“The true home of the scholar is where the fire of knowledge currently blazes.”
Every scholar is an exile. ITINERARIUM is a record of a journey through the physical world—from the sun-scorched Catalan soil of Cerdanyola del Vallès, through the labyrinths of Barcelona’s streets, to the farthest corners of the globe. It is proof that our mission does not end in the library, and every step on the world map is but a prelude to discovering the vastness of an ever-expanding universe.
🚪 THE ENTRANCE: Anatomy of a Convenient Purchase You walk through the revolving doors. You grab a shopping cart. A pleasant, soothing melody of common and safe beliefs drifts from the store speakers. Do you really think you came here as an autonomous seeker of objective historical truth? Stop lying to yourself. If we accept … Read more
The Game Master doesn’t always throw us onto the front lines. Sometimes, He allows us to return to our staging area, where the mission seems accomplished and the experience points have been handed out. And it is precisely in this apparent peace that the hardest stage begins. In these moments, in the time between adventures, … Read more
The year 2023 was a strange year, in which various signs in the heavens and on earth foretold of certain calamities and extraordinary events. In that year, on the 22nd day of March, I posted a message on my Facebook wall, adorned with a photograph of me standing before the building of the Institute of … Read more