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Inferno 26 – Ulysses and Hubris
This morning we’ve just finished making Episode 26 on the Podcast – out next Wednesday July the 22nd- which is a deep dive into Dante’s own psyche and his relationship to his own work and writings! At the deep of … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, dante, greek myth, hubris, icarus, learning, valley eight
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Dante Seminar
Thanks to everyone for a great Seminar on the first half of Inferno this weekend! Especially the thoughts on what happens at the Gates of the City of Dis added several new ideas and perspectives to the symbolic understanding of … Continue reading
Inferno – Episode 17 and Geryon!
Enjoy! 😀
Confirmation of the Rule, by Ghirlandaio
This painting in the Sassetti Chapel in Santa Trinita in Florence is a very important and historical one – showing Florence and the Medici Family symbolically replacing Rome as the main City of Culture and Glory at the time! Confirmation … Continue reading
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Tagged art, beauty, botticelli, firenze, florence, ghirlandaio, lorenzo, michelangelo, renaissance, sassetti
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The foundation for Dante – Philosophy, Poetry, History!
New episode out June 5th, at 10am UK time! 😄😄 After the first 3 chapters as a sort of a preamble, the 4th chapter is about the big areas and world of traditions and heritage for Dante – with the … Continue reading
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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Tagged acheron, charon, comedy, dante, good life, journey, redemption, transition
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New Inferno Series! 🎉☀️🔥🔥
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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Tagged allegory, can grande, comedy, dante, inferno, inferno series, journey, meaning, new series, opening, purpose
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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
Assisi
One of the most beautiful towns and churches in Italy – Assisi in Umbria!
Good morning!
A new sunny day – great coffee ☕️☀️, 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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