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Friday, April 15, 2011

The Liberal Agenda, or The Idiot's Guide to Hell on Earth

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Upon us may Thy Kingdom's peace descend, for if it does not come, then though we summon all our force, we cannot reach it our selves. -...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Hollowed Be Thy Name

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One cannot help defining things, but care must be taken not to limit them too much in defining them. --F. Schuon I don't know about ...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

On the Brothelhood of Man: Our Mater Who Art in Matter

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For those of you keeping score, it's the top of the XIth canto with two men on first terrace, trying to make it home. At bat are the pr...
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Monday, April 11, 2011

Freedom Will Die, Comrades, if the State Fails to Sacrifice Enough Babies!

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Now entering purgatory proper, we must ascend seven terraces in order to reach ecstasy central. The seven terraces no doubt correspond to t...
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Friday, April 08, 2011

The Dream of Peace in Our Nighttime

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Speaking of dreams, mine have undergone a profound shift in the last week. It started when we decided to get a new bed. Aging hippie tha...
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Thursday, April 07, 2011

Lucy in the Sky with Dante

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In Canto VIII Dante breaks out of the poem in order to provide a little clue for us all: Here, reader, sharpen your eyes to truth . Why? ...
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011

There's No Crying in Purgatory!

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We haven't yet heard much about Virgil's thanatography, but in canto VII he tells us how he ended up cooling with the heels in purga...
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Placing a Call to the Nonlocal ʘperators Above Our Praygrade

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In the next scene, Dante finds that he is suddenly the most popular fellow in purgatory. He compares himself to a dice player who has just ...
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Monday, April 04, 2011

Incorruptible Adolescent Rebellion: O, Why Must I be a Teenager in Love?

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I guess we're still technically in the foothills, making our way toward the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory. We'll be spending ...
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Friday, April 01, 2011

What Makes a Life Worth Leaving?

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As our explorers begin their ascent, the mountain is quite steep, far more steep than the line drawn from middle-quadrant to the center poin...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Adamology of Sin

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O pure and noble conscience, you in whom / each petty fault becomes a harsh rebuke! You know you're in purgatory when you feel the pres...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Celescalating the Skyrescape Ladder

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Chaos prevails here. Little time to post.... The sun had now progressed to that horizon / Whose great meridian, at its highest point, / Ext...
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Monday, March 28, 2011

Doing Time in the Purgatoreum

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Well. I guess there's no place to go but up, is there? Might as well spend a little while in purgatory, this time without guidance. U...
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Friday, March 25, 2011

The Cosmos: Now Open For Isness

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This post concludes our guided tour of Dante's Inferno , which began way back on January 24, 33 cantos and 45 postas ago. I don't ...
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