The Symbolic World
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The Symbolic World is a education podcast hosted by Jonathan Pageau. It has 443 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Jonathan Pageau looks at symbolism in all its forms, from its source in sacred stories and images to contemporary culture and ultimately how it shapes the world we encounter.
education ·en ·443 episodes
445 - Understanding the Icons of Holy Week
444 - "FATHER": A symbolic analysis of Kanye West’s song and music video
443 - Kale Zelden - There’s Still Time to Read the Great Books
442 - "Historical Accuracy" Can Miss the Point
441 - Mary Harrington - Technology, AI, and Cultural Memory
440 - Dr. Zachary Porcu - Journey to Reality: De-Secularize Your Life
439 - Pavel Shchelin - Plutarch: Symbolism of History with Dcn. Seraphim Rohlin
438 - Universal History: The American Religion: Making Way for Mormonism
437 - Making Space for the Resurrection of Art (Makers and Mystics)
436 - Reflections on the Void: negativity and difference in the Bible and contemporary thinking
435 - The Song of Creation (Charleston talk)
434 - Immigration and Tolerance: Christians Are Not Called to Be “Nice”
433 - Symbolism Happens! The Mandela Effect Is Not a Glitch in the Matrix
432 - Yelena Popovic - Moses the Black
431 - Joshua Sturgill & Dcn Seraphim Rohlin - The Art of Imitating Heaven: Structure and Meaning in Ancient Cosmology
430 - JP Marceau - The Mythology of Demographic Collapse
429 - Martin Shaw - Longing and Mystery: The Quest for the Holy Grail
428 - Why they want you to think Christmas is pagan
427 - Dr. Iain McGilchrist - Artificial Intelligence, Possession, and Mental Illness
426 - Andrew Gould - Monks and Pirates: Two Extremes that Explain the Rest of Us
425 - The Cosmic Dance of Decorating a Christmas Tree
424 - Universal History: The American Religion - with Dcn Seraphim Rohlin
423 - Catholic Unscripted - Violence as the New Normal
422 - Why Exaggeration Is Necessary in Storytelling
421 - Deacon Seraphim (Richard) Rohlin - Recovering Our Heritage
420 - How Free Will Actually Works
419 - Trick or Treat: Halloween Symbolism in Little Red Riding Hood
418 - The Symbolism of the Entire Divine Comedy in the First Canto
417 - Three Things Christians Must Do to Rebuild Culture (Touchstone talk)
416 - Tangled: The Triumph of Self-Realization
415 - Charlie Kirk's Assassination: We have gone beyond the pale
414 - Dcn. Seraphim Rohlin (Universal History) - American Folk Magic and Christianity: From the Reformation to Mormonism
413 - Heidi White - The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life
412 - The Age of Self-Esteem
411 - Dr. Michael Levin & Dr. John Vervaeke - Brave New Biology: Intelligence Trumps DNA
410 - Fractals: The World Is Full of Meaning (Midwestuary talk)
409 - The Strange Symbolism of K-Pop Demon Hunters: Shame, Attention, LGBT, Jung
408 - Andrew Gould & Michael Diamant - Architecture: The Most Important Art
407 - Heather Pollington - Rapunzel and the Evil Witch
406 - Symbolism Explained: The Fundamental WWII Duality That Still Haunts Us Today
405 - Fr. Josiah Trenham - Marriage: The Bedrock of Civilization
404 - Fr. Stephen De Young - How to Read Extra-Biblical Texts Like Jubilees (and Why It Matters)
403 - Why you might want to watch the new Superman movie
402 - Universal History - Dcn. Seraphim Rohlin - The Spirits Beneath America: Fairies and Founding Fathers
401 - Robin Hood: The Original Green Man (Nottingham talk)
400 - A Dangerous Movie in the Best Way Possible
399 - John Vervaeke - What Is Spirit?
398 - The Time for Orthodox Art is NOW
397 - Nicholas Reeves - What Is Music?
396 - Seraphim Hamilton - Scripture: The Key to Reality
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