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Dav Site Admin
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 2890 Location: Rennes, France
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:07 pm Post subject: "Los" according to alchimists and William Blake |
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I've been reading a couple of William Blake and books about Alchimists lately and i've read semething that i though was cool and made me think about Los Bolts.
According to Blake, "Los" is the divine aspect of the imagination, the god of genius, in France there is an expression that is "éclair de genie" that can be translated as "genius bolt" so "Los Bolts" could mean that too, maybe that is not that interesting but i share this with you anyway. _________________ http://uberaffe.bandcamp.com |
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misshelenc
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 944 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's worth sharing hun, I always like to see what people are reading too as I am nosy about books. Lots of people are mind, I have a lot in my front room on shelves and on the rare occasion anyone cares enough to visit me they always seem to wander over and chat about them.
Personally I can't get much into Blake, spoiled by having to study him for school and intense religious feelings I've never been able to relate to. Good luck to you making sense of it! It's hard for a thick girl like me.
x _________________ You don’t put your life into your books. You find it there. |
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CrackyMcCrackerson
Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 145 Location: Kansas
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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It is worth sharing. I always took the 'los' as spanish for 'the'. While I still think it is, I think the connection is still interesting. |
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jefflewis
Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1487
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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Cool! And I always just thought "eclair" was a delicious pastry, does "eclair" really meant "bolt" like a bolt of lightning?? |
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Dav Site Admin
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 2890 Location: Rennes, France
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jefflewis
Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1487
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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So cool! So eating a chocolate eclair is like eating a bolt!! |
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