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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

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445 - Understanding the Icons of Holy Week

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444 - "FATHER": A symbolic analysis of Kanye West’s song and music video

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443 - Kale Zelden - There’s Still Time to Read the Great Books

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442 - "Historical Accuracy" Can Miss the Point

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441 - Mary Harrington - Technology, AI, and Cultural Memory

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440 - Dr. Zachary Porcu - Journey to Reality: De-Secularize Your Life

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439 - Pavel Shchelin - Plutarch: Symbolism of History with Dcn. Seraphim Rohlin

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438 - Universal History: The American Religion: Making Way for Mormonism

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437 - Making Space for the Resurrection of Art (Makers and Mystics)

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436 - Reflections on the Void: negativity and difference in the Bible and contemporary thinking

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435 - The Song of Creation (Charleston talk)

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434 - Immigration and Tolerance: Christians Are Not Called to Be “Nice”

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433 - Symbolism Happens! The Mandela Effect Is Not a Glitch in the Matrix

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432 - Yelena Popovic - Moses the Black

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431 - Joshua Sturgill & Dcn Seraphim Rohlin - The Art of Imitating Heaven: Structure and Meaning in Ancient Cosmology

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430 - JP Marceau - The Mythology of Demographic Collapse

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429 - Martin Shaw - Longing and Mystery: The Quest for the Holy Grail

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428 - Why they want you to think Christmas is pagan

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427 - Dr. Iain McGilchrist - Artificial Intelligence, Possession, and Mental Illness

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426 - Andrew Gould - Monks and Pirates: Two Extremes that Explain the Rest of Us

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425 - The Cosmic Dance of Decorating a Christmas Tree

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424 - Universal History: The American Religion - with Dcn Seraphim Rohlin

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423 - Catholic Unscripted - Violence as the New Normal

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422 - Why Exaggeration Is Necessary in Storytelling

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421 - Deacon Seraphim (Richard) Rohlin - Recovering Our Heritage

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420 - How Free Will Actually Works

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419 - Trick or Treat: Halloween Symbolism in Little Red Riding Hood

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418 - The Symbolism of the Entire Divine Comedy in the First Canto

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417 - Three Things Christians Must Do to Rebuild Culture (Touchstone talk)

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416 - Tangled: The Triumph of Self-Realization

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415 - Charlie Kirk's Assassination: We have gone beyond the pale

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414 - Dcn. Seraphim Rohlin (Universal History) - American Folk Magic and Christianity: From the Reformation to Mormonism

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413 - Heidi White - The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life

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412 - The Age of Self-Esteem

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411 - Dr. Michael Levin & Dr. John Vervaeke - Brave New Biology: Intelligence Trumps DNA

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410 - Fractals: The World Is Full of Meaning (Midwestuary talk)

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409 - The Strange Symbolism of K-Pop Demon Hunters: Shame, Attention, LGBT, Jung

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408 - Andrew Gould & Michael Diamant - Architecture: The Most Important Art

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407 - Heather Pollington - Rapunzel and the Evil Witch

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406 - Symbolism Explained: The Fundamental WWII Duality That Still Haunts Us Today

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405 - Fr. Josiah Trenham - Marriage: The Bedrock of Civilization

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404 - Fr. Stephen De Young - How to Read Extra-Biblical Texts Like Jubilees (and Why It Matters)

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403 - Why you might want to watch the new Superman movie

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402 - Universal History - Dcn. Seraphim Rohlin - The Spirits Beneath America: Fairies and Founding Fathers

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401 - Robin Hood: The Original Green Man (Nottingham talk)

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400 - A Dangerous Movie in the Best Way Possible

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399 - John Vervaeke - What Is Spirit?

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398 - The Time for Orthodox Art is NOW

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397 - Nicholas Reeves - What Is Music?

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396 - Seraphim Hamilton - Scripture: The Key to Reality

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