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1A: Where I Lived and What I Lived For by Henry David Thoreau

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1A: Where I Lived and What I Lived For by Henry David Thoreau

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"Be it life or death, we crave only reality. If we are really dying, let us hear the rattle in our throats and feel cold in the extremities; if we are alive, let us go about our business."

This quote relates to the first tenet of Transcendentalism "Seeking the Truth". This idea represents seeking the truth of life rather than a political sense of truth. This photo depicts someone embracing life, which relates back to the philosophical idea in the quote above.

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"In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to Society. But it sometimes happens that I cannot easily shake off the village. The thought of some work will run in my head and I am not where my body is—I am out of my senses. In my walks I would fain return to my senses. "

This quote depicts the fifth tenement of Transcendentalism "A Return to Nature and Simplicity", as Thoreau begins to regain his senses when he leaves the busy village scene to a tranquil forest.

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"There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, — no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground, — my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, — all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God."

This prominent effect that nature has on Emerson is described in the fifth tenet of Transcendentalism, "A Return to Nature and Simplicity". The photo above represents Emerson's idea of a "transparent eye-ball".

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"Even the corpse has its own beauty"

This quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson relates the Transcendentalism through the third tenet "The Rejection of Traditional Establishment". The image above represents a wilting flower, as the different perspectives on this flower represent what is beautiful and what is not.

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1E: Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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1E: Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think"

This quote is a perfect example of the second tenet of Transcendentalism "Individualism and the Goodness of Man". The image above represents an individual confining in a solitary mindset while being surrounded by strong, persuasive minds.

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5: Modern-day Example of Transcendentalism 

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5: Modern-day Example of Transcendentalism 

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"My Way" by Frank Sinatra

The song relates to Transcendentalism through the first and second tenets "Seeking the Truth" and "Individualism and the Goodness of Man".

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I am alive.

The feeling of wind on my skin

I am alive

The sight of leaves moving on large trees

I am alive

The smell of the flowers, floating in the air

I am alive

The feeling of the grass, the rough and the soft points of it all

I am alive

Nature lets me see that I am alive.

Where I Lived and What I Lived For,

reminds me to live simply and in the moment

Self-Reliance,

reminds me to only live through my own thoughts

Walking,

reminds me to be calm through nature’s help

Beauty,

reminds me to look at everything with different eyes

Transcendentalism,

reminds me to live through my own accord.

My poem relates to Transcendentalism through the fifth tenet, "A Return to Nature and Simplicity".

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This poem was created by Walt Whitman, an American poet who is well known as the "father of free verse". This poem portrays the struggle of life and Whitman's answer to all of the stressful and unwanted situations life brings upon oneself. The beginning of the poem illustrates the negative aspect of life, which revolves around being with foolish people, the struggle of self-identity, and the idea of wasting years of one's life. Whitman follows up to these agonizing aspects of life by giving the answer, one should live through their own verse and should be happy due to their self-identity; This relates to Transcendentalism by connecting to the second tenet, "Individualism and the Goodness of Man". The image above represents someone who has found their happiness through living under their own verse and by containing self-love.

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"I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way."
The image above relates to Transcendentalism as this philosophical movement is based upon individualism and self-reliance, but the image above depicts the opposite, conformity in society.

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The source of love is within me. I give love to friends through helping when they need help, affection when they need affection, and love when they need love. I give love to strangers through smiling no matter the circumstance, sparking small talk in awkward situations, being a speck of light in the sky of black stars. I give love to myself through speaking positive affirmations directly to me, allowing myself to be my true, authentic self, being my own sunrise as the sun outside decides to set. The purpose of my life is to express love, unconditional love, for friends, strangers, myself, and the world in which circulates around me.

My declaration of self is to give love to others and myself. I hope to spread love to all, whether it be small or large acts.

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This hashtag relates to Transcendentalism because the author of "Walden", Henry David Thoreau, was a Transcendentalist who wrote about his philosophical views in several essays published in "Walden".

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This image above represents me and my cousin hovering over a ledge, looking into a lake; This relates to the first and fifth tenet of Transcendentalism, "Seeking the Truth" and

"A Return to Nature and Simplicity".

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This is an image of me climbing a fake rock while being alone, which represents the second tenet of Transcendentalism, "Individualism and the Goodness of Man".

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The image above is a photo of me at Big Bear alongside a Polaroid of the scenery; These Polaroids relate to the  second and fifth tenets of Transcendentalism, "Individualism and the Goodness of Man" and "A Return to Nature and Simplicity".

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8: Challenges in following Transcendentalism

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8: Challenges in following Transcendentalism

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The visual above relates to Transcendentalism as social media blocks people from fully living out Transcendental thought such as living through nature and being an individual.

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9:How does transcendentalism teach people to model themselves after nature in order to become self-reliant individuals who, in turn, are able to fully and positively contribute to society?

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9:How does transcendentalism teach people to model themselves after nature in order to become self-reliant individuals who, in turn, are able to fully and positively contribute to society?

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These positive beliefs of life encourage people to model themselves after nature, which then causes them to become self-reliant and learn about their own identity;This transformation of character causes people to positively contribute to society as they become an individual, not conforming to dangerous leaders or prideful people. By being an individual, people can collaborate better as new ideas will be made through new perspectives on life that are created as people become more inclined to their own beliefs.
"Nature is the only teacher who can teach everyone about everything and anything. "
"A man, who has grown through and with nature, can still experience learning lessons no matter his age."

The image above relates to Transcendentalism as it represents a person being an individual, which describes the second tenet, "Individualism and the Goodness of Man".