# Walt Whitman — Practical Mysticism character guide

> Walt Whitman in Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Walt Whitman, Whitman

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-the-world-of-reality

## Who they are

American poet whose democratic mysticism is referenced in the text.

## Relationships

### [William Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/characters/william_blake)

_friendship_

Both poets celebrate the body, nature, and a democratic, mystical vision of humanity, sharing a kindred spirit.

## In the story

### [I: What Is Mysticism?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/i-what-is-mysticism)

Cited as a mystic who achieved passionate communion with deeper levels of life, thrusting past current notions to the Fact.

### [The World of Reality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/ii-the-world-of-reality)

Whitman is listed among the great poets and artists who have demonstrated direct communion with a visible natural order beyond the ordinary.

### [The First Form of Contemplation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/vii-the-first-form-of-contemplation)

Walt Whitman is referenced as a poet who translates direct contemplative experience into words, conveying the secret of the universe.

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