Angels Possess A Secret Known Only In Heaven...Until Now | Life After Death

[@ivorybow]

Curtis, I have to say, you are a brilliant speaker. Your grammar is flawless and you never hesitate, or stumble. This is quite an accomplishment, especially when speaking extemporaneously. I have had countless hours of college class instruction, and I put you on a level, even above, of so many of my instructors. You are perfect for what you do. I visit your videos not just for content, but the pleasure of hearing you speak. Thank you for delivering these messages so very clearly.

[@lisarodriguez8681]

Ditto

[@goodwilltriumph2842]

Ditto here, love the content and would probably watch anyway for the pleasure of hearing Curtis speak.

[@4theLord1]

Wow! That is true about you, Curtis. 🤩

[@annebrackett1]

Amen! ❤

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks for this very kind affirmation of Curtis and his work, ivorybow. Not only does he have an appealing speaking style, but you can feel his passion and integrity for how these ideas have real meaning in his own life. Thanks for being part of our community here, and for taking these ideas in and using them (I'm assuming :) ) for good!

[@LivingInFullEssence]

I have seen that we are collectively the “Body of Christ” ie: heaven.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Lovely, LivingInFullEssence! What a vision to experience!

[@bettyabote4229]

Oneness in God

[@briankelly85]

Funny thing, every time an angel appeared to someone in the Bible, the first thing he'd say was, "Fear not." ... I guess they were pretty spectacular.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes, Brian! Spectacular, or unexpected, or unusual in some way. But still a human-form messenger from God!

[@hs6404]

Listening to this video, "Angels Possess A Secret Known Only In Heaven...Until Now./ Life After Death." I appreciate much the discussion on 'What does it mean to be human?' 'To understand what is true and will what is good.' Love this much!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks for sharing this idea that really touched your heart, HS! We love to hear what is especially striking and meaningful for people!

[@Juan-hd8lh]

Speaking about secrets, God is our subconscious mind (and our interactions with our inner congregations, or chakras/churches). Proverbs 4:23.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Interesting, Juan. I think Swedenborg has a quote along the lines that God IS our inner self!

[@bettyabote4229]

True human is a will to act in wisdom love goodness and truth heavenly character. Reducing suffering in others. Thanks Curtis

[@offTheLeftEye]

You're welcome, Betty!

[@Tinyteacher1111]

I believe that!

[@tinytenor]

I am enjoying this Life After Death series immensely. While I personally struggle to understand Swedenborg's writings, these talks by Curtis make difficult and subtle concepts clear and comprehensible to even a "bear of little brain" like me. I look forward to each new episode. Thank you OTLE team. Outstanding work! ❤❤❤

[@bettyabote4229]

Very true out standing work

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks for this very kind affirmation and encouragement, tinytenor! Our whole goal was to make Swedenborg's writings more accessible to everyone, because his books -- straight up -- can be very verbose, and tough going! And we didn't want to just throw people in the pool, so we have comment responders and Q&As to assist people in the learning process. We are delighted to know that it is working for you! Glad to have you with us!

[@TheCubeMusic]

Thanks 🙏🏻 for staying positive all these years Curtis laughs 😮

[@offTheLeftEye]

He is good at bringing positivity, isn't he, Michael? You too!

[@TheCubeMusic]

@@offTheLeftEye Yes 🙌 very good hope to meet one day lol 😂

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@TheCubeMusic I believe it can happen Michael!

[@jahleajahlou8588]

What I appreciate about Swedenborg is his kind, honest, respectful good nature as an excellent reveler, teacher, scholar and disciple. There is a beauty that he is able to countenance. This concept of the "divine man" was also imparted by The Secret Doctrine ( Besant/Blavasky) but in their relationship to the understanding these qualities are lacking. Swedenborg has an enriching nature, these other teachers no so much.

[@offTheLeftEye]

We agree that Swedenborg offers a whole concept, with both the goodness and the true ideas. We need both, Jahlea. It makes a glorious partnership to have them integrated.

[@carolynnorton9552]

Always excellent videos. Whereas heaven functions like a healthy body with all organs, tissues and cells working together to nourish and maintain a whole, hell doesn't function at all. Hell is made up of chaos with every part working only for itself at the expense of all other parts; thus, hell has an atmosphere of constant dysfunction.

[@offTheLeftEye]

I daresay that dysfunction is rampant, Carolyn, though Swedenborg says it is carefully ordered and balanced by the Lord to maintain the all-important spiritual equilibrium for human beings. It has levels opposite to the "spiritual" and "heavenly" levels of heaven, and it has quarters (N/S/E/W) where each inhabitant lives depending on their own personal "setting" of evil and falsity. In one place, Swedenborg writes: "To God the totality of heaven is like one human being. On the other hand, hell is like one giant monster." So it seems to me that while it's not pretty, there is SOME kind of order there, guarded by the Lord and the angels. Thoughts?

[@carolynnorton9552]

@@offTheLeftEye It would be logical to assume that, if a cosmos functions in a certain ordered fashion, order must be imposed by a superior consciousness on what can easily turn into rampant, out-of-control chaos. The channeling I have read mention a madhouse in hell. That has to be controlled within reasonable boundaries or the incessant turmoil would not allow any soul to reach a modicum of repentance. Somewhere in "Heaven and Hell," I read that angels torture the souls in hell. Did I read that right? I gave my copy away to someone interested in Swedenborg and can't look it up again. Thanks.

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@carolynnorton9552 No, angels never torture people in hell. People in hell torture each other, or feel tortured by their own inner turmoil. Angels do what they can to minimize the suffering and conflict, which does involve allowing the spiritual law of "what you put out comes back at you" to operate so that the violent, chaotic behavior will stop when it gets beyond a certain point. You may be remembering that evil spirits in hell can feel tortured by the presence of an angel, but that is their own reaction to the atmosphere of heavenly love, not any action on the angel's part. I really resonate with your first paragraph. Yes, God has many ways to keep the turmoil from getting so bad that no one can improve at all!

[@thomasgontarz3372]

cooperation is what people need to live

[@carolynnorton9552]

@@thomasgontarz3372 🥰

[@angeleyeszarai]

Your channel is absolutely AMAZING. God bless you. 🙏💜

[@offTheLeftEye]

Very kind words, angeleyes. So glad it seems meaningful and hopefully helpful for you. Blessings to you, too!

[@kathleenwharton2139]

Thank You 🙏 Jesus. Please Bless EveryOne. 😊❤

[@offTheLeftEye]

Amen to that, Kathleen!

[@theonesantiago]

I have recently heard the correlation and structure of the human cells and the structure of Heaven's design who have gone to Heaven. So this is certainly interesting as well...

[@offTheLeftEye]

Interesting, theonesantiago. Sounds a bit like the fractal idea that was discussed a couple episodes ago.

[@maryvalentine4924]

Hi Curtis and Karin - this one is especially deep and full of how to think and act like angels in heaven. I have watched this show a few times because I really want to get this 'secret'. You in this one and Jonathan in his Bible study teach that to have heaven within us we need to think and intend and do as the angels in heaven think, intend and do. We aren't going to one of the heavens nor have heaven within us until we do this. So I am very happy you gave us this information!! And I am going to watch this one again and again until I am pretty sure I am adjusting and changing and compelling my spirit/self to adapt this way of seeing everyone - from the inside out - and from intending the most possible happiness of everyone - and to act from those intentions. Blessings to all every day!!❤

[@offTheLeftEye]

I admire your dedication to getting it right, Mary! Yes, rather than thinking about us getting into heaven, we can think RIGHT NOW about getting heaven into us! Seems to me you're doing a great job of that. Keep it up!

[@maryvalentine4924]

@@offTheLeftEye Thank you so much Chara!!❤

[@thomasgontarz3372]

The Lord has you by the hand Mary

[@maryvalentine4924]

@@thomasgontarz3372 Thank you so much Thomas!!❤

[@brendapaint]

seems like humanity has a long ways to go to get to heaven! feels like we are going backwards.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Looking at the world can be discouraging at times, brenda. But we can work on OURSELF in every moment, trying to be a force for good in the world, and in that way sort of being a channel for heaven to be in the here and now. Right?

[@brendapaint]

@@offTheLeftEye yes, true. Scientists dont believe there are angels. it seems swedenborg talks scientifically- but uses angels as a a kind of guide to me. because humans understand "human forms"

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@brendapaint I would hesitate to make a statement about all scientists. I know religious people who consider themselves to be scientists. Yes we humans understand the form we are created in, and as God says in Genesis we are created in His image. Here is a short video about the lungs and how it corresponds to ways angels work together in heaven. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJSmdZyvftSnf5o Let's keep talking Brenda.

[@brendapaint]

@@offTheLeftEye thanks- (yes, some scientists - )

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@brendapaint Tell me more of your experience.

[@billhunnicutt3883]

If I understand this correctly Heaven is an organism, and we are microcosms of it? I love the way your explanations resonate with my feelings, very thoughtful and helpful, thanks.

[@offTheLeftEye]

I think that's one way you could put it, Bill, yes. So glad these ideas feel meaningful to you!

[@Caio.NSouza]

The more I learn Swedenborg, the afterlife and God, more happy I became. ❤

[@offTheLeftEye]

That is music to our team's ears, Calosuza..

[@thomasgontarz3372]

Great glove-hand metaphor. People are but gloves filled by the hand of God. Although it appears I live of myself God makes us move, live, and have being. Great job Team OTLE

[@offTheLeftEye]

Amen, Thomas! Love that image!

[@gg274500]

Love this episode! Understanding what does it mean to be human is indeed a an amazing revelation.

[@offTheLeftEye]

So glad it struck you so strongly, gg! It is a different take, isn't it?

[@marksingleton7199]

To us here it is about dimensional awareness. Angels take higher information to the lower levels and transliterate the information for each lower level. A 3d conscousness can understand 2d but a 2d mind will find it hard to understand 3d. If you stand infront of a building, you see a plane. If you pull back, you can see the building in 3d. In 4d you will see inside the building and all around it. So it is your awareness or point of view. Time would allow you to see the building by travelling around the building. This is why you have memory. You see segments of reality which you piece together. The human mind was a view point which collected information and passed it back to heaven. The information was also stored in Adamas. The human mind would then grow collectively. Angels have to think together and show what they see about God. This allows them to see God in a higher dimension. Billions of points of view shared. The individual cannot join these groups of thought until they are willing to let go of self for oneness. It would be one individual water atom going against the atlanic ocean. When God opens up a mind to the truth, it is gradual so that the mind is absorbed. If it is forced open, the truth overwhelms the thought of the mind and instantly all its false knowledge is eradicated and replaced with truth. The individual disappears. Those that refused God often seem to be swolled up by the earth. Again they disappear from our view point or awareness and fall down to a lower level. All of this is why we percieve time. The higher the awareness the quicker the understanding. God is all in oneness so time is not required. HE is.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Interesting comments, Mark -- thanks for sharing them. "Billions of points of view shared" -- I like that idea in terms of us all learning what it is to be human, and that would expand to our idea of God!

[@yvonnereid1656]

Greetings from Ireland Curtis & team. I learned so much from this. Thank you!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hello Yvonne! So glad we can keep coming up with new ideas for you to take in and ponder. Thanks for being with us, all the way from Ireland!

[@Chinonye-sj5it1mt5w]

I love the glove analogy! That the ability to think what is true and to will and do what is good is what makes us human, not by our bodily appearance. Thank you!!❤❤

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes, Chinonye -- It is INNER qualities that make us human!

[@MrKerr808]

We need to discuss the very real situation about the traps setup after we die. To neglect it means open ignorance. A discussion has to happen

[@MrKerr808]

@@laserhobbyist9751 were trapped here. Because we go into this next chapter not knowing, and they do get us. Run autonomously by an AI type of tech, wipes our memory, and manipulated and willfully agreeing to coming back here life after life after life

[@annebrackett1]

I didn't know that needs to happen. I died once after a car wreck and experienced nothing but goodness. But I was told to go back before i had begun to explore where i was. And then I was back, so I didn't see much. I would like to know if there are situations after death that Swedenborg would warn us of... Thank you Curtis and everybody!

[@offTheLeftEye]

I don't know what traps you're referring to, Malychlap. Swedenborg's experience was that it is an honest world, and we go live in a place that mirrors our inner self, a place where we belong and where we can breathe.

[@Tinyteacher1111]

I don’t either!

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@annebrackett1 The process of transitioning into the afterlife is full of divine protection and tender love. So, according to all that Swedenborg learned and witnessed, we have nothing to fear! All we need to be mindful of is lower-ego traps within our own mind. But God is ready to free us from all that if we desire it!

[@Lisa-pb3qp]

Thank you for keeping me in your address book. Your videos still inspire me and make me think. 🌸

[@offTheLeftEye]

That is precisely what we hope for Lisa. Glad to have you here.

[@mousumighosh362]

🙏🕯️🙏🕯️🙏🕯️Thank u very much for this important video..which has taught us so many things regarding Angels..My dear Mom and Dad..are enjoying this Wonderful place of Angels..

[@offTheLeftEye]

Such a wonderful place that your dear parents are living! ❤️

[@mousumighosh362]

@@offTheLeftEye 🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼

[@goodwilltriumph2842]

"because you can have a human who acts like a jerk." Curtis, love your use of language. Thanks for making this such a delightful learning journey for us all.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Real people, real talk I guess, goodwilltriumph! So glad you resonate with his style, and enjoy Curtis's ability to mix in humor with these very important concepts!

[@TheCubeMusic]

After watching this episode again can we understand what is good 😌 and do it

[@offTheLeftEye]

Let's try to, Michael!

[@nicholasschrader9161]

Great series. But as science believer I know there are many different worlds in the Universe and many different races of beings that probably dont call themselves or look like Humans. So do you think Curtis there are many different heavens for all the other races out there in other systems and other galaxies ?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Not Curtis here, nicholas, but one of the Comment Response Team. Our goal is to share what Swedenborg wrote about. He wrote about inhabitants of other planets as part of heaven, and though he describes some as having different kinds of bodies, he implies they are all "human" in terms of having a soul and a mind, a will and understanding, etc. And yes, lots of different heavens, or communities in heaven, to accommodate lots of different kind of "people." I guess we'll see when we get there what it's really like!

[@andrearivers1402]

Thanks guys I hope I'm entertaining enough

[@offTheLeftEye]

And we hope you're entertained by our videos, Andrea!

[@MaryKingsley-l1q]

Yes, the intent. When someone appears to be acting in a ‘nice’ way but there’s a feeling of something sinister going on inside them. Hello Curtis. It’s Mary from the Himalayas now in London due to the sinister intent of the Indian gov… 😵‍💫

[@offTheLeftEye]

That sounds tough, Mary. Hope your new chapter will be full of good intentions, both towards you and in you towards others!

[@divinelyguidedsouls9963]

Interesting perspective!!!!

[@offTheLeftEye]

I'm glad this gave you some intriguing thoughts to ponder! Thanks for watching!

[@jesseburson]

Do you think spirits can contact us from the other side through dreams? I had the most vivid dream last night where I finally got to speak to my wife, and not like the other dreams where we are normal. I knew she was in spirit form and I was able to ask her everything that I wanted to know in everyday life with out her. She told me she was fine and she is in a place much better than I and then I broke down and told her how much I miss her and we both wept, then as she began to fade away all she said was "I will see you soon".

[@offTheLeftEye]

Beautiful, b3darmoredwarfare. I (Chara, one of the comment-response team) have heard of many people having dreams like this, and had a few myself -- like this kind of dream has a different quality. Also, the simple comforting answers she gave you seem consistent with angelic communications, according to Swedenborg -- not a lot of information, but love and comfort and hope. Here's a "short" called "Angels can affect your dreams" -- kzbin.infoCjGwSrDDSbk And here's a short playlist of episodes about dreams: kzbin.info/aero/PLgtFTXGqZdSlr7TEuCjldB82nT_C8Jgu0 Hope these will give you some good stuff to chew on, and blessings to you and your wife until you can meet again.

[@jesseburson]

@@offTheLeftEye Thank you so much. I have been very emotional this month and it just seemed like the timing was too perfect for that. Like she made it a point to come to comfort me in my sleep.

[@sfilkins2009]

I want some of those chocolate chip cookies...I'll vote for you!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Haha, Steve! Hope you can find some better ones than these digital types!

[@caram9733]

In Hinduism, there is a form of God that we call ‘Vishwaroopam’. Vishwa means the world and roopam means the form. It was somewhat easier for me to understand this video only because of the concept of vishwaroopam.

[@offTheLeftEye]

The interplay of form and substance is full of wisdom. How can we separate wood from the form it is in, like a chair? How can we think of a chair without awareness of the stuff it is made of? God loves these marriages of two. It is lovely to hear how it is described in Hinduism. Wisdom is expressed in many ways, Caram.

[@keitheddie5]

I believe every concept you describe, but why is there all this hatred and violence among us… if angels intercede.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Great question, Keith. My first thought is that angels can only try to INFLUENCE us, they can't actually MAKE us do anything. It's up to us to WANT to choose kindness, love, compassion -- they can't just tap us with a magic wand and MAKE us that way. And the first step in being good and kind, says Swedenborg, is to STOP being "bad" and cruel -- so let's all start there!

[@ALEIJADINHOPATRIOTA]

O CURTIS é mesmo muito bom no seu modo de explicar os Arcanos Celestes. Ele certamente nos ajuda a entender mais as coisas dos Céus e de Deus que os pastores das igrejas de hoje. Os bonequinhos (figuras de plástico), que simbolizam os anjos dos três (3) Céus, eles também estão em três cores. Verde, azul e amarelo (green, blue and yellow). As cores também simbolizam qualidades e capacidades dos anjos. O verde é ligado mais ao mundo natural, e ele representa o primeiro (1°) Céu, que é o Céu mais natural possível. O azul já é para o "segundo Céu", a cor é conhecida aqui no nosso mundo por simbolizar a "sabedoria" (wisdom). E o amarelo (yellow) tem relação com "o calor" (the heat), que emana do Sol. Esse calor é gerado pelo "Amor Divino". MAIS UM VÍDEO EXCELENTE E OBJETIVO. SWEDENBORG descreveu a forma dos Céus como a forma de um grande corpo. Esse é o corpo de Deus. E nele estão contidas as sociedades angelicais. Miríades de anjos perfazem esse corpo, como células vivas desse corpo. É A FIGURA DO "HOMEM MÁXIMO". É AINDA INTERESSANTE O FATO DE QUE SE SOMARMOS AS CORES AZUL E AMARELO, VAMOS OBTER O VERDE. O VERDE SERIA ENTÃO O HOMEM NO MUNDO NATURAL, MAS QUE DENTRO DELE ESTARIAM OS ANJOS DO CÉU AMARELO (3° CÉU) E OS ANJOS DO CÉU AZUL (O 2° CÉU), OU SEJA, O AMOR E A SABEDORIA DENTRO DO HOMEM NATURAL, QUE POR SER VERDE, AINDA PRECISA "AMADURECER". E TODOS AQUELES QUE ESTÃO NOS INFERNOS, SÃO REPRESENTADOS PELO "VERMELHO".

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks for these reflections, Luis -- And for giving any Portuguese-speakers on our channel an idea of what's going on in this episode! I'm relying on Google Translate, so I hope it's doing a good job for me. Seems to be! Love your idea about the Green holding both Blue and Yellow inside it -- rings true! Blessings to you!

[@autumnmarie1280]

What if you don't have motivation? What if you feel numb and are severely depressed?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Our hearts go out to you, autumnmarie. I hope you have some kind of community, no matter how small, where you can find some support. One thing that people have found helpful is to find some small thing to do for other people -- reaching out beyond oneself in some way to be a help to another human. Hold a door for someone, let them into the line of traffic, bring in their trash cans. Something like that may be more than you can imagine right now, though, I understand that. Evil spirits prey on our vulnerabilities. They work to get us to believe lies that will make us feel anxious and depressed and hopeless. The more you get wise to their tactics, and the more you practice refusing to believe their false messages, the less power they will have on you. It is a long and gradual process, but things can get better over time. Here's an article by someone who found a way out of severe depression using Swedenborgian concepts: "There Is Always a Blue Sky" swedenborg.com/there-is-always-blue-sky/ And here are a number of videos sharing how Curtis came to realize the tactics of negative forces affecting his mind, and ways to gradually break free of that. See if any ideas in these videos can help. It's something that takes consistent effort, to forge new positive loops in the mind instead of always being vulnerable to negative loops. Head Bullies, part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qWoqKveaaqldE Head Bullies, part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpOcYod-eq6jiKM The Fear Eater: Why Life Isn't As Fun as It Should Be kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ6cqoV3rcSkrLc Your Brain is Spamming You kzbin.info/www/bejne/paXToZSjotqXhKc How to Stop Unwanted Thoughts kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqW1lYt7dpt1opI How to Get Rid of Anxiety kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHizeZ-Vbt1sd80 How to Detach From Fear kzbin.info/www/bejne/roK1hXiYZbRllaM The Lies Evil Spirits Tell Us kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5LUlWx8ndirpsk Your Thoughts Will Destroy You Unless… kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6rJqJp5edacaKM The Why Is Everything: a Cellular Blueprint For Life kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGq6lmtvfK-JsNU How To Deal With Evil Spirits kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ66o3SlgrFlnqc I hope these are helpful to you, Autumn, and in the mean time, I hope you can remember how loved and valuable you truly are. Life is hard, but it can get better! Sending prayers for peace and healing and renewal!

[@whalhard]

The way you use the term Human in this video is how I would use the term Holy. How do YOU use the term Holy, if at all?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, whalhard! For us, the word "holy" means anything coming from God's love and wisdom, as in these quote from one of Swedenborg's books: "Anything [genuinely] good is described as holy because it partakes of love and charity, which come from the Lord alone." (Secrets of Heaven 2190) "Holy truth is holy because of its origin in goodness. There is no such thing as holy truth except for the truth that comes from goodness. We can speak all manner of truth from the Word and so from memory, but unless love (love for our fellow humans) is what brings it to our lips, it can by no means be described as holy. If love and charity are indeed the qualities that bring it forward, on the other hand, we then acknowledge and believe what we are saying, and so it comes from the heart." (Secrets of Heaven 724)

[@Metaphysics-for-life]

So... what is this Divine Human up to? Does he/she/it hang out with God? And perhaps others?? I would really like to know!! 🙂

[@offTheLeftEye]

Metaphysics, here is a great video about how we are like the lungs, in respect to heaven. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJSmdZyvftSnf5o It may answer your question about what the Divine Human is up to.

[@claudiayork2270]

Man. I should have asked it when I was reading it. Now I don't remember where it is! Swedenborg mentions "robot" in a passage . I can't remember which book and or the context... I don't know how I can find that now. I have been listening to the audiobooks of the Writings one after the other. It's hard to tell. But they did use "robot" in this translation. It's in the edition in the audiobook version.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi Claudia! Chara here, and I remember hearing Jonathan (one of the NCE translators) talking about that. It might be True Christianity, since that was the work Jonathan translated himself and I consulted on. And.... YES! The word "robots" occurs in TC §334:7! Is there anything you'd like to say about that passage? You might like to know about newchristianbiblestudy.org, where you can search for any phrase in all of Swedenborg's works, or you can go to a specific book, and search for a phrase in there. It's a wonderful resource!

[@charlottekey8856]

@@offTheLeftEye Llife-size mannequins that could move by internal machinery have been around a long time. I saw some (still working and moving), from the 16th or 17th century in a museum in Switzerland. Probably they moved by a clockwork type of mechanics, and were known as "Automotons." The concept, or even the physical reality, of a human-looking but mechanical being, is very old.

[@claudiayork2270]

Owesome! Thank you!

[@claudiayork2270]

Are there any plans about a new Marriage Love translation yet? Im waiting for it to get on audio books some day. I have an easier time listening than reading nowadays.

[@offTheLeftEye]

"Marriage Love" is on the list for the New Century Edition translations, but I don't know when it will be completed. If you're on any of our email lists, you'll get an announcement when it's ready!

[@claudiayork2270]

Great!

[@AandMsMom]

Did Swedenborg know Rene Descarte’s writings? I’m just thinking how their ideas of consciousness are so opposite.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes he did, AandM'sMom. Swedenborg was a serious scholar, and apparently studied everything! Here's a short article about Swedenborg that mentions Descartes in the seventh paragraph: www.swedenborg.org.uk/about-us/about-swedenborg/ And here's a longer article all about Swedenborg and Descartes. www.newtheism.com/papers/I.Thompson/dualism-descartes-swedenborg.htm Hope that will give you something to chew on!

[@AandMsMom]

@@offTheLeftEye could be a video? 📽️ Thank you so much 🙏😊💯

[@itssameLuigi]

Why do we take Swedenborg word with such open arms ? What makes him an authority on the matter ? I know about his scientific background and his visions, but surely others had that too. So makes him so spécial ? (Genuine, not being a dick)

[@offTheLeftEye]

The mission of our channel, GAETANC, is to get Swedenborg into the global conversation, because he hasn't been. Sure -- there are lots of enlightened people, but we're here to share Swedenborg's perspective. He claims to have been instructed by God and seen into the spiritual world, gaining new ideas on the nature of God, the nature of our minds, the nature of life after death, the nature of the Bible. Swedenborg was the first to admit that people would find it all very hard to swallow. But some find that these ideas make a difference in their life that leads to good. It's an individual choice whether one welcomes these ideas with open arms. Here's Curtis doing an "elevator pitch" on why he finds Swedenborg so compelling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ-caYimZpWNqZY And here are a couple of videos about Swedenborg himself: "Who Was Swedenborg?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnbEYZhudsiGbZo "Was Swedenborg Crazy?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZC9gWZmg6uMnJo Take what you like and leave the rest!

[@carolbassant2490]

Exactly, its always about swedenborg, and not about JESUS

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@carolbassant2490 Our primary hope is to lead everyone to the Lord Jesus Christ, and Swedenborg is a good way to get there. He called himself a servant, and always pointed readers to the bible.

[@TheCubeMusic]

We are born animal but become human what do you have to say about that ??

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hmmm, Michael. I guess I wouldn't put it in quite such black and white terms. I might say that one way to define "being human" is: having the CAPACITY to grow and develop spiritually. So even in an infant, who is operating mostly according to animal instincts, that CAPACITY is still there -- though as yet undeveloped. But yes -- as we grow spiritually, grow in rationality and wisdom and love, we DO become more and more human. A few thoughts, which I don't claim to be "the answer"!

[@TheCubeMusic]

@@offTheLeftEye okay amazing perspective right on have a great day

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@TheCubeMusic Here is a passage from True Christianity 335 that I enjoy. It describes how animals act from instinct. "Ponder, then, whether a spider that is weaving a web with the utmost skill is thinking in its tiny head, 'I am going to lay out threads in this sequence and then stabilize them with perpendicular threads so that my web doesn't fall apart when the air shakes it violently. At the outermost ends of threads that run in to the center I will fashion a seat for myself. There I will sense if anything comes in and will hurry to the center. For example, if a fly flies in and gets caught, I will quickly go in and wrap it up and it will become my food. ' "Does a bee think in its tiny head, 'I am going to fly away. I know where the fields are that have flowers in them. There I will extract wax from some flowers and honey from others. With the wax I will build adjacent cells one after the other, laid out in such a way that my colleagues and I can easily get in and out on passageways. Later we will put lots of honey away in the cells so that there will be enough to prevent our death over the coming winter?' Not to mention other miraculous behaviors that not only emulate human political and economic prudence but even outdo it in some respects [see above]. [4] "Again, does a hornet think in its tiny head, 'My colleagues and I will build a little home out of thin paper. We will curve its inside walls into a labyrinth and fashion the heart of it into a gathering place with a way in and a way out so cleverly designed that no other living thing that is not part of our clan will be able to find the way to the center where we are gathered?' "Again, is a silkworm during its caterpillar phase thinking in its tiny head, 'Now is the time for me to get ready to spin silk. My goal is that when I have finished spinning silk I will fly off, and in the air - a place I have never been able to reach before - I will play with my friends and ensure that I will have offspring?' The same with other caterpillars that crawl along walls and then become chrysalises, pupas, nymphs, and finally butterflies. Does a fly ever have an idea about breeding with another fly, that the breeding should take place here and not over there?" The point is that animals are born with the knowledge they need, which is a gift and also a limitation. People are born with very few instincts, which gives them the capacity to learn a great deal. Thanks for asking Michael.

[@carolbassant2490]

Thats a lie

[@TheCubeMusic]

@@offTheLeftEye Sure but still even Swedenborg says no killing because it is against gods commandments and I agree with that wholeheartedly

[@FAPPJAPPDAPP]

What if earth is located just above the “intestinum rectum” of the universal form and sometimes intestinal gas escapes up to our location by the “particles” emitting? Why does hell smell like shit and rotten eggs and dead flesh?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Swedenborg says those smells are generated as a correspondence of the evils that people in hell love, FAF. It's the festering of unhelpful and unkind choices. I (Chara) think of earth as in a different realm than the Universal Human of heaven -- physical vs. spiritual. But of course everything physical is infused with spiritual reality or it wouldn't exist!

[@FAPPJAPPDAPP]

@@offTheLeftEye yes, I think as you do, but do you think it is possible to smell if an entity enters the room? People state to be able to smell a deceased person's perfume or tobacco in the room. Thank you Chara.

[@FAPPJAPPDAPP]

@@offTheLeftEye 'Universal Human of heaven' - I love the way you say it.

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@FAPPJAPPDAPP I have read those stories too, in the book Hello from Heaven. People hear, and smell, and sense their deceased loved ones. I think it is amazing. The interactions are often very brief, yes comforting.

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@FAPPJAPPDAPP Here is a short and amazing video exploring how the lungs are an image of heaven as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJSmdZyvftSnf5o

[@FAPPJAPPDAPP]

Yes, it is the universal body of the Lord, everyone knows this:) not?

[@offTheLeftEye]

I guess not, FAF!

[@FAPPJAPPDAPP]

@@offTheLeftEye they have just forgotten. Let’s teach them how to grow up and see for themselves.

[@oviedittrich5945]

Yikes

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yikes what, oviedittrich?

[@oviedittrich5945]

@@offTheLeftEye There is a GOD. Only one. The creator of heaven and earth and everything in them. He infinite in essence, knowledge, power and self existence. Also in righteousness and other attributes. He demands perfection like himself in thought, word and deed. Impossible to attain. Thus His eternal Son took on the form of man, lived a perfect life. Died on a cross was resurrected on the third day, which proved He is the Son of God. He gives life everlasting to all who believe on Him and totally trust Him to save them. All authority is given to Him. He will return to judge the living and the dead. There is no other way to escape eternal damnation than through the blood of Jesus Christ. That is why I texted ‘Yikes’.

[@charlottekey8856]

@@oviedittrich5945 Yikes

[@oviedittrich5945]

@@charlottekey8856 The truth of the One Living God is not hidden from anyone. The truth about Him and His sovereign requirements is an impossibly bitter pill to swallow for those who ignore His many warnings. So ‘Yikes’ indeed. 😳

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@oviedittrich5945 Well, we agree with you that there is One God, and that God's manifestation as Jesus Christ brings about salvation. God bless!

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

Who says anything Swedenborg says is correct anyway? So many people back then we so called enlightened with great knowledge

[@carolynnorton9552]

You have to study Swedenborg in order to see how much sense he makes. And that is why so many intelligent people like Robert Frost, William Blake, Carl Jung, and Emmanuel Kant thought well of Swedenborg and entertained the possibility that he might be absolutely correct.

[@Caio.NSouza]

To those who read his books and understand the core of his teachings, like me and every other Swedenborgian / New Church member, everything he revealed about life, the afterlife, the Bible and God is correct. There isn't any evidence that anything Swedenborg has ever written was invented or created by his imagination, there is sufficient proof of that but at the end it's all matter of faith as any other beliefs in our lives. You have to seek yourself what he taught and feel if it those things makes sense in you heart. 😉

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

The same can be said about everything Manly P Hall, MPH, Steiner etc

[@carolynnorton9552]

@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 Then, study them all and make your own decision. It's a matter of what makes sense to you, appeals to you, and helps you become a better person. That is the only purpose behind all spiritual help.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes, anthony -- and all anyone can do is take in various enlightenment, compare it to their own experience, and see what resonates as true and helpful in their own heart and mind and life. We have found the ideas espoused by Swedenborg to be helpful in our lives -- that's why we share it. Here's Curtis doing a one-minute "elevator pitch" on why it all feels meaningful to him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ-caYimZpWNqZY

[@andrearivers1402]

Hi army guy

[@offTheLeftEye]

Army guy? You mean his little figures that he uses to illustrate ideas?