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Narcissus: Scapegoat or Sacrifice?

Narcissus: Scapegoat or Sacrifice?

by Michael Dunn | Oct 12, 2020 | Articles, Bible, Folk Stories & Traditions, Visual Arts

Long ago, a boy grew up so beautiful that he met a terrible death, made worse because everyone said it was his own fault. The myth of Narcissus has come down to us as a cautionary tale about a singular youth in love with his reflection. Examined more closely, the...
Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy Exist

Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy Exist

by Jonathan Pageau | Oct 2, 2020 | Articles, Folk Stories & Traditions, Theory

This post is a transcript of a video released in July 2018. Thanks to Joshua Grubb for the transcription and to JP Marceau for the edition. One of the arguments we hear coming from the new type of atheist runs something like this: “When I was a child, I believed...
The Symbolism of the Supra

The Symbolism of the Supra

by Daniel Padrnos | Sep 28, 2020 | Articles, Folk Stories & Traditions, Liturgy, Theory

Wedged between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, high up in the Caucasus mountains sits the small country of Georgia. For 1700 years the Georgian people have managed to preserve their core identity, despite various foreign hegemonies, wars, and the travails of residing...
The Consolation of Fantasy

The Consolation of Fantasy

by Nicholas Kotar | Sep 21, 2020 | Articles, Folk Stories & Traditions, Novels

In my previous post for The Symbolic World, I tried to show how telling and enjoying fairy tales is not a childish or simple-minded pursuit. It’s a noble calling, in some ways, especially in times of chaos.  Famed fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien takes this...
The Silicon Monster

The Silicon Monster

by Michael Dunn | Sep 18, 2020 | Articles, Bible, Folk Stories & Traditions, Video Games

Some years ago, a scandal broke out over whether a young man was cheating in an international chess tournament. Nobody knew for sure, but the strange goings-on suggested other forces at work. In December 2012, a 25 year old man from Bulgaria, Borislav Ivanov, turned...
The Way To The Country From Which The Shadows Fall: Part, The Second

The Way To The Country From Which The Shadows Fall: Part, The Second

by Gareth Boyd | Sep 14, 2020 | Articles, Folk Stories & Traditions, Short Stories

This will be the second, and final installment in a short series dealing with The Golden Key by George MacDonald.  If you haven’t read it already, the first article can be found here, and the full text of The Golden Key can be read for free online. While there is...
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