Monthly Archives: September 2010
Rainbows and Octaves
Ever since Sir Isaac Newton directed a beam of light through a prism and projected a spectrum of colors on his wall, octaves have represented a real aspect of physics. All energy and matter has vibratory properties (even the strings … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, love, Reality, religion, science, symbolism, unity
Tagged “Proving God”, Bible interpretation, Emanuel Swedenborg, God’s Wisdom, harmony, octaves, rainbow colors, salvation, spiritual love
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Spiritual Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a condition in the physical human brain where an aging person suffers from gradual loss of memory. This condition of mental deterioration ends with death. What is unknown to most people is that loss of memory occurs … Continue reading
Posted in Inner growth, Life after death, love, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged Alzheimer’s disease, language, memory, memory loss, motives, ruling principle, spiritual memory, spiritual world
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Where do we learn deceit?
Children are not born into the world being insincere. They simply are who they are. However, as they grow up, they quickly learn from adults to hide their instinctive dictates of sincerity that are bubbling up from within. These inner … Continue reading
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Tagged conscience, consciousness, Emanuel Swedenborg, insincerity, reformation, regeneration, repentance
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Like and Dislike
The topic of consciousness and selfhood presents many problems for neuroscientists with their current methodology of explaining mental activity solely in terms of physical processes or through third-person observation. Lately, however, these scientists are looking into the importance of feelings … Continue reading
Posted in god, love, psychology, Reality, religion, science, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged “Proving God”, consciousness, Emanuel Swedenborg, emotions/feelings, hierarchy, neuroscience
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A new perspective on depth perspective
Having attended art school (the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan) I was obligated to take an art history class. What stood out to me in this class was that from early cave art to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and indigenous … Continue reading
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Tagged art history, “Proving God”, Bible interpretation, correspondences, depth perception, Emanuel Swedenborg, new paradigm, symbolic art
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Reborn Gentiles and Heathens
There are many reports that the churches of Europe are empty and church participation in America is dwindling as well. Besides the tough economic climate, I believe the growth of secularism and the discoveries of modern science have favored human … Continue reading
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Tagged church attendance, Emanuel Swedenborg, gentiles, marketing, new paradigm, secularism, Swedenborgian Church
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Love and Spiritual Bio-Complexity
The science of complexity theory is in its infancy. It deals with nature’s incessant behavior and drive towards creating complicated and organized systems. Nature—whether you believe it drives itself towards this trajectory or is driven by a Divine Creator—has nevertheless … Continue reading
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Tagged chance, complexity theory, fine-tuned universe, God’s tenets, human psyche, Intelligent Design, self-organization, theology, worldview
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