Every month I do a live Q&A with patrons. Once in a while I make it public. Related links: Sacred Symbol, Sacred Art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Gfcuu-X7I&t=4s Left hand and Right hand articles: https://www.orthodoxartsjournal.org/mercy-on-the-right-rigor-on-the-left/ Noah interpretation: https://www.orthodoxartsjournal.org/what-is-missing-from-aronofskys-noah/ Videos on St-Gregory of Nyssa: https://youtu.be/3pyYT8AFR-4 https://youtu.be/-drIcL5bkpk Support this channel: https://thesymbolicworld.com/support/ patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos subscribestar: http://www.subscribestar.com/jonathanpageau paypal: http://www.paypal.me/JonathanPageau website: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan My website designers, Anomalist Design: https://www.anomalistdesign.com/ The music at the opening is Russian Eastern Overture, by Rimsky Korsakov.

This is part one of a series of discussions on the symbolism of the far east with Richard Rohlin, as part of our Universal History series. Today’s discussion will set a foundation for the upcoming episodes about the mongols, Prester John and other medieval legends. Full Universal History playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVX4HUUPrIY_M2uZP3yW6EEiod3fGD6FD Richard Rohlin’s work: - Richard Rohlin’s article on The Symbolic World blog: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/folk-stories-traditions/the-symbolism-of-st-dionysius-the-areopagite/ - Amon Sûl podcast (Exploring the Tolkien Legendarium with the Christian Faith): https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amonsul =============== Books mentioned: - Inconceivable Beasts: The Wonders of the East: https://www.amazon.com/Inconceivable-Beasts-Wonders-MEDIEVAL-STUDIES/dp/086698481X - The Life of Alexander the Great (Modern Library Classics) by Plutarch (Author): https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Great-Modern-Library-Classics/dp/0812971337 - The Histories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Herodotus: https://www.amazon.com/Histories-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0143107542 - Apocalypse. An Alexandrian World Chronicle (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library) by Pseudo-Methodius (Author), Benjamin Garstad (Translator): https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Alexandrian-Chronicle-Dumbarton-Medieval/dp/0674053079 - The Cave of Treasures by St. Ephrem the Syrian: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cave-of-treasures-st-ephrem-the-syrian/1130257867 Homework: - The Travels of Bar Sauma In Asia and Europe (free pdf): https://robcanobbio.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/9th_124d.-rabban-sauma.pdf Podcast mentioned: The Lord of Spirits: Blessings and Curses: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/blessings_and_curses Relevant episodes of Universal History mentioned: - Universal History: The Deep Symbolism of Groundhog Day | with Richard Rohlin: https://youtu.be/dX6PZBS1Q9Q Series on Ethiopia: - Universal History: the Mystery of Ethiopia | with Richard Rohlin (Ethiopia #1): https://youtu.be/czy7MnDXOO0 - Universal History: From Alexander the Great to Ethiopia | with Richard Rohlin (Ethiopia #2): https://youtu.be/AkXcay54e6Q =============== Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Coming up next... 00:00:52 - Intro music 00:01:16 - Introduction 00:02:35 - What about other cultures? 00:03:35 - Australia 00:07:20 - Universality & encountering the strange 00:09:37 - The center of the medieval world 00:11:41 - Alexander the Great and the far east 00:15:37 - Trade routes 00:17:54 - Decadence in the land of extremes 00:20:48 - The orientation of ancient maps 00:22:07 - Cultural memory & the invader 00:24:55 - Descriptions of the east: Herodotus' Histories 00:28:04 - The fourth son of Noah 00:33:22 - Wisdom from the east 00:34:38 - The danger of the east 00:37:58 - The air and the heavens 00:40:16 - The Acts of Thomas 00:44:14 - The modern naked ascetic 00:45:17 - Conclusion 00:47:54 - The voyages of Rabban Bar Sauma 00:52:02 - Outro =============== - The Symbolic World website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com - Merch: http://www.thesymbolicworld.store - The Language of Creation (Matthieu Pageau): https://www.amazon.com/Language-Creation-Cosmic-Symbolism-Genesis-ebook/dp/B07D738HD8 - Carving workshop: https://jonathanpageau.thinkific.com/courses/st-john-baptist The Symbolic World podcast: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gI8bUwPtT3gkduHqNh6M5 - Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-symbolic-world/id1386867488 More videos from The Symbolic World: - Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathanPageauClips - French Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathanPageaufrançais - Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/pageaujonathan/ - Dtube: https://steemit.com/@symbolism Join the conversation: - Unofficial Facebook discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1989208418065298/ - The Symbolic World Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSymbolicWorld/ Support this channel: - Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/support/ - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos - Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/jonathan-pageau - Paypal: http://www.paypal.me/JonathanPageau Social media links: - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson. My website designers, Anomalist Design: https://www.anomalistdesign.com/