Are Heaven and Hell actually joined together in a concept called "Maya," opposites or illusion in Hindu terminology? William Blake seems to think that they are, but it is necessary for human existence to acknowledge the concept such as good and evil. Pure energy is supposedly an expression of the Devil or Hell, and yet it is energy which produces the wisdom and beauty in our lives.
In his "Proverbs of Hell," William Blake gives us numerous wise observations. How can these wonderfully clever and accurate proverbs be bad when they are so good? The lesson of the birds was especially poignant in telling us to mind our own business. "The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow." Or "The fox condemns the trap, not himself." Or "Shame is Pride's cloak."
William Blake's following words sum up what I got from his essay: "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through chinks of his cavern."
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