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Morning post: Thomas Aquinas’ definitions of Superbia as distorted reality and assessement of your own place in Reality. From Somma Teologica II-II.162.1 “La Superbia – is it a sin?”

Today we’ll look at the last tercets from Cacciaguida in Canto 17 of Paradiso – where he tells the Pilgrim why he should write honestly with famous and reputable people in the Comedy, to have a fuller impact of Virtue, … Continue reading →

Today we’ll look at the moment where Dante is for the first time directly mentioning the Comedy and his hesitations with writing it all fully and honestly, in Truth and Virtue. As it will be “bitter” reading for many people … Continue reading →

Today we’ll briefly look at some due diligence on NVDA’s finances in the last few quarters, and expectations to the Earnings Report released later today. We’ll also look at Cacciaguida’s prophecy about Dante’s future and the virtuous impact of his … Continue reading →

Today we’ll look at a “turning point” in the very center/heart of Paradiso, when Dante finds a refuge with the ruling Scala family in Verona, and meets the young prince Cangrande della Scala, who is strongly imprinted with the spirit … Continue reading →

Today we’ll look at how Cacciaguida is telling the Pilgrim about his near future, unfolding from the year 1300. He starts with the first events of the “arrow” of exile, the problematic years in Arezzo, and then finding a safe … Continue reading →

Another Weekend Bonus episode! Today we’ll look at the wording of the Pilgrim’s “burning question”/flame to his great great grandfather Cacciaguida: Please tell me, what my future beholds. Enjoy!

Today we’ll look at the first four tercets in Canto 17 in Paradiso, the very center of the Paradiso. And here we are tip-toeing around a central question for the Pilgrim: what does my future behold? Beatrice explains that even … Continue reading →

Good afternoon! In this episode we’ll go through the second half of Canto 16 in Dante’s Paradiso, where Cacciaguida goes through a long list of virtuous families and dynasties in Old Florence, and shows how this era ended with the … Continue reading →

Today we’ll look at some highlights from Cacciaguida’s speech about the contrast between old and current Florence for Dante, and how the sudden growth from 6,000 to 30,000 citizens changed the fabric of the culture and society, and in many … Continue reading →