Monthly Archives: February 2013
What kind of “tail” are you growing?
George Gurdjieff once complimented a follower of his ideas by saying that her progress was even causing her to “grow a tail.” It was statements like that one that convinced me that Gurdjieff had a similar understanding of spiritual symbolism … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, love, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged Bible interpretation, Emanuel Swedenborg, George Gurdjieff, inclinations, ontology, principles, spiritual symbolism, tails
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All husbands become fashion designers for their wives in heaven
With the recent Oscar Awards and the “Red Carpet” walk in Hollywood by various celebrities and stars I thought I might add a spiritual twist to the focus on fashion and glamour. When one becomes a spiritual citizen in the … Continue reading
Why did the angel cross the road?
ANSWER: Because too many people were concentrating on a stupid chicken.
Posted in Inner growth, Life after death, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged angel, chicken, heaven, jokes
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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
Posted in god, Inner growth, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged consciousness, Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, humility, innocence, introspection, regeneration, self-delusion, theology
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Bio-theology
In my most recent book Swedenborg & Gurdjieff: The Missing links (Anti-intuitive Essays for Personal Transformation) I challenge the notion of human goodness in the context of most contemporary religious traditions. Both Emanuel Swedenborg and George Gurdjieff stated that sincere … Continue reading
Sir Isaac Newton meets a scientifically inclined angel
Once upon a time, a famous scientist named Isaac Newton was conducting a scientific experiment with the sun’s white rays. He put a prism in front of one of the light rays coming through a window in his room. To … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, Divine order, gravity, octaves, relational holism, sacred process, Sir Isaac Newton
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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
Why is the Swedenborgian Church not spreading?
In some cases, people are even leaving that church. I did. This is happening in spite of scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg’s remarkable efforts at bringing potent new ideas about God, spirituality, life after death, and foundational scientific issues to the table … Continue reading
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