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Curtis and Jonathan sit down with two Swedenborgian professors to talk about the evolution of divine revelation, and how that knowledge can affect our lives today.
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Today we jump right into it. We will follow the grave robbing life of the 19th century's most famous phrenologist, Gustaf "the skull measurer" Retzius. A historical paparazzi trip from Kalevala's Finland to an Egypt of stolen mummies and chloroform scamming on Turtle Island. Sebbe helps me understand early bourgeois paedophile networks, workhouses, orphanages and summer camps during the last decades before the invention of the automobile. We begin mapping the Eugenics Internationale by looking at member lists of the first anthropological societies. I discover a collection of old ghost stories which explains why the Retzius home was called the Ghost Castle. Dark tales about Swedenborgian pirates and Dutch slave traders, the coincidence of a hidden crypt of anonymous skeletons in the garden of the foremost bone collector.
Have you ever wondered if the angels and spirits watching over us were once humans just like us? In the mid-1700s, Emanuel Swedenborg, who was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic, experienced a profound spiritual awakening, and over the next 30 years, he documented his extraordinary spiritual experiences and the wisdom he gained from the angels who guided him. By dedicating himself to sharing Swedenborg's profound insights, Curtis Childs, who is an international speaker and influencer, has made spirituality accessible and relevant for today's audience. Be sure to listen to this enlightening interview to find out how Swedenborg's teachings helped Curtis recover from depression, Swedenborg's description of both the afterlife and the presence of angels with us on Earth, how Swedenborg's teachings are helping people to understand spirituality in new ways, and more!IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:What our souls experience in the Afterlife.The nature of angels and their role in our lives.What Swedenborg learned from the angels who guided him after his Spiritual Awakening.Heaven and hell are states of heart and mind.What Swedenborg says about the Life Review that we experience in heaven.SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS CURTIS:What was the specific Swedenborgian message that profoundly affected your life for the better?Would your deceased sister Annika be described as an angel now?How did Swedenborg describe angels and the afterlife?What did Swedenborg say our souls experience in the spiritual realm?Why did Swedenborg say that every moment holds a series of consequences that extend to eternity?
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While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis Childs experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings.Curtis is applying his education and desires to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.Curtis has appeared on many international radio shows, podcasts, and YouTube shows, such as Talk Gnosis, Sunday Morning Spiritual, The Butterfly Moment, Dark Thirty Radio, and We Don't Die Radio, and has been a speaker at several conferences, including TCCHE and IANDS.Please enjoy my conversation with Curtis Childs.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4858435/advertisement
The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons
Ready to delve into the captivating world of esoteric Freemasonry? Join The Masonic Roundtable podcast as they explore the enigmatic Swedenborgian Rite of Freemasonry in a thought-provoking and illuminating episode with special guest, James E. Frey!
My guest this month is Dell J. Rose. Dell is a cultural historian and current Ph.D. researcher at the University of Amsterdam's HHP Center. He is also the recipient of the Swedenborg Doctoral Scholarship from the Swedenborg Society in the UK. Dell holds a Bachelor's degree, with majors in English, History, and Religion, and a Master's degree in Folk Studies. His current Ph.D project deals with Charles Augustus Tulk, the reception of Swedenborg's ideas amongst 19th-century reforming societies, and the role that Swedenborgian ideas played in 19th-century political discourse. Dell has many academic interests which examine the interface between culture and esotericism including Christian theosophy, especially Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig and Jakob Böhme. Dell is also interested in Willem Bilderdijk studies, and the relationship between Romantic nationalism and esotericism. He has also worked on the Christian interpretation of Sabbateanism and Karaitism, and he has written on the philosophy of Franz von Baader. Other interests include work on the relationship between technology and esotericism, especially in the history of aviation and the airship. This month's topic centers around Emanuel Swedenborg, who was, and still is, an extremely influential figure within the currents of esotericism. Dell Rose begins by giving a short introduction about Swedenborg, and then moves to discuss other aspects of Swedenborg's life and beliefs that led to his eventual 'revelations' about the nature of the spiritual world and free will. Dell is particularly concerned with the cultural reception of Swedenborg, and he notes that Swedenborg's influence is varied, but overwhelming. This influence is seen in all forms of cultural life from the 19th century onward, in areas such as art, literature, poetry, and music; but also in the political sphere, including public planning, cooperative societies, and women's rights. Dell shares his own research into Charles Augustus Tulk, who was keen to implement Swedenborg's ideas onto social issues, as well as other figures who were also inspired by Swedenborgian thought. PROGRAM NOTESDell J. Rose: Research: Dell J. Rose - HHP | History of Hermetic Philosophy and related currents (amsterdamhermetica.nl)Dell Joseph Rose – Swedenborg SocietySelected works by Emanuel Swedenborg:Arcana Coelestia volume 1 (swedenborg.com)Heaven and Hell (swedenborg.com)Swedenborg Foundation: Swedenborg Foundation - Explorations of spiritual love and wisdom inspired by Emanuel SwedenborgKarl Herman Vetterling ('The Higher Buddhism in Swedenborg'): 5db21a82014ef811ec8a2232_Herman Vetterling.pdf (webflow.com)Thomas Lake Harris (Swedenborg ideas eventually transmitted to Japan): American Communities and Co-Operative Colonies : Hinds, William Alfred : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveAlfred Deakin (Australia): Alfred Deakin | National Museum of Australia (nma.gov.au)Charles Augustus Tulk: Microsoft Word - lines_swedenborg.doc (ucl.ac.uk)Swedenborg's Influence – The Swedenborg ProjectCharles Augustus Tulk 1786 - 1849 | Sue Young HistoriesTheme music: Daniel P. SheaOther music: Stephanie Shea
In SWEDENBORG FOR A TIME BETWEEN WORLDS, Layman meets again with political advisor and pastor, Rich Tafel, this time to discuss Rich's deep personal and family connections to the Christian mystical visionary, Emanuel Swedenborg; the proto-integral nature of some of Swedenborg's teachings; the wedding of mysticism and social engagement, and the ways that Rich has tried to realize this in his own life; the challenges of working within what appears to be a dying lineage; drawing on the gifts of tradition while facing an open and ambiguous religious future; how the inner practices and experiences of his Swedenborgian path have sustained him and helped him to deal with the shortcomings and disappointments of mainstream Christendom; and much more. Rich Tafel is a transformative leader in the areas of faith, politics and social impact. As the Managing Director of Raffa Social Capital Advisors he matches impact investors to vetted social ventures. Partnering with investors his team provides back office support, public policy and strategic coaching to social ventures. Rich is also the Director of the American Project a new Democracy Fund supported effort to bring together leading thinkers to imagine new solutions to America's broken political system. The project is housed at Pepperdine School of Public Policy. Tafel is also pastor of Church of the Holy City in Washington DC, where he is launching a spiritual entrepreneur hub. Tafel is the founder of Log Cabin Republicans. Before moving to Washington DC, Tafel was Adolescent Health Director for the State of MA and served as Assistant Minister at Harvard's Chapel. Professional website https://www.richtafel.us/ Please consider supporting The Integral Stage on Patreon to make more of these conversations possible! https://www.patreon.com/theintegralstage
Emanuel Swedenborg held the keys to so many beautiful Biblical interpretations in the 1700's. His love of Biblical spirituality unlocked extraordinary angelic encounters that would change his life forever. He began to see and speak with the angels on a daily basis and write down his findings. In this episode of The TruthSeekah Podcast, TruthSeekah is joined by Curtis Childs of Off The Left Eye and The Swedenborg Foundation as they discuss the life and spirituality of Emanuel Swedegborg. After the conversation, TruthSeekah stays for an open Q&A answering questions via Facebook live.While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.Curtis has appeared on many international radio shows, podcasts, and YouTube shows, such as Talk Gnosis, Sunday Morning Spiritual, The Butterfly Moment, Dark Thirty Radio, We Don't Die Radio, and has been a speaker at several conferences including TCCHE and IANDS. Find Out More About Curtis Childs and Emanuel Swedenborg at https://www.TruthSeekah.com/emanuel-swedenborg-curtis-childs
Emanuel Swedenborg held the keys to so many beautiful Biblical interpretations in the 1700's. His love of Biblical spirituality unlocked extraordinary angelic encounters that would change his life forever. He began to see and speak with the angels on a daily basis and write down his findings. In this episode of The TruthSeekah Podcast, TruthSeekah is joined by Curtis Childs of Off The Left Eye and The Swedenborg Foundation as they discuss the life and spirituality of Emanuel Swedegborg. After the conversation, TruthSeekah stays for an open Q&A answering questions via Facebook live.While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.Curtis has appeared on many international radio shows, podcasts, and YouTube shows, such as Talk Gnosis, Sunday Morning Spiritual, The Butterfly Moment, Dark Thirty Radio, We Don't Die Radio, and has been a speaker at several conferences including TCCHE and IANDS. Find Out More About Curtis Childs and Emanuel Swedenborg at https://www.TruthSeekah.com/emanuel-swedenborg-curtis-childs
Emanuel Swedenborg held the keys to so many beautiful Biblical interpretations in the 1700's. His love of Biblical spirituality unlocked extraordinary angelic encounters that would change his life forever. He began to see and speak with the angels on a daily basis and write down his findings. In this episode of The TruthSeekah Podcast, TruthSeekah is joined by Curtis Childs of Off The Left Eye and The Swedenborg Foundation as they discuss the life and spirituality of Emanuel Swedegborg. After the conversation, TruthSeekah stays for an open Q&A answering questions via Facebook live.While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.Curtis has appeared on many international radio shows, podcasts, and YouTube shows, such as Talk Gnosis, Sunday Morning Spiritual, The Butterfly Moment, Dark Thirty Radio, We Don't Die Radio, and has been a speaker at several conferences including TCCHE and IANDS. Find Out More About Curtis Childs and Emanuel Swedenborg at https://www.TruthSeekah.com/emanuel-swedenborg-curtis-childs
I really loved this interview with Curtis Childs. You may know Curtis from his Youtube channel Off The Left Eye which discusses Emmanuel Swedenborg. I am fascinated with Emmanuel Swedenborg a Swedish pluralistic-Christian theologian, scientist, philosopher and mystic from the 1700s who is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist. In 1741, at 53, he entered into a spiritual phase in which he began to experience dreams and visions,. His experiences culminated in a "spiritual awakening" in which he received a revelation that Jesus Christ had appointed him to write The Heavenly Doctrine to reform Christianity.[According to The Heavenly Doctrine, the Lord had opened Swedenborg's spiritual eyes so that from then on, he could freely visit heaven and hell to converse with angels, demons and other spirits, and that the Last Judgment had already occurred. Over the last 28 years of his life, Swedenborg wrote 18 published theological works—and several more that remained unpublished. Curtis Childs is one of the foremost experts on Swedenborg. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable. Curtis has appeared on many international radio shows, podcasts, and YouTube shows, such as Talk Gnosis, Sunday Morning Spiritual, The Butterfly Moment, Dark Thirty Radio, We Don't Die Radio, and has been a speaker at several conferences including TCCHE and IANDS. You can find Curtis' channel Off The Left Eye here https://www.youtube.com/c/offTheLeftEye The New Earth Activation trainings - Immerse yourself in 12 hours of content focused on the new earth with channelings, meditations, advanced training and access to the new earth https://realityrevolutioncon.com/newearth Alternate Universe Reality Activation get full access to new meditations, new lectures, recordings from the reality con and the 90 day AURA meditation schedulehttps://realityrevolutionlive.com/aura45338118 BUY MY BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Revolution-Mind-Blowing-Movement-Hack/dp/154450618X/ Listen to my book on audible https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Reality-Revolution-Audiobook/B087LV1R5V Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Reality-Revolution-Podcast-Hosted-By-Brian-Scott-102555575116999 Join our Facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/523814491927119 Subscribe to my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgXHr5S3oF0qetPfqxJfSw Contact us at media@advancedsuccessinstitute.com For all episodes of the Reality Revolution – https://www.therealityrevolution.com Follow Us on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRealityRevolution/ Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_reality_revolution/ Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/mediaprime Follow me on MeWe https://mewe.com/i/brianscott71 New to the Channel? Start Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo9O95w5w6aOPNdLe2NOgc2N All My Interviews -- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_Y78_zt_zv9TI1AGx-WimT All my videos about Dr. Joseph Murphy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_OtBhXg2s85UuZBT-OihF_ All My Neville Goddard Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo8kBZsJpp3xvkRwhbXuhg0M All My Robert B Stone Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_4YbfCN1F3HvE6Tk61Z5wk All my Audiobooks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5 All Audiobooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jo8qS0B3n0&list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5 All my videos on Orison Swett Mardenhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo9daFLxe21nNa2K-GNqObsx All My Robert B Stone Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_4YbfCN1F3HvE6Tk61Z5wk All My Manly P Hall Videos in One Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo9XRvgyMncsaHQV3sNtdul2 #afterlife #swedenborg #offthelefteye
1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross. It's another one of those episodes all about a topic that sounds totally mundane and boring! Where did apples come from? Was Johnny Appleseed real? Why does planting apple seeds lead to disappointment? And why are some apples considered intellectual property? Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi. Or buy the book and a shirt. Music: Kevin MacLeod, Tabletop Audio, and Steve Oxen. Want to start a podcast or need a better podcast host? Get up to TWO months hosting for free from Libsyn with coupon code "moxie." Sponsor: Starfleet Leadership Academy What's more wholesome and iconic than an apple? In the Bible, Eve ate an apple and now half of us have to have periods and crap. In fairness to apples, the Bible just says “fruit” and it was Milton's “Paradise Lost” that declared the fruit was an apple because the Latin word for apple, m-a-l-u-s, is also the word for evil. There's the Greek myth of Atalanta, who would only marry the man who beat her in a footrace, so Aphrodite helped a Melanion cheat by dropping golden apples that she stopped to pick up. An apple fell on the head of Isaac Newton, leading to the discovery of gravity – prior to that, everyone weighed a lot less. The record label that gave the world the Beatles and one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world use an apple as their logo. [tiktok] Bonus fact: The Apple computer logo has a bite taken out of it so it isn't mistaken for a cherry, which I don't think would really have been so great a danger, and is *not a nod to Alan Turing, the famous mathematician who helped Britain win WWII but was hounded by that same government for being gay and took his own life with a poisoned apple. Steve Jobs and co repeatedly said they wished it was that clever. We say something is “as American as apple pie” and even though Ralph Waldo Emerson dubbed apples “the American fruit,” the tasty, sweet malus domestica as you're used to it is about as native to North America as white people. That's not to say there was nothing of the genus malus in the new world; there was the crabapple, a small, hard, exceedingly tart apple, which is better used for adding the natural thickener pectin to preserves than anything. The story of apples actually begins in Kazakhstan, in central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. Malus sieversii is a wild apple, native to Kazakhstan's Tian Shan Mountains, where they have been growing over millions of years and where they can still be found fruiting today. There's evidence of Paleolithic people harvesting and using native crabapples 750,000 years ago, give or take a week. The original wild apples grew in ‘apple forests' at the foot of the snow-tipped mountains, full of different shapes,sizes and flavors, most of them bad. Kazakhstan is hugely proud of its fruity history. The former capital city of Almaty claimed the honor of ‘birth place of the apple' about 100 years ago. Seems a suitable sobriquet since the name ‘Almaty' was previously recorded as ‘Alma-Ata' which translates from Kazakh as ‘Father of the Apples,' though in Latin Alma means mother or nurturer, which feels more fitting but that's beside the point. This origin story was not without controversy, but what am I here for if not to teach the controversy? In 1929, Russian scientist Nikolai Vavilov first traced the apple genome. He identified the primary ancestor of most cultivars of the domesticated apple to be the ancient apple tree: Malus sieversii. There used to be some controversy over this, but it has since been confirmed, through detailed DNA testing, and a full sequencing of the genome, as recently as 2010. It was probably birds and traveling mammal species that initially transported apple seeds out of Kazakhstan long before humans started to cultivate them – by eating the apples and then pooping out the seeds. By 1500 BC apple seeds had been carried throughout Europe by the Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans. Bloody Romans. What have they ever done for us? I mean apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans really ever done for us? Oh yeah, apples. The Romans discovered apples growing in Syria and were central in dispersing them around the world from there, using the Silk Road as a means of transport from East to West. Romans were a fair hand at grafting, taking a cutting from one apple variety and attaching it to a rootstock (young roots and trunk) from another tree – more on that later. As such, the Romans started to grow apples in Europe and Britain that were bigger, sweeter, and tastier than any before. Let's not forget variety. There are a whopping 2,170 English cultivars of malus domestica alone. Apples arrived in the new world first with the Spanish in the warm bits and then with English settlers in the cooler bits, which when I say it sounds like it was done on purpose. Ask an American child how apples spread across the nascent US and they'll tell you it was Johnny Appleseed. We tend to learn about him around the time we learn about “tall tales,” i.e. American folklore –stories like the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, or John Henry, who could hammer railroad spikes in ahead of a moving train – so it can be a little tricky to be sure if Johnny Appleseed is real or not. Don't feel bad, a friend of mine just learned that narwhals were real the other year when she wanted to be one in a cryptid-themed burlesque show. Johnny Appleseed, real name John Chapman, was a real person, though naturally some aspects of his life were mythologized over time. Details are sparse on his early life, but we know that Chapman was born in Massachusetts in 1774 and planted his first apple tree trees in the Allegheny Valley in Pennsylvania in his mid-twenties. He then began traveling west through Ohio, planting as he went. These were frontier times. We're talking about a good 70 years before the transcontinental railroad, so much of the area he went through did not yet have white settlers in it, but Chapman seems to have a knack for predicting where they would settle and planting nurseries in those spots. Chapman was also a devout follower of the mystical teachings of Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg, and he tried to spread Swedenborgian doctrine as well. People were open to some parts of it, like kindness to all animals, even the unpleasant ones. The apples that Chapman brought to the frontier were completely distinct from the apples available at any modern grocery store or farmers' market, and they weren't primarily used for eating, but for making hard apple cider. Cider was a mainstay item for the same reason people drank beer at breakfast, because it was safer than the water supply. This didn't actually apply as much in the not-yet-destroyed frontier as it had back in London, but old habits die hard. I've often wondered why cider is such a staple beverage in the UK, but only resurfaced in the last 20 or so years here in the States, where we have to specify hard cider” because the word “cider” normally means a glorious, thick, flavorful unfiltered apple juice you only get in the fall. It's thanks to the colossal failure that was that “noble experiment,” Prohibition, when some people didn't like drinking and told the rest of us we couldn't either. "Up until Prohibition, an apple grown in America was far less likely to be eaten than to wind up in a barrel of cider," writes Michael Pollan in The Botany of Desire. "In rural areas cider took the place of not only wine and beer but of coffee and tea, juice, and even water." The cider apples are small and unpleasant to eat, so they were really only good for cider-making. As such, during Prohibition, cider apple trees were often chopped down by FBI agents, effectively erasing cider, along with Chapman's true history, from American life. But Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman wouldn't know anything about all that. Within his own lifetime, tales of his activities began to circulate. Most of these focused on his wilderness skills and his remarkable physical endurance. Chapman cut an eccentric figure. He wore a sack with holes for his head and arms rather than a proper shirt and after he'd worn through multiple pairs of shoes, he gave up and went barefoot. Perhaps his most distinct feature, the one always included in drawings, apart from a bag of apple seeds, is his soup pot, just about his only possession, which he wore on his head like a hat. Starting in 1792, the Ohio Company of Associates made an offer of 100 acres of land to anyone willing to make a homestead on the wilderness beyond Ohio's first permanent settlement. These homesteads had to be permanent; no pitching a tent and saying ‘where's my land?' To prove their homesteads were the real deal, settlers were required to plant 50 apple trees and 20 peach trees in three years. Since an average apple tree took roughly ten years to bear fruit, you wouldn't bother unless you were in it for the long haul. He might have looked like a crazy hermit, but Chapman realized that if he could do the difficult work of planting these orchards, he could sell them for a handsome profit to incoming frontiersmen. “On this week's episode of Frontier Flipper, Johnny plants an orchard…again.” Wandering from Pennsylvania to Illinois, Chapman would advance just ahead of settlers, cultivating orchards that he would sell them when they arrived, and then head to more undeveloped land. That was very clever. What wasn't clever was Chapman growing apples from seed at all. This is the bit about grafting, in case you were jumping around looking for it. Statistically, at least one person was really waiting for this part. Apple trees don't grow “true-to-type,” as WSU tree fruit breeder Kate Evans explains. That means that if you were to plant, for instance, Red Delicious seeds in your backyard, you wouldn't get Red Delicious apples, not that you'd want to, but more on that later. Boy, what a tease. Instead, planting and breeding means matching a scion to a rootstock. The scion is the fruiting part of the tree – most of what you actually see. The rootstock is everything that goes in the ground, as well as the first few inches of the trunk. Buds from one variety are attached to the rootstock of another and they grow into a tree that will produce apples. But matching up the scion and rootstock isn't enough to grow good apples. You also need a tree to act as a pollinator. “If you don't have good pollination, you can end up with misshapen or small unattractive fruit,” says Jim McFerson, director of the Wenatchee extension. Up to ten percent of an orchard can be pollinators, and most today are crabapple trees. Apple trees cannot normally pollinate themselves. Unlike, say, peaches, which can and do self-pollinate, predictably producing peaches virtually identical to the parents, the viable seeds (or pips) will produce apples which don't resemble the parents. This requirement for pollination is how there have come to be so many varieties in the world, at least 20k and that's a conservative estimate. For context, there are only two varieties of commercial banana and just one kiwifruit. Grafting was an established way of propagating apples and was commonly done in New England, so why didn't Chapman do that? Apart from the fact that it's easier to travel with just seeds and planting is faster than graftering, as a member of the Swedenborgian Church, Chapman was forbidden from cutting two trees to cobble together a new tree and it was thought to make the plants suffer. John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman died in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1845, having planted apple trees as far west as Illinois or Iowa. A century later, in 1948, Disney solidified his legend with an animated version of his life. The cartoon emphasized his Christian faith, but conveniently left out all the Swedenborgian stuff. MIDROLL Speaking of varieties, as well we might, what would you guess the most popular apple variety has been for the past, say, 70 years? The apple whose name is half-lying but unfortunately it's lying about the important half, the Red Delicious. They are the most iconic apple across most of the world. Don't believe me, just check emoji packs in other countries. Their appearance is the whole reason these apples exist, with their deep, even red color and dimpled bottom that look so enticing in the produce department; it's also the reason they suck and are terrible. They taste of wet cardboard and have the mouthfeel of resentment. Their flavor and texture were sacrificed for botanical vanity and shippability. Even apple growers hate them. Mike Beck, who tends 80 acres of apples at Uncle John's Cider Mill, admits he grows some Red Delicious to add color to some of his ciders, but he won't eat them. The Red Delicious was first called the Hawkeye, and one Jesse Hiatt found it growing as a random sapling on his Iowa farm around 1870. The fruit that eventual tree produced was sweet and fruity, but it wasn't red, rather red and yellow-striped, like an heirloom tomato. Of course, back then, those were just called tomatoes. It was introduced to the market in 1874 and the rights to the Hawkeye apple were sold to the Stark Brothers Nursery, whose owner thought it was the best apple he'd ever tasted. By 1914, Stark's renamed the variety Red Delicious, and over time, produced a fruit with less yellow and more red year over year. It also gained its buxom top-heavy shape and five little feet nubs on the bottom. As with any product, it took a hefty shovelful of marketing for Red Delicious to gain a following, but gain it did. Current estimates have Red Delicious being 90% of the apple crop at one point. That point happened in the 1950s, thanks to that force of nature, changes in buying habits. PreWWII, people would buy food right from the farm or at farmers markets, then the modern grocery store, with its cold storage, and the refrigerated truck courtesy of Frederick Jones. Bigger stores need to move more product and a big pyramid of shiny, sports car red apples by the front window will really bring the punters in. Growers could sell them to packers, who in turn sold them to those grocery store chains, which also fueled a change in their taste. Orchardists bred and crossbreed the Red Delicious to get that perfect shape and color, uniformity and resilience to handling and shipping; they just left off tiny considerations, very minor concessions really, like taste and texture. But there's change a-foot again. People began to realize you can have an apple in your pack lunch or the big bowl at the fancy hotel reception desk that you'd actually want to eat. Now we're all about those Sweet Tangos, Braseburns, and Honeycrips. Unwilling or unable to admit defeat, however, the Red Delicious is still out there. But like a lot of has-beens, its seeing more success abroad than at home, and they're exported to the western Pacific Rim, Mexico and parts of Europe. Apart from random saplings popping up randomly, new varieties of apples take a lot of people a lot of time and effort, to say nothing of a robust research & development budget. Take Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, for example. In 1981, now-retired horticulturist Bruce Barritt set out to create an apple bred for flavor and long storage instead of appearance, to compete with the Fuji from Japan and the Gala from New Zealand. Like breeding animals, you start with two parents with known traits, then selectively breed for the ones you want over the course of several generations. You have to have the patience of a Buddhist monk, since apple trees take four to five years to bear fruit and you know whether or not it worked. Barritt needed that patience to eventually create the apple that actually made mainstream, even international, news in 2019 – the Cosmic Crisp. These are no small potatoes, either. There's probably a French language joke in there. The marketing budget alone is $10 million. A $10mil marketing budget….for an apple. Cosmic Crisps are mostly a dark-ish red with yellowy speckles reminiscent of stars. The website, did I mention it has its own website, says [commercial read] “The large, juicy apple has a remarkably firm and crisp texture. Some say it snaps when you bite into it! The Cosmic Crisp® flavor profile is the perfect balance of sweet and tart, making it ideal for snacking, baking, cooking, juicing or any other way you like to enjoy apples.” Hire me for voiceovers at moxielabouche.com for lightning-fast voiceovers because I was one time hit by lightning. The first Cosmic Crisp seed began in 1997 with pollen from a Honeycrisp flower, applied by hand to the stigma of an Enterprise. Racy stuff. Honeycrisp as we know are lovely and Enterprise apples were known for disease-resistance and long storage life. Storage life is important because an apple has to be as good in late spring as it was when it was picked in the fall, as most to all of the apples you buy are. Yep, all apples are picked at once and sold for months to come. Holding up in winter storage is one of malus domestica's best features. If that bothers you on principle, though, don't look up harvesting oranges for juice – it's positively depressing. After two years of greenhouse germination, the very first Cosmic Crisp trees were planted, and a few years later after that, fruit happened. That was when, according to Barritt, the real work began. He'd go through the orchard, randomly picking apples and taking a bite. “Most were terrible, but when I found one with good texture and flavor, I'd pick 10 or 20 of them. Then I put them in cold storage to see how they would hold up after a few months,” he told PopSci in 2018. Barritt's team would compare the apples for crispness, acidity, firmness, how well it stored, and on and on anon, to determine which trees to cross with which and start the cycle all over again. They weren't testing only Honeycrisp and Enterprise, but lots of crisp varieties – Honeycrisp is just the one that worked. It took until 2017, a full 20 years after the first seeds went in the ground, for Cosmic Crisp trees to become available to growers, to say nothing of the fruit reaching the public. The project actually outlived Barritt's participation, when he retired back in 2008 and turned everything over to WSU horticulture professor Kate Evans. There's still the question of why, why spend literally hundreds of millions of dollars to create a new apple? This wasn't about developing a product to sell and make money, it was about saving an entire region's industry. The pacific northwest farmed Red Delicious apples like there was no tomorrow and in the 90's, tomorrow got real uncertain. In the last three years of the decade, farmers lost around $760mil with fields full of fruit fewer and fewer folks wanted to fork over their funds for. That was the problem that Barritt set out to solve. They needed an apple that had it all - movie star good looks, full of flavor with a crunchy bit. By the end of 2019, Washington farmers were growing 12,000 acres of Cosmic Crisp trees and there's talk of Cosmic Crisp's having a strong chance at taking over the market. If you have a bit of land and want to grow your own Cosmic Crisp, you going to have to wait even longer than usual. It's only available to grower in WA for the first ten years to give the growers an advantage. Remember, you can't plant seeds and get a tree that gives you fruit like the one you ate to get the seeds. Don't worry, just five more years. But you can't, like, own a tree man. I can but that's because I'm not a penniless hippie. Sorry, Futurama moment, but the point still stands. Because this is America and we've never seen a person, place, thing, or idea we didn't want to legally own and monetize. We're talking about patents and before I go any further, do you have any idea what a pain it is to search for apple patents and *not get results about Apple the company. According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, “a plant patent is granted …to an inventor … who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced a distinct and new variety of plant, other than a tuber propagated plant or a plant found in an uncultivated state. The grant, which lasts for 20 years from the date of filing the application, protects the inventor's right to exclude others from asexually reproducing, selling, or using the plant so reproduced.” So if you make a variety of plant that no one else has ever made, or at least no one has patented, you have ultra-dibs for 20 and no one else is supposed to breed, sell, or do anything else with plants of that variety. Plant patents became a thing in the early 1930's, a fine time in American agriculture *sough*dustbowl*cough* first granted to Henry Bosenberg for a CLIMBING OR TRAILING ROSE (USPP1 P). Since then, thousands of plant patents have been granted, and that includes apples. Apples as intellectual property. The beloved Honeycrisp was patented in the late 1980's by the University of Minnesota. The Honeycrisp blossomed in popularity, pun allowed, among consumers, both grocery shoppers and growers. Nurseries would sell the trees to anyone who called and ordered one, but since it was patented, buuuut growers would have to pay a royalty of one dollar per tree to the University of Minnesota until the patent has expired. With an average size of 50 acres per orchard and 36 trees per acre, that only comes to $1800, which isn't too, too bad. A much tighter rein was kept on University of Minnesota's patented MINNEISKA, which produces the SweeTango apple. Only a small group of apple growers has been given license to grow this variety of apple and they have to pay royalties as well. UM also has multiple trademarks registered, so anyone who tries to sell an apple under that name or a similar one may find themselves in court. Now how about them apples? Hey, at least I waited until the end. 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The 18th-century sage, Emanuel Swedenborg, has greatly influenced many impactful, peerless thinkers and influential progressive radicals (from Immanuel Kant and Helen Keller to Emerson, Blake, and William James), but he himself is little known to modern history. And although there are countless biographies of the ground-breaking scientist-turned-mystic, there is one important aspect of his history that I think could use a little more exploration and emulation, his spiritual awakening. His deep meditative approach to his quest for the seat of the soul resembles the types of inner inquiry that many ancient and modern sages invite in order to awaken from spiritual slumber, into what a Swedenborgian may coin “angelic flow,” or “Christ-consciousness,” or just plainly, Buddha.Read more: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/secretLearn more on our website: https://swedenborgiancommunity.orgGive: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/my-gift
This episode starts with a dramatic reading of a text exchange between the brothers Drouillard regarding Johnny Appleseed's Swedenborgian seed-planting mission and goes on to discuss The Unsinkable Molly Brown, alternative spirituality, Paul Bunyan, Boaty McBoatface, Björn Borg, Emanuel Swedenborg, Pastafarianism, the Fort Wayne TinCaps, and the fact that we will need more than jam to make it through a nuclear winter. Father Art blesses us with another visit as well. Follow us @ThingsITextMyBrotherPodcast on Instagram where you can leave us notes for us to tackle in future segments of Ablutions and Edification. Like, subscribe, and do all the other things which podcasts tell you to do. Then, tell a friend, enemy, and total stranger. For those who love the experience of audio draped over a static image, head over to the Things I Text My Brother page on YouTube! Please consider helping to save lives by joining the Things I Text My Brother group through the American Red Cross and donating whatever you can. Whether you are able to give some blood, some time, some money, or some awareness to the cause, all of it helps save lives. https://3cu.be/blood ———————— Textstomybrother@gmail.com ———————— MUSIC AND SOUNDS Theme Music: Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod (Royalty free music) (filmmusic.io) "Still Pickin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ———————— Lovely Piano Music Under Dramatic Reading: Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license ———————— Church bells and various sounds effects: https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/ Mixkit Sound Effects Free License https://mixkit.co/license/
Emanuel Swedenborg was in direct communication with angels that showed him the process of ascension, also known as Spiritual Alchemy. Swedenborg's divine revelation of Biblical ascension is now reaching a wider audience at the perfect time, when humanity needs it most.Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, inventor, and theologian who made significant discoveries in many of the natural sciences, including astronomy, anatomy, geology, and mineralogy. At age fifty-five, his intensive search for answers to ultimate questions culminated in an awakening that gave him a unique insight into the workings of the spiritual world. He spent the remainder of his life writing about his experiences and how human beings can come to a deeper awareness of the divine.While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.0:3:12 Curtis Childs Introduction24:42 Angels And Divine Providence1:09: Spirits Speak Like People In Our World56:10 How Angels Speak1:39:26 Everyone Channels Angel Personas1:58:24 TruthSeekah's Final Thoughts2:30:40 Patreon Thanks Yous!Check Out More Of Curtis Childs And Emanuel Swedenborg At https://www.TruthSeekah.com/Curtis Childs-Emanuel-Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg was in direct communication with angels that showed him the process of ascension, also known as Spiritual Alchemy. Swedenborg's divine revelation of Biblical ascension is now reaching a wider audience at the perfect time, when humanity needs it most.Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, inventor, and theologian who made significant discoveries in many of the natural sciences, including astronomy, anatomy, geology, and mineralogy. At age fifty-five, his intensive search for answers to ultimate questions culminated in an awakening that gave him a unique insight into the workings of the spiritual world. He spent the remainder of his life writing about his experiences and how human beings can come to a deeper awareness of the divine.While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.0:3:12 Curtis Childs Introduction24:42 Angels And Divine Providence1:09: Spirits Speak Like People In Our World56:10 How Angels Speak1:39:26 Everyone Channels Angel Personas1:58:24 TruthSeekah's Final Thoughts2:30:40 Patreon Thanks Yous!Check Out More Of Curtis Childs And Emanuel Swedenborg At https://www.TruthSeekah.com/Curtis Childs-Emanuel-Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg was in direct communication with angels that showed him the process of ascension, also known as Spiritual Alchemy. Swedenborg's divine revelation of Biblical ascension is now reaching a wider audience at the perfect time, when humanity needs it most.Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, inventor, and theologian who made significant discoveries in many of the natural sciences, including astronomy, anatomy, geology, and mineralogy. At age fifty-five, his intensive search for answers to ultimate questions culminated in an awakening that gave him a unique insight into the workings of the spiritual world. He spent the remainder of his life writing about his experiences and how human beings can come to a deeper awareness of the divine.While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.0:3:12 Curtis Childs Introduction24:42 Angels And Divine Providence1:09: Spirits Speak Like People In Our World56:10 How Angels Speak1:39:26 Everyone Channels Angel Personas1:58:24 TruthSeekah's Final Thoughts2:30:40 Patreon Thanks Yous!Check Out More Of Curtis Childs And Emanuel Swedenborg At https://www.TruthSeekah.com/Curtis Childs-Emanuel-Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg was in direct communication with angels that showed him the process of ascension, also known as Spiritual Alchemy. Swedenborg's divine revelation of Biblical ascension is now reaching a wider audience at the perfect time, when humanity needs it most.I had an incredible visitation from the Lord where he taught me for a week straight. It was one of the most emotional and supernatural experiences of my life. He taught me more about the inner workings of angels, their types, levels and dimensions of consciousness, ascension and so much more, all within the Bible!!!Guys, we are living in strange times… during this discussion with Curtis Childs, he shares the work of Emanuel Sweedenborg which who seemed to have somehow read the notes from my recent visitation… the thing is…. Emanuel Sweedenborg died on March 29, 1772!!!!! The last several episodes of my podcast have been this way!!!! Synchronistic and filled with so much confirmation and revelation! This was by far one of my favorite talks.Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, inventor, and theologian who made significant discoveries in many of the natural sciences, including astronomy, anatomy, geology, and mineralogy. At age fifty-five, his intensive search for answers to ultimate questions culminated in an awakening that gave him a unique insight into the workings of the spiritual world. He spent the remainder of his life writing about his experiences and how human beings can come to a deeper awareness of the divine.While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg's writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg's insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast. He's happiest when he can use Swedenborg's concepts to help someone solve something they used to think was unsolvable.0:3:12 Curtis Childs Introduction24:42 Angels And Divine Providence1:09: Spirits Speak Like People In Our World56:10 How Angels Speak1:39:26 Everyone Channels Angel Personas1:58:24 TruthSeekah's Final Thoughts2:30:40 Patreon Thanks Yous!Check Out More Of Curtis Childs And Emanuel Swedenborg At https://www.TruthSeekah.com/Curtis Childs-Emanuel-Swedenborg
Both the U.S.'s Veterans' Day and Canada's Remembrance Day celebrate and/or mourn the veterans in our midst and those that have passed. What it means to be a soldier is different for many people, and I'm honoured to have had a number of veterans in my family share their various experiences and wisdom over the years. Both my grandfathers, my aunt, two of my uncles, and my brother, all have had both inspiring and critical things to say about the armed forces, and all have seemed to believe that serving their country helped to craft them into who they are. No matter our politics, this week we ought to honour the sacrifices and efforts made by our soldiers of all stripes, as well as honour the peace that most of these strive and yearn for as we seek to dispel the violence that so often takes their lives.Read more here: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/remembrance
Layman is joined by Rich Tafel, a conservative, gay, integrally informed and mystically inclined Swedenborgian pastor and Washington political operative, to talk about communitarian conservatism, the pragmatic dimensions of post-postmodern political change, the spiritual dimension of the American zeitgeist, the opportunities for a hybrid of healthy progressive and conservative values that just might be able to grow beyond the deadlock of polarized and stagnant modernity, and much more. Rich Tafel is a transformative leader in the areas of faith, politics and social impact. As the Managing Director of Raffa Social Capital Advisors he matches impact investors to vetted social ventures. Partnering with investors his team provides back office support, public policy and strategic coaching to social ventures. Rich is also the Director of the American Project a new Democracy Fund supported effort to bring together leading thinkers to imagine new solutions to America's broken political system. The project is housed at Pepperdine School of Public Policy. Tafel is also pastor of Church of the Holy City in Washington DC, where he is launching a spiritual entrepreneur hub. Tafel is the founder of Log Cabin Republicans. Before moving to Washington DC, Tafel was Adolescent Health Director for the State of MA and served as Assistant Minister at Harvard's Chapel. Professional website https://www.richtafel.us/ Please consider supporting The Integral Stage on Patreon to make more of these conversations possible! https://www.patreon.com/theintegralstage
Friendships don't just fall on our laps. They require work and a commitment to honesty and integrity if we wish to have meaningful ones. The quality of a friendship is dependent upon our willingness to grow and mature spiritually. We'll consider the types of things that fill the "space" between ourselves and others remembering that "anyone can befriend another, but most of all we ought to befriend what is good" (AC 4804). References: Lessons: 1 Samuel 20, AC 4804 Text: 1 Samuel 20:42 By Pastor Derek Elphick. Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral on July 25
The scriptures speak often of the process needed to find salvation, nirvana, transcendence or whatever word that specific tradition uses to speak of finding fullness in our Divinely-sourced intrinsic awareness. Buddhist scriptures sometimes refer to butter and the churning needed to make it as an analogy for what is required to reach Buddhahood, saying that we must do the work with the power of our connectedness to Intrinsic Awareness. And our reading today from Job speaks of being tested and coming forth as gold, implying that our trials are our forging in God's fire. Despite scripture's insistence, we sometimes get repelled at the idea of having to work to find the heaven that's within us, or that we must undergo trials, saying that salvation is entirely in God's hands and may have more to do with getting the God right than anything that we have to do to find it within ourselves. However, we have but to look within to see that yes, we haven't entirely uncovered the heaven that Jesus says is within us, and to remember that all our strength in overcoming is from the Lord, known by many names, who has asked us to use it to forge heaven.
We explore parallels between Buddhism and Swedenborgian Christianity, an open and mystical tradition based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, who DT Suzuki described as "the Buddha of the North."
Welcome to episode 42, "The Coloratura of Celestial Choice," featuring Spanish-Italian American opera singer, Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963). Through her opera career she accrued international renown and fortune, but this was cut short by a vocal injury in the 1930s. While her opera recordings have remained a touchstone in the genre up to the present, less remembered is her public embrace of Swedenborgian theology and Kriya Yoga, for both of which she served as a significant representative and devoted instrument. Welcome to the singing heart...
Thoughts are like the ripples on the surface of a river, just transient glimmers of awareness – hinting at the depths below. For whatever reasons, we have come to identify so much with our habitual ripples we miss the enormity of the river of life within – taking its vast depth, clarity, and peace to be a pit of emptiness as we fearfully try to color over it. When we turn more toward that river of life at our core by letting the ripples pass us by, dipping into the vastness of awareness with meditative and prayerful practice, we find that we become cleansed and renewed in its flowing holy water. In the book of Revelation, “the river of the water of life” is described as flowing from God into the centre of the heavenly city – I think inviting us as we read it to turn toward that river of the water of life flowing at our own heavenly centre, amidst the garden of all our gifts and expressions of life in their diversity.
The Sermon on the Mount summarizes Jesus’ radical, non-religious stance on spiritual living. By encouraging us to behave meekly, not to stockpile food and money for the future, and not to fight back when someone does you wrong, it remains a radical spiritual writing even today. In this age where so many are fighting, yelling, arguing, storming, and rioting in the name of deeply held beliefs, how practical is that guidance in our world? Rich Tafel, Pastor of Church of the Holy City in Washington DC and host Johnny Guidry discuss the Sermon on the Mount and its modern-day application from a spiritual, non-religious perspective. Learn more about Swedenborg and the Swedenborgian Christian denomination at www.Swedenborg.Org or explore Reverend Rich Tafel’s Church, the Church of the Holy City at HolyCityDC.org. Email Rich Tafel at RevTafel@HolyCityDC.org For similarly-themed episodes, try The Ancient Truths of Acceptance & PLINKO or Surrender to Greatness To read the Sermon on the Mount, check out Matthew Chapters 5-7. A link to those chapters in the NIV Bible is here. A transcript of the episode is offered below. Please note that the transcription is done automatically by software, so please excuse any errors. Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling. Maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse, but it’s there ready for you and blue wave for you. And as long as you mean, my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive.Speaker 1 00:00:47 Hi everybody. And welcome to another episode of refractive. I am here today with, uh, someone who I met, uh, maybe about two years ago. Now he is the pastor of a church that I attend. And, uh, I’m really pleased to introduce him to you. His name is rich. Toffel rich Toffel is a leader at the intersection of faith politics and social impact as pastor of church of the holy city in Washington, DC. In 2016, he launched a spiritual entrepreneur center, bringing inner life with social impact. Rich serves on the governing board of the national council of churches, where he’s a member of the Christian Muslim dialogue and the interfaith table ordained in the Swedenborgian church. Rich is a graduate of Harvard divinity school and served as the assistant minister at the Memorial church of Harvard university. Rich also serves as the founding director of Marcom social capital advisors since 2016, there he matches impact investors to vetted social ventures. He also founded public squared as a strategy and coaching company focused on supporting social impact businesses, coaching over 400 clients through all of his work in faith, politics, and business. He’s motivated to help those without a voice to live in a more just world. And all of tho
Swedenborgians share their opinions about the new movie Things Heard & Seen, as well as their take on its paranormal and Swedenborgian elements!
SPOILERS! When Curtis watched the new movie "Things Heard and Seen" for the first time, we recorded his reactions! Like the movie or not, it’s cool to see a Swedenborgian afterlife framework in film! This is an audio-only version of video-based show, and the podcast may contain references to visuals from the original episode. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZJq1YnQDbmU↓↓↓ FREE e-book downloads and more below ↓↓↓★☆★BE THE FIRST TO SEE NEW CONTENT★☆★All content premieres on Mondays at 8pm Eastern time!Listen to the Inside Off The Left Eye podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! New episodes on Sundays!Swedenborg Live! happens on the last Monday of every month, but our next one will be on May 24th on account of the Memorial Day holiday!We're offering exciting new sponsorships in support of our content! Sponsors receive exclusive benefits in connection with Swedenborg Live!Contact Tim Bilger at tbilger@swedenborg.com or (610)-430-3222 ext. 101 to learn about the opportunities! ★☆★FREE E-BOOKS★☆★New Jerusalem https://swedenborg.com/product/new-jerusalem-nce/True Christianity https://swedenborg.com/product/true-christianity-1-nce/Divine Providence https://swedenborg.com/product/divine-providence-nce/Secrets of Heaven https://swedenborg.com/product/secrets-heaven-1-nce/Heaven and Hell https://swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/★☆★ABOUT★☆★We dig into Emanuel Swedenborg’s writings to learn more about the spiritual backdrop of this life we’re living, and then work hard to craft a narrative to share what we learn, using visual tools of animations, illustrations, and diagrams to deliver the concepts in an entertaining, enlightening, and uplifting way.Off The Left Eye is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Learn more at https://www.swedenborg.com★☆★SUPPORT OUR SHOWS★☆★MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION See how your generosity directly benefits our channel! https://offthelefteye.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER Support all the work of the Swedenborg Foundation. http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★☆★STAY CONNECTED ★☆★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - https://offthelefteye.com/subscribe/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/offthelefteye?lang=en★☆★REACH OUT★☆★Want to have an Off The Left Eye team member appear on your show? Contact us at https://offthelefteye.com.
A deep dive into how our thoughts are actually a network which spreads throughout the whole spiritual world! Our personality is in part shaped by the angelic communities to which we are connected. This is an audio-only version of video-based show, and the podcast may contain references to visuals from the original episode. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZJRfEOehLxc↓↓↓ More resources below ↓↓↓Curtis guides us on an annotated journey through Secrets of Heaven 6599-6600.You can download a free PDF version and follow along here: https://swedenborg.com/product/arcana-coelestia-vol-8-redesigned-standard-edition/★☆★BE THE FIRST TO SEE NEW CONTENT★☆★All content premieres on Mondays at 8pm Eastern time!Monday: Catch the newest content from Off The Left Eye!Tuesdays: Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to get custom inspirational art!Thursdays: Respond to our weekly reflection question!Sundays: Listen to the Inside Off The Left Eye podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Swedenborg Live! happens on the last Monday of every month, but our next one will be on May 24th on account of the Memorial Day holiday!We're offering exciting new sponsorships in support of our content! Sponsors receive exclusive benefits in connection with Swedenborg Live!Contact Tim Bilger at tbilger@swedenborg.com or (610)-430-3222 ext. 101 to learn about the opportunities! ★☆★ABOUT★☆★Premiering Wednesdays “News from Heaven” is your chance to dig a little deeper into the the spiritual topic of the week by delving into a specific passage in Swedenborg's writings with Curtis as guide. Off The Left Eye is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Learn more at https://www.swedenborg.com★☆★SUPPORT OUR SHOWS★☆★MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION See how your generosity directly benefits our channel! https://offthelefteye.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER Support all the work of the Swedenborg Foundation. http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★☆★STAY CONNECTED ★☆★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - https://offthelefteye.com/subscribe/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/offthelefteye?lang=en★☆★THE HOST★☆★Curtis Childs is the director of Off The Left Eye at the Swedenborg Foundation. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast.★☆★REACH OUT★☆★Want to have an Off The Left Eye team member appear on your show? Contact us at https://offthelefteye.com.
Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts interviews artist, poet, and Swedenborgian Eleanor Schnarr about eighteenth-century scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg's early explorations of the human brain and breath control and how his findings influenced his later works on spiritual anatomy. As a student of Swedenborgian Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Eleanor has written several fascinating papers about Swedenborg's practice of internal breathing and how it compares to other ancient meditative forms such as tantra and yoga. Eleanor draws on her extensive research to explain how Swedenborg used meditative breathing to access the spiritual world and how we can also experience divine consciousness. This is an audio version of a video interview. Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RVvRMFoj7LgLearn more about Eleanor's work — http://eleanorschnarr.com/index.html and https://gtu.academia.edu/EleanorSchnarr★ABOUT★The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Our goal is to present enlightening conversations with guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth!Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation — http://www.swedenborg.com★FREE E-BOOK★“Divine Love and Wisdom” by Emanuel Swedenborg — https://swedenborg.com/product/divine-love-wisdom-nce/ ★RELATED BOOK★“The Hidden Levels of the Mind: Swedenborg's Theory of Consciousness” by Douglas Taylor — https://swedenborg.com/product/hidden-levels-mind/★THE HOST★Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but he had little personal belief in divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and he answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture.★SUPPORT US★DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation — https://swedenborg.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation — http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH — https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop (15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen on this channel)★FOLLOW US★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL — http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/FACEBOOK — https://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation/INSTAGRAM — https://www.instagram.com/swedenborgfoundation/TWITTER — https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound★REACH OUT★Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab section of this channel.
Have you ever thought of “the church” as existing inside of you? The essence of "church" is actually the peaceful, blissful feeling you get when selflessly contributing. This is an audio-only version of video-based show, and the podcast may contain references to visuals from the original episode. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/trJ5l_O4OVQ↓↓↓ More resources below ↓↓↓Curtis guides us on an annotated journey through Secrets of Heaven 6299[3].You can download a free PDF version and follow along here: https://swedenborg.com/product/arcana-coelestia-vol-8-redesigned-standard-edition/★☆★BE THE FIRST TO SEE NEW CONTENT★☆★All content premieres on Mondays at 8pm Eastern time!Monday: Catch the newest content from Off The Left Eye!Tuesdays: Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to get custom inspirational art!Thursdays: Respond to our weekly reflection question!Sundays: Listen to the Inside Off The Left Eye podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Mark your calendars for our live panel Q&A show Swedenborg Live! on the last Monday of every month! Next one on April 26th!We're offering exciting new sponsorships in support of our content! Sponsors receive exclusive benefits in connection with Swedenborg Live!Contact Tim Bilger at tbilger@swedenborg.com or (610)-430-3222 ext. 101 to learn about opportunities! ★☆★ABOUT★☆★Premiering Wednesdays “News from Heaven” is your chance to dig a little deeper into the the spiritual topic of the week by delving into a specific passage in Swedenborg's writings with Curtis as guide. Off The Left Eye is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Learn more at https://www.swedenborg.com★☆★SUPPORT OUR SHOWS★☆★MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION See how your generosity directly benefits our channel! https://offthelefteye.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER Support all the work of the Swedenborg Foundation. http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★☆★STAY CONNECTED ★☆★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - https://offthelefteye.com/subscribe/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/offthelefteye?lang=en★☆★THE HOST★☆★Curtis Childs is the director of Off The Left Eye at the Swedenborg Foundation. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast.★☆★REACH OUT★☆★Want to have an Off The Left Eye team member appear on your show? Contact us at https://offthelefteye.com.
In Scripture we read about the Spirit of the Lord coming on people. This talk explores a passage in Isaiah about what can happen to us when we receive the Spirit of the Lord that He showed us in His resurrection. References: Lessons: Isaiah 11:1-10, 2:1-5; True Christian Religion (TCR) 139 By Pastor Erik Buss. Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral in 2020 www.newchurchaudio.org
What is your truest, deepest self? And what shape is it? We join Swedenborg to hear the answer from an angel professor. This is an audio-only version of video-based show, and the podcast may contain references to visuals from the original episode. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9fQbz0k3rNs↓↓↓ More resources below ↓↓↓You can download a free PDF version and follow along here:https://swedenborg.com/product/true-christianity-2-nce/★☆★BE THE FIRST TO SEE NEW CONTENT★☆★All content premieres at 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ET, and 8:00pm GMT.Explore all our content at https://offthelefteye.com/Monday: Watch Swedenborg and LifeWednesday: Watch News From HeavenThursday: Respond to our weekly reflection questionFriday: Join us for Swedenborg Live!Sunday: Listen to the Inside offTheLeftEye podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! ★☆★ABOUT★☆★Premiering Wednesdays “News from Heaven” is your chance to dig a little deeper into the the spiritual topic of the week by delving into a specific passage in Swedenborg's writings with Curtis as guide. offTheLeftEye is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Learn more at https://www.swedenborg.com★☆★SUPPORT OUR SHOWS★☆★MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION See how your generosity directly benefits our channel! https://offthelefteye.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER Support all the work of the Swedenborg Foundation. http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★☆★STAY CONNECTED ★☆★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - https://offthelefteye.com/subscribe/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/offthelefteye?lang=en★☆★THE HOST★☆★Curtis Childs is the director of OffTheLeftEye at the Swedenborg Foundation. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast.★☆★REACH OUT★☆★Want to have an offTheLeftEye team member appear on your show? Contact us at https://offthelefteye.com.
In today's episode, we are joined by friend of the show Sister Mariakali to discuss the lives and works of the “Swedish Seer” (Emanuel Swedenborg) and the editor of “The New Reformer” (D. Gopaul Chetty). Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist and mystic who, amongst other things, summoned the long-dead Isaac Newton to argue with him about the scientific properties of matter (and won the argument, of course). Chetty was an Indian theologian, activist, and author who so fell in love with the work of the Swedish Seer, and how it intersected with his own tradition (Saiva Siddhanta), that he stood outside of churches on Sunday mornings and evangelized the congregants as they were trying to go home. This episode is a deep dive into mysticism, religious pluralism, and the lives of two truly remarkable men. … Sister Mariakali (also known as Eleanor Schnarr) is a mystic, interoceptive painter, seventh generation Swedenborgian, and is currently studying the intersection of Swedenborgian philosophy and Hinduism at the Graduate Theological Union. See below for links! “New Light Upon Indian Philosophy”, by D. Gopaul Chetty: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ffs9mvEtazJ6j77_gQuoh61ZixMYiLsy/view?usp=sharing “Swedenborgianism in India” by Sister Mariakali: https://spiritualquesters.org/?p=1480&fbclid=IwAR2XyA0MsLi4VfwblM4Ngk6dTPHvP5IBEyCRwMsVUbWDZArVQOBhBM4jZGk Merch shop for Mariakali's (awesome!) art: https://www.swedenborgianspiritstore.com/ Mariakali's GoFundMe, where she intends to continue the work and legacy of D. Gopaul Chetty: https://www.gofundme.com/f/2948oob8dc?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=p_na%20share-sheet&pc_code=fb_co_dashboard_a&rcid=722b8c8dfda447638708c63ed45d1a70&fbclid=IwAR2sJu6wAAZSX-vSLQEm-sbojRGIt--mKgFrU19llaG2kBgzr_xLam-Y1Rk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/godlycommunists/message
It's part of a process. Repeated sustainment and desolation shape us into the people we were meant to be. This is an audio-only version of video-based show, and the podcast may contain references to visuals from the original episode. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ty6jgRtjwNo↓↓↓ More resources below ↓↓↓You can download a free PDF version and follow along here:https://swedenborg.com/product/arcana-coelestia-vol-8-redesigned-standard-edition/★☆★BE THE FIRST TO SEE NEW CONTENT★☆★All content premieres at 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ET, and 8:00pm GMT.Explore all our content at https://offthelefteye.com/Monday: Watch Swedenborg and LifeWednesday: Watch News From HeavenThursday: Respond to our weekly reflection questionFriday: Join us for Swedenborg Live!Sunday: Listen to the Inside offTheLeftEye podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! ★☆★ABOUT★☆★Premiering Wednesdays “News from Heaven” is your chance to dig a little deeper into the the spiritual topic of the week by delving into a specific passage in Swedenborg's writings with Curtis as guide. offTheLeftEye is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Learn more at https://www.swedenborg.com★☆★SUPPORT OUR SHOWS★☆★MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION See how your generosity directly benefits our channel! https://offthelefteye.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER Support all the work of the Swedenborg Foundation. http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★☆★STAY CONNECTED ★☆★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - https://offthelefteye.com/subscribe/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/offthelefteye?lang=en★☆★THE HOST★☆★Curtis Childs is the director of OffTheLeftEye at the Swedenborg Foundation. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast.★☆★REACH OUT★☆★Want to have an offTheLeftEye team member appear on your show? Contact us at https://offthelefteye.com.
Can truth have a source? And why does it matter? Here we look at how the "made in" label on our truth can be all the difference in whether we let God in or shut God out. This is an audio-only version of video-based show, and the podcast may contain references to visuals from the original episode. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/awUi3ohvKuU↓↓↓ More resources below ↓↓↓You can download a free PDF version and follow along here: https://swedenborg.com/product/arcana-coelestia-vol-10-redesigned-standard-edition/★☆★BE THE FIRST TO SEE NEW CONTENT★☆★All content premieres at 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ET, and 8:00pm GMT.Explore all our content at https://offthelefteye.com/Monday: Watch Chasing SwedenborgWednesday: Watch News From HeavenThursday: Respond to our weekly reflection questionFriday: Join us for Swedenborg Live!Sunday: Listen to the Inside offTheLeftEye podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! ★☆★ABOUT★☆★Premiering Wednesdays “News from Heaven” is your chance to dig a little deeper into the the spiritual topic of the week by delving into a specific passage in Swedenborg's writings with Curtis as guide. offTheLeftEye is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Learn more at https://www.swedenborg.com★☆★SUPPORT OUR SHOWS★☆★MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION See how your generosity directly benefits our channel! https://offthelefteye.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER Support all the work of the Swedenborg Foundation. http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★☆★STAY CONNECTED ★☆★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - https://offthelefteye.com/subscribe/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/offthelefteye?lang=en★☆★THE HOST★☆★Curtis Childs is the director of OffTheLeftEye at the Swedenborg Foundation. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast.★☆★REACH OUT★☆★Want to have an offTheLeftEye team member appear on your show? Contact us at https://offthelefteye.com.
Curtis Childs suffered a period of intense depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. Curtis recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Curtis is now applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting a weekly webcast. He is happiest when he can use Swedenborg’s concepts to help someone solve something, they used to think was unsolvable. Curtis has appeared on many international radio shows, podcasts, and YouTube shows and has been a regular speaker at conferences. This is his story, and this is his Passion. PASSIONATE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT • Who was Emanuel Swedenborg? • Transforming depression • Helping others move through suffering • Finding help and healing holistically • Dark night of the soul • Spiritual experiences of Swedenborg and the Journal of Spiritual Experiences • What does it feel like to die? • The “world of spirits.” The in-between realm • Spiritual Angels • Heaven and Hell? • What do we do in Heaven? • Embracing Spiritual Sight – Off the Left Eye • Magnetic attraction of the universe • What is our purpose? • What is the meaning of life? • Soul mates • Being useful • Everything is going to be OK • The New Church of the future • The innocence of wisdom SPREAD THE PASSION HOST: Luisa WEBSITE: https://passionharvest.com/ WATCH THIS INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/aeezUQxAI1A PASSION HARVEST ON SOCIAL YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PassionHarvest/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/PassionHarvest/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Passionharvest SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3BogbavOan3FP1r1JXLxmV SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-796690230 ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/passion-harvest/id1451566598 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW IN I TUNES http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1451566598 CONNECT WITH CURTIS CHILDS WEBSITE: https://www.offthelefteye.com/about/curtis-childs/ PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-offthelefteye/id1515976937 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/ YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/offTheLeftEye TWITTER: https://twitter.com/offthelefteye #Passionharvest #Passionharvestinterivew
God doesn’t change but the way we see God varies from person to person. Whether you accept God in the form of love or faith, there’s a divine celestial body that’s right for you! This is an audio-only version of video-based show, and the podcast may contain references to visuals from the original episode. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nINjEiVR9bc↓↓↓ More resources below ↓↓↓You can download a free PDF version and follow along here: https://www.swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/★☆★BE THE FIRST TO SEE NEW CONTENT★☆★All content premieres at 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ET, and 8:00pm GMT.Explore all our content at https://offthelefteye.com/Monday: Watch Chasing SwedenborgWednesday: Watch News From HeavenThursday: Respond to our weekly reflection questionFriday: Join us for Swedenborg Live!Sunday: Listen to the Inside offTheLeftEye podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! ★☆★ABOUT★☆★Premiering Wednesdays “News from Heaven” is your chance to dig a little deeper into the the spiritual topic of the week by delving into a specific passage in Swedenborg's writings with Curtis as guide. offTheLeftEye is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Learn more at https://www.swedenborg.com★☆★SUPPORT OUR SHOWS★☆★MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION See how your generosity directly benefits our channel! https://offthelefteye.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER Support all the work of the Swedenborg Foundation. http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★☆★STAY CONNECTED ★☆★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - https://offthelefteye.com/subscribe/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/HeavenAndHellSwedenborg/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/offthelefteye?lang=en★☆★THE HOST★☆★Curtis Childs is the director of OffTheLeftEye at the Swedenborg Foundation. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting this weekly webcast.★☆★REACH OUT★☆★Want to have an offTheLeftEye team member appear on your show? Contact us at https://offthelefteye.com.
Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts interviews offTheLeftEye Director Curtis Childs about how he started a successful YouTube channel based on the spiritual work of a little known eighteenth-century Christian mystic named Emanuel Swedenborg. Learn how Curtis' own struggles with anxiety and depression opened his heart and mind to Swedenborg's writings and the peace of heaven, and how it inspired his desire to help others manage their suffering too. One of the overarching messages that came up over and over during Cory and Curtis' conversation is how embracing Divine providence (a Swedenborgian concept) can lead to a deeply authentic spiritual experience and journey in work and in life. Learn more from Curtis Childs on the offTheLeftEye YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/offthelefteye ★ABOUT★ The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Our goal is to present enlightening conversations with guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- https://www.swedenborg.com ★FREE E-BOOKS★ "Divine Providence" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/divine-providence-nce/ "Heaven and Hell" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/ ★THE HOST★ Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture. ★SUPPORT US★ DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: https://www.swedenborg.com/membership/ SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop ★FOLLOW US★ Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel! E-MAIL - https://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/swedenborgfoundation/ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound ★REACH OUT★ Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Watch as host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts and Kent Rogers, author of "Seven Days of Spiritual Evolution: The Genesis of Personal Transformation," discuss how the divine and science can coexist, and much more!The two also review the content of Kent's latest book, which includes his interpretation of the Creation Story in the Book of Genesis as a timeless guide for our spiritual transition from darkness to light. Learn from Cory and Kent as they talk about ways to communicate with the Lord, practice love, and use meditation as a spiritual tool. We hope that as you witness Cory and Kent share their personal spiritual experiences and journey to ministry, you'll be inspired to live in love as well!★ABOUT★The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Every other week, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth!Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com★RELATED RESOURCES★"Seven Days of Spiritual Evolution: The Genesis of Personal Transformation" by E. Kent Rogers - https://swedenborg.com/product/seven-days-of-spiritual-evolution/"Free Audio Meditations for Seven Days of Spiritual Evolution" - https://swedenborg.com/product/audio-meditations-seven-days-of-spiritual-evolution/"12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth: A Path of Healing from the Gospels" by E. Kent Rogers - https://swedenborg.com/product/12-miracles-spiritual-growth/"Secrets of Heaven: New Century Edition" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/secrets-heaven-1-nce/"Divine Love and Wisdom: New Century Edition" by Emanuel Swedenborg -https://swedenborg.com/product/divine-love-wisdom-nce/★THE HOST★Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture.★SUPPORT US★DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★FOLLOW US★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL SIGN-UP - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundationTWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound★REACH OUT★Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Watch as host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts and Mennonite Pastor Dave Rogalsky discuss the role of interfaith ministry and contemplative spirituality in transcending the theological divisions between denominations. Hear the interesting story of how a Mennonite pastor came to lead a Swedenborgian congregation, and what he learned from that experience. We hope that as you witness Cory and Dave share their personal experiences, you'll be inspired to explore the role of diversity and inclusivity in whatever faith(s) you follow.★ABOUT★The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Every month, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth!Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com★FREE E-BOOKS★"Heaven and Hell: New Century Edition" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/"Secrets of Heaven: New Century Edition" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/secrets-heaven-1-nce/"Swedenborg's Garden of Theology: An Introduction to Emanuel Swedenborg's Published Theological Works" by Jonathan S. Rose - https://swedenborg.com/product/swedenborgs-garden-theology/★THE HOST★Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture.★SUPPORT US★DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membershipSHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop★FOLLOW US★Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!E-MAIL - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation/INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/swedenborgfoundation/TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound★REACH OUT★Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Filmed at the Fryeburg New Church Assembly Annual Meeting in August 2018. Guest host Roslyn Taylor asks Rev. Dr. George F. Dole about his newest book "The Universe and I: Where Science & Spirituality Meet." This interview also available as a video here: https://youtu.be/paABu3Y_0Rw In this episode of the Transcendiots webcast, Dr. Dole discusses his theory of consciousness and existence that incorporates spiritual and religious wisdom. Watch and listen as the Swedenborgian scholar explores the ongoing science and spirituality debate. Watch part 1 of our interview: "George Dole on the Science and Spirituality Debate, Consciousness, and More" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwGmQVY-GgA Order your copy of "The Universe and I: Where Science & Spirituality Meet" by George F. Dole in paperback or e-book: https://swedenborg.com/product/the-universe-and-i/ ★RELATED BOOKS★ "A Book About Us: The Bible and Stages of Our Lives" by George F. Dole - https://swedenborg.com/product/a-book-about-us/ "Freedom and Evil: A Pilgrim's Guide to Hell" by George F. Dole - https://swedenborg.com/product/freedom-and-evil/ "A Scientist Explores Spirit" by George F. Dole - https://swedenborg.com/product/a-scientist-explores-spirit/ ★ABOUT★ The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Every other week, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com ★THE HOST★ Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture. ★SUPPORT US★ DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membership SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop ★FOLLOW US★ Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel! E-MAIL SIGN-UP - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation/ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound ★REACH OUT★ Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts talks with Dr. Soni Werner, a retired professor of psychology and professional mediator, about how we can turn conflict into usefulness as we progress and regenerate from the physical world to the spiritual world. This interview also available as a video here: https://youtu.be/cBxsXYgsmkE In this episode of the Transcendiots webcast we talk with Swedenborgian psychologist Dr. Soni Werner about how we can approach conflict resolution as a spiritual practice. Watch and listen as Dr. Werner offers practical guidance on how to resolve conflicts with a loving, heavenly mindset. The conversation comes full circle with a discussion about how we can channel heaven's love in our relationships by releasing our earthly egos. ★DR. WERNER'S BOOKS★ "Altruism: Many Kinds of Kindness" - https://www.amazon.com/Altruism-Kinds-Kindness-Werner-2015-03-05/dp/B01F9QNNUS/ "Growth of the Female Mind: Sincerity and Severity" - https://www.amazon.com/Growth-Female-Mind-Sincerity-Severity/dp/1542942764/ "Searching For Mary Magdalene: Her Story of Awareness, Acceptance, and Action" - https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Mary-Magdalene-Acceptance-2011-06-28/dp/B01K145K7W/ ★RELATED SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION BOOKS★ "Heaven and Hell" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/ "A Psychology of Spiritual Healing" by Eugene Taylor - https://swedenborg.com/product/a-psychology-of-spiritual-healing/ "Regeneration: Spiritual Growth and How it Works" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/regeneration/ ★ABOUT★ The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Every other week, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com ★THE HOST★ Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture. ★SUPPORT US★ DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membership SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop ★FOLLOW US★ Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel! E-MAIL SIGN-UP - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/ SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound ★REACH OUT★ Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts talks with Dr. Rebecca Esterson, a professor at the Center for Swedenborgian Studies, about traditional Christian interpretations of an angry Old Testament God and a loving New Testament God, and the benefits of reading the Bible as allegory as opposed to reading the Bible literally. Book recommendations and more resources below ↓↓↓↓ In this episode of the Transcendiots webcast we talk with Swedenborgian professor Dr. Rebecca Esterson about the history of Christian Bible interpretation and how Emanuel Swedenborg influenced European and American modern ideas about the Bible, spirituality, and the afterlife. Watch and listen as Dr. Esterson offers guidance on how to read sacred text with sensitivity to stereotypes and generalizations so that we can dismantle the proliferation of anti-semitism, racism, and sexism through religion. The conversation comes full circle with a discussion about how we can apply God's powerful love to our own spiritual communities. ★RELATED SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION BOOKS★ "Heaven and Hell" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/ "A New Key to the Bible" by Bruce Henderson - https://swedenborg.com/product/a-new-key-to-the-bible/ "Ten Commandments: The Secrets of Spiritual Growth Found in God's Principles for Living" - https://swedenborg.com/product/ten-commandments/ ★ABOUT★ The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Every other week, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com ★THE HOST★ Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture. ★SUPPORT US★ DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membership SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/swede... ★FOLLOW US★ Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel! E-MAIL SIGN-UP - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/ FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFou... TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound ★REACH OUT★ Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Co-hosts Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts and Colin Amato talk with Dr. Devin Zuber, a professor at the Center for Swedenborgian Studies, about how combining science and spirituality has helped and can continue to help us conserve and preserve our earthly environment. Book recommendations and more resources below ↓↓↓↓ In this episode of the Transcendiots webcast we talk with Swedenborgian professor Dr. Devin Zuber about Swedenborg's influence on Transcendentalism and Romanticism as seen in the work of famous philosophers, conservationists, and artists like Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Muir, George Inness, Johnny Appleseed, and more. Watch and listen as Dr. Zuber describes experiencing the Divine in nature and the role it's played in environmental and ecological work throughout history. ★RELATED SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION BOOKS★ "The Core of Johnny Appleseed: The Unknown Story of a Spiritual Trailblazer" - https://swedenborg.com/product/core-johnny-appleseed/ "Creating an Orange Utopia: Eliza Lovell Tibbets and the Birth of California's Citrus Industry" - https://swedenborg.com/product/creating-an-orange-utopia/ "Other Planets" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/other-planets-nce/ ★ABOUT★ The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Every other week, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com ★THE HOST★ Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture. ★SUPPORT US★ DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membership SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop. ★FOLLOW US★ Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel! E-MAIL SIGN-UP - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/ SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound ★REACH OUT★ Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts talks with John Gwynn, a student of mystical spiritual teachers Emanuel Swedenborg and George Gurdjieff, about how their guiding philosophies on inner spiritual growth helped him work through his own suffering and alcoholism. In this episode of the Transcendiots webcast we talk with Swedenborgian John Gwynn about how he utilized teachings from Gurdjieff's Fourth Way and Swedenborg's Christian mysticism to tap into a deeper consciousness. Watch and listen as John describes how his unique interfaith approach led him on a path to greater eternal transformation and growth, and even helped him read seemingly judgmental Scripture text in a new, life-affirming light. ★RELATED SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION BOOKS★ "Observing Spirit: Evaluating Your Daily Progress on the Path to Heaven with Gurdjieff and Swedenborg" - https://swedenborg.com/product/observing-spirit/ "Regeneration: Spiritual Growth and How It Works" - https://swedenborg.com/product/regeneration/ "Seven Days of Spiritual Evolution: The Genesis of Personal Transformation" - https://swedenborg.com/product/seven-days-of-spiritual-evolution/ ★ABOUT★ The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Every other week, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation --> http://www.swedenborg.com ★THE HOST★ Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture. ★SUPPORT US★ DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membership SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop ★FOLLOW US★ Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel! E-MAIL SIGN-UP - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/ SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound ★REACH OUT★ Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts talks with Rev. Junchol Lee, pastor of the historic Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco, about how mystical experiences and an interfaith combination of Buddhism, Taoism, and Swedenborgianism have guided his spiritual journey. Book recommendations and more resources below ↓↓↓↓ In this episode of the Transcendiots webcast we talk with Swedenborgian pastor Junchol Lee about how the God-less philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism led him to the God-centered aspect of Christianity. Troubled by the ideas of karma and reincarnation that form the basis of Buddhism, he soon turned to Taoism, but quickly realized he was also missing a connection to the one Divine source found in Swedenborgianism. Watch and listen as Rev. Lee describes how mystical experiences affirmed his unique interfaith approach to life and brought him back to a life of ministry after a time of doubt. ★RELATED BOOK★ "The Lord: New Century Edition" - https://swedenborg.com/product/lord-nce/ "Seven Days of Spiritual Evolution: The Genesis of Personal Transformation" - https://swedenborg.com/product/seven-days-of-spiritual-evolution/ "True Christianity: New Century Edition" - https://swedenborg.com/product/true-christianity-1-nce/ ★ABOUT★ The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and faith. Every other week, we'll bring you a new conversation with a guest or guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com ★THE HOST★ Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture. ★SUPPORT US★ DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membership SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop ★FOLLOW US★ Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel! E-MAIL SIGN-UP - http://www.swedenborg.com/email-signup/ SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/SwedenborgFoundation TWITTER - https://twitter.com/swedenborgfound ★REACH OUT★ Want to be a featured guest on our show or have Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts appear on your show? Contact us through the About tab/section of this channel.
Rich Tafel is a world-class strategist working on the frontlines of social change in the areas of faith, politics and business. He played a leadership role in the most challenging issues of our time, including, gay marriage, education for low-income students and addressing AIDS in Africa. A leader in the field of social entrepreneurism, he serves as the Managing Director of Raffa Social Capital Advisors - matching investors and start-ups. Rich is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, an ordained minister in the Swedenborgian tradition, and serves as pastor at Church of the Holy City in Washington D.C. He's a leader in the new spiritual entrepreneur movement. As a political strategist, Rich leads efforts to bring together leaders across partisan lines to achieve public policy. He is the author of “Party Crasher: A Gay Republican Challenges Politics as Usual,” where he called for a new, inclusive conservative movement. In 1993, he founded Log Cabin Republicans.
The Hermetic Hour for Thursday, June 16th, 2011 will feature a discussion, led by host Poke Runyon, on the controversial Knight of the Sun, or Prince Adept, degree of Freemasonry. We will trace its history from its origin in the 1760s "Hermetic Rite" of Swedenborgian mystic Antoine Pernety, through its adoption into Scottish Rite in the early 1800s, and its subsequent Hermetic reconstruction by Albert Pike in 1857. In 2004 Scottish Rite removed the Hermetic philosophy from the degree, relegating it to a lecture on esoteric symbolism. We'll discuss the Hermetic-magical significance of the original Knight of the Sun, and the relationship of this degree to the seventh degree of Crata Repoa. In this sense it is the "Kalachakra" of the West. Tune in and be enlightened.