416 - Tangled: The Triumph of Self-Realization

I explore how Disney’s Tangled reimagines the classic Rapunzel story and what these changes reveal about our modern world. Tangled captures a pivotal moment in Disney’s storytelling where there was a shift from the traditional fairy tale’s emphasis on a marriage union, to a more modern emphasis on personal self-realization. I also reflect on how these themes connect to our own retelling, Rapunzel and the Evil Witch.<br /><br />YouTube version: https://youtu.be/o8BJcX61H08<br />Buy Rapunzel and the Evil Witch: https://rapunzelbook.com/ <br /><br />The Symbolic World Enters Paradise<br />Join me and Deacon Seraphim Rohlin this November in our course on Dante's Paradiso.<br />-Course length: 5 weeks, 15 hours<br />-Dates of live classes: Wednesdays, November 5th to December 3rd, 2025<br />-Time: 2-5 pm Eastern Time<br />-Cost: 190 USD<br />-Get 15% off with the early bird sale through all of October with the code: EARLYPARADISO<br />-Register today: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/dantes-paradiso<br /><br />During October you can also get 50% off the Inferno and Purgatorio courses with the code: DANTE50<br />-Inferno: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/dantes-inferno-the-course<br />-Purgatorio: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/dantes-purgatorio<br /><br />💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com<br />🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau <br />🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br /><br />Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ <br />My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: https://matthewwilkinson.net/<br />