#swedenborg

[eldritch-fleshlight]

Doodle I call “the marriage of heaven and hell”

[cryptotheism]

Swedenborgs atomic theory is oddly emblematic of magic in the enlightenment. Science isn't quite born, but occult natural philosophy isn't quite gone either.

I enjoy the image of trillions of tiny Janus heads, staring in both directions at God and The World.

[culture-of-heaven]

[freedomexercises]

Chapter 3:  My Trip To Judgment And Back (end)

I took Mr Swedenborg’s right hand and strolled to the Judgement Hall. We walked through an enormous gate. The Judgment Hall was mammoth. I looked around, asking, “Mr Swedenborg, there are many kinds of people in this hall. They dress and look differently. Where are they from?” Smiling, Mr Swedenborg said, “Everyone who dies comes to the arrival plane to speak with angels who look like people…

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[instituteconsciousevolution]

Chapter 3:  My Trip To Judgment And Back (end)

I took Mr Swedenborg’s right hand and strolled to the Judgement Hall. We walked through an enormous gate. The Judgment Hall was mammoth. I looked around, asking, “Mr Swedenborg, there are many kinds of people in this hall. They dress and look differently. Where are they from?” Smiling, Mr Swedenborg said, “Everyone who dies comes to the arrival plane to speak with angels who look like people…

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[rejectedreligion1]

RR Pod E27 Dell Rose - Cultural Receptions of Emanuel Swedenborg: Connecting the Spiritual with the Material This month's topic centers around Emanuel Swedenborg, who was, and still is, an extremely influential figure within the currents of esotericism. Dell Rose begins by giving a short introduction about Swedenborg, and then moves to discuss other aspects of Swedenborg's life and beliefs that led to his eventual 'revelations' about the nature of the spiritual world and free will.  Dell is particularly concerned with the cultural reception of Swedenborg, and he notes that Swedenborg's influence is varied, but overwhelming. This influence is seen in all forms of cultural life from the 19th century onward, in areas such as art, literature, poetry, and music; but also in the political sphere, including public planning, cooperative societies, and women's rights. Dell shares his own research into Charles Augustus Tulk, who was keen to implement Swedenborg's ideas onto social issues, as well as other figures who were also inspired by Swedenborgian thought.

[lilacsinthedooryard]

George Inness (United States 1825-1894)

The Rainbow  1879

[mumblingsage]

In fact, Swedenborg argued, obsessive morbidity of conscience was caused not by actual reflections on misdeeds, but on the annoying interference of “certain ghostly busy-bodies intent upon reducing the human mind to subjections, and availing themselves for this purpose of every sensuous and fallacious idea we entertain of God, and every disagreeable memory we retain of our own conduct.”

I was reading a biography of Henry James’s brother, psychologist William James (Genuine Reality by Linda Simon) only to find this excellent sequel to the “every time you feel discouraged, it’s an evil wizard in the future trying to prevent you from charging the world with your success. Fuck that guy” comic. Can’t sleep because you’re reliving that cringe thing you did 5 years ago? Fucking ghostly busy-bodies.