I am currently reading Terryl Givens's latest book When Souls Had Wings which is an excellent history and examination of the concept of the pre-mortal existence. The artwork on the cover is from William Blake's The Third Temptation.
I couldn't help but notice that it bears a striking resemblance to this Hubble Telescope photograph of the Eagle Nebula called the Pillars of Creation.
Intrigued by this, I've combined a few more of Blake's creations with images from deep space.
The similarities can probably be explained by coincidence and the ephemeral and luminous quality of Blake's art. But I can't help but wonder if Blake really did see these images in vision as he claimed. Or perhaps he just had really good long distance eyesight.
