Definition of vicious circle
1
: an argument or definition that begs the question
2
: a chain of events in which the response to one difficulty creates a new problem that aggravates the original difficulty
— called also
vicious cycle
Courtesy of https://www.merriam-webster.com
A vicious cycle can be a living Hell, and if you've been caught in the throes of a spiraling storm and made it out with some semblance of sanity, you possibly look back and feel thankful that it passed. Like dust in the wind, we're blown around by a chaotic world at times. But we are more than dust, because unlike dust we dream of something. We fight for something; we stand for something. When the storm ends, we remember what got us through it.
For a number of reasons, some people never make it out of these raging storms. Over the coming weeks, I'll discuss nine storms, nine circles, by taking a deep look at Dante Alighieri's The Inferno, the first part of The Divine Comedy. This amazing piece of literature is divided by cantos. If you're not sure what a canto is, its a chapter for a long poem. We'll explore one canto a week, maybe two or three depending.
Since there are 34 cantos, I'll be at this for some time, so please subscribe to the mailing list for my newsletter to stay with me on this journey. You will probably need to check your spam folder and set it to arrive in your inbox moving forward. You can like my page on Facebook or follow me on Twitter as well.
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