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Our 37th wedding anniversary!
Today, May 22, 2013, is my wife Sue’s and my 37th wedding anniversary. That accomplishment, in itself, seems to be a rare achievement by today’s standards. In fact, it is even more remarkable since those who knew me 37 years … Continue reading
The author/publisher relationship is an image and likeness of the human will and understanding
I know this because I am an author and publisher as well as enjoying both a human will (love) and human understanding (intellect). An author represents the human will because he or she is the heart and life of the … Continue reading
Posted in god, love, psychology, publishing, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged authors, book publishing, Emanuel Swedenborg, human heart and mind, Jehovah, Jesus, suffering, theology, universal principles
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Is it okay for witches to eat little children?
In Fairy Tales, that is exactly what witches are designated to do! Unfortunately, such stories have been deemed “savage” towards children by some post-modern thinkers who are strident at pointing out any kind of injustice they think they see with … Continue reading
Posted in god, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged children, correspondences, Emanuel Swedenborg, fairy tales, higher mind, innocence, modernity, political correctness, wisdom, witches
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Is there any proof that scientists love to eat the flesh off their arms?
Plenty! Actually, anybody who touts their self-importance loves to munch on their own flesh! And many scientists certainly consider themselves as living in the rare air of exalted human intelligence. This unfortunate condition of negative psycho-spiritual consumption is rampant in … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, love, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged belief-systems, Bible translation, eating, Emanuel Swedenborg, enlightenment, symbolism
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Higher level “bruising”
According to scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg, Holy Scripture (God’s Word) contains several distinct levels of meaning. Swedenborg even wrote many volumes of work to provide an abundance of evidence that the words of the sacred narratives within the Holy Bible actually … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged Bible translation, correspondences, Emanuel Swedenborg, higher meaning, usefulness
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Putting dispositional essentialism into an organic format
Dispositional essentialism offers a dynamical view of causal process in which real substances have been ascribed the dispositional properties or propensities to lawfully (though order and orientation) generate new substances in a predictive series of events. Here, substance and disposition … Continue reading
In the Spiritual World, every word you speak gives others a true portrait of yourself
All speech (no matter what the language) has its origins in the ideas and emotions of our intellect and heart. In the spiritual world—which is closer to the origins of our being and mind—individuals communicate their ideas and affections directly … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, love, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, feelings, human evolution, ideas, inner quality, introspection, the spirit
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Just when I thought I was getting more spiritual, the Lord God gave me a deeper look at my flaws!
It happens to me all the time. I have reason to feel good about my life, but it is just that kind of thinking that always gets me into spiritual trouble. Just when I succeed at some spiritual challenge, the … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, love, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged addictions, ego, Emanuel Swedenborg, fantasy, imitation, innocence, personal flaws, purification, salvation, self-inventory
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How do you hug someone’s soul?
Everyone likes to be hugged. All kinds of human physical contact and touching, like hugging, symbolizes a non-verbal form of communication. Hugging represents the soul of one person trying to confirm a deep connection and sharing with another soul. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Inner growth, love, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged communicating, deeper levels, Emanuel Swedenborg, hugs, intimacy, salvation, souls, touching
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Borrowed interest
The term “borrowed interest” is something I learned when I was working for an advertising agency. It is a tactic used when there is little to tout about a product or service’s actual distinctive benefits that you are trying to … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, love, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, borrowed interest, compassion, good works, hitting bottom, innocence, introspection, order, purification, salvation
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