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American transcendentalism was an important movement in philosophy and literature that flourished during the early to middle years of the nineteenth century. It began as a reform movement in the Unitarian church, extending the views of William Ellery Channing on an inner God and the significance of intuitive thought. Unlike the Unitarians, they wanted to rejuvenate the mystical aspects of New England Calvinism. These beginning paved a patch that many others would follow, intentionally or not. Walt Whitman, In part 5 of “Song of Myself”, analyzes his inner-self while revealing many aspects of transcendentalism in his poetry. In the poem, Whitman shows self-reliance in the line “I believe in you my soul, the other I am must not abase itself to you”. This line shows that he has confidence in his inner being as a result of good self-feeling, beliefs and abilities according to the transcendental ideas. The line shows that Whitman has explored his inner self in depth and in the process trusts his soul to make good judgments and not to degrade the rest of his person. This is in nearly direct agreement with the transcendental belief that exploration of one’s inner self will lead to confidence and good judgment. In the line �