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Ending at the Deep of Philosophy and Theology
One more thought on the Paradiso – in some ways sphere 9 and 10 are repeating the overall idea of Dante of how both philosophy and theology are paths to deep truths, but theology embeds it all. Sphere 9 is … Continue reading
Before the 10th Heaven
We’ve just finished the Primo Mobile and the 9th Sphere, and we’re trying to digest what is really happening there; in a sense how the first two books, which are all on Earth, and then eight more spheres in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, being, dante, Heavems, motion, paradiso, prepartion, primo mobile, time, transition, writing
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Morning!
Friday – last day of the heatwave! ☀️🌊 And great coffee! ☕️☀️🌇
Sunny and Coffee
We’ve just cross-posted the latest post to the Dante website! https://dantescomedy.com/the-creation-of-the-angels 😊
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The Creation of the Angels
In Canto 29, Dante describes the origins of the Angelic Beings, as Beatrice can see in the Eternal Mind that the Pilgrim has some questions. Firstly, the argument is that the Angels were created in order to reflect and “resplendor” … Continue reading
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Tagged angelology, angels, canto 29, glory, paradiso, reflection, theology
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Good morning!
Heat wave is heating up.. peak tomorrow or Friday! ☀️☀️😅😅
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Evening Tea
We’ve just finished the Primo Mobile, next stretch is the last four chapters with the Empyrean – and then, we can look back at two years with reading, researching and podcasting from the Comedy! Nine full readings of individual books … Continue reading
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Tagged empyrean, journey, mystery, paradiso, reading, rebirth, renaissance, theology
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Morning!
Great coffe, and great summer sunshine :)) 😊🏞☀️☕️
Good morning!
New week – and a great cup of coffee! ☀️😊☕️
The First Mover, and Time
From the moment we leave the Fixed Stars and enter into the First Mover, the poetry changes from deep theology to pure philosophy about motion, the universe, and Time. And the whole sphere is pure motion: “The parts of this, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatrice, dante, first mover, motion, nature of universe, paradiso, philosophy, physics, time, transitionpoint
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