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Ancient World - Morning Show!

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Welcome! This is for morning shows, bonus-materials and outdoor musings from 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, and new Website!

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

Jan 18, 2021•9 min

Canto II, Purgatory - with tercets in Italian!

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! 😊

Dec 14, 2020•11 min

Opening Scenes of the Purgatory! And Great Coffee!

Good morning, and welcome back to the Morning Show! ☀️ Today we'll have some updates and reflections on the opening scenes in Purgatory - in many ways the most inspiring part of the Journey with the themes of renewal, beauty and rebirth. Enjoy!! 😊

Nov 11, 2020•11 min

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

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! ☀️

Jun 18, 2020•5 min

Lyceum - The Nature of Dante's Worlds!

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!! ☀️

Jun 07, 2020•5 min

Lyceum Afternoon Edition!

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! ☀️

Jun 06, 2020•3 min

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

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 Ve...

Apr 08, 2020•6 min

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

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! :)...

Apr 07, 2020•5 min

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

Gooood morning!! And a great coffee!! 😊☕️☀️🏞 Today we're talking briefly about chap 11 in the Purgatory, and also have some small and exciting news for the coming months! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! :) New Website-in-testing: http://ancientworld.website Greg's Boethius Episode 2: https://bit.ly/34fIAGA .. 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!...

Apr 06, 2020•4 min

Morning Show! w/Art History Cimabue & Giotto!

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! :)...

Apr 05, 2020•6 min

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

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! :)...

Apr 04, 2020•4 min

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

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! :)...

Apr 03, 2020•15 min

Two Angels, and the Three Guiding Stars. Chap8!

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! :)...

Apr 02, 2020•10 min

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

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...

Apr 01, 2020•12 min

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

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! :)

Mar 31, 2020•12 min

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

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 l...

Mar 30, 2020•9 min

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

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! :)

Mar 29, 2020•10 min

Morning Show! And a Sun blazing Red with Light.

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! :)

Mar 28, 2020•7 min

Quick Note - Moving up to the Mountains! :)

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! :)

Mar 27, 2020•2 min

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

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! :)...

Mar 26, 2020•8 min

Morning Show - and the beauty of Mount Purgatory :)

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! :)

Mar 25, 2020•7 min

Morning Show! Looking at Exiting the Cave Podcast.

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! :)

Mar 24, 2020•5 min

Different Ancient Concepts of the Inner World

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! :)

Mar 23, 2020•8 min
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