Theresa's Journal

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. -Carl Gustav Jung, from Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1963)

We have met the Damned, and they are we. -Dante

I'm reading Dante's "Inferno" right now. The gory details are burning my eyes.

CANTO XXX: In the same gulf, other kinds of imposters, as those who have counterfeited the persons of others, or debased the current coin, or deceived by speech under false pretenses, are described as sufering various disesases. Sinon of Troy, and Adamo of Brescia, mutually reproach each other with their various impostures. (from the story of the Inferno in Brief, Inferno)

It is comical to envision a hell where such societal misgivings as devaluing of currency is one of damning mortal sins. The question that begs me: Would US's major role in IMF condemn it to the tenth gulf in Dante's Hell? Amusing to consider, not really temporally correct on the one hand. Dante wrote about this hell in 12th century after all, and the church's standing on issues of international relation then was... Guess hell, and images of hell as an entity, get renewed or updated alongwith our world.Anyhow, points aside, I like how the system of Dante's hell unfolds. I have feeling that it would turn out to be really thoroughly reflective of Dante's own inner and outer world. I extrapolate this from that his contemporary Italian social figures show as the main occupants of the hell. This part really piques my interest. But of course, not just that.

Rabbi Sherri Hirsch writes in Time, God is Laughing With You , a look at an old Yiddish saying: "We plan, God laughs."

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