Esme Partridge and Mark Vernon

William Blake masterclass: Poet, artist and mystic


July 21, 2025
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At a time of renewed interest in the spiritual, what could challenge the uninspiring notion of ‘cultural Christianity’? One answer is by embracing the esoteric. William Blake, the painter and poet, has become a model for a new kind of rebellious spirituality. Though he spent his life in poverty and obscurity, Blake’s radical vision of the divine is now a cornerstone of modern mysticism. Join psychotherapist and podcaster Mark Vernon, author of ‘Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination’ and religion researcher Esmé Partridge, for an exclusive masterclass on the meaning and mythos of Blake.


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