by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Apr 21, 2022 | Articles, Reviews, Theory
In his book The Black Swan, Nassim Taleb makes a powerful argument for symbolism, along with a powerful critique. He doesn’t quite use that language, but a frequent reader of this blog (or a frequent listener of John Vervaeke) would immediately understand the...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles, Reviews, Theory
Philosopher and theologian D.C. Schindler has written a wonderful pair of articles that will interest many readers of the Symbolic World Blog. They are titled Perfect Difference: Gender and the Analogy of Being and The Word as the Center of Man’s Onto-Dramatic...
by James Dyson | Aug 15, 2021 | Articles, Bible, Folk Stories & Traditions, Reviews
The Vulnerary of Christ-The Mysterious Emblems of the Wounds in the Body and Heart of Jesus Christ has recently been published after a near century of being lost. For its rediscovery, reconstitution and publication we are indebted to Gauthier Pierozak, a French...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Dec 29, 2020 | Articles, Reviews, Theory
If you’ve been following symbolism for a while, you’ve probably heard of René Guénon. While problematic in several respects, Guénon was extremely insightful and he also had the merit of being extremely straightforward. He did not hold back. Perhaps his most remarkable...