🔹 In This Episode:
Join us as we explore Ralph Waldo Emerson’s journal entry from May 26, 1837, where he grapples with pantheism, Manichaeism, and the nature of the self within the divine.
🌿 What does it mean to be an individual?
✨ Emerson’s radical statement: “I am God”—and why it matters
🔥 His struggle with Manichaean dualism and the tension between body & spirit
🌎 How harming the world is harming the divine (and ourselves)
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hit play above! Love to read? The full text version is on Absinthe & Transcendentalists.
💬 What do you think? Drop a comment—what does Emerson’s struggle tell us about him — where he was emotionally and spiritually when he wrote this?
How does his process of discernment reflect (or differ) from your own?
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📌 Next Episode: We continue with Emerson’s journal—please join us!
Until then, peace be with you!
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