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separated from their origin, intellect”. He even goes further
drowning in darkness and rationality. in saying everything in this
Blake believes that the only world is a “form of universal
way to be reunited with the reason” and this world with all
divinity is through imagination. its evil feature might appear
In other words, imagination, like a “carpet of gold.”
for Blake, is the only power Thus, he writes:
that can pave the way for man The whole world is the form of
to be in union with the divine Universal Reason, which is the
world. Blake believes that reason father of whosoever is a
and imagination are two opposite follower of the (Divine) Word.
faculties. To sate the matter
differently, if imagination unites When any one shows excessive
man with the Absolute Being, ingratitude to Universal
reason lays the door of Reason, the form of the
darkness open to him and universe appears to him (as) a
separates him from the cur accordingly.
divinity. In this regard, Blake Make peace with this Father,
claims that the role of the abandon disobedience, that the
Artist and more specifically water and clay (the world)
the role of the poet is as may appear (to thee as) a
significant as the prophet. carpet of gold.
Phenomena of the World as (Rumi, 1990, IV: 3259-3261)
a Form of Universal Reason Rumi believes that ego
As mentioned earlier, Rumi (Nafs) is like a retrogressive
also believes that prophets and beast. If man ignores the lust
“saints are the intellect of
