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Reflection on Purgatory X

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Richard

After the entrance of the gate and in many ways laying out the foundations for the spiritual life and the process of changing cosmology, one might take a deep breath, and a step back, and consider the nutrition of Purgatory … Continue reading →

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The Method on the entire Purgatorio X

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Richard

This is purely for reference, but it is also showing a form of analysis that does not exit within the Anglosphere Dante Scholarship currently, but that should exist in some form – a serious analysis of the anagogical, the spiritual … Continue reading →

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The Method on the Corbel passage

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Richard

For a more elaborate analysis from using the anagogical method, here is the output from analysing with Claude Opus 4.6, on the Corbel Passage that concludes Purgatorio X. This is mostly meant for skimming, but the Reader Variable section is … Continue reading →

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The Corbels of one’s old Cosmology

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Richard

At the end of Purgatory X we get a new image of the conclusion of the Divine Process that crushes the internal distortions. In a way this becomes an expression similar to the three carvings of the Spiritual Life that … Continue reading →

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Purgatory 10 – first 129 lines

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Richard

For a quick recap; here is what Dante presents in the first chapter inside the Gate, where the Spiritual Path begins. We first have 99 lines of the opening and presence of the spiritual within onself. Then we have the … Continue reading →

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Not shaped or mal-shaped spiritually, the two traps.

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Richard

After the warning of a mis-shaped spiritual life vs. the full fruition of a healthy and aligned ascent, Dante points to the nature of superbia again – this time showing us the similar cases of distortions with or without the spiritual … Continue reading →

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The Spiritual Life without distortions – the Angelic Butterfly

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Richard

After the warning of spiritual distortions, Dante continues with an image of how it should be, when the distortions are removed and the will and being are aligned: non v’accorgete voi che noi siam vermi  nati a formar l’angelica farfalla,  che … Continue reading →

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The warning of distorted spiritual life within

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Richard

At this point in the canto, after the first 40 tercets and the opening and early familiarity with the Spiritual Life, and also now its beginning purgation – we get a stern and arresting warning: Do not think all is … Continue reading →

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The Anagogical Method applied to Isaiah 1

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Richard

For experimentation, we tried using the new method on Isaiah 1, and the result was stunning: “Isaiah 1 is the same map as the Divine Comedy in one chapter. A soul that was faithfully connected to God has become disconnected, … Continue reading →

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How the Distortions self-destruct under the weight of the Divine Process

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Richard

After the Pilgrim understands that something is crushing the distortions into the ground, Virgil tells him to take a closer look at what is actually happening: Ma guarda fiso là, e disviticchia col viso quel che vien sotto a quei … Continue reading →

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