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Join us for an excellent conversation with Ivy League Professor Dr. Phil Cary, about the structure of Dante's Cosmology and the 24 wise people in the sphere of the Sun. We'll also talk about the movement of the souls, and his favorite moments of wisdom and beauty from the Divine Comedy. Thanks for listening! (This episode is also posted on our podcast "Dante's Divine Comedy" on iTunes & Spotify) .. Dr. Phillip Cary is Professor of Philosophy at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, where he is also Scholar-in-Residence at the Templeton Honors College. After receiving his B.A. in English Literature and Philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis, Professor Cary earned his M.A. in Philosophy and Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Yale University. Professor Cary is a recent winner of the Lindback Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching at Eastern University. He has also taught at Yale University, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Hartford. As the Arthur J. Ennis Post-Doctoral Fellow at Villanova University, he taught the nationally recognized undergraduate Core Humanities seminars on ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and modern thought. As a scholar, Professor Cary's specialty is the thought of Augustine, but he has also published scholarly articles on Luther, the doctrine of the Trinity, and personal knowledge. His most recent books include two on Augustine, Inner Grace and Outward Signs, both published by Oxford University Press in 2008, as well as a commentary on the book of Jonah, also in 2008, published by Brazos Press. A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you! Follow us at https://twitter.com/AncientWorldOrg! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
In the second Dream of the Purgatory, Dante is giving us a practical suggestion as to how we could escape the temptations and being in the thrall of the destructive Sirens. He then sums it all up in one verse line. And a shoutout to one of our listeners, Jeff, for the great feedback on twitter -- Thanks for listening! The latest episode about Florence in the 13-hundreds is here: https://richardemerson.awpodcast.com/News/Florence-in-the-13-hundreds-An-overview-Arts-Architecture-Dante-and-the-Albizzi-Family .. A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you! And we have a new twitter, join us at https://twitter.com/AncientWorldOrg! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
In the very heart of the Divine Comedy, Virgil explains the nature and source of our motivations, and how they can be misguided even if they feel good. This also lies at the center of the overall argument in the Comedy, that the path to Happiness comes through deeping self-insight, and through choosing the constructive actions to create a great life and future. Thanks for listening! A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you! And we have a new twitter, join us at https://twitter.com/AncientWorldOrg! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
When Dante asks his great-great grandfather Cacciaguida about his own future, Cacciaguida explains how this can be foreseen in the timeless Realm of Paradiso, without removing Dante from his Free Will to choose. This meditation spins out from the discussions in episodes 6-8 of season 1 on the Unlimited Opinions Podcast. Thanks for listening! A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!! And we have a new twitter, join us at https://twitter.com/AncientWorldOrg! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
In this episode and Meditation #4 we'll look at Dante's thoughts on the nature of Imagination, and how he is beautifully showing us his experiences of three scenes in his mind, and the going in and out of these visions. And also, we'd love to hear from you! You can now reach out to us on our new twitter account @AncientWorldOrg, or join us in the member community on patreon.com/ancientworld - we'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas for new episodes :) Thanks for listening! --- A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
In this Meditation we'll look at how the idea and concept of Motion becomes the transitional point from the Prime Mover, and into the Empyrean in Paradiso. It's deep within the motion itself, that the Pilgrim discovers the point of light that will envelop him into the Empyrean. Thanks for listening! --- A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!! And we have a new twitter, join us at https://twitter.com/AncientWorldOrg! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
In the terrace of Wrath, the Pilgrim asks Marco Lombardo about all the evil in the world, as he saw it in Italy in the 13 hundreds. Main ideas from Dante is that our Free Will to make choices had been mislead by the Papacy, and thus Virtue has disappeared. Thanks for listening! And we have a new twitter, join us at https://twitter.com/AncientWorldOrg! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
Welcome back to the Ancient World Podcast! We'll be warming up again now with some short meditations and reflections from the Ancient World and the Renaissance, aiming for shorter episodes with inspiration and beauty, and new food for thought. First meditation is from Purgatory 16, the importance of Reason to balance Wrath, and about Aiming in Life. Thanks for listening! A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
In this episode we'll look at the iconic Greek myth about the Sun God Apollo and his son Phaethon, a story about Hubris and forces of nature in the early Greek Mythology. For more episodes on the Myths, visit https://patreon.com/ancientworld Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
Welcome back, we're warming up a new season here - with an excerpt from Vita Nuova when Lady Philosophy is entering Dante's Life, and in many ways lays the groundwork for one of the major themes of the whole Divine Comedy. More episodes here: https://patreon.com/ancientworld Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ancientworld/message
Welcome back, and Happy Easter!! Hope everything is going great, we've just started a new Journey through Dante's Purgatory in the last couple of weeks, with highlights and brief excerpts from each Chapter! The first 9 Episodes are on the Morning Show here (starting from March 25th): https://apple.co/2xfWpbQ And from Chapter 10 we have the full episodes on Patreon here! http://patreon.com/anceintworld! We also have outdoor videos now on the Patreon website! Everyone is very welcome to join in and to join the conversation there too! Thanks for listening, and enjoy!
Updates! We now have a new Morning Show companion Podcast called the "Ancient World - Morning Show!". And we've just started a daily series of 5 minutes with inputs from Dante's Purgatory and we are now at Chapter 5 as of today! :) Everyone is super welcome to join in and follow! iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morning-coffee-dantes-purgatory-chap-4-climbing-is/id1492157364?i=1000469855474 And more platforms: https://anchor.fm/ancientworldpodcast We're also briefly discussing this book today: amzn.com/0664241638 The updated Mythos & Logos channel is here: https://bit.ly/33WZI3A And Exiting the Cave's new Boethius series: https://exitingthecave.locals.com/content/podcasts 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! :)
In this episode we'll have seven different highlights from the group conversation this week! Part 1: Newman, "Grammar of Assent". http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34022 McGilchrist, "Master and his Emissary" http://amzn.com/0300245920 Part 2: Theology having a point. Part3: The Saints. Part 3b: Philokalia and Cherubims. http://amzn.com/1594731039 (abridged) Part 4: Intelligibility of the Universe. Part 5: Seed of the Cosmos. Thomas Nagel, "Mind and Cosmos" http://amzn.com/0199919755 Part 6: Material, Immaterial, Sensible and Non-sensible Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) .. Links: Greg - http://anchor.fm/exitingthecave Sean - https://bit.ly/2WEhG9z Dan - http://dansheffler.com Ancient World Podcast: Patreon: https://patreon.com/ancientworld Locals: https://ancientworld.locals.com
In this episode we have two short clips from a great group conversation this week about early Church Founders with a focus on Origen, the Ancient City of Alexandria, and Gregory of Nyssa. And also, with some thoughts about the Nature of Music! Links: Greg - http://anchor.fm/exitingthecave Sean - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaVPKsU8LLv7ZvXgGez4XQ Dan - http://dansheffler.com Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :)
A short clip and brief commentary on a great conversation between the British Historian Tom Holland and the Californian Pastor Paul Vanderklay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JADIcgUvw4 The book is called "Dominion": https://amzn.com/B010RGSEC2 Enjoy! :) .. Patreon: https://patreon.com/ancientworld Locals: https://ancientworld.locals.com
As the podcast is growing fast, we'd like to hereby invite you to our new community at https://ancientworld.locals.com, for more discussions and updates on themes from the episodes! We're posting there several times pr. week, and would love to hear your thought and inputs for new topics as well! Thanks for listening, and hope to see you soon, in the forum! :D
*Brief programming note; the episodes will be a bit more sporadic this winter/spring - due to other projects and commitments! More about this in the future episosdes! :))* In this episode we'll briefly look at the "Divine Names" by Dionysius the Areopagite, and then go through some key points in the great book "Aristotle East and West", by David Bradshaw. Themes for this episode is the nature and limitations of Conceptual Thought, and how to balance this with the more immediate and intuitive experience of the mystery and the Divine. We will also connect the thinking of Dionysius, Gregory of Nyssa, Dante, Maximus, and the Old Biblical Stories! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we'll have a great and wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Mark Vernon about his new youtube series on the Divine Comedy by Dante, and thoughts and reflections on his latest book "A Secret History of Christianity". We'll also discuss a variety of big topics from history, literature, science, psychology, mythology, the Biblical stories, and the deeper mysteries of life. An overall thread in the conversation is to explore the inner and spiritual life, and connecting, harmonizing and balancing this with the more rational and intellectual sides of the human experience. Dr. Vernons book is here: A Secret History of Christianity And his new Dante series here: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlatosPodcasts/videos or in Podcast/Spotify format here: Dante's Divine Comedy Dante's "Inferno", Mark Musa version, is here: amzn.com/0142437220 For more information you can visit: www.markvernon.com Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the episode we'll go through the "On the Heavenly Hierarchy" by Dionysius, and see how it in many ways also gives the overall structure of the "Paradiso" by Dante. We will also read from "Life of Moses" and symbolically interpret (from about 27:50) the part of Moses' journey after the crossing of the Red Sea, and to the climb of the Mountain of Divine Knowledge - and the deeper meaning of being shown the Tabernacle, or mini-temple, in the spiritual/abstract first, to then serve as the "pattern" for a material one to be built. The Gregory of Nyssa cover art is here: Life of Moses Cover Art Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we have the great pleasure of presenting a first conversation with an expert and scholar in Ancient Philosophy, Dr. Dan Sheffler at Georgetown College in Kentucky! The main topics are St. Gregory's "The Life of Moses" and Dante's "Paradiso", and the concept of Spiritual and Intellectual Ascent. We also discuss various elements of the philosophies of Philo, Plato, symbolism as a language and portal to the spiritual, and further interpretations of the old Biblical Stories. For more information on Dr. Sheffler visit here: http://dansheffler.com Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Welcome back to the opening of the third season of the Ancient World Podcast! In the coming few months we will look deeper into symbolic readings with the early Church Founders from c. 0-600 AD, and have more conversations and interviews with experts, scholars, and fellow youtubers and podcasters! Main themes this season will be the wisdom and beauty of the earliest centuries, and the thinkers leading up to Aquinas and Dante, and the Florentine Renaissance in the 13 hundreds. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :)) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we reflect on the whole amazing journey with podcasting this first year through the Greek Myth and Philosophy, the Biblical Stories, and the great Renewal and Rebirth of beauty and widsom in the Florentine Renaissance. And as in painting and arts with the Mannerism Period, there might be something to the thought that not much could be added to the foundations of philosophy and theology after they in some ways had been brought to full fruition with Dante and Thomas Aquinas. One possible theme for the third season, starting in January, is therefore to look at the first few centuries AD, and go on a little treasure hunt for inspiring thinking and poetic beauty in this period! And as always, thank you so much for listening- wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! :)) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we'll have a brief look at the biography of St. Paul by NT. Wright, a discussion regarding Mythos and Logos among the early Church Founders - and examples of the two brain hemispheres' different worlds, from "The Master and his Emissary". Paul Biography: https://amzn.to/2sOmwUy (US), https://amzn.to/33JfnSl (UK) "Master and his Emissary": https://amzn.to/38qD31w (US), https://amzn.to/2OY3jZa (UK) Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we'll discuss and have a few brief excerpts from five great books that are highly recommended for Christmas - and as food for thought! The books are: Iain McGilChrist, "The Master and his Emissary" https://amzn.to/38qD31w (US) - https://amzn.to/2OY3jZa (UK) Robert Alter, "Genesis. Translation and Commentary" https://amzn.to/2DY2MAo (US) - https://amzn.to/2rPN9YR (UK) Mark Vernon, "A Secret History of Christianity" https://amzn.to/2Y6W0RY (US) - https://amzn.to/2RehgUu (UK) Mattheu Pageau, "The Language of Creation. Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis" https://amzn.to/33GEoOb (US) - https://amzn.to/2DD06rF (UK) Tom Holland, "Dominion" https://amzn.to/33HsuDF (US) - https://amzn.to/2LehmYq (UK) And if you buy them from the links above, you'll also support the Ancient World Podcast with 5% of the price - at no cost to you! Thanks for listening, and have a great day! :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dante reaches the end of the Journey, and is granted the Final Vision. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the next last canto in the Paradise, St. Bernard is going through the main figures and souls of the amphitheater of the Divine Rose, both from the Old and New Testament, as well as the concepts of predestination and how the whole movement of the Comedy was initiated by Mary, Lucy and Beatrice - to save the suffering and lost soul of Dante in a Dark Forest, which is the opening tercet of the first Canto in Inferno. This canto ends with a reminder that the time left is short, and Bernard and the Pilgrim turn their full attention to Mary, for a deep prayer of receiving the Grace, for the final Vision. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode there's another transition where Beatrice has finished the task of guiding the Pilgrim through the whole Paradise, and healing his soul, and then the mystic contemplative of St. Bernard of Clairvaux appears in the center of the Rose. Bernard will now complete the final task of the Journey - and we are looking towards to the brightest light on the top of the Rose, that of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we have reached the final destination in Dante's quest for knowledge and understanding of the Divine Essence! The Pilgrim is welcomed by being tightly enveloped in pure light and love, and gradually receives a deeper and deeper symbolic vision, as he absorbs more and more of the Divine Grace. He then sees the angels and blessed souls in their real home, the giant White Rose (Divine Love) which has a circumference larger than the whole sun. Beatrice now indicates that her part in the Journey is soon done, as she is back to where she started, at the beginning of Inferno - when she descended into Limbo to talk to Virgil. And her last words are a prophecy for Pope Boniface VIII! Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we learn more about the Angels from Beatrice - where they were made, when, and thoughts about their true nature! We also get a long stream of attacks on human nature, false preachers, and the corruption of the church, once again. The whole canto is in some ways a transitional canto, where the opening motif of the sun and the moon in perfect balance at the horizons, before one takes over the skies - creates the anticipation of the final destination of the Empyrean only a few tercets away. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode the Pilgrim looks deep into the eyes of Beatrice (symbolic of Divine Knowledge and Theology), and sees the reflection of a light which one also would see, if one looks deep into the source of the "motion" of the Primo Mobile. He then sees the Beatific Vision with the source of Light in the center, and nine circles of Angelical Beings representing in some ways spiritual forces from messengers, to sovereign territory powers, to divine powers, to concepts like streams of knowledge and pure Love. Dante is referring this to the writings of Dionysius the Aeropagite, later found to be "Pseudo-Dionysius" the Aeropagite, in the 5th or 6th century AD. The treaty "On the Celestial Hierarchy" is here: https://archive.org/details/worksofdionysius02pseu This chapter also re-presents the structure of the book and the Journey through Paradise, towards a fuller understanding of the Divine Essence! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we have another big transition from the Fixed Stars and the last of the Blessed Souls, to the origin of time and the Sphere that sets everything into motion. There are no planets or constellations here - and it is directly contained in the Divine Mind of light and love. Beatrice, as symbol of theology and spiritual wisdom, talks about the faulty nature of the human species, but that guidence and divine light will come back on Earth one day, and set the "fleet" on the right sailing course, once again. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we have two short clips from podcasts about Dante as a Great Mind of the Earlier Times, and the relevance of the Paradiso today - for developing the mind. This first clip is from a catholic bishop on a podcast episode about faith, science, psychology and knowledge, the second is from a Dr. in Philosophy and a Psychotherapist, Mark Vernon, during a Q&A about Barfield, Dante, Jung and Lewis. Thanks for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we have a special debrief podcast that we posted on our new supporter page on Patreon yesterday! We'll post more extra episodes there for more in-depth reflection and interaction with those who want to learn more about the Ancient World and the Renaissance, and engage with other supporters in the process! In this debrief we have some more overall thoughts about the journey into the spiritual Paradise, and the psychology of St. Peter as the mechanism, and the questions, that can open this whole world within the mind. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode Dante is questioned by St. John, about the third theological virtue of Love. Once he passes the test, he can once again see, and more clearly than ever before. He then sees a fourth light, that of Adam, the first soul that was ever made. Dante has four questions for Adam, which concerns his time in the Garden of Eden, the deeper reason for why they were put into the exile, and which language Adam first spoke. With this, Dante has reached the deepest of the human souls in Paradise, and is now in some sense at the top of the 8th sphere - with a greater capacity for vision (understanding) than ever before. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we see the Pilgrim being questioned about the second of the three theological virtues, Hope. It is St. James the Apostle who is asking the questions - and after Dante passes the test, a third light appear, as strong as the Sun. This is St. John, symbolic of Love/Charity, who will perform the last part of the examination of Dante. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! ... Support: https://bit.ly/31N0tKI Patreon: https://patreon.com/ancientworld Contact: https://discord.gg/r4mUbcs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode Dante is being questioned by St. Peter about the first and foundational virtue of Faith - what it is, if Dante has it, and where he finds the proof. This is the first of three examinations on the theological virtues Faith, Hope and Love/Charity - by the Apostles in the Fixed Stars. This canto is full of very deep and profound philosophical and theological questions, but still with a firm footing in a secular understanding of the spiritual and Divine. Dante is also showing the essence of scholasticism in several tercets (themselves tree parts in one unit), combining Greek Philosophy and The Biblical Stories. In this 8th sphere the souls are described as comets, symbolizing the high levels of blessedness and insight/knowledge. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! .. Support us! https://bit.ly/31N0tKI Contact: https://discord.gg/r4mUbcs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we have the third and last part of the great conversation with Sean from Mythos & Logos! Main themes are overall thoughts about the Paradise, and the nature of stories and how they sometimes can embed deep knowledge and mysteries that are too elusive to grasp directly. We also have a celebration as our first year's goal is reached today or tomorrow - and you can contact us on Discord, on https://discord.gg/r4mUbcs! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! .. Mythos & Logos channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaVPKsU8LLv7ZvXgGez4XQ Part I & II of the Conversation: http://www.buzzsprout.com/239672/1968223 http://www.buzzsprout.com/239672/1998742 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this Canto we see how Dante has risen up the ladder of the contemplatives, and a fuller brightness of the Divine is filling the Sphere, as he sees the souls of Mary, the Apostles and the Prophets as beautiful flowers in a garden. Main themes in the episode is the transcendent moment of Dante in his journey, when his mind swells and expands, and it does not know anymore, what it becomes. But he can once again look at Beatrice's smile - and absorb all the beauty and knowledge. In some ways this is one of the most bright cantos, in the whole book! Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode Dante meets the three Contemplatives and Monks St. Benedict, St. Macarius and Romuald Onesti in the Sphere of Saturn. After this the Pilgrim suddenly ascends the ladder with Beatrice, fulfilling the transition into the highest levels, and enters the sphere of the Fixed Stars. We are now getting very close to the final points of the journey! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we come to the serene peace of Saturn, with burning souls and intensity of spirit, love and energy. The main symbol in this sphere is the ladder - an image for transition and ascent to the highest of heavens, and also of the Monastery. The mood is changing a lot, and the Pilgrim too is becoming more thoughtful and infused with wonder and love. With this canto we are entering the final stages of the whole Journey through Paradise. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we have the second part of our great conversation with Sean from the Mythos & Logos Channel! Main topics are the nature and inspiration of beauty, and how this is described both in the Comedy by Dante, and in the philosophy of Socrates. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! .. Sean's channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaVPKsU8LLv7ZvXgGez4XQ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the episode we learn about six important historical figures, as examples of the Just Rulers! King David, Emperor Trajan, King Hezekiah, Emperor Constantine, King William II, and the Trojan Hero Ripheus. Dante is with this also uniting two Jewish Kings, two Christians, and two Pagans from the Jewish, Greek and Roman traditions into a unity of Good Rule. Canto twenty is the last one from the three "active lives" spheres of Knowledge, Warriors, and Rulers - which lead to the next sphere of Saturn, with the Contemplatives. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the episode the Eagle is flying in circles over Dante, and answering his questions about the nature of Justice, and some profound questions in Medieval Theology. We also get nine tercets (3-line units) about historical bad rulers, most of them from the contemporary times in the 12- and 13 hundreds. We are now in the third of the "Active Lives" spheres, before we reach the Contemplative Sphere as the top of the four higher spheres in Paradise. Major themes are the one and the many, in unity, and the growing influence of music in the higher spheres! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we had our first conversation with a listener of the podcast! Sean also has his own new youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaVPKsU8LLv7ZvXgGez4XQ ..and we had a fantastic conversation about Dante, symbolism, mythologies, creating harmony of the brain hemispheres, and the journey towards better understanding the deep mysteries of life. This is the first part of the talk. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
After Dante's learning of his future in canto 17, his great-great Grandfather Cacciaguida points out some of the other big Warrior Souls in the big Greek Cross above them, and then blends into the Cross himself with more music. Dante then sees the silvery Jupiter around him, and slowly a giant Eagle takes shapes above them, as a symbol of Divine Justice and the Empire. This canto has some of the most beautiful visual poetry in the whole Paradise, when the souls and lights transform in the sparkling sight of a giant Eagle. And the feeling is more powerful than before on the journey - as Dante is getting closer to the highest Heavens. He is still learning, and sees his spiritual knowledge expanding through the intensity of the lights, and the beauty of Beatrice. Enjoy! :D --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this canto Dante is finally asking the big question the is burning within him like a flame - about what his future holds. Cacciaguida can reveal that he will be thrown out of his beloved city, but the he will write a great work, that will be nutriment for centuries to come. Dante accepts this, and it's important to note that he is writing this during his last years in Ravenna (c. 1316-1321), after over 15 years in exile. The time in the story however, is set to 1300. Dante is also explaining why he is using so many famous and prominent people as examples in the book, and why he has to be honest and truthful, for the work to have a real and intended effect on the future. This is the central canto in Paradise, and we're now half way through the book already! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :D --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we get a detailed history and general themes from the history of Florence in the 12th and 13th century. Dante is lamenting the fall of Florence from its glorious days and more simple times, but pointing to the cycle of things - in some ways being prophetic about the extraordinary cultural and artistic renewal in Florence in the 14 and 15 hundreds, and the heights of the Florentine Renaissance! This canto is in many ways a parallel to the 6th Canto with the Roman Emperor Justinian presenting the overall History of Rome, and the Imperial Eagle.. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode a Light approaches Dante and starts speaking in Latin. This turns out to be his great-great grandfather, Cacciaguida, the father of Alighiero (who is in Purgatory). He represents strength and endurance in this sphere, and tells us about the story of the Old Florence and his life as a warrior. Overall themes are the generosity of true love vs. the immoralities of the self-serving love, music as a divine language, and the centrality of lineage and heritage. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we'll go briefly through the first five levels of Angelical Beings, talk about two key points from Dante's letter to his Patron Can Grande della Scala of Verona, and have a look at the entrance and first experiences in the Sphere of Mars! The mood is changing in deep ways after the lower three spheres, and after the Sphere of Knowledge (from September), we are now arriving at the Sphere of Warriors in Canto 14. In this heaven the music is becoming more important as a source of beauty, and as the language of the Divine. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the episode we are going through canto 9 in detail, where Dante is using the passionate atmosphere for his personal attacks on the Popes, the Vatican, and the contemporary rulers of Florence. We also meet Cunizza from a powerful Medieval family in North of Italy, and the poet Folquet of Marseillies who was devoted to a passionate and amorous life as younger, but then later became a religious figure and the Bishop of Toulouse. Overall themes are the perils of too much intensity and passion, but also the redemption and salvation, and how the souls are full of joy with being in the Paradise with the right amount of blessing adjusted to their own capacities. With this canto the book aslo ends the first main part where the "shadow of the earth" can still be seen, but already the lights are too strong to be recognized as people. All Dante can see is the light, and hear their joyful voices. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode we'll meet a personal acquaintance of Dante, the son of King Charles II of Naples, King Charles Martel of Anjou. They are very likely to have met in person in real life in Florence during Martel's 20 days visit in 1294. Charles was 23 years at the time, already the King of Hungary, and heir to Naples, Sicily, Puglia and Provence. We also learn about why lineage can sometimes produce "sour fruit" out of "sweet seeds", and Dante points to how each person is different by nature (with references to Aristotle), and how twisting things against this natural disposition could create bad results. The Canto starts directly in the sphere of Venus, the last of the three "lower spheres", and the souls are shining more brightly than ever, and seen as sparks within a fire! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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