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The mythological Ulysses has always inspired the Geomaieutic Journeys of the RIVER OF LIFE project. This year however, the October journey is entirely dedicated to the great traveller, whether mythological or real, and the itinerary will retrace the stages of the Greek hero.

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ANZIO 2024 - POSTER GEO-MAIEUTICAL JOUNREY 16-20 OCT

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_EMME Journey - Lago di Como_Final Version

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_Garfagnana 2024 - Geo-emotional Journey - SCHEDULE

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Between August and October 2024 the EMME Team offers three magnificent geo-maieutic trips in Italy: starting with Garfagnana, then going to Lake Como to end in Anzio and the mythical atmospheres of Monte Circeo. Get on board. For Geographers of Emotions and for those who book through this site - by writing to marco@bertagniconsulting.com - special travel conditions. See you soon!

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_ANZIO - SWIMMING IN THE SEA OF FREEDOM 16-20 OCT 2024

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What does Ulysses in Dante’s Divine Comedy have in common with modern scientists? In this video Antonio Zoccoli, President of INFN - Istituto Nazionale... | By EGO & the Virgo Collaboration | Facebook

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https://www.amazon.it/Lincredibile-viaggio-Ulisse-Ediz-illustrata/dp/8880721658

Bimba Landmann

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La Divina Commedia in HD - INFERNO, canto XXVI [26]

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Vittorio Gassman legge Dante - Commedia - Inferno, Canto XXVI

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A Weighted Geographical Coordinates Index

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A Weighted Geographical Coordinates Index

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BERTAGNI CONSULTING SRL: A JOURNEY OF GROWTH AND FRIENDSHIP

The secrets of transforming rainy days into sunny days. Or how to understand the rain.

On a rainy day in November 2008, a tall man, with a nice smile, according to what his mother Anna used to say, was working as a Managing Director of an Industrial Association, when he was suddenly laid off.
They told him not to take it personally, because the decision had been made due to the economic and financial crisis of 2008.
He was so choked at hearing this, that he could barely register the pathetic explanations of a decision, that to him sounded deeply unjust.
After the initial paralysis, followed by anger, sadness, disgust and fear, the tall man, who had lost his smile for a while and whose name is Marco by the way, gradually made room for different kinds of thoughts, not far from joy.
What if this unexpected and unfair event was my sliding door towards new horizons?
It was January 2009 when he decided to go travelling to Greece, inspired by Ulysses Gaze′ by Angelopulos.
He needed to go somewhere else, alone, to gain a different viewpoint on his professional life, and search for a new beginning.
Through a snowy Epirus, Marco reached the valley of Meteora and yes!, on the top of a Meteora, while watching the sun rising, he understood that things are not just black or white, they change their meaning according to the meaning we give them.
Marco got his smile back.
On February 13th, 2009, once back in Italy, he founded Bertagni Consulting srl, a company dealing with International Trade and Lobbying.
In the first 6 years of activity, thanks to the help of many friends from different Countries, the Bertagni Consulting Team′ thrived.
They developed international markets, through travelling and strengthening relations with EU Commission and domestic Administrations, delivering an effective and ethical lobbying policy for the industrial sectors they represented.
On October 16th 2015, Marco, who had also by then graduated in Geographical Sciences with a thesis on Emotional Cartography, finished drawing his geo-emotional map.
Inspired by the map, charting his journey along his river, Marco wrote a book called THE RIVER OF LIFE: another turning point of his life.
His initial realisation, through maps, lyrics and pictures - was that his journey into the Geography of Emotions had given him relief on so many levels and brought him a great and harmonious feeling of joy.
Then, inspired by the values that he integrated in the story - respect, perspectives, vocation, dreaming, listening, knowledge, geographical thinking - he began to create River-connected activities: seminars, workshops, artistic events, journeys, performances.
Little by little emotional geography became part of daily activities of Bertagni Consulting, and it gave birth to what has become, and will continue to be more and more in the future, the core business of the company: Education.
When, in November 2019, Marco founded EMME, (Eliciting, Mapping & Managing Emotions) Ulysses again came to mind.
In Chapter XXVI of Inferno, Dante writes about Ulysses and tells us about when the hero decided to leave Itaca to go searching for knowledge with his companion:
Ulysses:
I and my company were old and slow
When at the narrow passage we arrived
Where Hercules his landmarks set as signals,
That man no farther onward should adventure.
On the right hand behind me left I Seville,
And on the other already had left Ceuta.
O brothers, who amid a hundred thousand
Perils′, I said, have come unto the West,
To this inconsiderable vigil
Which is remaining of your senses still
Be ye unwilling to deny the knowledge,
Following the sun, of the unpeopled world.
Consider ye the seed from which ye sprang;
Ye were not made to live like unto brutes,
But for pursuit of virtue and of knowledge′.
EMME, an international experiential workshop, was then in Marco′s eyes, a metaphorical boat sailing towards a deeper Knowledge, and he felt from the very beginning that he was not alone on that boat but surrounded by many friends.
On December 30th, 2020 Bertagni Consulting officially launched EMME: 64 Geographers of Emotions, coming from 14 different Countries and bringing multiple skills, insights, experience and knowledge.
What is important about these 64 is this: they are human beings, seeking to share skills and experiences with People and Organizations, in order to build and develop a bespoke, but at the same time common knowledge, to help clients to reach their personal and professional goals by following their vocation and by becoming who they are meant to be.
A few years ago, some clients gave Bertagni Consulting Management a present for its 8th birthday, a page in LA REPUBBLICA where they thanked the company for helping them to become who they were meant to be. A wonderful tribute to an organisation which values the achievement they bring to their clients above all else.
Today, February 13th, 2021 is Bertagni Consulting′s 12th birthday and Marco wants to thank one by one all the people that in these 12 years spent their time working in the company and contributing to its growth.
For this birthday, Marco would like to share with you a geographical quirk he discovered by taking into account the Country of origin of each of the 64 Geographers of Emotions. He calculated and weighed the geographical coordinates of the capital cities of each geographer and came out with what you could call, (gurus of statistics don′t examine this too closely!), a Weighted Geographical Coordinates Index. This index gave the values of Latitude 38N and Longitude 1E. Marco put these coordinates into GoogleMaps, and do you want to know where this hypothetical average location of EMMÉs Geographers is in the world?
It is in the Mediterranean Sea, between Seville and Ceuta, the cities mentioned by Dante when describing where Ulysses and his companions were, when heading the Strait of Gibraltar!
Marco believes this is not a coincidence.
A few days ago, in January 2021, in one of the few cold morning of Anzio along the whole year, Marco as usual, was walking on the Tirrena beach, starting his day by watching the sunrise.
The Circeo Promontory was surprisingly clear at the horizon.
How not to think, once more to Ulysses and his journeys.
In that very moment a boat of fishermen stopped between Marco, the Circeo and the rising sun.
Marco was moved.
He though: Yes, like Ulysses, I made mistakes in my life, some choices were wrong, but I never lost my passion for life, I am still and more and more in love with life. And I am not alone in this journey of Growth and Friendship.
In the afternoon of the same day, the weather turned grey and, unexpectedly, started to rain.
Marco went out and stood in the rain.
He didn′t get wet.
He simply felt and enjoyed each single drop of rain.

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Dante's Inferno, Canto XXVI: Odysseus v.  Ulysses

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"Fatti non foste" in different languages

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"Fatti non foste" in different languages

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ENGLISH
I and my company were old and slow
When at the narrow passage we arrived
Where Hercules his landmarks set as signals,
That man no farther onward should adventure.
On the right hand behind me left I Seville,
And on the other already had left Ceuta.
O brothers, who amid a hundred thousand
Perils′, I said, have come unto the West,
To this inconsiderable vigil
Which is remaining of your senses still
Be ye unwilling to deny the knowledge,
Following the sun, of the unpeopled world.
Consider ye the seed from which ye sprang;
Ye were not made to live like unto brutes,
But for pursuit of virtue and of knowledge′.

FRENCH
« O frères, qui, à travers mille périls, êtes parvenus à l’Occident, suivez le soleil, et à vos sens à qui reste si peu de veille, ne refusez l’expérience du monde sans habitants [19]. Pensez à ce que vous êtes : point n’avez été faits pour vivre comme des brutes, mais pour rechercher la vertu et la connaissance. Par ces brèves paroles j’excitai tellement mes compagnons à continuer leur route, qu’à peine ensuite aurais-je pu les retenir. La poupe tournée vers le levant, des rames nous fîmes des ailes pour follement voler, gagnant toujours à gauche. Déjà, la nuit, je voyais toutes les étoiles de l’autre pôle, et le nôtre si bas que point il ne s’élevait au-dessus de l’onde marine. Cinq fois la lune avait rallumé son flambeau, et autant de fois elle l’avait éteint, depuis que nous étions entré dans la haute mer, quand nous apparut une montagne, obscure à cause de la distance, et qui me sembla plus élevée qu’aucune autre que j’eusse vue. Nous nous réjouîmes, et bientôt notre joie se changea en pleurs, de la nouvelle terre un tourbillon étant venu, qui par devant frappa le vaisseau. Trois fois il le fit tournoyer avec toutes les eaux ; à la quatrième, il dressa la poupe en haut, et en bas il enfonça la proue, comme il plut à un autre, jusqu’à ce que la mer se refermât sur nous. »

SPANISH

Oh hermanos —dije—, que tras de cien mil
peligros a occidente habéis llegado,
ahora que ya es tan breve la vigilia
de los pocos sentidos que aún nos quedan,
negaros no queráis a la experiencia,
siguiendo al sol, del mundo inhabitado.
Considerar cuál es vuestra progenie:
hechos no estáis a vivir como brutos,
mas para conseguir virtud y ciencia.
A mis hombres les hice tan ansiosos
del camino con esta breve arenga,
que no hubiera podido detenerlos;
y vuelta nuestra proa a la mañana,
alas locas hicimos de los remos,
inclinándose siempre hacia la izquierda.
Del otro polo todas las estrellas
vio ya la noche, y el nuestro tan bajo
que del suelo marino no surgía.
Cinco veces ardiendo y apagada
era la luz debajo de la luna,
desde que al alto paso penetramos,
cuando vimos una montaña, oscura
por la distancia, y pareció tan alta
cual nunca hubiera visto monte alguno.
Nos alegramos, mas se volvió llanto:
pues de la nueva tierra un torbellino
nació, y le golpeó la proa al leño.
Le hizo girar tres veces en las aguas;
a la cuarta la popa alzó a lo alto,
bajó la proa —como Aquél [Dios] lo quiso—
hasta que el mar cerró sobre nosotros».

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The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

The epic poem, The Divine Comedy, is about the author's journey towards God.

It has three parts: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Heaven). Each part consists of thirty-three cantos. This division reflects the medieval theology specific to Christianity.

One could metaphorically interpret Dante as embodying certain aspects of the explorer/traveller archetype in a psychological or spiritual sense.

Here are a few reasons one might make such an interpretation:

Journey through the Unknown: Dante's journey through the three realms of the afterlife—Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso—can be seen as a metaphorical exploration of the unknown territories of the soul and the divine.

He ventures into realms that are unfamiliar and, in many ways, uncharted.

Seeking Knowledge and Understanding: Like an explorer driven by the quest for knowledge and understanding, Dante's journey is motivated by a desire for spiritual enlightenment. He seeks to comprehend the nature of sin, redemption, and divine love through his encounters with various souls and allegorical figures.

Encountering Challenges: Explorers often face challenges and obstacles in their quests. Dante encounters numerous trials, confronts personal weaknesses, and struggles against the temptations of sin. His journey can be viewed as an exploration of the human condition.

Mapping the Spiritual Landscape: Dante, through his poetic work, can be seen as attempting to map the spiritual landscape of the Christian cosmology. He provides a vivid and imaginative description of the afterlife, creating a literary map that reflects his understanding of the moral and divine order.

Transformation and Growth: Explorers often undergo personal transformation during their journeys. Dante's progression from the darkness of Inferno to the light of Paradiso represents a transformative journey of the soul, symbolizing growth, purification, and spiritual development.

Worth noting that in Dante Alighieri's "Divina Commedia," there is a man, Ulysses, representing a great example of explorer. He appears in the eighth circle of Hell, specifically in the Inferno. Ulysses, also known as Odysseus from Greek mythology, definitively represents the explorer archetype and the thirst for knowledge in Dante's work.

In the "Inferno," Ulysses is found in the eighth circle among the fraudulent counselors, who are immersed in flames. He recounts the story of his final voyage after the Trojan War. In this narrative, Ulysses expresses his insatiable curiosity and desire for knowledge, which leads him to undertake a perilous journey beyond the known boundaries of the world.

Ulysses' journey is a metaphor for the pursuit of knowledge, discovery, and the human spirit's inherent desire to explore the unknown. Here are key points that illustrate why Ulysses embodies the explorer archetype:

Unquenchable Curiosity: Ulysses' insatiable curiosity and desire to know the unknown drive him to explore uncharted waters. His thirst for knowledge goes beyond the limits of human experience, symbolizing an intellectual and spiritual yearning.

Ambition and Restlessness: Ulysses' ambition and restlessness lead him to push the boundaries of exploration. He is not content with the ordinary or the familiar and seeks to go beyond the confines of what is known and understood.

Tragic Consequence: Ulysses' quest for knowledge and exploration, however, leads to a tragic end. The flames in Hell engulf him, symbolizing the consequences of unchecked ambition and the pursuit of knowledge without ethical considerations.

Metaphor for Dante's Themes: Ulysses' story serves as a metaphor for Dante's broader themes in the "Divina Commedia," highlighting the dangers of excessive ambition, the consequences of sin, and the importance of moral guidance in the pursuit of knowledge.

In portraying Ulysses in this way, Dante contributes to the exploration of the human condition, portraying the consequences of a noble but misguided quest for knowledge and discovery. Ulysses becomes a cautionary figure in Dante's allegorical journey, embodying both the adventurous spirit of exploration and the potential perils that accompany it.

The sentence "Ye were not made to live like unto brutes, but for pursuit of virtue and knowledge" Ulysses tells to his mates, is a statement from Dante's "Divina Commedia" that encapsulates the idea that human beings are meant to aspire to higher ideals such as virtue and knowledge, rather than living in a base or brutish manner. The emphasis on the pursuit of virtue and knowledge aligns with the explorer archetype and the thirst for knowledge. Explorers, in a broad sense, seek to discover and understand the world around them. Dante's words resonate with the curiosity and intellectual ambition that characterize the explorer archetype, reflecting a fundamental human desire for enlightenment and understanding.

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I and my company were old and slow

When at the narrow passage we arrived

Where Hercules his landmarks set as signals,

That man no farther onward should adventure.

On the right hand behind me left I Seville,

And on the other already had left Ceuta.

O brothers, who amid a hundred thousand

Perils′, I said, have come unto the West,

To this inconsiderable vigil

Which is remaining of your senses still

Be ye unwilling to deny the knowledge,

Following the sun, of the unpeopled world.

Consider ye the seed from which ye sprang;

Ye were not made to live like unto brutes,

But for pursuit of virtue and of knowledge′.

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Be the hero of your life journey, map out your emotions and set sails to discover Lake Como together with a bunch of like-minded peers!

Location

Como

Como 22100 Como Italy

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Agenda

Program

DAY 1 - Friday, Oct. 4th - EARTH & ROOTS & STORYTELLING 10 am - Launch of the Journey, coffee & get-together at Torno 10:30 am - Hiking Montepiatto & Piazzaga 12:30 am Lunch at Baita Piazzaga 4 pm Ta...
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The Call of the Lario. A Geo-emotional journey

For further information: www.emotional-geography.com

About this event

Event lasts 2 days 8 hours

Explore the most intriguing gem of the Italian Lake District, Lake Como, together with a community of peers who will support your self-exploration and quest with their unique perspectives and two guides who will lead and facilitate your learning journey.

The Lario, with its stunning mountain scenery, enchanted villages and rich culture has been a place of serenity and inspiration ever since - let its magic also cast a spell on you and enlighten your path!

Geo-emotional Mapping will serve as your compass for navigating the vast seas of identity, while the lake reflects the beauty of its surroundings and provides a serene atmosphere for peaceful self-reflection and inner peace.

Frequently asked questions

What does it cost?

Price: 495 EUR (+VAT) Including all Experience Design, Event Management, Tour Guiding & Geo-Emotional Activities NOT including Accommodations, Food & Drinks, Transportation, Entrance Fees

When is the deadline to sign up?

Please sign up until 31/08/24 & note that the journey will only take place with a minimum number of 12 participants.

Where can I stay?

Accommodations in Como / Cernobbio / Moltrasio recommended to be close to the conducted activities. e.g. hotelduecorti.com, airbnb.com, Como Agriturismo Como Cascina Mirandola (outside of Como, only by car)

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The Call of the Lario. A Geo-emotional Journey to Lake Como, Italy

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Eventbrite - EMME presents The Call of the Lario. A Geo-emotional Journey to Lake Como, Italy - Friday, October 4, 2024 | Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Como, Como, Lombardei. Find event and registration information.

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GEO-EMOTIONAL JOURNEY TO GARFAGNANA. TUSCANY