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Ancient World
by Richard Emerson
The Ancient World Podcast is about the deep Treasures of the Past, the Greek Tradition, the Biblical Stories, the Roman Empire and the Great Rebirth of the Florentine Renaissance. Enjoy!
Episodes
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The Greek and Roman Epics, and the Personal Journey. w/Sean Eckmann!
A new conversation with Sean Eckmann from Mythos & Logos, where we're looking at the role of emotion, passion, and intervention of the metaphorical Gods in the Ancient Epics of the Iliad, Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid. Sean's youtube channel is here: mythosandlogos.net - and the first of his three...
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Episode 10 - The Escape, and Seeing the Stars
The Pilgrim and Virgil run over to Lucifer, and start climbing down his giant body. At the midpoint the whole world flips upside-down, and after climbing up a small tunnel, they come out - and once again can see the stars. Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
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Episode 9 - The Deepest Pit
The Pilgrim and Virgil start walking on the Lake of Ice, and deeper into the darkness. They meet Ugolino and Ruggieri, and then later in the distance - something looking like a giant windmill. Then they see that it's Lucifer, with his enormous wings. Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries:...
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Episode 8 - The Ten Ditches
The Pilgrim and Virgil move on through the ten ditches of Fraud, and learn some important lessons about lies, and about Intellectual Hubris. Then they come to the Well with the Giants. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @AncientWorldOrg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
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Episode 7 - The Lower Inferno
Virgil explains the overall structure of the Inferno to the Pilgrim, and the three deepest circles. Then they walk through the seventh circle, and meet the monster Geryon, flying them down into the Abyss. Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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Episode 6 - The City of the Underworld
Virgil tries to open up the Gates to the Underworld, but the demons slam the door in his face. Then comes the Help, walking across the River Styx. Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Episode 5 - The Circles of Passion
The Pilgrim and Virgil travel through the four circles of Incontinence, and speak with the souls who were controlled by their passions, rather than reason, in life. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @AncientWorldOrg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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Episode 4 - Limbo, and Aristotle.
The Pilgrim wakes up on the other side of the river Acheron, and enters the first Circle, with Limbo. We'll also look at the overall structure of Dante's Inferno and Aristotle's Moral Philosophy. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: @AncientWorldOrg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
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Episode 3 - The Gate
Virgil and the Pilgrim pass through the Gate, and reach the river Acheron, with the boatman Charon. The horrors of Inferno makes the Pilgrim pass out at the shores. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: @AncientWorldOrg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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Episode 2 - Beatrice
After deciding to go with Virgil, the Pilgrim is suddenly full of doubts and changes his mind. Then Virgil explains why he has come, and who is supporting them. Enjoy! Follow us on twitter! @AncientWorldOrg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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Dante's Inferno: Episode 1
A new series! We'll look at the first book in Dante's Divine Comedy, with brief overviews and highlights - and how this work is relevant for understanding life and navigating the world better. In this episode we'll look at the opening, in chapter 1. Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter!...
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The Ancient World, and Today.
How the Ancient Wisdom is sometimes also Current Wisdom - a second excerpt from the interview we did with Adam Bishop, host of the Unlimited Opinions Podcast earlier this week. Full interview is here: https://apple.co/3xoqRNz Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
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Mythology and the Stories we tell
The role of myth and stories in the understanding of Ancient Cultures - a quick excerpt from an interview we did with Adam Bishop, host of the Unlimited Opinions Podcast this week. Full interview is here: https://apple.co/3xoqRNz Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy…
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Etymology - the meaning of "Easter" and "Equinox"!
The origins of the words "Easter", "Pasqua" (In the Italian), and "Equinox". Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Sordello's Poem "Blacatz", and its echo in The Valley of Princes.
A look at the Sordello's most famous Provençal Poem "Blacatz" (c. 1240), and how Dante draws inspiration from this poem in his description of the Valley of Princes in Canto VII of the Purgatory. Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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The Epic Poem "Aeneid" by Virgil, the Founding Story of the Roman Empire
We're currently publishing a 10 episode series on the "Aeneid" by Virgil (from 29-19 BC) on the subscription podcast for the Ancient World, and its influence and connections with Dante's Divine Comedy. ($2/mnth: https://patreon.com/ancientworld) This episode is a brief summary of some of the...
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"The Lord of the Rings", a Book Talk with Podcaster Adam Bishop
In this episode we'll be talking about the great literary epic of J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of the Rings" with podcaster and student of linguistics in Missouri, Adam Bishop. The focus of the conversation is his favorite parts of the books, and the impact they've had on his life and outlook on the...
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Interview: Dr. Phil Cary about Dante's Cosmology, and the 24 Wise People in the Sun.
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. And for...
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Meditation #7 - How to escape the Grip of the Sirens
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. Thanks for listening! For more episodes, visit our $2 tier on...
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Meditation #6 - What motivates us, and how to create a great life!
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...
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Meditations #5 - Dante's thoughts on Free Will and a Predictable Future.
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...
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Meditations #4 - Dante's view on Imagination
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...
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Meditations #3 - Motion, Aristotle, and the key to Empyrean.
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...
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Meditations #2 - Dante asks; Why all the suffering in the World?
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...
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Meditations #1 - Dante, and Aiming in Life.
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...
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The Sun God Apollo, and the Hubris of Phaethon!
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! Advertising Inquiries:...
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Dante's Vita Nuova - and Lady Philosophy!
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!...
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Episode 10 - Happy Easter, the Journey through Purgatory, and new Videos!
Welcome back, and Happy Easter! 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…
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Episode 9 - New Morning Show w/Dante! And Philosophy as being both spiritual, mystic, intellectual and rational.
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:...
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Episode 8 - Newman, Saints, Intelligibility of the Universe, and the Immaterial. w/Sean, Greg & Dan Part II!
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:...
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Episode 7 - Theology as Philosophy! Origen, Alexandria and the Nature of Music. w/Greg, Dan & Sean!
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 -...
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Episode 6 - Tip: Tom Holland and his Change of Mind. w/Paul Vanderklay!
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:...
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Episode 5 - Experiencing the Divine with Reason v. Emotion. Dionysius, Gregory of Nyssa and Maximus.
*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...
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Episode 4 - Dante, Barfield, and the Inner Spiritual Life. With Dr. Mark Vernon!
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…
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Episode 3 - "The Celestial Hierarchy" of Dionysius, and symbolic reading of Moses' ascent of the Mountain.
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...
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Episode 2 - The Life of Moses and Dante's Paradise with Dr. Dan Sheffler. The Ascent!
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...
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Episode 1 - New Season! Diving deeper into Symbolic Readings, and expanding the Symbolic World.
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…
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Episode 68 - Aristotle's Concept of Origin of Nature, and Actuality of Thought
In this episode we will look at the philosophical perspectives on Divinity in Aristotle, and how this is referenced in the Paradiso by Dante. We will also discuss the concept of potential and actuality, and the degree to which a "potential" could be seen or thought of as existing in itself before...
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Episode 67 - Invoking muses and inspiration in Greek Myth. Opening the deep beauty.
In this episode we will take one more look at the different approaches to knowledge and wisdom through the storytelling and myth, vs. the more rational-logic approach of philosophy. We will reference the Theogony of Hesiod, and the in some ways first Greek Philosopher, Thales. From the opening of...
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Episode 66 - Correspondence with a Professor about Religion, Philosophy, and Dante's blending of the two traditions.
In this episode we discuss a recent correspondence with a renowned and distinguished Professor in Religion and Philosophy, an expert on the two main intellectual and spiritual traditions in the Ancient World. We'll be assessing Dante's Comedy in light of his artistic endeavor, his contribution to...
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Episode 65 - Doubting Studies, and Aristotle's Love that Moves the Universe
In this episode we have two main parts, the first is an example of the transitional point in studies and learning, when the brain creates a release and flood of new understanding - after a moment of doubts. The second part is about the connections between the ending of the Comedy and Aristotle's...
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Episode 64 - The Final Moments, of the Comedy. Canto 30-33.
After a long journey through the worlds of the afterlife, symbolic of human nature and experience, Dante now reaches the Empyrean - the spiritual experience beyond time and space, filled with pure light, and being in the Mind of God. He sees the White Rose (the Divine Love) and is accompanied by...
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Episode 63 - The Paradise, Canto 28. When Dante sees the end point of his Journey.
In the 9th Sphere of Heaven, the Primo Mobile, Dante suddenly sees a reflection of the center of the Divine Light glowing in Beatrice's eyes, and then looks up. What he sees is the illuminating light with nine rings of the Angelic Orders swirling around in increasing speed towards the center…
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Episode 62 - The House of Dante, and a Growing Mind.
Studying the Renaissance and the Ancient World can grow and change the way you see, feel, perceive, reflect on and experience the world around you. One example of the process is described here: "There was a certain firmness taking shape, or a different platform or deeper soil for the thoughts.…
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Episode 61 - The Earthly Paradise. Dante meets Beatrice, and the rebirth is complete.
The last 6 cantos describes the dramatic events in the Garden of Eden, where Dante meets Beatrice and is finally cleansed after a deep confession. He is then fully restored, and ready for the stars. This also concludes the second book, the Purgatory. .. Programming note; after the Easter Holidays...
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Episode 60 - Dante climbs the next 6 Terraces, and reaches the Garden of Eden.
As they go through the remaining six terraces of punishments and atonement on Mount Purgatory, Dante learns the final parts of human nature and its moral structures. He is then ready to enter the Garden of Eden on the top, the Earthly Paradise - as Lord of Himself - and he can now follow his...
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Episode 59 - The Ledge of the Proud. Dante learns about humility, and the climb gets easier.
As Virgil and Dante walk through the main gate of the Purgatory they discover a set of beautiful carvings about the virtue of humility, they meet the regretful souls of the proud under heavy slabs of stone, and they discover a second set of carvings, this time with stories about pride. After…
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Episode 58 - Arriving at the Main Gate, with three steps of marble white, dark stone and flaming red. The real climb is about to start.
From the first slope through the two levels of Antepurgatory, Dante and Virgil reach the main gate which is guarded by an angel with a sword. The Guardian uses a golden and silver key to open the gate, symbolic of the authority to do so, and the skill and wisdom to asses the souls' sincerity of...
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Episode 57 - The Boatman, souls arriving on the Mountain-Island, and Dante meets an old Friend.
In the second Canto of the Purgatory a boat with over a hundred souls arrives at the shore, ready to climb up the mountain to purify their spirits. Dante meets an old friend, who sings with a beautiful voice and spellbounds the other souls. Then Cato the Guardian appears: "And while we stood...
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Episode 56 - Opening of Purgatory, Washing the Face as Cleansing of Sins. Humility is now guiding him towards Redemption.
The second episode on the opening of Purgatory, with the symbolic act of washing his face as a cleansing of sins - and as the theme of the second book, and Purgatory Mountain. Cato tells them two things; "Go with this man, see that you gird his waist with a smooth reed; take care to bathe his…
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