“Over Soul”
In “Over Soul” we can understand
Emerson’s beliefs. First of all, Emerson believes that each one of us has a
soul, which would already by itself be able to create a great debate, since the
existence of the soul is
not regarded as being a fact. But that does not really
matter here, since Emerson
does not attribute personal knowledge to what is learnt through institutions or only through reason - the knowledge we need is already inside us. He believes that we are one with God and Nature, meaning that God is inside us, therefore, he also does not give much value to any church because church is also an institution that might format our mind and therefore block our personal point of view. It is not a priest of an institution, called church, who has the power to judge. The Supreme Critic and prophet is Nature. Moreover, he believes that we are one with the Universe, which is basically the definition of Over Soul – the unity between Humanity, Nature and God. These ideas are summarised, for example, in this quote of his: “The Supreme Critic on the errors of past and the present, and the only prophet of that which must be, is the great nature in which we rest, as the earth lies in the soft arms of the atmosphere; that Unity, that Over-Soul, within which every man´s particular being is contained and made one with all other. Nikola Tesla also believed in this unity: “Our entire biological system, the brain and the earth itself, work on the same frequencies.”.
does not attribute personal knowledge to what is learnt through institutions or only through reason - the knowledge we need is already inside us. He believes that we are one with God and Nature, meaning that God is inside us, therefore, he also does not give much value to any church because church is also an institution that might format our mind and therefore block our personal point of view. It is not a priest of an institution, called church, who has the power to judge. The Supreme Critic and prophet is Nature. Moreover, he believes that we are one with the Universe, which is basically the definition of Over Soul – the unity between Humanity, Nature and God. These ideas are summarised, for example, in this quote of his: “The Supreme Critic on the errors of past and the present, and the only prophet of that which must be, is the great nature in which we rest, as the earth lies in the soft arms of the atmosphere; that Unity, that Over-Soul, within which every man´s particular being is contained and made one with all other. Nikola Tesla also believed in this unity: “Our entire biological system, the brain and the earth itself, work on the same frequencies.”.
Emerson’s spirituality seems to be more
profound then we might think, especially after reading Over Soul. Not only he
believes in the soul and tries to define it in some way, he also seems to
believe that we are mere passengers in this world and that we go somewhere
else, which brings us to the concept of Karma and Reincarnation. His belief in
the existence of an immortal soul is already quite enough for us to perceive
that he might have believed in Reincarnation.
“Over Soul” captivated me because of the
spiritual essence which I felt to be present in it. I’ve always been quite
interested in spirituality and my father had great influence on me regarding
this topic. He believes in all sorts of things, namely karma, reincarnation,
the soul, meditation, angels, soul mates, twin flames, the power of the violet
flame, chakras, aliens, fairies, ghosts/spirits, mind power, the existence of
Atlantis etc. So I’ve always kept an open mind…
To conclude this entry, I would like to show
some art work done by Alex Grey. I’ve selected my favourite paintings and
I believe his work illustrates our relationship with the Universe -
Alex Grey painting
Alex Grey - Tree of Life
Alex Grey - Mystic Eye
Alex Grey - Kissing
Alex Grey - Union of human and Divine Consciousness
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