Dante’s Paradise consists of different ascending spheres by holiness, ultimately ending in a vision of God.
The geography of Dante’s Hell, is descending circles of increasing punishment. The bottom level is inhabited by Satan.
The entrance to Purgatory is through the bottom of Hell. Accessed by crawling over Satan.
Dante’s Purgatory is a seven story mountain, each level focusing on purifying a different category of sin. The Garden of Eden is at the top of the mountain where the soul ascends into Heaven.
The Spheres of Dante’s Heaven surround the Earth, Hell, and Purgatory. The Spheres are based on Ptolemy’s geocentric model of the Universe.
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very interesting site. i shall return for more
Cool diagrams. There's a new book out called scientifically proving the existence of the afterlife.
I think I need more explanation about it. If I just see the picture, I can not understand what it means. Could you give me the way on how to understand it easily?
Mysterious and intriguing.