Jonathan Pageau: A Deep Dive Into Teaching Fairy Tales
From Classical Education by Beautiful Teaching, LLC
March 20, 2025 · 1h 3m · Season 5 · Episode 8
About this episode
Jonathan Pageau discusses the deeper meanings of fairy tales and their connection to storytelling traditions.
About the Guest Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian liturgical artist, icon carver, writer, and public speaker. With a YouTube following of 191K, he has become a sought out interpreter of the deep patterns in stories. His podcast entitled The Symbolic World features, in both English and French, Jonathan's interpretations and conversations with other artists, thinkers and culture champions who are interested in restoring a collective respect for and use of these patterns as the very stuff of the cosmos. The Symbolic World Press is Jonathan Pageau’s new collaborative publishing venture specializing in skillfully bound and well-crafted books you can hold and read with your family and friends. SWP publications recall some of the most important and ancient stories out of the digital space and onto the printed page in masterfully designed books. The books are inspired by classic tales that are re-told in surprising ways that both compel the modern reader and resonate with the ancient traditions of storytelling. Jonathan's Resources Mentioned Include: God’s Dog by Jonathan Pageau Jonathan Pageau Fairy Tale Series https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/ Show Notes I invited Jonathan Pageau…
People in this episode
Guest: Jonathan Pageau
Topics covered
- fairy tales
- storytelling
- education
- art
- cultural patterns
Keywords
- fairy tales
- storytelling
- education
- cultural patterns
- Jonathan Pageau
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Symbolic World, The Great Hearts Conference
Products: God’s Dog
Books & works: Fairy Tale Series
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