Mar 2020
0:21 - Some commentary on the Coronavirus situation
3:14 - Asterix comic prophetic of the coronavirus
8:26 - Any thoughts on the Russian fairy tale, Vasilisa the Beautiful?
10:47 - Thoughts on St Isaac the Syrian saying âLet yourself be persecuted but do not persecute othersâ
16:07 - Symbolism of the serpent in the Bible - he refers to his article âSerpents and Orthodoxyâ https://orthodoxartsjournal.org/the-serpents-of-orthodoxy/
19:42 - Do you think itâs still worth going to university?
21:37 - Is it safe to equate principalities to Platonic forms ? Or are they more than that?
23:46 - Can you discuss the etymological relationship between symbol (that which is thrown/cast together) and diabolos/the devil?
28:25 - Why is homosexuality called an abomination in Christianity? How to reconcile this with genuine love between two people?
33:23 - How justice and mercy relate to quality and quantity? On incarceration and punishment
39:32 - Symbolism of swearing? Relationship between death and glory
44:43 - Whatâs the symbolism of doppelgangers, seeing as theyâre often harbingers of death? Does it have something to do with separation?
48:29 - You mentioned that Jacques Derrida combined with a sense of hierarchy would be a great thing. But Iâm confused - what would a post-modern hierarchy look like?
52:41 - Why do we cringe when we hear a story told in a bad way? Why do we focus on the skill of the storyteller rather than the essence of the story, especially in Christian films?
55:24 - Does the Bible or Orthodox Christianity have anything to say about ancestor worship? If not, how do you perceive it? Sainthood in Orthodoxy
58:52 - What is grace?
1:02:26 - These days more and more of our activities and communication is happening through our screens. What is a screen? Can you share some thoughts on the difference between a picture/representation of a thing and the thing itself? Image
1:05:52 - What are your thoughts on deconstruction (the academic term for systematic pulling apart of the belief system youâre raised in) and why is it so common in the West?
1:08:31 - What is Divine Darkness?
1:11:28 - Your opinion on Alan Watts? Psychedelics
1:12:52 - Will there be any memory of this life in the afterlife? Any idea why toilet paper is the most in-demand object in the apocalypse?
1:14:11 - Is the Logos the Yin to some other Yang? Or are the Yin and Yang united in the Logos? Does anything stand outside of the Logos? And is there a notion in Orthodoxy of integration with the shadow? Thoughts on Jung
1:16:46 - Many short and sweet phrases in the Bible really puzzle me. What does it mean to âfall on your faceâ for example?
1:17:43 - Why do you think the movie âParasiteâ was most praised movie last year?
1:18:49 - Howâs your brother Matthieu doing? Can you expand on the idea in his book of meta-space crowned by time?
1:20:57 - How did you learn to make liturgical art?
1:25:39 - On caring about what people on the internet think of you: Is it a consequence of the Fall? Public humiliation
1:28:04 - Thoughts on the religious vs scientific understanding of freedom. Isnât freedom to participate in God, who is infinite? (Sorry, Iâm paraphrasing the question a lot)
1:29:37 - Is there a relationship between Genesis 1, Jesusâ birth and resurrection?
1:31:36 - How does one deal with being physically ugly?
1:35:06 - I feel like so much of symbolic interpretations seem to be post hoc. What do you have to say about that?
1:37:03 - Regarding humility - how do we know when weâre being a soldier or agitator or peacemaker or coward?
1:39:16 - Can you talk about the parables that deal with the doors of the kingdom of heaven being one day shut? And an Orthodox understanding of Revelation?
1:41:40 - Any history books you would recommend to help see symbolic patterns in history?
1:42:47 - What is the symbolism behind David x Goliath?
1:43:40 - I was born into, and later disillusioned by the LDS church, leaving a while ago. Advice for trying to find a way to âempty and refillâ their cup re: ideas and symbols of Christianity?
1:45:53 - Whatâs the meaning of the first chapter of Ezekiel? Especially the wheels within the wheels with eyes on the rims
1:47:37 - Whatâs your opinion on video games?
1:50:22 - Whatâs your perspective on Apocatastasis? Does the post-communion prayer: ââŚLet Thy flames devour âŚmy transgressions.â have an analogy to the purifying fire of Godâs judgement?
1:53:14 - What is the symbolism behind tipping our hats like we used to in Victorian times and or of taking our hat off inside a building and or at a funeral.