The Big Thing in the Little Thing

Mysticism Invites Holographic Seeing

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.

— William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

The first time I ever recall hearing about a “mystic” was when my 11th grade English teacher used that word to describe the Romantic poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827). I remember find…