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