Emanuel Swedenborg influenced Blake
When a brilliant scientist suddenly pivots to writing massive volumes about touring heaven and hell in his mind, people usually back away slowly. Instead, William Blake read Swedenborg's intensely bizarre theological tracts and decided to base his entire artistic and poetic career on them. Weirdness always attracts weirdness.

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