"The ancient tradition that the world will be consumed in fire at the end of six thousand years is true, as I have heard from Hell. For the cherub with his flaming sword is hereby commanded to leave his guard at the tree of life, and when he does, the whole creation will be consumed and appear infinite and holy whereas it now appears finite & corrupt. This will come to pass by an improvement of sensual enjoyment. But first the notion that man has a body distinct from his soul is to be expunged; this I shall do, by printing in the infernal method, by corrosives, which in Hell are salutary and medicinal, melting apparent surfaces away, and displaying the infinite which was hid. If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite."-William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell-
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Ah, a frase que inspirou um admirável mundo novo e os Doors!
A frase inspirou o "Doors of Perception" do Huxley, que por sua vez influenciou o Jim a adoptar esse nome. "Brave New World" são outros whole nine yards. beijo
Eu sei, daí ter dito "um" admirável mundo novo. Achei piada ao facto de a frase ter despoletado tantas ideias e aspirações a mundos tão diferentes, como a literatura e a música.
Sim, é curioso. Confesso que conheci este texto a partir da banda sonora do Dead Man, no qual excertos do "Heaven and Hell" são lidos pelo Depp, daí o título..
vais abandonar o blog?
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