Symbolism happens.
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I talked with Paul Anleitner about GodsDog & The End of Star Wars. Check it out.
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Hey everyone. If you haven’t followed Crow’s story recently, it has been a bit nuts. They tried to operate on him but had to stop for compilations. He is set to go under next week. More detailed news can be found on the givesendgo campaign. Obviously prayers and contributions are appreciated.
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The limits of merely "accurate representation".
Full video: The Last Documentary: You Can See Everything: youtu.be/Emp6q4PjKbE
Finally saw "You Can See Everything". Video coming soon.
So brilliant. It contains the last postmodern move revealing that pure "investigative journalism" is impossible and accurate portrayal can never be the purpose of representation. Realism sometimes attempts to hide its artifice which brings it closer to lying. The movie blows this up in ways that will send long waves into culture.
Walk into any Orthodox church and you'll see the iconostasis with Christ on one side of the Royal Doors and the Virgin and Child on the other, as if on equal footing. But how can a creature stand beside God? Katherine Hurl talks about it in the latest Symbolic World blog article.
Iconostasis: Man and Woman: thesymbolicworld.com/content…
Over the Garden Wall: Full Breakdown of Every Episode
For October 2026's patron video, I did a full breakdown of Over the Garden Wall, going through each episode to explore the symbolism. Some of the things I discussed: the details of the opening sequence, the dark turtles, Wirt's pointed hat, the lantern, the animals going to school, the competing tea merchants, Adelaide, Auntie Whispers, Greg's rock facts, the two pennies, and more.
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I also did a shorter free analysis of the show here: youtu.be/VDYYV9xizZs
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Final drawing by me for the upcoming Symbolism of Sleeping Beauty book, coming in 2027. In the meantime, pick up Valiant Little Tailor and get the audio book free! talesforonceandever.com/
It is structural. The logic of the American Revolution led to the Civil War. America takes sovereign power through revolution and later the President imposes unity through force. Cronos castrates his father and then devours his children.
When you see your father drunk and naked, the ONLY solution is to walk backwards and cover his nakedness. Not so much for his sake, but for you and your own children.
Filiation and love are better than will to power. Memory and continuity are better than revolution. The Son is loved by the Father and the Son does the will of his Father who then gives his Son the throne. This is the ideal we should strive towards. The freudian oedipal structure and the nietzschian ubermensch are not primordial, but fallen.
I've been warning all of you for years at this point that this moment would come. Anyone surprised this is happening hasn't been paying attention. This is the right wing's "Maleficient moment" and it is as stupid as it was when Disney did it.
The Sacrifice of Isaac (Universal History: The Cave of Treasures part 6) with @richardrohlin
The Sacrifice of Isaac (link below) with @richardrohlin
In this episode of Universal History, we continue our reading of The Cave of Treasures, following the biblical patriarchs from Abraham to Moses. We explore ancient traditions surrounding the sacrifice of Isaac, the mysterious priesthood of Melchizedek, the founding of Jerusalem, and the strange genealogies that ultimately converge in Christ. We also look at the remarkable tradition that Moses' staff originated in Paradise.
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