Madman or Mystical Genius? - 2

By Christopher Zoukis Image courtesy poetseers.org

Whether the result of his visions or of his innate personality, Blake despised the moral oppression of the Church and religion, calling such rules “enslavement.” In Blake’s mind, the gospel of Jesus liberated mankind to joy and creativity. Jesus did not come to choke mankind with ridiculous moral pronouncements and a system of religious one-up-manship.

To Blake, life was not simply being alive in a human body. It was so much more. Life was th...