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.
From Occultism and Psychedelics to Christian Artist – Owen Cyclops
Owen Cyclops is an artist with whom I collaborated on my latest “watch the fools” design. We talk about symbolism, the esoteric Christianity, the occult, psychedelics, pentagrams as a whole slew of stuff.
Plague, Revolt and Flagellants – Thinkspot discussion with Vesper Stamper
Vesper Stamper is an author, she has written a novel called What the Night Sings and is getting ready publish to publish her second novel, A Cloud of Outrageous Blue. Thinkspot organized this discussion for us where we could discuss the current moment. We talk about Covid, the protests and the strange pseudo-religious actions we have seen in the last week.
Advance Questions for Q&A
Q&A will be Thursday June 25th at 9pm EST. Please post your questions in the comment section. Please try to limit to 1 per person for the sake of time. Also, please do not send me your question by message as it is difficult to consolidate all of this. Stick to...
June Q&A
Here is the link for the June Q&A which will be Thursday the 25th at 9pm EST. 10$+ patrons will receive an extra email for advance questions. See you there. https://youtu.be/7foO9NjPnrA
The Symbolism of Cell Tower Arson
In this blog post, I want to take a symbolic look at a new phenomenon, namely that of people burning down cell phone towers. This has been happening during the Covid-19 crisis as various conspiracy theories blame 5G technology for the virus ((Chan, Kelvin; Dupuy,...
Madness, Monsters and the Feminine Hero – Discussion with Sorting Myself Out
This video was recorded for the Sorting Myself Out youtube channel and was also in collaboration with Andrea With the Bangs. We talk about feminine symbolism, monsters, Cain, freaks, punks and all kinds of interesting things.
The Meaning of Protest
We look at the symbolism of protest and riots, how they manifest an aspect of the pattern of reality. We also look at instances in the Bible where grumbling and protest bring about different reactions and how this shows us the positive and negative aspect of the pattern.
The Symbolism of Story
How does a writer choose from the infinite sea of facts? By understanding the symbolism of story, writers can select the information that best embodies the essence of the subject. Learn how the symbolism of story can help writers select what events to include and which to leave out.
May 2020 Q&A
Why Fairy Tales Might Be Better than a Vaccine
“Whatever shadow may fall on your life–maybe you are worried about the fate of your country, or perhaps dark thoughts visit you concerning your own future, or maybe your entire life seems an unbearable wound–remember the fairy tale. Listen to her quiet, ancient, wise...