tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34585979.post1772288123286566543..comments2024-02-13T13:39:31.292-05:00Comments on William Blake: Religion and Psychology: GOLDEN COMPASS 2Larry Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34585979.post-70140763790797921882017-07-03T15:25:13.677-04:002017-07-03T15:25:13.677-04:00It is hard to pin Blake down. His myth does postul...It is hard to pin Blake down. His myth does postulate two creations, perhaps the second to remedy the expulsion from Eden. So you can think that first God created Eden, then a Earthly habitation or 'generation' to which Adam and Eve retreated.<br /><br />One on Larry's favorite expressions was, "The Bible is all poetry, and poetry is the highest form of truth." Like the Bible, Blake's writing (even the prose) is poetry. It is not to be taken literally but metaphorically. It points to truth which is beyond expression. Blake's God availed himself of the opportunity to begin again repeatedly.<br /><br />I didn't recognize the Isaiah quote on the GE building. It is not something that Blake used. It sounds more like Urizen than Los.<br /><br />I haven't seen evidence that Blake referred to the image as Ancient of Days. The individual prints are less available to view than are images of the frontispiece of Europe.<br /><br />Thanks as Always, ellie <br /> ellie Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708032405797473211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34585979.post-36234739775025697712017-07-02T10:11:32.999-04:002017-07-02T10:11:32.999-04:00wow! Ellie! what an inspiring post... deep... I a...wow! Ellie! what an inspiring post... deep... I almost missed the GE building link at the bottom... makes me want to visit NYC just to see it face to face...<br /><br />Just curious: Did the Isaiah 33:6 quote from the GE building appear in the original context of Blake's image (which I gather he himself did not call "Ancient of Days")?<br /><br />Does everybody call this image Ancient of Days? <br /><br />I'm mulling over the idea of creation being a divine act of mercy for humanity... "God's act of creation was a mercy to give Time and Space to fallen man"... so man was fallen prior to creation?? <br /><br />fascinating. I've had no time to get online at least the past 2 weeks - this is the perfect Sunday morning meditation for me today.Susan J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07676460547965873094noreply@blogger.com