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This is a detailed plan for the essay, "Kandinsky's Spirituality." The whole essay is available at the end of the site. (Click on the title.)

Note that despite the extra information in the plan, this essay evolved from the planning stage and each paragraph does not necessarily correspond with a line in the plan. At times the author has discovered new ideas while writing according to the plan and has, thus, incorporated new paragraphs into the finished piece.


    I. Intro.
      - background, interest in mysticism and Shamanism
      - state questions posed in paper

    I.a. Kandinsky's writings as source. (Reinhold quote.)

    II. What is Theosophy? (Use Washton quotes.)

    III. Why did Kandinsky use spiritualism (theos.) in art? (Message)
      - content -

    IV. How is Theos. Incorporated into K.'s art? How does this relate to abstraction?
    (Abstracted symbols) - form- (Blavatsky, Long, Kandinsky stuff.)

    IV.a. Kandinsky visionary idea/shaman.

    V. Explore Kandinsky works.

    VI. Form and colour as weapons of politics and artistic freedom. (Kandinsky quotes.)
    Relation to Hegel.

    VII. Conclusion
      - Does the point get across?
      - Is Theos a means to an end or the goal?
      - State findings of ?s posed in paper.