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Christianity is Not Revolutionary: Parables of the Vinedressers and the Wedding Feast
Through the parable of the Vinedressers and of the Wedding Feast we look at how Christianity is not a revolutionary system, but rather one in which we see how what is below is properly united with what is above.
Universal History: From Alexander the Great to Ethiopia | with Richard Rohlin
This is my fourth discussion with Richard Rohlin, philologist and co-host of the Amon Sûl podcast. We continue our exploration of universal history, picking up where we left off last episode with the special symbolic significance of Ethiopia.
The Symbolic Structure of the Beatitudes
In this video I explore the meaning of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. These famous passages can help us understand how Christ is not only the “top of the hierarchy”, so to speak, but He also fills it, and provides the means for others to participate in creation as microcosms of Himself.
The Inevitability of Religion: Evolution, Video Games, AI and Psychedelics (Freedom Pact)
Two months ago I was a guest on the Freedom Pact podcast. The interviewer asked some very good questions on my views about religion, science, evolution, video games, heaven and hell, Jordan Peterson, artificial intelligence, psychedelics and more.
Universal History: the Mystery of Ethiopia | with Richard Rohlin
This is my third conversation about universal history with Richard Rohlin, philologist and co-host of the Amon Sûl podcast. We are very excited to discuss Ethiopia and its unique role in the universal history. We draw a lot on Scripture: the Queen of Sheba, Moses’ Ethiopian wife and the Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in Acts. This topic is all about the symbolism of the margins, encountering the stranger and the flip that can happen at the end of something. Also relevant is the role of the feminine and in particular the foreign woman.
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The Symbolism of the Cyclops
The cyclopes are commonly thought of as a race of one-eyed giants. This description, however, can be doubly misleading. Firstly, the cyclopes do not...
The New Internet Hierarchies and their Significance
In which we explore the powerful new online hierarchies, their significance, potential and dangers.
Rebuilding Men with Symbolism after the Desolation
Imagine being a member of a people, taken captive by a hostile, foreign state, having the fabric of one’s life shredded, one’s family, friends, sports clubs, associations, political parties, all other intermediary institutions forbidden from meeting, and then forced to live under the bureaucratic control of the alien power….
Grounding Your Intellect With Peterson and Augustine
Jordan Peterson has repeatedly stressed the fact that we should set our own house in order before criticizing the world.((Peterson, Jordan. 12 Rules...
The Mark of Cain
This is the transcript of a video by the same title published a few days ago. The Mark of the Beast has been a place of much imagination,...
Perceiving the Invisible God
It is all too common in our contemporary western worldview to consider God as being absent. Even for believers, it is common to hear that the mode of presence of God has changed…
Bestiary Introduction, Pt. II: Animals on the Cosmic Mountain
In struggling to expand on my introduction to the Bestiary in an understandable, yet relatively brief fashion, I have realized that the most...
Mercy’s Triumph Over Evil: From Middle Earth To Golgotha
Introduction “What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!” Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and...
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Jonathan Pageau
Professional Icon Carver
Jonathan Pageau is a professional artist, writer and public speaker, giving workshops and conferences all around North America. He teaches carving, speaks on art, but mostly explores symbolic structures that underlie our experience of the world.
Through his YouTube channel and podcast, The Symbolic World, he also furthers the conversation on symbolism, meaning and patterns in everything from movies, to icons, to social trends.
Articles on the The Symbolic World are contributed by several writers engaged with Jonathan in the exploration of Symbolism across all fields.
To see the Jonathan’s art, please visit his carving website, his Patreon Art page or follow him on social media.