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399 - John Vervaeke - What Is Spirit?
What is spirit? This was one of my most meaningful conversations with John Vervaeke yet. As we prepare for the Midwestuary 2025 conference in Chicago, we explore how beings come into existence, the m…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
398 - The Time for Orthodox Art is NOW
In this talk at the Orthodox Arts Festival of 2025, I share my vision for a renewal of Orthodox Christian art rooted in meaningful participation and true celebration. We are living through the collap…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
397 - Nicholas Reeves - What Is Music?
In this conversation, I sit down with composer and church musician Nicholas Reeves to explore one of the great mysteries: music. Why does music move us so deeply? How does it reflect symbolic pattern…
Published on 5 months ago
396 - Seraphim Hamilton - Scripture: The Key to Reality
In this conversation, I talk with Seraphim Hamilton about how scripture does more than tell a story—it reveals a symbolic pattern that runs through all of creation. We dig into how the Bible presents…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
395 - Beauty First: Envisioning a Civilization Worth Restoring (ARC Roundtable)
This is an informal roundtable discussion among friends and artists at the 2025 London ARC Conference that includes myself, Andrew Gould, Aidan Hart, Heather Pollington, Neil and Kate DeGraide from D…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
394 - The World War II Consensus is Breaking Down
Several years ago, I coined the phrase “watch the fool,” because in a world turned upside down, the fool can strangely point to what’s coming and in some ways play a role in restoring order —for good…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
393 - Wheels Within Wheels: The Universe as a Symbol
In this excerpt from the second lecture of the Symbolism Masterclass, I take you deeper than ever into one of the most powerful and mysterious patterns that underlies the cosmos. We explore the stran…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
392 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Symbols From the Edge of the World
In this episode, Richard Rohlin and I continue our discussion of The Voyage of St. Brendan, focusing on some of the stranger episodes in the story. We look at encounters with sea creatures, a sea gia…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
391 - The Controversy over "Christ is King"
A few weeks ago, a study came out criticizing the use of the phrase "Christ is King"—and it stirred up a lot of strong reactions, including my own. In this video, I take you through the symbolism, hi…
Published on 6 months ago
390 - Genesis: Symbolism in the Creation Story
This is a talk I did a few years ago for the Jung Society of Montreal. In it I explore the creation story in Genesis not just as myth, but as a fractal map of how identity, being, and purpose functio…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago