Archive - The Occidental Tourist

From Homer to Dante: A Spiritual Odyssey

Exploring the spiritual and literary influences on Dante's "Divine Comedy"

Dec 4, 2024 •

Dante's Heavens ~ Essential Reading and Viewing

Go deeper with these ancient and contemporary authors.

Jan 4 •

Dante as Homo Viator: The Journey of Transformation

How this series came about.

Dec 13, 2024 •

Heavenly City, Earthly City

Dante vs. Machiavelli on the role of Fortune in history

Dec 20, 2024 •

Rage or Return: Achilles, Odysseus, and the Poetics of Suffering

What Homer's heroes teach us about tragedy.

Mar 19 •

Towering Rebels: The Giants of Genesis

More on Nimrod, the Nephilim, and the Fall.

Feb 1 •

☯ Heaven and Earth: The Architecture of Reality

Symbolism Masterclass #2: How Symbolism manifests at every level of reality.

May 5 •

Back from a Hiatus

Announcing a new series: "From Homer to Dante"

Nov 27, 2024 •

Plato vs. Aristotle: At the Heart of the West's "Great Divide"

Whose camp are you in?

Oct 18, 2022 •

The AdlerNet Guide for Intelligent Readers

Part I: Setting Up

Aug 22, 2022 •

Alone in a Dark Wood

Dante's Inferno Canto I: On losing your way

Dec 10, 2024 •

Being and Becoming: A Prelude to Dante's Cosmos

What can Dante teach us about how to think about reality?

Dec 23, 2024 •

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