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A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year

This collection presents a year-long journey through the transcendentalist philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson, with a meditation for every calendar day. Each entry is drawn from Emerson's published works, including his essays, lectures, and poems, and is designed to inspire personal reflection and connection with nature, self-reliance, and the spiritual insights central to his thought. The book organizes Emerson's timeless wisdom into daily readings, making his ideas accessible for contemporary readers seeking daily inspiration or a structured encounter with his philosophy. more

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson

American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

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“We do not yet trust the unknown powers of thought. Whence came all these tools, inventions, book laws, parties, kingdoms? Out of the invisible world, through a few brains. The arts and institutions of men are created out of thought. The powers that make the capitalist are metaphysical, the force of method and force of will makes trade, and builds towns.”

“But I cannot recite, even thus rudely, laws of the intellect, without remembering that lofty and sequestered class of men who have been its prophets and oracles, the high-priesthood of the pure reason, the Trismegisti, the expounders of the principles of thought from age to age.”