Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Many of the Church Fathers talk about the notion that angels have what we call "subtle bodies", that angels are not completely incorporeal (God only is completely incorporeal) but their bodies are also not circumscribed in flesh, but in mind.
In this formerly patron video, I explain what the Church means with this description of angels and how it's something we can relate to in the general human experience.
The discussion with Rafe Kelley I mention near the end: youtu.be/06Osa0EmJVc
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Timestamps:
0:00 // Introduction
0:43 // Intro music
1:08 // What are subtle bodies?
2:13 // St. John Damacene
6:32 // Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
9:19 // Our subtle bodies and the hierarchy of angels
14:06 // True analogies
15:23 // Jesus prayer
18:13 // Continue: True analogies
20:17 // Examples
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Many of the Church Fathers talk about the notion that angels have what we call "subtle bodies", that angels are not completely incorporeal (God only is completely incorporeal) but their bodies are also not circumscribed in flesh, but in mind.
In this formerly patron video, I explain what the Church means with this description of angels and how it's something we can relate to in the general human experience.
The discussion with Rafe Kelley I mention near the end: youtu.be/06Osa0EmJVc
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Timestamps:
0:00 // Introduction
0:43 // Intro music
1:08 // What are subtle bodies?
2:13 // St. John Damacene
6:32 // Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
9:19 // Our subtle bodies and the hierarchy of angels
14:06 // True analogies
15:23 // Jesus prayer
18:13 // Continue: True analogies
20:17 // Examples
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đź’» Website and blog: thesymbolicworld.com
đź”— Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau
đź—Ł Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe
đź”’ BECOME A PATRON
Website: thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe
Patreon: patreon.com/pageauvideos
📱 SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld
Twitter: twitter.com/pageaujonathan
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Our website designers: resonancehq.io
My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.
