Milton

Blake's prophetic poem in which the spirit of John Milton descends from heaven to correct his errors — particularly his association of Reason with God — and enters Blake's foot.

Milton's cosmic return: Blake's Milton descends to annihilate his 'Selfhood' (the error of mistaking Reason for God) and unite with his female emanation Ololon. The concept of Selfhood annihilation: the spiritual work of surrendering ego-identity as the precondition for creative freedom. Los and the building of Golgonooza: Blake's mythological framework for the creative imagination. 'And did those feet in ancient time' — the preface became the hymn 'Jerusalem,' the unofficial national anthem of England.