Written by Neil Meyers
In any case, what Wilber and Swedenborg have say on these cosmological concerns, I think is very similar, if not the same.
But rather than me go into a lengthy discussion on this, you way wish to take a look at the post called WHAT'S THE MATTER. 
On that post at the end are also several intriquing quotes by (mostly) quantum physicists from the 20th Century.
So what was Blake going on about in this poem regarding Voltaire and Rousseau?
Well, for one thing both were forerunners among the rationalist/skeptics of the Enlightenment whereas he was more the mystic who saw the bigger (holy) picture. He wasn't against science, just the presumption that science could explain anything that had ultimate meaning since it deals within linear (flatland) perspectives of 'things/effects' rather than the divine causal essence of Spirit, which is often denied or dismissed by scientists. And so he considered this rationalism to be a mockery of the sacred... and perhaps it was, especially in the case of Voltaire.
At least that's the way I understand Blake after years of reading his exceptional works of poetry. Not surprisingly, he was (like me), a big fan of Emanuel Swedenborg... at least for a time).
This conflict of objective and subjective perspectives is discussed at length in the last part of ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE: SURREAL ADVENTURES, book two of the series where James takes a virtual journey into 'The Flatlands'. Also, on tis topic, the article I have posted on this blog called WHO HAD IT RIGHT? may be of interest, since it addresses these differences between Plato and Aristotle .
The topic of the imagination is one that fascinates me, especially as of late. As I consider the novel series I am writing, I am amazed at the mind's ability to unleash new worlds of fantasy that often contain truths that may not allow for the same expression with less creative didactic means. The smashing impact of whatever message can sometimes only be felt and understood through the imagination's subtle nuances. It may not be spelled out, yet the images often exist in a higher realm that continues to live on in the reader's imagination long after the book is read.
I believe this is why Florence Shinn felt it was important to train for us our imagining faculty to give expression to our highest ideals. For this reason, I just posted a new blog post called IMAGINE THIS, which also includes some of my own personal experiences in giving expression to my creative side.
Although I earned a degree in English and Philosophy several years ago, I worked in commercial real estate most of my adult life until six years ago when I felt the 'call' to unfurl what was unfolding within my imagination. This experience was a tremendous relief to me for all the reasons Shinn mentioned in her quote. I encourage you; therefore, not to wait as long as did in releasing your imagination to express what it has to say in creating new worlds.
If you take a look at the said blog post, you will note many enlightened quotes on the topic who's words I trust will also be of inspiration to you.
Rather than comment on this quote from D.L. Salinger, I thought I would included these lines from Book Two of the ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE series: SURREAL ADVENTURES.
‘Contrast that to Catcher in the Rye,’ I said. ‘This novel still remains a bestseller for generations of youth.[1] Certainly it was a favourite of mine,’ I said, ‘at least in my adolescence when I could identify with the counter-hero. Somehow, it resonates with youth in their most mutinous years.’
‘But did you know,’ Mo said, ‘that after bestowing the world with this seminal literary masterpiece of defiance and despair, D.L. Salinger withdrew himself into an emersion of Vedantic teachings? Perhaps it was to find solace for this troubled soul, as he began to practice Zen and study Sufi mysticism.[2] It has been reported that he regretting writing the book for the very reasons we’re discussing.’
‘Considering how much money he must have made on this bestseller,’ I said, ‘it’s hard to imagine him being troubled by anything.
‘I don’t know,’ Eli said, ‘but maybe he felt the weight of the book’s moral nihilism had infected an overly impressionable generation. With his talent he could have attempted to write a novel of hope to counter the Weltschmerz of the first. But he was probably savvy enough to know it would have little appeal and so he’d be wasting his time. Likely he understood that enlightenment is not a very interesting topic as long as humanity prefers to identify with the world’s collective neurosis.’
‘It’s most evident that neither of you are big fans of the book,’ I said, ‘but in my opinion it has many redeeming qualities. One quote I’ve always remembered was: "the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."
[2] But unfortunately Salinger’s life (1919-2010) was anything but peaceful. Even though he followed (often erratically), various Eastern and New Age movements (including Scientology), he couldn’t seem to come to any firm resolution on what to believe. Much of his adult life was filled with personal, domestic and legal discord.
Interestingly, I posted this same quote by Rumi on Twitter a couple of days ago, and within a day I had almost 3,000 views... by far the most I've ever had. With few exceptions, I can expect to receive no more than 30 to 40 'impressions' the first day. Never have I had more that 1,500, even when posted for a month. Frankly, I wasn't expecting anything special; certainly no more than a few dozen by the next day.
So what's going on with people that this quote by Rumi would have such huge appeal. All I can think of is that it must have somehow resonated as a big collective ah-ha moment. "You mean I've erected inpenetrable barriers to love? Who knew?"
---- well, maybe everyone but you!
This theme of love barriers is found in the first couple of book of ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE. However, I won't say more than that at this time. I hope you will read all about it in THE SUMMIT, the first book of the series, already published, and the second, SURREAL ADVENTURES, when it's released this summer. The ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE novels have many themes, but love remains an important one throughout the series.
George Bernard Shaw's astute observation is perhaps more relevant today than at any time before, considering the amount of disinformation that's dumped on us every day through every possible means. This is often occures where there are conflicting interests and agendas at stake... which is most everywhere when money and power are involved.
As we all know, information technology makes it easy for propagandists to efficiently and effectively spread whatever lies they like. One way of telling if you are being brainwashed with falsehoods is if what they say makes you feel fearful and even guilty. Religion had done this effectively in the past, but today it is so much easier to whip up hysteria about most anything. And they do!
That's a good time to 'follow the money' to find who might be benefiting from spreading the 'false information'. What do those behind the propaganda have to gain? Money? Power? Likely both since each generally go together along with whatever recognition is conferred on those who control the thinking of the masses.
On this point, what George Orwell termed "Groupthink" is particularly dangerous where anyone opposing the popular 'correct' trends becomes subjected to endless ad hominin attacks and humiliation.
In ELYSIUM’S PASSAGE: SURREAL ADVENTURES, the second book in the series, the hero enters ‘virtual worlds’ where these vices are made obvious such that everything in these domains is appears to be inside out, upside down and backwards – much like our world today.
Just an observation. Tell me what you think in the comment section at the end.
Februrary 2, 2019
Allan Watts was a very astute British/American thinker and writer who's influence was greatly felt during the 'beat' era of the 50s and 60s. Today he is still regarding as one of the foremost intellects who helped bridge Western traditions of philosophical and theological with that of the East. He was influenced by the teachings of Carl Jung, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Joseph Campbell and several other seminal thinkers of the 20th Century.
The quote I've featured above, I think was among his most profound. This is a theme that is explored throughout the passages of discussions in the ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE series. What does it mean?
In sum, I would say it intimates how our soul is One with the Universe as God/Source. As such it is an aperture or portal whereby God is constantly extending 'His' essence Being through 'our' experiences of reality and thereby infinitely expanding 'Himself' just as 'He' has through eternity.'Or, as GI Gurdjieff put it: the greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
Some of Watts' other notable quotes:
The attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
The series involves five Elysium narrations regarding a young British philosopher named James Phillips who finds himself living in an altered state of reality while still remaining on earth.
After experiencing a near fatal fall while climbing to the summit of a remote mountain in the Andes, James awakens in a new dimension. He soon encounters two mysterious beings who provide him with a very different perspective on the nature of his existence. Over the next year, before his body recovers from the coma, he is challenged to re-examine his understanding about life’s meaning and purpose far beyond anything he previously believed, or could believe.
An engaging and sometime surreal adventure with intimations of impending romance, the narrative explores the most important questions about life, death, reality and our ultimate destiny.
The Plains of Elysium (Champs-Élysées) was described by Homer, Hesiod, Virgil and many other poets as the paradisiac afterlife realm reserved for heroes. As the title suggests, this is about a journey through a passage that leads towards Elysium’s exciting realm of existence.
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“In its effort to grapple with fundamental questions about the meaning of life, it raises questions that have echoed throughout the ages, including about where we come from, where we are going, who we are.” (CLARION REVIEW)
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