Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Angel Photographer
Once upon a time there lived a guy named Peter who had a guardian angel named Phil. Phil had been a photographer on earth before he entered the Spiritual World. He wondered if he could guide Peter’s life based on … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, love, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged church, enlightenment, guardian angel, New Jerusalem, regeneration, second coming, self-examination
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Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
Many people find Thanksgiving to be their favorite holiday. There certainly is less mindless commercialism involved and it provides us with a period of time in which we can truly be thoughtful and grateful. Beyond the traditional turkey, side dishes … Continue reading
Posted in god, love, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged celebration of life, holiday feasts, Intelligent Design, love, sharing, Thanksgiving, universal design
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There are TWO kinds of Truth
There is external truth and internal truth. External truth is the knowledge we seek from the physical world through various books, personal experience, philosophy, science or even religion. This outer approach merely implants knowledge into our memory banks. But internal … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged conscience, heaven, hypocrisy, inner dictate, memory, self-examination, sincerity, worldview
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A Caveat to Spiritual Growth
One of the strange new ideas that scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg brought to the table of religion was that self-examination and inner purging is necessary before we can obtain the proper innocence by which the good we do in the world … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, love, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged duty, Emanuel Swedenborg, goodness, humility, innocence, intention, responsibility, sincerity, spiritual inventory
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Some Clues to a New Church Science
Scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg claimed that one could learn the secrets of spiritual salvation (regeneration) from studying the stages of the growth of a tree. He also claimed that one could understand the organization of the Spiritual World and God’s Heaven … Continue reading
Posted in god, Life after death, love, Reality, religion, science, symbolism, unity
Tagged “Proving God”, causal process, correspondences, creation, Emanuel Swedenborg, evolution, first causal principle, salvation
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