The 9 Heavens & God’s Realm of Pure Energy

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. Today’s video dives into the celestial spheres of Heaven as they are depicted in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Alright, let’s get into it. The Divine Comedy is a monumental epic poem from the 14th century penned by Italian author Dante Alighieri. Comprising three components: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, it charts an allegorical journey through the afterlife – Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven – offering reflections on human morality, sin, and absolution. Our protagonist, Dante, finds himself astray in a gloomy forest, a metaphor for spiritual bewilderment. Guided through Hell and Purgatory by the Roman poet Virgil and later through Heaven by his beloved Beatrice, Dante’s voyage examines the assorted rewards and punishments souls receive contingent on their earthly deeds and spiritual development. In Paradiso, the last part of the poem, Dante and Beatrice journey through the nine celestial spheres of Heaven. Dante encounters v