Suzy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I READ THE DEFINITION BUT I'M STILL VERY CONFUSED. CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT TO ME? IF YOU CAN OF COURSE. HUGS Lucy - I don't know if I'm the best person to help you understand this. I understand it to mean is that reality comes from our thought processes and it is our intuition and spirituality that is more powerful than anything else. I don't necessarily agree with this philosophy in its entirety, but parts of it are interesting. Dictionary.com link: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/transcendentalism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel_tinydancer Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 He definately is! I did a unit in english last spring on the transcendentalists and i had to write an essay about a modern day influential person who i thought was a transcendentalist and i did Mika! I got a pretty good grade on it too... :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Leftie Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 He definately is! I did a unit in english last spring on the transcendentalists and i had to write an essay about a modern day influential person who i thought was a transcendentalist and i did Mika! I got a pretty good grade on it too... :] cool! I also forgot to mention childlike enthusiasm... when we reached that part in class I though of mika with a teddy bear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen26 Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Hi all, went to see Mika in Birmingham last night (3rd time now...) TOTALLY BRILLIANT night...i love him and his music and am gutted that it's going to be a while before i get to go again. Really reccommend seeing him, he's the best! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me-Mi-Ka Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I think he is. Because of his ideas of size zero and his different songs. So, i think he is. Dont know how to put it, my english isnt that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Leftie Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 Your English is fine. I'm glad you agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me-Mi-Ka Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Your English is fine. I'm glad you agree Lol, I had this with history at my school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I can see why most think that Mika is a transcendentalist. However, he also seems to embrace his religion. On the DVD, just before they went on stage, Mika crossed himself. There may be a spectrum of thought on transcendentalism. I hold to some transcendental beliefs, but not all. There are variations of organized religion...different "sects" of Protestants, Jews,... Maybe transcendentalism is just part of his overall belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Leftie Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 Transcendentalism isn't really a religion, its more of a state of mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celesteee Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 dunno exactly what it means, well ive read it at wikipedia, but i still dunno.. maybe he is, maybe not ;D i think from yes, cause i know about where its going about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I always found him somewhat Avantgarde as well. Very slight avantegarde, but still somewhat. But that works very well also. *nod* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guapo! Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Maybe Mika doesn't know what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedicte Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I don't feel i know enough about Mika to decide what I think about his beliefs... But I've always though he was a "Libertine light". Not really a libertine, but his image sertainly has aspects of it... In a positive way of course. Or am I completely wrong? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertine From Wiki: "Libertine has come to mean one devoid of any restraints, especially one who ignores or even spurns religious norms, accepted morals, and forms of behaviour sanctioned by the larger society." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellebrazil Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I never knew what transcendentalism is. But for the explanations that are here... I think he is! Does anyone know which is Mika's religion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Leftie Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 I never knew what transcendentalism is. But for the explanations that are here... I think he is! Does anyone know which is Mika's religion? He's a Roman Catholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellebrazil Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 He's a Roman Catholic. Really? That's nice to know!!! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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