The Symbolic World

Dec 07 2024 367 ep. 55 mins 3.6k
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Jonathan Pageau looks at symbolism in all its forms, from its source in sacred stories and images to contemporary culture and ultimately how it shapes the world we encounter.

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369 - Fr Josiah Trenham - Orthodoxy in America

Dec 07 2024 77 mins  
I sat down with Fr. Josiah Trenham, archpriest at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, California, and founder and director of Patristic Nectar Publications. With over 30 years of experience as a priest in America, Fr. Josiah has a wealth of knowledge about the state of Orthodoxy in the West and the challenges converts face. We discuss various aspects of Orthodox and contempora

368 - Symbolism Explained: Tucker Carlson Attacked by a Demon

Nov 25 2024 26 mins  
A clip has been circulating from the upcoming Christianities movie, hosted by John Heers, of Tucker Carlson recounting a terrifying experience he had where he woke up with bleeding claw marks on his sides and is convinced it was a demonic attack. In this video I discuss such experiences. How is it possible that a spiritual entity can physically manifest?Support the Christianities m

367 - Rod Dreher - Living in Wonder

Nov 21 2024 58 mins  
Rod Dreher and I had a great discussion about his latest book, Living in Wonder. We discussed re-enchantment, UFOs, AI, attention, the internet, and more. Enjoy!Get Rod's book - Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Wonder-Finding-Mystery-Meaning/dp/0310369126YouTube version: https://youtu.be/KvNM1AefXN0 ===========Book descri

366 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The Voyage of St. Brendan

Nov 17 2024 72 mins  
This episode is part of our miniseries of Universal History episodes focused on Ireland. We talk about the voyage of St. Brendan the Navigator, one of the mythical founders of Ireland, along with a general exploration of what it takes to create culture and being a Christian in the world.YouTube version: https://youtu.be/nlzEUV5sV2oPrevious UH episodes on Ireland:1. Universal Histor

365 - Fr. Stephen De Young - Friedrich Nietzsche’s Guide to the Bodily Resurrection (Summit 2024)

Nov 06 2024 62 mins  
This talk by Fr. Stephen DeYoung is from the Symbolic World Summit that took place in Florida on the weekend of February 29th, 2024. All other talks and discussions from the event can be accessed through the Symbolic World website if you buy the video package. Other speakers included myself, Jordan Peterson, Dr. Martin Shaw, Richard Rohlin, Neil DeGraide, Fr. Dcn. Nicholas Kotar, V

364 - Did the Witches Win? The Hammer of Witches through a Symbolic Lens

Nov 01 2024 19 mins  
WARNING: The following episode discusses difficult subjects and may not be suitable for children.This is a repost of January 2020's patron-only video where I talked about a book called Malleus Maleficarum, translated as The Hammer of Witches, which appeared in the late 15th century. This controversial book has become the central point of our imagination about witches and exemplifie

363 - The Double Symbolism of St. Peter: Shepherd and Satan

Oct 19 2024 30 mins  
In this video, I discuss the double symbolism of St. Peter as described in the Scriptures. This is related to my last video about Lucifer and the issue of how a representative or a vicar is always in a dual situation where they can become transparent to authority from above, or take authority for themselves...My previous video on this topic: The Real Meaning of Lucifer: https://you

362 - Dr. Martin Shaw - Christian Wonder Tales

Oct 10 2024 63 mins  
"The soul is not fed entirely by logic, we are fed by images. Ideas are interesting, but when we want to be absolutely poleaxed by wonder it is a story that's going to do it."I had a wonderful discussion with the captivating storyteller and mythographer, Dr. Martin Shaw, about the value of - not only understanding - but also telling and entering into stories. We talk about the vari

361 - The Real Meaning of Lucifer

Oct 05 2024 26 mins  
In this video I discuss the meaning and symbolism of the title Lucifer, or the Morning Star, drawing on the Old and New Testament. How it is that this title both refers to Christ, as well as the Adversary?BOOKSPre-order Jack and the Fallen Giants and GodsDog 2 at a discounted price. Limited stock of Snow White and the Widow Queen is also available for purchase: https://store.thesym

360 - John Vervaeke - The Cognitive Science of Ritual

Sep 26 2024 42 mins  
John Vervaeke and I discuss the cognitive science of ritual: the many different aspects of ritual and its importance even in the pursuit of reason, among sacred and secular spaces, to mark time and identity, to establish transformation, and more! John is truly making headway in giving us the concepts and vocabulary to understand symbolic and ritual participation across different pa