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Day 69 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · March 10, 2026
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Pause. Breathe. Begin.
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I . L E C T I O
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Dante Alighieri
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The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto I
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“In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself in a dark wood, where the straight way was lost.”
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C O N T E X T
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The opening lines of Dante's masterwork, written around 1308, describe the universal experience of midlife disorientation. The 'dark wood' is not just a literary device — it is the starting point of every genuine spiritual journey.
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I I . M E D I T A T I O
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“Have you ever been in a dark wood — a period where you lost your way? How did you begin to find it again?”
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Scriptio & Connexio await you there.
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