8- Shrek | When the Margin Wins
Comparing the symbolism of center and periphery between the movie "Shrek" and the Greek play "The Bacchae" by Euripides. I then show how it relates to the changes happening in our world. The original video can be found here: https://youtu.be/WCFLbmAJ2Uc patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos website: http://www.pageaucarvings.com twitter: https://twitter.com/PageauJonathan
16 Juli 201817min
7 - Symbolic vs Literal Interpretation of The Bible
I explore the false opposition between the symbolic and literal interpretation of Bible stories using a typical letter I have received from someone who is struggling with their faith and with what they find in the Bible.
2 Juli 201814min
6- Symbolism in Guardians of The Galaxy vol.2
I give a symbolic interpretation of Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2 as well as a general interpretation of Super Heroes and their relationship to the margin and to identity in general.
21 Juni 201819min
5- The Metaphysics Of Pepe - with Jordan Peterson
In this episode I am putting up a discussion surrounding all the strange occurrences that appeared regarding Jordan Peterson and the Pepe the frog meme in 2016 near the time of the election of Donald Trump. I also have added an introduction which gives some of the context out of which the analysis was born.
12 Juni 201839min
4- Tradition and Things That Don't Fit - With Jordan Peterson
In the first public discussion I had with Jordan Peterson, we discuss art and the chaotic buffer which appears between categories. This was recorded a few weeks after the gender pronoun situation exploded around Jordan Peterson.
1 Juni 201840min
3 - Encountering God in Stories
The patterns in stories appear as their underlying order and also as a mode of human consciousness. One can encounter the Divine Logos in ancient stories and how these culminate in the story of Christ. A text version of this talk can be found here: https://www.orthodoxartsjournal.org/divine-patterns-in-story-and-image/ This talk was given in Feb. 2017 at the Climacus Conference in Louisville Kentucky. http://www.climacusconference.org/
28 Maj 201841min
2- Sacred Symbol, Sacred Art
This is a talk looking at the differences between traditional and contemporary art as well as exploring the symbolic structures and purpose of traditional art. This talk was originally given at King's University College in London Ontario in 2015.
21 Maj 20181h 2min
1 - Resurrection of Logos
This was recorded at the Resurrection of Logos event in Toronto, March 2017 with Jordan Peterson. The entire discussion surrounded the possibility of the return of the notion of logos into the contemporary world. The other speakers were: 1- Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulus, 3- Dr. Jordan B Peterson, 4 - Rev. Fr. Geoffrey Ready. This was originally posted in its entirety on the the youtube channel of Jordan B. Peterson. https://youtu.be/KVo5hq64B2M
18 Maj 201832min
