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The Entire Cosmos in the Parable of the Sower
This is a transcript from a video released in February 2020. Thanks to Heather Lee for the transcription and JP Marceau for the edition. The parable of the sower is one of Christ’s most known parables. Everybody has heard that story. There’s something very interesting...
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. Now, hear me out. People as respected as Michael Hyatt and as intelligent as Cal Newport have said similar things. Before COVID...
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. However, for those who have developed a sense for the underlying...
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 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...
The Symbolic Structure of Movies – Batman v. Superman (2016) – Part II
To complete this analysis, we will look at how the symbols in Batman v. Superman unfold and accomplish the resolution of the character’s inner and outer battle.
Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy Exist
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 in...
The Symbolism of the Supra
This essay explores the cosmic symbolism of the Supra, a traditional Georgian banquet feast, using Matthieu Pageau’s commentary on the traditional cosmology of Genesis, The Language of Creation.
How the Lord’s Prayer Contains All of Creation
This post is a transcript of a video released in March 2020. Thanks to Heather Lee for the transcription, and to JP Marceau for the edition. One of the things I have been trying to communicate with you guys is that the world manifests itself through a basic pattern. I...
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. It's a noble calling, in some ways, especially in times of chaos. Famed fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien takes this thought...
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. In December 2012, a 25 year old man from Bulgaria, Borislav Ivanov, turned...