12-05-2017, 12:05 AM
"I love that Dante offers an alternative perspective to religion. The Bible has been written and interpreted in so many styles that it's confusing and complicated"
There it is, in a nutshell. Its a personal perspective, but that sums it up for me. Take a the simplicity of a clear and open way out/through, easily instantly accessible to anyone who can look inward and sustain that focus once alignment is arrived upon....and then obscure it in layers upon layers of a obfuscating complicated mess that impossible to sort out as long as the focus is on the strings/threads.
It's the irony of the etching.....the tunnel of light or stairway to heaven or whatever one wants to call it. A clear path....swirling along the periphery with angels which are intriguing, of course....but also, perhaps, diverting as well because the attention naturally gets pulled to the sides.
Priests and priestesses. Gods and goddesses. Angels and demons. Layers upon layers of stratified "heaven" and "hell". A crown of thorns around the empty core. All of this the ultimate challenge to navigate....playing out at the level of the mind.
Man oh man....what a pickle!
There it is, in a nutshell. Its a personal perspective, but that sums it up for me. Take a the simplicity of a clear and open way out/through, easily instantly accessible to anyone who can look inward and sustain that focus once alignment is arrived upon....and then obscure it in layers upon layers of a obfuscating complicated mess that impossible to sort out as long as the focus is on the strings/threads.
It's the irony of the etching.....the tunnel of light or stairway to heaven or whatever one wants to call it. A clear path....swirling along the periphery with angels which are intriguing, of course....but also, perhaps, diverting as well because the attention naturally gets pulled to the sides.
Priests and priestesses. Gods and goddesses. Angels and demons. Layers upon layers of stratified "heaven" and "hell". A crown of thorns around the empty core. All of this the ultimate challenge to navigate....playing out at the level of the mind.
Man oh man....what a pickle!