April 2021
00:00 Intro
03:40 Would you say there’s a connection between vegans and Cain?
06:30 Are humour and symbolism/tradition linked?
08:26 Can you explore the symbolism of the story of Samson?
12:09 Is a commission of a diptych St John of Damascus on the left and the three hands icon of the Theotokos on the right breaking any iconographic rules?
13:41 Any advise on navigating the symbolic worldview with kids?
15:06 When with Jacob and Esau meet?
15:54 Is Solomon a prefiguring of Christ?
17:14 As described in Language of Creation, what do wisdom, understanding and knowledge mean?
20:22 What does the human animal hybrid idol of human flesh and bone mean?
24:48 What are the losses when Christian missionaries plant new churches without a reference to ancient tradition?
27:38 Are we in the start or middle of a new wave of Gnosticism?
31:33 What is your opinion on abstract icons?
34:33 How should an Orthodox Christian right order their finances?
36:28 Could you discuss the symbolism of the two witnesses in Revelation?
39:08 What is your experience with tarot cards?
40:29 Reflections on liturgical circumvolutions?
43:39 What is a good way to help someone understand what Rene Guenon calls super-rational?
46:20 How would you describe Virgil in the Comedy?
49:20 What symbolic arc is within the last words of Christ?
50:17 Why does Russia hold an almost mythical role as the boogieman in the American mindset?
54:03 Why should you not read too much into dreams?
58:19 What is the symbolic meaning of shivers down spine?
59:33 Have you read St John of Damascus in terms of dragons and goats?
1:01:42 Can you go into the meaning of Christ not bearing the cross and Simon of Cyrene?
1:02:52 How can movement arts participate in the Divine Liturgy?
1:05:04 Thoughts on Lot’s daughters in Sodom?
1:09:56 Thoughts on Vervaeke’s response to the idea that reality is a hierarchy of meaning?
1:12:16 What symbolism/stories from the Bible do you find most puzzling?
1:14:19 Why did God wrestle as leviathan as the leviathan’s creator?
1:16:20 Why is it important for the hair of Medusa to be made of snakes?
1:18:12 Any thoughts on symbolic meaning of us trying to be a star-faring civilisation?
1:20:33 What is the meaning of not blessing the first born in scripture?
1:22:53 Comments on irony turning back on itself
1:24:38 Thoughts on the veganism movement?
1:25:59 Do you think that Christian temporal history is deterministic?
1:28:01 Could you elaborate on Mashall McCluhan on the western world’s conceptual bias?
1:29:09 Could you talk about the marble king legend?
1:30:37 Could you comment on the Queen of Heaven in Jeremiah and her relationship to the Mother of God?
1:35:55 Thoughts on the relationship between Pharoah and giants as tyrants?
1:37:40 What do you think it means that people are having pets rather than kids?
1:39:26 What do you think is the power behind a story with a ‘meta’ reality?
1:43:50 Can you offer any guidance on symbolic interpretations of stories that emerge from non-western sources?
1:45:54 Question on understanding un-embodied beings
1:48:59 What do you see in the meaning of different points of perspective in Orthodox art in comparison to cubism?
1:53:14 What are your favourite films that have flips in symbolism that are not part of post-modernist propaganda?
1:55:14 Can we use symbolism for democracy/freedom as in the past?
1:57:49 Why was Adam made from dust? Why was Eve made from his rib?
2:01:00 Have you watched The Chosen, and if so what are you thoughts?
2:01:59 After your last video and your talks on The Divine Comedy, can you tell us some thoughts on Milton’s Paradise Lost?
2:03:26 Is there a connection between masculinity and hunting and feminine and farming?
2:04:47 Would you ever consider doing a video on the Book of Enoch?
2:05:34 Is it against Eastern Orthodox teaching for women to participate in this kind of discourse?
2:08:23 Is there a relationship between a train and a serpent?
2:08:51 How could I send you a piece of digital art and get your reaction?
2:10:12 Can you help me with Christophanies in the old testament
2:11:07 When reading the Bible should we use the historic meaning of the words?
2:11:44 What is the argument against perennialism?
2:12:59 Do you have any thoughts on Gnosticism relating to calling out to Adam in the garden?
2:14:41 Do you believe the resurrection is literal?
2:18:18 Have you listened to Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid MAAD City?
2:19:29 Any more news on God’s Dog?
2:19:50 Did you happen to see Kanye and Sunday Service perform at DMX’s memorial service?
2:20:37 Quebec seems to be in a grave spiritual state, is there hope?
2:22:21 Please can you explain how God is both the essence and personified?
2:23:09 Are there examples of warrior saints in the Tradition and who stands out to you?
2:23:45 Did Christ actually resurrect in reality?