The Symbolic World

In this Universal History episode Richard Rohlin and I talk about holy week and the idea of marriage as the basis of civilization alongside René Girard's idea of the sacrifice and the scapegoat. - ...

19 Apr 20221h 2min

This is my second conversation with Paul Kingsnorth where we talk about his brilliant substack, called The Abbey of Misrule, civilization and control, the power of the state and our technological syst...

12 Apr 20221h 17min

I recently gave a talk at a college in Quebec about the book of Enoch and how it relates to the modern world and our ecological apocalyptic narrative. It was titled "Fallen Angels and the Contemporary...

5 Apr 20221h 9min

This is the monthly YouTube Q&A livestream, where I answer questions that patrons of $10/month or more submit on my website, Subscribestar and Patreon. Support: - Website: https://thesymbolicworld.c...

4 Apr 20221h 51min

In this episode of the universal history series Richard Rohlin and I build on our previous discussion about Groundhog Day and its connection to the Orthodox feast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Tem...

31 Mars 202258min

John Vervaeke and I continue where we left off in our last conversation, discussing the agency, intelligence and consciousness of interpersonal beings (angels) in both symbolic and secular terms. Or...

14 Mars 20221h 13min

In this video I talk about why up to now I haven't been very vocal about the conflict in Ukraine, and why I'm paying close attention to what is happening and the patterns that loom over us. Original ...

9 Mars 202216min

In this podcast episode I talk with American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist, Doug TenNapel. He’s the author and illustrator of over 20 graphic novels and is m...

7 Mars 202232min