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In this episode Richard Rohlin goes solo to give us an introduction about JRR Tolkien's vision for Universal History. Later this month he will be teaching a course on this topic. now for the Tolkien and Universal History course by Richard Rohlin on The Symbolic World website: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/tolkien-and-universal-history Cost: $150 Discount: 10% off for all Symbolic World patrons at the Involved tier or higher. Apply your unique discount code at checkout. Live classes: February 24 - March 24, 5 weeks, 10 hours of lectures. Lecture recordings will be made available with able audio. =====Timestamps==== 01:07 - Introduction 03:36 - What makes Tolkien unique? 07:53 - Tolkien & universal history 12:28 - The Arthurian legends 22:13 - Redeeming the elves 26:45 - Redeeming the gods 27:40 - Medieval genres: Chronicles 29:35 - Poetry 31:17 - The Silmarillion 34:10 - Retelling culture-founding narratives 36:09 - The Lord of the Rings 38:44 - The novel 42:16 - Writing assignment 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: https://matthewwilkinson.net/

Fr. Stephen De Young is back on the podcast to discuss his latest book, St. Paul the Pharisee. St. Paul is at the core of many modern misunderstandings about Christianity; Fr. Stephen presents how we can understand St. Paul’s writings within the context of who he was, when he lived, and who he was addressing in his epistles, ultimately bringing us closer to the vision Christ Himself gave us. -Buy Fr. Stephen’s book on the Ancient Faith Store - Saint Paul the Pharisee: Jewish Apostle to All Nations: https://store.ancientfaith.com/saint-paul-the-pharisee-jewish-apostle-to-all-nations/  -On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Paul-Pharisee-Apostle-Nations/dp/1955890706 ==========Book description========== The centuries after the Protestant Reformation brought about a radical reinterpretation of the epistles of St. Paul, disconnected from any historical reality. But Paul operated, during his entire life, as a faithful Pharisee within the Roman Jewish world. In Saint Paul the Pharisee: Jewish Apostle to All Nations, Fr. Stephen De Young surveys Paul’s life and writings, interpreting them within the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church. This survey is followed by De Young’s interpretive translation of St. Paul’s epistles, which deliberately avoids overly familiar terminology. By using words and ideas grounded in first-century Judaism, De Young hopes to unsettle commonly held notions and help the reader reassess St. Paul in his historical context. ==========NEW SYMBOLIC WORLD COURSE========== us for Annie Crawford's course on C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, starting live on January 17th, 2025. now: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford ==========Other links========== Lord of Spirits podcast: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/ Fr. Stephen’s talk at the Symbolic World Summit 2024, Friedrich Nietzsche’s Guide to the Bodily Resurrection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OVbxZJ463Q Daily Wire The Gospels seminar: https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-gospels    💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau ==========Timestamps========== 00:00 - Coming up 01:13 - Intro music 01:38 - Introduction to St. Paul and Contextual Understanding 06:16 - Settling the "works vs faith" debate 13:06 - St. Paul and the Gospels: A Unified Message 15:37 - Scholasticism vs Mysticism 20:17 - The Transformation of Society through St. Paul's Vision 24:19 - Slavery and Christian Ethics in St. Paul's Writings 32:34 - The Kingdom of Heaven is already here 38:15 - Hierarchy bad 39:58 - The core of St. Paul's teachings: Faithfulness 41:34 - The Call to Individual Purpose 46:32 - The Nature of Christian Hierarchy 51:32 - St. Paul: Context and Misunderstandings 56:03 - Keeping Jewish practices 01:04:56 - The Sabbath 01:05:50 - Tradition preserves context 01:11:08 - Understanding St. Paul: A Personal Connection Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: https://matthewwilkinson.net/

Paul Kingsnorth gave a provocative talk for First Things' Erasmus Lecture of 2024, titled "Against Christian Civilization". In this episode, we discuss the essence of his argument, delving into the fundamental tensions between Christianity and civilization. How does faith interact with culture? What is the Biblical narrative around cities and governance? Are we misusing Christianity as a tool for cultural preservation over pursuing true spiritual transformation? Is Western Civilization as we know it even salvable at this point? -Paul Kingsnorth’s First Things talk: "Against Christian Civilization" | 2024 Erasmus Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/live/Y3hMSZqatHI?si=bmT1rqPyEF-LvR0_  -Written article version of his talk: Against Christian Civilization, January 2025: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2025/01/against-christian-civilization  ==========NEW SYMBOLIC WORLD COURSE========== us for Annie Crawford's course on C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, starting live on January 17th, 2025. now: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford ==========TIMESTAMPS========== 00:00 - Coming up 01:31 - Intro music 01:56 - Introduction 03:02 - The essence of Paul's talk 07:13 - Civilization and Revelation 12:02 - A Christian's challenge 16:45 - The Biblical vision 31:13 - What about the rulers? 37:01 - Buildings 42:10 - Brands and idols 47:27 - The seed and the fruit 49:24 - Celebrating stories 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe   📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: https://matthewwilkinson.net/

In celebration of the Feast of Theophany I discuss the role of St. John the Baptist, or St. John the Forerunner, as he's known in the Orthodox tradition. Why does Christ need a forerunner? What is he actually doing, symbolically? And how does his appearance, behavior, and death participate in the pattern that's already being set up in the Old Testament? Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/dvUQXKdpJy0 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  ==========NEW SYMBOLIC WORLD COURSE========== us for Annie Crawford's course on C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, starting live on January 17th, 2025. If you before Thursday, 8 pm EST, you can get 15% off with the discount code: LEWIS2025. now: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford ==========TIMESTAMPS========== 00:00 - Introduction 00:32 - Intro music 00:57 - The role of St. John 04:05 - Prefigurations of St. John 04:21 - The flood of Noah 05:15 - The Tower of Babel 06:06 - The Exodus 07:55 - Elijah 09:37 - St. John in the wilderness 12:36 - The voice in the desert 13:51 - Wild 15:58 - Stability in Logos 17:55 - Elijah will return 21:49 - Taken up before the end 23:21 - Joseph in Egypt 26:16 - Conclusion 📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

For this interview I have a great discussion with organist, pianist, conductor, arranger, and recording artist Matthew Wilkinson, who also happened to put together the Symbolic World intro music. We delve into the symbolism of music, particularly focusing on Bach's organ works. The discussion also touches on the evolution of musical styles from the Baroque period to the Classical, modern and postmodern eras, the historical context of music, from the music of the spheres to modern dissonance, and how these concepts reflect broader ideas about hierarchy and opposites. Matthew Wilkinson's wonderful work:  Check out his website and buy his CD: https://matthewwilkinson.net/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/24DSGAdbVt7by0JHEqTwMh?si=ZJlpdMkcSg6SfMvz7YbkFg YouTube: https://youtube.com/@matthewwilkinson2276?si=m1gbZgTSpOALVdq5 us for Annie Crawford's course on C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, starting live on January 17th, 2025. Learn more here: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/d-9FRODiDKM   Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 00:56 - Intro music 01:21 - Introduction 02:18 - The album on Bach 05:38 - Trinitarian symbolism 14:49 - Meaning in structure vs outside it 20:15 - The hero's journey 22:05 - Signatures 25:06 - Subject and countersubject 26:19 - The organ 29:25 - Going through the entrances 32:39 - Various subjects 35:03 - Baroque 36:37 - Counterpoint 37:21 - Duality in music 40:14 - Music of the spheres 43:54 - Hierarchy in beats 47:15 - Glenn Gould 49:19 - The dialectic 51:04 - Hierarchy in music 55:16 - Music in the modern era 01:07:45 - Postmodernism 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

This is a repost of a talk given at St-George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Montreal, originally posted in 2018. The Nativity icon is not only the image of an event that happened two thousands years ago, but rather by its form and the hierarchy of its elements, shows us the inner working of how the Divine Logos creates the world and how His incarnation acts as the anchor, the fulcrum around which all manifestation holds together.   Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/i8xow567P74 Don’t forget to check out our Christmas Symbolism playlist of all the videos I made about Christmas over the years: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVX4HUUPrIY9MeGP5IILeRzu62Q1NPT4C Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Intro music 01:34 - Introducing the talk 03:50 - The fast 05:29 - Elements of the nativity icon 08:04 - St. Joseph tempted by the devil 10:44 - The bullseye 13:24 - The ass and ox 15:40 - Why born in a cave? 20:31 - God with us 25:44 - The real question 32:44 - Q&A: The river gods 35:20 - Q: The axe 35:50 - Q: Early icons 37:08 - Q: Children baptized 38:12 - Q: Snakes under the door 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

In this episode, I explore a dark narrative aspect of the Christmas story: the Massacre of the Innocents at the hand of King Herod, connecting it to various Old Testament variations on the pattern: Joseph and the Pharaoh, Jacob and Esau, and David and King Saul. Christ brings all of these stories together in a unique and mind-blowing way, not just in the Gospels, but also in what happens in history afterwards… Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/cGZn-hv7dis Check out my other videos on Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVX4HUUPrIY9MeGP5IILeRzu62Q1NPT4C 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  00:00 - Introduction 01:42 - Intro music 02:07 - The text 03:39 - What's going on? 03:59 - Pharaoh kills children in Egypt 05:48 - Joseph son of Israel 07:11 - Jacob and Esau 09:22 - King Saul and David 10:31 - The story of Jesus 12:11 - A prophecy: killed by His brothers 13:43 - The conversion of Rome 14:47 - Going back in time 16:38 - Why is this part of reality? 📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

This is a repost of the November 2024's patron video where I take a closer look into the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris. After a devastating fire in 2019, and 5 years of reconstruction, Notre Dame is now officially open. But did they get it right in how they rebuilt the church? 🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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 contemporary life: beauty, money, politics, sexuality, the youth, psychedelics, artificial intelligence, and more. Enjoy. Fr. Josiah’s work at Patristic Nectar Publications: https://patristicnectar.org/  @PatristicNectarFilms   Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/nSlZMeYD-PE ==============Timestamps============== 00:00 - Coming up 01:07 - Intro music 01:32 - Introduction 03:06 - The state of Orthodoxy in America 11:09 - What happened? 18:07 - Change and the conversion of young men 24:00 - Prioritizing beauty 35:31 - Balancing the budget 38:37 - Orthobros 42:41 - Bear yourself 50:16 - The ancient pagan world vs modern secular world 55:15 - Psychedelics 59:34 - The future is religious 01:01:15 - Artificial intelligence 01:07:38 - Intuition about what's coming 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🗣 The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

A clip has been circulating from the 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? the Christianities movie and check out the sneak peak clip of Tucker Carlson recounting his experience of a demonic attack: https://www.christianitiesmovie.com/sneak-peak  YouTube version: https://youtu.be/YJAWgfCJv8E ======SYMBOLIC WORLD COURSES: 50% OFF BLACK FRIDAY SALE====== Did you miss out on a Symbolic World course this year? Here’s your chance! This Black Friday, enjoy 50% off six of our Symbolic World courses and 25% off my carving courses. Use the code BLACKFRIDAY2024 at checkout between 12:00 AM EST on Friday, Nov. 29 and 11:59 PM EST on Monday, Dec. 1. Courses on Sale: -Universal History: Beowulf with Richard Rohlin and Jonathan Pageau -Inferno: The Symbolic World Goes to Hell with Richard Rohlin and Jonathan Pageau -Purgatorio: The Symbolic World Ascends the Mountain with Richard Rohlin and Jonathan Pageau -Symbolic World Metaphysics with JP Marceau -C.S. Lewis and the Cosmic Trilogy with Annie Crawford -The Symbolic World Summit 2024 Video Package (includes all lectures and breakout sessions) Carving Courses (25% Off): Use the same code, BLACKFRIDAY2024, to get discounts on my Thinkific carving courses: -Carving an Icon of the Holy Virgin -Carving St. John the Baptist Please note: The discount applies to one-time purchases only. Ensure you're logged into the Symbolic World Circle platform before making your purchase. ==============CHRISTIAN WONDER TALES============== Dr. Martin Shaw for his first ever online course on Christian Wonder Tales! This is our most highly anticipated course yet, with more s than any other we’ve hosted on The Symbolic World. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to participate live, with Martin’s awe-inspiring storytelling and insights now part of the growing initiative for re-enchantment. today and fall in love with stories that will bring symbolism to life: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales  Dates: Tuesdays, November 12 - December 10, 2024 (no class November 19) Time: 2 - 4 pm EST Where: The Symbolic World Circle Community Platform  Cost: $190 (4-installment payment option & 10% Involved er discount available, apply code at checkout) Get immediate access to a recommended reading list All lesson recordings will be made available to participants with able audio ==============LINKS============== 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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/0310369126 YouTube version: https://youtu.be/KvNM1AefXN0 ===========Book description=========== The West has become "disenchanted"--closed to the idea that the universe contains the supernatural, the metaphysical, or the non-material. Christianity is in crisis. People today are leaving the Church because faith has become dry and lifeless. But people aren't leaving faith for atheism. They are still searching for the divine, and it might just be right under their noses. In Living in Wonder, thought leader, cultural critic, and New York Times bestselling author Rod Dreher shows you how to encounter and embrace wonder in the world. In his trademark mixture of analysis, reporting, and personal story, Dreher brings together history, cultural anthropology, neuroscience, and the ancient Church to show you--no matter your religious affiliation--how to reconnect with the natural world and the Great Tradition of Christianity so you can relate to the world with more depth and connection. He shares stories of miracles, rumors of angels, and outbreaks of awe to offer hope, as well as a guide for discerning and defending the truth in a confusing and spiritually dark culture, full of contemporary spiritual deceptions and tempting counterfeit spiritualities. The world is not what we think it is. It is far more mysterious, exciting, connected, and adventurous. As you learn practical ways to regain a sense of wonder and awaken your sense of God's presence--through prayer, attention, and living by spiritual disciplines--your eyes will be opened, and you will find the very thing every one of us searches for: our ultimate meaning. ===========Other books mentioned=========== - port to Magonia: https://www.amazon.co.za/port-Magonia-Folklore-Flying-Saucers/dp/0987422480  - Free version: https://archive.org/details/porttomagoni0000vall_m8g5 - American Cosmic, by D.W. Pasulka: https://www.amazon.com/American-Cosmic-UFOs-Religion-Technology/dp/019069288X  - The Mountain of Silence, by Kyriacos C Markide: https://www.amazon.co.za/Mountain-Silence-Search-Orthodox-Spirituality/dp/0385500920  ===========Christian Wonder Tales course=========== Sign up for Dr. Martin Shaw's first-ever live online course, Christian Wonder Tales. This 4-week, 8-hour course is hosted on the Symbolic World Circle Community. Patrons at the Involved level or higher get 10% off, apply your discount code at checkout: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales  ===========Timestamps=========== 00:00 - Coming up 01:13 - Intro music 01:38 - Enchantment is having a moment 06:54 - A strange enchantment 21:20 - A positive aspect of this 23:19 - Psychedelics and the Californian Buddhist 25:37 - Rod's journey to Christianity 30:23 - What's on the horizon? AI 33:01 - UFOs and the great religious deception 38:39 - UFO spiritual influences 40:37 - Pay attention 46:04 - Rod's book's reception 49:35 - Propositional vs being in person 52:24 - Embodiment 55:08 - Christian re-enchantment 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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/nlzEUV5sV2o Previous UH episodes on Ireland: 1. Universal History: Ireland, the Remnant: https://youtu.be/PBNkmLxUYHk?si=QQPkLg6VVx57o2GC  2. Universal History: The Surprising Irish Origin of Purgatory - with Richard Rohlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBdXgwl1VYU  Read more about Irish saints. The book Richard recommends is in two volumes: The Lives of Irish Saints, edited by Charles Plummer. Links: - Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lives-Saints-Oxford-Reprints-Volumes/dp/0198213891 - Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/bethadanemnr01plumuoft/page/n7/mode/2up --- Sign up for Dr. Martin Shaw's first-ever live online course, Christian Wonder Tales, starting November 12th. This 4-week, 8-hour course is hosted on the Symbolic World Circle Community. Patrons at the Involved level or higher get 10% off, apply your discount code at checkout: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales  Mythographer, writer, and storyteller Dr Martin Shaw takes us deep into the heart of what he calls Christian Wonder Tales. Profoundly mythic, these teaching stories range from the early saints through to the grandeur of the Round Table and Arthurian tradition. Shaw emphasises these stories as remerging providentially on time for the perils of modern life. Filled with vocation, sacrifice, and courage, these are an inheritance many of us simply didn’t know we had. 🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 00:46 - Intro music 01:12 - Start 03:04 - A corrective to the Universal History series 12:05 - The 12 apostles of Ireland 14:19 - St. Brendan 21:25 - Fun stories about St. Brendan 39:26 - Next episode of the Voyage of St. Brendan 46:13 - The foundation of a church 49:09 - How to keep the liturgical calendar 56:14 - The torment of Judas 01:04:30 - Did Brendan go to North America? --- 📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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, Vesper Stamper, and Fr. Silouan Justiniano.  Buy the Symbolic World Summit Video Package: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/summit-2024 Symbolic World Summit photo gallery: https://thelightboxphotography.pic-time.com/-symbolicworld/gallery Timestamps 00:00 - Coming up 00:57 - Intro music 01:23 - Introduction 03:22 - What happens when you die? 07:34 - The body 12:42 - How identity works 16:25 - Find our identity 17:41 - The bodily resurrection 19:00 - Relating to time 31:53 - The triumph of joy 35:00 - In Scripture 41:29 - One life 44:13 - What about the dead 48:48 - Fr. Stephen's answer 50:02 - Eternal death and hell 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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 exemplifies the uneasy transition between the medieval worldview and what would become the modern worldview. Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/S75AfTuzLQg We decided to make this video public for Halloween. Please consider ing us for exclusive patron videos like this. https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  --- Sign up for Dr. Martin Shaw's first-ever live online course, Christian Wonder Tales, starting November 12th. This 4-week, 8-hour course is hosted on the Symbolic World Circle Community. Patrons at the Involved level or higher get 10% off, apply your discount code at checkout: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales Mythographer, writer, and storyteller Dr Martin Shaw takes us deep into the heart of what he calls Christian Wonder Tales. Profoundly mythic, these teaching stories range from the early saints through to the grandeur of the Round Table and Arthurian tradition. Shaw emphasises these stories as remerging providentially on time for the perils of modern life. Filled with vocation, sacrifice, and courage, these are an inheritance many of us simply didn’t know we had. --- 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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://youtu.be/qaoSLwmPARk?si=i2EVHFBPVpVbxTyG --- Sign up for Dr. Martin Shaw's first-ever live online course, Christian Wonder Tales, starting November 12th. This 4-week, 8-hour course is hosted on the Symbolic World Circle Community. Patrons at the Involved level or higher get 10% off, apply your discount code at checkout: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales  Mythographer, writer, and storyteller Dr Martin Shaw takes us deep into the heart of what he calls Christian Wonder Tales. Profoundly mythic, these teaching stories range from the early saints through to the grandeur of the Round Table and Arthurian tradition. Shaw emphasises these stories as remerging providentially on time for the perils of modern life. Filled with vocation, sacrifice, and courage, these are an inheritance many of us simply didn’t know we had. 🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  Become a Symbolic World patron and get access to exclusive content like a monthly patron Q&A and an extra symbolism video every month, as well as sales on our courses: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  BUY OUR BOOKS NOW ON OUR SYMBOLIC WORLD PRESS PRE-ORDER SALE: https://store.thesymbolicworld.com  Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

"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 various traditions of storytelling covered in his course, how to approach these tales of our inheritance, the modern taming of Christianity, and how Bible stories are different from pagan and more peripheral myths. Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/uPQdfx5a-R4 Sign up for Dr. Martin Shaw's first-ever live online course, Christian Wonder Tales, starting November 12th. This 4-week, 8-hour course is hosted on the Symbolic World Circle Community. Patrons at the Involved level or higher get 10% off, apply your discount code at checkout: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales Mythographer, writer, and storyteller Dr Martin Shaw takes us deep into the heart of what he calls Christian Wonder Tales. Profoundly mythic, these teaching stories range from the early saints through to the grandeur of the Round Table and Arthurian tradition. Shaw emphasises these stories as remerging providentially on time for the perils of modern life. Filled with vocation, sacrifice, and courage, these are an inheritance many of us simply didn’t know we had. --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 00:44 - Intro music 01:09 - Start 01:52 - A failure that makes honey 05:46 - Pre-Christian Ireland 08:05 - The Arthurian tradition 09:53 - A rule for life 12:29 - Follow an animal 16:09 - Return to these stories 20:20 - The soul is not only fed by logic 24:53 - Why has Christianity become so mundane? 33:39 - Stories that are too strange 36:00 - How were they preserved? 38:08 - Stories that Martin and Jonathan struggled with 44:54 - The Bible 48:57 - You can't draw Jesus with one line 53:07 - The Gospel seminar 56:06 - Let the stories do the work --- 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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? BOOKS Pre-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.thesymbolicworld.com  SYMBOLIC WORLD COURSES: Don't miss out on our live courses hosted on the Symbolic World Circle community platform: - The Cognitive Science of Ritual with John Vervaeke, starting October 7: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/the-cognitive-science-of-ritual - Christian Wonder Tales with Martin Shaw, starting November 12: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/christian-wonder-tales 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

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 participatory levels. Enjoy! us for John Vervaeke's new live course: The Cognitive Science of Ritual. The 6 weeks of lectures start on Oct 7th. Involved patrons get 10% discount. Apply code at checkout. today: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/the-cognitive-science-of-ritual Visit our brand new Symbolic World Store now to buy and pre-order our books, like Snow White and the Widow Queen (limited time offer), our new fairy tale book Jack and the Fallen Giants, GodsDog: Moster and Warrior, digital products, prints, and more: https://store.thesymbolicworld.com  🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 00:51 - Intro music 01:17 - Introduction to Cognitive Science 04:16 - Ritual and an advent of the sacred 06:18 - Meaningful ritual 08:23 - Why work against ritual? 14:07 - Replace religious with civic 15:47 - Hermeneutics of suspicion 18:24 - Progressive rituals 23:23 - Transformation 27:51 - Marking identity 36:17 - Ritual as space Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

This conversation is in part John Vervaeke's response to my previous video with Jordan Hall (The End of Strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnR2PYtLLnI) where we discussed Jordan's recent conversion to Christianity. John fires up some questions, and we discuss different aspects of sensemaking and religious structures to answer the question: Why Christianity? Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/Vp_08T0Ucik TODAY FOR OUR NEW SYMBOLIC WORLD COURSE WITH JOHN VERVAEKE: The Cognitive Science of Ritual. Live classes start on October 7th, 2024, 2-4 pm EST on the Symbolic World Circle community. This is a 6-week, 12-hour online course. All lesson recordings will be made available afterward and all materials will be provided. The final lesson will be co-hosted by Jonathan Pageau in a Q&A format. All patrons at the Involved tier or higher get a 10% discount; see your unique code at the top of the course page and apply at checkout: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/the-cognitive-science-of-ritual Jonathan Pageau, Jordan Hall, John Heers, and others in Florida for an exclusive, intimate weekend filled with leisure and hospitality. This November event is a fundraiser for First Things Foundation. Learn more: https://first-things.org/aot  💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 01:42 - Intro music 02:07 - Introduction 05:07 - John's pov on Jonathan and Jordan's conversation 08:49 - Why Christian faith? 15:38 - Jordan's answer: the Ultimate Map 18:27 - The current dialogos 21:10 - Jonathan: The Christian Escatological map 25:52 - Jordan: Relationship to Jesus 32:20 - Grief and the qualities of love 37:40 - Jonathan: Particularity beyond duality 41:43 - Jordan: A deeper capacity to suffer 44:49 - John: Being is good / Not escape 46:54 - Jonathan: Theosis 49:25 - What if this is a crypto-egoism? 55:26 - Is this the grounding of your Christian faith? 01:01:29 - Zen: Does the infinite love you? 01:11:39 - Intimacy 01:22:18 - We can't be meta 01:27:47 - Universalism 01:29:01 - We each have our callings 01:30:21 - John and Christianity Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

I had a wonderful time talking with Jordan Hall, who has recently converted to Christianity from a secular worldview. We talk about his conversation, societal engineering, artificial intelligence, and the fundamental distinction between vertical and horizontal qualities. We also talk about the problem of delusion, how to know what’s real, the meaning of faith and memory, using technology safely, and not getting lost in our daily life problems. Don't miss my and Richard Rohlin's new 5-week live course on Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatorio. Classes started August 27th, but you can still us. Involved patrons get 10% discount. Apply your unique code at checkout. https://thesymbolicworld.com/courses/dantes-purgatorio  Follow Jordan Hall: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JordanGreenhall/featured Medium: https://medium.com/deep-code X: https://x.com/jgreenhall 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau  🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe  📱 SOCIAL MEDIA   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/  My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.