And audio version of this talk is at my podcast, Dante’s Divine Comedy, available via podcast feeds. Dante would seem to be a key candidate for infernalism, the doctrine of endless punishment in hell for sinners who failed to turn to Christ. He’s said to be medieval and isn’t that what they believed then? And… Continue reading Dante and Eternal Damnation
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Dante’s Divine Comedy and Spiritual Intelligence. Two new online courses this autumn!
Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps online course – full details here: https://www.markvernon.com/events/spiritual-intelligence-in-seven-steps Dante’s Divine Comedy online course – full details here: https://www.markvernon.com/events/dantes-divine-comedy-an-introduction-to-the-spiritual-journey For more about Mark Vernon – www.markvernon.com
How can we transhumanise? And why we need to
An audio version of this talk is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. Dante coined the word “transhumanise” in the Divine Comedy, 700 years ago. “Trasumanar” is the transformation he will undergo in order to share in the life of paradise. Today, the word has associations that are strikingly related to… Continue reading How can we transhumanise? And why we need to
Where is heaven? A response to Sam Harris & Jonathan Pageau
An audio version of this talk is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. Sam Harris raised the question of the location of heaven, not least in the space age, when “up there” is not straightforwardly a good answer. Jonathan Pageau responded eloquently, noting that up is, of course, an analogy that… Continue reading Where is heaven? A response to Sam Harris & Jonathan Pageau
Dante’s Paradiso. Awakening to the Light. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
An audio version of this conversation is at my podcast, Dante’s Divine Comedy, available via podcast feeds. This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues continues Rupert and Mark’s exploration of Dante’s Divine Comedy, taking a lead from Mark’s book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey. Dante is now guided by Beatrice through the… Continue reading Dante’s Paradiso. Awakening to the Light. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Dante on Idealism. Or Dante in dialogue with Bernardo Kastrup and others
An audio version of this talk can be found in my podcast Dante’s Divine Comedy available via podcast feeds. This is a contribution to recent dialogues on idealism between Bernardo Kastrup, John Vervaeke, Matt Segall, Philip Goff and others, including myself. I draw particularly on: – Dante’s account and analysis of his journey to the… Continue reading Dante on Idealism. Or Dante in dialogue with Bernardo Kastrup and others
Why Paradise? Part 3 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy
An MP3 version of this talk is at my podcast, Dante’s Divine Comedy, available via your feed. Paradise. Destiny for a chosen few? Dismissed today by many. Or might it be the end for us all? Dante tells us to follow closely in the richest, subtlest and most expansive part of the journey conveyed in… Continue reading Why Paradise? Part 3 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy
Why Purgatory? Part 2 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy
An MP3 version of this talk can be found at my podcast, Dante’s Divine Comedy, found on your podcast feed. The mode of life called purgatorial is a medieval superstition, according to some, and the very purpose of mortal life, according to others. So what did Dante make of Purgatory and what has it to… Continue reading Why Purgatory? Part 2 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy
Sexual Mores & Divine Eros: Why we need Dante to teach us about love
An MP3 version of this talk is on my podcast, Dante’s Divine Comedy, which can be found on your podcast feed. The liberal world and western churches increasingly seem to suffer from the lack of a sophisticated understanding of erotic love – an approach not merely governed by morals but arising from insight into who… Continue reading Sexual Mores & Divine Eros: Why we need Dante to teach us about love
Why Hell? Part 1 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy
An MP3 version of the talk is on my podcast channel, Dante’s Divine Comedy, available on podcast feeds. The notion of hell is delighted in by some and causes offence in others. So why did Dante write about this infernal domain on his journey through reality? What is its meaning? What might be learnt from… Continue reading Why Hell? Part 1 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy