Jonathan Pageau and Wolfgang Smith: Reductionism v. The Symbolism of the Cross
The Meaning Code · Karen Wong
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Show Notes
Jonathan Pageau joins for a conversation with Dr. Wolfgang Smith and Dr. Richard Smith about icons, symbolism and our connection to the Divine. Links to books and articles mentioned will follow the timestamps.
Timestamps
00:00 Opening chitchat
01:20 Intro
05:30 Wolfgang Smith’s Tripartite Cosmos icon
12:00 Jonathan’s question about the icon
20:15 Examples of 3 dimensional versions
28:50 Jonathan’s icons
42:40 Wolfgang responds to question about the aeviternal realm
45:20 Jean Borella quote as an opening to the question of the symbolism of the Cross
53:20 The connection to the Divine is what fill it with Reality, bringing up into Glory
1:05:30 Without an identity, you can’t measure anything. Identity is a gift.
1:15:30 The cup, the apple, identity and coherence over time an Wolfram’s Theory
1:19:30 Obstacle is the gift
1:27:50 The introduction of perspective in sacred art
1:31:20 Wolfgang is encouraged meeting Jonathan
Wolfgang's books (selected out of a long list)
The Vertical Ascent
The Quantum Enigma
Cosmos and Transcendence
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions
The new physics by Stephen Wolfram: https://wolframphysics.org