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Funerals are a terrible thing to waste
When I have attended funerals I have observed that there is a common presumption by the mourners that the deceased person is now in a “better place” and is being cared for by God and heaven’s angels. Maybe yes. Maybe … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, love, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality
Tagged afterlife, Emanuel Swedenborg, funerals, George Gurdjieff, illusion, self-examination
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Hell: The Final Frontier
This topic is for those who consider themselves spiritually advanced. That is, individuals who are acquainted with Swedenborg’s unique visionary revelations concerning the ontological reality of the Spiritual World. Swedenborg offered many illuminating descriptions, based on direct observations of what … Continue reading
A new kind of house tour
I am sitting in my living room chair reading a book by scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg about how the human race, in more ancient times, viewed all things from a spiritual point of view. This earlier human race would indeed see … Continue reading
The Devil supports helping the world’s deprived and abused children!
Not long ago the Devil was seen napping under the shade of a large tree. Concerned by this, one of the Devil’s top henchmen took steps to wake his master up. The Devil opened his eyes and asked his henchman … Continue reading
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Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, human consciousness, innocence, salvation, self-examination, sincerity, the “remains”, The Devil, trance
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I am in the spotlight!
Despite the fact that most of the world’s eyes are focused on the athletes competing in the Olympics I have managed to keep the spotlight on myself. I won’t be winning any medals or praise from this extra attention. In … Continue reading
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Tagged angelhood, Emanuel Swedenborg, self-examination, self-knowledge, sincerity, spiritual transformation
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The difference between John Lennon and Emanuel Swedenborg
Both men promoted the central idea that more love was needed in the world. Love would transform the world. While this idea is true, scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg would have challenged the notion that “all you need is love.” Something more … Continue reading
First you catch fish, then you must eat books
This blog topic concerning one’s true spirituality is going to be a hard sell. It runs counter to many of our current notions about obtaining heavenly goodness. But here goes, anyway. There are two main elements involved in procuring a … Continue reading
The more one studies Swedenborg, the more one discovers how far he/she is from their highest possibilities
There is a saying that if one person can accomplish something, others can accomplish it. Swedenborg accomplished many things in life. He was a great scientist of his time and later became perhaps the greatest theologian of all time. I … Continue reading
Two big reasons why I embrace the spiritual ideas of Emanuel Swedenborg and George Gurdjieff
The first and simplest reason is that after attending the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan for four years I formed a working appreciation of creative and abstract thought—I had developed a natural fondness for symbolic thought. Both Emanuel Swedenborg … Continue reading
Spiritual laziness
We all admit at times that we are lazy. This is easy with a terrestrial body because physical matter naturally tends towards inertia (equilibrium). The term “couch-potato” explains this phenomenon quite adequately. The only challenge to this situation comes from … Continue reading
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Tagged angelhood, comfort zone, conscience, Emanuel Swedenborg, George Gurdjieff, responsibility, self-examination, sleep, trance
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