Day Two: Finding the Middle with Beulah
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My search for the __middle__ continues. I must admit, the __middle__ is a confusing land of cheap thrills, tight purple jeans, and large eyewear; but I'm wading through the muck and am making some headway. I'm going back in again, but in the meantime, enjoy Beulah.Muck.
Large eyewear.
Purple jeans.
Beulah.
http://www.beulahmania.com/Beulah:Beulah ("married" in Hebrew) is one of names given to Jerusalem when it is rejoined to God after the exile. In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Beulah is the pastoral earthly paradise (in sight of the Heavenly City) where Christian and the other pilgrims rest before crossing the River of Death and entering the Heavenly City. For Blake Beulah is an idealized place without conflict, the conventional image of heaven or Eternity where all is at peace and all are one. For Blake, this notion of Eternity is misguided and fallen. Beulah offers an escape from the energetic effort and creative conflict of Eternity. It is a place to rest, but also it is a temptation to escape the demands of Eternity. It stands between Eternity and Ulro. Its inhabitants, the daughters of Beulah, remember eternity and act as muses for the poets (such as Blake) who dwell in Ulro. There is a detailed description of Beulah in Milton 30.1-31.11... and William Blake's Beulah.
Large eyewear.Purple jeans.Beulah.http://www.beulahmania.com/Beulah:Beulah ("married" in Hebrew) is one of names given to Jerusalem when it is rejoined to God after the exile. In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Beulah is the pastoral earthly paradise (in sight of the Heavenly City) where Christian and the other pilgrims rest before crossing the River of Death and entering the Heavenly City. For Blake Beulah is an idealized place without conflict, the conventional image of heaven or Eternity where all is at peace and all are one. For Blake, this notion of Eternity is misguided and fallen. Beulah offers an escape from the energetic effort and creative conflict of Eternity. It is a place to rest, but also it is a temptation to escape the demands of Eternity. It stands between Eternity and Ulro. Its inhabitants, the daughters of Beulah, remember eternity and act as muses for the poets (such as Blake) who dwell in Ulro. There is a detailed description of Beulah in Milton 30.1-31.11... and William Blake's Beulah.
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Blake is great and The Sea of Time and Space is scintilating. I'd love to put it on my blog: blake:Religion and Pscyhology, but I'm afraid it's copyrighted. Did you get a license for it, or have you had trouble with it? I'd love to know.