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295 - The Symbolism in Jack and the Beanstalk

The Symbolic World

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The Promethean Notion of Stealing Fire From the Gods and Bringing It Down to Earth

In the image, Jack is going up into heaven and he's getting some light from heaven. He's getting some gold, some seed, some patterns, and he's bringing them down to the earth in order for them to have their effect on the earth. And so this is what this story is referring to in terms of just phenomena. It's referring to the big dark clouds that block the sun from us and prevent the sun, it's golden rays from coming down to us. But like I said, because of the very manner in which hierarchy works, it is possible for the levels above you to act as an obstacle and to prevent, let's say, what's above from down.

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