Category Archives: Dante

Gates of Dis, as limitations of Reason

Posted on July 16, 2020 by admin

Today we had another great conversation about the deeper significance of the Gates of Dis, and the rejection of the futile efforts of Virgil to open them, as Reason. On a Journey into the deep and into Knowledge as well … Continue reading →

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Guido da Montefeltro

Posted on July 16, 2020 by admin

Good morning!! ☀️🌇☕️ Today we’ve made an episode about the Guido da Montefeltro, Lord of Urbino, and later Franciscan Monk and advisor to Pope Boniface VIII. For which, Minos in the Underworld sends him straight to the Eight Circle and … Continue reading →

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Inferno 26 – Ulysses and Hubris

Posted on July 14, 2020 by admin

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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Dante Seminar

Posted on July 14, 2020 by admin

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 →

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Inferno – Episode 17 and Geryon!

Posted on July 5, 2020 by admin

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The foundation for Dante – Philosophy, Poetry, History!

Posted on June 4, 2020 by admin

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 →

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Acheron, and the meaning of Charon

Posted on June 1, 2020 by admin

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! 🎉☀️🔥🔥

Posted on May 27, 2020 by admin

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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Dante Anniversary, 2021!

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin

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.

Posted on May 3, 2020 by admin

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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