!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Your comment reminds me of an article written in Psychology Today called 'The Hunger for the Marvelous'. It made the observation that, as science and technology advance and our understanding of how the universe works increases, there has been a sort of backlash where interest in the occult and esoteric studies increases in response to that. This argues that there may be a fundamental need in humanity for things that aren't or can't be explained in terms of hard scientific logic. That there is a need for the world to be a place for awe and magic.
“It will certainly do until the magic gets here” 🤣🤣🤣 Classic Dr.Sledge!
Never as happy about a UA-cam notification as from one from Esoterica. Thank you Dr. Sledge 💚 Golem is a gateway drug to occultism. A positive in my book.
X Files golem was my introduction to this legend. And what a sad story it is.
Dr. Sledge, I absolutely love your channel. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and wisdom. When you talked about the Trinity test, I recall Oppenheimer's quotation from the Bhagavad Gita "I am become Death, Destroyer of Worlds" on realizing the destructive force he'd helped create. Also Einstein's trepidation about sharing his famous equation E=mc^2 that proved that the atom bomb was possible with the US military scientists. It's the universal question of how we should use the knowledge we acquire that goes on even today.
I find it ironic that Oppenheimer misquoted the Gita. If I'm correctly informed, that should have been translated "I am become Time, Destroyer of Worlds"
I am addicted to your channel! Thank you for your work. bless you Dr. Sledge.
watched 1920 version Der Golem, absolutely fantastic. upon learning that Ashkenazi is in my line, after 40 years of Scandinavian study, a whole new amazing course of study has been opened to me, love this site.
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I saw a performance of this movie at an arthouse cinema years ago. It had a live piano and theremin accompaniment. The eerie theremin performance made it unforgettable, and I still occasionally think about it.
Excellent. Thank you.
very important episode and i love how serious it gets toward the end half. truly poignant and urgent and deep. thank you so much.
My kids who play Minecraft want to know about the golem too lol
Thanks dr sledge, you’re the baddest contributor on UA-cam. Best channel ever❤️
Agreed!!!
For the kiddos, there's a fun golem on The Adventures of Puss in Boots TV series on Netflix. (Not the movie; it's pretty meh.) The TV series does some great trope subversions and its four-season arc has a surprisingly deep story when it comes to unifying "good" and "bad" forces.
Your brilliance really shone through as you fielded their questions. You need to be an advisor on the next film!
As you are discussing the concept of the Golem, Dr. Sledge, I can’t help but think of the Sumerian tale of Enki and his sister making servants from the clay, in terms of their imperfections. It’s fascinating how our stories intertwine.. regardless of the timeline. Move the cursor forward in time to the MetaVerse being proffered by Mark Z., and the same certainly holds true to form. I prefer the natural to the artificial.. despite the flaws.
Thanks for sharing your considerable knowledge with us, sir.
Blessings.
Of all of your videos, I think this is my favourite. You are always a fascinating person to listen to, but your insights about the Golem as a product of trauma was incredibly moving. Thank you.
I've been studying how the myth of the Golem informed and inspired Mary and Percy Shelley to write FRANKENSTEIN. Fascinating interview!
(You're A Wizard) ...beyond wise... thanks for the lessons!
Dr. Sledge, trust me. You are one righteous dude!
A wonderful video - many thanks. Perhaps the golem story has such appeal because it reminds us of our own descent into a physical body. Clumsy, obedient up to a point, potentially destructive - that sounds like the human body itself, viewed from various spiritual traditions.
The golem of prague story has some pretty interesting lessons embedded in it. Better than frankenstein. It gets in to creation myths and what life force and consciousness is made of,the power of writtenand spoken words, power vs goodness, and the dangers of naming your golem Emet. Lol
Dr.Sledges take is most illuminating. It fleshes out plenty stuff i didn't know about.
this was beautiful and extremely insightful. i really liked the philosophical and metaphorical insight on the story of the golem and its different meanings. thank you very much.
Unbelievably brilliant
You make me smile and think every time
Thank you
This was truly a joy to listen to! And I'll definitely have to look into this show!!!
Thank you for continuing your work. This was fantastic to watch as is all of your content. Thank you.
Staggering words Dr. Sledge. As a software developer, this hits home, painfully.
Thanks for the ethical lesson. Let's pray that this understanding remains always with us.
This was so educational and I found myself getting emotional at the description of the black hole of trauma. You always have a narrative way of speaking so it keeps me interested; you tell stories with your education, and it's great.
Also random note: Deeply appreciate the roast of Victor Frankenstein.
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@@kagitsune Lol hi again!! 😂
A masterful presentation, interpretation and debate about this topic.
"Who's the monster? It's not the bomb it's not the Golem, it's us" Well said 👏👏
You mentioned the X Files episode,cool. Out of all the people/shows I've ever heard or read about a Golem,you're the first one I can recall ever mentioning that episode. That's good because someone that's never heard of the 100 year old movie that I've never watched myself (but was aware of) might could relate more to that.
It's a pretty good x files episode, called "Kiddush" I believe.
@@DJW1981 Yeah it was something like that, one of my favorite supernatural based episodes.
Doctor Sledge, you sir are a significant soul, that amazingly has been blessed with as much heart as you have been burdened with intelligence 😅😇 I commend you and applaud the very informative interview. God Bless.
So , my understanding of a golem is not always a supernatural being , but also refers to any human , animal or device that is programmed for a specific purpose , regardless of wether or not the motivations of the programmer are based on causing or preventing trauma .
Most breeds of dogs could be considered golems as most breeds were carefully bred to serve specific purposes .
Israel’s “ Iron Dome defense system “ could also be seen as a golem .
I had alot of these questions years ago, so nice to see this video appear talking about this topic in detail.
One of the most intriguing & fascinating videos on the subject . Thank you Dr. Sledge, for sharing your knowledge and insight! Oh, and for the jokes as well!
I've read Leiwick's play "The Golem" (orig. „Der Geulem“), and in that it seems that Joseph (the titular golem) has some existential issues like how Maharal calls him a human, but then treats him like only a tool. The issue in that play imo is that Maharal refuses to realise the Golem is an entity with free will, and does what he wants to.
Definitely check out the Jacob Geller Golem video if you can!!
I LOVE this channel. I have been on the Kabbalist path for about 10 years. The way you present this demystifies Mysticism. 😂 i love your perspective. This is an important study and i hope people really pay attention because you break it down and make it obtainable for people meant to hear it.
I've got to say, your intro is the most beautiful and relaxing video intro I've ever seen. I just love it -- beautiful editing work.
It's interesting that both the Golem and the word 'robot' come from Czechia
I never expected such an ancient story to have such relevance to today.
What a powerful lesson. Very appropriate for today.
Pinocchio was a golem, no? He had a rough time but turned out ok.
@@OGV5 I couldn't remember the whole story but yes, something like that.
I guess the original 1880s version had the fox and cat hang Pinocchio from a tree. He died. Never made it to real boy status.
That wasn't very happily ever after. Disney needed a new script.
@@gmw3083 technically if he wasn’t really alive he couldn’t really have died
Probably died of meth
@@chuth2768 Yeah. I didn't describe that properly. The puppet was executed by hanging. According to Wikipedia. That's as far as I've delved into it. Would require some degree of autonomy it seems. Maybe it was a drug deal gone bad rather than too much meth. Too much crack? Too big of a crack. This is an endless rabbit hole already. I'm not diving in.
Ya but he had no strings to hold him down
watching one of your videos not 3 hours ago in my head i was hoping you would do another golem video. this is great
This channel is pure gold 😎
Another master at making Golems was the Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer. It's too bad that he didn't make a film about the Legend itself. When it comes to a creature that goes out of control, I suggest you watch his "Little Otik", it is a gem. So well done and funny.
Awesome 😎 interview!! Thanks brother 🙏
I like the take Stan Lem took when writing his "Golem XIV" s-f story, where scientists create giant electron mind, which is so intelligent it no longer can communicate with simple creature like people, but also becomes immensely depressed and introverted.
It's actually a very new take on the notion of "powerful creature", one which does not deprive it of it's own individuality.
The most perplexing thing about the original golem story is precisely that for some reason, despite the tradition You mentioned, that golem suppose to be a "artificial person", somehow, in the stories, it does not exhibit the actual personhood, will of it's own, let alone intelligence. You would expect a creature created by magic to excel in all those areas, rather then just be a giant brute force.
I think Stan Lem tried in his way to return the original, if not positive, then at least ambiguous and properly anthropomorphic notion of this artificial individuality.
After all we also have such stories, as f.ex. "Iron Giant", which try to return somehow the benevolence to the story of such creations, and maybe give hope that indeed some of them may come about with the help of God, rather then just from human anxieties and passions.
Ultimately maybe our anxiety about our creations is really the anxiety about the level of our own humanity, piety, personhood, reflected in them. The lesser of humans we are as designers and creators, the more our creations reveal a monstrous side to them.
For me the golem story has to be ultimately a centuries old call to excellence in study and art rather then overall discouragement.
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen 😍 the history! the analysis! and the absolute creepiness of it all! Kind of want to make a golem, but the higher powers be like, "no". Super fascinating and legit creepy!
Excellent video!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Great interview. Wish you would/could come to Fountain St Church in Grand Rapids, MI to talk about your ideas.
glad you mentioned Trinity, and in this context - and interested in 'collective guilt' when the monster is created on behalf of a group
Yay! I didn't need my earphones in to hear rhis one. Great vid as usual.
Amazing interview. So much to unpack.
The comparison with the bomb was on point.
Wonderful approach to the Golem and the Techne! I resonae with directing the emphasis to ethics . Thank yo God Bless 🙏🙏🙏
For what it’s worth Justin, I laughed at your defenestration of Prague joke ❤
Oh I'm so hyped up right now. This is what I crave.
Amazing information and so important. To me, the Golem is a great lesson on constructs and I have always thought golems had much more of a place in the Solomonic tradition as it pertains to magick.
I've definitely heard and read a version of the Golem story as a kid, but an artificial animal? That's new.
Beautiful interview, thank you for sharing it.
Really interesting to listen to the importance of the Golem and remembering that Superman was based off this mythic being.
Another great video...very interesting....is it possible you could one day do a breakdown of Giordano Bruno and his philosophy on the shadows of ideas?....love the channel...one of my favourites....keep up the good work.
I just give u a thumbs up whatever. Ur a star ⭐️
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I'm glad I stayed till the end of the video.
I think we should all pray to the Lord to be more golem for sake of all mankind . Respect and support for one and other will bring this world together.
Never took up an interest in what they are until my son and nephew have been talking about it from Minecraft. It makes me think of the terra Cora soldiers too, and that maybe they were an early attempt
A very interesting examination of a classic tale.
Thank you
I LOVE THESE INTERVIEWS!
P.S. Ever seen the classic film "The Keep"?
Very relevant :)
The Keep is an incredible movie! I went hiking on some of the locations where it was filmed in Wales.
This interview is insightful on multiple layers.
great interview
Damn. This is the best interview on the Internet.
Nice. That got pretty heavy.
Very good, mind-blowing good. Thanks!
While listening to what you were saying about the Golem’s lack of choice, I had the thought that, in comparing the capabilities of a mortal magician to the capabilities of the Creator, perhaps the most profound mystery of creation is how to imbue a creature with free will.
That was great! Thank you!!
Oh, how I hate that I keep your videos on hold till I have a chance to really listen to them as I do inane and mindless tasks. So much here that speaks louder than the words spoken. The main one that I will keep in my hip pocket to pull out and look at every now and then is "The problem with technology is that we are smarter than we are good ".
Amazing analogy at the end. Thank you.
I just 'chanced upon' this discussion and subscribed. I appreciate the clear, analytical discussion of what the Vedic philosophy that I have been trying to familiarise myself with for some years describes as " the divine and demoniac natures".
Is this channel run by the rabbi talking about the Golem legend? So will my subscription bring up more talks by him discussing topics of ancient Jewish tradition and teachings? Or is this channel run by the two people starting of the discussion with questions? In that case, is this a channel that informs people about various ancient philosophical traditions?
I am interested in hearing more about the parallels between the different traditions. I am trying to avoid the plethora of the 'voodoo voodoo yikes yikes ' screaming madness videos that the internet is awash with. They don't realise that they actually conjure up those elements by treating the topic in that way. We need education like this to raise our consciousness and get stronger together through knowledge.
Would you be able to reveal the names of the speakers/
Thank you.
Excellent video so well spoken!!!
I keep thinking... AI- is a sort of Golem? Golems are brought to life with a sort of code, so to speak, as are AI written in code. Just a thought.
There was an episode on the X-Files about the Golem. "Kaddish". I wonder how accurate it was.
Woo... insightful.. thanks.. its deep about what you create out of pain will haunt you.. I can defiantly see AI potential for being the future mudd to create a golem with.. And heck.. I now also see the terminator movies as more modern Golem story..
The Golem and the Jinni is one of my All time favorite books, and there is an Excellent documentary here on UA-cam about said Topic. I have always loved this, I study the Kabbalah since the first time I picked up Modern Magick, And Trancidental Magic after that buy Levi which is my All time favorite occult books as well as Agrippa and The Magus by F.B and since I leaned The clay Magick man, I have loved the story, I really wonder if it's real. But it sounded too stupid I think dirt and poop is involved.
Dr. Sledge is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Not with the historical value of Occult and Esoteric practices in the past "Although that is why I am here" his comical lines and genuine passion while bringing to us his wealth of knowledge takes away the monotony of the run of the mill channels
The "Prague golem" does not have soul...
I mean, when I was there, in Prague, I felt nothing of the real mysticism I empathically feel when in a place. The holocaust "soul" is strong there though, so make sure you visit the cemetery there. Also, the Spanish synagogue is breathtaking.
Much love to you all ❤
Y'all are doing good research keep it up 👍♥️🌎
I personally think the idea was picked up during the exile in Babylon due to people reading the Epic of Gilgamesh- the goddess Aruru creates Enkidu out of clay to have a warrior that can stand up to Gilgamesh
I loved this interview.
Great conversation. This can be applied to the addiction epidemic in the US as well.
Very insightful, thank you.
Wow, what an exploration!
Reminds me of human cloning
The guy who played the golem was an old roommate's great-Uncle. He was not treated well.
Curious what you mean by "not treated well"? He was the director of the movie as well.
Well done
High quality as usual.