The opening of the eyes
Taken from Occasions for Alleluia
author: David Adam
contributor: SPCK - David Adam
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The opening of the eyes
If the doors of the perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chambers of his cavern . . . Unless the eye catches fire then God will not be seen.
(William Blake, ‘A Memorable Fancy’,
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1790 –3)...
Publisher: SPCK - view more
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