Have you ever wondered if you’re living your truth and fulfilling your purpose? So many of us do, and that’s why advertisers, corporations, and politicians are always trying to sell you the next best thing that will improve your life. But what if the next best thing is already inside of you just waiting to come out? In this episode of Swedenborg and Life, host Curtis Childs guides us through 18th-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg’s spiritual explorations to see what they reveal about how to discover your true identity.
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Captioning Now Available for Swedenborg and Life
Thanks to a volunteer effort from Jon Childs, father of show host Curtis Childs, and a group of Swedenborgians in Australia, select episodes now have transcripts, allowing viewers to read along with what’s being said.
Continue ReadingLiteral Danger: Proceed with Caution
According to Swedenborg, the Bible has a deeper meaning beyond the literal that applies directly to each person’s individual life, describing ways to approach everything from moments of temptation and trial to moments of peace and love.
Continue ReadingUnintelligible Afterlife Panel Sheds New Light on Last Words
What can we learn by studying what people say in the final stage of their lives? On September 19, a group of scholars and researchers participated in a live panel discussion on the Research into the Communications of the Dying (RICD) project, an interdisciplinary academic study of the words uttered by the dying.
Continue Reading5 Ways to Experience Divine Love Today
Emanuel Swedenborg writes that one of the best ways to grow spiritually is to embrace and embody love in the same way God radiates it. That may seem like a pretty tall order, but throughout his writings, Swedenborg offers some clues about how we can put divine love into practice in our everyday lives.
Continue ReadingSwedenborg and Life Recap: The Nature of Auras 9/14/15
The concept of auras has been around for a long time. Glowing halos have been depicted around angels, God, and holy people in historical art and religious texts for centuries. Even practitioners of modern spiritual traditions use vibes, colors, and odors to describe their sense of a person’s inner spirit. So what do auras mean to us, then and now? In this episode of Swedenborg and Life, host Curtis Childs guides us through 18th-century spiritual philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg’s written records about his explorations of the afterlife to see what they say about auras, and, more specifically, what they reveal and how we can cultivate positive auras within ourselves.
Continue ReadingA Fountain of Energy and Light: An Interview with Graham Nicholls
In preparation for his appearance on the September 7 episode of Swedenborg and Life, “Modern Spiritual Experiences,” author Graham Nicholls shared details about his personal spiritual experiences and the parallels with the experiences that Swedenborg described.
Continue ReadingSwedenborg and Life Recap: Modern Spiritual Experiences 9/7/15
In this episode of Swedenborg and Life, host Curtis Childs and featured guests look to the recorded spiritual explorations of Swedenborg and other modern-day authors to show the timeless commonalities between them.
Continue ReadingDo All Dogs Go to Heaven?
What does Swedenborg say about animals in the afterlife? Will people be reunited with beloved pets after they die? Is there a doggie heaven with unlimited treats and squirrels to chase? Swedenborg sees a clear spiritual difference between humans and animals.
Continue ReadingOffTheLeftEye Hits One Million Minutes
In June, our offTheLeftEye YouTube channel passed a huge milestone—one million minutes watched in a single month. The rest of the summer showed that this was not a fluke.
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