Transcendentalism was a philosophical movement that sought to have individuals "transcend" to a higher spiritual level. To achieve this goal, the individual had to seek spiritual, not material, greatness and the essential truths of life through intuition.

1. How are you affected by nature? Do you find comfort in it? Do you reflect the moods of nature?
2. What is the role of nature in your life?
3. What is meant by an individual's spiritual side? How to you define it?
4. Is there a connection between the individual's spirit and nature? If so, what is that connection?
5. What does it mean to know something intuitively? For example, has a parent or a sibling ever known something was wrong with you without having talked with or seen you? What do we mean when we say "I just know it"?
6. How do you demonstrate that you are an individual? Do you think independently of others or do you follow the crowd?