The Symbolic World
Episodes
39 - Stephen Freeman - Goodness, Truth and Beauty
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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38- The Inversion of Masculine and Feminine in Popular Culture
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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37- Paul Vander Klay - Angels, Demons and the City of God
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Vanderklay and I go into a discussion of Ontology, Angels, Demons and we examine Jordan Peterson bringing up The City of God in his recent interv...
36- The Problem with Monotheism | Santa and the Tooth Fairy Pt. 2
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of Monotheism vs. Polytheism is an inadequate way of describing reality. When we view the world as hierarchies of principalities which point...
35- Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy Exist
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We help people understand how beings that are not concrete and measurable, can nonetheless exist, and inevitably so. Santa Claus and the Tooth Fair...
34- Food, Sex and Communion
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Explaining some of the symbolic relationships between eating, the fall of Adam, sex and how all of these elements come together in the sacrament of co...
33- The Langauge of Creation | with Matthieu Pageau
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthieu Pageau's book, The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis is now available on Amazon. Matthieu and I discuss the impetus for writ...
32- Zombies, Postmodernism and Art
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Expanding on a talk I gave last year called Pentecost for the Zombie Apocalypse, I discuss the meaning of the zombie and the monster in general as a p...
31- A Guide to Turning Postmodernism Against Itself
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I look at some aspects in the deconstruction project of Jacques Derrida and give a few strategies for taking the upside world created by postmodernism...
30 - Cognitive Science and the Sacred
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Vervaeke is a cognitive scientist and psychologist who teaches at the University of Toronto. He has won several teaching awards and is seen as a ...
29- Garments of Death and Garments of Light
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the Christian tradition, it is said that Adam and Eve were covered garments of light or garments of glory before the fall. After the fall, they ar...
28- Jordan Peterson and Jonathan Pageau Q&A at Seattle Conference - Oct. 2017
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is the Q&A given at the Northwest Catholic Family Education Conference on October 27-28, 2017. The speakers in this Q&A are Jordan Peters...
27- Sacred Space in Secular Terms
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sacred spaces are not arbitrary, but are rather constructed in a particular way which show us what they are and also show us how space itself can beco...
26- The Cosmic Significance of "Puss in Boots"
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I go through the surprisingly universal structure of Puss in Boots and how it's symbolism is an image of how a the last thing can become the first aft...
25- Discussion with Paul Vanderklay - Jordan Peterson and Contemporary Christianity
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paul VanderKlay has been extensively commenting on Jordan Peterson and how he is connecting to, disrupting and fostering a return to the Bible and Chr...
24- Discussion with Nicholas Kotar - Tolkien, Fairy Tales and Telling Stories Today
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Kotar and I discuss the relationship between traditional stories, fairy tales and how they relate to modern understanding of history, as wel...
23- The Symbolism of the Tree
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Tree can be seen as a symbol of order as it converges into the one, but it can also be seen as order as it separates into the many. Original vide...
22- The Symbolism of Christmas - The Ass and the Ox
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The notion that there was an ass, or a donkey, and an ox present at the birth of Christ is not in the Bible, yet it is one of the earliest and most pe...
21- Heaven and Earth From Genesis to Christ
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I start by the first verse in Genesis and then follow the tread of symbolism, the pattern of Heaven and Earth all through the Bible and finally into t...
20- Peterson, Weinstein and Pageau Panel Discussion
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the panel discussion for the SFL Regional conference in Vancouver, Canada. Many questions are answered and the topic moves towards the video ...
19 - New Media Pundits - The Ragtag Heroes of an Upside Down World
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
19 - New Media Pundits - The Ragtag Heroes of an Upside Down World by Jonathan Pageau
18- Mixing Linen And Wool - The Deep Symbolic Meaning Of Purity Laws In The Bible
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Looking at the symbolism of the purity laws in the Old Testament. The purity laws in the Bible are not only rules to regulate behavior but are an ima...
17- Patterns And Meaning In Music - With Samuel Andreyev
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss with Samuel Andreyev who is a Canadian composer living in France. We discuss the question of abstraction and reference in music, the functi...
16- Symbolism In The Book Of Genesis - With Matthieu Pageau
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Matthieu Pageau we discuss symbolism in the creation story told in Genesis and how it relates to consciousness, the problem of self-reference and...
15- On How We Dehumanize
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The manner in which we dehumanize others in social discourse is broken down and analyzed, and ultimately we see that both sides of the political spect...
14- Intersectionality Individuality And The Hero - With Jordan Peterson
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a discussion I had with Jordan Peterson on Nov. 14, 2017 in which he called me in the morning and we began looking at several ideas together. ...
13- What Is Symbolism - With Matthieu Pageau
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing what symbolism is with Matthieu Pageau, the author of "The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis." Original video: https://...
12- Pentecost For The Zombie Apocalypse
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This talk was given at the 40th annual conference for the Diocese of the South in the Orthodox Church of America with the blessing of Archbishop Alexa...
11- How Science Is Nested In Religion
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
he flat quantifiable world described by the scientific method is necessarily contained in the ontological hierarchy described by religion. Original v...
10- Divine Patterns In The Life Of Moses
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Looking at the story of the life of Moses as described by St-Gregory of Nyssa, I use the pattern found there y to trace a map of the cosmos which can ...
9 - Milo, Jordan Peterson and The Symbolic Worldview. Discussing with Rachel Fulton Brown
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Fulton Brown is a Medievalist and a tenured Professor at the University of Chicago. We discuss her friendship with Milo Yiannopoulos, her inte...
8- Shrek | When the Margin Wins
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comparing the symbolism of center and periphery between the movie "Shrek" and the Greek play "The Bacchae" by Euripides. I then show how it relates ...
7 - Symbolic vs Literal Interpretation of The Bible
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I explore the false opposition between the symbolic and literal interpretation of Bible stories using a typical letter I have received from someone wh...
6- Symbolism in Guardians of The Galaxy vol.2
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I give a symbolic interpretation of Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2 as well as a general interpretation of Super Heroes and their relationship to the ma...
5- The Metaphysics Of Pepe - with Jordan Peterson
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am putting up a discussion surrounding all the strange occurrences that appeared regarding Jordan Peterson and the Pepe the frog mem...
4- Tradition and Things That Don't Fit - With Jordan Peterson
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the first public discussion I had with Jordan Peterson, we discuss art and the chaotic buffer which appears between categories. This was recorded ...
3 - Encountering God in Stories
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The patterns in stories appear as their underlying order and also as a mode of human consciousness. One can encounter the Divine Logos in ancient sto...
2- Sacred Symbol, Sacred Art
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a talk looking at the differences between traditional and contemporary art as well as exploring the symbolic structures and purpose of traditi...
1 - Resurrection of Logos
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This was recorded at the Resurrection of Logos event in Toronto, March 2017 with Jordan Peterson. The entire discussion surrounded the possibility o...