<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Thelemic interpretation of The Divine Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I've recently read The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, and while it's a mildly-to-very Christian poem, I couldn't help but view it in the context of my own path.<br />
So Virgil seemed to me like a supervisor/mentor/Zelator in this or that Order, who guides Dante through his magical journey.<br />
Then, near the end of Purgatorio, Dante meets his HGA, Beatrice, who then replaces Virgil and takes the role of Dante's guide.<br />
And through Paradiso, Dante's HGA leads him towards that Thing which is No-Thing and the source of all Things, to which we all aspire.</p>
<p dir="auto">I would love to hear your thoughts.</p>
]]></description><link>https://thelema.org/forum/topic/19376/thelemic-interpretation-of-the-divine-comedy</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:45:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thelema.org/forum/topic/19376.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:37:26 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Thelemic interpretation of The Divine Comedy on Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:16:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">On dual wings named <em>vairagya</em> and <em>viveka</em> we flew, in the blue...</p>
<p dir="auto">We flew unto Ourselves; we flew unto that ever-present <em>Night</em> of peerless silence.</p>
<p dir="auto">"<em>Who art thou that dost float and fly and dive and soar in the inane? Behold, these many æons have passed; whence camest thou? Whither wilt thou go?</em>"</p>
]]></description><link>https://thelema.org/forum/post/106572</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thelema.org/forum/post/106572</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[seekinghga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:16:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Thelemic interpretation of The Divine Comedy on Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:45:06 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/forum/user/seekinghga" aria-label="Profile: seekinghga">@<bdi>seekinghga</bdi></a> said</p>
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<p dir="auto">"<br />
<a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/forum/user/fiatyod" aria-label="Profile: FiatYod">@<bdi>FiatYod</bdi></a> said<br />
"I've recently read The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, and while it's a mildly-to-very Christian poem, I couldn't help but view it in the context of my own path."</p>
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<p dir="auto">In what ways did you couple the similarities? I ask because when such acclimation between divergent ideals becomes automatic, it may be a sign of the burgeoning influence of the Neschamah over the Ruach; i.e. the General vs. the Specific. Of course, any meaning to be had from any of it is contingent upon Work and Work AND...Work. You know that, F.Y. <img src="https://thelema.org/forum/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=420f53c26f9" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":smile:" alt="😄" />"</p>
<p dir="auto">What do you mean by "in what ways"? I simply read and the similarities struck me.<br />
Maybe I should look deeper into what it means to just "be struck" by something.</p>
]]></description><link>https://thelema.org/forum/post/106568</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thelema.org/forum/post/106568</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[FiatYod]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:45:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Thelemic interpretation of The Divine Comedy on Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:38:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/forum/user/fiatyod" aria-label="Profile: FiatYod">@<bdi>FiatYod</bdi></a> said</p>
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<p dir="auto">"I've recently read The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, and while it's a mildly-to-very Christian poem, I couldn't help but view it in the context of my own path."</p>
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<p dir="auto">In what ways did you couple the similarities? I ask because when such acclimation between divergent ideals becomes automatic, it may be a sign of the burgeoning influence of the Neschamah over the Ruach; i.e. the General vs. the Specific. Of course, any meaning to be had from any of it is contingent upon Work and Work AND...Work. You know that, F.Y. <img src="https://thelema.org/forum/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=420f53c26f9" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":smile:" alt="😄" /></p>
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