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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.
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Technical Society and Media – Jacques Ellul, Marshall Mcluhan | with Christian Roy
Christian Roy is an expert on Jacques Ellul, Marchall Mcluhan and Bernard Charbonneau. We discuss technicity, media and its relationship to a symbolic world.
read moreAdvance view of Ellul, Mcluhan – Technical Society and Media
Chrsitian Roy is an expert on Jacques Ellul, Marchall Mcluhan and Bernard Charbonneau. We discuss technicity, media and its relationship to a symbolic world. https://youtu.be/CcsU7WMfr3o Support — Patreon • PayPal • SubscribeStar Follow — YouTube • Facebook •...
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The Symbolism of Aliens
The symbolism of extra-terrestrial life follows ancient mythical and symbolic structures of how the world lays itself out between known and unknown.
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The Symbolism of Storm Area 51
The Storm Area 51 facebook event has taken the internet by storm, boasting more than 3 million people interested or saying they will attend. Why has this joke become so popular, what social trope does it manifest in the world.
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Feminine Symbolism in Christian Art
The imagery of the Mother of God is explored, its development in the history of the Church and how it relates to understanding the symbolic patterns of reality.
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From the Flood to the Beanstalk – New Patron-only Videos
News of our flood situation and preview of the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale video for patrons only.
read morePatron only video: The Meaning of Jack and the Beanstalk
Since my family and I were flooded, it has been near impossible for me to continue my usual carving schedule. At this point, speaking and videos have become my main revenue stream (who would have thought?). I have therefore decided to officially start...
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Understanding the Last Judgement
The traditional icon of the last judgement is a very complex image which is both the synthesis of Christian typology as well as an image of the eschatological finality of all things. It is basically an image of the structure of reality.
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Meaning of the Ice Cream Licking Challenge
I look at the pattern emerging from the recent viral videos of people licking ice cream, spitting into containers in stores and putting the items back on the shelf.
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