Dante’s Inferno Part 2, The Dangers of Spiritual Seeking

This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues is the second part
of a conversation between Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon on the
Inferno of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Deeper regions of hell are
explored, in which individuals aren’t just confused about life
but have become wedded to their confusions and the seeming power
they bring. The deep ramifications of the worship of Mammon and
worlds built on money is part of that addiction, as are the huge
risks of spiritual seeking that arise directly from the
tremendous goal of the spiritual quest, which is conscious
participation in divine life. The conversation draws on Mark’s
book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey.
Future talks will consider the path Dante charts next, through
Purgatory and Paradise!