Mark Vernon, psychotherapist and writer, joins me to talk about The Divine Comedy, the Beguines, and bobbit worms.
Want to help Cassettes grow? Become a patron at patreon.com/cassettespodcast and get full-length episodes with double the content, 48 hours early.
Follow Cassettes on...
Instagram: @cassettespodcast
Twitter: @cassettes_pod
Special thanks to Chris Maier, who did the music. Find him here.
GUEST LINKS
Mark's book (Amazon): 'Dante's Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey'
Mark's Aeon articles
Mark's website
Mark's Twitter: @platospodcasts
THINGS WE MENTIONED
Iain McGilchrist
The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri
Virgil
Cato
Giovanni Boccaccio
Julian of Norwich
Confessions (Augustine)
Rainer Maria Rilke
Beguines
The Mirror of Simple Souls, Marguerite Porete
Catherine of Genoa
Maya (ignorance)
Samsara
Upanishads
Carl Rogers
Bobbit worm
Meister Eckhart
Thomas Aquinas
Iris Murdoch, The Sovereignty of Good
Paul's analogy, "For the body is not one member, but many."
Privatio boni / Absence of good (argument)
Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More