An MP3 of this talk, though without images, can be found on my Talks and Thoughts podcast via your podcast feed.
Perception is cleansed in the struggles of life, William Blake realised, as his own life was lived between heaven and hell, innocence and experience, vision and labour. Opposites are the energy that bring the power to see through surfaces to Eternity. Blake offers maps that chart the transformation from the narrow sight of Ulro to the full embrace of divine vision.
In this talk I consider Blake’s use of verse and imagery to awaken our consciousness; the critique he developed of the mechanical philosophy and the dynamics of the human psyche; erotic love and the androgenous mind; and the way he linked forgiveness, imagination and transformation – witnessed by the presence of Jesus.
This event is part of a series looking at dualities running through February 2022. More info here – https://paricenter.com/event/dualities/2022-02-05/