Comments on: A Perpetual Equilibrium betwixt Heaven and Hell http://unurthed.com/2007/10/13/a-perpetual-equilibrium-betwixt-heaven-and-hell/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:14:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: m. http://unurthed.com/2007/10/13/a-perpetual-equilibrium-betwixt-heaven-and-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-98 m. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:13:45 +0000 http://unurthed.com/?p=174#comment-98 Two notes: 1) " Philosophers by Fire" is another name for alchemists. Quite appropriate, I might say, as Fire is the principal agent of the Work. Fire is essential in many ways: in moderate doses it provides warmth, allowing beings to grow. Fire also burns, and thus is the chief tool for purification and cleansing (Hell is a fiery place, where impure souls are melted...) 2)Blake developed a very sophisticated "mythology" of his own, which, I regret to say, it still largely unexplored and poorly understood. I hope you''ll go back to present several blakeian themes on your blog, for instance the fourfold vision described in the seminal letter to Thomas Butts, 22 November 1802. Two notes:
1) ” Philosophers by Fire” is another name for alchemists. Quite appropriate, I might say, as Fire is the principal agent of the Work. Fire is essential in many ways: in moderate doses it provides warmth, allowing beings to grow. Fire also burns, and thus is the chief tool for purification and cleansing (Hell is a fiery place, where impure souls are melted…)

2)Blake developed a very sophisticated “mythology” of his own, which, I regret to say, it still largely unexplored and poorly understood. I hope you”ll go back to present several blakeian themes on your blog, for instance the fourfold vision described in the seminal letter to Thomas Butts, 22 November 1802.

]]> By: Solomon Blaz http://unurthed.com/2007/10/13/a-perpetual-equilibrium-betwixt-heaven-and-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Solomon Blaz Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:09:22 +0000 http://unurthed.com/?p=174#comment-97 thro' the narrow chinks of this cavern: it appears that Blake rocks harder like a magic kiss! thro’ the narrow chinks of this cavern: it appears that Blake rocks harder like a magic kiss!

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