This is a repost of a talk given at St-George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Montreal, originally posted in 2018.The Nativity icon is not only the image of an event that happened two thousands years ago, but rather by its form and the hierarchy of its elements, shows us the inner working of how the Divine Logos creates the world and how His incarnation acts as the anchor, the fulcrum around which all manifestation holds together.  Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/i8xow567P74Don’t forget to check out our Christmas Symbolism playlist of all the videos I made about Christmas over the years:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVX4HUUPrIY9MeGP5IILeRzu62Q1NPT4CTimestamps:00:00 - Introduction01:10 - Intro music01:34 - Introducing the talk03:50 - The fast05:29 - Elements of the nativity icon08:04 - St. Joseph tempted by the devil10:44 - The bullseye13:24 - The ass and ox15:40 - Why born in a cave?20:31 - God with us25:44 - The real question32:44 - Q&A: The river gods35:20 - Q: The axe35:50 - Q: Early icons37:08 - Q: Children baptized38:12 - Q: Snakes under the door💻 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: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe 📱 SOCIAL MEDIA  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageauOur website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.