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    Emanuel Swedenborg  (1688-1772) - Swedish scientist, Christian mystic, philosopher, and theologian.

    Founded and published Sweden's first scientific journal, Daedalus Hyperboreus in 1715.


    At the age of 56 he entered into a spiritual phase, in which he experienced dreams and visions of the afterlife. This culminated in a spiritual awakening, where he claimed he was appointed by the Lord to write a heavenly doctrine to reform Christianity. He claimed that the Lord had opened his eyes, so that from then on he could freely visit heaven and hell, and talk with angels, demons, and other spirits. For the remaining 28 years of his life, he wrote and published 18 theological works, of which the best known was Heaven and Hell (1758), and several unpublished theological works.
    After his "spiritual awakening", the 'new church' of Swedenborgianism was formed.

    Writings:

    • 1716-1718, (Daedalus Hyperboreus) : The Northern inventor, or some new experiments in mathematics and physics)
    • 1721, (Principles of Chemistry) Latin: Prodromus principiorum rerum naturalium: sive novorum tentaminum chymiam et physicam experimenta geometrice explicandi
    • 1722, (Miscellaneous Observations) Latin: Miscellanea de Rebus Naturalibus
    • 1734, (Principia) Latin: Opera Philosophica et Mineralia (English: Philosophical and Mineralogical Works), three volumes

      • (Principia, Volume I) Latin: Tomus I. Principia rerum naturlium sive novorum tentaminum phaenomena mundi elementaris philosophice explicandi
      • (Principia, Volume II) Latin: Tomus II. Regnum subterraneum sive minerale de ferro
      • (Principia, Volume III) Latin: Tomus III. Regnum subterraneum sive minerale de cupro et orichalco

    • 1734, (The Infinite and Final Cause of Creation) Latin: Prodromus Philosophiz Ratiocinantis de Infinito, et Causa Finali Creationis; deque Mechanismo Operationis Animae et Corporis.
    • 1744-1745, (The Animal Kingdom) Latin: Regnum animale, 3 volumes
    • 1745, (The Worship and Love of God) Latin: De Cultu et Amore Dei, 2 volumes
    • 1749-1756, (Arcana Coelestia (or Cœlestia), or Heavenly Secrets), Latin: Arcana Cœlestia, quae in Scriptura Sacra seu Verbo Domini sunt, detecta. 8 volumes
    • 1758, (Heaven and Hell) Latin: De Caelo et Ejus Mirabilibus et de inferno. Ex Auditis et Visis.
    • 1758, (The Last Judgment) Latin: De Ultimo Judicio
    • 1758, (The White Horse) Latin: De Equo Albo de quo in Apocalypsi Cap.XIX.
    • 1758, (Earths in the Universe) Latin: De Telluribus in Mundo Nostro Solari, quæ vocantur planetæ: et de telluribus in coelo astrifero: deque illarum incolis; tum de spiritibus & angelis ibi; ex auditis & visis.
    • 1758, (The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine) Latin: De Nova Hierosolyma et Ejus Doctrina Coelesti
    • 1763, (Doctrine of the Lord) Latin: Doctrina Novæ Hierosolymæ de Domino.
    • 1763, (Doctrine of the Sacred Scripture) Latin: Doctrina Novæ Hierosolymæ de Scrip­tura Sacra.
    • 1763, (Doctrine of Life) Latin: Doctrina Vitæ pro Nova Hierosolyma ex præceptis Deca­logi.
    • 1763, (Doctrine of Faith) Latin: Doctrina Novæ Hierosolymæ de Fide.
    • 1763, (Continuation of The Last Judgement) Latin: Continuatio De Ultimo Judicio: et de mundo spirituali.
    • 1763, (Divine Love and Wisdom) Latin: Sapientia Angelica de Divino Amore et de Divina Sapientia. Sapientia Angelica de Divina Providentia.
    • 1764, (Divine Providence) Latin: Sapientia Angelica de Divina Providentia.
    • 1766, (Apocalypse Revealed) Latin: Apocalypsis Revelata, in quae detegunter Arcana quae ibi preedicta sunt.
    • 1768, (Conjugial Love, or Marital Love) Latin: Deliciae Sapientiae de Amore Conjugiali; post quas sequumtur voluptates insaniae de amore scortatorio.
    • 1769, (Brief Exposition) Latin: Summaria Expositio Doctrinæ Novæ Ec­cle­siæ, quæ per Novam Hierosolymam in Apocalypsi intelligitur.
    • 1769, (Intercourse of the Soul and the Body) Latin: De Commercio Animæ & Corporis.
    • 1771, (True Christian Religion) Latin: Vera Christiana Religio, continens Universam Theologiam Novae Ecclesiae
    • 1859, Drömboken, Journalanteckningar, 1743-1744
    • 1983-1997, (Spiritual Diary) Latin: Diarum, Ubi Memorantur Experiantiae Spirituales.





    Swedenborg's Biography - from the Swedenborg Foundation
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    Post by Candlelight.kk Sun 27 Oct 2019 - 14:47

    Emanuel Swedenborg is the subject of The Free Encyclopedia's  'Article of the Day' (to be found on Light After Life's Portal page - the information there automatically changes every day, so I am posting it up here for prosperity, as there will be a different subject there tomorrow).

    Emanuel Swedenborg

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    Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, theologian and mystic.  After beginning publication of Sweden's first scientific journal, he gradually shifted toward philosoophy of nature and metaphysics, believing that the universe had a basically spiritual structure.  In 1744, he claimed to have had a vision of Christ, and afterward spent the rest of his career interpreting the Bible and relating what he had seen in his visions.  What was Swedenborg said to have predicted through a purported psychic ability?  More...
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    Post by mac Sun 27 Oct 2019 - 17:54

    This guy's name came up briefly on another forum.  I had heard of him but knew nowt.  Following the links the following text gave me cause for concern:" This culminated in a 'spiritual awakening', in which he received revelation that he was appointed by the Lord to write a heavenly doctrine to reform Christianity. According to Swedenborg’s writings the Lord had opened Swedenborg's spiritual eyes, so that from then on he could freely visit heaven and hell, and talk with angels, demons and other spirits; and that the Last Judgement had already occurred, in 1757, although this was only visible in the spiritual world, where he had witnessed it.[7]

    Swedenborg’s writings teach that the Last Judgement was followed by the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, which occurred, not by Christ in person, but by a revelation from Him through the inner, spiritual sense of the Word[8] through Swedenborg.[9] However, he tells us that at this day it is very dangerous to talk with spirits, unless a person is in true faith, and is led by the Lord.[10][11] Swedenborg argued that it is the presence of that spiritual sense which makes the Word Divine. [12]"


    There may be some stuff in his writings that would work for me but I don't care for going back far and certainly not back to his time.

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