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Welcome! This is for bonus-materials and outdoor musings for the Ancient World Podcast! Ancient World is a podcast about the deep Treasures of the Past, from the Greek Philosophy and Myth, the Biblical Stories, the Roman Empire and the Great Rebirth of the Florentine Renaissance!

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Purgatory Series, and new Studio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 5:47


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Purgatory, and new Website!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 8:31


Good Morning/Afternoon! A first little update this year - about the new website dantescomedy.com and thoughts on our second Reading of Purgatory. Enjoy! ☀️

Canto II, Purgatory - with tercets in Italian! ☀️

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 10:59


Good morning! Today we're looking at three small passages in Italian, and how they add things to the story and experience of the beginning of Purgatory. Here is the implicit invocation of the Sun God Apollo: Da tutte parti saettava il giorno lo sol, ch’avea con le saette conte di mezzo ’l ciel cacciato Capricorno Enjoy!

Lyceum! How the Comedy shines in every tercet :)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 3:46


The experience of reading the poetry in the Divine Comedy after having been through the full Journey. Enjoy! :)

Lyceum - Life, Dante Series and a New Course Site!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 5:20


Thoughts on Episode 11 in the Inferno Series, with Arisotle and life and learning in general! Virgil is giving the PIlgrim (and us) the full overview of the whole Inferno, and why some sins are worse than others :) Enjoy! ☀️

Lyceum - June 8th. Debrief Chapter 6, and beautiful Mountains!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 2:37


Enjoy! ☀️

Lyceum - The Nature of Dante's Worlds!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 4:42


Short reflection on the nature of the three different worlds of Paradise, Purgatory and Inferno in the Divine Comedy - and what they mean or represent symbolically! Thanks for listening, and enjoy!! ☀️

Lyceum Afternoon Edition!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 2:42


About our new Inferno Series on https://www.patreon.com/ancientworld, and a new great video by Mythos &Logos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3f4DQAPwSQ Thanks for listening, and enjoy! ☀️

Morning Show - In the Fields!! :)

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 4:42


Dante, reading, literature, growing. Enjoy! ☀️

Good Morning!! Sunny days, and Purgatory Chap14 :)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 5:35


Goooood morning, and great second coffee!! :)) Today we're briefly looking at chapter 14 in the Purgatory (published next week), and an invitation to Mark Vernon's online discussion/wrap-up of his journey through Inferno! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3Z1JYFHuPMWsibiFreVDH-iYHpuHmUqa The discussion is on Saturday 11th at 5pm UK time, invitation is here: https://mailchi.mp/60724b5b5f2c/dantes-inferno-online-discussion-and-other-news And registration is here: mail@markvernon.com (Mark Vernon's email). Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to get more podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show! Sunny days, and Siena in Purgatory Chap13!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 4:56


Goooood morning, and great coffee!! :)) Today we're looking at chapter 13 in Purgatory (full episode coming next week), with both Envy and Generosity as connected vices and virtues, and the rivalry between Florence and Siena in the 12 and 13 hundreds! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to get more podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show! Purgatory 11, Great Weather - and testing a website!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 4:26


Gooood morning!! And a great coffee!!

Morning Show! w/Art History Cimabue & Giotto!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 5:41


Goooooood morning, and great coffee!! Today we're talking about Dante's approach to finding the starting point of a spritual journey, and also about two of the Giants of the early Renaissance - the Great Painters Cimabue & Giotto! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to get more podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show! Weekend, tiny bit of Dante, and traveling memories from Sicily!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 4:24


Gooood morning, and great coffee! Today we have a bit of updates on the Purgatory series, and some reminiscences from an incredible summer in Sicily in 2006, coming back to life again :) Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to get more podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show! The Main Gate of Purgatory, Chap9. And great coffee!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 14:49


Goooood morning! Today we're looking at perhaps the most pivotal chapter in the whole Purgatory, the moment and transition where it all gets a kind of structure, and the "Point of No Return" begins. With an Angel on a Rock with a Naked Sword, as the Sacred Gate opens. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to get more podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Two Angels, and the Three Guiding Stars. Chap8!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 9:58


Gooood morning! Today we're looking at chapter 8 and a big transitional moment when two Angels are descending into the Valley of Princes. And Dante is reminded of the guiding Torches on the Spiritual Quest; Faith, Hope and Charity/Love. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to get more podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Beauty of the Valley of Princes (Chap7), and, the Boundaries of Science!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 12:21


Goooood morning! Today we're looking at Dante's Purgatory Chap7, and a great essay from Greg about Science, Consciousness and the Universe: https://exitingthecave.locals.com/post/47729/shower-thought-the-red-herring-of-panpsychism-as-ive-progressed-in-my-study-of-physics-and-meta Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon, get extra podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Coffee, and Purgatory Chap6. The Beauty of Mantova!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 11:40


Goood morning, and great coffee!! :) Today we're talking about chapter 6, and the joy of reading a work that is forever renewing itself, as life grows and change! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon, get extra podcasts and videos, and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Coffee, Purgatory Chap 5, and Life as a Reservoir!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 8:53


Gooood morning, and a great coffee!! Today we are briefly going through chapter 5 of Purgatorio, and reflecting on this quote from St. Bernard: “The man who is wise, therefore, will see his life as more like a reservoir than a canal. The canal simultaneously pours out what it receives; the reservoir retains the water till it is filled, then discharges the overflow without loss to itself ... Today there are many in the Church who act like canals, the reservoirs are far too rare ... You too must learn to await this fullness before pouring out your gifts, do not try to be more generous than God.” ― Bernard of Clairvaux, On the Song of Songs Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon and join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Coffee, and Dante's Purgatory Chap 4. Climbing is hard at first!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 9:30


Gooood morning, and great coffee! Today we're learning how the climb of the Mountain is harder at first, but then gets more and more easy. The nature of learning, and un-learning things on the path to better understanding! :) Thanks for listening, and enjoy! .. Support us on Patreon to join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show! And a Sun blazing Red with Light.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 7:14


Good morning from the Lakes, and the Mountains! Hope you're having a great coffee - and today we have some inputs from Dante standing at the shores, looking up in marvel, and meeting a new group of souls. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Quick Note - Moving up to the Mountains! :)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 1:40


A quote from St. Bernard - and moving up the the Lakes! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show! Mythos & Logos updates, and the beautiful sunrise in Purgatory :)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 7:47


Happy Morning and Great Coffee! Today we're briefly looking at the new frontpage of the Mythos & Logos channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaVPKsU8LLv7ZvXgGez4XQ And reading a bit from Chapter 2 in Dante's Purgatory! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show - and the beauty of Mount Purgatory :)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 7:22


Today we have a great coffee - and reading from Dante's Purgatory! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! .. Support us on Patreon to join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Morning Show! Looking at Exiting the Cave Podcast.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 5:05


Welcome to a Morning Show with coffee and philosophy! Today we're looking at a great blog called Exiting the Cave. https://exitingthecave.com Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

Different Ancient Concepts of the Inner World

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 7:36


Readings and thoughts from Philip Cary's great book: Augustine's Invention of the Inner Self! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Support us on Patreon to join the conversation in the Ancient World Community on Discord! https://patreon.com/ancientworld Looking foward to seeing you! :)

January Debrief, and Updates!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 5:42


Thoughts on the first month of 2020. Enjoy! :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Season 3 - Pre-Episode #4, The Symbolic Meaning of the Burning Bush, as the Light of Deep Truth.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 13:11


St. Gregory of Nyssa interprets the deeper meaning of the light within the burning bush, the removal of Sandals, and the value and limitations of pagan and profane philosophy. Thanks for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Season 3 - Pre-Episode #3, The Birth of Moses as symbolic for a Spiritual Birth

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 15:36


Reading from the opening of St. Gregory of Nyssa's "the Life of Moses", Book II. What the Pharao represents, his daughter - as well as the nutrition from Moses' biological mother. Enjoy! .. Book: "The Life of Moses", St. Gregory of Nyssa: https://amzn.to/2s5WBYG --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Season 3 Pre-Episode #2 - St. Gregory of Nyssa, Introduction!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 13:24


A brief overview of the "Life of Moses" by St. Gregory of Nyssa, a Greek spiritual philosopher who interprets and blends the old Biblical Stories into the Hellenistic philosophical framework in the late 3-hundreds AD. Thanks for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Season 3 Pre-Episode #1 - The Apostolic Church Founders, and Didache!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 17:07


Brief overview of the Early Church Founders, with St. Clement's letter to the Corinthians, and the moral philosophy of the Didache. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

#7 - New Year, Gregory of Nyssa, and topics for Season 3 on the AW Podcast!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 6:48


Greetings from York! :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

New Lyceum - in York

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 3:00


We're back in the great historical town of York in the North of England! This is also the place where Constantine became Emperor of Gaul and Britain in 306 AD, and later for the whole Roman Empire. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

#5 - First year of podcasts, and thoughts on next season!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 6:44


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#4 - Ramblings in the Field

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 10:23


An overview of thinking the last 3.000 years, and what/who are the pinnacles. Thanks for listening! :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Warmup Ep 3 - Thinking after Aquinas and Dante

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 6:42


Has theology and philosophy fallen into the Mannerism (Post-Renaissance period) trap? We explore and walk in nature :)) Thanks for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Warmup Ep2 - Why Aristotle VS. Plato matters!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 5:03


Why Aristotle is often seen as the overall Philosopher :)) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

First warmup Episode - Outdoor Philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 1:38


Welcome! This podcast is for outdoor musings on the world :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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