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.
The Problem with Monotheism | Santa and the Tooth Fairy Pt. 2
The idea of Monotheism vs. Polytheism is an inadequate way of describing reality. When we view the world as hierarchies of principalities which point towards an infinite God, so many aspects of the world and the Bible take on their full meaning.
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Time is Speeding Up – Devouring Space
As technology develops, we have all notice time speeding up in our experience. As time accelerates, it is also beginning to eliminate the natural relationships of space, of distance and reducing our capacity to exist in stable identities. Diseases like ADHD, fragmented families and the breakdown of hierarchies in general are symptoms of a mode of being which goes with the acceleration of time.
read moreAdvance view of: Time is Speeding Up – Devouring Space
https://youtu.be/ZX-BEZTvul4
read moreQuestions for May Q&A
Please put your questions for the May Q&A here. Looking forward to seeing all of you. https://youtu.be/3ht_2ryHdVY https://youtu.be/3ht_2ryHdVY
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Here is the link for the May Q&A. It will be Thursday May 30th at 9pm EDT. See you then. (https://youtu.be/3ht_2ryHdVY) https://youtu.be/3ht_2ryHdVY
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The Thrill of Death
I give news about our recent flooding and then look at the symbolism of death as well as the strange thrill that comes when being faced with death. I also discuss that time I met the punk band Sum 41 in a Congolese war zone.
read moreAdvance view of The Thrill of Death
Floods, evacuations and that time I met the punk band Sum 41 in a Congolese warzone. https://youtu.be/raUh5LcTH1g
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Merlin’s Last Laugh
As a complement to my Clown World video, I will look at a traditional story in which the wizard Merlin appears as a hysterically laughing wildman who restores the world by his laughter. This is found in The Romance of Silence, a thirteenth century Arthurian Romance which has come to prominence in recent times.
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Welcome to Floodworld
Just an update to let all of you know where we are at with all of this flooding and to remind you that #symbolismhappens.
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Flood News, and April Q&A
I give news regarding the recent flood my family has been going through, and I also take on the questions for the April Q&A.
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