> Intuition, or common sense,functioned aboveand beyond the five senses.Thefaculty ofintuition provided every person withtheir ownability to knowwhat is absolutely true Transcendentalists saw nature not only asbeautiful,but as a reflection of divinity-literallythefaceof GodTheybelieved thatthepurpose ofhuman lifewas union with the so-called “over-soul"whichembraced,and was reflected in, everything inthe world.> People could develop their potential byimmersing themselves in the beautyofthenaturalworld
➢ Intuition, or common sense, functioned above and beyond the five senses. The faculty of intuition provided every person with their own ability to know what is absolutely true. ➢ Transcendentalists saw nature not only as beautiful, but as a reflection of divinity—literally, the face of God. ➢ They believed that the purpose of human life was union with the so-called “over-soul” which embraced, and was reflected in, everything in the world. ➢ People could develop their potential by immersing themselves in the beauty of the natural world
>Beauty andtruthcould beexperienced onlythrough intuition,though careful observation ofnature might help to uncover itslaws andprovide a glimpse into the divineTended to be anti-religious. They felt thatthe authority of organized religionneeded to be rejected and that people needed tofind Godwithin themselves> In pursuit of divineknowledge,seekers neededto be prepared to resist accepted social codesandcustoms> Truth could be found in nature and within one'sself.Self-reliance andindividuality,not obediencetooutside authority,were the pathways to self-understanding and to the divine
➢ Beauty and truth could be experienced only through intuition, though careful observation of nature might help to uncover its laws and provide a glimpse into the divine. ➢ Tended to be anti-religious. ➢ They felt that the authority of organized religion needed to be rejected and that people needed to find God within themselves. ➢ In pursuit of divine knowledge, seekers needed to be prepared to resist accepted social codes and customs. ➢ Truth could be found in nature and within one’s self. ➢ Self-reliance and individuality, not obedience to outside authority, were the pathways to selfunderstanding and to the divine