301 - Aidan Hart - Transfiguration: The End of Symbolism

This is a discussion from the Princeton Scala Foundation conference that took place in April 2023 with the title, “The Transfiguration: Glory and Grace in the World”. I sat down with Margarita Mooney Clayton and iconographer and author Aidan Hart to discuss the Transfiguration of Christ, how God's glory fills the world, and that the ultimate goal of the spiritual life is encountering God face to face.<br />Original YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/J3u9jWeA6BM<br /><br />- A previous discussion I had with Aidan Hart - The Dance between Sacred and Secular: https://youtu.be/hzQkolwWkwE <br />- My talk at the conference - The Role of Art in Identity: https://youtu.be/mfDm4VefkJg<br />- Aidan Hart’s talk - Liturgical Art as Prophecy and Priesthood: https://youtu.be/07KxzJABskY<br />- Playlist of all the talks at the event: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZHnw30gpFeBFtZE-wsj5or0BdQtIMjh<br />- Scala Foundation website: https://scalafoundation.org/<br />- Aidan Hart's icons and books: https://aidanharticons.com/<br />—<br />Timestamps:<br />00:00:00 - Preview<br />00:00:45 - Intro music<br />00:01:10 - Introduction<br />00:01:58 - The value of images<br />00:03:08 - Principles of liturgical art<br />00:04:25 - The Nous<br />00:05:57 - How do I know this isn't just imagination?<br />00:07:32 - The Transfiguration and Light<br />00:10:04 - The culmination of symbolism<br />00:12:38 - Poetry and Typology<br />00:13:46 - Clothes of glory / The Feast of Tabernacles<br />00:16:17 - Anti-Symbolism<br />00:17:09 - The point of symbols<br />00:19:31 - Word/logoi<br />00:21:48 - The basic elements of the Transfiguration icon<br />00:24:27 - What are Moses and Elijah doing there?<br />00:26:04 - Peter, James, and John<br />00:27:29 - The sandal falling off<br />00:30:03 - The person and the divinity of Christ<br />00:32:26 - Divine Darkness<br />00:35:12 - His garment is transfigured<br />00:44:37 - The tension between extremes<br />00:51:41 - Scala<br />—<br />💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com<br />🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau <br />🗣 Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />🔒 BECOME A PATRON <br />Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos <br />📱 SOCIAL MEDIA <br />Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld <br />Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau<br /><br />Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ <br />My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.