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Emanuel Swedenborg’s work is a vast, complex and dazzling world filled with lands and seas of extraordinary beauty and richness. Now George Dole has swept away the stuffiness and stiffness of earlier [translations] and has given us Swedenborg as he is meant to be: a thrilling visionary, a poetic peer of the first order. In every aspect, this is a triumph. |
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In Divine Providence, the focus is directed toward earth, a world so troubled that the loving hand of God is hidden from our sight and brought into question. How can we believe in the goodness and power of God when we constantly see injustice and war? The answers that are offered turn us toward a deeper understanding of our own human nature and process. Only divine love and wisdom can provide us with the accountability that gives meaning to our lives. |
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Swedenborg reaches out to the secular world with a vision of order and beauty pregnant with meaning and direction and appeals to human experience and reflection (rather than spiritual interpretation) in making the case for the presence of God’s love and God’s wisdom. From God’s infinity love and wisdom to our own individual desires and perceptions, there is an underlying unity on which we can rely. |
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Within the literal language of the Bible is a deeper spiritual meaning that points the way toward a greater understanding of faith and of our own role in the world. Eighteenth-century scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg described that inner language of the Bible as "correspondences." More than a century later, John Worcester used Swedenborg's teachings as the foundation for a three-volume road map to the correspondences of the natural world. Correspondences of the Bible remains one of the most highly regarded references on the subject today. |
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In this spiritual autobiography, Helen Keller tells the story of her spiritual awakening in the light of the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg. It is a warm, personal, and moving testimony by one of the greatest women of the twentieth century. |
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This first complete English translation of two works by Zen scholar D.T. Suzuki introduces Emanuel Swedenborg and compares Swedenborgian thought to Buddhism. The first work stresses Swedenborgs message that true spirituality demands an engagement in this world; the second compares Swedenborgs description of heaven to the paradise of Pure Land Buddhism. |
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This documentary combines archival footage, interviews, stills, and dramatic re-enactments to explore one of the most significant and defining factors in the life of Helen Keller, whom Time chose as one of the most influential people of the twentieth century: the lifelong spiritual inspiration she derived from her encounter with the writings of the visionary sage and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg. This 57-minute DVD explores the specific ideas and visionary theology that fired Helen Keller's long and productive life of triumphant accomplishment in the face of all odds, and her tireless philanthropic efforts to improve the lives of the less fortunate throughout the world. |
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This anthology draws on a variety of academic, literary, and historical works to reveal the sources and meanings of Blake's arts in the writings of the 18th century scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. |
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Using a twelve-step approach, the author presents readers with a path to freedom, away from destructive tendencies, toward a life of greater awareness of others and self, a deeper relationship with God, and greater joy. Filled with practical advice for incorporating the twelve steps into life. |
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Emmy Award-winning producer Penny Price portrays the fascinating life and thought of the Swedish Enlightenment scientist and spiritual visionary Emanuel Swedenborg. Released in 2001. |
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A portrayal of artist/poet William Blake's effort to capture "an eternal world of the permanent realities of everything we see reflected in the vegetable glass of nature." Released in 1984 |
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This film presents one of history's most fascinating personalities, Emanuel Swedenborg, and depicts his visionary insights. Released in 1978. |
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You Are What You Love, (Purple Haze Press), is the definitive 21st Century guide for spiritual seekers of timeless wisdom who are searching for the answers to the big questions in life. |
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Images of Knowing is a lyrical exploration of the hidden correspondences between the inner workings of mind and the eternal patterns of nature. Academy Award-winner Anne Baxter offers a soothing, guided verbal meditation. Released in 1982.
The Other Side of Life is a poetic exploration of the subtle boundaries between life and death, and the essential unity of all creation. The viewer is encouraged to live in a present that is suffused with eternity. Released in 1987. |
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A lifelong explorer of the spiritual realm speaks insightfully of the transcendent dimension. Wilson Van Dusen enumerates the common characteristics of the mature mystic and provides a brief history of mysticism. He explains how religion fits within the context of culture and then how mysticism fits or does not with the context of religion. A useful chapter introduces a simple, effective meditative practice. |
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Available for the first time in English, Lamm’s classic study (first published in 1915) has stood as the standard humanist interpretation of Swedenborg’s writings and has influenced generations of European scholars. His detailed investigation of detailed philosophical and religious background of Swedenborg’s thought is an illuminating inquiry into the mystery of how Swedenborg was transformed from a scientist to a seer. |
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Japanese philosopher D. T. Suzuki once called Swedenborg the Buddha of the North. The 18th century Swedish visionary’s writings also deeply influenced Emerson, Blake, Strindberg and Helen Keller. First published over 50 years ago and now available in English for the first time, Benz’s superb biography brings life this scientific and religious genius. |
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True Christianity presents a sensible and satisfying alternative to mainstream Christianity. The last book published by Emanuel Swedenborg, it serves as both the keystone in the architecture of his theology and the summary of his far-reaching psychological insights. This volume, the first of two, provides unique answers to humankind's perennial questions about the nature of God and about Jesus---not only what his purpose was and how he fulfilled it, but why his life and death are still relevant to us now. |
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In Swedenborg's writings, the structure of heaven is described in terms of a human being, the Divine Human, with the various communities in heaven corresponding to part of the human body. The Human Body describes that relationship in detail, giving us a deep, personal view of how every person relates to heaven. However, just as in The Animals and The Plants, Worcester also provides in-depth discussion of all the aspects of each body part, relating function to spiritual principle for a multifaceted understanding of our own anatomy. |
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Plants represent the more passive characteristics of our personalities, living examples of how knowledge takes root in our mind and how that knowledge inspires us to act. Every part of a plant has its own special meaning, from its seeds and the shape of its leaves to the sweetness of flowers and fruit. The Plants shows us how we can draw spiritual inspiration from the plants we use every day for food, clothing, shelter, and decoration. |
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Correspondences of the Bible: The Animals covers both the familiar and the exotic, from farmyards to remote jungles. Starting with the animals that feature most prominently in the Bible - sheep, goats, and oxen, the animals used for sacrifice - Worcester goes on to discuss beasts of burden. Other animals are grouped by function and by similarities in their correspondences, and Worcester describes how certain character traits can overlap by species, sometimes manifesting in a positive way in one animal and negatively in another. |
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This book addresses the animal kingdom in its broadest sense, including birds, snakes, insects, and fish. Each creature is judged, not only on its Biblical associations, but on its own behavior and characteristics, holding the mirror of the natural world up to our own flaws and virtues. |
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After covering the plants themselves, Worcester explores the parts of the natural world that sustain plant life - from the ground beneath our feet to sunlight, water, and air. Different forms of rocks and minerals represent different types of established fact, while water encourages mobility, and the sun reflects divine love shining down on us all. Science blends with Biblical lore to illuminate humanity's deeply interconnected relationships with the world around us. |
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Interwoven with the text is a description of death and our rebirth in heaven, concluding with a long chapter on regeneration, a process of spiritual rebirth that can begin while we are still alive and continue in heaven. The Human Body provides the capstone for our understanding of the deep spiritual meaning that lies within our everyday world. |
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Psychologist Wilson Van Dusen examines Swedenborg’s findings thru the lens of philosophy, science, mysticism and psychology. Extraordinary mystical experiences are explained on the level of everyday understanding and experience, leading to a more ethical way of living. |
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New Century Edition by Emanuel Swedenborg |
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New Century Edition by Emanuel Swedenborg |
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New Century Edition by Emanuel Swedenborg |
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New Century Edition by Emanuel Swedenborg |
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New Century Edition by Emanuel Swedenborg |
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To peruse the pages of Secrets of Heaven is to make a spiritual journey with one of the most remarkable visionaries the Western world has ever produced. Emanuel Swedenborg guides us through Scripture, specifically through the verses of Genesis and Exodus. From deep within the Bible, he uncovers the hidden meaning of these books, revealing evidence, for example, of emotional and mental trials that Jesus underwent during his life on earth. He also reveals the mysteries of the afterlife and the angelic welcome and process of self-discovery that await us after we die. |
