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The seventh volume of Swedenborg's monumental exploration of the Bible, its themes, and meaning. Secrets of Heaven is Emanuel Swedenborg's magnum opus, a fifteen-volume work that delves into the inner, spiritual meaning of the Bible. Starting from the first verse, Swedenborg goes through Genesis and Exodus verse by verse, sometimes word by word, uncovering the fascinating teachings behind the literal account. By engaging in a careful comparison of passages and tracing individual images and motifs through the Bible, he demonstrates that it contains a profound, coherent, and unified inner meaning. In this seventh volume, covering Genesis 36-40, Joseph's story begins. The literal narrative describes how after dreaming of greatness Joseph is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and wrongfully imprisoned. The inner narrative, Swedenborg explains, describes the trials and opposition endured by the Lord's divine humanity, which is represented by Joseph. In this volume Swedenborg also interprets a number of parables in Matthew, relating their meaning to the Lord's Second Coming. His exploration of the correspondences of the various parts and functions of the body is also continued from the previous volume. This new translation, part of the New Century Edition series, makes Swedenborg's insights into Scripture and his accounts of his spiritual experiences more accessible than ever before.
A daily book of insights from Emanuel Swedenborg. A Swedenborg Perpetual Calendar, originally published in 1902 by the Swedenborg Publishing Association, is a daily devotional calendar consisting of thought-provoking quotes by Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), an Enlightenment-era philosopher, scientist, and mystic whose ideas have inspired generations of religious thinkers and literary figures alike. The Swedenborg Foundation's new edition of this insightful collection not only includes modern translations of excerpts from the most up-to-date editions and translations of his works but it also provides a fresh perspective on a variety of Swedenborg's spiritual themes, such as divine love and wisdom, regeneration, divine providence, correspondences, and the afterlife. A useful tool for anyone in search of daily inspiration, A Swedenborg Perpetual Calendar is a timeless treasure that will help guide readers at each step of their spiritual journey.
In his classic Heaven and Hell, Swedenborg takes the reader on a journey through the afterlife, describing the spiritual world in intricate detail. Our Life after Death is a collection of writings from that volume that focus specifically on what happens to us as we cross over and what we experience as new souls in the world of spirits, where we prepare to find our soul's permanent home. Swedenborg tells us that it is not God who judges people and send them to either heaven or hell, but rather it is we who judge ourselves. In this book Swedenborg reveals the process by which people confront who they were on earth, discover their true selves, and use that self-knowledge to discover their final home in the afterlife. An introduction by near-death researcher Dr. Kenneth Ring draws parallels between Swedenborg's experiences and those of millions of modern people who have had near-death experiences. This book provides a brief but thought-provoking introduction to Swedenborg's afterlife for those who want to delve deeper into this fascinating subject.
Until his mid-fifties, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was merely a genius. As a young man, he traveled extensively throughout Europe to study the cutting-edge science of his time. Upon returning to his native Sweden, he went to work for the board of mines, where he introduced technical advances and gained an international reputation for his understanding of mechanics and metallurgy. In his spare time, he published studies in mathematics, astronomy, economic theory, and anatomy. As his professional career was winding to a close, a remarkable spiritual awakening changed the course of his life. He believed that God allowed him to journey in spirit form to the afterlife and talk to angels, devils, and the spirits of the departed--not just once, but continuously, for decades--and he spent the rest of his life recording what he saw. The Lives of Angels is a collection of Swedenborg's most striking insights about life in heaven, with vivid descriptions of angels' homes, their language, their communities, and even their romantic relationships. He tells us that angels are with us throughout our lives, guiding and supporting us, and that any person on earth can become an angel after death if he or she is loving and selfless. The introduction by Grant Schnarr gives readers a modern framework for understanding Swedenborg's compelling vision of the spiritual world.
Centuries before popular Western culture embraced meditation, positive thinking, and the quest for enlightenment, Swedish scientist-turned-seer Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) developed a simple formula for achieving personal spiritual growth. In his works, Swedenborg describes the two parts of our mind: the intellectual side that wrestles with questions of right and wrong, and the emotional side that drives us toward what we truly love. We are born with selfish impulses and desires, and while we may learn to act ethically, we don't start growing as spiritual people until we transform our emotional side. That transformation, he says, happens from the outside in: first we decide intellectually to be more loving, and that decision leads us to choose consciously to act for the good of others. These external thoughts and actions gradually open us to a higher love, one that transforms our desires and ultimately our fundamental being. He calls this process regeneration. Swedenborg discusses regeneration in many places throughout his prolific theological writings. This book brings his key teachings on this topic together in one volume, illustrating the process of becoming a spiritual being and discussing how and why that process works.
Swedish scientist and visionary Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) writes that the Ten Commandments are the most important part of the Bible. They encapsulate what we need to do to grow as spiritual people, with a meaning that penetrates far beyond the surface level of words and deeds. One of the fundamentals of Swedenborg's theology is the concept that underlying the literal text of the Bible is an inner spiritual meaning. Using this method of interpretation, Swedenborg peels back the layers of the Ten Commandments to reveal a cohesive set of teachings with both practical applications and far-reaching spiritual implications. Although Swedenborg discusses the Ten Commandments in many places throughout his writings, he wrote four extended commentaries on the subject in four separate volumes: Secrets of Heaven (volume 7, published in 1754), True Christianity (1771), the short work Life (1763), and the posthumously published Revelation Explained (1758-1759). Those four commentaries are now being combined in a single volume for the first time, allowing the reader to compare and contrast Swedenborg's approach across a seventeen-year span. This book offers new insights for spiritual seekers and students of Swedenborg alike, illuminating what is at once a familiar set of biblical teachings and one of the cornerstones of Swedenborg's system of personal growth.
These two shorter works by Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), originally published separately and very different in content, both represent Swedenborg's own effort to summarize complex areas of his thought. Published toward the end of Swedenborg's life, Survey of Teachings of the New Church was a forerunner to his final theological work, True Christianity. In Survey, Swedenborg discusses some key tenets of Christian doctrine, both Catholic and Protestant, and describes how his own theology differs from it. He focuses on key concepts such as the Trinity, the nature of faith and charity, and the spiritual nature of the Last Judgment described in the book of Revelation. Taken as a whole, the piece is a brief summation of the doctrines that Swedenborg felt were critical for the coming spiritual age. Soul-Body Interaction addresses a crucial area of Swedenborg's thought: the way that life flows from the transcendent God into all living things. Swedenborg describes the nature and structure of the spiritual world, including heaven, hell, and the intermediate world of spirits, and describes how the higher levels of being reflect a more perfect conjunction with God. He also traces the flow of the Lord's love and wisdom into the soul of all living people, showing how it gives life regardless of their current spiritual state.
The eighth volume in Swedenborg's monumental study of the Bible, its meaning, and themes. Secrets of Heaven is Emanuel Swedenborg's magnum opus, a fifteen-volume work that delves into the inner, spiritual meaning of the Bible. Starting from the first verse, Swedenborg goes through Genesis and Exodus verse by verse, sometimes word by word, uncovering the fascinating teachings behind the literal account. By engaging in a careful comparison of passages and tracing individual images and motifs through the Bible, he demonstrates that it contains a profound, coherent, and unified inner meaning. In this eighth volume, covering Genesis 41-44, the explication of the deeper meaning behind Joseph's story continues. Joseph's rise to power in Egypt and the aid he gives his brothers during the famine are presented by Swedenborg as symbolizing the strengthening of Jesus' inner self and the benefit it provided to his outer self during his process of transformation to divine humanity. Swedenborg also completes his survey of the correspondence of the human body with some attention to the correspondence of disease. He then begins a new theme in which he describes the influence that the spiritual world has on human beings through angels and spirits. This new translation, part of the New Century Edition series, makes Swedenborg's insights into Scripture and his accounts of his spiritual experiences more accessible than ever before.
Secrets of Heaven: Portable New Century Edition vol. 9 by Emanuel Swedenborg offers readers an invitation to uncover the hidden spiritual messages embedded within the final chapters of the Book of Genesis. As Swedenborg explains Genesis 45-50, he illuminates the inner meanings behind the reunion of Joseph and his family, the deaths of Jacob and Joseph, and how these events symbolize the path of glorification of Jesus and, by extension, the spiritual journey that each individual undertakes. Each Secrets of Heaven volume can be read in sequence, or as a stand-alone book. In this volume, Swedenborg returns to themes central to understanding the spiritual world's influence on humanity--how divine forces shape the human will and intellect, and how they operate within the soul and the outer and inner selves. His insights provide a window into the complex relationships between the spiritual and natural worlds, helping readers make sense of life's greater purpose and the divine wisdom underlying Scripture. This edition, translated with clarity and precision by Lisa Hyatt Cooper, brings these profound teachings to modern readers in an accessible format. Whether you are a long-time student of Swedenborg, a spiritual seeker looking to dive deeper into Christian mysticism, or someone drawn to the mysteries of Genesis and Exodus, this volume serves as a powerful guide on the journey toward inner spiritual meaning. With its focus on making Emanuel Swedenborg's writings accessible to contemporary readers, the Portable New Century Edition is both a trusted reference and a source of ongoing reflection. Scholars, ministers, and those identifying as "spiritual but not religious" will find Secrets of Heaven: Volume 9 to be an essential addition to their spiritual library, offering insights that enrich the soul and open the mind.
Secrets of Heaven Volume 10: The Portable New Century Edition
Emanuel Swedenborg
New Century Edition
2025
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In Secrets of Heaven, Volume 10, the eighteenth century Christian mystic Emanuel Swedenborg presents the meaning behind the words of Exodus chapters 1-8, decoding the spiritual significance of key events--including the oppression of the Israelites, the birth and calling of Moses, and the first plagues upon Egypt. Using what he calls "correspondences," Swedenborg connects these stories to the struggles of the human soul, the process of spiritual rebirth, and the challenges of embracing divine truth.For example, when Moses is placed in a basket and hidden among the reeds of the Nile (Exodus 2), Swedenborg unpacks this iconic moment as a metaphor for divine truth being born within us--but initially concealed. The river represents worldly falsities and confusion, while the basket covered in tar and pitch reflects how, early in our spiritual awakening, truth is wrapped in external, imperfect layers. Yet, like Moses, this truth is protected by divine care until it grows strong enough to emerge. For Swedenborg, this story becomes a tender image of how our spiritual understanding often begins quietly, even hidden, before it transforms us.Presented in a clear, modern translation, this Portable New Century Edition offers an accessible entry point to Swedenborg's visionary theology. Since its original publication in Neo-Latin as Arcana Coelestia in the mid-1700s, Swedenborg's Secrets of Heaven series has been providing a compelling perspective on the hidden wisdom within scripture to biblical scholars, spiritual seekers, and individuals exploring the deeper layers of faith.
Secrets of Heaven Volume 11: The Portable New Century Edition
Emanuel Swedenborg
New Century Edition
2026
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Secrets of Heaven Volume 11: Portable New Century Edition is part of Emanuel Swedenborg's monumental biblical commentary, a work that explores the spiritual meaning of Scripture in depth. In this volume, Swedenborg turns his attention to key passages in the book of Exodus, chapters 9-15, focusing on the Israelites' struggle under bondage, the leadership of Moses, and the divine call to liberation. Where the literal text recounts historical events, Swedenborg uncovers the inner sense--a symbolic layer that reveals how these stories reflect the realities of human life and spiritual growth. The plagues of Egypt, for example, are shown to represent the conflict between truth and falsity, good and evil, and the resistance of the human ego to divine influence. The journey out of Egypt becomes a picture of the soul's deliverance from bondage to selfishness and its gradual awakening to divine love and wisdom. This Portable New Century Edition has been designed to serve both dedicated Swedenborg readers and those encountering his thought for the first time. Its faithful yet accessible translation preserves the clarity of the Latin original while presenting Swedenborg's ideas in language that is accessible to contemporary seekers. In Swedenborg's original Arcana Coelestia, written in neo-Latin, he published a single volume covering Exodus chapters 1-15. The New Century Edition divides that material into Volumes 10 and 11, which together correspond to Swedenborg's original Volume 6. Together volumes 10 and 11 explore the events of the children of Israel in Egypt. Among the themes explored in this volume are: The meaning of heaven and hell as inner states of being The symbolic role of angels and spirits in human life The significance of Israel, Pharaoh, and Egypt as representations of spiritual dynamics The unfolding of faith, truth, and goodness in the life of the soul Swedenborg's unique method of biblical interpretation invites readers to see the Bible as a living document that speaks to the challenges and transformations of the spirit. The Exodus story, in this light, reflects every individual's journey toward freedom, renewal, and a deeper relationship with the divine. Compact in size, contemplative in tone, and faithful in translation, this volume is an invitation to pause, reflect, and discover the spiritual meaning of Scripture as Swedenborg saw it: a pathway of light for the inner life.
What happens to us when we die? Are heaven and hell real? If so, what are they like? Heaven and Hell contains the answers to these questions as seen by Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772).This new translation of Swedenborg's most popular work paints a detailed picture of life in the spiritual realms. A Swedish Enlightenment scientist of extraordinary accomplishment, Swedenborg underwent a spiritual crisis that led to an unparalleled series of paranormal experiences. He spent his last twenty-seven years in almost daily experience of heaven and hell, recording his observations and conversations, many of which are reported in Heaven and Hell. This sustained and detailed description of the nonphysical realms has left its impression on the minds of many great thinkers, including Goethe, Blake, Coleridge, Emerson, Borges, and Milosz.This deluxe edition contains an introduction by religious historian Bernhard Lang setting the volume in the context of its time.The New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg is a modern-language, scholarly translation of Swedenborg's theological works. The series' easy-to-read style retains the dignity, variety, clarity, and gender-inclusive language of Swedenborg's original Latin, bringing his thought to life. Introductions and annotations by eminent, international scholars place Swedenborg's writings in their historical context and illuminate obscure references within the text, enabling readers to understand and trace Swedenborg's influence as never before.
This new translation of Emanuel Swedenborg's most popular work paints a detailed picture of life in the spiritual realm. Swedenborg's, a Swedish Enlightenment scientists of extraordinary accomplishment, underwent a spiritual crisis that led to an unparalleled series of paranormal experiences. He spent his last twenty-seven years in almost daily experience of heaven and hell, recording his observations and conversations, many which are reported in Heaven and Hell. This sustained and detailed description of the nonphysical realms has left its impress on the minds of many great thinkers, including Goethe, Blake, Coleridge, Emerson, Borges, and Milosz.
This volume contains four shorter works by the influential eighteenth-century mystic Emanuel Swedenborg. Translators George F. Dole and Jonathan S. Rose have produced an accessible rendering of these important yet easily overlooked works. New Jerusalem: In this work Swedenborg outlines his theology in twenty-three brief chapters on major Christian topics such as love, faith, regeneration, the inner self and outer self, and the nature of the Bible. Nearly every chapter ends with what is in effect an index to that topic as it appears in his much larger study Secrets of Heaven. Last Judgment: This work on the "end times" asserts that the Last Judgment foretold in the Bible does not involve the end of the physical world. Rather, the Last Judgment was an event of tremendous upheaval in the spiritual world, a nonmaterial apocalypse which has already occurred and which Swedenborg himself witnessed. White Horse: This brief work is divided into two parts. The first presents the inner meaning of the white horse mentioned in chapter 19 of the book of Revelation. The second is effectively an index to passages concerning the Bible and its inner meaning in Swedenborg's much larger work Secrets of Heaven. This work is a good short introduction to Swedenborg's principle of correspondences between the spiritual and physical worlds, as well as to his unique view of the nature of the Bible. Other Planets: Building on the eighteenth-century fascination with the possibility of life on other worlds and with traveler's tales of other cultures, this work describes life on other planets in our solar system and elsewhere in the universe. Swedenborg undertook this work specifically to demonstrate that Jesus is God not just of planet Earth but also of the universe as a whole.
"True Christianity" presents a satisfying and sensible alternative to mainstream Christianity. The last book published by Swedish scientist-turned-seer Emanuel Swedenborg, it serves as both the keystone in the architecture of his theology and the summary of his far-reaching psychological insights. This volume, the first of two, provides unique answers to humankind's perennial questions about the nature of God and about Jesus--not only what his purpose was and how he fulfilled it, but why his life and death are still relevant to us now. This volume features an introduction by R. Guy Erwin of California Lutheran University setting the work in its theological and historical context. The New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg is a modern-language, scholarly translation of Swedenborg's theological works. The series' easy-to-read style retains the dignity, variety, clarity, and gender-inclusive language of Swedenborg's original Latin, bringing his thought to life. Introductions and annotations by eminent, international scholars place Swedenborg's writings in their historical context and illuminate obscure references within the text, enabling readers to understand and trace Swedenborg's influence as never before.