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The most compelling way to describe the external state of the people before the time of Jesus is to compare it to what happens in cults. In a cult, for the most part, the member who comes under the spell does not see or feel them self being manipulated and compelled. Even if they do […]
The integration of psychology and religion is, I believe, an important direction for modern religion in general (and the Swedenborg Church in particular) to engage. The integration of the two fields heightens the meaning and the depth of each. There are many reasons for this, and they can only be discovered in time, but […]
There is a serious struggle underway in the Catholic Church, or so it seems to me. The way I understand it, the Vatican has decided that there is enough evidence of secular feminism creeping into the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an organization umbrella-ing most of the nuns in the United States, that it has […]
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I believe sleep brings us closer to the Spiritual World. I believe this from my own experiences which I will share in this blog, but I also believe this because of my religion. The theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg have much to say on the topic of sleep, and his own theological writing began with […]
i. Remember back to when your eyes first opened like doors to the world. Hours earlier you swam in the womb and knew only that red sea. Your blood moved, you even breathed, but in half-sleep you never guessed That life was piped in from outside. Maybe you heard a rumor about light, the […]
By Vaishali, author of The Ultimate Guide to Self-Healing, Personal Growth and Life Management, Wisdom Rising and You Are What You Love. Whenever I share the life and wisdom of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) with my radio show listeners, the people who read my books, or with those who attend my many classes and lectures, I […]
Jesus said, “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, […]
Jesus said, “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, […]
Ugh, housework. Dealing with the same issues over and over again. Overflowing trash cans, mildewy showers, food crusted dishes – none of these things can have good spiritual correspondences, I’m sure. But dealing with them sure can! I was particularly struck the other day, as I stood at the kitchen sink scrubbing away, how like […]