"There both, I thought, the eagle and myself did burn; and so intense the imagined flames, that needs my sleep was broken off."

Yeah verily, dear listeners, we have arrived at the cliffs of purgatory, with nothing but stairs upward and the heavens before us!   Its part 2 of my conversation with Christine Ristaino, PHD, as we explore and expand through the 2nd and 3rd segments of Dante's "Divine Comedy," in an effort to figure out if this magnificent epic has anything to do with the cryptic facilities of the film "Under the Silver Lake."   

Turns out, it does!  It Does!  And we figure it out and talk about it at length.  

Come with us as we lose our "p's," dream of eagles, release all seven of our deadly sins, wander through the Garden of Eden, bask in the glow of the beatific Beatrice, and arise with her through the 7 heavens (aka 7 planets) and into the eternal light of the "Prima Mobile."   Its quite a lark!

We discuss how the Dante's masterwork relates to the themes of "Under the Silver Lake," and even discover that Dante's journey into the Paradiso actually explains some of the final moments in the film!  You will learn how the ever present moon plays a crucial role in both stories.  Its sooooo cool.

All this, plus a special musical surprise!   An episode so special, it was written in the stars.

Learn more about Phil at his website www.TheseAreDreams.com

Contact Phil @philristaino on Facebook and Instagram.    And check out https://www.instagram.com/philristaino to see the art that goes along with each episode, plus many prints of the incredible engravings created by Gustav Dore for the "Divine Comedy" in the 19th century.   Dore's art is awe-inspiring, and it perfectly illustrates the levels and events described in the today's podcast.

Find out more about Christine at her website https://www.christineristaino.com

Hear more from the album Boduvt by the Agents of Venus, which features the show's theme song, "The Post Relevant Movement" by going to https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com