December 2021
00:00:00 - Start & Announcements
00:03:34 - Could you explain the headless horseman symbolically?
00:04:34 - Last announcement
00:05:38 - A story about a foreign king that visits St. Simeon Stylite: worms turning into a pearl
00:07:44 - Have you any thoughts on the symbolism of linear perspective in art?
00:09:24 - Is the ongoing disappearance of the female âhidden spaceâ one of the reasons why we have increasing trouble finding understanding and forgiveness?
00:10:22 - Are the four living creatures of Revelation the angels of the four Gospels?
00:11:14 - Can you explain why the samaritan woman is related to baptism?
00:15:28 - What literary sources would you recommend for this work?
00:16:43 - Is there a deeper significance to there being 3 different Marys at the Crucifixion?
00:18:49 - How do you know itâs God youâre worshiping and not an angel or Mother Mary?
00:20:19 - Do you think itâs possible to wade into the flood in order to piss in it without getting wet and raising the water level? (About GodâsâDog NFTs)
00:24:56 - Whatâs the relationship between demons, birds and dinosaurs?
00:27:12 - Symbolic meaning of unicorns and rhinos
00:31:26 - What is the symbolism of the butler and the baker in prison with Joseph?
00:34:11 - Can you help me understand why scripture sometimes emphasizes idol worship as âmerely materialâ?
00:38:51 - What is the symbolism of Enoch and Elijah being taken into Heaven while still alive and not experiencing physical death?
00:43:23 - What is the symbolism of bearing spices/myrrh?
00:44:01 - What is the symbolism of turning a man into a pickle? Story of St Nicholas
00:47:37 - In the story of the Frog Prince, why is the violent action of the Princess throwing him against a wall the event that finally causes his transformation into a person?
00:48:52 - How to speak to materialists/atheists?
00:51:06 - What is the symbolism of honorable ritualistic suicide, specifically harakiri (plunging a weapon into oneâs belly cutting a cross shape)?
00:52:29 - Has your symbolic worldview been much influenced by the Four Senses of Scripture (Historial, Allegorical, Moral, and Anagogical) developed from Origenâs writings for use in exegesis in the West? If so (or if not) how would you see your own approach as interac
00:54:37 - Do we âeatâ our pets? The symbolism of eating and pets as extensions of us.
00:56:40 - What is the symbolism of stained glass windows?
00:58:05 - Are Christmas and Hanukkah symbolically somehow related or is it a coincidence that they occur around the same time?
01:00:30 - What is the symbolism of the copium meme? Or if you donât know what that is, can you elaborate on why most icons of the crucifixion depict Jesus without the crown of thorns?
01:02:23 - How to reconcile slavery in Scripture in todayâs world?
01:08:13 - âThe journey is more important than the destination.â My question is, what are your thoughts on this? Is this at odds with the Christian story?
01:11:06 - What are some good sources of Orthodox lives of saints?
01:12:25 - St Christopher and bad translation
01:14:29 - The UFC and MMA in general seem to be taking over the sports world. How do you interpret the rise of combat sports and its crossover into the mainstream?
01:15:22 - In your conversation with Matt Fradd you use the example of a car being millions of things and one thing at the same time. In the ontological hierarchy, how does an example like this necessitate a supreme Being at the highest level?
01:18:50 - Am I right to understand a garment of skin as something neutral? If so, is our current movement towards trans humanism just another garment of skin?
01:20:52 - What is giving you hope about the current situation of continuing lockdowns and government overreach
01:22:12 - My question is about ways in which principalities manifest in our physical world. What differences are there between people embodying principality (willingly or unwillingly) and principalities taking particular physical (or rather visible) form, e.g., archang
01:26:04 - Question about the Trinity that Jonathan skips
01:26:56 - Jonathan hasnât watched Spiderman No Way Home
01:27:20 - My question is about the Orthodox prohibition on depicting Christ as anything other than Himself in icons. If symbols are a way to point to a higher truth of something, why not admit other representations of Him, so long as they point toward divine glory?
01:29:37 - What can you tell us about understanding the symbolism of specific colors, meaning of Rudolphâs âredâ nose?
01:31:41 - What is the symbolism or significance of the number 3 in that God is described as a trinity?
01:33:07 - Meaning of the 4 directions, especially West
01:36:02 - Whose prayer does God hear when two people pray for opposite things?
01:37:39 - To what degree do you believe the recent popularity in NFTs and specifically, the community element, are serving as an updated placeholder for our inherent need to âparticipate?â
01:40:42 - Orthodox Church as far as I know prohibits marriage within seven degrees of kinship. In the Old Testament we find Abraham and Sarah married even though they are closest of kin - Iâm not sure what to make of this
01:41:51 - What is the symbolism of sobriety?
01:43:03 - The relationship between monstrosity and the Resurrection
01:45:07 - Do you have any advice for a new fantasy author?
01:46:21 - In your interview with Owen Broadcast you both said you wouldnât use owls in your artwork due to their symbolism. What is that symbolism?
01:47:34 - Official Q&A over, engagement with the chat starts
01:48:20 - Whatâs the symbolism of red-light districts?
01:50:40 - Symbolism of saints in icons holding their hands over their chest area
01:51:29 - How did the discovery of America change/challenge the medieval symbolic thinking?
01:53:26 - Where does South America fit in the universal history?
01:55:01 - What is speaking in Tongues about?
01:57:15 - What did Fr Maximos Constas mean with âEverything needs a crossâ?
01:58:17 - When will you complete your evangelization of Styxenhammer666?
01:58:48 - Outro