Swedenborgian Community Interfaith Podcast

We explore the deeper meaning of day 5 of the Hebrew and Christian creation story, and how loving Life, its diversity and interconnectivity, helps to bring abundance to our societies, lives, and spirits. Read more about this here: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/day-5Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

God continues to seek to shine more and more in our spirits so that we may receive the love, peace, and life that we all are meant to have. The parable of the creation story uplifts and seeks to empower this, using imagery found throughout the Bible and other scriptures to describe spiritual truths while inviting us toward greater love and faith. In this we’re told that God’s love, which like the sun shines on and illuminates everyone, should take root at the heart of our spirits, allowing our ideas and faith to become a guide even in the darkest of times and allowing us to find a life of abundance, diversity, and peace. Read the corresponding written message here: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/day-4Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

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 OffTheLeftEye's weekly webcast.Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Today we are being called by the depth of Divine Love to uplift each other with justice and compassion. Often, this starts with ourselves - being patient with our progress while focusing on living virtuously, with humility, and living up to all the higher ideas that should come into our daily lives. Day 3 of the creation story symbolizes this in a way: starting to ground the roots of Divine enlightenment and nourishment into our earthly thinking and embodiment. Read more about this here: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/day-threeOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

We explore Emanuel Swedenborg's early insights into the brain, as well as his meditative breathing with special guest, Eleanor Schnarr. To learn more about this subject, visit Eleanor's YouTube channel Eleanor Schnarr. Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

An enlightening and peaceful Fathers’ Day to you, particularly as we as a society continue to slowly open our eyes to the burdens we’ve placed on the necks of all too many fathers and families for the last 400+ years. Although seemingly inconvenient, acknowledging both the light and the darkness associated with a celebratory day like today is called for if we hope to continue to grow into health in our various cultures, transforming our lives towards receiving the heavenliness that Divinity offers all peoples in all traditions in every moment. Read more here: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/skyGive to support your loving, affirming, interfaith-Swedenborgian community https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=D6AH3CYY3LQWA&source=urlFind FREE EBOOKS below. Please subscribe and hit the bell! Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emer

The most prolific world scriptures make it clear that above all we are tasked with rejecting bigotry and the spirit of domination in our hearts and actions if we are to ever experience heaven within or without. Indeed, this is often the core message of the Bible, although we tend to twist the text into something of our own making. The current protests and civil rights activism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by police officers can be viewed as an embodiment of the Spirit of God moving through the people, in the same vein that Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple – flipping tables and wielding a whip. Read more here: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/tableOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Alyssa and Cory continue their discussion on the 18th-Century Mystic Emanuel Swedenborg's Book, "Faith", exploring the relationship between faith and caring. Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Learn about the deeper, inner meaning of the Creation story - specifically, the second day, and how it speaks to and uplifts our spiritual growth. To read the corresponding message visit: https://www.swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/day-twoOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Learn about the deeper, inner meaning of the Creation story - specifically, the first day, and how it speaks to and uplifts our spiritual growth. To read more about this: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/day-oneOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Our mothers are often one of the greatest examples of Divinity that we experience in our lives, sharing care, wisdom, and so much more with the world. Today (and every day), let's celebrate our mothers and motherly figures and rejoice in the Divine Mother of us all. Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

In part 2 of our series on 18th-Century Mystic, Emanuel Swedenborg's book "The Lord," we explore what he thought it means that God(dess) came as Christ to renew each of us no matter our tradition. And we find out what the Bible might mean when it says that Jesus came to fulfill the scriptures, it might surprise us! Download "The Lord" - https://swedenborg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/NCE_TheLord_portable.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0lZ9RMg0ngkn8VGS10WS6kIuHOY_wV80hYPMz7Hue9i1CCGnlQwzz_gw8Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

As many religions suggest, including Christianity and Sikhism, we are called to remember our truest selves by remembering the Lord. Our community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

In this book series, we explore Emanuel Swedenborg's book, "The Lord," and his vision of a God that transcends one religion but was also born into the world as Jesus Christ. Join in as we read - https://swedenborg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/NCE_TheLord_portable.pdfOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Many traditions uplift the transformative power of God-awareness and reflection, in all its many forms. Funny enough, most of us think it's next to impossible to meditate on Divinity constantly - and yet, we also find the trauma and pain of grief, egotism, and anxiety to be nay-on unbearable. To read the corresponding message head to https://www.swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/illuminateOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

"Yoga" means union and is a way of life encouraged by many traditions. As the incarnate God(dess) who transcends any one religion, the Resurrected Christ in Mark 16 emphasizes this union by pointing to how we should move beyond differences in how we find God, as well as beyond our old habits, instead finding healing and community renewal in diversity from God-consciousness. To read more specifically about the "Yoga" of Christ, head here: https://swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/resurrection-yogaOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, inspired by an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Alyssa and Cory discuss current events, including the impact of Covid-19, celebrities, China, and popular Netflix show, Tiger King. They also dive into the 18th-century pluralistic-Christian mystic Emanuel Swedenborg's book Faith. Follow the link to read Faith for free: https://swedenborg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/NCE_LifeFaith_portable.pdfOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, based on an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

Many faith traditions speak of the empowerment that centering on the Prince(ss) of Peace can bring, even in the midst of the Coronavirus/Covid-19 and great strife. Read the corresponding written message at https://www.swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/peaceOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, based on an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

We are your loving, affirming interfaith spiritual community! The Swedenborgian spirituality, based on an open, mystical Christianity explored by Emanuel Swedenborg, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.

In this video, we reflect on the Bible’s and other world scriptures' emphasis on eternal life and the afterlife, as well as what that can mean for us today! Indeed, many traditions emphasize an eternity with God and the idea of resurrection, offering words of comfort and justice in the face of loss and death. Filmed March 8, 2020. Read the corresponding message at https://www.swedenborgiancommunity.org/blog/eternityOur community's affirming Swedenborgian spirituality, based on an interfaith, mystical Christianity, has deeply influenced the likes of Helen Keller, Carl Jung, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), William Blake, Henry James, Robert Frost, DT Suzuki, George Inness and William Keith.