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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-06-26, day precision Aliases: source, sources, the-sources

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the source

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Because, like, where does your intuition come from? It comes from the source. But there are ways in which to strengthen this connection, okay?..."

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Topic Scope And Freshness

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Because, like, where does your intuition come from? It comes from the source. But there are ways in which to strengthen this connection, okay?..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Tree, The Guide, And The Chosen Fire (2026-06-26, day precision).

Most connected source readings: The Tree, The Guide, And The Chosen Fire; Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; Purgatory Begins By Washing Virgil Off.

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Key Notes

the source

Glossary

Jiang's term for the divine origin from which intuition comes and to which a person can become more strongly connected.

Definition stated on 2026-06-16.

definition

Jiang defines intuition as a person's connection to the divine or to the universe, saying it comes from the source rather than from isolated private subjectivity.

Timestamped Evidence

Why Paradise Needs Human Imagination

2026-06-16, day precision · Dante Livestream #2 (Tuesday, June 16 10AM)

Transcript

"...Because, like, where does your intuition come from? It comes from the source. But there are ways in which to strengthen this connection, okay?..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

The Tree, The Guide, And The Chosen Fire

2026-06-26, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a long Dante seminar that starts with a student dreaming of a tree across water and ends by redefining Purgatory as democratic hope, free will, dangerous guidance, prayer for the...

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · alias-match

Reading

The seminar begins with line-by-line questions and expands into a larger claim: Dante matters because poetry trains imagination, vows turn hope into action, and faith, hope, and love stop meaning obedience and start meaning...

Why Paradise Needs Human Imagination

2026-06-16, day precision · glossary, claims, semantic-ref

Reading

Paradise first appears as receptivity rather than rank, then the lecture widens into vows, memory, resurrection, original sin, and Jiang's culminating wager that God created humanity because perfection alone cannot imagine.

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