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The Chariot in the Night Sky

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Richard Emerson

After Dante has established the chariot as a deep metaphor for both your soul and ultimate reality, he opens up the next canto by lifting the sights into the night sky, and recognizes the chariot (carro) once again. The poem … Continue reading →

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The Chariot – the Deepest of Reality

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Richard Emerson

After the four gospels have appeared on the other side of the river, as a deepening vision and experience of spiritual wisdom – the Pilgrim sees something more: in the “midst of” or “inside” the four gospels there is a … Continue reading →

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Gaining more eyes to see

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Richard Emerson

After the appearance of the 24 elders in the wake of the light of the Covenant, they slowly pass by and there are new and fresh flowers visible on the other side of the river – in part meaning new … Continue reading →

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Garden of Eden

Posted on May 26, 2025 by ancientworld

The Garden of Eden in Dante’s Purgatory is somewhat different in the original compared to most English translations. In Dante’s Italian it becomes more of an expression of the transformed life, and the new experience of the Earthly with the … Continue reading →

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