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David Perlmutter's avatar

A prophet is rarely well received in his own time and place. Blake was too far out for his but a lot of us now get him.

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

Sail on, adventurer

Beyond those maps of old.

Side note: "and if you were in the mood for entertainment, you could buy a ticket to gawk at the lunatics."

Tickets are free nowadays.

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Erick Lima's avatar

Haha that's an excellent side note. A comedian once said that social media has been described as the coming together of different culture, races, and religion to make fun of different cultures, races, and religions.

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

"Come together, right now..."

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Don Boivin's avatar

I really enjoyed this, Erick, thanks!

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Erick Lima's avatar

Thanks a lot Don. I think that there is plenty to learn from Blake's life both spiritually and artistic so I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.

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emie -`♡´-'s avatar

I loved reading this! I enjoyed what you said about “Tenure kills punk rock” - I thought that was so poignant and representative of the 21st century.

I like how you remarked that Blake’s work incorporates both Light & Dark - seeking wholeness and reconciliation. So many magicians have also sought the same method!

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Erick Lima's avatar

It's super cool to read your comments and see the connections you make between magic. Really appreciate it!

And we are totally on the same page about the 21st, ha.

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Luka Bönisch's avatar

After reading this, I looked through all of Blake's paintings and thought it must've been difficult to decide which to include in this piece. Beautiful work as always, Erick.

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Erick Lima's avatar

Thank you very kindly. I went with the three I could remember without looking them up, ha.

Hope you enjoyed looking through his work!

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Vince Roman's avatar

Two different colours on the mapp

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Erick Lima's avatar

Indeed! Thanks for the comment.

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Jenn's avatar

This was such a lovely post, thank you ❤️

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Erick Lima's avatar

Very kind to let me know, much appreciated.

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Jenn's avatar

My pleasure!

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Tombarriesimmons's avatar

I have long been a lover of William Blake – and the only church I have ever been attracted to is the new church of Swedenborg – someone whose life I resonate with x

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Graphic Art Commentary's avatar

I think it’s regrettable that WB lived before the time of digital technology. His approach to graphic art would have fitted well with the “think different” admonitions of Steve Jobs.

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