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The Entire Cosmos in the Parable of the Sower (Transcript)

The parable of the sower is one of Christ’s most known parables. Everybody has heard that story. There’s something very interesting about this parable: it is, in a way, a meta parable

The Entire Cosmos in the Parable of the Sower (Transcript)

The parable of the sower is one of Christ’s most known parables. Everybody has heard that story. There’s something very interesting about this parable: it is, in a way, a meta parable

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How Can We Find Our Purpose Again?

Everyone’s talking about it. Doubtless you’ve heard.. This pandemic we’re going through… might be the best thing that has happened to us.

How Can We Find Our Purpose Again?

Everyone’s talking about it. Doubtless you’ve heard.. This pandemic we’re going through… might be the best thing that has happened to us.

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The Pattern of Water as Death and Chaos

One of the problems with symbolism is that when people hear symbolic interpretations for the first time, they can often feel like the person doing the interpreting is jumping all over the place.

The Pattern of Water as Death and Chaos

One of the problems with symbolism is that when people hear symbolic interpretations for the first time, they can often feel like the person doing the interpreting is jumping all over the place.

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Narcissus: Scapegoat or Sacrifice?

Long ago, a boy grew up so beautiful that he met a terrible death, made worse because everyone said it was his own fault.

Narcissus: Scapegoat or Sacrifice?

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 Symbolic Structure of Movies – Batman v. Superman (2016) – Part II

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The Symbolic Structure of Movies – Batman v. Superman (2016) – Part II

In the last part, we saw that the material suggested a degree of religious influence, and that the fundamental structures of the movie regarding time, space and objects were all directed toward providing deeper meaning through symbols.

The Symbolic Structure of Movies – Batman v. Superman (2016) – Part II

Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy Exist (Transcript)

One of the arguments we hear coming from the new type of atheist runs something like this: “When I was a child, I believed in Santa Claus.

Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy Exist (Transcript)

One of the arguments we hear coming from the new type of atheist runs something like this: “When I was a child, I believed in Santa Claus.

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The Symbolism of the Supra

The Supra is essentially a banquet feast in which the tamada, the toast master, leads the table through various themes by speaking words in the form of poetic toasts.

The Symbolism of the Supra

The Supra is essentially a banquet feast in which the tamada, the toast master, leads the table through various themes by speaking words in the form of poetic toasts.

How the Lord’s Prayer Contains All of Creation (Transcript)

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How the Lord’s Prayer Contains All of Creation (Transcript)

One of the things I have been trying to communicate with you guys is that the world manifests itself through a basic pattern.

How the Lord’s Prayer Contains All of Creation (Transcript)

One of the things I have been trying to communicate with you guys is that the world manifests itself through a basic pattern.

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The Consolation of Fantasy

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.

The Consolation of Fantasy

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.

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The Silicon Monster

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.

The Silicon Monster

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.

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

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

This will be the second, and final installment in a short series dealing with The Golden Key 1 by George MacDonald.

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

This will be the second, and final installment in a short series dealing with The Golden Key 1 by George MacDonald.

The Symbolism of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

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The Symbolism of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

Hamelin is a quaint little tourist town in the north-western state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

The Symbolism of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

Hamelin is a quaint little tourist town in the north-western state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Turning to Stone

About twelve years ago in a coal mine over half a mile deep beneath Donetsk, in Ukraine, workers found a wheel embedded in the hard sandstone, reckoned by geologists to be about 300 million years old.