Scientifically unsound and fictitious at the surface. Spiritually relevant and profound below the surface. In this episode, host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation and featured guests use 18th-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg’s spiritual exploration of the inner meaning of the Bible to shed new light on the Adam and Eve narrative. When interpreted symbolically, the story has profound meaning for our lives today and points to a deeper connection between the physical and spiritual worlds in the future.

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Discussion points: Book of Genesis / Garden of Eden / Serpent / Forbidden Fruit / Tree of Knowledge / Marriage / Good and Evil / Innocence / Inner Self / Outer Self/ Self-Awareness / Physical Senses /Spiritual Senses / Rationality

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Our philosophically-minded panel is here to answer your questions about God, existence, the afterlife, religion, spirituality, and more! In this episode, host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation and featured guests take questions from viewers and provide answers with the help of 18th-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg’s spiritual insights.

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[Are there] senses on the other side—feeling, touching, smelling, intimacy? 1:47

Has the universe existed from all eternity, like God? 7:22

Does Swedenborg make any statements about a rapture type of event? I don’t think it is very plausible. 11:54

Why doesn’t God correct the heart in a way that doesn’t involve a chaotic type world as earth/humans? 17:03

Can people who go to hell repent and do angels try to get them to change their minds and turn to good? 26:08

What does Swedenborg have to say about the sleep paralysis phenomena? I’ve suffered it all my life…in every sense (hearing, seeing, feeling, out of body)…most terrifying. Is there a point in allowing spirits to hold us under sleep paralysis while tormenting? 31:15

Does he speak about God having a partner for everyone? Does God know who we are supposed to partner up with or is it completely up to

Do we eat food on the other side? 48:02

Could you please address Life on Other Planets. 51:16

It seems often evil spirits are prevented from causing harm, but in others they are clearly influencing behavior. Can you comment on their ability to hurt and harm us? 57:54

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Rainbows, turtles, and cities. Are any of these a part of the heaven you imagine? In this episode, host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation and featured guests explore the eight strangest places Swedish philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg described in his firsthand accounts of the afterlife.

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Discussion points: Rainbows / Palaces of Light / Hell's Cask / Gift Cities / Two Londons / Houses / Turtles

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Just like our electronic devices, our minds are constantly on the receiving end of information—some good, some bad. We get user’s manuals with our electronics, but our minds don’t come with instructions. Where can we find the tools we need to combat negative, destructive thoughts so we can perform optimally? In this episode, Host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation utilizes the help of an experienced therapist and spiritual practitioners to explore Emanuel Swedenborg’s ideas on using consciousness and reflection to free our minds from negativity.

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Jerry Marzinski is a licensed therapist with 35 years of experience on the frontline of mental health. He spent seven years at one of the largest state hospitals in the world, 14 years in the psychiatric department of a state prison, and 10 years in hospital crisis and treatment programs—all the while studying his patients’ inner thoughts/demons.

Peter Rhodes is a certified neuro-linguistic practitioner who has combined psychology and spirituality to lead workshops based on the teachings of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Nicoll, and Swedenborg for over twenty years. Mr. Rhodes is the author of Observing Spirit: Evaluating Your Daily Progress on the Path to Heaven with Gurdjieff and Swedenborg.

William Stillman is a psychic visionary and award-winning author of 10 special needs parenting books including his internationally renowned and groundbreaking work Autism and the God Connection: Redefining the Autistic Experience Through Extraordinary Accounts of Spiritual Giftedness.

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So we’ve been talking about Emanuel Swedenborg and his accounts of the material and spiritual worlds for a full year now, but there may be some people wondering how his claims to have visited the afterlife could possibly be true. When this 18th-century Swedish Renaissance man wrote and published volumes of firsthand accounts of heaven and hell, evil spirits, and heavenly angels, did he really see all of those things? Was it all in his head? In this special anniversary episode, host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation utilizes the help of an esteemed psychologist and theological scholars to explore Swedenborg and the historical and anecdotal evidence of his sanity and character.

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Discussion points:

Special thanks to our featured guests: Dr. Soni Werner, Associate Professor of Psychology, Bryn Athyn College; Dr. Jonathan S. Rose, Series Editor of the New Century Edition Works of Emanuel Swedenborg; Dr. Jim Lawrence, Professor of Spirituality and History, Pacific School of Religion and Graduate Theological Union

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Should we fear death? Will we be harshly judged and condemned for our sins? Or will we experience eternal peace and joy? In this episode, Host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation and featured guests explore what Emanuel Swedenborg had to say about the multiple stages a spirit goes through in the afterlife and how the human digestive system is a great representation of this spiritual clarification process.

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Discussion points:

--What Is Heaven?

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How can we see and feel God’s spiritual work in the physical world? In this episode, Host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation and featured guests explore what we can learn about the spiritual elements of love and wisdom through the physical manifestations of light and heat.

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Is there a connection between spirituality and physics? What is the nature of the mind? In this episode, host Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation and featured guest and physicist Dr. Ian J. Thompson explore the answers to these questions from spiritual and scientific perspectives.

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Discussion points:

Special thanks to our featured guest Dr. Ian J. Thompson. Dr. Thompson is a nuclear physicist in the Nuclear Theory and Modeling Group at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA, having until 2006 been a professor of physics at the University of Surrey, UK. His research deals with the coupled-channels and few-body models for nuclear structure and reactions, especially concerning halo nuclei. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics.

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Was everything we see around us really created in seven days? Could that story in Genesis actually have something to say to each of us, right now? Join us as we discuss Swedenborg's accounts of his spiritual experiences and what he learned through them.

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Why does music make us feel the way it does? How does music affect our spirits? Join us as we discuss Swedenborg's accounts of his spiritual experiences and what he learned through them.

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Jeremy Rose is a senior lecturer in Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota, and the vice president of the board of the Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church in St. Paul. He is also a lifelong musician. His recent CDs include his own “Footprints on the Wall,” and a collection of songs by the church band Joyful Noise, entitled “Open Door.” On both of those recordings, he acted as composer, performer, and producer.

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