Monthly Archives: May 2025

The Chariot – the Deepest of Reality

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Richard Emerson

After the four gospels have appeared on the other side of the river, as a deepening vision and experience of spiritual wisdom – the Pilgrim sees something more: in the “midst of” or “inside” the four gospels there is a … Continue reading →

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Gaining more eyes to see

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Richard Emerson

After the appearance of the 24 elders in the wake of the light of the Covenant, they slowly pass by and there are new and fresh flowers visible on the other side of the river – in part meaning new … Continue reading →

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Receptivity as key for the Soul’s relationship to God

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Richard Emerson

As the imagery keeps expanding in the Garden of Eden, we are presented with several new key elements for how the relationship between the soul and the Heavens/God can grow and deepen, once the capacity has been developed. Behind the … Continue reading →

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Discovering the “bank” between the Spiritual and Earthly

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Richard Emerson

The revelations of Eden deepen as the Pilgrim looks beyond the Seven Lights. After the Divine Light intensifies above the seven candle sticks, a new cascade of insights are happening for the Pilgrim. First, Virgil admits with his facial expression … Continue reading →

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The Soul as Reflecting Divine Light

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Richard Emerson

A new relationship between the soul and the Divine, as we enter the Garden of Eden. After the combined experience of Heavenly and Earthly is to some extent established in the Garden Eden – as grounded in the Earthly but … Continue reading →

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Garden of Eden

Posted on May 26, 2025 by ancientworld

The Garden of Eden in Dante’s Purgatory is somewhat different in the original compared to most English translations. In Dante’s Italian it becomes more of an expression of the transformed life, and the new experience of the Earthly with the … Continue reading →

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