https://pixabay.com/en/nature-forest-sun-moss-rays-green-3294681/
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FOREST OF EDEN
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Top of the mountain
Green leaves, soft light, steady breeze
Forest of Eden
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NOTE: We think of the Earthly Paradise as a garden; it is a forest at the top of the Mountain of Purgatory.
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https://pixabay.com/en/scent-of-roses-perfume-rose-bottle-3397281/
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LUST
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Seventh and last ledge
Devoted to purging lust
Least serious sin
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NOTE: In the Inferno, the most serious sins are punished in the deeper circles. On the Mountain of Purgatory, the most serious sins are purged on the lower ledges, aka stories. Pride is the worst sin, and lust is the least serious sin.
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https://pixabay.com/en/trailer-mobile-home-abandoned-old-1759223/
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DETACHMENT FROM RICHES
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Jesus’ birthplace now:
A decrepit trailer park
Instead of stable?
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NOTE: Mary had the virtue of detachment from riches. She did not complain when she had to give birth to Jesus in less than optimal conditions. Jesus lay in a manger: a feeding trough for animals. If Jesus were born today, he very well could be born in a decrepit trailer park.
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https://pixabay.com/en/face-wall-snow-steep-climbing-3324569/
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INNOCENT OF COMMITTING A PARTICULAR SIN
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Not commit a sin?
Seven-story mountain, but
You skip a story
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NOTE: The Mountain of Purgatory has seven stories, aka ledges, each of which is devoted to purging a sin, but if you have not committed a particular sin, you can skip that story.
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https://pixabay.com/en/welcome-words-greeting-language-905562/
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CORRADO MALASPINA
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Comes from family
Known for hospitality —
Dante will be their guest
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NOTE: Throughout THE DIVINE COMEDY, Dante receives hints of his upcoming exile. Here he tells Corrado Malaspina that he is aware of the Malaspina family’s reputation for hospitality. Corrado tells him that within seven years he will know much better that hospitality.
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https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/dantes-purgatory-canto-8/
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