I have tried to explain correspondences as best I can but in reality it takes time, contemplation, and experience to get a tangible understanding of correspondences. The operation of Correspondence is as essential to the structure of the universe as are atoms. Correspondence carries the
Remains has a collective and individual meaning in the Bible. On an individual level, the word ‘remains’ refers to the innocence from love that is stored in a person’s soul during infancy and childhood. A child's spontaneous love for parents, playmates, for animals, and for
In contemplating equilibrium the question comes up, why must there be a balance between good and evil in life on earth, and, did God create evil? God did not create evil. The existence of evil is inevitable with freedom. This is what the story of
It is well known that there is a difference between the Old Testament times and the New Testament times, but Swedenborg offers an incredibly concise understanding of the matter that helps one to internalize the goodness of the Lord in a wonderful way. It is
When we look into the spiritual/historical purpose of John the Baptist a deep sense of God’s wisdom emerges. When pressed by the priests John identifies himself as the fulfillment of Isaiah 40:3: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the
It is amazing to observe what happens when I feel loneliness. I go out enough and do things, but I also stay in, and at least try to do my creative things. Sometimes I get tired and overwhelmed and just feel alone, but still the
