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Explorations of spiritual love and wisdom inspired by Emanuel Swedenborg

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Swedenborg Foundation

Explorations of spiritual love and wisdom inspired by Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 - 1772)

Who Was Swedenborg?

Swedenborg & the Work of the Foundation

Established in 1849, the Swedenborg Foundation serves to publish, preserve, and promote the life-guiding principles of eighteenth-century Christian mystic and spiritual teacher Emanuel Swedenborg through a variety of spiritual growth books and webcasts.

New Century Edition

Learn about The New Century Edition (NCE) translations of Swedenborg’s theological works.

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Off The Left Eye

The Off The Left Eye YouTube channel explores faith and spirituality through its popular webcast series, short videos, and more!

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Where to Start

Discover a quick introduction to Swedenborg and his most accessible writings for beginners.

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Watch and Read

Engage with Swedenborg's interfaith theology through our books, blogs, and videos.

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Support Our Independent Publishing Program

Explore more of Emanuel Swedenborg’s ideas about this life and the next through our wide selection of printed books and e-books. As part of our mission to make Swedenborg's writings accessible, our New Century Edition books are available for free download!

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Heaven and Hell

Drawn from Things Heard and Seen

Heaven and Hell is Emanuel Swedenborg’s most popular book and his fullest report of his experiences in the other world. In it he describes heaven, hell, and the world of spirits that lies between them, and he recounts in detail the process of passing from life to afterlife, as well as the subsequent experiences of the soul.

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Recent Blog Posts

Things Heard and Seen: Separating the Swedenborg from the Story

In the April 29 Netflix release Things Heard and Seen, a young professor and his wife (George and Catherine Claire) move from New York City to the Hudson Valley, where he has just landed a job at the fictional Saginaw College. George promptly runs into a professor who declares that he is a believer in Emanuel Swedenborg, one of a group of people in the area who follow Swedenborg’s teachings. But how much of what’s in the move reflects what Swedenborg actually wrote?

Swedenborg’s Eve: On Mutuality, Meaning, and Mirrors

Swedenborg wrote The Worship and Love of God, his most poetic work, during a year of intense spiritual awakening. The book, though unfinished, is remarkable for its bold vision concerning the cosmos’s first female.

Spirituality in Practice Blog

Swedenborg’s principles for spiritual living can be applied in practical ways to everything from controversial current events to everyday challenges–so you can grow in love and wisdom.

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Scholars on Swedenborg Blog

Articles written by Swedenborgian academics with an emphasis on how religious pluralism has been used to solve some of the most pressing issues of the past and present.

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New Century Edition Team Blog

Articles from our New Century Edition team on interesting finds that come up during the translation and editing of Swedenborg's voluminous collection of theological works.

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Support Our Work

Your tax-deductible donation helps fund our educational publications and programs — an invaluable part of our mission to share Swedenborg’s spiritually uplifting perspectives with the world! In addition to donating, you can also become an annual member of the Swedenborg Foundation by visiting our Membership page.

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Swedenborg's Theology

Learn the basics of Emanuel Swedenborg's theology, and delve deeper into specific concepts that he discovered and documented during his 30 years of experiences in the spiritual world.

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Bookstore

Our bookstore offers an impressive range of options written by Swedenborg or inspired by his profound love for humanity and the heavens. Browse through hundreds of titles by topic.

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News

There’s always so much going on at the Swedenborg Foundation! Get all the latest information about book releases, special offers, live events, and more organizational happenings here.

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Join Our Community

Our Watching & Reading Swedenborg Facebook group is a great place to meet other Swedenborg fans. Ask questions, join a conversation, share a new find, and more in this moderated community.

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Daily Quote

I realize many will claim that no one can talk to spirits and angels as long as bodily life continues, or that I am hallucinating, or that I have circulated such stories in order to play on people’s credulity, and so on. But none of this worries me; I have seen, I have heard, I have felt.

— Emanuel Swedenborg, Secrets of Heaven §68
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