Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism is a religious movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s, they began to believe in people and nature more and more. For example it means a man is at his best when he is independent. It is almost thought as scientific knowledge. They believed deeply in the purity of an individual, society should be apart of that. They were attempting to create a unique body, of the way people thought. When this came about they got involved in social movements, such as anti slavery and woman's rights. Transcendentalism directly conflicts with the religious command to "lean not on your own understanding." This picture above shows a more simple form of life, broken down to three parts,

Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."
"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

His quote is basically saying that your choices produce the outcome of you actions, what you look ahead or look in the past lies beneath your personal own being. He is sending a message to people.

Henry David Thoreau quote: "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."
"Things do not change; We change."


When you achieve your goals, you are learning at the same time, and believing you can do something and then doing. Henry is saying that you become someone different than before, achieving your goal, makes you confident in oneself, it is the outcome after.

The picture above shows the three parts of transcendentalism, which is made of God, man, and nature. It is emphasizing the three main parts, and having a better understanding of reality.

Henry David Thoreau quote