What would fifteen minutes of fame look like to eternity? How modesty and good intentions can keep us free from self-importance, even in the spiritual world.
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Our Spirituality in Practice blog features articles on how 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.
When Hell Comes to Earth
You don’t have to travel to the spiritual world to find people who embody the nature of hell.
Continue ReadingRecalling the Death of My Father
Swedenborg gives us special insight into what happens after we die, but his teachings also offer comfort for those ready to transition.
Continue ReadingOn the Lord’s Prayer
The world’s best-known prayer speaks anew through Swedenborg.
Continue ReadingEnoch—the First Librarians
Libraries safeguard knowledge so that it can be passed on to future generations, but there may even be libraries in the afterlife containing spiritual wisdom that dates back to before the Flood.
Continue ReadingHow a Circle Helped My Spirit Become Rooted in Time
Making a calendar as a mandala is an intuitive way to have the cycles of time align with the cycles of our spiritual journeys.
Continue ReadingIs Global Spiritual Evolution Possible?
We are both an individual and part of a collective. And therein lies the promise.
Continue ReadingMaking Sense of Christmas
What did Swedenborg say about the birth and life of Jesus?
Continue ReadingWhere Does Swedenborg Fit in Today’s Conversations about the Bible?
There are three major Christian schools of Bible interpretation. And then there is Swedenborg.
Continue ReadingAre Thoughts and Prayers Enough?
Proclaiming “thoughts and prayers” often seems to be used to disavow oneself from taking action. And yet, prayer can be part of an engaged response to suffering and tragedy. How do we know the difference?
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