Dante’s Purgatorio, How to Be Transformed

This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues continues Rupert
and Mark's exploration of Dante’s Divine Comedy, taking a lead
from Mark’s book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the
Spiritual Journey. Dante and Virgil have found the way out of
hell and a new adventure begins on Mount Purgatory. They first
encounter souls who are shocked by their deaths and bemused by
the afterlife. Then, the transformative ascent up the various
terraces of the mountain begins. On each, souls are reckoning
with the part of themselves marked by pride and envy, anger and
lust, as well as other feelings and desires that must be cleansed
in order to open their perception to the divine life that draws
them. Finally, Dante and Virgil reach the earthy Eden, where
Dante experiences a surprising, even shocking, encounter with the
love of his life, Beatrice.

Dr Mark Vernon is a writer and psychotherapist. He contributes to
programmes on the radio, writes and reviews for newspapers and
magazines, gives talks and podcasts. His books have covered
themes including friendship and God, ancient Greek philosophy and
wellbeing. He has a PhD in ancient Greek philosophy, and other
degrees in physics and in theology, and works as a
psychotherapist in private practice. He used to be an Anglican
priest.
http://www.markvernon.com

Mark's latest book is...
Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide For The Spiritual Journey
https://www.markvernon.com/books/dantes-divine-comedy-book?svd=72



Dr Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known
for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University
he worked in developmental biology as a Fellow of Clare College.
He was Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and From 2005 to
2010 was Director of the Perrott-Warrick project,
Cambridge. 
https://www.sheldrake.org

Rupert's latest book is...
The Science Delusion: 2020 Edition
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/the-science-delusion-science-set-free?svd=72