Dying and Entering the Spiritual World is like Moving From a Village to a Great City

[@quenessyomy6924]

MY MOTHERS ONE YEAR PASSING ANNIVERSARY IS AT 12:00 AM.. 12/12/18... IM WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL AGAIN.. ITS JUST GIVES ME MORE CONFIRMATION THAT I KNOW MY MOTHER IS WITH THE LORD♥️..SHE TOLD ME IN HER 4th hospital room.. THANK YOU LORD, FOR GIVING ME SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.. I LIVE WITH THAT🙏🏽👄...MAKES ME HAPPY MY MOTHER KNEW I TOOK CARE OF HER...IM HER ONLY DAUGHTER.. I TOOK CARE OF HER FROM JULY 2018 UNTIL💋

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi QUEENESS YOMy, what a powerful day this is for you! I'm sorry to hear of your loss but take comfort knowing your mother is with the Lord, and that she had the love and care of a devoted, selfless daughter in you. I wish you peace and love, and know you will be reunited in the next life someday! I bet you'd enjoy this short clip of Swedenborg witnessing a family reunite in the afterlife, kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZO9qauHgNuofrc "Family Reunion in the Afterlife" Hope it gives you some love to look forward to! God bless you.

[@quenessyomy6924]

offTheLeftEye THANK YOU I READ ECCLESIASTES 9:5-12 . I believe I said that right along with others Scriptures.. Just Knowing MOM♥️Is Resting In The Bosom of Abraham‼️.. ( My Aunt, Her Sister, Told Me This this Morning about Abraham, and I went to work more Relaxed , I know Mom is Resting, I just felt Alone💙

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@quenessyomy6924 Yes, your mom is finding peace and joy in her new phase of life. And we're sending much love to you during this phase of recovering from the loss. Wishing you healing and peace, and the certainty that you are never alone! Your mom is experiencing new life, but she also stays very close to you in love and in spirit. Love is what keep people connected, even across the veil. God makes sure of it.

[@quenessyomy6924]

offTheLeftEye ♥️♥️♥️IMMENSELY‼️

[@veritasvosliberabit5464]

Truth needs no defense, it is its own power and explanation, and the human mind has the ability to perceive it. Thank you for sharing so much Truth with the world, and please never stop.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Jv! Yes, we human beings are created with minds thirsty for truth! I am so glad this episode resonated with you. Thank you for being part of our community and for taking the time to reply!

[@Simsane]

Curtis, I love how you open up about your thoughts and feelings. You let yourself be vulnerable and because of that, you feel like a true, honest, loving person to us. Those tangents show us who you really are and this is one of the reasons you're so good at this. You don't feel fake.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks Simsane, and I think you express it well. Curtis is genuine, and his enthusiasm is very real. Maybe you can be with him in person sometime. He is inspiring.

[@marysunshine5587]

This makes me feel so much better about having to get through this life.

[@veritasvosliberabit5464]

This life and next... Makes me wonder, rethorically, how would you feel if in a few thousand years (or much, much less) your Spirit graduates as an Angel? You may not know the good and love you bring to others...

[@marysunshine5587]

@@veritasvosliberabit5464 I don't know how I'll feel but like here it probably won't happen until were ready for it.I know I bring good ,love and humor but its still heavy here lol .Thanks for the response. 😉

[@jhod555]

Life is definitely challenging. I really understand your feelings. The kind people here often remind me how small this trip is compared to the next, but oh, it does feel long here.

[@marysunshine5587]

@@jhod555 lmaooooo thank you. I didn't mean to sound morbid. I grew up in the 70s a d it seems like people here are more aggressive ,rude,narcissist and mean, mind I swear I'm a optimist but i cant deny seeing humans just more cruel to each other . I'm a empath so it makes me excited to graduate out of here one day. It does seem long here and the crazy thing is,is I feel sorry for little kids thinking how long they have to be here. I know I have to be here and am doing my best but never felt completely comfortable here . I know I will fit in more in the spirit world than I have here. Does that make sense?

[@jhod555]

Girl, we are.kindred spirits. Makes all the sense in the world.

[@cnguyen2745]

On Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. I lost my golden retriever. He crossed over with my husband and my other fur baby Hoochiegirl. He was so sick and I read that they do not want to leave your side until you tell them to leave. It was the hardest thing I had to do. I told him to go get daddy and that I will be ok that his sister is here with me to take over. I cried so much as I saw him finally leave his body to go get daddy. I was sitting with him and petting him to let him know it was ok, I also called out to my husband to come and get him now. I also prayed to Jesus to help. It took about 5 minutes for him to finally cross over. His sister whom I have stayed with him also. I do know I will see them all when it is my time.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Such a touching moment you describe here, cnguyen! So sorry you had to say goodbye to your beloved friend. Blessings to you as you adjust to the loss of his comforting presence.

[@hs6404]

Great message! Much to learn!

[@offTheLeftEye]

There IS a lot to learn! Blessings to you on your learning journey, and thanks for being here!

[@kens6168]

Thanks so much again! More things I never knew and will never forget! May God bless!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Wishing God's blessings to you, too!

[@Deborahboenke2]

This is what I imagine heaven to be like you go what ever your soul is ready for

[@dmswan3172]

Thank you for this great program - the correspondences between the physical world as we understand it and the far greater spiritual reality that informs it make so much sense - I can imagine that all the wonderful aspects of living life here are much more so in the spiritual realm!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks so much for sharing these reflections, dmswan, and thanks for being here with us! Glad it rings true for you!

[@pinksparkle1965love]

Thank you Curtis great topic♡♡

[@offTheLeftEye]

So glad to hear you enjoyed it, Simone!

[@bettyabote4229]

Thanks Curtis

[@minastacey4456]

Thank you!!!❤

[@mummabearcuddles7956]

Appreciate ur recommendation to this awesome video. So much more understanding .... peace kindness happiness harmony consistency to all 💌✌🏻🥰🐻💖😇💕

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yay, I'm so glad it was a good fit! peace indeed!

[@carmengale3311]

thank you for respecting each persons level of truth and goodness. i love how this concept is useful!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Carmen, so glad it hit home. Thanks for watching!

[@maryvalentine4924]

Dying and Entering the Spiritual World is like Moving From a Village to a Great City is such a great episode because it does excite the imagination about what the spiritual world is like. I do look forward to it. The image of how we end up where we belong and are happiest on either side of an issue is helpful to me. And your emphasis Curtis toward the end that the more the better is a wonderful message. It puts our world and our earthly population growth, abortion, climate challenges into a better and a positive perspective. This is probably off topic but… yesterday morning, I began thinking about how we are born into this earthly material life as helpless babes. And this world is full of a smorgasbord of everything from the most useless evil and falsities to the most helpful, useful, kind, caring acts of love - and everything in between. Why this system in which we form our characters? So I thought that the Lord in all His Genius must know what He’s doing - right? He must have devised the very best means of sorting us and letting us have some freedom in choosing our path. Living in this soup of mixed emotions, motives, thoughts, words, and actions must be the best possible way to prepare us for our eternal lives. So living like this where many of us have not chosen to seek a spiritual path to walk; and certainly only a tiny few have ever heard of Swedenborg - this is OK with the Lord. This is still the most effective system He could devise to let us become ourselves. So living in this mixed good/bad soup is how we were meant to begin our journey - what we were created for, adapted for, compatible with, good at living with, and working out our destinies in. I find this absolutely amazing - looking at it from this angle. I have always wondered why we live in suspension between good and evil, and then are admonished to refuse evil and to choose good - over and over throughout our lives - repeating the process ad infinitum and ad nauseum (my feeling). But IF I accept that the Lord has devised the very best way to sort us out, and that we are created to do this sorting this way, THEN I have to believe it is for the best for everyone; and it explains for me why the Lord loves us all, from the heavenly to the hellish, equally. And I am comforted when I think that this is how the Lord wants us to live the lives He has blessed us with. Blessings to you all for this work and its gifts ❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

Wow, Mary Valentine, what a beautiful thought to follow and learn from, you are so inspiring! This trust in the Lord is the very essence of faith and so very challenging! But you describe the comfort that comes with that trust so beautifully and it's reminding me to work on my own trust level. The whole free will thing does sometimes just feel like torture, but I promise it's not - maybe the best way to think of it is as an opportunity, to face evil and defeat it, and choose good over and over! I also believe that the more of us that choose good, and the more frequently, the easier the struggle becomes for those around us and those in the future, so it's a worthy fight! Our recent episode of Swedenborg & Life, "The Gates to Heaven and Hell," kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3yol6OFnNpsn68 talks about the nature of free will and our role in it better than I could, so check it out and let me know what you think! Thanks for sharing such a peaceful and comforting thought. God bless you, Mary!

[@andreabeach1246]

You Are SOOO brilliant this REALLY makes sense. This dimension sounds pnenominal in it's arena.the vastness and fascinating enormity it presents to hold millions of souls.This place certainly aroses a desire of wanting to exit this planet and enter into a world of complete AWESOME mysterious existence called after life...looking forward to being there.. Thanks for sharing this knowledge you have obtained through your interest in wanting to know about the after life through studying the literature of Mr Swedenborg's tutoring from God.

[@offTheLeftEye]

"Tutoring from God" -- love it! I agree with you that the picture of the afterlife is very appealing! Thanks so much for watching and for joining the conversation, Andrea!

[@karenprater8238]

Now I really feel better knowing I have a permanent home to go too.

[@thomasgontarz3372]

Its awesome on the audio file the very middle has two spikes higher than the rest, like a well balanced truth coming from good. Great show team keep up the good world

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thank you for the kind and encouraging words, Thomas!

[@bettyabote4229]

Thanks Curtis, I am so happy the channel gives me joy in my heart always as I watch knowing the truth and wisdom in life.

[@offTheLeftEye]

That's so wonderful, Betty! 💖

[@MadhuB1-forAll]

The Guides in Paul Selig's books (I Am the Word, The Book of Love and Creation, The Book of Knowing and Worth, The Book of Mastery, The Book of Freedom, Beyond the Known: Realization) say that all of manifestation is expressed in numerous octaves. Similar to what Swedenborg points to.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Sounds cool Everyman, I will check it out, thank you!

[@JenniferElliott1]

Hi, I just found and subscribe to your channel. This gives me hope for the future in the after life. I just recently lost someone that was close to me and it made me very interested in the spirit world. Your videos that I have watched so far have been very informative indeed! ☺️🙏❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

Jenny, I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm very glad that our channel has brought you hope and relief as you explore the idea of what's next for all of us! Thanks for your comment, and please let us know if there's any questions we can help with! Have you seen our episode, "5 Reunions in the Afterlife," kzbin.info/www/bejne/raG6o6etod6pe5I I have found it very comforting! God bless!

[@JenniferElliott1]

@@offTheLeftEye Thank you for sending that link! I watched it after you sent it and very much enjoyed it! Actually I do have a few questions. What happens to the persons spirit if they intentionally took their own life? And can spirits actually see us on earth and if so, do they wander around where they actually left their spirit when they were here on earth? (E.g. People's homes or outside places)

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@JenniferElliott1 Great questions! No one's end destination in the afterlife is determined by a single act, including suicide. If a person has reached that kind of despair, they are still going to have to work through their inner issues in the afterlife, but they will get much as much loving help from the angels as they are willing to accept. I believe there are ways and places in which God can provide healing and learning to help their minds get to a better place. It seems that normally people in the afterlife are not actually seeing our physical situations here on earth. Maybe sometimes, if there is a use for it, but mostly they are engaging in the whole new world around them there in the afterlife. However, they can be very aware of the thoughts and feelings of loved ones on earth. So I always encourage bereaved people to continue to talk with their loved ones in the afterlife in their minds, and continue to send them love, because I believe those loved ones will receive the messages.

[@JenniferElliott1]

@@offTheLeftEye Thank you for your reply I really appreciate it! I am actually in the process of writing a letter to the person I lost which I find very comforting and therapeutic. Is it safe to speak out loud to the ones we lost? As I do worry about communicating with demonic spirits or a spirit that may pretend to be the person that once was. Also I feel that the time they committed suicide was around about the same time they appeared in my dream. Was this the same soul I had a relationship with on earth? It has been a few weeks that I found out about his passing and I've had a few spiritual experiences for e.g. I saw a butterfly at my local station where his spirit was. A particular song has been playing on the radio which I shared with him (when he was alive) and my dog has been acting up. Ever since my dog was a pup he has been sleeping in my parents room and recently he can not sleep in there these days. I feel his spirit is in the room. Could this be true? This has been happening since last month and this was when he died in a tragic car crash.

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@JenniferElliott1 I believe it is absolutely safe to talk to a loved one in your mind. I (Karin) have done that a lot in regards to my daughter (who died at age 8). Swedenborg learned that thoughts and love draw people's spirits together. I understand your concern about being deceived by dark spirits. Have you seen our episode "Is It Safe to Talk to Spirits?"? See if there are any helpful thoughts in that regard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3XCo4CEpL-shNk Signs of the presence of person's spirit (like the ones you describe) are very common and normal, especially when it has still been a short time since the person has crossed over. A butterfly, and a song on the radio, are beautiful ways that a message of love can come from a loved one. And it seems that animals are often very sensitive to the presence of spirits! I believe you can consider these things messages of love from this person you are missing, and a reassurance that he is alive and well. Wishing you continued healing and peace, Jenny!

[@jonchilds1116]

Quite a change from earth to heaven 😊

[@offTheLeftEye]

Can't wait to see what it's like, Jon!

[@flowerchild7820]

Another GREAT Video. Thank you! It’s funny how you know what we were thinking or at I was thinking I love the rural/village. Without the village there’d be no village people. You know now you’re going to start singing -- it’s fun to stay at the YMCA. ❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

:) Now that song will be stuck in my head! :D I'm so glad you enjoyed this episode, Flower Child! Thanks for watching.

[@terraray7487]

I love the idea of more people in heaven making it better! People are getting year-end reviews and ratings at work right now and because resources are limited, not everyone can be recognized for their unique contributions and receive the raises they might deserve because there are not endless resources. It can seem arbitrary and unfair. But in heaven, there is enough for everyone and more is better! I am not really talking about money and recognition now, but the longing to thrive and work and shine and grow...on to eternity! This is an idea that makes my brain stretch out in wonder. :) Thank you for this!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Terra! I am so glad you're part of our community. Thank you for taking the time to share your reply! It is truly encouraging for me, too, to realize that increasing complexity in the spiritual world doesn't mean increasing anonymity! As you say, we all "thrive and work and shine and grow" together. What hope!

[@dt4810]

My dad passed away in October and was reading the biographies of historical figures leading up to his premature death. Maybe he was subconsciously preparing to meet with the great leaders he was reading about.

[@goodvibes6382]

Interesting thought!

[@Jocelyn197878]

My mom passed in October too. I feel like she's around me still. It's weird.

[@offTheLeftEye]

D T, my heart goes out to you with your dad's recent passing into the spiritual world. That is a beautiful thing to think of him preparing to meet the leaders he was reading about! His spirit was still learning and growing even as his physical body was dying. He is certainly now entering into an expansive new reach of knowledge and experiences!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi Jocelyn, I'm sorry for the loss of your mother. Her spirit is definitely still alive and near. Is it weird because it is not what you expected, to feel her presence? I hope you feel carried in love during this time of grieving her physical loss.

[@dt4810]

@@offTheLeftEye Thank you so much! I appreciate your reply tremendously

[@cruisinthru3916]

At 12:00 mins in. Heaven has said that all hearts shall be complete...No LACKING in heaven...Meaning if GOD knows you will smile greatly if you see a former teddy bear restored to new for you then you WILL receive that! Anything that projects you to love and smile will be before you instantly because God is LOVE and hes happy to have you home...including souls who chose to be trees and pets and everything!! For NOTHING is impossible with GOD. AMEN

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, cruisin thru! I am so glad you're part of this community and that this video evoked thoughts of a loving God. Thank you for your enthusiasm!

[@offTheLeftEye]

@Carlavagnen 13 Yes indeed.

[@kb8wfh]

I'm glad you mention the common fear about the next world being someplace we might not like. I hear what other people believe it will be like, or even heard from people who have been there and come back and I think, "I don't think I'd like that. What do you mean there's a lot to do, jobs to be done?" My nightmare is the next life will be like college (which having a learning disability, I hated) and I get assigned a job I don't like with an angel laughing at me, patting me on the back, saying, "Ah, well, someone's gotta do it and this is what you got. Cheer up, maybe you'll learn to like it." Constant frustration in a place where everyone else belongs and loves, but I don't. So thanks, Curtis & OTLE for assurance that my fears are a bit silly.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Matt! Thank you so much for being a part of this community. Your fears are far from silly, my friend. Totally understandable and relatable! Swedenborg describes an afterlife with communities of angels involved in activities they absolutely love. It's a picture of harmony, usefulness, and cheer. Have you seen our episode of Swedenborg & Life called, "You are the Lungs"? Take a look, and let me know what you think! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJSmdZyvftSnf5o

[@kennykeffer8305]

I have been in the spiritual word heaven is wonderful on the other side i feel stronger like nothing can touch me it's dark on the other side

[@offTheLeftEye]

Beautiful, Kenny! It's always great to hear about your personal experiences.

[@kennykeffer8305]

@Debbie Mercer when you cross over to the other side it will be dark but you will be in the light and a Angel will be waiting for you to take you to heaven that's what I seen i have been on the other side and to heaven

[@kennykeffer8305]

@Debbie Mercer it was not your time or a Angel would have been there you were on the other side God is for real you were in your spiritual body on the other side

[@harlanlang6556]

You caused me to have a mind explosion! Since the purpose of life is to learn to love and gain knowledge, then each person, being unique, fulfills this purpose in a unique way, thus complimenting every other soul. Even if the universe is infinite, the expression of love and knowledge will continue to grow and expand just like the birth of every baby in this world adds to the potential of love and knowledge. It seems like the fulfillment of our purpose is tied to the fulfillment of others, so that means that we need to develop communities, here and in the other worlds, in order for each soul to reach its potential. This can be seen in the historical growth of communities on earth from family unity, to clan unity, to tribal unity, to city-state unity, to unity of each nation and ultimately to the unity of humanity in a world civilization. This demonstrates the growth of the ties of love to ever larger groups. I guess the next step would be the growth of love and unity between planets. I think that the growth of chaos that we now see in many countries probably is caused by the failure of the old system of national communities to deal with the need to include the whole world where there are no longer any people who are outsiders. I loved your example of explaining to your sister about the return of the flowers each year. You can find this same analogy in the Baha'i writings concerning the return of Christ. The return of last years roses on the rose bush will not be the return of the atoms and molecules of last years roses, but the return of the attributes of the roses. They will be the same color, shape and aroma but expressed with different atoms. Jesus actually alluded to this in explaining the return of Elijah who was expected to return in the "day of the Lord". He was asked if He were Elijah and He replied that John the Baptist was actually the return of Elijah, if they could understand it. John didn't fly down out of the sky physically, but was born as a baby to Elizabeth and manifested the qualities of Elijah. Baha'is understand this to be the unifying principle between all the great historical religions, that the Christlike qualities reappear from age to age in a different human being manifesting these qualities like a mirror reflecting the rays of the sun. Mirrors may come in different shapes, colors and sizes, but they all reflect the same light. This analogy probably can be taken to the level of human beings. We're all different sizes, shapes and colors but the qualities of a human being can potentially be manifested in all of us. Recognizing this reality will cause the end of racism. The same is true with religion. I don't know if "religionism" is a word or not, but this would be analogous to racism, the notion that one religion is superior to all others, rather than seeing all religions as stages in the spiritual evolution of mankind, that all peoples have been provided by our Creator with a Divine Mirror reflecting the rays of Divine Love and Knowledge as needed for spiritual progress and goodness. Swedenborg seems to affirm that people of whatever religious label ascend to the next world according to their spiritual attributes and bathe in the rays of the Divine Sun regardless of their label on earth. So maybe each religion is like a branch from the same rose bush.

[@angelgirldebbiejo]

Hey are you Bahai? I am also, if your on FB u can friend me @ angel shining

[@harlanlang6556]

@@angelgirldebbiejo Hi Angel. Yes, I'm a Baha'i.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Harlan! Thank you for taking the time to share what resonated with you! What an absolutely beautiful contribution: "...each religion is like a branch from the same rose bush." I'd love to hear more! What are your thoughts on increased love and unity between planets?

[@harlanlang6556]

@@offTheLeftEye The planets themselves are all connected, along with their stars, by a form of love called gravity, if you think of love as a force of attraction. I think that love between the creatures, or people, of different planets is just a more mature expression of the love we have here on earth between humans. Our experience of loving other humans who may look very different from us should prepare us for the future of meeting spiritual beings from other planets who may be physically very different from us. Sci Fi movies are also great at getting us used to the idea. It will be interesting to eventually learn how religion has developed on other planets. My guess is that they will have their own history of physically evolving to the point of rational thinking and pondering the same questions we have pondered of what exactly are we, and what is our purpose as individuals and as a society. They probably will have their own succession of Spiritual Luminaries who will be recognized as having a special connection with the Divine, with teachings and guidance to help them understand those fundamental questions of life and how to live together with a common purpose. They will understand, just as we have in every culture and religion on earth, that our reality is not our physical form, but a reality which is connected to our physical form like an image is connected to a mirror. The reflected image survives the breaking of the mirror. The Sci Fi movies which deal with meeting people from other planets reflect our own immature understanding of our own nature. We still see contention and conflict as "human nature" which will never change, but I think that this is just our adolescent stage of social/spiritual growth. Healthy human families put the family's interests above those of individuals. We'll eventually come to understand the human race as one family and that the best interests of humanity should come first. That will express the mature nature of man. The same should be true on any planet. It's not a big leap to see people of other planets as family too, so we, and they, would seek the best interests of people....everywhere. So that might explain why a super culture from some other part of our galaxy hasn't contacted us. This contact probably would not allow us to grow and develop through our own stages of progress. If you forcibly open a rose bud, you'll destroy the rose. But there probably will come a time when we're mature enough to handle it. I think the sign of this maturity will be the eventual creation of a world culture in which the earth will be like one country and mankind will live as one family. This has been the central Baha'i goal from the beginning. All good will spring from this unity and love. The unity of planets will probably bring unimaginable wonder and good. The James Webb telescope should be launched within two years which will allow us to analyze the atmospheres of exo-planets and identify planets with life. This will be another big step in preparing for contact with other planets with people. It's going to be quite a ride!

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@harlanlang6556 I love it! Such exciting things to look forward to. Thanks!

[@mitchyz101]

Great video thanks

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks, mitchyz101! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@Simsane]

I don't want to live IN a city, but visit one, sure. I am not 100% sure exactly what my house and surrounding area would look like as I need to wait until I join my husband to see what he wants first. But I am sure that wherever we live, we will be happy.😊 One thing to keep in mind is when Swedenborg lived. There were far less people on the earth at that time so there were also far less big cities. Yes, London, Paris, etc. were large even then in comparison to outlying towns and villages but still very small compared to modern day. Despite that, I am sure it is still going to feel, even to us modern day people, the same as it felt to Swedenborg. I often wonder what Swedenborg thinks now. Now that he has been living there for a couple hundred years. I would love to be able to meet him someday and thank him for helping me to learn about Our Lord.

[@offTheLeftEye]

I hear you Simsane! It would be pretty amazing to meet Swedenborg in heaven and be able to thank him. He will probably give all glory to God, but still he was a willing servant.

[@jhod555]

This was a beautiful, beautiful episode, and I love you all...."The same shape?"....oof!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thank you, Jhone! Love to you, as well!

[@josueribeiro07]

Best channel on youtube, love you guys.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks for the love, Josué! We're delighted to have you in our community here!

[@garysmith1615]

Please pray for Australia 🙏 🙏 People's natural water is being stopped while being burned out of the country. Let's use our spiritual connection. TO ALL BELIEVERS, LET US PRAY AND MEDITATE IN UNISON AT 8 P.M. U.S. EASTERN STANDARD TIME FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IF YOU'RE ON BOARD LET ME KNOW WITH THUMBS UP AND SPREAD THIS MESSAGE TO EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM AND CHAT ROOM!!! OUR COMBINED SPIRITUAL ENERGY IS A POWERFUL FORCE FROM GOD!!!!!! Thank you Curtis and “Off the left eye" This show was the catalyst that changed my life 2 years ago.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Great idea, Gary, thank you! It is the least we can do. I hope things get better in Australia, and for our earth in general! Thank you for watching, and creating and sending positive spiritual energy in this world!

[@douglaskoleen5586]

Wow, for a minute there, when Curtis was staring at his hand and speaking of the billions, "no trillions" of cells, I swear I could see colors in the air.....lol

[@offTheLeftEye]

Cool! :)

[@davecollins1048]

In my dreams I visit versions of surrounding cities and though they are different from the physical cities, there are similarities too. Some seem futuristic while portions seem antiquated. For instance, it is a 2 hr drive to NYC or Boston, but in my dream I can walk there in just a few minutes. My mom passed a few years ago and I got to visit her a few times in a version of the house in which she lived. It was the same, but different, more colorful. Maybe it's just me, but the spirit world seems a bit crowded sometimes.

[@dmswan3172]

Dave Collins Thank you for sharing your amazing dreams - from your description, they seem to be much more than ordinary dreams.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Dave! Thank you for sharing your personal experience with us. Powerful, my friend! What a delight to find your mom living in a colorful environment! I imagine that experience could be quite comforting in a time of transition and adjustment. May your dreams continue to offer you warmth and reassurance!

[@offTheLeftEye]

@Debbie Mercer If a dream gives you distress like this, then I believe the dream is reflecting your own worries rather than how things really are or will be. I believe that you will never be lost in the afterlife - that angels and the presence of God in your heart will lead you right to your home and your dear mom!

[@offTheLeftEye]

@Debbie Mercer I can understand your fear, but I believe that experience was just reflecting your state of mind at that particular time, and there were angels with you but you just couldn't see them. With all you have been through in your life, that is very understandable! I know that fear is a very hard thing to overcome, but try to resist that fear. The Truth is that you are completely loved, and you will be lovingly cared for by the highest by God and the highest angels when it is your time to fully cross over.

[@offTheLeftEye]

@Debbie Mercer We're so glad to have you here, Debbie, and we're deeply glad that you feel free to visit this channel whenever you feel the need for some guidance and support. God is so good, and can work through us all to help one another! We're sending much love right back to you!

[@rosariopresti9792]

My heaven is one of a series of cottages around a a clean lake of water the cottages are for my guests wanting to enjoy their existence at my heaven home surrounded by my love ones angels jesus all are eating great Italian foods produced by my mom aunties grandma's just enjoying themselves in my part of heaven. Look so forward to entertain all at my heaven play cards watching dolphins swimming In my precious ocean lake birds bee's my and my friends pets playing in the tall flowers and endless grasses just enjoying themselves along with my friends old and new. I get it. Thanks for your time Rosario

[@offTheLeftEye]

Sounds beautiful, Rosario! I hope I get to come visit you there!

[@4everjesusbride]

Kneeling, in front, of God, will be our forever lifeline, as well as, the King of kings. I hope to meet Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. Billy Graham, so many. And, of course, Mr. Swedenborg & @offthelefteye And Mr. Curtis, to answer your big question you bring up often...is YES, my whole life. 🙏✝️🙏 Please put on the, "Whole Armor of God", a few minutes before you leave every day. And, teach each person, in your household, how, to do this according to, the Bible. I'm so delighted God led me to Off The Left Eye to help me journey into more depth with Swedenborg and fill in gaps with my earthly journey plus with The Holy Trinity, GOD.

[@offTheLeftEye]

I love that idea of putting on the armor of God. Thanks for the reminder, Andrea!

[@julianbristow4793]

Maybe I’m missing the idea, but I like it. I don’t know what the cities in Heaven are like, but I would think the reverse might be better. To me big cities are loud and polluted, with limited space and high crime rates. A village would be more remote and quiet with the sounds of nature all around you. But perhaps I’m getting the idea wrong. I don’t know. But to be FREE of evil, is the main concern. 👍🏻🌼😃❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

Absolutely- freedom from evil would mean no crime rate and no pollution! That said, I think if you're a country person, then your home in heaven will reflect that. Have you seen our episode, "How to Give a Home in Heaven?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGkcmSqd96Njtk Let me know what you think!

[@on678999]

Does the spiritual world population in the billions like physical world?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, on678999! Thank you for being here, my friend, and for asking this question! Emanuel Swedenborg's spiritual experiences reveal that the spiritual world is ever-expanding in population. Every person who has lived on earth has found -- and will find -- a permanent home in the afterlife! It is hard to conceive of infinity, isn't it?! "... God had a single purpose in creating [the universe]: an angelic heaven populated by the human race." True Christianity #13 swedenborg.com/product/true-christianity-1-nce/

[@sdcrilly]

The doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is that we have always existed as light and intelligence and God our Heavenly Father organized us and gave us spirit bodies. Then we literally became his children and lived in the pre existence with him until it was our time to come to this earth to gain physical bodies like he has, so that we can progress through our Savior Jesus Christ to become all that he wants us to be, if we choose too. That is why there are so many of his children. This is something that you can pray and ask for the truth of.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks for sharing the LDS perspective, Sandy! I like the idea of all of us praying to see the truth.

[@AsktheSpirits]

Aww man I live in center city Phila.. Please God not again!! 🙃... I would love to live in a city like Dublin or Miami... city with so much beauty is my ideal heavenly city.

[@offTheLeftEye]

I think you can count on beauty in a heavenly city, GMaria! And even Philly has it's beautiful parts.... :) Blessings to you!

[@jaynorris3722]

The wife wants to live in a small village because crowds kind of freak her. Be ok to visit a city but not stay there. Mind you, I have told her a city in heaven won't be scarey and awful in heaven. The rural communitys got to be brilliant. We both love all your shows. Yous have given us good things to think about and work harder to st there. Also her father wants to know if they have cattle herds to look after and horses to break? He's a 91 year old rancher. She's told him yes poppa God has a herd to look after. Sure hope she's right. She wanted to comfort him.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Jay! I am so glad to know that you and your wife are nourished by what you see and hear in our shows. Swedenborg taught that each of us will enjoy in the afterlife what we most enjoy doing here on earth! Those that have made useful lives out of tending to cattle herds and caring for horses will surely continue to receive the joy of those activities in heaven!

[@jerrydavis8563]

To Curtis,Of all the people that die every day,past an d future, where is it going to be room?????

[@offTheLeftEye]

Good thing the spiritual world isn't bound by the physics of the natural world, isn't it, Jerry? How much room do your thoughts and feelings take up? Your ideas and hopes and dreams? Spiritual reality doesn't require physical space to fit into. So I think we're good in terms of room for everyone. You and all of us will be welcomed "home" with plenty of room for everyone. In one interesting passage, Swedenborg says that everyone goes to a specific place between two other angels in heaven, creating somewhat of a bridge, and therefore increasing the perfection of that heavenly community. Fascinating to ponder, but we have to try to think APART from space and time, which is kind of the only way we earthlings CAN think!

[@randydiluzio8269]

Hello Curtis, many people in the New Age movement say that our minds create our reality in the Afterlife. I was wondering do people build these great cities in heaven or do they just manifest it with their thoughts? Does Swedenborg talk about how thing are created in heaven? If heaven is as vast has people claim, God must have some system for organizing and producing thing? Just curious. Thanks. Great show!!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Randy, such great questions! I don't have a short answer, but I think the best episodes I can recommend to answer this are, in order of length, "How to Get a Home in Heaven," kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGkcmSqd96Njtk "A Day in the Life of an Angel," kzbin.info/www/bejne/emSlnoOjbKmDrJI and in this last one, from our show "Good Question!", one thing we discuss is the government of Heaven: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaKbhHZnZZmjb7M I'd love to hear what you think!

[@randydiluzio8269]

@@offTheLeftEye Thanks guys, some day I will ask an easy question lol!! Have a good week.

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@randydiluzio8269 Haha, hey, it's great for us to get good challenges to put our minds to! Always great to talk with you, Randy, and we're wishing you a good week, too!

[@mellowcuddlekins]

Hi Curtis 👋 I wanna know what Swedenborg said about religiousless or atheist people? Can you give me a link if you covered this topic already in your channel? I searched it but i couldn't find it. Sorry for my English i am not a native English speaker. Thanks 😊

[@offTheLeftEye]

Mia - what a great question. The short answer is, God is love, God loves everyone, and God wants everyone to be happy, love each other, and in other words, be in heaven. I think God can work with anyone who loves anyone else - as long as we all focus on love, and act from love and with love, we will receive love in return! We have a number of videos on the subject of faith, so I've included them here, because they will answer your question better than I can: Some short clips: "Will You Go To Hell for Not Being Spiritual?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3SzdImtisikb5o "Why Doubt is Essential to Faith," kzbin.info/www/bejne/mofchGVpgrR9jaM "What Makes Faith Real," kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXPFl4KqoMmeqpY "Why have Faith?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2asp6GPZd2Uq5o And a full length episode: "How Spirits Feel About People Who Don't Believe in Them," kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3naXpWabbqIodU I'd love to hear if any of these are helpful! Thanks so much for your question!

[@michaelherber4292]

Is this kinda like where in the Bible it says ( in my Fathers House there are many rooms?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Michael, I think you're exactly right! There's room for everyone!

[@karenprater8238]

Is this like a little city?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Karen! Thank you for your question. I'd like to understand a bit better. Will you say more?

[@karenprater8238]

I was s trying to say on the spiritual life is their like a city or a village that everyone who died live in one place?

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@karenprater8238 No, there are many, many different cities and villages in the afterlife, because everyone can live in a setting that feels comfortable to them. The point Swedenborg was making is that moving from the physical world is like moving from a small town into a big city. Not that it is all one thing, but that there is so much more going on, and so many more people. Does that make it more clear?

[@karenprater8238]

@@offTheLeftEye yes it's more clear thank you!

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@karenprater8238 You're very welcome! It's like if you think of the whole Earth as a village, the spiritual world is like a giant city in comparison! :)

[@michellewarren386]

No one understands me or believes me!

[@offTheLeftEye]

That sounds very lonely!

[@twinsoultarot473]

That was awesome! I love life and the human race but the money system is evil. So - I'll be glad to get away from it for all eternity. Yes! my cat L.C. you see on your left while viewing this screen will be with me there.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Lauren, Definitely, LC will be with you, and money won't! What a relief! Thanks for your thoughts!

[@goodvibes6382]

Does Swedenborg believe in/ teach reincarnation? And if so, how does that fit into the topic of this video, with the infinite amount of souls in the afterlife, all together, if they are coming back for multiple physical lives? I hope that made sense Lol

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hey Good Vibes! Swedenborg has an interesting take on reincarnation; put simply, there is not physical reincarnation, but like everything, it's not a simple either/or! We devoted a whole episode to digging into how what Swedenborg teaches compares to the mainstream ideas about reincarnation. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYe8fHicpdOroJI. If you get a chance to watch, I'd love to hear what you think! And we have another episode about the amazing nature of heaven here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/gomXq5Skh5mCnaM. One mind-bending idea Swedenborg learned is that heaven gets more perfect the more people are there!

[@goodvibes6382]

@@offTheLeftEye thank u for the links, I'll be sure to check them out!

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@goodvibes6382 You're very welcome!

[@lapis3834]

Hope Swedenborg is right. But I hope no one gets to Hell for long. Only incurable evil people.But even them, if they can learn not to hurt and manipulate people, see their mistakes and regret them, maby without a flesh wrong wired brain, they develop empathy and insight... Maby they doesn't need to suffer eternally, because they then doesn't need to be scared straight. They feel and..... I just think eternity in hell seems so incredible terrible for a human. Even bad people has some feelings. What if good people, get to hell, because they didn't believe or was addicts, but otherwise very good, empathic, caring, kind people!!?? That would be tragic and terrible. Especially if they had to be there long. If any of my loved ones got there and I was lucky and got to heaven... I wouldn't get peace. And good people that takes their lives because they hurt too much or feel like burdens to their loved ones... Then I would want them to finally get peace, in the arms of, Jesus or an angel, but they will be stabbed and burned and scared restless, in Hell... It sounds evil, to me. I can't understand everyone in Heaven wouldn't find a way to save those souls , if their loved ones ended in Hell. I think about this a lot, because my close family member died and because he was an addict and got brain damage, he did say and do some hurtful things, he otherwise wouldn't have. I so understand how he got himself addicted and so young, he had no way of understanding what he got himself into. He really tried to quit so many times... Only I feel for him is pitty, not anger, rather angry at myself for not helping him more. If he ❤, is in Hell... I don't understand anything anymore. And if my non believing mom that did everything for us, goes there, because she doesn't believe in God ( There's a good reason for that, too, if anyone saw her life story..) .. I don't understand anything! I want to be Christian, but I can't, because I don't want to believe everything the Bible says is facts or true... Gods words. I hope humans added a bit to get people to behave better, if they had no natural empathy, they had to be scared for themselves, instead. But I do worry the Bible is right. Then my family and I probably all will go to Hell. But then God isn't the loving, understanding God, I used to think he was. I have to believe he is good to not only the well behaved, but also the not so perfect, but with a lot of care and trying their best. I hope God knows everything and makes sure no one goes to Hell, unless it's the only way to keep others safe, until they realized their terrible mistakes and never would do them again, murder, rape, steal without desperately trying to save someone if no other options were tried.. I ramble, but if anyone think they know how it works...

[@jimdude5529]

Every one of your family members who past on was given "clarity". With this clarity, they are enlightened. With this enlightenment they instantly changed in direction of thought. They learn in an instant that Love of their Heavenly Parent (God) is able to erase the harm they might have participated in while being manipulated in an environment of separation from Truth (everything is working out for Good/eventually). They and all of humanity that has passed on are living in a state of Good far better than we who are presently still working it out in our present condition. There is no better way to dissolve a bad concept than given one enlightenment. This clarity is beyond some simple process we experience here on earth. It stops evil is an instant. Your concerns for your family and also others are well taken care of. No one can stand within this Loving Fire of God and resist the Truth. Such stories are because the human mind must always have a "what if" factor within its reason. The present human mind always has an equal opposite thought. This opposite thought mechanism is not part of the consciousness of Heaven. Yet it is part of this side and so it will continue presently.

[@lapis3834]

@@jimdude5529 nice writing! I hope so! Thank you for your thoughts 💛

[@offTheLeftEye]

Lapis Arja, thanks for sharing these thoughts and wonderings. I encourage you to trust your instinct about the nature of God as love itself. You have such a caring heart and your intuitions about the nature of the afterlife are spot on! No one is in hell based on their beliefs alone, it is about what's been deeply rooted in their heart based on free, rational choices. If our ability to make free, rational choices has been impaired, then once we're in the spiritual world, those physical limitations are lifted and we are free to come into a clear knowledge of what we truly love. If you want to hear more about the nature of hell and how that squares with a genuinely loving God, we have an episode based on what Swedenborg learned and witnessed here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYmmgGSGa9dggdk I hope this information is helpful to you! Please feel free to stay in touch!

[@lapis3834]

@@offTheLeftEye and Jim dude, thank you both so much! Really good to hear some that shares my hopes and earlier beliefs that I felt still had to be like that, if God and Jesus is love and wisdom and understand more than us.. In my un learned beliefs before, I talked sometimes to God or Jesus, like the best dad on earth, that understood more than anyone... But started to question if I should fear him instead, after reading and learning more... Swedenborg thinks more like me, than many Christians I listen to on You Tube. I like the videos I 've seen on this channel. Helps me feel less scared and trust my feelings and thoughts more. So glad for your replys. I'll watch the link 🙂. 😘😘💛💛🍀🍀

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@lapis3834 Understanding God/Jesus as "like the best dad on earth, that understood more than anyone" is very accurate! If you read the compassionate way that he always acted with people while he was on earth, it becomes clear that He is mercy, love and compassion itself.

[@marksingleton7199]

This is perception which I haven't had confirmation of .The reason God wants lots of birth on earth is due to creation by extension. God extends thought which becomes minds. Those minds created were people living in Gods mind or Garden. They fell and over generations lost direct energy from God. They extended their thought to create but not through God. Being aware of God allowed God to intervene and fill us full of his energy via regeneration. As the churches fell further and further away from God they heard his voice less and less. Christ bridged the gap allowing us to ask for his help for energy and truth. We finish the process in spirit level of heaven. Meanwhile on earth we keep extending creation and gradually, as we fall further away, we continually loose more and more energy unless we turn to christ. This way, creation returns to be done through Gods Devine energy and not ours. The plan is Entropy. We create without Gods will but God knows all and allows free will but saves us through Christ and regeneration which gives our creation divinity. The more we create, (sow seed) the more humans entropy and the more God creates by reaping the fruit. Eventually, everything will return to the way God wanted us to create but for now he continues to regig what we do to help us. You wanted comments Curtis😊. Any feedback?

[@offTheLeftEye]

This is great, Mark! I really resonate with the big human journey you are describing here -- how humanity fell away from the original divinely-created order of things, trying to create things from themselves instead of from God's energy; how Christ came to give us a way to reconnect with the Divine (regeneration); how God brings eventual good out of everything including the negative choices we make; and how everything will someday return to the happy state that God originally created for us. We might have subtle differences in understanding what "living in God's mind" would have been, but, that doesn't matter. Your insights ring true to me, and I appreciate you sharing them!

[@irishelk3]

Oh no, are you serious?, a city?...more people?, more family conferences in the middle of the pavement, more angry motorists, and hoards of people in ankle socks looking at their phones!?...and shopping, lots of shopping.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi, Peter! I can certainly understand your concern! Totally valid. I imagine some of what we know to be city-like on earth will be the same in the afterlife, and other aspects will be entirely absent. In heaven, at least, materialism cannot survive since it drags us away from connection with others. What do you think a heavenly city experience might feel like?

[@charlestredway8253]

You are explaining what The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints have known as the Telestial, Terrestrial, and Celestial Kingdoms of Heaven. Call your local LDS church and they are willing to teach you more about the unknown details the Bible doesn’t fully explain.

[@offTheLeftEye]

That's so cool to see similar ideas in different faiths! I think real spiritual truths will show up in many different faiths and it's so fun to make those connections. Thanks for sharing that, Charles!

[@randydiluzio8269]

Hello Curtis, many people in the New Age movement say that our minds create our reality in the Afterlife. I was wondering do people build these great cities in heaven or do they just manifest it with their thoughts? Does Swedenborg talk about how thing are created in heaven? If heaven is as vast has people claim, God must have some system for organizing and producing thing? Just curious. Thanks. Great show!!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hello, Randy! The impression I get from Swedenborg's writings is that cities just manifest from people's collective states of mind, and individual houses manifest from people's individual states of mind. Thoughts and feelings are actual substance in the afterlife, and God uses that to do the building with. I can't say that I fully understand the mechanics of it, but that is what I generally understand. Does that help at all?

[@randydiluzio8269]

Thanks for the help