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Why is evil always waiting at the door? Why must it be invited in?
From ancient Mesopotamian rituals to Jewish mysticism, Roman household spirits to Christian theology — this episode explores the powerful and haunting idea that spiritual evil cannot act without permission. Across cultures and centuries, the threshold has been seen as sacred — the line between chaos and safety. And what crosses it… is often what we allow.

In this Monday deep-dive, we explore:

The demonology of Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon

Ritual protections from the Maqlû series and Udug-hul tablets

The lurking Rabisu and night demon Alû

The Hebrew Bible’s laws of purity and the role of sin

The Testament of Solomon’s interviews with demons

Roman household rites and gods like Janus and the Lares

Christian views on free will, consent, and temptation

Kabbalistic ideas of the dybbuk and divine name amulets

Protective symbols used across world cultures

🔒 Evil doesn’t break in. We let it in.
So… have you locked your doors?

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📚 Sources & References:
Mesopotamian Texts & Studies:

Maqlû Series (Babylonian exorcism rituals, c. 7th century BCE)

Udug-hul Incantation Series (Sumerian/Akkadian, c. 2000 BCE)

Tablet K.241 (British Museum)

State Archives of Assyria Vol. 3 (SAA 3, Ritual Texts)

The Exorcist’s Manual (KAR 44, Library of Ashurbanipal)

Hebrew & Jewish Sources:

Leviticus 17–20 (Ritual Purity Laws)

Deuteronomy 18:9–12

1 Enoch (Chapters 15–16)

Babylonian Talmud, Berakhot 61a (On the yetzer hara)

Etz Chaim by Isaac Luria

Sefer Ha-Razim (Book of Mysteries, ancient Kabbalistic text)

The Book of Protection (Aramaic amulet texts)

Greco-Roman Texts:

Testament of Solomon (Greek-Jewish pseudepigrapha, 1st–3rd century CE)

PGM IV, Greek Magical Papyri (associated invocation spells)

De Agricultura by Cato the Elder

Fasti by Ovid

Christian Theology & Writings:

1 Peter 5:8

Origen, Contra Celsum

Augustine, City of God (Book 10)

Cultural Practices & Ethnography:

Traditional use of Mezuzahs, salt lines, horseshoes, icons, incense, protective knots

Ethnographic and folkloric studies on domestic ritual defense

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📺 Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: The Threshold Rule
01:03 – Mesopotamia: First Boundaries
03:17 – Demons That Wait at the Door
04:30 – Sin as Spiritual Invitation
05:48 – Testament of Solomon: Consent and Control
06:50 – Roman Threshold Gods & Household Spirits
07:38 – Christian Views: Evil Requires Willingness
08:25 – Kabbalah & the Dybbuk
09:23 – Global Protective Practices
10:07 – Conclusion: Evil Doesn’t Break In