Jonathan Pageau
Digital ID and Control | with Dr. Paula Boddington
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My previous video on this topic: The Real Meaning of Lucifer: youtu.be/qaoSLwmPARk?si=i2EVHFBPVpVbxTyG
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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 didnโt know we had.
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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 upcoming 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.
This interview premieres tomorrow, Oct 10, at 10:30 am EST.
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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 didnโt know we had.
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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
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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
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@JordanGreenhall , @johnvervaeke
REGISTER 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: thesymbolicworld.com/courses/the-cognitive-science-of-ritual
Join 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: first-things.org/aot
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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
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:09 - Intro music
01:35 - How has converting to Christianity been?
03:23 - Has your thinking changed regarding strategizing about societal engineering?
06:22 - Competing with AI
08:38 - Vertical and horizontal
13:11 - Back to Jordan's conversion
18:52 - The top of the stack
23:14 - Faith and cheapened terms
29:42 - Trust and memory
40:34 - The problem of delusion
49:25 - Acquiring maturity
58:01 - Confession
01:00:17 - Using technology safely
01:05:48 - Putting out fires
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Check out the Nathan Jacobs Podcast:
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:46 - Intro music
02:10 - Introduction
03:09 - What's happening?
13:12 - Intuitions and tangibility
17:30 - The synopsis
21:25 - A cognitive minority
24:58 - Joe Rogan and the pre-rational
27:30 - Transpersonal agency
31:02 - Everybody believes in ghosts
39:56 - The question of realism
45:52 - The Mind
50:42 - Overcoming skepticism
56:07 - The Son of Man
01:00:24 - Naming
01:03:57 - The focal point of man
01:17:49 - The Nathan Jacobs Podcast
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:11 - Intro music
01:37 - Introduction
04:23 - Ireland in the medieval period
13:31 - History for the Irish
20:15 - A lyrical approach
23:51 - Magical realism
29:37 - Ireland's rigour
37:34 - The popular medieval belief of Purgatory
40:25 - The Irish Penitentials
43:03 - Purification after death
50:20 - Avoid purgatory
51:06 - Descriptions of purgatory
54:57 - The problem statement
01:07:03 - Dante's purgatory
01:09:04 - The best defense for purgatory
01:17:15 - Bringing it home
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Symbolism Explained: The Olympics Opening Ceremony is Worse than You Thought: youtu.be/rckBhO23cIA?si=5Yew13kVoDsyhgI4
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:20 - Intro music
01:51 - Introduction
04:22 - How to see religion
10:01 - A truth claim
18:48 - Offering a world
21:32 - Are you comfortable with all your Christian beliefs?
23:25 - Would you follow sthg that helps but is false?
25:27 - Monogamy and trust
28:39 - Value relevance before proof
30:53 - Deconstruction
34:59 - A scale of doubt
38:19 - Studying prayer
41:06 - Meaning and prayer
44:58 - What is a god?
48:30 - What if a meteorite destroyed everything?
52:22 - The origin of the universe
56:18 - What if humans looked different?
01:02:49 - Telos of being
01:06:26 - What is being?
01:12:01 - Imagine a pagan world
01:15:50 - The need for higher beings
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Check out my discussion with Alex O'Connor: Did God Want Adam and Eve to Eat the Fruit?: youtu.be/vkFX9I_qBsQ?si=_irmjK0CIW9m7tdA
A Comment on Alex OโConnorโs Conversation with JBP - Do Adam and Eve Die After They Eat the Fruit?: youtu.be/cnsUT97VSeA
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:19 - Intro music
01:48 - Introduction + Dante's Inferno
04:26 - 2 reasons why Richard put this off
08:20 - The Book of Invasions
12:37 - Descended from Magog
17:59 - Fairies
25:22 - A residue from before the flood
29:08 - The Partholonians
31:14 - 3rd and 4th invasions
34:55 - The 4 treasures
39:58 - Siding with the monsters
41:48 - Divide the land
44:45 - Civilization
46:36 - The Colloquy With The Ancients
52:31 - Celtic Christianity
00:03 - The lineup
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Substack: seraphimhamilton.substack.com
In this discussion with Seraphim, we talk about the book as a symbol. We discuss the Book of Life in Revelation, Scripture itself, literacy in early Christendom, the use of the codex over the scroll, the sacraments and sacred objects, memory, supplementarity, and more. Enjoy!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:43 - Intro music
01:09 - Introduction
01:57 - The role of the book
04:02 - Early Christianity
05:42 - Judaism
07:38 - The Tabernacle and the temple
11:26 - The codex
18:33 - The liturgy and bread
26:59 - Why the book is bitter in Revelation
30:57 - Your name in the Book of Life
37:27 - Memory
40:51 - Supplementarity
43:37 - The duality of Theophany
46:00 - Rumination
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A former geophysicist and college professor, Stephen C. Meyer now directs Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture in Seattle. He has gained recent popularity about his perspective on evolution and appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
Learn more about Steve's work and books: stephencmeyer.org
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:15 - Intro music
01:39 - Introduction
02:31 - The appearance of intelligent design
05:43 - Fine-tuning and complexity
08:36 - The biological information age
11:58 - Creative constraints
14:36 - Mind and natural selection
17:29 - Functional sequences
23:55 - What is life?
30:20 - Pattern
36:23 - Methodological materialism
41:38 - Panpsychism
45:35 - What is mind?
49:47 - Simulation experiments
56:02 - Media interest
1:02:26 - New atheism
1:07:55 - Emergence
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Related content:
Alex O'Connor: The Problem With Secular Architecture - Jonathan Pageau: youtu.be/z2Mugv29ih0?si=b4UFdfmJ1hppX5xf
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro music
00:26 - Introduction and Scripture
02:50 - The keystone
04:48 - The capstone and the dome
07:26 - Circle and square
10:24 - Church architecture in Rome
13:14 - Fractals
16:27 - Western structures
17:39 - Finding the dome: Pendentives
23:17 - Ezekiel's vision
28:02 - Two cherubs
29:11 - The church
30:58 - Two aspects of Christ
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This is a talk I did for the 2024 National Symposium for Classical Education that took place in March 2024, presented by Great Hearts Institute.
Our old stories have been remembered, retold, and refined in different guises for thousands of years. For that very reason, what we consider Fairy Tales, although at first glance fanciful and absurd, contain patterns of attention, of harmony and disharmony, what Pythagoras called the Music of the Spheres. For being remembered and retold, they hold a key to what is important to us as humans. We will explore these patterns of consciousness, how stories frame and underlie our experiences with rhythm, how they shape us and our children by attention and care.
The original video is also on the Great Hearts Instituteโs YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=CaBHg8ljz1s
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Jordan Peterson's conversation with Alex O'Connor: Navigating Belief, Skepticism, and the Afterlife | Alex O'Connor @CosmicSkeptic | EP 451: youtu.be/T0KgLWQn5Ts?si=fz68xgZdsj0aqUz9
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His Substack: paulkingsnorth.substack.com
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Previous conversations with Paul Kingsnorth:
- Civilization and Control: youtu.be/QetAHfg7w8s?si=mVSI0fOTFiroIwTb
- Environmentalism, the Tower of Babbel, and the Disintegration of Culture: youtu.be/uqDWGdJJx1Y?si=At5HMZaDohzgAFvm
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:01 - Intro music
01:26 - Introduction
02:11 - What are your main insights?
07:19 - Can this serve God?
10:53 - Become dependent on tools
13:05 - The god of economy
14:44 - The short history of progress
16:05 - No conspiracy needed
19:35 - A desire to supplant us
22:12 - Theosis
24:27 - Making vs giving birth
27:02 - Creation myths
28:09 - The environmental narrative
35:54 - How has your perception on story changed?
39:33 - Changing Paul's writing
41:47 - Language and AI in Writing
45:32 - The Influence of art
53:19 - Tolkien and a simple ending
56:54 - New stories
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Ralston College website: https://www.ralston.ac/
Ralston College: Rethinking the Last Judgment: Cosmic Symbolism & the Metaphor for Self-Discovery | @JonathanPageau: youtu.be/30nx25GjCYI?si=D0nB-5iLQkycrJlQ
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:28 - Intro music
00:55 - Introduction
05:01 - Start of talk
06:08 - The Last Judgement
10:19 - Church architecture
13:28 - Example: Crucifixion
16:10 - Another example: Adam and Eve in Hades
17:14 - What is the Last Judgement? Sheep & Goats
23:34 - Heavenly man
24:43 - Body/church
26:47 - The ascension: face and body
28:27 - Peter and Paul
33:56 - Ideal man judges all
36:40 - The prepared throne
38:59 - Heaven above, hell below
42:38 - Gathering into the Cross
46:47 - Self-giving
49:57 - Hell and disintegration
54:30 - Q&A starts: How do we find our way from division to unity?
57:28 - Plato
59:00 - Unity and uniformity
01:00:08 - Questions about the icons
01:03:36 - Man as judge
01:04:15 - The aspects of the Left
01:04:55 - All the Saints
01:07:58 - Can the symbolic and Thomistic views be integrated?
01:09:03 - How we can translate masculinity and femininity symbolism
01:14:12 - How do you read and interpret images
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Hellenic College Holy Cross: https://www.hchc.edu/
Originally posted on the Maliotis Cultural Center channel: youtube.com/@maliotisculturalcenter
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro music
01:29 - Introduction
05:07 - Center intro music
05:48 - Jonathan's talk
07:52 - Palm Sunday
12:49 - Bridegroom Matins
16:44 - Washing of the Feet
22:46 - The Last Supper
24:59 - The Crucifixion
32:58 - The Descent from the Cross
35:55 - The Anastasis
50:23 - Q&A
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Join us for the first course on the Divine Comedy, starting May 8th. Danteโs Inferno: thesymbolicworld.com/courses-pages/dantes-inferno
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:09 - Intro music
01:34 - Introduction
05:33 - Dante's personal story
05:54 - Who is Dante?
09:12 - Dante and Italian
11:08 - The politics at the time
13:44 - The Investiture Controversy
15:49 - The Protestant Reformation
16:39 - The spiritual and the temporal
18:38 - Dante's position
22:09 - Dante's exile and crisis
23:08 - The Divine Comedy
24:32 - 3 Sources
25:01 - Beatrice
26:52 - Aeneid
27:42 - Greek and Roman myth in Christianity
29:25 - The Judeo-Christian apocalyptic tradition
31:05 - A hierarchy of guides
34:49 - Paradiso
36:10 - The Inferno
39:11 - Apocalyptic texts
42:39 - The image of descent
44:25 - Limbo
47:20 - Dante's POV
51:35 - Viewing sin
53:35 - Sin in Purgatorio
57:19 - Paradiso
57:55 - Final remarks
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Previous episode on the Tower of Babel: youtu.be/wj9EK0QAW54?si=ClSLEQzKUaSFjeRl
Content mentioned:
- Apocrypha: An Introduction to Extra-Biblical Literature by Fr. Stephen DeYoung: store.ancientfaith.com/apocrypha-an-introduction-to-extra-biblical-literature
- Biblical Symbolism: Uncovering Your Fatherโs Nakedness - Fr. Stephen De Young: youtu.be/GQgOYkzj0ek?si=VbkBfKvm56pHVHRv
Sign up to be notified when our course on Danteโs Inferno goes live. Class starts on May 8th. dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/109126/117615160942658931/share
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:41 - Intro music
01:05 - Introduction
02:37 - The book of Jubilees
05:10 - Feasting and sacrifice in the Book of Jubilees
08:48 - What is Pentecost
11:11 - Laws of Noah
17:37 - The double aspect of the Feast of First Fruits
20:30 - The scattering of the nations
23:32 - The prayers of Noah
26:02 - Raphael
28:42 - The City of Babel
30:15 - The Idolatrous Tower of Babel
32:45 - Abraham celebrates Pentecost
35:24 - A case of drunkenness?
38:45 - The big reveal
41:57 - Splitting in half
46:01 - Lotโs drunkenness
47:03 - There's only one Pentecost
50:31 - History
56:14 - The spirit descends
1:08:13 - This is what Universal History is
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In this short reflection, I will explain the parable of Jesus thatโs the most difficult to understand, the Parable of the Penitent Steward, or the Unjust Steward. Recently I teamed up with Jordan Peterson, Daily Wire, and the same panel of the Exodus series, this time to film a series on the Gospels. The discussions pushed me to finally understand the parable after many years of pondering.
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Timothy G. Patitsas has been the Interim Dean of Hellenic College since January of 2020 and the Assistant Professor of Ethics at Holy Cross since the Fall of 2005. In 2019 he published The Ethics of Beauty, an attempt to recover one of the most ancient emphases of Orthodox spirituality, which is the firm priority given to combating the sensual rather than the intellectual passions. The book shows how this translates into a consoling and liberating Beauty-first approach to Orthodox ethics and life. The work also presents ethical, theological, and scriptural definitions of traumatic experience with a view to aiding recovery.
- Direct and most affordable place to get Ethics of Beauty by Timothy Patitsas: stnicholaspress.net/ethics-of-beauty
- Timothyโs film company, Beauty First Films: beautyfirstfilms.com
- The documentary film that Jonathan saw: Amphilochios: Saint of Patmos: beautyfirstfilms.com/amphilochios
Save the date! On Thursday, April 18th at 7 pm, I will present at Maliotis Cultural Center on "The Icons of Holy Week". Get your $15 tickets on Eventbrite today.
Eventbrite link: eventbrite.com/e/835903900067?aff=oddtdtcreator
Facebook event link: facebook.com/events/918152849765191/?active_tab=discussion
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:54 - Intro clip
01:19 - Introduction
02:18 - Film as a medium
04:34 - Dualism
06:40 - Film project: Amphilochios: Saint of Patmos
10:38 - Documentaries and fiction
11:47 - The role of beauty
14:04 - Beauty as a vital sign
21:00 - Iain McGilchrist
25:18 - Liturgical program
31:35 - Sacrifice in beauty
34:54 - A powerful definition of beauty
40:06 - A life of dance
43:16 - The beauty of the Cross
48:15 - The limits of McGilchrist
51:31 - People vs Programs
53:29 - Life is liturgy
57:04 - Repentance should lead to social renewal
Links to related videos:
- Our previous conversation on my channel - Beauty, Complexity and Ethics: youtu.be/baACQD-u3r4?si=jJC0OLDqAgxNXA1s
- My conversation with Dr. Iain McGilchrist - Beyond Materialism: The Matter With Things: youtu.be/QyBXqcgLAXs?si=dJAB79IlrKKORNI3
- A complimentary patron-only video about the Jesus Prayer that you can watch: youtu.be/aPyanmXxpaQ
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Justin Brierley is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology, and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, he aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of sceptics.
Justin has worked in radio, podcast and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast as well as the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles.
Justinโs website: justinbrierley.com
Surprising Rebirth Book: justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god
Surprising Rebirth Podcast: justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth
Justin Brierleyโs book on Amazon, The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again (Sep 2023): amazon.com/Surprising-Rebirth-Belief-God-Christianity-ebook/dp/B0BX14YSTH
My recent feature with Justin Brierley on the Re-Enchanting podcast brought to you by (@SeenUnseenMag) Seen & Unseen Magazine: youtu.be/ToWHWrmN2xY?si=7zU_Te_-p5aasJWm
Mentioned:
- Jordan Peterson on the Unbelievable podcast, debating with Susan Blackmore: youtu.be/syP-OtdCIho?si=7UFzr6K6PIluV7fO
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali's article on UnHerd magazine, โWhy I am now a Christian: Atheism can't equip us for civilisational warโ: unherd.com/2023/11/why-i-am-now-a-christian
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:44 - Intro music
01:10 - Introduction
02:49 - The rise of the Christian atheist
05:57 - Elevatorgate
11:54 - Giving Christianity a second look
14:11 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali Unherd article
14:39 - New converts
18:14 - Men's meaning crisis
21:22 - What's lying ahead
27:07 - Recapture apologetics today
29:16 - The role of artists
33:41 - Non-Christian Christian apologists
36:34 - Jordan Peterson's debate on Unbelievable
41:10 - โIt depends on what you mean by ____โ
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- Join me in supporting Aidan Hartโs work on Patreon: patreon.com/AidanHartIcons
- Aidan Hartโs website: aidanharticons.com
- A few years ago I gave a talk about the Icon of the Last Judgement that might be of interest: youtu.be/TsHnGUKEEdM?si=d3BL5nMtzoEP-vB4
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:49 - Intro music
01:15 - Introduction
01:28 - discussions with aidan
02:20 - Aidan's image
04:05 - The elements
07:23 - Why the Virgin is at the top
09:40 - Chronos and Kairos
13:42 - The trees and the cross
16:27 - The rivers
20:56 - The eighth day
24:53 - The sun and moon
26:20 - Adam and Eve
30:24 - Clinging to the symbol
32:29 - The real Tesseract
38:52 - The carving behind Aidan
40:42 - Carving with different materials
42:29 - More details in the image
46:20 - Aidan's work
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Follow the Climbing Mt. Sophia channel: youtube.com/@climbingmt.sophia
John Vervaekeโs video essay that prompted this discussion:
John Vervaeke - AI: The Coming Thresholds and The Path We Must Take | Internationally Acclaimed Cognitive Scientist: youtu.be/A-_RdKiDbz4?si=K3SUnyrA1ywedRzf
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up next
00:22 - Intro music
00:47 - Introduction
02:29 - John: Weak AI and Strong AI
05:46 - Cognition and computation
07:00 - Hobbes and Descartes
09:04 - The scientific argument
12:01 - The philosophical argument: Rationality
13:21 - The spiritual argument
15:10 - Thresholds and orienting AI
19:15 - 3 Possibilities with AI
23:07 - Jonathan 1: The economics
24:57 - Jonathan 2: AI is not our child
26:16 - Jonathan 3: Idolatry
28:32 - John's response
31:10 - A reason for hope
34:47 - Back to seeing AI as a child
36:16 - Theology will be the important science
38:32 - Can AI be wise?
42:00 - Schindler 1: Unity that transcends multiplicity and function
47:21 - Schindler 2: The Technological Spirit
51:07 - Schindler 3: The danger of us aligning ourselves to the AI
54:35 - There's no intelligence without life
01:00:24 - What is life?
01:03:18 - The persistence of being: reproduction, autopoiesis
01:08:54 - Darwin brought Plato back
01:13:12 - Symbolic structures
01:16:26 - Divination and gods
01:22:00 - Schindler and Vervaeke respond
01:27:10 - Nuclear weapons
01:29:31 - Sacrifice and our myth traditions
01:36:32 - Finding internal unity
01:49:35 - What god are we incarnating?
01:57:17 - The meta-solution
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Support the GodsDog: Warrior Kickstarter today. Only 5 days left to pledge. Don't miss out: kickstarter.com/projects/symbolicworldpress/godsdog-warrior
Check out this text I wrote in 2002 that started it all.
โGarments of skinโ and other symbols of periphery - by Jonathan Pageau: drive.google.com/file/d/190xqZrzqQv3o4F7jjfP05OGgisbN_5zQ/view?usp=sharing
Links:
- The Symbolic World Summit in-person tickets: thesymbolicworld.com/summit
- Summit Virtual Conference tickets: thesymbolicworld.com/virtual-ticket
- Godsdog: Warrior (Volume 2) Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/symbolicworldpress/godsdog-warrior
- Read my latest newsletter about the Snow White Kickstarter and Symbolic World Press: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/109126/emails/112690471726221267
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:57 - Intro music
01:23 - Important announcement!
04:53 - Genesis and the Tower of Babel
11:06 - A tower and a candle
21:23 - The Book of Jubilees
24:29 - Now nothing will escape them
27:59 - The Fall of the Tower
36:30 - The breath of God
41:16 - The crows
49:03 - Pentecost
52:35 - A Reverse of the curse of Babel
Mentioned:
- Derek Fiedler: The Universal Icon - S.R. Rohlin Reveals the Medieval Model, Lewis, & The Discarded Image - youtu.be/9LiR0TN0sfA?si=RNmLJOTMRX7mmsXQ
- Universal History: Dragons! - with Richard Rohlin - youtu.be/WN56hLnN8Qg?si=vx4ZdC-kCoOhwJ5-
- The Leviathan in Scripture: Ouroboros Symbolism - youtu.be/wxg468NL3S8?si=6EJG-j-d-AewANts
- The Lord of Spirits podcast - ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits
- Apocrypha: An Introduction to Extra-Biblical Literature, by Stephen DeYoung - amazon.com/Apocrypha-Introduction-Extra-Biblical-Stephen-Young/dp/1955890366
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Learn more about Ralston College: https://www.ralston.ac/
Applications for 2024-25 are now open: https://www.ralston.ac/humanities-ma
Ralston Collegeโs MA in the Humanities charts their course through Western civilization, from the Greek world of Homer, to Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe, into the Renaissance and up to our modern era. The setting of our four terms parallels this arc by beginning in Greece and then moving to Savannah, Georgia. The curriculum unites the most profound and provocative works of literature, philosophy, and art, inspiring and challenging students to approach the human condition with fresh eyes. Yet to cover this ground in a single year of intense intellectual study requires careful steering and selection. For 2024โ25, that focus will be provided by the theme of โNatureโ: our multidisciplinary curriculum will trace the origins and development of this concept through philosophy, music, architecture, art, and literature.
Links:
- The Symbolic World Summit in-person tickets: thesymbolicworld.com/summit
- Summit Virtual Conference tickets: thesymbolicworld.com/virtual-ticket
- Godsdog: Warrior (Volume 2) Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/symbolicworldpress/godsdog-warrior
- Read my latest newsletter about the Snow White Kickstarter and Symbolic World Press: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/109126/emails/112690471726221267
Article: The Serpents of Orthodoxy, by Jonathan Pageau: orthodoxartsjournal.org/the-serpents-of-orthodoxy
Videos related to the Symbolic World Summit speakers:
- With Fr. Stephen DeYoung: youtube.com/watch?v=GQgOYkzj0ek
- With Dr. Martin Shaw: youtube.com/watch?v=U4BVKOBrnTY
- With Richard Rohlin: youtube.com/watch?v=WN56hLnN8Qg
- With Nicholas Kotar: youtu.be/U6ysSWIe9bY?si=ZiSN3XZoJq3ZFlvh
Timestamps:
0:00 - Coming up
0:23 - Intro music
0:49 - Start
1:35 - The Leviathan imagery
7:13 - Noah and the Sea dragon
12:09 - The hell mouth
15:09 - Chaos and potential
19:19 - Ouroboros
24:08 - The feast of the Leviathan
33:12 - Satan, the Devil
39:08 - The final paradox
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James Poulos is the co-founder and executive editor of The American Mind at the Claremont Institute and the cofounder and publisher of Return at New Founding.
He is the author of the books The Art of Being Free: How Alexis de Tocqueville Can Save Us from Ourselves, and Human Forever: The Digital Politics of Spiritual War: humanforever.us
He holds a PhD in government from Georgetown University and a BA in political science from Duke University. A fellow at the Center for the Study of Digital Life, he was previously the communications director at the Heraion Foundation, a veterans-run rescue and recovery nonprofit operating in failed and fragile states.
Follow James:
Twitter (X): twitter.com/jamespoulos
Substack, The Build: poulos.substack.com
Timestamps:
0:00 - Coming up
1:17 - Intro music
1:41 - Start
2:18 - By what authority do you control technology?
6:22 - AI in the West
9:08 - The Revolutionary mode
17:02 - The role of global institutions
19:54 - French theorists on this topic
21:28 - Go live in the woods
24:05 - The law is not enough
30:11 - The big challenge
41:41 - Finding a spiritual authority
51:20 - Bitcoin monasteries
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Stephen James Blackwood is a Canadian-American professor, academic, and social commentator. Blackwood is the founder and president of Ralston College, a liberal arts college awaiting accreditation in Savannah, Georgia. We met on the Daily Wire+ Exodus panel where he had a lot of amazing insights and we have become friends since.
In this discussion, we talk about Stephenโs wonderful book, The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy, an exploration of The Consolation of Philosophy, a book by Boethius. We discuss Boethiusโ role and contribution to the Medieval Western world and the amazing treasury of wisdom and consolation he can still offer us today. His legacy beautifully bridges and synthesizes the ancient pagan world, and a secular space, with the foundations and hope of a Christian vision.
The 2024 enrollments for Ralston College are now open: https://www.ralston.ac/humanities-ma
The Exodus series, free on Jordan Petersonโs YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22J3VaeABQAppIsV0MmKYhGeFGJsy-dS&si=77eG5hbodzWm0HW3
Stephen Blackwood: https://www.ralston.ac/people/stephen-blackwood
Stephenโs book, The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy: amazon.com/Consolation-Boethius-Liturgy-Christian-Studies/dp/0198718314
Ralston College is more than a university and an online portal. It is a movement dedicated to seeking the truth without censorship or shame. It is a call to build a free and flourishing culture for one and all. Read more about it: https://www.ralston.ac/
Timestamps:
00:49 - Intro music
01:14 - Start
02:16 - Who was Boethius?
06:18 - Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy
11:23 - Gathering the wisdom of the past
15:27 - Maintaining a secular space
18:06 - Christianity can hold both
18:30 - The problem of rationality
23:09 - The basic argument of the book
33:32 - Actions are rewards
36:15 - The ending
39:36 - We need recurrence
44:40 - Memory and knowledge
50:20 - Knowledge is a stabilization
54:28 - Music of the spheres
56:47 - Memory places
58:35 - We are formed by what we do
01:06:27 - Poetic rhythm
01:11:52 - Constance
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Support the GodโsโDog: Warrior Kickstarter that was launched this week: kickstarter.com/projects/symbolicworldpress/godsdog-warrior
Sign up for the Symbolic World Summit on February 29th, 2024. Check our website for information on the schedule, FAQ, hotel discounts, speakers, and more: thesymbolicworld.com/summit
Check out our Universal History: Beowulf course on the Symbolic World website, where we presented 6 classes covering the Beowulf epic: thesymbolicworld.com/news/the-beowulf-course-by-richard-rohlin-and-jonathan-pageau
OTHER LINKS:
The Dragons that Almost Exist, by Jonathan Pageau: orthodoxartsjournal.org/dragons-almost-exist
Discussion with Fr. Joseph Lucas: youtu.be/0FuO88QVlN0?si=d66NKZ2JkyqWdNV7
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Start
00:15 - Intro music
00:40 - Introducing dragons
08:09 - Dragon Characteristics
12:21 - Why does everyone have a dragon?
15:15 - Evolution: dragons and snakes
18:41 - Not just a snake
21:13 - A guardian of paradise
26:54 - The friendly dragon
27:23 - The dragon's enemy
29:45 - Examples in Indo-European languages
35:06 - Dragon slaying myths
38:54 - But what about Christianity?
43:30 - Christianity's treatment of the dragon
50:58 - Hybrid resilience
54:05 - Medicine
57:50 - Asian dragons
01:05:44 - In Christian iconography
01:08:19 - 3 Parts of the story
01:09:01 - The winged dragon
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This course will dive into content from Jean-Philippe Marceau's forthcoming book entitled Post-reductionist Christianity: A Way Out of the Meaning Crisis, which will be published by Symbolic World Press in Spring 2024. In the 5-week course, Marceau will provide a detailed introduction to the metaphysics developed in the Symbolic World over the last few years, particularly in discussions with John Vervaeke and Jonathan Pageau. Like in the book, Marceau will explain that nihilistic materialism, symbolized by the zombie, has died at its own hands, and that non-reductive naturalism is currently tracking toward a return to classical metaphysics. Then, he will explain how Christian metaphysics goes further than classical metaphysics and non-reductive naturalism, ultimately shedding more light on reality. Finally, Marceau will present advanced material not covered in the book, such as what distinguishes symbolic metaphysics from perennialist, universalist, or idealist metaphysics.
COURSE: Symbolic World Metaphysics, with JP Marceau. (Jonathan Pageau will also cohost 3 of the 5 classes.)
CLASS DATES: 5 classes, on Wednesdays, January 24, and 31, February 7, 14, and 21
TIME: 3:00pm to 5:00pm ET
PRICE: US$125 for the entire course
All course materials will be provided
Class 1: Zombies, Nihilism, and the Death of Materialism (January 24)
Class 2: Recovering Classical Metaphysics and Participation (January 31)
Class 3: The Incarnation (February 7)
Class 4: The Heart of Christian Metaphysics (February 14)
Class 5: Advanced Topics (February 21)
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Coming up
0:46 - Intro music
1:12 - Introducing JP's new course and book!
2:20 - JP's story: Materialism and reductionism
6:26 - How JP and Jonathan met
7:38 - Zombie nightmares
8:59 - Exploring alternatives
12:24 - Basic moral intuitions
14:49 - The meaning of zombies
21:35 - JP's resolution
22:58 - A path from materialism to the symbolic world
32:02 - The 2nd part of the book
34:22 - Miracles discussion
36:52 - No room for atheism
37:46 - An opportunity to participate
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This conversation happened after I had some disagreements with James Lindsay on Twitter (X) about the Enlightenment and authoritarianism.
My and Jordan Petersonโs research paper published through ARC.
Identity: Individual and the State versus the Subsidiary Hierarchy of Heaven: arc-research.org/research-papers/the-subsidiary-hierarchy
Original interview on Benjaminโs channel: youtu.be/UlClZ92kOVU?si=bgyngPBnLh4MPZqH
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:56 - Intro music
01:21 - The frame of "Enlightenment"
04:41 - How to evaluate value hierarchies
11:24 - Authoritarianism is always possible
12:49 - How do you know if there's an imbalance?
16:09 - Reality's revenge against Enlightenment thinking
17:49 - The current "Christian nationalism"
20:00 - We are downstream from WW2
23:21 - What is subsidiarity?
23:27 - ARC essay
27:08 - I'm not an idealist
29:58 - Imposing "Christianity"
32:05 - The world is becoming religious again
34:41 - The only solution for the problem of identity
36:43 - How does Subsidiarity work?
43:18 - What is an individual? And what is love?
55:26 - Top-down imposition
01:01:24 - No one wins the culture war
01:05:03 - Where does transformation start?
01:06:52 - Compassion for the strange
01:10:01 - Benjamin's approach
01:11:03 - The purpose of sacrifice
01:15:55 - Sacrifice and love
01:17:31 - Ritualized sacrifice
01:20:19 - Projects
01:24:15 - Postmodern storytelling tools
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Christmas playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-4ZxpTTkqsa-7BSWVfiNM4YccYxhLc12&si=p_P8SNFQ7mIB_2-1
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Coming up
0:57 - Intro music
1:22 - Introduction
2:14 - The Christmas wars
6:52 - Outline of this episode
7:57 - The essence of Christmas
14:51 - A glimmer of light
16:19 - From the moment of conception
19:57 - It's important to celebrate
20:32 - A period of preparation
22:48 - Winter comes with the cold
26:16 - Christmas carols
31:43 - Evergreenery
33:00 - The Feasting of the Poor
35:17 - Two rules about charity
43:45 - Paraliturgical ways to participate in Christmas
48:07 - Christmas in the early modern period
49:21 - Medieval Christmas carols still sung today
51:01 - The Christmas and Easter rhythm
54:04 - The Puritans
59:20 - The dangers of a feast
1:03:06 - Christmas will win
1:04:27 - Christmas aesthetics
1:06:10 - Charles Dickens
1:09:46 - Christmas in the US
1:12:13 - Santa Claus and marketing
1:14:54 - The Soviet Union
1:15:24 - Three Kings cake
1:16:40 - Commercialization
1:18:24 - Richard's Midwit Defence of Christmas
1:24:05 - Hamlet
1:26:08 - God enters history
1:28:27 - Christmas is not optional
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Sometimes it feels like weโre watching the world unravel before our eyes, as if weโre in some bizarre carnival. And while it's tempting to just give up, there is another way. In End of the World, I offer a thoughtful framework to make sense of these confusing times, placing the chaos in historical context and providing a roadmap to lead us out of the clown world and restore order.
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