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Inner Life, Talks and Thoughts
"Enemies of the Human Race." William Blake on how to know God
The new issue of VALA, the magazine of the Blake Society, is all about God. I've an article in it on Blake's mystical knowledge of God. "I am in you, you are in me, mutual in love divine."
Blake could hardly have been stronger in his views that naturalistic explanations for religion, and what would now be called non-real theologies, are inadequate - and, indeed, insufficient in accounting for the human imagination and yearning for the infinite.
Have a listen to the talk on what is misunderstood about Blake's view of God. And then read the article for why he thought non-theistic humanisms just won't do!
You can download VALA here - https://blakesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/VALA-5.pdf
My piece is entitled, "Enemies of the Human Race".