Here are the episodes for the opening cantos of PARADISO. The podcast is currently into Canto III. Because of the way my website is coded, the episodes appear in reverse order. Sorry about that. Scroll through the list to find earlier (or the earliest) episode.

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The Diversity of Being in a Universe of Light: PARADISO, Canto II, Lines 106 - 126

At last, Beatrice begins to reveal the truth about moon spots: They can’t be understood with natural philosophy (or physics), but only with metaphysics. The universe rains being down onto itself, diversifying “what is” to hold the final unity of “to be” behind everything.

Paradiso Cantos I - VIIMark ScarbroughSeptember 2, 2026Paradiso, Beatrice, intellect, incarnation, Light, beingComment

Staring at the Sun: PARADISO, Canto I, Lines 37 - 60

The plot returns to PARADISO! Our pilgrim Dante turns to Beatrice . . . to see her staring into the sun. So he does the same, becoming a reflection of her glory as he also sees the sparking wonder of the heavens above him.

Paradiso Cantos I - VIIMark ScarbroughAugust 2, 2026Light, Beatrice, The sun, St. Paul, The Garden of EdenbComment