My hope is that through this blog your interest will be sparked to explore William Blake's writing more intensely. His words and metaphors are priceless to me, and they could be to you as well. I do recommended that you acquire a copy of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell that has Blake's plates as well. The combination of the artwork in addition to the text is very helpful and inspiring.
Happy Reading!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Energy!
Energy is all around us, presenting itself in a multitude of formations.
William Blake uses the theme of Energy to convey an important message. Energy is the ability to experience life and all its glory completely. Though many Christian faiths view some experience as negative, or as sin, Blake has another opinion. Blake sees these sins as experience, through some are viewed as negative they all play into experience. Energy, as Blake purposes, is immersing yourself in life and all that it has to offer.
He writes, "2. Energy is the only life and is from the Body and Reason is the bound or outward circumference of Energy. 3. Energy is Eternal Delight" (Blake).
By capitalizing the word Energy Blake puts a strong emphasis on the importance of it. Placing it on the same level as God. Energy, for Blake, is the God within all of us.
William Blake uses the theme of Energy to convey an important message. Energy is the ability to experience life and all its glory completely. Though many Christian faiths view some experience as negative, or as sin, Blake has another opinion. Blake sees these sins as experience, through some are viewed as negative they all play into experience. Energy, as Blake purposes, is immersing yourself in life and all that it has to offer.
He writes, "2. Energy is the only life and is from the Body and Reason is the bound or outward circumference of Energy. 3. Energy is Eternal Delight" (Blake).
By capitalizing the word Energy Blake puts a strong emphasis on the importance of it. Placing it on the same level as God. Energy, for Blake, is the God within all of us.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Recently I uncovered a blooming obsession for the poet and artist William Blake. Specifically, his text entitled The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is the true root of my obsession. Though it is not a lengthy one, it's lessons are ample. Some readers argue that Blake is belittling the importance of a creator in his lines, I beg to differ. Though he does paint a different picture of heaven and hell than most are accustomed to, he is not praising Satan for evil doing. Blake uses the two extremes to examine human existence. Heaven and hell are used as metaphors. Blake writes, "Without Contraries is no progression. Attraction and Repulsion, Reason and Energy, Love and Hate, are necessary to Human existence. From these contraries spring what religions call Good & Evil. Good is the passive that obeys Reason. Evil is the active springing from Energy. Good is Heaven. Evil is Hell" (Blake). In these lines Blake capitalizes words to give them an emphasis that would not be felt otherwise. By doing this he communicates to the reader that these words are important and should be studied closely. For example, the word Energy is capitalized. The theme of energy is a crucial one in this specific text. In my next post I will delve into the importance of the word itself, and what is symbolizes in Blake's writing.
Monday, April 23, 2007
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