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The Search beyond the Boundaries of the Physical World
Mysticism, Gnosis, Neoplatonism, Hermetic Philosophy, Mystery
religions, Occult, Esoteric disciplines,
Shamanism, Theosophy, Kabala,
Sufism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Alchemy, metaphysics, Quantum consciousness,
psychedelics.
René Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, was the first
to propose that the world could be understood in mathematical and scientific
terms. He could be said to be *the* inventor of rationalism. His intuition,
according to him, came to him in a dream, brought by an angel. Isaac
Newton, the guy who brought you calculus (he invented it at the same
time as but independently from Leibnitz) devoted 70% of this studies and
time to alchemy and alchemical experiments.) |
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DANTE and the DIVINE COMEDY
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THE EARTH according to DANTE
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Same representation, upside down.
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A more compact representation (for travelers?)
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And now, in color. And in Italian.
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L'INFERNO
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This is by far the most famous and most iconic
representation of Dante's journey to the OLTRETOMBA
(beyond the grave). BY
DOMENICO di MICHELINO
Find more information about this painting
at this website
https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/content/la-divina-commedia-di-dante-domenico-di-michelino-1465
Look for a better reproduction online and
identify as many details as possible.
This painting is a treasure map of ideas, symbols, references,
hints and clues, something between "Where is Waldo"
and the "I SPY" books.
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By universal consent, the greatest
illustrations of the DIVINA COMMEDIA are those of
Gustave Dorč, around 1850
click to enlarge
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You can try to translate the categories of
sinners, or you can look up a similar representation in
English. |
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