<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:05:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@symbolism/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[test]]></title><description><![CDATA[test]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196037/@symbolism/ygfvm897vzf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196037/@symbolism/ygfvm897vzf</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196037]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:44:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Inevitability of Ritual]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although many contemporary Christians want to deny they involve in religion and religious ritual, these rituals are inevitable. Ritual is inevitable in all human interaction even when someone is trying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/za1ycnxwyll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/za1ycnxwyll</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN73LVHsCLE4aSgn1hZnHxu9pZ6bsgLViq3kw7LyMzpe6bXDY5veYLmDaZ4z3ev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meaning of the Ice Cream Licking Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I look at the pattern emerging from the recent viral videos of people licking ice cream, spitting into containers in stores and putting the items back on the shelf. My links: Support this channel: Patreon:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/9bmf6awbxcu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/9bmf6awbxcu</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN74MCYiTqxK4kHFHzB9E9rZd5uLTc3aMpaapQ5mtPfAFr5U2foYtq2erebjktF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of the World and the Purpose of Laughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laughter, distraction, exceptions, are all images of the edge of a world, but is there a way for laughter to play a useful part in living on the edge. this is the second part of a conference I gave at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/3dj2hy0tbv6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/3dj2hy0tbv6</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6z4J5Z1kQc5W6ES5C72PqLdZTyJnaFmYLg4a4t3kZeooCToP9ufkdhqt3i1mE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Garden of Eden as Cosmic Structure - St-Ephrem the Syrian]]></title><description><![CDATA[I go through the image of the Garden of Eden presented in St-Ephrem the Syrian's Hymns on Paradise, discussing how it is a structure of being and experience and relating it to other works, especially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/r639zljqnbl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/r639zljqnbl</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6zh42WiL27mU49kxUrVFT8qqWcQ9Lm3DUFWxur7s5P8A67y5ZEVrkPvYqRYCm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June Q&A - No More Scruffy Pageau]]></title><description><![CDATA[▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/bzb6to9eaz8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/bzb6to9eaz8</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN73KzQLSnTpDQx1xmjy83c7A53u2BR5KMNydhidwophhH7xj6uWdcXAjE9BFdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 2019 Q&A]]></title><description><![CDATA[(A re-run of my livestream from August 26, 2019 on my YouTube channel.) Support this channel: Patreon: SubscribeStar: PayPal: Website: Facebook: Twitter: BitChute: DTube: The unofficial Facebook discussion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/6wdb92uuz5o</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/6wdb92uuz5o</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 07:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN74JvVxY3F8ajYPZRb8wCy16GS3HGLReCgo9Ln7EdhKm2CRrSJRsAfx1eqNQmS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Problems with Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Narrative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steven Pinker's narrative of Enlightenment conveniently dismisses how the dark side of modernity is born in the same enlightenment principles he wants to uphold. My links: Support this channel: Patreon:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/lvpijtizrd4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/lvpijtizrd4</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6x7fKsvmvuR9AJahhiRyqpBb85EkeDvzwV7hGx2fqLFaEjEcStCW9c2K24yzN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living a Quality Existence | with Sevilla King]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sevilla King is a therapist who is also running a youtube channel called A Quality Existence where she comments on the discussion around the meaning crisis as well as doing a commentary reading on Robert]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/tppcbqql4jp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/tppcbqql4jp</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6xjTrGXcPFWZwxa7C5oiq8H5Kme4HoadCxrL8uA5UC3yeXv1gTRa6wUFBFeE5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit, Interest and the Acceleration of Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit is an inevitable element of contemporary life, but it seems to contribute to the acceleration of time. My links: Support this channel: Patreon: SubscribeStar: PayPal: Website: Facebook: Twitter:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/bnofmo876tn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/bnofmo876tn</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN6wVs1CzAGc6FigfsFG2ywWExbXjMEUVKAaZvLJfK7nNfj9VxD1NPzm2iGGZf9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[René Girard: Desire and Sacrifice - with Craig Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[I explore the basics of René Girard's theory of Memetic Desire and sacrifice with Craig Stewart. We also discuss the resurgence of scapegoating in contemporary politics and how Girard's theory can give]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/43ixcpgikoc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/43ixcpgikoc</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoPNomdDmvReixwwXj6mKr6aQVEYVKA6WfaaDXf8ni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[July Q&A]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/symbolism/@symbolism/july-q-and-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/symbolism/@symbolism/july-q-and-a</guid><category><![CDATA[symbolism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 04:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9tFw78yPrTT5wENzNhN4fGwRsj7a5mKnk6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technical Society and Media - Jacques Ellul, Marshall Mcluhan | with Christian Roy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chrsitian Roy is an expert on Jacques Ellul, Marchall Mcluhan and Bernard Charbonneau. We discuss technicity, media and its relationship to a symbolic world. Support this channel: patreon: subscribestar:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/2pdvahcea3i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/2pdvahcea3i</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:49:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoNk6F76riYwYJEz6om7BEXcUZWMjsrWGUvbFbPUQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Symbolism of Storm Area 51]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Storm Area 51 facebook event has taken the internet by storm, boasting more than 3 million people interested or saying they will attend. 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My links: Support this channel: Patreon: SubscribeStar: PayPal: Website: Facebook: Twitter: The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/xmbonuzsqby</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@symbolism/xmbonuzsqby</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[symbolism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:05:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoQxq6Ji32BX6KvfRxnAACtQ325ofoHJRTKLN9aRRG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meaning of the Ice Cream Licking Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I look at the pattern emerging from the recent viral videos of people licking ice cream, spitting into containers in stores and putting the items back on the shelf. 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