Content & Media
The Symbolic World provides content which attempts to awaken a new symbolic vision of the world. Jonathan Pageau explores traditional symbolism from religious imagery as well as other legends and stories. He also uses symbolic patterns to interpret the modern world, its cultural manifestation and historical movements. Most content featured here appears as YouTube videos, podcasts made by Jonathan as well as guest appearances on other platforms.
Egregores, Mobs and Demons | with Jordan Hall & John Vervaeke
In this conversation with Jordan Hall and John Vervaeke we discuss the meaning and implications of "egregores" as described by the recent two articles on the Symbolic World Blog by Daniel Townhead and Kenneth Florence as well as in the book "Meditations on the Tarot"...
June 2022 Q&A
Patrons can submit questions in advance at $10/month or more through The Symbolic World website, SubscribeStar or Patreon. Questions are selected by moderators due to time constraints and the livestream is for patrons only. Support — Patreon • PayPal •...
Of Saints and Gorgons: Multivalent Aquatic Symbolism in Late Antique Constantinople
Water has been perceived symbolically since ancient times. In other words, from the activity of water in certain circumstances can be inferred certain phenomena. These can be sustaining and life-endowing, as is the case when we drink water or when rain and irrigation...
Change of date for June Q&A
Hello to all. We have a date change for the June Q&A. It will be on the 22nd, at 8pm. The link is the same. https://youtu.be/Y028naYrJ0g
Story as the Key to the Cosmos: An Exploration of the Symbolic Design of Narrative
This article investigates storytelling through a symbolic lens.
How Christ Saves His Father From the Underworld
This video is a response to Jordan Peterson’s analysis of Pinocchio and the notion of saving your father from the underworld. How does this idea fit into Christianity? At first it seems that Christ’s story flips the pattern, where He is saved by the underworld by His...
Advance Questions for June Q&A
The June Q&A will be on the 23rd at 8pm ET. As you might know, the Q&As are now done live only for patrons. For those who are supporting at 10$+, you can ask a question in advance. Put your question in the comment section below. The questions are now moderated to...
The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 2
Is our terminology around higher beings really sufficient? Does the ‘materialist’ trend in how people have seen and begun to use the word ‘egregore’ approach some truth that has not been accounted for in the Christian cosmology we have previously described?
The Priority of Mind | with Bernardo Kastrup (More Christ)
This is a repost from my conversation with Bernardo Kastrup on the More Christ podcast and YouTube channel. We discuss dissociation and the problem of unity and multiplicity, how the Western mind approaches the world and what we have lost in modernity, banality,...
Resolving the Debate: Jonathan, St Maximus, Balthasar, JP
Jonathan and JP resolve their debate about the existence of the world in the Incarnate Christ. Thanks to St Maximus the Confessor, Hans Urs von Balthasar and, surprisingly, Valentin Tomberg.