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Increased insight, increased capacity of Light.
A theme introduced already in chapter 15 of the Purgatory is how the capacity for more intuitive and transcendent knowledge increases rapidly with learning, once the process has started. The Pilgrim is almost blinded by the light of an Angel … Continue reading
Being Strong, Confident, and having Humility.
Reading through Purgatory again very slowly, it’s interesting to see how one of the key claims of the whole book, and especially in the first Terrace – is that acknowledging and accepting the limitations of our intellect and reason is … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
First post of 2021! Hope you’ve had a wonderful Christmas – we’ve updated the website and going for a bit more blog style again! 😊 Best wishes for a wonderful 2021!! 😊☀️🎉
New Series on Greek Mythology!
Great news! We’ve now started a new series on Ovid’s Metamorphoses and the big world of the Greek Mythology. A little introduction from the public podcast is here! https://radiopublic.com/ancient-world-WP4eJQ/s1!f3e4a Enjoy! 🙂
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The beauty and renewal, of Purgatory.
Here are some thoughts and meditations on the opening from “For better waters, now..” https://radiopublic.com/ancient-world-website-8jqOyp/s1!d8602 Enjoy! 😀
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A Poem of Growth and Rebirth!
As we opened the second Volume of the Comedy this afternoon, the opening verses felt once again breath-taking in their beauty and their immediate shift of atmosphere and outlook towards the sunny and fertile journey through Purgatory: For better waters, … Continue reading
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Sphere of Mars
We just published a new episode on Mars! This is the Sphere of the Warriors who died for their Faith, and where Dante meets his ancestry and learns about his fate in life – with both the Exile and the … Continue reading
New Podcasts, and Seminars!
Good morning! ☀️ Just a couple of updates – after four great group meetings on the opening/lift-off, and the first three spheres in Paradise, we’re now making new Podcast Episodes on the spheres from the Sun and upwards on the … Continue reading
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Tagged dante, inspiration, journey, paradiso, podcasts, readings!, seminars
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Sphere of Mercury
We’re testing new types of formats on our website podcast – here is a 20 min exploratory talk about the entrance to the Sphere of Mercury in Dante’s Paradise! Enjoy! 😀
As Light into Water, Experiencing Differently.
When the Pilgrim (also meaning us) reaches the Moon there are two major points being illustrated at once – an opening to detect your own thinking and experiencing differently, and a symbolic way of understanding an important aspect of the … Continue reading
Notes from Opening The Paradiso, the Second Time!
The saying goes that after reading the whole Divine Comedy by Dante, one is ready to start reading the Divine Comedy – so now we’re starting our second Journey through Paradiso, and we’ll write about the new discoveries and greatest … Continue reading
Lyceum, Monday 17th of August!
Good morning!! ☀️🌇☕️ In today’s short nature walk we’re talking about the Convivio, and how it is compared to Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy. The quote above Love is this: “Love, taken in its true sense and subtly considered, … Continue reading
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Tagged banquet, boethius, convivio, dante, good life, literature, love, vita nuova, walks
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Reading Guide to Dante’s Inferno Chap 18-34
Sometimes it’s a bit of a challenge to keep going in the Inferno once you have reached half way into the book, and the fast pace slows down a bit after the first seven circles. So here’s a little guide … Continue reading
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Tagged dante, fraud, inferno, journey, learning, reading guide, symbolism
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Vita Nuova – Poems
After Dante wrote the famous Poem called “Ladies who have intelligence of love”/”Donne ch’avete intelletto d’amore” – which he is also referencing in the Purgatory XXIV: But, tell me, do I not see standing here him who brought forth the … Continue reading
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Tagged dante, distinctions, early works, florence, Guinizelli, heart, life, love, poetry, renaissance, sleep, vita nuova
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