Songs of Innocence and of Experience

Poetry | William Blake

Write a note on Mysticism.

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Write a note on Mysticism Mysticism means believing in a hidden spiritual truth that goes beyond normal human understanding Mystics try to connect directly with God or the divine through feelings visions or imagination not just rules or religions Blake s Mysticism William Blake - was a mystic He saw the world as full of magic and meaning He believed God was not just in heaven but in everything flowers animals even humans For Blake imagination not logic or science was the key to truth He wrote poems and drew pictures to share his spiritual ideas God s Soft and Fierce Creation Blake thought nature people and art were all parts of God In The Lamb God is gentle like a caretaker In this poem Blake addresses God in the following manner He is meek amp he is mild In The Tyger God is a fiery blacksmith who can create

strong and fierce animals like the tiger Both poems show God s power in different ways Blake believed good and evil joy and pain innocence and experience are all needed to understand the world The lamb soft and the tiger fierce are opposites but both teach us about God s creation Strict Religion Blake hated strict religions and societies He felt they trapped people s minds His poems like The Chimney Sweeper and London criticize religion and kings that chain people and allow children to suffer In The Chimney Sweeper from Songs of Experience the child knows how the Church and society force poor children to clean chimneys so that the rich can live comfortably The little sweep sorrowfully says They clothed me in the clothes of death Blake suggests that the Church should allow people to connect with God freely In conclusion Blake s mysticism teaches that life is a journey from innocence to experience and finally to a higher spiritual understanding

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