The Symbolic World

Exploring the symbolism of the tree as a representation of order in various traditions, its connection to the Garden of Eden and paradise, and its role in measuring the balance between chaos and order. Analyzing the significance of the tree of life and the tree of knowledge in the story of Adam and Eve. Exploring the connection between trees in the Garden of Eden and the cross of Christ, and the representation of good and evil on the cross. Exploring biblical elements represented by Christ's position on the cross and the significance of water and blood flowing from his side.

Explore the symbolism of the ass and the ox in the Christmas story, revealing deeper patterns and connections with unity, purity, and the cosmic mystery of Christ.

This podcast explores the symbolism of heaven and earth in the Bible and the life of Christ. It discusses the hierarchy and analogies in the creation story, the fall of man in the sacred garden, the symbolism of water and death in biblical stories, and the connection between baptism, death, and resurrection.

Panel discussion with Peterson, Weinstein, and Pageau at the SFL Regional conference in Vancouver, discussing truth, evolution, religion, speaking up in academia, and the fragmentation of wealthy civilizations.

Exploring the impact of pronoun gate incident involving Jordan Peterson and the network of manipulation in the media; emergence of long-form podcasts and patterns in the upside down world; evolution of Superman as a metaphor; emancipation and control throughout history; the significance of logos in the western tradition; significance of logos centrism in the western culture.

This podcast explores the symbolic meaning of purity laws in the Bible, including the prohibition of mixing wool and linen. It delves into the role of humans in preserving clear distinctions and the connection between purity and sin. The significance of the fringe on a garment and the unity within diversity through Christ's tunic are also discussed.

Samuel Andreyev, a Canadian composer living in France, discusses abstraction and reference in music, the functions of music, and the state of music today. They explore the concept of abstraction in music, the fragmentation of musical styles, the divide between high art and low art, and the presence of universal patterns in stories, images, and music. They also discuss the role of art in liturgical music, creating unity and community, and shaping teenage identity.

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 how true symbolism usually appears in a fractal structure of microcosms and macrocosm. The problem of science and rationality is that by emphasizing materiality and reason it often struggles with the paradox of self-reference and self-causality, just as it struggles with the problem of the justification for hierarchical structures of value. These two issues are related through the fact of consciousness and self-awareness. Though science struggles to include the consciousness of the viewer in its general calculation, this is something that is done very well in traditional cosmologies through a series of self-replicating patterns which are embedded into each other somewhat like a fractal pattern. Matthieu's book is now out: The Language of Creation Original video: https://youtu.be/Q1-vG-bLDwE Support this channel: patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos paypal: paypal.me/JonathanPageau website: http://www.pageaucarvings.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanpageau twitter: https://twitter.com/PageauCarvings

The podcast discusses the tactics of dehumanization on both ends of the political spectrum, explores the concept of primordial chaos and its role in the creation of the world, delves into dehumanization in ancient societies and the impact of colonialism, examines the shift in identity and creation of ethnic nation states, and explores the structure of dehumanization and the Christian response.

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. ------------------------------- Original video on Jordan Peterson's channel: https://youtu.be/E5F4oOlAK8w Original description: I woke up at about five thirty this morning to a flood of ideas dealing with the emergence of what has been called "intersectionality" in the postmodern/identity politics world. Intersectionality is a movement based on the observation that the standard identity groups (race and gender, for example) don't sufficiently capture the variability in oppression that characterizes those who fit into both categories simultaneously (say, black woman). I realized that the intersection of six or more categories of variation (depending on the degree of differentiation) would produce "groups" of only one individual. In that manner, the idea of the individual is necessarily making its comeback in the ideologies of collectivism that characterize so much modern thinking. It's an inversion, an indication of our upside down world. Many more ideas came along with that one, some associated with the idea of categorization and the ideal (in a religious and symbolic sense). I decided to contact Jonathan Pageau, who is the embodied intersection of French Canadian, artist, orthodox icon carver, male, expert on postmodernism, and bearded, as I couldn't easily think of anyone else to talk to about such things. I didn't edit it at all.... ------------------------------- My links: patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanPageau website: http://www.pageaucarvings.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanpageau twitter: https://twitter.com/pageaujonathan