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Blake designed his own mythology, which appears largely in his prophetic books. Within these Blake describes a number of characters, including 'Urizen', 'Enitharmon', 'Bromion' and 'Luvah'.  This mythology seems to have a basis in the Bible and in [[Greek mythology]],<ref>"a personal mythology parallel to the Old Testament and Greek mythology"; Bonnefoy, Yves. ''Roman and European Mythologies''. 1992, page 265.</ref> and it accompanies his ideas about the everlasting Gospel.

Blake designed his own mythology, which appears largely in his prophetic books. Within these Blake describes a number of characters, including 'Urizen', 'Enitharmon', 'Bromion' and 'Luvah'.  This mythology seems to have a basis in the Bible and in [[Greek mythology]],<ref>"a personal mythology parallel to the Old Testament and Greek mythology"; Bonnefoy, Yves. ''Roman and European Mythologies''. 1992, page 265.</ref> and it accompanies his ideas about the everlasting Gospel.

 

<center>"I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by another Man's.</center>

"I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by another Man's.  

<center>I will not Reason & Compare; my business is to Create."</center>

I will not Reason & Compare; my business is to Create."

 

 

| style="text-align: left;" | Words uttered by Los in Blake's ''[[Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion]]''.

 

<center>(Words uttered by Los in Blake's ''[[Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion]]''.)</center>

 

One of Blake's strongest objections to [[orthodox Christianity]] is that he felt it encouraged the suppression of natural desires and discouraged earthly joy. In ''A Vision of the Last Judgement'', Blake says that:

One of Blake's strongest objections to [[orthodox Christianity]] is that he felt it encouraged the suppression of natural desires and discouraged earthly joy. In ''A Vision of the Last Judgement'', Blake says that: