Monthly Archives: October 2013
Deep Walking
The mind walks just like our feet do. Both kinds of walking include destinations. However, physical walking gets us to a physical place, while mind walking takes us to a different place where our deepest values and beliefs reside. This … Continue reading
God’s glory transcends a beautiful sunset
Some people often look at the beauty of nature as evidence for the existence of a loving Creator-God, such as a beautiful mountaintop sunset. But scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg wrote dozens of books illustrating the ever-deeper levels of Divine beauty. He … Continue reading
Is Heaven a home wrecker?
Depends. Heaven is not a physical place nor is it a retirement destination. It is a reflection of the inner quality of your heart and mind (that is why the Lord said that His kingdom was “within”). It is true … Continue reading
Sacred postures and gestures
Scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg claimed that, “All affections, whatsoever they are, have corresponding gestures in the body.” (Apocalypse Explained n 77) For instance, bowing down represents adoration from humiliation. An actor on the stage or screen will adopt various postures and … Continue reading
Posted in Inner growth, love, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged acting, Emanuel Swedenborg, George Gurdjieff, liberation, postures, pretense, psychic mechanicalness, sacred movements
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Primitive art? Or profound spiritual knowledge?
Recently I read an article online about some cave art being found in Brazil that was nearly 30,000 years old. This challenges the traditional theory that humans settled the Americas 12,000 years ago, by crossing the Bering Strait. Having studied the … Continue reading
Is God a body snatcher?
Most definitely! With the 2013 Halloween season approaching, I found myself contemplating the classic horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I wondered if there was any spiritual symbolism that could be teased out of this morbid tale. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged body snatchers, correspondences, Emanuel Swedenborg, Genesis, Hell, horror films, regeneration, self-love, spiritual rebirth
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Will I fare better than a starving child?
Don’t know. You see I am a follower of the spiritual ideas of Emanuel Swedenborg’s theological writings. He claimed that all children go to heaven because they die in innocence. Heaven consists of those who are in innocence. I personally … Continue reading
Posted in Inner growth, Life after death, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality
Tagged children, conscience, Emanuel Swedenborg, feeding, heaven, innocence, wisdom
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Will the solar sun someday be replaced by a lamp?
That is precisely what the Bible says: The holy Jerusalem hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; the glory of God shall lighten it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof (Rev. 21:23 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible translation, higher meaning, New Jerusalem, Revelation, spiritual light, sunlight, the Lamb, Theo-dynamics, thermodynamics
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