How is Carlyle’s concept of “Natural Supernaturalism” best described within the context of Romanticism?

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The belief that natural objects possess spirits, similar to animistic traditionsAn immediate acceptance of supernatural phenomena triggered by an unexpected encounterThe transformation of everyday, familiar elements into wondrous and extraordinary experiencesHallucinations of supernatural interactions induced by opium useNone of the above

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Option C correctly captures Carlyle’s idea of 'Natural Supernaturalism,' which involves perceiving the ordinary world in a way that reveals its miraculous and renewed qualities. This Romantic notion emphasizes the elevation of the commonplace into something spiritually profound, rather than attributing supernatural qualities to objects themselves or relying on drug-induced visions.