2007-10-16 16:45:31 · 4 answers · asked by Brett B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
In William Blake's 'Jerusalem', it refers to the Industrial Revolution, and the huge factories and mills that were being built across swathes of Northern England.
Life working in the mill industry {usually cotton and cloth weaving} was particularly harsh and oppresive. Mill bosses were interested in nothing but profit ~ there cared nothing for their workers.
2007-10-17 02:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Silver Rose * Wolf 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a reference to the poem "Jerusalem" by William Blake. I'm not entirely sure what he meant, but he is sometimes considered to be at the very beginning of the Romantic period in literature and art. Romanticism was a reaction against the Age of Reason, and the Industrial Revolution. Nature and the pre-industrial past where idealized. "Dark Satanic Mills," could then be a demonization of Industry, a reference to the mills and factories that were being built at the time.
2007-10-17 00:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It means the corporations, and the bankers. Most are Occultists along with many politicians. Ever seen or heard about bohemian grove! Here is a movie of a reporter sneaking a hidden camera into the elite retreat compound to worship the devil god moloch from babylon. Many of the top people in power are all interconnected in secret societies and this is the best reporting I have ever seen. Here is the link the movie is amazing, MUST see!!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-82095917705734983
Look at Blakes poem in today! And see it is still the same industry. Same big timers. The real big story is now!
2007-10-17 00:18:43 · answer #3 · answered by stonehouse421 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Whatever action organization, religion, or group the Christians are trying to degrade and denigrate. Hate campaigns are a specialty of many christian/political organizations that use language like "Dark Satanic Mills."
2007-10-16 23:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋