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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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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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Motion
The last step before the Empyrean is the source of Motion itself, the First Mover. It might be helpful to remember the Greek definition of nature, or physis; “the underlying force (or source) of motion and change.” Motion is thus … Continue reading