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Converse in the spirit : William Blake, Jacob Boehme, and the creative spirit / Kevin Fischer.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fischer, Kevin, 1963-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Blake, William, 1757-1827--Philosophy.
Blake, William.
Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.
Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--History--18th century.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).
German literature--Appreciation--England.
German literature.
German literature--Appreciation.
History.
Philosophy.
England.
Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624--Influence.
Böhme, Jakob.
English poetry--German influences.
English poetry.
Philosophy in literature.
Mysticism in literature.
Visions in literature.
Philosophy, German.
Physical Description:
258 pages ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2004]
Contents:
2. Boehme, Blake and Tradition 31
3. Communion, the Prophetic, and the Living Bible 44
Progressive Independence 44
Prophetic Vision and Activity 46
Husks, Histories, and the Inner Bible 52
4. Obscurity, Difficulty, and Awakening 58
Necessary Obscurity 58
Rousing the Faculties to Act 64
5. Expression, Creation, and Manifestation 69
Symbolic Vision and the Stubborn Structure 69
Creation and the Individual 75
6. Theogony: From Nothing to Something 83
The Ungrund 85
Separation, Contrariety, and Fire 88
The Seven Properties 93
7. The First Four Properties 101
The First and Second Properties 101
The Third Property 105
The Fourth Property 110
8. The Fifth and Sixth Properties 120
The Fifth Property 120
The Sixth Property 129
Mercury 134
9. The Seventh Property and the Cycles of the Seven 139
The Seventh Property 139
The Cycles of the Seven 149
10. The First and Second Principles 159
The First Principle 159
The Second Principle, Separation, and Interdependence 164
The Fall of Lucifer 171
11. The Third Principle 179
Hard Matter, Creation, and Adam 179
The Fall of Man 188
12. Incarnation and Judgment 199
Mercy 199
Incarnation 204
The Last Judgment 211.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-247) and index.
ISBN:
0838640060
OCLC:
52621622

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