Derek J Fiedler | Purpose in the Pain: seeing depression differently | a letter reading @DerekJFiedler | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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'Purpose in the Pain: looking at depression differently'
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My name is Derek J Fiedler. I live in rural Northern California. I'm a husband, father, creative artist, and conversationalist. I publish stories, articles, music concept albums, and video essays. Along the way, I share some of the conversations and research - like film analysis, book insights, and symbolic interpretation - that help me understand reality more clearly and improve my storytelling. I post articles for Jonathan Pageau's Symbolic World Blog (thesymbolicworld.com/author/derekjfiedler/). The best way to keep in touch is to subscribe to this YouTube channel and join my newsletter community at derekjfiedler.substack.com.
Read the letter here - derekjfiedler.substack.com/p/purpose-in-the-pain
'Purpose in the Pain: looking at depression differently'
MY WRITING
- website: derekjfiedler.com
- newsletter: derekjfiedler.substack.com
- Symbolic World Blog: thesymbolicworld.com/author/derekjfiedler
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WHO I AM
My name is Derek J Fiedler. I live in rural Northern California. I'm a husband, father, creative artist, and conversationalist. I publish stories, articles, music concept albums, and video essays. Along the way, I share some of the conversations and research - like film analysis, book insights, and symbolic interpretation - that help me understand reality more clearly and improve my storytelling. I post articles for Jonathan Pageau's Symbolic World Blog (thesymbolicworld.com/author/derekjfiedler/). The best way to keep in touch is to subscribe to this YouTube channel and join my newsletter community at derekjfiedler.substack.com.
![Unboxing GODSDOG graphic novel by Jonathan & Matthieu Pageau [First Reactions]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PE5gyCSnago/hqdefault.jpg "Unboxing GODSDOG graphic novel by Jonathan & Matthieu Pageau [First Reactions]
Watch Dereks conversation w/ author Jonathan Pageau ➔ https://youtu.be/tdXNe5sILVo
3-part analysis of The Language of Creation ➔ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHxBkl6ci7xeqmA7giy9EonpgA9dO8TT0
MY WRITING
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WHO I AM
My name is Derek J Fiedler. I live in Northern California. Im a husband, father, writer, and conversationalist, who likes to take a deeper look into movies, culture, religion, and various levels of reality. I publish stories, articles, concept albums, podcasts, and video essays. Along the way, I also share parts of my learning journey through conversation, film analysis, book review, and symbolic interpretation. I write articles for the Symbolic World Blog (https://thesymbolicworld.com/author/derekjfiedler/), as well as newsletters and short articles about Life & Creativity at derekjfiedler.substack.com.
TIMELINE
00:00 Godsdog arrived!
00:23 Backstory
02:03 Unboxing Godsdog begins
07:15 A look inside the graphic novel")
![The Symbolism of Story [Symbolic World Blog version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RFgI1UoAzZw/hqdefault.jpg "The Symbolism of Story [Symbolic World Blog version]
I read the first article I wrote for the Symbolic World Blog that was published in June 2020. I describe how a story is not just comprised of symbols but is itself a symbol. I follow this emergent thread till it ultimately explains the story of all stories.
🔗 All references are listed in the article on Symbolic World Blog - https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolism-of-story/
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TEACHING MATERIALS
👉 Burning Bush - PowerPoint, Google Slides, PDF, Outline: https://bit.ly/2IfSO2r
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WHO I AM
My name is Derek J Fiedler. I live in Clearlake, CA. Im a husband, father, and creative thinker that likes to take a deeper look into philosophy, movies, culture, religion, you name it. I like to synthesize the most insightful and helpful knowledge from what I am learning and share it in many forms - film analysis, book review, commentary, symbolic interpretation. I ask a lot of why and how questions, groping my way to deeper meaning and purpose. I write articles for the Symbolic World Blog (https://thesymbolicworld.com/author/derekjfiedler/). I send out a weekly newsletter called Deeper Look (http://bit.ly/34hyjuJ).
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - So much data, so little space
02:38 - Writing a 2-paragraph obituary
06:37 - Harts challenge: 2,000 years into 1 book
10:45 - Pavel Florensky vs. Met. Sergius
14:40 - The Central & the Strange
18:06 - Johns Summary of the Eternal Logos
21:10 - Endings 1 & 2 of Johns Gospel
25:33 - Closing: the Story of Stories")
![Explaining the Burning Bush to Matthew McConaughey [first draft]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RaJfpE_Tqko/hqdefault.jpg "Explaining the Burning Bush to Matthew McConaughey [first draft]
Watch the NEW VERSION of this video published on the Symbolic World Blog - https://youtu.be/mxjdSXywwxc.
Derek explains the meaning of the burning bush to Matthew McConaughey and Joe Rogan using symbolism and the allegorical approach.
Mr. McConaughey said in his interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, I dont know what to do with the burning bush. So Derek shows the pattern in Exodus of Moses and the burning bush can be seen throughout the Bible - 10 Egyptian plagues, Mary carrying Jesus in her womb, the Transfiguration, Pentecost, and the final judgment. Derek even gives a few modern examples, like Captain Marvel (2019). Hopefully, we all will understand the deep meaning, as well as the practical application, of the storys pattern.
- Dereks analysis of Matthew McCoaughey discussing Religion on JRE - https://youtu.be/18b6Nbf4UDo
- Matthew McConaughey on Joe Rogan Experience - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uaw7OQ0vbo
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Resources
- Jonathan Pageau, Pentecost for the zombie apocalypse: https://orthodoxartsjournal.org/pentecost-for-the-zombie-apocalypse/
- Unburnt Bush Icon: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Theotokos_the_Unburnt_Bush_icon
- Miracles by C.S. Lewis
- The Language of Creation by Matthieu Pageau
- Life of Moses by Gregory of Nyssa
- Alastair Roberts on Exodus 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Bwq2gjW1YU&t=933s
- Our God is a Consuming Fire on Engage Orthodoxy - https://www.engageorthodoxy.net/the-soul-is-greater-than-the-body-1/2019/4/6/our-god-is-a-consuming-fire-pdjtp
- Prince of Egypt (1998), Dreamworks [images]")
