The First Mover - and Motion

Update: 2021-07-19

Description

In just seven tercets, Dante inverts the model of the Universe from the material to the conceptual, and describes the origin and source of Motion and Time itself.

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In Channel

Sordello's Poem "Blacatz", and its echo in The Valley of Princes

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Meditation #1 - Dante's entry into the Terrace of Anger

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The Creation of the Angels

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The First Mover - and Motion

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The Keys to Entering Heaven - the Pilgrim is Examined

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Love and Wisdom, in the Sphere of the Sun

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The Birth of the Divine Comedy

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The Mystery of Beatrice's Prophecy

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Enter Emperor Justinian. Canto 5 in Paradiso.

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Paradiso, Canto 1. Reading and commentary.

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Group Reading of Paradiso - Welcome!

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Free will, and adjusting Misguided Loves

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Episode 12 – The Canto of Light

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Episode 11 – Creativity, Renewal, and the First Day on the Terraces

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Episode 10 – The symbolism of The Earthly Paradise

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Episode 9 – Purgatory as Process, and the Divine Arts.

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Episode 8 – Lady Philosophy, and the Participatory Nature of Purgatorio

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Episode 7 – Dante as a Person

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Episode 6 – The Comedy and Eastern Theology.

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Episode 5 – The Portal into the Heavens, with the Moon.

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