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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
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Tagged children, correspondences, Emanuel Swedenborg, fairy tales, higher mind, innocence, modernity, political correctness, wisdom, witches
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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
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Tagged addictions, ego, Emanuel Swedenborg, fantasy, imitation, innocence, personal flaws, purification, salvation, self-inventory
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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
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Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, borrowed interest, compassion, good works, hitting bottom, innocence, introspection, order, purification, salvation
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Don discovers many surprises in heaven
Don slowly opened his eyes into a new realm. “Where am I?” he said. “You died. You are now in the spiritual world,” came a friendly voice. “Who are you?” asked Don, trying to get his bearings. “I am the … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, love, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged angels, heaven, innocence, Love and Wisdom, non-physical reality, Spiritual Sun, spiritual world
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The Swedenborgian Church (like Jesus) has an inner circle
On this particular Sunday morning, a Swedenborgian minister gave his congregation a sermon about the stages of spiritual growth. He told them that the first stage lasts roughly from birth to the age of five years old. This is a … Continue reading
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Tagged goodness, human memory, inner circle, innocence, levels of consciousness, regeneration, remains, spiritual growth, Swedenborgian Church
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The minister gets a shocking brain scan
Once upon a time a church minister got a call from a neuroscientist friend to come over to his lab—quickly. The two knew each other because the neuroscientist was a member of the minister’s church congregation. Minister: “What’s up? I … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, psychology, Reality, religion, science, spirituality, unity
Tagged consciousness, Emanuel Swedenborg, fellowship, innocence, neuroscience, remains, self-criticism, spiritual growth, subconscious mind
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It is easy to turn evil into good, but much harder to turn good into good
I am aware that the above heading sounds anti-intuitive. Most people simply do not look deeper than the mere outward expression of goodness. However, the notion that not all good deeds and kind acts are really good is a most … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, Emanuel Swedenborg, fantasy, goodness, innocence, introspection, regeneration, remains, sincerity, trance
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Confessions of a Swedenborgian sinner
Probably the most contested statement by Emanuel Swedenborg from “Swedenborgians” themselves is that the human race “is filled with evil of every kind.” Such an unflattering statement seems anti-intuitive to the human post-modern mind. Hell and evil seem like archaic … Continue reading
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Tagged consciousness, Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, humility, innocence, introspection, regeneration, self-delusion, theology
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The future of education
In the future, when the human species becomes nobler, they will begin to adapt the education of their children to accomplish genuine spiritual and heavenly goals within their chosen field of study. That is, education will serve to re-connect knowledge … Continue reading
