man can feel God through the body The senses help him realize the unseen spirit He glorifies his body and calls it electrical strong and clean Every organ of the body is sacred The body helps man understand divine joy Thus he reaches mystical experience through the senses Inverted Mysticism Unlike traditional saints Whitman does not reject physical life He loves the earth the touch and the human form Critic James Miller calls this inverted mysticism Whitman finds holiness not in escape but in living fully He reaches the divine through natural feeling not through denial In final Whitman gives equal honor to body and soul Both are clear sweet and divine Through this unity he reaches a higher spiritual truth His vision turns human life into a perfect blend of spirit and flesh