| 单词 | Swedenborg |
| 例句 | De Waal is in general an engaging writer with a broad range of reference: Emanuel Swedenborg, Philip Glass, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson among them. 'The White Road' is an obsessive journey into the world of porcelain 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Soon, he is discussing Emanuel Swedenborg, but the great Swedish theologian and mystic puts him in a funk. Review | Karl Ove Knausgaard struggles to conclude his seasonal memoirs with ‘Summer’ 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z He told Gates he had also found spiritual fulfillment in other traditions, including his wife’s religion, Swedenborgian Christianity, a Protestant denomination based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th-century Swedish mystic. Oz Could Be the First Muslim U.S. Senator, but Some Muslim Americans Are Ambivalent 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z He told Mr. Gates he had also found spiritual fulfillment in other traditions, including his wife’s religion, Swedenborgian Christianity, a Protestant denomination based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th-century Swedish mystic. Oz Could Be the First Muslim U.S. Senator, but Some Muslim Americans Are Ambivalent 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z From his visions, Swedenborg asserted that the Holy Trinity represented three elements of a singular “Divine person,” one all-powerful, loving God. Mehmet Oz’s new hometown is a private, religious community where opinions on him are split 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Less common is when those Hollywood thrillers are based on the theology of 18th-century Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg. Review: Seyfried lends grounding presence to campy thriller 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Listen for the chimes on the quarter-hour at the chapel designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, and dedicated to the influential 17th century Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. Four Hours: Exploring Rancho Palos Verdes — and whale watching 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Though the document gives no reason for the emancipation, Thomas Fairfax was a follower of Emanuel Swedenborg, a Swedish scientist and theologian who was a passionate abolitionist. Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax got a powerful reminder of his own heritage 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z “He’s called the Buddha of the West,” Dr. Oz said of Swedenborg. Oz Could Be the First Muslim U.S. Senator, but Some Muslim Americans Are Ambivalent 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z “Although I rarely mention him by name, Swedenborg has made this easier for me.” Mehmet Oz’s new hometown is a private, religious community where opinions on him are split 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z If you want to know why, you may want to ask Emanuel Swedenborg. Review: Seyfried lends grounding presence to campy thriller 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Of course, Swedenborg was also a philosopher, which Smith and Eddy are not. Is Life Worth Living Without Immortality? A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society, Chicago 2012-04-18T02:00:15.717Z Its philosophy is largely that of Swedenborg, without Swedenborg's terrible diffusiveness. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z I found that she had been educated far above the average run of domestic servants, and was well acquainted with the writings of Swedenborg and other authors. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Swedenborg, the theologian, set down in due form many of the principles that underlie the modern nebular hypothesis. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Swedenborg offers a series of planes, many mansions for the soul at its various stages of existence. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Even Kant had been fascinated by the spiritualism of Swedenborg, though he finally turned away sceptical. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Such religious reformers as Mahomet and Swedenborg seem undoubtedly to have been afflicted with this third stage of expansive paranoia. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z In 1790, in order to determine a question raised in debate, viz., whether Swedenborg was really dead and buried, his wooden coffin was opened, and the leaden one was sawn across the breast. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z It was the religion inborn in him, as well as his monastic training, which made him a reader and interpreter of such mystics as Ruysbroeck, Jakob Boehme, and Swedenborg. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z Swedenborg saw gravity to be only an external of the irresistible attractions of affection and faith. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z It is gravely and seriously related of the visionary Swedenborg that while he resided in London, his fleshly frame was continually being refreshed. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Let us make a distinction, and instead of treating knowledge as if it were indivisible, let us speak, after the manner of Swedenborg, of knowledges. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Herbert Spencer is almost the opposite of Swedenborg. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z All the metaphysicians of the spiritual type, from Plato to Swedenborg, have manufactured their facts, and all founders of religion have done the same. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Lutherans, Herrnh�tters, Jesuits, Monks, Quakers, Knox, Wesley, Swedenborg, Bentham, in their accusations of society, all respected something,—church or state, literature or history, domestic usages, the market town, the dinner table, coined money. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z It is natural to speak of the father as a Swedenborgian, for the writings of Swedenborg had been the chief source of his inspiration and supplied the tincture of his thought. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The mention of Swedenborg and Andersen implied their possession of the faculty indispensable to our work, that of mystical insight, of which they were the most notable recent representatives. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z While this book will greatly add to the information of all who read it, it may not increase the happiness of some to find that Swedenborg was really insane. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z But in the midst of this long series, and in full analogy to many minor cases, occurs the exceptional trance-history of Emmanuel Swedenborg. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z As Emerson said of Swedenborg, in whom Strindberg found all the light that his dark soul ever knew, he lies abroad on his times, leviathan-like. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it? Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z I felt also that the sources of the knowledges vouchsafed to us, far transcended those to which Swedenborg had access. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z The trouble with Swedenborg was that he changed realities into dreams, and then out of the dreams made facts upon which he built, and with which he constructed his system. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z The visions of that eminent man Swedenborg are too well known to require here more than a mere allusion. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z To the angels, says Swedenborg, death means resurrection to life; by that necessary rule of inversion which keeps them separate from us and us from them, and so prevents our being mutual nuisances. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z People who have looked into Swedenborg's works will remember curious passages on the subject, and find more dogmatical, and less metaphysical admissions in Napoleon's conversations everywhere. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The event proved also that it was Swedenborg's doctrine, but without his limitations. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z The method of interpretation found by Swedenborg was suitable for all. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Swedenborg, whose religious enthusiasm never interfered with his scrupulous candor, saw more than once with his mind's eye events occurring at a distance of hundreds of miles. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z The Swedenborgs were promptly out again on their customary shelves or sometimes more improvised perches, and it was somehow not till we had assured ourselves of this that we felt that incident closed. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z I take Napoleon and Swedenborg—the man of this visible world, and the man of the invisible world—as the representatives of extreme types of mind. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z It has been maintained with much show of reason that Swedenborg denied only the reincarnation of the astral soul, not of the true soul; in which case he would be right. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z But, whether Swedenborg was right or not, every man who reads a book, necessarily gets from that book all that he is capable of receiving. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z He had a great admiration for certain passages in Swedenborg’s writings. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z This statement of Swedenborg's spread through the town, and occasioned consternation and wonder. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Swedenborg's writings were, viz., "insipid with veracity," as your case now again demonstrates. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Swedenborg was a man of great intellect, of vast acquirements, and of honest intentions; and I think it equally clear that upon one subject, at least, his mind was touched, shattered and shaken. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z The fact is, that Swedenborg believed the Bible. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Correspon′sive, corresponding: answering.—Doctrine of correspondences, the theory of Swedenborg that there is a spiritual antitype corresponding to every natural object, and that Scripture contains the key to these correspondences. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The governor heard of it, and sent for Swedenborg, who described the particulars of the fire—where and how it had begun, in what manner it had ceased, and how long it had continued. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Swedenborg, Emmanuel, influence of his works on H. James, Senior, 1, 12, 13, 14; Society of the Redeemed Form of Man, quoted, 12 and n.; The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z In Württemberg the procurator Hofacker and the librarian Tafel, partly by editions and translations of the writings of Swedenborg, partly by their own writings, were specially zealous in vindicating and spreading their views. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Had Swedenborg taken the ground that the Bible was not inspired, the ears of the world would have been stopped. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Religious views, Swedenborg, 57, 58; pantheism, 62; Blake’s beliefs, 62; the necessity of contraries, 65; “art in religion,” 67. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z "Emanuel Swedenborg's life was divided into two distinct phases," Becker went on. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z About six o’clock Swedenborg seemed preoccupied and restless. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z “Documents concerning the Life and Character of Swedenborg.” Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z I feel rather inclined to believe with old Swedenborg that that day is past. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z Some of these Moses or other members of the circles had known in life; others—such as Swedenborg, Bishop Wilberforce, and President Garfield—were historical personages. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z Swedenborg even asserted that the Book of Jasher, or of the Upright, mentioned by Joshua, existed in Eastern Tartary with the worship by Correspondences. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z On Sunday morning the governor sent for Swedenborg, who gave him a detailed account of the conflagration and the course it had pursued. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Swedenborg had to have a revelation from heaven to enable him to catch a glimpse of his malady which he ought to have known by intuition. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z I never read any of Swedenborg’s works, I do not deem it proper for persons to investigate new doctrines or systems of theology. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z Under Swedenborg's fanciful theory of “correspondences” the literal meaning of a word is merely a sort of protective husk for its secret spiritual kernel. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The circumstances to which we owed the residence in this district of Baron Seraphitus, Swedenborg's dearly loved cousin, made me intimately familiar with every fact of the life of that extraordinary man. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Gottenburg is three hundred miles from Stockholm, which was the home of Swedenborg. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z But the heavens were opened and Swedenborg went into ecstasy over the kindness of the angel whose message to him was a warning not to eat so much. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Swedenborg made no attempt to found a sect; but after his death, his followers, in 1788, formed themselves into a society under the denomination of “The New Jerusalem Church.” Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century 2011-05-17T02:00:19.317Z The most trifling incidents of his daily life were spelt out according to Swedenborg's “Science of Correspondences” and thereby assumed a deep and terrifying significance. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z And Swedenborg would quote on such points the great words of Jesus Christ, 'If I have told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things?' The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z As prominent examples of those founders of religions we will briefly notice Moses, Zoroaster, Mahomet, and Swedenborg. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z It is so with Swedenborg: he shows the folly of churches and exposes hypocrites, till he imagines that all are religious and himself the single one on earth that ever broke a net. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z My noble husband and Mr. Swedenborg are here with us. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Swedenborg and Plotinus are perhaps his greatest favorites. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z I have often been of opinion that Swedenborg, the inspired, must have misunderstood the angels. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Swedenborg, Zschokke, Davis, are not peculiarities of modern times, but repetitions of Socrates, Apollonius, and countless others who deeply impressed their personality on their times. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Now hear a plain fact: Swedenborg has not written one new truth. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Swedenborg will speak to them from the higher life, and I pray they may heed him. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z The chief characteristic of this epoch is, its tendency, everywhere apparent, to unity in universality; and the men in whom this tendency is most fully expressed are Swedenborg, Fourier and Goethe. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z This mysterious tie between the smallest atoms of matter and the heavens constitutes what Swedenborg calls a Celestial Arcanum. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z True, there is a correspondence, such as Swedenborg attempted to express, but failed because of the limitations of language. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z This prophet came to do what Swedenborg his precursor had left undone, being but the watchman by the empty sepulchre, and his writings as the grave-clothes cast off by the risen Christ. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z It will take one hour, Mr. Swedenborg says, to show the medium the ceremony and Mr. Green’s address. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Swedenborg wrote in the same vein as Mr. Harris talks, about chastity; but withal he kept mistresses at several times in his life; and he recommends mistress-keeping to those who "can not contain." History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Swedenborg had seen such an union of spirits, who, as Saint Luke has written, 'neither marry nor are given in marriage,' and this union leads to none but spiritual pleasures. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Goethe there is interpreting nature with Spinoza; he is not dreaming with Swedenborg, nor talking equivocal paradoxes with Hegel. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Thus Swedenborg boasts that what he writes is new, though it is only the Contents or Index of already published books. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Whatever Mr. Swedenborg, does in the spirit world causes great commotion and interest. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z The Broctonians are reported as reverencing the Bible, but this can only mean that they reverence it in Swedenborg's fashion. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z He clothed him in his festal garment; and Swedenborg, seeing himself arrayed in light, asked the reason. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z What they say is all sentimental landscape-painting or vague mysticism, such as might go with any somewhat nebulous piety; and much is actually borrowed from Swedenborg. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Swedenborg is the Angel sitting at the tomb: his writings are the linen clothes folded up. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z We were surprised to find that these excursionists were acquainted with our guide and leader, Mr. Swedenborg, for he had frequently visited the most interesting points of our stellar system. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z But we see that the fundamental doctrines reported by Mr. Dyer are essentially the same as those we have found in Swedenborg's works. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Swedenborg lived to the age of eighty-five, and died in London on the 29th March 1772. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z From this source are the revelations of Emmanuel Swedenborg, which also deny the resurrection. Key to the Science of Theology 2011-03-05T03:00:29Z Thus Swedenborg’s writings are a recapitulation of all superficial opinions, and an analysis of the more sublime, but no further. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Baron Swedenborg is prevented from meeting you to-day by reason of a called special session of the scientific institute or harmonial order of savants, of which he is a prominent member. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z In another passage Mr. Doherty claims to have been "a student of Fourier fourteen years, and of Swedenborg two years." History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z A Frenchman, I have been told, has recently confirmed Swedenborg's anticipations by announcing the discovery at Bagdad of several parts of the Bible unknown in Europe. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z He favored neither church nor chapel, but claimed a devoted adherence to the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg, thus forming a sect unto himself. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Emerson had also praised this physician, who was an authority on Blake and Swedenborg. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Not only Swedenborg declares the thing disorderly, but all experience coincides with his repeated warnings and emphasises the need of our keeping close to the Lord in his divine word. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z In consequence partly of the new appreciation of Swedenborg that was rising among the Fourierists, a movement commenced in England in 1845 for republishing the scientific works of "the illustrious Swede." History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z These gentlemen stated that there was no theory accounting for the action of the lodestone, whereas Swedenborg had made it his study so early as in 1720. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The strongest influences in his development about this time were the liberating philosophy of Coleridge, the mystical visions of Swedenborg, the intimate poetry of Wordsworth, and the stimulating essays of Carlyle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Loving thus, the same soul will have been so beautified by us all that it will become, little by little, the "unique angel" mentioned by Swedenborg. The Inner Beauty 2011-01-12T03:00:31.580Z Good morning, my friend, Swedenborg has been called away, but he has brought me to say a word and to assist in promulgating the truth. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z An Association for that purpose was formed, and several of Swedenborg's bulkiest works were printed under the auspices of Wilkinson, Clissold and others. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z These books, which bear witness to Swedenborg's practical knowledge, were given to me by Baron Seraphitus, his cousin, and Seraphita's father. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z And then you told me what an enemy Swedenborg was of the Catholic Church—you remember that? Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Remember that, as Swedenborg taught, there is a continual inflow of life from the Supreme, which is received by all created things according to their forms; and by man according to his faith. The Science of Being Well All are present except Swedenborg, who we expect very soon. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Following this movement, came the famous lecture of Ralph Waldo Emerson on "Swedenborg, the Mystic," claiming for him a lofty position as a scientific discoverer. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z From that time Swedenborg always lived the spiritual life, and remained in this world as a being sent from God. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z With an Introductory Chapter on Swedenborg's Place in History, an Appendix giving a complete list of Swedenborg's Writings, and a fine steel-engraved portrait and facsimile of his handwriting. Maria Edgeworth It is the source of all energy and power, and constitutes the "inflow" of life which Swedenborg saw, vitalizing all things. The Science of Being Well Good morning, dear papa, we are here yet, but will immediately after this sitting start on our bridal tour, accompanied by Swedenborg and a great many exalted spirits. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z It is true also that in his lecture he severely criticised Swedenborg; but this was his vocation: to judge and disparage all religious teachers, especially seers and thaumaturgists. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z This chapter, which forms the introduction to his Treatise on the Astral Worlds, has never been published; it remains among the oral traditions left by Swedenborg to the three disciples who were dearest to him. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Mr. Worcester holds to the reality of the visions of Swedenborg, and believes the revelations which his works furnish as the result to be supplementary in the quality of inspiration to the Bible. Maria Edgeworth One is naturally reminded in this Swedish capital of Linn�us and Swedenborg, both of whom were born here. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Mr. Swedenborg is very much pleased because he is able to speak and control Mrs. Green, and was very much pleased also with the way it was conducted on your side. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z His criticism of Swedenborg amounts to about this: "He was a very great thinker and discoverer; but his visions and theological teachings are humbugs; still they are as good as any other, and rather better." History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z The discourse in which the angel proved to Swedenborg that those planets are not created to wander uninhabited, crushes all human science, the Baron assured me, under the grandeur of its divine logic. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z I should have said Swedenborg divides all angels into two orders—the celestial angels are the angels of love or the will, the spiritual angels are those of truth or the intellect. The Religious Life of London Before leaving the Swedish capital a spot of more than passing interest was visited; namely, the garden and summer-house in which Emanuel Swedenborg, philosopher and theosophist, wrote his remarkable works. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia It is clear that Swedenborg never sent any such communications as these. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z William H. Channing, another fertilizer of Brook Farm, was busy at the same time with Emerson, in the work of calling attention to Swedenborg. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z I have read with astonishment the letter reporting the interview between the famous Swedenborg and Queen Louisa-Ulrica. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Everything in nature, Swedenborg tells us, exists first in spirit. The Religious Life of London The ghosts of Roger Bacon and Emanuel Swedenborg were summoned from the Stygian shore to plead their causes anew before the bar of public opinion. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. With the blessings of Swedenborg and Madam Ehrenborg, and with my heart full of love for her and highest regards for yourself and companion, and thanks for this privilege of communicating, I bid you adieu. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Fourier and Swedenborg," in which Mr. Charming says: "I have great pleasure in announcing another work upon Fourier and his system, from the pen of C.J. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z In 1758, not long after the Prince of Prussia's death, Swedenborg came to Court; he was in the habit of doing so very regularly. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The reason is, Swedenborg rejects the Acts of the Apostles, and the Epistles, or, rather, declares that they have no “internal sense.” The Religious Life of London In the mornings I perused Swedenborg's "Divine Love and Wisdom." Reminiscences, 1819-1899 Mr. Swedenborg, being naturally of a scientific turn of mind, became absorbingly interested in this department, and it was with reluctance he took his departure therefrom. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z This book is a very curious and interesting one, from the attempt of the author to show the identity or at least the extraordinary resemblance between the views of Fourier and Swedenborg. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Swedenborg said he had not, and the Queen replied, 'If you should see him, greet him from me.' The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It was in the meeting that Emmanuel Swedenborg was for a time accustomed to worship. The Religious Life of London Prior to these Latin studies, I read a good deal in Swedenborg, and was much fascinated by his theories of spiritual life. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 There is on the planet Mars a subterranean passage through it from pole to pole, which Mr. Swedenborg informs me he has thoroughly explored. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z In religion we have Swedenborg; in social economy Fourier; in music Beethoven. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Finally, a deposition laid before the Lord Mayor of London testifies to the smallest circumstances of Swedenborg's last illness and death under the ministrations of Pastor Férélius, a Swedish ecclesiastic of the highest respectability. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Swedenborg’s works are kept in print, and often are given away to libraries and to persons of eminence at home and abroad. The Religious Life of London Among the writers of the other sex, whose theories point to the same end, she speaks of Swedenborg, Fourier, and Goethe. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) Bound to you in fraternal relation of a common brotherhood, embracing in grand reciprocation the inhabitants of both the mundane and supermundane worlds, I am yours, devoted for the truth, “Emanuel Swedenborg.” A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Swedenborg we reverence for the greatness and profundity of his thought. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z All Swedenborg is there: Suffer, believe, and love. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Of the fancies of Swedenborg let me say there are those to whom they suggest much—reveal much. The Religious Life of London Arwed peered about him through the evening dusk, and thought he perceived near him the tall, meagre form of Swedenborg. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna If Emanuel Swedenborg was a good man, strike, &c.—It did so. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Thus it would seem that what Mr. Harris is attempting at Brocton is, to realize on a large scale the experience of Swedenborg, and reproduce the Adamic church. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Swedenborg was especially attached to Baron Seraphitz, whose name, according to an old Swedish custom, had from time immemorial taken the Latin suffix us. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Angels, according to Swedenborg, are poor guides in worldly matters; “they only regard the good intention, and can be adduced to affirm anything which promises to advance it.” The Religious Life of London There stands a professor of the high art, the great Swedenborg. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna By the Author of "Swedenborg an Hermetic Philosopher," etc. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Hence the Spiritualists, who generally belong to the Universalist school, either have to quarrel with Swedenborg openly, as Andrew Jackson Davis did, or modify his system on this point, as T.L. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z He was in search of a woman with the angelic spirit, and Swedenborg showed her to him in a vision. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Swedenborg took almost as great liberties with the Pentateuch as Bishop Colenso himself. The Religious Life of London Megret was evidently startled, and with a Vehemence vastly disproportionate to the occasion, he asked Swedenborg, 'what do you mean? Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna A mystic from his cradle, Swedenborg blossomed first as a man of letters and a poet and won considerable popularity in Stockholm and throughout Sweden. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 Swedenborg's offer of a new heaven as well as a new earth, met the demand magnificently. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z His bride was the daughter of a shoemaker in London; in her, said Swedenborg, the life of heaven shone brightly, and she had gone through the first tests. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It does not appear that Swedenborg’s writings have ever been very popular. The Religious Life of London Have you no news from thence, Herr Swedenborg? Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna The controversy is not with the unbelievers in Swedenborg, but with some prominent persons among his disciples. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Swedenborg's writings had long been circulating feebly in this country, and he had sporadic disciples and even churches in our cities, before the new era of Socialism. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Their hope was that they might see Swedenborg, and faith procured its fulfilment. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z I hasten on to finish what I have to say as to the Swedenborg organization. The Religious Life of London Arwed remained with Swedenborg by the corpse, holding fast its lifeless left hand, and covering it with his kisses and tears. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna This he regards as that second coming of the Lord which Swedenborg taught; and this he sees in the signs of the times. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. But Young America could not receive an old and foreign philosophy like Swedenborg's, without reacting upon it and adapting it to its new surroundings. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z "Do you recognize the language of Swedenborg, pure and unmixed?" said the pastor, laughing. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Meetings were held on Sundays and Thursdays, at which portions of Swedenborg’s writings were read and discussed. The Religious Life of London But Swedenborg must also be an experienced chiromancer, and can foretell my good fortune from my hand.' Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna They are, in short, in every respect in contrast with the bulky tomes in which Swedenborg's system is usually and so repulsively presented. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Andrew Jackson Davis began as a medium of Swedenborg, receiving from him his commission and inspiration, and became an independent seer and revelator, only because, as a son, he outgrew his father. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z "Well, then, I will tell you all about Swedenborg." The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z There are many of his admirers who believe that the attempt to form a separate sect was not a wise one; certainly Swedenborg himself did nothing of the kind. The Religious Life of London While they were yet speaking of it Swedenborg came hastily up to them. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna Swedenborg held that the last judgment took place in 1757, and that the new church, or "Church of the New Jerusalem," as his followers designate themselves—in other words, the millennial era—then began. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Here began a movement of the public mind toward Swedenborg, as palpable and portentous as that of Millerism or the old revivals. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z In 1740 Swedenborg sank into complete silence, never relaxing it excepting to renounce temporal studies and to think exclusively of the spiritual world. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Swedenborg teaches, in the strongest manner, that no p. 268man can lead a spiritual life apart from civil and moral life. The Religious Life of London The latter separated from Swedenborg with a respectful inclination, and passed on in obedience to the calls of duty to some other portion of the mine. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna Do you think I have anything of the Philadelphia, or the Swedenborg about me? The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. This startling reäppearance of Swedenborg, after a hundred years, in his pupil, is not the least remarkable fact in his history. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z An incredulous Englishman, going in search of him, met him in Paris, and he has recorded that Swedenborg's doors were always left open. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z If I were a preacher of any denomination, I would have Swedenborg’s works by me. The Religious Life of London Swedenborg approached her, and as his glance fell upon her fixed eyes, he exclaimed with emotion: 'she is dead!' Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna The Divine Order of the Universe, as interpreted by Emanuel Swedenborg; with especial relation to Modern Astronomy. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. On the whole he gave Swedenborg a lift, just as he helped the reputation of all "ethnic Scriptures." History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Swedenborg did not wait for the Queen to come out. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z I have the only Apocrypha extant with notes by the great Swedenborg. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Swedenborg had meantime kept his eyes immovably fixed upon the youth, and now appeared to have subjected the lineaments of his face to a sufficient trial. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna The Church of England might well take a lesson from the Quakers or from the New Jerusalem Church, a religious community founded on the writings of that great mystic, Emanuel Swedenborg. Modern marriage and how to bear it Let us now see how far the coupling of Fourier and Swedenborg was kept up in the Harbinger. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z The persons attesting declared that, far from recanting, Swedenborg always averred the truth of his writings. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Her nature was of the Martian type revealed to Swedenborg in one of his philosophic trances. Cynthia's Chauffeur Near her pillow stood Swedenborg, with his piercing prophet-glance fixed immovably upon the sufferer. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna A reader of Dante or Swedenborg would have taken them for delegates from the lower regions, had not their clothing been plainly perishable, while the devils wear everlasting garments. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 In the words of the illustrious Swedenborg, which we have selected for the motto of the Harbinger, 'All things, at the present day, stand provided and prepared, and await the light. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z A good many persons who do not doubt that Swedenborg had celestial revelations, still do not regard all his writings as equally stamped with divine inspiration. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The world still wants its poet-priest, a reconciler, who shall not trifle with Shakespeare the player, nor shall grope in graves with Swedenborg the mourner; but who shall see, speak, and act, with equal inspiration. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century They were Swedenborg and the superintendent of the mines. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna By the Author of "Alchemy and the Alchemists," "Swedenborg a Hermetic Philosopher," and "Christ the Spirit." A Christmas Greeting On the one hand the Fourierists insist that Swedenborg revealed the religion that Fourier anticipated; and on the other the Swedenborgians insist that Fourier discovered the divine arrangement of society that Swedenborg foreshadowed. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Swedenborg's guide told him that on earth these two angels had been bound by an inward sympathy, and constantly united, though divided by space. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Nor can we doubt that there have been abnormally sensitive persons, like Swedenborg, whose receptivity was such that the brain could be impressed by means which would entirely fail with the normal brain. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Then suddenly Swedenborg's prophecy came into his mind, and a secret apprehension respecting the hero, drew from him a deep sigh. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna Swedenborg says some people do not immediately realize that they have passed death, which seems to me highly probable. The Brownings Their Life and Art Deeper foundations for science have not been touched by any sounding-line as yet, than these same philosophical principles of Swedenborg. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z On the day of Seraphita's birth, Swedenborg appeared in Jarvis, and filled the room where the babe was born with light. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Supernatural, tendency of labour to depress the sense of, 314 Swedenborg, 29. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Swedenborg stared steadily at him for a long time, his eye indicating his entire absence of mind. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna Emanuel Swedenborg, son of a Lutheran bishop, was born at Stockholm, in 1689. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time We recommend the writings of Swedenborg to our readers of all denominations, as we should recommend those of any other providential teacher. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z The spirit of Swedenborg led the father out of the house and out on the fiord, where it left him. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Little more will reach you, for that kind of thing, like the hells of Swedenborg, finds its own. The Passionate Friends A similar case to the above is that of Emanuel Swedenborg. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Swedenborg’s very numerous writings included a number of mystic works, especially connected with what he called the “Spiritual Influx,” which was not limited to locality but pervaded everywhere. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Whatever may be thought of the doctrines of Swedenborg or of his visions, the spirit which breathes from his works is pure and heavenly. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Wilfrid, on whom his first reading of a treatise by Swedenborg, hasty as it had been, had produced a powerful effect, was already in the passage putting on his snow-shoes. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Of all tellers of marvels, Swedenborg alone is so absolutely free from a vulgar fanaticism, and so innocent of any appeal to passion, prejudice, or taste. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 One may safely say that had Swedenborg lived a century later, while he might still have gone through the same mental and physical experiences, he himself would have given a very different interpretation of them. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Epilepsy is one of these, and in Swedenborg and Mohammed, both epileptics, we see distinguished examples of religious mystics, who, no doubt honestly, accepted the visions which accompanied their disease as revelations from another world. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion We do not hesitate to say that the publication and study of Swedenborg's scientific writings must produce a new era in human knowledge, and thus in society. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Neither Moses nor Jacob, neither Zoroaster nor Paul, nor Pythagoras nor Swedenborg, neither the most obscure evangelists nor the most amazing of God's prophets, have been superior to what you might become. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z “Back again to Swedenborg––I told you more than once that he is not my apostle.” The Book of Khalid And certainly no one who is at all acquainted with the writings of Swedenborg will question his great mental power, amounting at times to positive genius. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Swedenborg maintains, in the same way, the everlasting character of the punishment of those who have passed the final judgment, but admits many palliations to its sufferings. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors He has continued faithful to both Swedenborg and Fourier, to the present time. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Swedenborg truly said, 'The earth is a man.' The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z But on their way back to the Hotel, Khalid gives her this from Swedenborg: “‘Do you love me’ means ‘do you see the same truth that I see?’ The Book of Khalid Swedenborg confessed to repeated walks and talks with celestial visitants, and, of course, all thought of imposture must be put on one side. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Others, like Swedenborg, teach that the soul hereafter dwells in a body, though of a more refined and sublimated character; and in this we think they approach more nearly the teaching of the New Testament. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors Swedenborg had it in theory and in personal experience. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z The grandfather was a fervent Methodist, but the father, after many years of scepticism, had become a receiver of the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg; and in this faith the children were brought up. A Boy's Town The true explanation, it seems to me, can be had only when we view Swedenborg in the light of the marvelous discoveries made during the last few years in the field of abnormal psychology. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters Swedenborg's communications with celestial beings were of a more frequent and more ordered character than Mohammed's, but there is the same general likeness between them. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Others follow Swedenborg, and make the sufferings of hell rather agreeable than otherwise to those who bear them. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors At Cincinnati he soon found many congenial spirits, among the first of whom was Daniel Roe, minister of the "New Jerusalem Church," a society of the followers of Swedenborg. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z I don’t wonder Swedenborg made so many heavens for his female characters. The Land of Thor "Ah," was Swedenborg's rejoinder; "but it has a secret drawer of which you know nothing." Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters I take for granted that my health will there be improved, and that Swedenborg has not deceived me. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete How thoroughly this is in keeping with the thought of the highly illumined seer, Swedenborg, is indicated when he says: "The Lord's Kingdom is a Kingdom of ends and uses." The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit One is naturally reminded in this Swedish capital of Linnæus, and also of Swedenborg, both of whom were Swedes. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Swedenborg, Gustavus Adolphus, and others, took particular interest in it, and some progress was made in the building of locks and opening of short passages up to the beginning of the present century. The Land of Thor You must not mind, dear fellow," said he; "that is only Swedenborg's way, as you will discover when you know him better. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters The Association has condensed Swedenborg’s writings into ten small volumes, in about one-tenth of the compass of the unabridged works, and has sold about 37,000 volumes, besides many thousands given away. Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 Volume 1, Number 12 And their religion will be a better Buddhism than Buddha taught, a broader Christianity than Christ revealed, a deeper Spiritual philosophy than Swedenborg or Davis heralded. Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 Volume 1, Number 11 He sat on a heap of forgotten magazines, and remained apart with Swedenborg. Waiting for Daylight Swedenborg's ipse dixit ought to convince the most incredulous; for he speaks "from what has been heard and seen." Moon Lore The sum involved was large, and she sought Swedenborg and asked him to seek her husband in the world of spirits and ascertain whether the debt had been settled. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters I studied that, and theosophy a little too, and I took up Swedenborg; but he was rather too much for me. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Both Swedenborg and Emerson have sufficiently illustrated the “Law of Correspondencies,” and “compensation,” to reveal the basis of all harmonious human associations, whether on the earth, or on other planes of being. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology There I found him again, still reading—Swedenborg this time—with most of the old things about him, including the Duck-billed Platypus; for nobody, apparently, had shown sufficient interest in them. Waiting for Daylight He had previously become thoroughly imbued with the notions of Swedenborg, Mesmer, and the famous Richard Brothers, and was quite ripe for anything fantastic. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Once more time proved that the spirit seer, as Swedenborg was now popularly known, had told the truth. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters Emanuel Swedenborg saw a fire in Stockholm when he was resident in England and gave evidence of it before the vision was confirmed by news from Sweden. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance The great Swedenborg, no less a scientist than a spiritual seer, laid down his doctrine of "Correspondences" upon the primary concept of the spiritual origin of all force and matter. How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer Swedenborg, than whom, perhaps, no more honest man ever lived, said and believed that to him had been granted the discerning of spirits. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy He was fond of Swedenborg, and in his early youth relished Tom Paine. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage Then he became the Emanuel Swedenborg of benignity, geniality, and courtesy, the Swedenborg whom all men loved. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters Some reference to the synchronous action of lung and brain will also be found in Dr. Tafel's translation and exposition of Swedenborg's luminous work on The Brain. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance Rossetti seemed to be a reader of Swedenborg, as White's book on the great mystic testified; also to have been at one time interested in the investigation of the phenomena of Spiritualism. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti For instance, Swedenborg's description of the inhabitants of Mercury and their love of abstract knowledge contains an instructive lesson. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy The pure spiritualism of Swedenborg, in the last century, was a natural and gigantic rebound to the opposite extreme, but, from its lofty intellectuality, was unfitted to be the nucleus of a popular protest. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland To heaven, then, voyaged Swedenborg, on a journey of discovery; and to hell likewise. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters Types of this temperament are to be seen in the descriptions of Dante, Swedenborg, Melancthon, Edgar A. Poe and others. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance Life of Swedenborg," will be new to many: "Swedenborg took snuff profusely and carelessly, strewing it over his papers and the carpet. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Before describing his visits to earths in the starry heavens, Swedenborg is careful to indicate the probability that such earths exist. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy The works of Linnæus, Swedenborg, and other authors of the past century must now be translated into Swedish. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Some were inclined to give credence to Swedenborg's statements; more, who did not know the man, derided him as a sensation monger. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters It is not otherwise usually active in sensitives, and Swedenborg was hence of opinion that the sense of taste could not be obsessed. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance Probably he would have come to Swedenborg, had not his clipt wings spread for a new flight. The Lost Girl To resume, however, the account which Swedenborg gives of the ideas of the learned world of his day. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy In Maudsley's fine book, "Body and Mind," the statement is made that during Swedenborg's stay in London his life was decidedly promiscuous. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 It would then be an exceedingly simple matter for the dissociated Swedenborg to acquire the desired information from the wife's subconsciousness. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters All that has been said since from Marcus Aurelius to Swedenborg, from Augustine to Schleiermacher of a besetting God as the final complement of humanity is but a repetition of the Hebrew poets' faith. Natural Law in the Spiritual World He was a great satirist, but most of his pamphlets against men like Adam Smith, Swedenborg, and Hume, were anonymous, as in the case of this one against Newton. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Other earths in the starry heavens were visited by Swedenborg, but the above will serve sufficiently to illustrate the nature of his observations. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Fortunately the innocence and ignorance of Swedenborg's speculations are proof in themselves that his entire life was absolutely above reproach. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Not that I would put Swedenborg on a par with the ordinary medium. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters He was a disciple of Emanuel Swedenborg, and he always carried some religious books about with him, in the bosom of his shirt. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Walter Savage Landor, in an imaginary conversation, represents Pitt as saying: 'The man who possesses them may read Swedenborg and Kant while he is being tossed in a blanket.' The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. But Swedenborg's visions of the behaviour and appearance of the inhabitants of other earths have little interest, because it is hopeless to attempt to account for even their leading features. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy From his thirty-fourth year to his forty-sixth Swedenborg wrote nothing for publication. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Including books on Swedenborg, this bibliography contains no fewer than thirty-five hundred items. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters Mahomet and Swedenborg, Calvin and the Talmud, lay side by side; and on the farthest shelf was the great original of all creeds—the Book of books. Olive A Novel Bacon a courtier? and Swedenborg, though with one eye on the invisible, did he not keep the other on the main chance? The Confidence-Man Yet some even of these more fanciful visions significantly indicate the nature of Swedenborg's philosophy. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Swedenborg's philosophy is "Science and Health" multiplied by forty. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg himself, far in advance of his generation in this as in much else, appears to have realized that there was no need of invoking spirits to account for such transactions. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters In the course of the lecture, however, he had occasion to refer to Swedenborg, and, pausing a moment, he casually asked a girl on the front seat for a résumé of Swedenborg's philosophy. When Patty Went to College The "Word" written on the stone is the sacred Word, the "lost Word" which Swedenborg said was to be sought for amongst the hierophants of Tartary and Tibet, whom theosophists call the Masters. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution Little being known to Swedenborg, as indeed little is known to the astronomers of our own time, about Mercury, we find little in the visions relating to that planet which possesses any scientific interest. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Swedenborg's essay on "Conjugal Love" contains four hundred thousand words and divides the theme into forty parts, each of these being subdivided into forty more. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The ideas of such men as Swedenborg, Goethe, Emerson, float in the air like spores, and wherever they light they thrive. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 She racked her brain for some memory of Swedenborg. When Patty Went to College Petrea felt herself quite confidential with this excellent person, and inquired from her what was her opinion of Swedenborg, beginning also to give her own thoughts on spectral visions, ghosts, etc. The Home This of course was no news to Swedenborg. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy In order to explain what perfect marriage is, Swedenborg works by the process of elimination and reveals every possible condition of mismating. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Rubens, the artist, was a page, Swedenborg, a mining engineer. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Patty perceived that her imagination could not help her out, that for once the placid professor was on the war-path, and that Swedenborg, and nothing but Swedenborg, would serve. When Patty Went to College He assumes his gravest airs in adducing the cases of Cardan, Swedenborg, and a certain Duke of Montmorency, as though he were a genuine historical inquirer. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Here some guards appeared, who stopped some of the company, because these had not, like Swedenborg and the rest, received permission to pass. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Swedenborg tells us that he got his facts from four husbands and four wives in the Spirit Land, and so his statements are authentic. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg, it will be remembered, also had a clairvoyant vision of a fire at a great distance. Real Ghost Stories "All souls are of one age," says Swedenborg. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians He criticised Swedenborg for being superfluously explanatory, and having an exaggerated feeling of the ignorance of men. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson Swedenborg's account of a third earth in the star-depths contains a very pretty idea for temples and churches. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Emerson hints that there is the taint of impurity in Swedenborg's matrimonial excursions, for "life and nature are right, but closet speculations are bound to be vicious when persisted in." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Long before Swedenborg's time, and anterior to Columbus discovering America, spiritualism in various forms was believed in in Scotland, England, Ireland, all over Europe, and elsewhere. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Time has treated him as, according to Swedenborg, she does the angels,—chastened indeed, but vivified. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Swedenborg's system was nothing else than the Kabalah, minus the principle of the Hierarchy. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry What Swedenborg saw upon that earth has no special interest. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Emerson disposes of Swedenborg's ideal marriage as it exists in heaven, as "merely an indefinite bridal-chamber," and intimates that it is the dream of one who had never been disillusioned by experience. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg frequently narrated the wonders of other worlds, and particularly those of the infernal regions. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales But this does not apply to cases like that of Swedenborg, who described a conflagration going on at Stockholm, when he was at Gottenberg, three hundred miles away. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America III of His Tablets; this obviously refers to the Báb, as the text shows it clearly, and is in no way a reference to Swedenborg.” Directives from the Guardian However, it is not on this reasoning alone that Swedenborg relies. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy This comparison of Swedenborg with Mary Baker Eddy is not straining a point. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Their attitude is well represented by Swedenborg when he says, in reference to this very subject, "Any one may form guesses; but let no son of earth pretend to penetrate the mysteries of creation." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Leibnitz worked at it; Swedenborg prophesied the automobile, and made a carriage, placing the horse inside, and did not give up the scheme until the horse ran away with himself and demolished a year's work. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Even the polemics of the early Quakers were un-dusted, while Swedenborg was soon found to be a rich mine. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy But Swedenborg's spirit visitors from these planets taught differently. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Swedenborg could become oblivious to every external thing, and dream at will. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Between Philo and Swedenborg, it may be remarked here, there are many remarkable correspondences both of thought and language. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life This was the same office that Swedenborg once held in Scandinavia. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Here are scraps of Plato and Hegel, of Porphyry and Swedenborg, of Æschylus and De Stael. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The proper motions of the stars had, alas! not been discovered in Swedenborg's day, nor does he seem to have been aware what a wild chase he was really entering upon in his spiritual progressions. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Swedenborg himself attributed his remarkable faculties to the development of a sixth sense, and intimates that in time all men will be so equipped. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The moral reason and charitable heart of Swedenborg vehemently revolted from the Calvinistic doctrines of predestination and vicarious atonement, and the group of thoughts that cluster around them. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Christian Science is a modern adaptation of all that is best in the simplicity and asceticism of Jesus, the commonsense philosophy of Benjamin Franklin, the mysticism of Swedenborg, and the bold pronunciamento of Robert Ingersoll. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Mr. Swedenborg divides his visions into three kinds, of which the first consists in being liberated from the body—an intermediate state between waking and sleeping, in which he saw—heard—and felt spirits. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Its greater distance was plain from the circumstance that Swedenborg was two days in reaching it. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Insane or not, thinking men everywhere agree that Swedenborg blessed and benefited the race—preparing the way for the thinkers and the doers who should come after him. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg was no poet in language and form, only in conception. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Swedenborg was a civil engineer and a mathematician. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers The language of spirits is an immediate and unsymbolic communication of ideas; notwithstanding which it is always clothed in the semblance of that language which Swedenborg himself speaks, and is represented as external to him. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The real source of Swedenborg's inspirations will be tolerably obvious—to all, at least, who are not Swedenborgians. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy When a spirit came to him and said, "I am the shade of Aristotle," Swedenborg challenged him, and the spirit acknowledged he was only Jimmy Smith. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 With exceptions, then, we regard Swedenborg's doctrine of the future life as a free poetic presentment, not as a severe scientific statement, of views true in moral principle, not of facts real in literal detail. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life I do not profess to know, and do not much care, whether it was the utterance of an artful fiend, a misguided saint, or one of those 'sympathetic spirits' of whom Swedenborg makes frequent mention. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Hence by the way arises the source of those new interpretations of Scripture which Swedenborg has introduced. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg One passage of Swedenborg's description of Jupiter is curious. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy He himself confesses that after reading Swedenborg he turns to Shakespeare and reads "As You Like It" with positive delight, because Shakespeare isn't trying to prove anything. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg held that "the souls of brutes are extinguished with their bodies." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life As it is what Swedenborg has written that is to be translated, the Scripture passages which he quotes are translated without an effort to follow the Authorized Version, which he did not know. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence So Swedenborg did, and Wesley, men of modern times who were awakened in a greater degree than the mass of their fellows. Life of Father Hecker The Saturnian spirits who visited Swedenborg were manifestly indoctrinated with these ideas. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy The bracketing of the names of Shakespeare and Swedenborg is eminently well. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg conceives man to be an organized receptacle of truth and love from God. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life "The defects in previous translations of Swedenborg have arisen mainly from too close an adherence to cognate words and to the Latin order of words and phrases." Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence The theosophists, the Swedenborgians, disciples of the sublime but obscure Swedenborg, the Saint Martin of Germany, pretended to complete the Gospel, and to transform humanity by overcoming death and the senses. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution But Swedenborg's firm belief that the fancies engendered in his mind were scientific realities is very different from the conscious play of fancy in the passage just quoted. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy No man of his time was so competent a scientist as Swedenborg, and no man before or since has mapped so minutely the Heavenly Kingdom. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg repeatedly affirms with emphasis that no one is born for hell, but that all are born for heaven, and that when any one comes into hell it is from his own free fault. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life A signal feature of Swedenborg's thought is the unities he perceives. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence All the remnants of theology in which I had been born and bred, all the impressions that Swedenborg had made upon me, now ceased to influence me or to occupy my thoughts. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Swedenborg's imaginative mind seems to have fully felt the charm of this interesting subject. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy That Darwin read Swedenborg with minute care, there is no doubt. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Thirdly, a manifest advantage of Swedenborg's doctrine over the popular doctrine is the intimate connection it establishes between the present and the future, the visible and the invisible, God and man. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life In a new chapter Swedenborg will recall for the reader what was said in the preceding chapter, as though the reader had mean-while laid the book down. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence My mother, however, took no interest in Swedenborg. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Yet in reality the reasoning addressed by Swedenborg to his Mercurial friends was entirely erroneous. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Swedenborg's books are so learned that even Herbert Spencer could not read them: his scores are so intricate, his compositions so involved, that no man can play them. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The doctrine of Swedenborg asserts man to be interiorly an organized form pervading the physical body, an eternal receptacle of life from God. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The former is Swedenborg's meaning, which is that an act is done to earn merit, or is considered to have earned merit. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence I became deeply interested in the mysterious doctrines of Swedenborg, and received the congratulations of my devout Aunt Aitken upon my ability to expound "spiritual sense." Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie But Swedenborg was not content merely to receive visits from the inhabitants of other planets in the solar system. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Emerson says that the critic who will render the greatest gift to modern civilization is the one who will show us how to fuse the characters of Shakespeare and Swedenborg. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 What was the illumination of Swedenborg but the taking possession by his consciousness of the unconscious lower nervous system, with all its impacted ancestral experiences and wondrous relations with the visible and invisible worlds? The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Though Swedenborg quotes the verse several times in his works he seems not to have checked as he usually did beyond the rendering of the Schmidius Latin Bible which he used. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence At a later day most of them found refuge for a time in the doctrines of Swedenborg. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie He was, so I discovered during the evening, particularly well versed in the mystical writers, in the writings of the Kabbalists and the books of the inspired Northman, Swedenborg. Visionaries Shakespeare hasn't much regard for concrete truth; Swedenborg is devoted to nothing else. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 There is a distinct prospect given in Swedenborg of an increasing aptitude in the bodies and souls of men towards communication with the Disembodied. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Such as Swedenborg, the mystic philosopher of the eighteenth century of whom Emerson had already written in Representative Men. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Swedenborg seems to use this word "exist" nearly in the classical sense of springing or standing forth, becoming manifest, taking form. Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom It is, perhaps, for the great continent beneath the Southern Cross to realize the dreams of savages, of seers, of novelists, of poets, of Yogis, of Plotinus, of M. About, and of Swedenborg. Lost Leaders Shakespeare moves jauntily, airily, easily, with careless indifference; Swedenborg lives earnestly, seriously, awfully. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The Scriptural phrases are simply symbolical, it seems to me, and Swedenborg helps you past the symbol. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II It is remarked of Emerson that the idea of the symbolism of nature which he received from Plato, was the source of much of his pleasure in Swedenborg, the Swedish mystic philosopher. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson She was a Swedenborgian, not after Swedenborg, but by the living gift itself. The Other Girls Swedenborg, too, was a suspended animationist, if we may use the term. Lost Leaders The value of Swedenborg lies largely in what you can read into him. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 For the rest, I don't think, if you will allow of my saying so, that you apprehend Swedenborg's meaning very accurately always. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Swedenborg has had the fate to be worshipped as a half-god, on the one side; and on the other, to be despised and laughed at. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Swedenborg illustrated it,—received it, wonderfully; but many are receiving the same at this hour, without ever having heard of Swedenborg. The Other Girls Swedenborg profoundly said that the wicked see only blackness where the sun is. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Swedenborg was so annoyed with this disposition on the part of spirits to prevaricate that he says, "I usually conduct my affairs regardless of their advice." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg directs you to give no more weight to what is said by a spirit-man than by a man in the body, and there's room for the instruction. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Dante, Paul, Swedenborg, Edwards have seen the pit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 The influences of this period in his life have been enumerated as the liberating philosophy of Coleridge, the mystical vision of Swedenborg, the intimate poetry of Wordsworth, the stimulating essays of Carlyle. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Swedenborg's theological writings comprise some thirty or more substantial volumes, the result of the most concentrated labor extending over a period of twenty-seven years. The Gist of Swedenborg And so the earnest and minute arguments of Swedenborg need not give us headache in efforts to comprehend them. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg does not hold the existence of devils in the ordinary meaning. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II There are truths which we must reckon with Swedenborg among the Fundamentals of Humanity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 She was one of Swedenborg's angels, Major Favraud—no real wife of yours. Sea and Shore A Sequel to "Miriam's Memoirs" We have endeavored to press within the small compass of this book passages which give the gist of Swedenborg's teachings on these subjects. The Gist of Swedenborg Swedenborg was cast in heroic mold, and no other man since history began ever compassed in himself so much physical science, and with it all on his back, made such daring voyages into the clouds. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 If Swedenborg saw sin and danger in certain communications, for instance, why did he consider it privilege on his own part to live in the world of spirits as he did. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Plato and Swedenborg are trying to speak the same word, but each can avail only to turn some syllable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 It proved to be from the writings of one Emanuel Swedenborg. Lazarre Conspicuous in Swedenborg's thought all along was the premise that there is a God and the presupposition of that whole element in life which we call the spiritual. The Gist of Swedenborg Little Emanuel Swedenborg, aged seven, saw angels, too, and when his father had a vision, he straightway matched it with a bigger one. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 I shall get at Swedenborg in Rome, and get on with my readings. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II In his constructive argument he draws upon the vast wealth of Swedenborg, and herein, as we conceive, he has done a rare service to our literature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 It was Swedenborg's account of the other worlds, Heaven and Hell. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh I did not mean that, like Swedenborg and Mohammed, I have made excursions to Paradise. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Emanuel Swedenborg climbed the mountains with his father, fished in the fjords, collected the mosses on the rocks, and wrote out at length all of their amateur discoveries. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Swedenborg says, some persons do not immediately realise that they have passed death, and this seems to me highly probable. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Both the popular and ecclesiastical conception of Swedenborg would be ludicrously, if they were not shamefully inadequate. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 He is read rather deeply in the writings of Swedenborg, and seemed anxious to discuss some points with one who professes to be his follower. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Now Swedenborg preached that the second coming of Christ took place in 1757, and that he was himself an eye witness of the transaction. Secret Enemies of True Republicanism And the fact that Swedenborg was unbalanced does not warrant us in rejecting all he said and taught as false and faulty. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 By the way, what am I to say of Swedenborg and mesmerism? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II And Swedenborg teaches that God is a man, since man was made in the image of God. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology And what happened to Cicero happens to us all, and it happened likewise to Swedenborg, the most daring visionary of the other world. Tragic Sense Of Life Emerson speaks of Swedenborg's faculties working with astronomic punctuality, and this would apply to Purcell's musical faculties. Purcell And knowing this, we do not wonder that Swedenborg would sometimes call unannounced on men in high station, and forgetting his letters, would ask for an interview. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Spirit comes to spirit by affinity, says Swedenborg; but our cousinship is not with the high and noble. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II "Seek for the Lost Word among the hierophants of Tartary, China, and Tibet," was the advice of Swedenborg the seer. Five Years of Theosophy They are derived in part from Swedenborg, and in part from that picturesque French dreamer who signs himself "Sar Péladan"; but mostly they have sprung out of Strindberg's own experiences in moments of abnormal tension. Plays by August Strindberg, Second series Swedenborg, like many others who have perceived the cosmic light, evidently believed that he had been specially selected and consecrated for the work of the new church. Cosmic Consciousness If we read Emanuel Swedenborg, we find that these vast stretches in the domain of thought which Herbert Spencer disposed of as the Unknowable have been traversed and minutely described. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Who would imagine that I had just finished a summer of mountain solitude, succeeding a winter's meditation on Swedenborg's philosophy, and that such fruit was of it all? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The moral interval between the two is within what I have called, following Swedenborg, the "continuous degree." Five Years of Theosophy Was ever style more heavy and monotonous than that of Swedenborg in his theological works? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 However, Swedenborg considered himself a direct instrument in the hands of God, and God is alluded to as a personality. Cosmic Consciousness Finally, the girl's brother, seeing her distress, stole the precious warrant from Swedenborg's coat, tore it up, and Swedenborg knew his case was hopeless. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 He told me he had been defending Swedenborg and the spirits, which suggested to me some notion of superhuman virtue on his part. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II You are familiar with Swedenborg's distinction between discrete and continuous degrees. Five Years of Theosophy Now I have Plato, Montaigne, and Swedenborg, and more in the clouds behind. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. It should be remembered that at the time Swedenborg wrote his theological works, the church had fallen into rank materialism and superstition. Cosmic Consciousness Swedenborg continued to write, and following the "Principia" came "The Animal Kingdom," "The Economy of the Universe," and more vast reaches into the realm of fact and fancy. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 If I had not known that your mind was broken up rather broadly by truths out of Swedenborg, I should not have mooted the subject, be sure. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II There was an interpretation of Revelation far more removed from the apparent letter than that of Swedenborg. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 Emanuel Swedenborg, author of a strange system of mystical theology, was of Swedish nationality and was born at Stockholm on January 29, 1688. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy It is, however, his "Arcana Coelestia" upon which "The Church of the New Jerusalem" is founded; and it is this work which caused Swedenborg's friends and colleagues to determine that he had become insane. Cosmic Consciousness But no one took liberties with Emanuel Swedenborg either in boyhood or in after-life. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 He has learnt much from Swedenborg, and used it in his views upon art. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II For the sake of your knowing what manner of men you move, I send you two pieces writ by one of them, Frederic Henry Hedge, the article on Swedenborg and that on Phrenology. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I To realize them, one must imagine the most transcendent notions of Swedenborg mingled with the rant of a superior kind of Mucklewrath. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 It is, in fact, only within very recent years, that the so-called scientific world has deigned to regard Swedenborg's revelations with any degree of serious and respectful attention. Cosmic Consciousness But, in reality, he was self-taught and self-formed, on the lines of an Evangelical tradition, which had owed something, a couple of generations back, among his Danish forebears, to the influence of Emanuel Swedenborg. The Testing of Diana Mallory Still, I get what I can, and stop up the chinks with Swedenborg; and in health am very well, for me, and in tranquillity excellently well. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Every great intuitional soul, as Paracelsus, Boehme, and Swedenborg, has adhered to it. A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga It is curious to witness with what fidelity Swedenborg described in many instances the condition of the soul after death; and also to perceive in other instances how utterly he misinterpreted the visions presented. Strange Visitors That Swedenborg should have received his illumination, or revelation, direct from the Lord, only serves to prove that the mortal consciousness clothes the revelation with whatever personality appeals to it, as having authority. Cosmic Consciousness She remarked a preëstablished harmony of the names of her personal friends, as well as of her historical favorites; that of Emanuel, for Swedenborg; and Rosencrantz, for the head of the Rosicrucians. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I One offered her Kant, one Comte, one Fourier, one Swedenborg, one the Moral Law. Emerson and Other Essays It would take Maeterlinck or Swedenborg to find the mystic meaning of a duck. The Art of the Moving Picture That is a great problem, my worthy president," answered the orator, smiling; "still, if I am not mistaken, men of great intelligence—Plutarch, Swedenborg, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, and many others—answered in the affirmative. The Moon-Voyage Swedenborg was born in Stockholm, in January, 1688, and lived to the advanced age of eighty-four years. Cosmic Consciousness We have seen a recent importance given to Behmen and Swedenborg; and Shakspeare has unquestionably gained with the present generation. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I In his poems "The Test" and "The Solution," we find that the five whom he recognizes as defying the powers of destruction are Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Swedenborg, Goethe. Ralph Waldo Emerson I will leave the spiritual interpretation of the angle to Emerson, Swedenborg, or Maeterlinck. The Art of the Moving Picture Spirits came to Swedenborg with a wind, but it was only strong enough to flutter papers; ‘the cause of which,’ as he remarks with naïveté, ‘I do not yet understand’. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Swedenborg was well born; he was the son of a bishop of the Swedish church, and during his lifetime held many positions of honor. Cosmic Consciousness He does not seem to have known how nearly this approaches to Swedenborg's fancy. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) Emerson seems to have admired Swedenborg at a distance, but seen nearer, he liked Jacob Behmen a great deal better. Ralph Waldo Emerson The fire had stopped precisely at eight o'clock, the very minute that Swedenborg had so announced it to the company. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers If Swedenborg had gone into a Medicine Lodge, no doubt, in that ‘close place,’ the phenomena would have been very much more remarkable. Cock Lane and Common-Sense To the assembled society Swedenborg remarked, 'in a cold-blooded way, that he had seen her man, and spoken to him.' The Making of Religion New Jerusalem Church, a church consisting of the disciples of Emanuel Swedenborg, formed into a separate organisation for worship about 1788. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In the verses which follow we learn that the five immortal poets referred to are Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Swedenborg, and Goethe. Ralph Waldo Emerson An interesting case of space clairvoyance is that related of Swedenborg, on the best authority. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers I am solemnly warned against such learned puerilities every time I turn to my shelves and encounter Swedenborg's "Arcana Cœlestia." The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible As for Swedenborg's so costly book, Kant laughs at it. The Making of Religion The Queen had asked for this, as a test of Swedenborg's veracity; and she became pale with astonishment when every minute particular of her interview with her brother was reported to her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 In our own community the influence of Swedenborg and of the genius and character of Dr. Channing were among the more immediate early causes of the mental agitation. Ralph Waldo Emerson Swedenborg was summoned before the authorities, and requested to relate in detail what he had seen. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers Good has faculty," says Swedenborg, "but not determinate except by truth. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" Swedenborg answered that, as he learned from the ghost, there was a secret drawer behind the side-plank within the cupboard. The Making of Religion Swedenborg was a sedate man, apparently devoid of any wish to excite a sensation, engrossed in scientific pursuits, and remarkable for the orderly habits of his mind. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 Few readers will be satisfied with the Essay entitled "Swedenborg; or, the Mystic." Ralph Waldo Emerson The story runs that in the latter part of September, 1759, at four o'clock one Saturday afternoon, Swedenborg arrived home from England, and disembarked at the town of Gothenburg. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers His mind was weak, and devoted to metaphysical speculations—mysticisms: the arcana coelestia of Swedenborg was Holy Writ to him. Bred in the Bone As Kant vainly wrote to Swedenborg and others—as he vainly spent 7£. on 'Arcana Coelestia,' so Sir Walter was anxious to go to Egypt to examine the facts of ink-gazing clairvoyance. The Making of Religion In 1767 Chastanier established the rite of Illuminated Theosophists, whose instructions are derived from the writings of Swedenborg, but the sage himself had nothing to do with it. The Symbolism of Freemasonry The men of science will smile at the exorbitant claims put forward in behalf of Swedenborg as a scientific discoverer. Ralph Waldo Emerson At six o'clock, Swedenborg went out a few minutes, returning to the table shortly thereafter, looking pale and excited. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers "Father didn't know Swedenborg, did he?" answered the young man, slyly. Bred in the Bone This reference to Swedenborg is remarked upon by Schubert in his preface to the essay of Kant. The Making of Religion In the middle ages the Hermetic philosophers seem to have given the same interpretation of the temple, and Swedenborg, in his mystical writings, adopts the idea. The Symbolism of Freemasonry Without using the Rosetta-stone of Swedenborg, Emerson finds in every phenomenon of nature a hieroglyphic. Ralph Waldo Emerson On the next day after, Tuesday morning, another courier arrived at the city hall with a full report of the fire, which corresponded precisely with the vision of Swedenborg. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers She had never spoken to him on religious subjects except in humorous connection with the Heads of the two Churches to which her first husband had belonged—Emanuel Swedenborg and Joanna Southcott. Bred in the Bone According to the humorous wont of things in this world, the whole question of the marvellous had no sooner been settled for ever by David Hume than it was reopened by Emanuel Swedenborg. The Making of Religion But, apart from this important difference Swedenborg's thought and teaching are entirely mystical. Mysticism in English Literature He accepted Swedenborg's way of looking at the world as universally characteristic of the mystical temperament. Four-Dimensional Vistas The important testimony of Swedenborg, the eminent religious teacher. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers "It is the skull of Swedenborg," answered Mrs. Basil. Bred in the Bone In the true spirit of psychical research, Kant wrote a letter to Swedenborg, asking for information at first hand. The Making of Religion Swedenborg in some ways is curiously material, at any rate in expression, and in one point at least he differs from other mystics. Mysticism in English Literature Emerson, in his Representative Men, chose Swedenborg as the representative mystic. Four-Dimensional Vistas |
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