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Acheron, and the meaning of Charon

Today’s episode on chapter 3 is a deeply psychological one, as the Journey begins as a threshold border which also functions as a process through the whole chapter. It starts on the first line, and ends on the last one. … Continue reading

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New Inferno Series! ๐ŸŽ‰โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Tomorrow May 28th 2020 at 10am UK time, we’ll launch the new Dante series with the Journey through Inferno! Just $2 pr. month, at http://patreon.com/ancientworld! New series from the beginning of the Divine Comedy! We’ll have 10-15 minute long episodes … Continue reading

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The Seven Councils

In the Orthodox Christian Faith the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Byzantine period are still of great importance as the foundation for theological debates about the contemporary times. The first Council was held in Nicea in 325 AD, led by … Continue reading

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Assisi

One of the most beautiful towns and churches in Italy – Assisi in Umbria!

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Good morning!

A new sunny day – great coffee โ˜•๏ธโ˜€๏ธ, and likely another walk to a nearby hill today! And we just wrote a brief intro to the levels of dionysius here: Nine Levels of Angels, by Dionysius Have a great morning! … Continue reading

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Dante Anniversary, 2021!

Next year is the 700th year marking of Dante’s passing away, in Ravenna in 1321, only a few months after he completed the Paradiso and the trilogy of the The Divine Comedy! And the national celebration in Italy will be … Continue reading

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Dante on Structure as essential element of Thought.

One of the main and interesting discoveries in Dante’s Comedy is how essential the faculty of structure is in his storytelling, cosmology, theology, philosophy and in the nature of thinking in itself. This at times feels very much like an … Continue reading

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Purgatory & Paradise – a Reading of Dante.

After 16 months of deep studies and podcasting of Dante’s Paradise and Purgatory, it’s hard to remember exactly how several aspects of philosophy and theology used to be experienced by the mind before we started the whole journey. The learning … Continue reading

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Purgatory 27 – The Purifying Fire, and Crowning Moment!

In canto 27 there are two big moments in Dante’s Journey through Purgatory! The Pilgrim is first walking through the Wall of Fire (meaning the final purification, and the symbolism of death before rebirth), and the chapter ends with the … Continue reading

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Purgatory 25 – Metaphysics of Body and Soul

Today’s episode is about the climbing up to the 7th Terrace where Virgil is handing over Dante’s deep question about the nature of the “shades” to the Poet Statius. This is partly symbolic of how Dante’s question is now moving … Continue reading

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Dante’s Great Journey through Purgatory!

We’ve now reached the end of the 6th Terrace of the Mount Purgatory, and just one Terrace left (The Lustful) before we enter the Garden of Eden – and the Earthly Paradise! ๐Ÿž๐ŸŒฟโ˜€๏ธ At the end of the Terrace of … Continue reading

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Ancient World Podcast on YouTube!

Here’s a youtube mirror of the latest episodes from the main podcast! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgaN1PtgvIh_c5C08TiJ5oA

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Hello world!

WELCOME to the Ancient World Website!! :)) Our new podcast is here!http://patreon.com/ancientworld Thanks for visiting,and enjoy! ๐Ÿ˜€

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