A special lecture series with our Museum Curator Margaret Guardi and Curator Assistant Derry Shafer: How Leaves of Grass Influenced Modern Day Self-Healing
Join us for an evening lecture and learn about Whitman’s fan and close friend, Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke and his magnum opus Cosmic Consciousness. Bucks’s spiritual awakening after reading Leaves of Grass led him to explore ideas that are still relevant to self-healing movements of today. We will explore Whitman and Bucke’s relationship, Cosmic Consciousness’ influence on modern day psychology, and how we can relate its ideas to our lives today. Excerpts of the book that highlight Whitman’s poetry will also be open for discussion. Following the lecture will be a candlelit tour for all those who would like to participate.
