This conversation was prompted by two articles Daniel and Ken wrote on the Symbolic World blog on the topic and use of the word “egregore”. Here we discuss what this term means and how it fits into the symbolic worldview, the traditional cosmology and Christianity. We also talk about alternative terms like golem, artificial intelligence, and more generally how we can approach and categorize higher beings, angels and principalities. Articles mentioned - The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 1, by Daniel Townhead & Kenneth Florence: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolic-world-vs-egregores-part-1/ - The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 2, by Daniel Townhead & Kenneth Florence: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolic-world-vs-egregores-part-2/ Conversations with Jordan Hall and John Vervaeke on this topic: - Egregores, Mobs and Demons | with Jordan Hall & John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/89uP5KiP1sI - Collective Intelligence: Angels in Scientific Terms | with John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/Y9ZaFNIH0co - Angels in Scientific Terms | pt.2 | with John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/2BVjIOpV9KQ Other relevant content: - The Book of Enoch: Fallen Angels and the Modern Crisis: https://youtu.be/QtmLCK1keFI - Symbolism of the Beasts in The Book of Revelation: https://youtu.be/-wchjSeB5Oo ============================== Timestamps: 00:00:08 - Coming up next... 00:01:26 - Intro music 00:01:51 - Background 00:03:16 - Introduction to egregores 00:05:12 - The word "egregore" 00:06:55 - "Beings" and the question of consciousness 00:08:53 - Multiplicity vs Identity 00:10:06 - Man-made structures 00:11:40 - The different kinds of beings 00:16:57 - Artificial vs organic structures 00:22:29 - AI and Gollum 00:24:36 - The root of identity 00:31:32 - The danger of these beings 00:38:18 - LaMDA 00:41:59 - Revelation and the Book of Enoch 00:46:59 - The uncanny valley 00:50:17 - Weaponizing the uncanny valley ============================== - The Symbolic World website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com - Merch: http://www.thesymbolicworld.store - The Language of Creation (Matthieu Pageau): https://www.amazon.com/Language-Creation-Cosmic-Symbolism-Genesis-ebook/dp/B07D738HD8 - Carving workshop: https://jonathanpageau.thinkific.com/courses/st-john-baptist The Symbolic World podcast: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gI8bUwPtT3gkduHqNh6M5 - Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-symbolic-world/id1386867488 More videos from The Symbolic World: - Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathanPageauClips - French Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathanPageaufrançais - Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/pageaujonathan/ - Dtube: https://steemit.com/@symbolism Join the conversation: - Unofficial Facebook discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1989208418065298/ - The Symbolic World Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSymbolicWorld/ Support this channel: - Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/support/ - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos - Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/jonathan-pageau - Paypal: http://www.paypal.me/JonathanPageau Social media links: - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson. My website designers, Anomalist Design: https://www.anomalistdesign.com/