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God‘s Story PodcastMark Vernon on William Blake – Awake!Who was William Blake and how can his work speak to us today?
Brent talks with author Mark Vernon about his new Hurst book ‘Awake: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination’.
Mark is a London based psychotherapist, writer and former Anglican priest. He’s a keen podcaster and a columnist with the Idler and speaks regularly at festivals and on the BBC.
(0:50) Blake and ‘recovery’;
(2:40) Blake and innocence;
(3:30) Importance of the arts;
(4:45) Blake and Christianity;
(7:30) Angels;
(9:30) Imagination;
(11:15) Blake and science;
(13:00) Blake and desire;
(14:35) Eroticism in Blake;
(16:20) Blake’s poems;
(18:45) Blake and politics;
(21:55) Blake’s mytholo...
2026-02-2428 minGod‘s Story PodcastMark Vernon on William Blake – Awake!Who was William Blake and how can his work speak to us today?
Brent talks with author Mark Vernon about his new Hurst book ‘Awake: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination’.
Mark is a London based psychotherapist, writer and former Anglican priest. He’s a keen podcaster and a columnist with the Idler and speaks regularly at festivals and on the BBC.
(0:50) Blake and ‘recovery’;
(2:40) Blake and innocence;
(3:30) Importance of the arts;
(4:45) Blake and Christianity;
(7:30) Angels;
(9:30) Imagination;
(11:15) Blake and science;
(13:00) Blake and desire;
(14:35) Eroticism in Blake;
(16:20) Blake’s poems;
(18:45) Blake and politics;
(21:55) Blake’s mytholo...
2026-02-2428 min
The Porcupine Presents ...A Tiny Poem About a Vast Truth | William Blake - “Love and Harmony” (1783)A daily love poem for February — with gentle commentary after each reading.February Love Poem Series – Day 22: “Love and Harmony” by William BlakeWelcome to The Porcupine Presents and our month-long celebration of love in all its forms.Each day of February, we bring you a new poem — romantic, bittersweet, playful, or aching — followed by a brief reflection to deepen your listening experience.Today’s poem is “Love and Harmony” by William Blake, a brief but radiant meditation on the healing power of affection. In just a few lines, Blake imagines love as a force that so...
2026-02-2205 min
The Poetic TurnThe Chimney Sweeper, by William BlakeThe conversation delves into the power of poetry as a means of social commentary and its impact on social change. It explores the personal connections to poetry and the discussion of William Blake's poem 'The Chimney Sweeper.' The hosts reflect on the impact of the poem and its relevance to contemporary issues, encouraging listeners to engage with poetry as a means of disruption and reflection.TakeawaysPoetry as a means of social commentaryThe impact of poetry on social changeChapters00:00 Introduction to Poetry and Age Perspectives02:42...
2026-01-2719 min
Composers DatebookWilliam Bolcom and William BlakeSynopsisIf the late 18th century is the Classical Age, and the 19th The Romantic, then perhaps we should dub our time “The Eclectic Age” of music. These days, composers can — and do — pick and choose from a wide variety of styles.American composer William Bolcom was loath to rule anything out when he approached the task of setting William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience to music. Bolcom calls for a large orchestra, multiple choruses, and more than a dozen vocal soloists versed in classical, pop, folk, country, and operatic styles. Th...
2026-01-0802 min
Inner Life, Talks and ThoughtsNew Born Wonder. Jesus, Owen Barfield, William BlakeHow can we understand what is happening today from the perspective of what is sometimes called salvation history? What might be struggling to be born in our times? Why is a spiritual analysis - an unfolding of consciousness - key?The talk was delivered at The School of Myth, “Wild Christ”, weekend with Martin Shaw, Rowan Williams, Heather Pollington and others.I use the insights of Owen Barfield and Rudolf Steiner, to interpret developments across 3000 years of Christianity, given the movement of spirit began a millennia before Christ. I also take their lead on the valu...
2025-12-191h 00
Secret Life of BooksBig Cat Theory: William Blake's The Tyger Are you a cat-person or a tyger-person? William Blake was both. Find out why such a big fuss about "The Tyger," which never fails to show up in google searches for the best poem in English. "The Tyger" has a lot going for it: short, punchy, mystical and definitely about a tiger. But beyond that, everything is up for grabs. Who was this William Blake, not just one of the most loved poets of all time, but among the strangest. Had he actually seen a tiger in 1794, or is his tiger a metaphor for other...
2025-12-091h 12
A kultúra lenyomataWilliam Blake és kortársai #04A The Doors, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, az Emerson Lake and Palmer - csak néhány azon neves zenekarok és előadók közül, akikre nagy hatással volt az angol romantika zsenije, William Blake. Az ő és kortársai életművét bemutató kiállítás nyílt idén ősszel a Szépművészeti Múzeumban, és ezt látogatta meg rovatunk két állandó szereplője Farkas Adrienne és L. Simon László, hogy aztán elmerüljenek az angol romantikusok világában, és megvitassák mitől is tarthat máig a hatásuk.00:00-00:42- Bevezetés a Menn...
2025-12-0818 min
Mooney's Mythic PodcastFrom William Blake to Charlotte MabonWilliam Blake & The Doors of PerceptionNew Episode: Re-Enchantment Through William BlakeLying melty on my bed like a Dali painting, I explore William Blake’s 268th birthday through poetry, doors, and contradictions.In this episode:* Charlotte Mabon’s “On the Mountain Path” (from Rivers of Soul album)* Blake’s Tiger Tiger Burning Bright & Auguries of Innocence* The Doors of Perception: Blake → Aldous Huxley → Jim Morrison* Bluebeard’s forbidden room & clearing to reach infinity* Holding devastation AND wonder simultaneously* “I am as old as I though...
2025-12-0340 min
MAKE POETRY WEIRD AGAINHOW TO MAKE POEMS WITH WILLIAM BLAKE AND OSCAR WILDEBONUS EPISODE - Nols makes an episode on two of his queer poetry icons William Blake and Oscar Wilde. The show is a meditation on the two poets as Nols had a birthday party for William Blake on the 28th November 2025 with some incredible poets making poems in his living room. Oscar Wilde died on the 30th November 1900 an exile in Paris. He was misquoted until the end. Nols read work from both poets and some new poems written this weekend to both. Check out Oscar Wilde's poem Requiescat here.Requiescat by Oscar Wilde - Poems | Academy of American PoetsYou can read De Profu...
2025-11-3038 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsWilliam Blake Masterclass at the Unherd Club. With Esmé Partridge, Mark Vernon and Florence ReadAt a time of renewed interest in the spiritual, what could challenge the uninspiring notion of ‘cultural Christianity’? One answer is by embracing the esoteric. William Blake, the painter and poet, has become a model for a new kind of rebellious spirituality. Though he spent his life in poverty and obscurity, Blake’s radical vision of the divine is now a cornerstone of modern mysticism. Psychotherapist and podcaster Mark Vernon, author of ‘Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination’, and religion researcher, Esmé Partridge, talk in a masterclass, hosted by Unherd in London, on the meanin...
2025-10-271h 14
The Kainos PodcastHold Infinity: William Blake and Visioning the FutureI recently recorded a conversation with writer and philosopher Mark Vernon about his new book Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination. I enjoyed the book and our conversation a lot, coming away from both with new ideas on how we can imbue culture with visionary imagination, and why Blake’s genius is more important than ever. Mark holds a PhD in ancient philosophy, and our conversation covered a lot of ground, including Gnosticism, non-duality and the confused state of spirituality today. You can watch it here on Substack, on the Kainos YouTube, or listen to...
2025-10-011h 00Inner Life, Talks and ThoughtsRouze Up Souls of the New Age! A conversation with Malcolm Guite on William Blake“Man has no Body distinct from his Soul,” declared William Blake. “Nature is imagination itself!” The human face is the “countenance divine”.Inspiring, yes. But what can we make of his sayings?Mark Vernon sat down with poet Malcolm Guite to discuss how Blake’s ideas about the imagination challenge modern ways of perceiving the world. They stress that dismissing Blake’s converse with angels dismisses the radicality of what he has to offer. They explore how the division between the subjective and objective, which Guite calls “epistemological apartheid”, is false and has terrible consequences...
2025-09-271h 01
Talk GnosisAwake! William Blake & the Power of the Imagination w/ Mark VernonMark Vernon returns to discuss his new book, “Awake: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination,” presenting Blake not just as a poet and artist but as a guide for our times. In it, he explains Blakes thought on imagination as a living, universal flow we can align with as conscious collaborators, present in science as much as in art, rather than a private fantasy generated by the brain.
Drawing on his psychotherapy work and Blake’s insights, Vernon contrasts the suffering of a narrowed imagination with the liberating, discerning alignment that opens life up. It’s a conversation about re...
2025-09-2500 minThe Gnostic Wisdom NetworkAwake! William Blake & the Power of the Imagination w/ Mark VernonMark Vernon returns to discuss his new book, “Awake: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination,” presenting Blake not just as a poet and artist but as a guide for our times. In it, he explains Blakes thought on imagination as a living, universal flow we can align with as conscious collaborators, present in science as much as in art, rather than a private fantasy generated by the brain.
Drawing on his psychotherapy work and Blake’s insights, Vernon contrasts the suffering of a narrowed imagination with the liberating, discerning alignment that opens life up. It’s a conversation about re...
2025-09-2500 min
Moments with MarianneWilliam Blake and the Power of the Imagination with Mark VernonHow can William Blake’s vision of imagination help us see life in a new way today? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Mark Vernon on his new book Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination. Moments with Marianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio Affiliate! https://www.kmet1490am.comMark Vernon is a writer, psychotherapist and former Anglican priest. He contributes to programmes on the radio, writes and reviews for newspapers and magazines, gives talks and frequently podcasts. His books cover themes incl...
2025-09-2451 min
How To Academy PodcastPhilip Hoare - The Revolutionary Genius of William BlakeA journey of both past and future, of the natural world and metaphysical realms, Philip Hoare guides us through a dreamscape slipping through time and space with the unpredictable guide of William Blake. From William's visions of angels to his radical approach to artistic creation, from his anarchic and seditious writing to the enchanting and democratic force of his art, from his belief in the holiness of every living creature to his staunch opposition to slavery, William Blake was an artistic genius far ahead of his time. And as Philip reveals, William had always known that he would not...
2025-09-121h 03
Homebrewed ChristianityMark Vernon: Awake! William Blake and the Power of the ImaginationIn this episode, we turn to the radical vision of William Blake with brilliant scholar and psychotherapist Mark Vernon. Mark argues that Blake isn't just a historical curiosity—he's a guide for rewilding our humanity in an age of spiritual flatness. We explore how Blake saw the collapse of cultural imagination coming 200 years ago, offering us a way out of what Mark calls the "narrow deadening" of modern life. Blake's answer isn't to retreat from the world, but to cultivate what he calls "innocence"—not naivety, but a kind of perceptual openness that can see angels, spirits, and the infi...
2025-09-011h 20
Thinking Class#092 - Mark Vernon - Living Life More Deeply: Why William Blake Matters Now More Than EverMark Vernon is a psychotherapist, writer, a former Anglican priest, the host of the YouTube channel Plato's Podcasts and the author of the Substack A Golden String with Mark Vernon. Mark holds a PhD in Ancient Greek philosophy as well as degrees in theology and physics. He is the author of A Secret History of Christianity, Jesus: The Last Inkling and the Evolution of Consciousness, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps, and most recently Awake: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination.In this episode, Mark and I...
2025-08-291h 01
Classic Audiobook CollectionWilliam Blake by G. K. Chesterton ~ Full Audiobook [biography]William Blake by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: biographyG. K. Chesterton’s William Blake is a spirited and eloquent portrait of one of England’s most mysterious and visionary artists, brought alive in a richly readable audiobook that marries sharp critical insight with warm, irrepressible charm. Chesterton takes listeners by the hand through Blake’s strange life — his London workshops and solitary prophecies, his marriage, friendships, and fierce independence — while unpacking the luminous poetry and prophetic art that baffled contemporaries and confounded critics for generations. With characteristic paradox and wit, Chesterton argues that Blake was not me...
2025-08-183h 34
Audiobook TimeWilliam Blake by G. K. Chesterton ~ Full Audiobook [biography]William Blake by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: biography G. K. Chesterton’s William Blake is a spirited and eloquent portrait of one of England’s most mysterious and visionary artists, brought alive in a richly readable audiobook that marries sharp critical insight with warm, irrepressible charm. Chesterton takes listeners by the hand through Blake’s strange life — his London workshops and solitary prophecies, his marriage, friendships, and fierce independence — while unpacking the luminous poetry and prophetic art that baffled contemporaries and confounded critics for generations. With characteristic paradox and wit, Chesterton argues that Blake was not merely an eccentric genius but...
2025-08-183h 32
For All The Saints With Ben HancockWhy Every Christian Today Needs To Discover William Blake - Mark Vernon | 102Mark Vernon is a British psychotherapist, writer and former Anglican priest. He is the author of the new book: Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination.I wanted to speak to Mark to learn more about William Blake and understand how tapping into our spiritual side more, and our creative side, can aid us in our pursuit of faith in God.Some highlights from this episode include what Blake really meant by 'dark, satanic mills,' why imagination doesn't just mean daydreaming, and what Blake would have thought about our modern technology.
2025-08-111h 00
New Books in LiteratureMark Vernon, "Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination" (Hurst & Co., 2025)In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet many struggle to comprehend his kaleidoscopic ideas; how they speak to human longings and the challenges of living in anxious times.
Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon provides a fresh route into Blake, taking him at his word. Exploring this brilliant thinker's passionate writings, arresting artworks and fascinating life, Vernon illuminates Blake's vivid worldview. Like us, he lived in a tumultuous era of war, discontent, rapid technological change, and human estrangement from nature. He exposed the dark sides...
2025-08-0250 min
New Books in British StudiesMark Vernon, "Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination" (Hurst & Co., 2025)In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet many struggle to comprehend his kaleidoscopic ideas; how they speak to human longings and the challenges of living in anxious times.
Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon provides a fresh route into Blake, taking him at his word. Exploring this brilliant thinker's passionate writings, arresting artworks and fascinating life, Vernon illuminates Blake's vivid worldview. Like us, he lived in a tumultuous era of war, discontent, rapid technological change, and human estrangement from nature. He exposed the dark sides...
2025-07-3150 min
New Books in Biography & MemoirMark Vernon, "Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination" (Hurst & Co., 2025)In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet many struggle to comprehend his kaleidoscopic ideas; how they speak to human longings and the challenges of living in anxious times.
Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon provides a fresh route into Blake, taking him at his word. Exploring this brilliant thinker's passionate writings, arresting artworks and fascinating life, Vernon illuminates Blake's vivid worldview. Like us, he lived in a tumultuous era of war, discontent, rapid technological change, and human estrangement from nature. He exposed the dark sides...
2025-07-3150 min
New Books in Spiritual Practice and MindfulnessMark Vernon, "Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination" (Hurst & Co., 2025)In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet many struggle to comprehend his kaleidoscopic ideas; how they speak to human longings and the challenges of living in anxious times.
Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon provides a fresh route into Blake, taking him at his word. Exploring this brilliant thinker's passionate writings, arresting artworks and fascinating life, Vernon illuminates Blake's vivid worldview. Like us, he lived in a tumultuous era of war, discontent, rapid technological change, and human estrangement from nature. He exposed the dark sides...
2025-07-3146 min
New Books in PoetryMark Vernon, "Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination" (Hurst & Co., 2025)In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet many struggle to comprehend his kaleidoscopic ideas; how they speak to human longings and the challenges of living in anxious times.
Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon provides a fresh route into Blake, taking him at his word. Exploring this brilliant thinker's passionate writings, arresting artworks and fascinating life, Vernon illuminates Blake's vivid worldview. Like us, he lived in a tumultuous era of war, discontent, rapid technological change, and human estrangement from nature. He exposed the dark sides...
2025-07-3146 min
New Books in Literary StudiesMark Vernon, "Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination" (Hurst & Co., 2025)In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet many struggle to comprehend his kaleidoscopic ideas; how they speak to human longings and the challenges of living in anxious times.
Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon provides a fresh route into Blake, taking him at his word. Exploring this brilliant thinker's passionate writings, arresting artworks and fascinating life, Vernon illuminates Blake's vivid worldview. Like us, he lived in a tumultuous era of war, discontent, rapid technological change, and human estrangement from nature. He exposed the dark sides...
2025-07-3146 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsAwake! William Blake and the Power of Imagination. A conversation with Jane Clark and Nikos YiangouIn my book, I want to draw out two facets of William Blake, which I think get routinely sidelined now. My conversation with Jane Clark and Nikos Yiangou enabled us to explore these dimensions.One is that Blake was a very sharp thinker. He had a very accurate and clear critique of the ideas that were beginning to bed down in his time and have really shaped our times in the modern Christian West. A second is that he is a religious figure, which gets sidelined in two ways. He lived daily with perceptions of a...
2025-07-1542 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsThe most insightful poet that ever lived. Iain McGilchrist & Mark Vernon on William BlakeIain McGilchrist calls William Blake “the least cosy of poets and one of the most insightful that ever lived.” Blake is cited more often than most figures in Iain’s great book, "The Matter With Things".So what did Blake express that might much matter now? How did he understand key features of our humanity such as the imagination and inspiration, as well as the character of our day?In this conversation, prompted by the publication of "Awake!", Iain and Mark often land on wonderful quotes of Blake to unpack them. ”To the eyes of the man...
2025-06-241h 00Inner Life, Talks and ThoughtsHow to Live like William Blake!A conversation from History with Chris Harding.In Mark Vernon's new book "Awake!", he argues that we’re missing something from our view of the great visionary artist William Blake.It’s that word - ‘visionary.’Mark argues that Blake’s extraordinary art reveals an expanded experience of the world that Blake lived with every day: angels, fairies, realms beyond our own. Blake wasn’t, in other words, making it all up…Mark says that we shouldn’t be afraid of the ‘supernatural Blake.’ We should embrace him - and even aspire to live a lit...
2025-06-1355 min
Radio Maria EnglandCULTURE TUESDAY - Mark Vernon - "Awake: The Life of William Blake"On today’s episode of Culture Tuesday, Helena Judd explores the enduring spiritual wisdom of William Blake with two inspiring guests. Mark Vernon, author and psychotherapist, discusses his new book Awake: Noticing William Blake in the 21st Century, offering fresh insights into Blake’s relevance in our fast-paced, anxious world. Alongside him is British singer-songwriter Katy Carr, whose album Songs of Innocence and Experience beautifully brings Blake’s poetry to life through music.Together, they share reflections on Blake’s vision, the creative process behind Katy’s music, and details about upcoming launch events. Join us as we discove...
2025-06-1226 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsOn the Right Track. Liberty from left-brained analysis. William Blake’s path of perceptual expansionAcknowledging that there are complementary modes of perception has become commonplace. But left-hemisphere analysis can diagnose the problem without offering much sense of how better to incorporate the right.Which is where William Blake comes in. He describes the narrowing of perception from the perspective of the wider involvement. The result is a guide to participation that is simultaneously a path of transformation.He speaks of the sometimes useful but confined view called Ulro, which might give way to Generation – a second mode of perception – and then Beulah and, finally, Eternity. In this talk...
2025-06-0826 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsLoosening the mind-forged manacles. William Blake in words and songsA live conversation with Mark Vernon, Katy Carr and Dexter Bentley from the Hello Goodbye Show.Who was William Blake? What might his music have sounded like? What did he say about the imagination? Why might he understand our predicament today?Mark Vernon and Katy Carr joined Dexter Bentley on Resonance FM to talk William Blake on Saturday 31st May 2025. Katy played six songs - her settings of the Introductions from the Songs of Innocence and also from the Songs of Experience, as well as The Lamb and TheTyger, and finally London and T...
2025-06-0141 min
Fuel Your Mind With This Thrilling Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.William Blake: Selected Poetry and Letters by William BlakePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/39917to listen full audiobooks.
Title: William Blake: Selected Poetry and Letters
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 05-22-25
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Genres: World Literature
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2025-05-228h 55Inner Life, Talks and Thoughts"Enemies of the Human Race" William Blake on the disaster of atheismWilliam Blake opens the third part of his epic poem, Jerusalem: the Emanation of the Giant Albion, with an astonishing remark. “He never can be a friend of the Human Race who is the Preacher of Natural Morality or Natural Religion.”The declaration is shocking because today, two hundred years since he first printed these lines, naturalistic explanations of morality and religion have become standard. Even amongst champions of Blake.But what did he mean? What did he propose as an alternative? And why might that matter now?An earlier version of this essa...
2025-05-1724 min
Subversive OrthodoxyEpisode #5: Imagination as Divine: Blake's Revolutionary Spirituality: William Blake (part two)William Blake's visionary poetry represents a revolutionary approach to spirituality, offering a third way between rigid religious dogma and cold scientific materialism through the power of imagination as a divine faculty.• Blake's poem "The Book of Thel" processes the loss of his daughter through miscarriage by imagining conversations with short-lived creatures• Even the smallest creatures in Blake's poetry understand they are cherished by God, revealing a profound view of divine love• Blake's concept that "we are put on earth a little space to bear the beams of love" offers a meaningful purpose for existence• The comp...
2025-03-2847 min
Power-Up With The Transformative Full Audiobook Experience!Essential Works of William Blake by William BlakePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/39290to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Essential Works of William Blake
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Leon Stephens
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 02-11-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
Here are eight fundamental works by one of the few greatest English poets: three lyric pieces, Songs of Innocence, The Book of Thel, Songs of Experience; the prose satire An Island in the Moon, the mystical prose poem The Marriage of Heaven & Hell, and three visionary poems: The French Revolution, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, America, a Prophecy. William...
2025-02-112h 50Start This Addictive Full Audiobook — Perfect On The Go.Essential Works of William Blake by William BlakePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/39881to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Essential Works of William Blake
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Leon Stephens
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 02-11-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: World Literature
Publisher's Summary:
Here are eight fundamental works by one of the few greatest English poets: three lyric pieces, Songs of Innocence, The Book of Thel, Songs of Experience; the prose satire An Island in the Moon, the mystical prose poem The Marriage of Heaven & Hell, and three visionary poems: The French Revolution, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, America, a Prophecy...
2025-02-112h 50
Visionary: How William Blake Changed the WorldWilliam Blake, Gregory Bateson and David Lynch: Audiovisual Approaches to Blake ScholarshipJacob Smith discusses parts of his book, Bateson's Alphabet: The ABCs of Gregory Bateson's Ecology of Mind. Bateson began his academic career as an anthropologist in the 1930s, collaborated with Margaret Mead on groundbreaking anthropological research utilizing photography and motion pictures, and participated in the founding conferences on cybernetics. After parting ways with Mead, Bateson embarked upon a series of research inquiries that moved across academic disciplines, culminating in Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972), a book that brought him a new level of public recognition and influence. Bateson was deeply influenced by the work of William Blake, and...
2025-02-0821 min
History of Philosophy Audio Archive#151 - The British Romantic Poets: Adam Potkay on How Blake, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Burns Worshiped Nature, Sought Transcendence, Defied Authority, and created Modern LoveCome join my Patreon!
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(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:35) - What is Romanticism?
(00:33:33) - Folk Culture, the Ballad Tradition, and Robert Burns
(01:11:53) - Wordsworth and Coleridge: Ballads of Nature and the Supernatural
(01:45:19) - Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads 1798 and 1800: Rustic Life and the Questionable Pleasures of Nature
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2025-01-298h 00
Creative CodexVisionary Art: The Book of Job by William Blake (Spotify Video Episode)Video not showing? Watch it on the Creative Codex YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/WLCVwqdw53o
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Why must the righteous suffer? This is a question at the heart of The Story of Job. On this special episode, we seek out the answer through the visionary artwork of William Blake.
In 1805, William Blake was commissioned by his patron and friend, Thomas Butts, to create a set of watercolor illustrations depicting key scenes from The Book of Job. Blake clearly resonated with this 2,600 year old story—there are no other Biblical narratives which he dedicated so...
2025-01-0245 min
Human Voices Wake UsWilliam Blake (new episode)An episode from 12/9/24: Tonight's episode gathers together all of the readings I've done on this podcast from the poet William Blake (1757-1827). All of these poems can be found online at The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake:
Blake & His Animals: One passage from Visions of the Daughters of Albion, and two from Milton. I hope that plucking these three excerpts from his longer work can suggest how varied—not just how prophetic and opaque, but simply beautiful—so much of his poetry can be. (From the episode Poetry Friday)
An excerpt from his long poem Milton. (From the epi...
2024-12-0931 min
Great AudiobooksPoems of William BlakeSongs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of poetry by the English poet and painter, William Blake. Although Songs of Innocence was first published by itself in 1789, it is believed that Songs of Experience has always been published in conjunction with Innocence since its completion in 1794.Songs of Innocence mainly consists of poems describing the innocence and joy of the natural world, advocating free love and a closer relationship with God, and most famously including Blake's poem The Lamb. Its poems have a generally light, upbeat...
2024-12-0555 minGreat AudiobooksPoems of William BlakeSongs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of poetry by the English poet and painter, William Blake. Although Songs of Innocence was first published by itself in 1789, it is believed that Songs of Experience has always been published in conjunction with Innocence since its completion in 1794.Songs of Innocence mainly consists of poems describing the innocence and joy of the natural world, advocating free love and a closer relationship with God, and most famously including Blake's poem The Lamb. Its poems have a generally light, upbeat...
2024-12-0555 min
Creative Codex49: William Blake • On Vision's Wing • Part 3: The Gods of William BlakeWhy did William Blake create his own gods? What does Blake's cosmology teach us about humanity? What role does Blake's visual art serve in fulfilling his creative vision?
Join me on a journey to The Morgan Library & Museum, where we view Blake's original manuscripts & artworks, to answer these questions.
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2024-11-281h 19
Beyond the VerseFrom Innocence to Experience: William Blake's 'The Tyger'In this week’s episode of Beyond the Verse, the official podcast of PoemAnalysis.com and Poetry+, Joe and Maya explore William Blake’s 1794 poem, 'The Tyger,' from his collection 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience.' They dive deep into the complex symbolism of the tiger, discussing its contrast with 'The Lamb,' another of Blake’s celebrated works, and exploring the moral questions posed by its creation.Maya and Joe reflect on Blake’s fascination with the tension between innocence and experience, the Industrial Revolution’s impact on his worldview, and his unique por...
2024-11-0937 minTalk GnosisWilliam Blake’s Spiritual Alchemy w/M.R. OsborneM.R. Osborne is back to talk about his book (it’s our fav one yet) “The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence in an Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man,” which goes deep into the esoteric world of William Blake’s art and philosophy. Osborne meticulously breaks down Blake’s 1811 painting “An Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man,” revealing the intricate alchemical symbolism and spiritual messages hidden within. We explore how Blake’s unique vision was influenced by various esoteric traditions, including the work of Jacob Boehme, while still maintaining his singular perspective.
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2024-10-1200 minThe Gnostic Wisdom NetworkWilliam Blake’s Spiritual Alchemy w/M.R. OsborneM.R. Osborne is back to talk about his book (it’s our fav one yet) “The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence in an Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man,” which goes deep into the esoteric world of William Blake’s art and philosophy. Osborne meticulously breaks down Blake’s 1811 painting “An Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man,” revealing the intricate alchemical symbolism and spiritual messages hidden within. We explore how Blake’s unique vision was influenced by various esoteric traditions, including the work of Jacob Boehme, while still maintaining his singular perspective.
Th...
2024-10-1200 min
William Ramsey InvestigatesWilliam Blake Vs. the World with Author John Higgs. (2021)William Blake Vs. the World with Author John Higgs. (2021)Author Website:www.johnhiggs.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates--1898073/support.
2024-10-0341 min
Creative Codex48: William Blake • On Vision's Wing • Part 2: Innocence & ExperienceWhat makes Blake's Songs of Innocent & of Experience a work of genius? What is the nature of vision? What is Blake's concept of fourfold vision? Is it even graspable by the intellect? We will make the attempt. Join us for a deep dive into all of this and much more.∞∞∞∞∞View the companion gallery for this episode here, including read-along versions of the poems: https://mjdorian.com/blake/∞∞∞∞∞Support Creative Codex on my Patreon and get access to exclusive episodes, including the LIMITED RELEASE SERIES (Jim Morrison & Kurt Cobain), the Red Book Reading series, and all the Epis...
2024-09-301h 23
Creative Codex47: William Blake • On Vision's Wing • Part 1: The Marriage of Heaven & HellWilliam Blake is considered one of the greatest artists and poets of the English language, yet he lived most of his life in poverty. Why? Many of his acquaintances considered him mad while friends who knew his art considered him 'brilliantly mad'. What was so different about Blake?
Join me on this William Blake series as we pry open the mind of this celebrated creative genius to find the true meaning of his enigmatic works.
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2024-08-071h 28
Podcast da Raphus PressNo caminho do excesso (uma pequena coleção de obras de William Blake)O destino do bibliófilo é terrível: tudo o que toca se transforma naquilo que ele tanto preza, O LIVRO. Filmes, música, mesmo objetos cotidianos se convertem em grimórios malditos, em manuscritos perdidos, nas formas retangulares, divididas em páginas preenchidas por caracteres compreensíveis ou não. Esse destino terrível, contudo, reserva algo como um “plot twist”: ao transformar todos objetos em livros, extrai disso um estranho, requintado deleite — a transfiguração dos prosaicos e tenebrosos objetos de consumo em algo diferente, singular, cuja essência é outra. Mesmo que tudo isso dure apenas um instante, vale a pena.
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2024-08-0222 min
BerørthWilliam Blake: Mystiker og vild poetWilliam Blake er en, der skal læses hele livet, mener Niels Brunse, hvis næsten 30 år gamle oversættelse af ”Ægteskab mellem Himmel og Helvede” fra 1995 er blevet udgivet igen. Blake er især god at læse, når der er voldsom uro i verden, fordi han ser noget godt i selve energien, selv om den er ond.Digteren, tegneren og mystikeren Blake levede selv i London midt under den voldsomme industrialisering for 250 år med de fabrikker, han døbte The Satanic Mills. Han så fattigdommen og udnyttelsen af mennesker, men også fremdrift og hele to revolutioner, den franske og a...
2024-04-0839 min
On the Road with Penguin ClassicsWilliam Blake's poetry with Philip PullmanWilliam Blake’s poetry and prose. We visit Sir Philip at home to discuss the poet who has ‘inspired and intoxicated’ him for the last sixty years. In Philip’s book-lined sitting room we discuss Blake’s most loved works: his Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and Auguries of Innocence. Pullman has written frequently about Blake and previously served as President of the William Blake Society. Blake’s Selected Poems (Penguin Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/33866/selected-poems-blake-by-william-blake-ed-professor-g-e-bentley-series-editor--christopher-ricks/9780140424461https://apple...
2024-02-0156 min
New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureWilliam Blake by G. K. ChestertsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Blake Author: G. K. Chestertson Narrator: The Bell, Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born on November 28, 1757, in London, England, Blake displayed artistic and poetic talent from an early age. Despite facing financial difficulties and limited formal education, he developed into one of the most visionary and unconventional figures of the Romantic era. Blake's artistic endeavors spanned both...
2023-12-2605 min
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentWilliam Blake by G. K. ChestertsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Blake Author: G. K. Chestertson Narrator: The Bell, Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born on November 28, 1757, in London, England, Blake displayed artistic and poetic talent from an early age. Despite facing financial difficulties and limited formal education, he developed into one of the most visionary and unconventional figures of the Romantic era. Blake's artistic endeavors spanned both...
2023-12-2605 min
Faith in the ArtsWilliam Blake’s Illustrations on the book of RevelationWe loved focusing on the Book of Revelation in the last episode so we decided to keep talking about it while throwing one of the greatest British artists of all time into the mix: William Blake.
Join us on a whistlestop tour of William Blake’s illustrations on the book of Revelation, focusing on the paintings The Ancient of Days, The Whore of Babylon and The Four and Twenty Elders casting their Crowns before the Throne.
If you’d like to join the conversation, please email us at hello@faithinthearts.show. If you’d like to hel...
2023-11-3040 min
The Two-Way Poetry PodcastRob Hindle on William Blake’s ’The Sick Rose’ and his own poem ’The Sick Rose’In this episode, poet Rob Hindle discusses William Blake's 'The Sick Rose' and how reading this work influenced the writing of his own poem 'The Sick Rose'.
In the interview, Rob reflects on Blake's political convictions, and touches on psychoanalytical readings of Blake as a means of understanding the original poem. He goes on to reflect on what his own position is regarding poetry and the world, poetic form, and how his poem fits into the collection Sapo as a whole.
Rob Hindle's poetry has appeared in books and pamphlets since 2006. His first, Some Histories o...
2023-10-3042 min
Gnostic LibraryJerusalem by William Blake ❯ Full Audiobook📚 "William Blake's ✨ 'Jerusalem' ✨ is a powerful and symbolic poem that expresses his vision of a spiritual awakening and a return to a pure, innocent state. Written in 1804-1809, the poem explores themes of emancipation, freedom, and the struggle for spiritual liberty. Blake saw Jerusalem as a symbol of the divine, and the poem is a call to reject the artificial constraints of society and to embrace a higher truth. The poem is known for its vivid imagery, rich symbolism, and Blake's characteristic use of prophetic language." ˖⁺William Blake was a renowned English poet, painter, and printmaker who lived in the late 18th...
2023-10-2509 min
The Altrusian Grace Media PodcastLaocoön - William Blake - Illuminated TextLaocoön - William Blake - Illuminated Text Audio/Visual Presentation. The Laocoon as Jehovah with Satan and Adam, c.1820 by William Blake was the last "Illuminated" work produced by him, expounding upon the thoughts and ideas in poetic esoteric form. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. William Blake worked to bring about a change both in the social order and in the minds of men. Download the audio as part o...
2022-08-2114 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsOf Selfhood and Awakening. William Blake and the Book of JobThe Book of Job has been used to retell the Christian story, as with Carl Jung's Answer to Job. It can also be sought for what it says about suffering.The Hebrew tale inspired William Blake in a distinctive, brilliant way. It helped him to diagnose the modern predicament and its religious errors. Job's suffering and patience led Blake to a mature statement of his spiritual perception, found in his 21 illustrations.In this set of reflections, I ask what Blake shows us in each of his plates, and how Blake charts a path from a...
2022-08-021h 02
The History of Literature416 William Blake vs the World (with John Higgs)In his lifetime, the Romantic poet and engraver William Blake (1757-1827) was barely known and frequently misunderstood. Today, his genius is widely celebrated and his poems are some of the most famous in the English language - and yet we still struggle to comprehend his unique way of seeing the world. In this episode, Blakean biographer John Higgs, author of the new book William Blake vs. the World, joins Jacke to discuss Blake's life, art, and visions.Additional listening suggestions:
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2022-06-1353 min
ArtCurious PodcastAuthor Interview: John Higgs's "William Blake vs. The World"What a great conversation I had recently with John Higgs about his new book, William Blake vs the World! Poet, artist, and visionary, William Blake is an archetypal misunderstood genius. His life passed without recognition, and he worked without reward, often mocked, dismissed and misinterpreted. Yet from his ignoble end in a pauper’s grave, Blake now occupies a unique position as an artist who unites and attracts people from all corners of society—a rare inclusive symbol of human identity. With 30 integrated illustrations throughout the book, William Blake vs the World is a beautiful, wild adventure into...
2022-05-2438 min
EternalisedWilliam Blake: The "Madman" Who Saw Another WorldWilliam Blake was an English poet and visionary artist whose unique work gives us a glimpse into an entirely different world. His art was ignored and neglected, and few people took his work seriously. He was generally seen as a madman. His vivid imagination, visions and mystical experiences lead him to a spiritual task that was the exploration of his inner self. For Blake, the essence of human existence is imagination.🛒 Official merch☕ Donate a coffee⭐ Support on Patreon📨 Subscribe to newsletter━━━━━━━━━━━━━⌛ Timestamps(0:00) The Life of William Blake(13:16) The Lyrical Poems o...
2022-04-1138 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsChristmas according to William Blake - a warningWilliam Blake used his infernal methods subtly to critique Christmas via his illustrations to Milton's ode, On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity. He sought to reveal how its message of eternity is distorted by worldly vision.Blake objected to the gentle Jesus, meek and mild, of the stable. He pushed against the humble child, pointing out that Jesus disobeyed and dismayed his parents, not in rebellion, but because his vision was divine.Blake writes in The Everlasting Gospel:"If Moral Virtue was Christianity Christs Pretensions were all Vanity The Moral Christian is t...
2021-12-0934 min
Charlotte Angel ConnectionCharlotte Angel Connection Episode 130: Blake Wood, Co-Founder of APAYToday, we welcome Blake Wood, co-founder of APAY, to the podcast.
Blake reached out to me back in 2018 to discuss the beginnings of what would become APAY and asking for advice. At that point, Blake and his co-founder, Owen Brady, were still working in the bank and trying to figure out how to build their company. They had a little bit of seed money but were trying to map their path forward to helping people better understand and manage their student loans.
Fast forward to now and APAY was acquired this fall by Ramsey Solutions – Dave Ramsey’s company. It’s a great...
2021-12-021h 01
Healing Centered ConversationsEpisode 4: The Koolest Doc with Dr. William BlakeLearn more about the Healing Centered Conversations PodcastAbout Dr. BlakeDr. William Blake previously served as the Director of Social-Emotional Learning for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). In this role, Dr. Blake ensured systems and structures were in place to support the development of the whole child. He is currently the Assistant Director of School Redesign at Anacostia High School. Over the span of 15 years in urban education, Dr. Blake has served as a Classroom Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Principal. Dr. Blake believes that educators must strategically focus...
2021-11-2734 minInner Life, Talks and ThoughtsApocalypse Now: Arnold Toynbee, William Blake and our understanding timesThe British historian, Arnold Toynbee, is currently out of fashion. The British poet and artist, William Blake, is not, though he is rarely well understood. So what might they have to say to our times?Toynbee strove to understand the inner as well as outer processes of history, developing a theory he called etherialisation. Blake appreciated the destructive power of the dark, Satanic mills, with their loss of divine imagination.Bring them together, and the two perspectives are remarkably illuminating in terms of both understanding and responding to now.0:32 Toynbee and the inner...
2021-10-3122 min
Some Other SphereEpisode 64 - John Higgs - William Blake vs The WorldMy guest for this episode is writer, novelist and cultural historian John Higgs, who joined me to talk about his latest book, a biography of the visionary poet and artist, William Blake.
Perhaps best known as the author of the hymn Jerusalem, Blake’s creative genius was shaped by a lifetime of unusual visionary experiences and his ability to interpret and discern their meaning through his poetry, writing and artwork, building a mythology that blends religion, psychology and occult philosophy in equal part but retaining an enigmatic originality that is still not fully understood today.
In...
2021-08-251h 02
Malhete PodcastCOSMOGONIA POR WILLIAM BLAKEPor Fiore Veneziano
William Blake (1757-1827), complexa figura do artista, que combinou pintura e poesia, com as imagens grandiosas de sua produção literária, alimentada por um profundo espírito místico, abriu caminho para o romantismo na Inglaterra.
"Se as portas da percepção fossem purificadas, tudo pareceria ao homem como de fato é, infinito."
Assim escreveu William Blake, no final dos anos 1700, em sua coleção de textos em prosa intitulada "O Casamento do Céu e do Inferno". A frase mencionada até mesmo inspirará Jim Morrison, que fascinado pela citação de Blake sobre...
2021-08-1810 min
Getty Art + IdeasWilliam Blake’s Eccentric Arts"For Blake, visionary art is not mysterious or fuzzy or soft. Visionary art is something which actually very precise and crisp."Painter, poet, draftsman, and printmaker William Blake was born in London in 1757, a time when England’s art scene was growing and transforming dramatically. Blake trained as an engraver, eventually developing his own technique that allowed him to combine word and image in colorful works. Blake used this approach to illustrate poems he composed and began to publish limited editions of books on his own, without the assistance of publishing houses. While Blake enjoyed a small nu...
2021-06-2339 minThe Gnostic Wisdom NetworkWilliam Blake, Poet of the Gnosis w/ Jason Whittaker
Author and scholar Jason Whittaker is our guide to the genius of William Blake: poet, visual artist, and religious maveric. We talk about Blake’s life, what sets his work apart, and how the religious mythology he created has some interesting comparisons to Gnosticism. PLUS: we find out if William Blake was doing esoteric sex rituals or not.
Check out Prof. Whittaker’s Blake site at: https://zoamorphosis.com/
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2021-06-2100 minTalk GnosisWilliam Blake, Poet of the Gnosis w/ Jason Whittaker
Author and scholar Jason Whittaker is our guide to the genius of William Blake: poet, visual artist, and religious maveric. We talk about Blake’s life, what sets his work apart, and how the religious mythology he created has some interesting comparisons to Gnosticism. PLUS: we find out if William Blake was doing esoteric sex rituals or not.
Check out Prof. Whittaker’s Blake site at: https://zoamorphosis.com/
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2021-06-2100 min
How To Love Lit PodcastWilliam Blake - The Chimney Sweeper - Songs Of Innocence - Songs Of ExperienceWilliam Blake - The Chimney Sweeper - Songs Of Innocence - Songs Of Experience Hi. I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us.I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This week, we’re not discussing books per se- we’re discussing engravings- some of the most famous I know from Songs of Innocence and Experience created by the engraver, poet, artist and likely even musician, William Blake and two works by the same name- The Chimney...
2021-04-1740 min
The Honest Cigar ExperienceThe Power Of Music With William Blake BandSend us a textTonight we have the honor of sitting down with Blake, lead singer / songwriter for his band, William Blake Band. We discuss the power of music and the "family" element of the music industry and specifically Nashville. Blake shares some personal stories and we touch on the impact Covid has had on the entertainment industry. This is an episode you will definitely want to listen all the way until then end. We have a sneak peak into the debut of his new single "Change Me" which is being released as we speak. So let's s...
2021-03-301h 35
London beyond time and placeWilliam Blake in popular music with Camila Oliveira - 03 - Talks beyond time and place"Blake is not only the mystic and visionary poet, he is also a revolutionary. This combination of the mystic and the revolutionary is very powerful. That is basically what has made him so appealing for musicians since the 1960s. Most artists try to find their own Blake" - Camila OliveiraTALKS BEYOND TIME AND PLACE - EPISODE THREE: CAMILA OLIVEIRACamila Oliveira is a William Blake researcher from Brazil and she has specialized in "Blake and Music". In her PhD thesis, she discusses Blake's reception in popular music in the 20th and 21st century. She interviewed musicians inspired by Blake's work, for...
2021-01-221h 19
FantastiletrasE8_William Blake_La nocheE8_William Blake_La nocheWilliam Blake: su vida y obra, poema la noche, efemérides y másEscúchalo en: ivoox, spotify, spreaker, youtube y DeezerSígueme:https://www.facebook.com/WilliamChavesCemail: wochc@hotmail.comTwitter: @wochcInstagram:@wochcDonacionespatreon.com/fantastiletraspaypal.me/wochcLiteratura, relatos, reseñas, libros, escritores
2020-08-1208 min
#BirkbeckVoicesLuisa Calè, William Blake's PestilenceListen, and to see the image fully here: http://www.blakearchive.org/images/but442.1.1.wc.300.jpg.
Some of William Blake’s best- known images are of Satan, and he uses the Bible to think with throughout his art. Here, one of Britain’s foremost Blake scholars introduces you to his little-known image of ‘Pestilence’ and his thinking on the book of Exodus.
To cite this podcast: Luisa Calè, Pestilence, Birkbeck Arts Weeks online 2020 /June 8.
William Blake, ‘Pestilence: The Death of the First-Born’, c. 1805, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’
2020-06-1205 min
In Research OfThe Man Who Would Not DieWatch this ISO episode on YouTube [explicit] Jeb and Blake discuss the In Search Of... episode about the mysterious character known as The Count of St. Germain. We talk a little about the I AM movement and Mt. Shasta lore, but if you want a real deep dive, check out our 2-part Shaver Mystery coverage from MonsterTalk: Shaver pt 1 Shaver pt 2 Okay - you may have wondered about that insert about William Blake? That comes from Noel Fielding's TV series and you'll just have to watch it. It's very surreal and requires a...
2020-05-051h 06
Absorb The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Immersive!The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William BlakePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/151932to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Author: William Blake
Narrator: Frank Clem
Format: mp3
Length: 33 mins
Release date: 04-18-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 12 ratings
Genres: European
Publisher's Summary:
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by the English poet William Blake consists of a series of texts written in the style of biblical prophecy but expressing Blake's own beliefs. Composed between 1790 and 1793, the book makes reference to Milton and Swedenborg, and adopts a device from Dante's Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost: a visit to hell. Blake expresses a...
2020-04-1833 min
Taverna do Lugar NenhumWilliam Blake, Sexo e Camille Paglia - Taverna do Lugar NenhumEm Personas Sexuais, Camille Paglia comenta que a excêntrica psicologia de William Blake vem do fato dele ser uma mistura de artista e profeta hebreu. William Blake busca as raízes hebraicas do caráter, moldada a ferro e fogo (pela história de exílios e escravidão do povo judeu), e tenta derrubar a persona pictórica teatral clássica.
Esse podcast começa com a declamação da poesia "O Tigre" de William Blake.
Referências musicais:
Provérbios do Inferno - As Mercenárias
The Gates of Urizen - Bruce...
2020-02-2127 min
David Krut PodcastTATE Tuesday | Songs of Innocence & Experience | William BlakeIn this TATE Tuesday episode of the David Krut Podcast, Art Historian Ame Bell takes us through a little book about a big artist - William Blake Songs of Innocence and of Experience.This beautiful pocket-sized book, is internationally recognised as a masterpiece of English literature, and occupies a key position in the history of western art. This unique edition of the work allows Blake to communicate with his readers as he intended, reproducing Blake's own illumination and lettering from the finest existing example of the original work. In this way readers can experience the mystery and beauty of Blake's...
2019-12-0507 min
Ad Maiora - English LiteratureEnglish Literature 8 - William Blake: The Tyger (Songs of Experience)William Blake is considered one of the major Romantic Poets of the first generation.His "prophetic books", together with his engraving and painting, are amongst the greatest representations of the Romantic attitude towards nature, and also towards the negative effects of Industrial Revolution, such as urbanization, corruption and a physical as well as a metaphorical "pollution" of cities and souls.The Lamb (from Songs of Innocence) displays the condition of Nature in the Garden of Eden, before the Fall. The Lamb is a symbol of purity and innocence, of childhood and generosity, as well as a symbol of...
2019-12-0421 minAd Maiora - English LiteratureEnglish Literature 7 - William Blake: The Lamb (Songs of Innocence)William Blake is considered one of the major Romantic Poets of the first generation.His "prophetic books", together with his engraving and painting, are amongst the greatest representations of the Romantic attitude towards nature, and also towards the negative effects of Industrial Revolution, such as urbanization, corruption and a physical as well as a metaphorical "pollution" of cities and souls.The Lamb (from Songs of Innocence) displays the condition of Nature in the Garden of Eden, before the Fall. The Lamb is a symbol of purity and innocence, of childhood and generosity, as well as a symbol of...
2019-12-0418 min
Makers & MysticsArtist Profile Series 25: William BlakeWilliam Blake was an English poet, printmaker and painter born November 28, 1757 in London, England. Today, he is considered one of the most important figures in English poetry and art, although during his lifetime, his work remained largely overlooked. His writings were spiritually and politically lethal and publishers shunned his works for fear of being accused of inciting insurrection.Contemporary poet and musician, Patti Smith heralded William Blake as the spiritual ancestor of generations of poets. William Blake fueled the creative fires of Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac, John Lennon, Bono and Jim Morrison who named the...
2019-11-2213 min
Frank Turner's Tales From No Man's LandI Believed You, William BlakeFrank is joined by poet, playwright and translator Sasha Dugdale to discuss the woman behind the song I Believed You, William Blake. Catherine Blake was the wife of the great visionary, painter and poet, who played a crucial role in his life. As well as running the household and keeping him (relatively) sane, she took an active role in his art; assisting with painting, printing and engraving. During his lifetime William Blake enjoyed very little success. It was Catherine who, after his death, began the process of his public rehabilitation and rise to fame. It’s perhaps down to he...
2019-08-1400 min
Weydon EnglishGCSE English literature: the futility in Blake’s LondonWilliam Blake’s London - An overwhelming sense of futility
2018-06-2906 min
The ForumThe life and works of William BlakeWilliam Blake is now one of England’s best-loved poets and artists, associated with the well-known poem “The Tyger” and the hymn “Jerusalem”, regularly coined England’s unofficial national anthem. But in his time he was an eighteenth century radical visionary who challenged the social order as well as political and religious orthodoxy at every turn. He was even tried for sedition. Rajan Datar discusses his life, works and remarkable legacy with Blake experts Dr. Linda Freedman, Dr. Susan Matthews, Prof. Jason Whittaker and artist Michael Phillips.Photo: 'Newton' by William Blake (Bettmann Collection)
2018-06-2338 min
BildningsbyrånWilliam Blake - andra världarKonstnären och poeten William Blake sökte med fantasins lykta efter människans fria tillstånd. Han föddes 1757 i London och ifrågasatte tidigt regler. Blake förespråkade det oändliga utforskandet där man med fantasin som ledstjärna skapar sig en större och sannare bild av sig själv och omvärlden. Han motsatte sig staten och kyrkan men också vetenskapen. Istället ville han få människor att vidga blicken och se saker med nya ögon. I upplysningstidens tidevarv var det svårt för Blake att få förståelse för sina gåtfulla verk. De ka...
2017-10-1129 min
Enter The VoidS6E7: DEAD MANStarring an early career Johnny Depp with a rogue's gallery of great American and British character actors, Jim Jarmusch's 1995 DEAD MAN is one of the coolest, independentest movies around. In this episode, your hosts discuss: the widely divergent critical reactions, the similarly divisive Neil Young soundtrack, the influences of English poet William Blake and surrealist Henri Michaux, and your hosts' differing thoughts on Western films. Plus, the greatness of Tommy Boy. Film links: Dead Man on IMDb Dead Man on Wikipedia Roger Ebert 1 1/2 star Dead Man review Owen Gleiberman C-minus Dead Man review Jonathan Rosenbaum in Chica...
2017-08-301h 11
Filosofiska rummetPoeten William Blake och hans tankevärldFörfattaren Carl-Johan Malmberg och poeten Eva Ström diskuterar William Blake och hans poesi och konst, utifrån boken Stjärnan i foten, som just kommit ut. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Poeten William Blake har inspirerat kända sångare som Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison och Patti Smith. Han föddes 1757 i London och ”Att se världen i ett sandkorn, och himlen i en vild blomma” är en av hans mest kända strofer. Blakes stora budskap är att fantasin och inbillningskraften är det som gör människan till människa. Blak...
2014-08-2939 minFilosofiska rummetPoeten William Blake och hans tankevärldFörfattaren Carl-Johan Malmberg och poeten Eva Ström diskuterar William Blake och hans poesi och konst, utifrån boken Stjärnan i foten, som just kommit ut. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Poeten William Blake har inspirerat kända sångare som Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison och Patti Smith. Han föddes 1757 i London och ”Att se världen i ett sandkorn, och himlen i en vild blomma” är en av hans mest kända strofer. Blakes stora budskap är att fantasin och inbillningskraften är det som gör människan till människa. Blak...
2013-06-0239 min