Absolutely the most profound information that I have ever heard. Wouldn’t it have been nice to have known this long ago, and been able to utilize the said information. But, that is not the “Big plan.” Thank you for changing our life to the better. Many blessings!
Thanks for another great episode. 2270 Really hit home...that is exactly what has been happening to me. Inflow of help when thinking and particularly writing...like i am being guided. I experience it almost daily. Wonderful feeling and it creates wonderful results. Need to find a path to share.
So encouraging to hear that everything's going to be ok. I mean, I know that...but sometimes other things seem to obscure that simple truth. I don't know how after encountering the absolute truth of God's goodness and lovingkindness, I could ever feel anything less than bliss. But there it is.
Yes, while living on earth, we're always going to feel that tug of doubt trying to mess us up. But everything truly is going to be okay! And it's important to hang onto that truth in the mind even when we're not feeling it on any given day. Because the feeling will come back, just like the sun will always rise again. In this episode (link below) Curtis talks about the symbolism of the sun and the moon -- how the sun represents states when we can really feel that God's love is real, and that everything is fine, and the moon represents just hanging onto that intellectual believe during "dark" times when we're not feeling it: th-cam.com/video/96XxLj5nt6E/w-d-xo.html
Interesting episode! I'm so glad Curtis listened to the call to do News from Heaven. It's so useful to go through the Writings like this! As you can tell by all the happy comments!
Thank you for your comment, Joy! It was a blessing to read this morning! May your journey be touched with hope and nourishment and inspiration! I am so glad you are here to explore the Writings with us in community!
Great show! This idea of avoiding bad thoughts and encouraging good thoughts is ageless. Every ancient culture and religion has recognized the spiritual realm as being involved in our thinking and actions. It seems that only the modern world has come up with the idea that the only reality is the material world, and I think that this is probably a big factor in the rise of self-doubt and purposelessness. Most past cultures felt a strong connection with their ancestors and believed that they should honor and respect those who lived before them and gave life to them. They also did not want to disrespect their families and ancestors by doing things considered bad or harmful to others. American culture has changed all that with the idea of individualism taking top priority, just another way of saying that selfishness is good. I have no way of knowing if these ideas originated in the spiritual world, but wherever it originated, it's now being promoted by the culture. I even see this in religion where a lot of people and churches appeal to your self interest, rather than doing what's true and good for their own sake. Since we're all in the spiritual world already, but some of us are still attached to a material body, all thoughts originate from the spiritual world. The ones we probably are the most affected by are the ones with the material bodies. The most powerful spiritual forces are radiated out through time and space, like rays of the sun, from individuals like Jesus, Moses, Buddha and Muhammed, and this includes most of humanity. The core values, which affect our thoughts and actions, of people can be traced back to these simple teachings. What's amazing is how similar these values are. If evil spirits want to influence us, then they really are at a disadvantage with people who practice the core values of their religion. Their only hope is to convince people that we're just mortals with big brains, and that the only meaning in life is the pleasure of the senses. This is the most evil thing I can imagine. But we all have thoughts that pop into our minds from some source. We just need to have a standard to judge these thoughts as to whether they're good and healthy or bad and harmful. If only one religion had an exclusive standard of goodness, then the followers of that religion would stand out as the only good people on earth. I've known souls from just about every religion, and if they follow the core moral teachings of their faith, then they're wonderful people.
Wow, yes, we could sure benefit by going back to the ancient knowledge that Swedenborg was tapping into, about this vast interconnected network of minds that we are a part of. I love what you pointed out about the power of the core values that we can find in every religion: "What's amazing is how similar these values are. If evil spirits want to influence us, then they really are at a disadvantage with people who practice the core values of their religion." Yes, yes!
I loved Curtis’s Rubic cube example: chaos, chaos, chaos and then it’s solved. ...Wisdom is important when you look for truths. It’s so easy to get fooled especially in today’s society. If there are societies of spirits I try to stay in love , truth and wisdom, because I can always benefit from the love. That is my choice from my own ❤️ heart. ....It’s funny how I discovered OTLE, I was simply just “ surfing” TH-cam, and somehow I was pointed or directed to it. Amazing 😉🙂👍🏻🌸❤️
We're so glad your surfing brought you here! Your humble willingness to keep learning and keep trying is an inspiration and a blessing. You're so right that when we get confused, going back to love is the thing to do. Love is the point, so love will ultimately guide us in the right direction!
offTheLeftEye ....Yes, when you try to look at the whole picture, it definitely makes sense with the Lord. You usually cannot see it or it may not occur to you unless you are putting some energy into it by making an effort to think about it. A lot of people ( and young people also) are blinded by their own egos and self centeredness. This has also happened to me. But as the old saying goes, pain will drive a man farther than pleasure. Thanks for Swedenborg’s books.🌸👍🏻🙂🌼❤️
I felt myself surrendering to this order you speak of. I feel like when we do this we liberate ourselves from the chaotic or at least open ourselves to order.
This is so good! Nutrients pouring into my root system--rock minerals, organic matter, sunlight, water. Yall are the BEST! Thank you Mr Swedenborg, & our unseen blessed God of life & cosmos & beyond, as well! 🌌🌄🏕🛶🌲🌎🦋🌌
Fascinating! I notice that belief structures in particular carry within them an aggregate of ideas and perceptions, a whole package as it were, that act as a lens for other ideas and perceptions, either rejecting or confirming what is seen. Even if someone claims to believe nothing, that is still a belief. Beliefs can shift and change, so might as well taste and discern what is actually good and true and incorporate that by conscious choice for best results.
Wow, yeah, well said! Thank you! It truly is a fascinating and ever-changing dynamic. We explored some of of this whole world behind the scenes in our episode "How to Change Your Spirit Connections" th-cam.com/video/StFtoarfSvw/w-d-xo.html
I had a dream last night that Curtis and his family were teaching my boyfriend, son, and I how to use the interface of the spiritual world. Like we had all passed on and this was the next route for the Off the Left Eye channel (to teach newly arrived earth beings to interact with the spirit world). It was funny because my son, who is 8, loves sports here and in the next life he hearkened to what was ‘sports’ in the next life. It was definitely exactly along the lines of everything I learned on this channel. And apparently, I look at Curtis like he’s a celebrity because I was not allowed to interact with him because of my perception. But his family are awesome ;)
Wow, what a cool dream! Thanks so much for sharing it. It's exciting to wonder what we on the offTheLeftEye team and our wonderful audience will be doing when we all cross over. I look forward to meeting you and many others face to face that we might not be able to meet in person on earth!
I thought about what you said regarding the internet a few years ago. I noticed, I must have been very preoccupied because I was in a Wendy’s drive-thru haha, I thought about the fact that life always moves forward AND how closely, if you look through history, the physical world is growing closer to that of the spiritual world by way of something as simple as communication. The “creation” of the internet gives people the ability to exchange thoughts without physical proximity being a barrier. As many great creators in time have mentioned, their genius ideas or thoughts rarely come from them but through them. Time is creating for those who notice, a blueprint of a divine plan. It’s utterly fascinating and I love to soak up every bit of it. As a disgruntled catholic school girl, I could see hypocrisy in my environment with a very fine tuned sense. I differed from those around me who accepted freely, only what they were told. A finely tuned sense to truth I have possessed since childhood. I have always had this ability. I started having strange synchronicities and minor psychic experiences. Thank you off the left eye. Swedenborg’s writings are the closest construct of what is real and true that I have encountered in my life.
Sometimes I get the strangest questions that come into my mind and I question why I am questioning something that is very Devine. I then get the feeling that someone is suggesting a question so that it can be answered by someone who wants me to know. I was thinking about why God created us in the first place considering what a mess we make of it. I thought I'm not going to get an answer to this and laughed to myself. I thought tut tut ego. But no. I got one of those everything in a split sec moments that you have to try and remember. The basis was this. Everything is God. You breathe air, so you breathe in God. You eat so you eat God (last supper). From the top to the bottom of heaven, all is God. What we call good and bad. He cannot destroy what fundamentally is his essences. We manipulate his essence on different levels to make things. We make homes for ourselves from his energy whether we understand it or not. Every particle from him has a code that is like a memory of what it is and where it came from. So if God casts out seeds or particles of himself and they take and grow, he is pleased. If something doesn't take, then it is released because then it will decay ie. The thought that holds it together will fail and the parts will return to God. God is not upset with his own thought. As their are many houses in God, so their are many opinions and many reflections of himself. Heaven listens to us and we listen to heaven. The only problem is when we dont listen or question.
Lol 😂 glad you understand humor don’t worry 😉 your not on Pepsi’s radar take care and look forward to new shows it helps me so much thanks and as always have a good one bye 👋
Hello all, My dark clouds are currently my mom being sick with symptoms similar to COVID. Became symptomatic on Christmas Day, so no testing till tomorrow. Very worried. All prayers would be appreciated. Merry Christmas, thanks for all the good work you guys do.
Ugh! Sickness is not easy to navigate -- neither physically nor mentally! And worry is a compelling bugger, even when we're perfectly healthy! I'm so sorry to hear your grappling with these things, Samuel. If you're open to it, I could share a practice that I've gone back to a bunch lately, in order to combat persistent demons: "Meditate on the Bible to Help With Anxiety" th-cam.com/video/pQ2j1cJAbQI/w-d-xo.html
Hi Curtis, great analogy with comparing "the Field" that connects with everything with the internet and how different like minded groups form forums on the internet. It truly speaks of a correspondence here on our earthly environment to the spiritual and heavenly environment. It has to do with like mindedness I saw a quote the other day "Love is spiritual union" this is so true. We have to be spiritually in union what we love this can go both ways. Realizing that one could be attacked by a whole evil community and not just one evil spirit or demon. That puts quite some deeper perspective on things when we talk about our spiritual attacks. Thank you Curtis for all the tedious work you do to create this great and informative videos on Swedenborg's writings.
Your kind encouragement is much appreciated! And I also really appreciate these added insights you've shared. Thanks so much, and thank you for watching!
Thank you Curtis for such a worthwhile subject for this episode!! I have recently thought about how the internet seems to be a correspondence to the way the angels and good spirits and heavenly communities communicate and stay connected. From revolutionary advances such as the printing press and Swedenborg’s revelations to the internet and cell phones - we seem to be following the Lord’s Providence and becoming more interconnected. Of course, that can work for good or for bad effects. But it seems to me it is definitely a good development if we are living more like they live in the spiritual world. For me personally I would not be advancing spiritually in nearly the same way had the Writings (in inexpensive paperback form) and the internet choices like OTLE were not so very happily and readily available. I am continually, and on a daily basis, made aware of how much I am being blessed through these gifts and resources. And I am so very grateful for the understanding that this gift of life will continue on forever - perhaps my greatest source of hope and joy. What could be better than to realize that all the hard work and progress we make in this life is going into making us happy in the next life in our forever home! I have accepted that I can’t repay the Lord for all His gifts; my efforts to pay it forward only go so far in that repayment; but that with your help I can try my hardest to be as helpful and loving and good to everyone whenever possible. I love the Lord above all else, and I want to be a really really good person and work to get better at being good forever. How we are so blessed to have access to OTLE where we can learn how to be a really good person - a blessing beyond price!! ❤️
The Lord doesn't want repayment, but only that we take His gifts and try our best to do good with them, just as you are making a daily effort to do! That makes Him so happy. I really resonate with what you've said here about the good uses of the internet. Have you ever seen this episode from several years back? "How the Spiritual World is Like the Internet" th-cam.com/video/OdV8rxVHT2o/w-d-xo.html
At 15:37, Curtis started saying that the Lord is the desire to fairly and justly and lovingly help everybody and to bring what is positive and true to everyone. This reminded me of Philippians 2:13, which states that the Lord works in us (as us?) to will and do but, imo, we are free to cooperate with Him or not. Thank you for another fun and informative video.
Yes, Keyfer -- that freedom to cooperate or not is essential, says Swedenborg. Without it, all "cooperation" would be a sham, if it was just pre-ordained by God himself. So glad you enjoyed this one!
Curtis I'm lookin to forward to this vid. Sometimes I wonder what society operates in my mind. Since being a new churchman. Most times heavenly. Sometimes hellish. Regards Curtis. Cliff aust.
Throughout earthly life we are going to have a mixture of heavenly and hellish societies influencing our minds. That is normal, and part of the regeneration process!The journey of life involves gradually learning to tell the difference, and choosing which societies (thoughts/feelings) to feed. We feel blessed to have you here with us, Cliff, as we all navigate that journey!
Curtis I'm attaked by what I call the wicked ones. They keep reminding me of things past. Sometimes it does overwhelm me. Psalm one I read that helps it's a good Christian mantra for me. Regards cliff Sydney australia
I got that as well. Hang in there, they are just crazies who have gone to far into their own twisted logic. Chances are they will not be reformed, evil exists.
I hear you, Cliff! That's a very common tactic that evil spirits have -- to make us agonize over past mistakes or regrets or traumas. Angelic happiness involves an ability to stay focused on the present, so, working on focusing on the present can help. It also helps me to remember that evil spirits have an agenda to keep us miserable, and that because of that, they'll use this tactic of stirring up unpleasant memories. It's hard, but when that happens, see what you can do to turn away from that memory, and refuse to be sucked in. You will feel the upset, but try to turn away from it. One way is to "keep the Lord before your eyes," as said in this episode th-cam.com/video/Ef1Lw8N0PKw/w-d-xo.html Imagine what the Lord would say about that memory -- how he would tell you to just focus on the here and now, and that the past doesn't matter anymore. And, similar to reading Psalm 1, find mantras that help give you something else to focus on that can be an anchor. Maybe you'll find some helpful ideas in this short video, "How to Stop Unwanted Thoughts" th-cam.com/video/Ef1Lw8N0PKw/w-d-xo.html Hang in there! These "head bullies" are relentless, but the Lord can gradually lead us to a place where they have less and less of a hold on us.
Curtis you inadvertently made The Pepsi Cola symbol out of goodness and truth lol 😂 there might be a copywriter conflict now and Pepsi is upset lol 😂 thanks 🙏 again for a great show love ya bye 👋
Yeah that dirty little thought that ruins your day but once you create a distance between you and the mind. Mind is no more a issue. But it is so hard to contain. When it has existential catastrophe at hand. At least in my experience. It is so. I can't really do my practices for long. It does make a big difference
I'm glad you have experienced what a difference it can make to rise above the chaotic messages flowing into the mind -- even for only short periods! Challenging, but possible!
Hi OTLE team! I'm looking forward to the episode! Can I ask who is the artist who does these beautiful abstract pieces you use as thumbnails? I would love to check out his/her portfolio! Thanks
I passed on your message and question to our talented artist Meng Zhang. He expressed gratitude for your very kind words, and said that he did have a website with a portfolio, but unfortunately his website domain recently expired, and he's not sure when he will be able to update it. You certainly will keep seeing his work on this channel, though!
Yes, you are correct, but it is often necessary to speak in terms of the appearance. Swedenborg can talk about going "up" into heaven, or see a representative scene of spirits going upward to heaven, for the same reason that we would talk about a "higher vibration" or a "higher state of mind." Or, talk about "rising above" a lower-ego state of mind, or taking the "high road". It means the same thing as deeper, which is closer to God. Does that make sense? In this short clip, Chara, one of our translators, points out that the Latin word Swedenborg used, "altus", can mean either high or deep. th-cam.com/video/H82qNSfJVb4/w-d-xo.html
offTheLeftEye Thank you for your reply. Nicely explained and understood, I’ve also just watched the clip, it’s all making sense now!👍🏻. Best wishes to you all and thank you again.
"Up" is associated with many positive values on a very subconscious level, and all humans in history have therefore always considered that heaven belonged "up". It's symbolic rather than literal. The admins of the channel can correct me if I'm wrong, but this is most probably one of those "correspondences" that Swedenborg talks so often about.
I’d be very curious to hear about if Swedenborg ever experienced anything similar to astral projection, or if stories of out of body experiences where people visit the “astral plane” are simply just misunderstood. Are heaven and hell the only places to exist outside of the physical world?
Hi Damon, great question! I don't know the answer personally but we talk about astral projection (and other topics) in this episode of our series "Good Question!" th-cam.com/video/QbV9a-Ey0tk/w-d-xo.html Let me know what you think!
I think believing in God ❤ would be the only way to real truth and goodness. ….These societies of spirits seem to have there own views and opinions which are mostly falsities. It’s best to keep God in your heart. ❤
@@offTheLeftEye How true that is! I’ll always keep God in my heart. ❤️As an observer, I see a LOT differences and influences here in the physical world also. Anyone can become victims of all this either intentionally or mistakenly. But it is what it leads to, is the real lesson. …..I think the symbolic Garden of Eden is a great example of Gods love and organization❤️❤️
11:00 i need to say thanks too, when i hear the intro music of the episodes immediately i start to feel more relaxed. And Curtis: th-cam.com/video/R-R0KrXvWbc/w-d-xo.html you're welcome ;) btw, u have a really good intonation.its nice too see how u lower your voice when you talk about god and his ways.
Fascinating! It's surprising (or I am ignorant thereof) that no schools of psychology or certainly philosophy were formed from Swedenborg's ideas. Maybe they could add nothing?! ;) Great video. Thanks.
Hi Tim! Funny you should say that... Swedenborg has had much more impact than we are aware of today. Ralph Waldo Emerson read Swedenborg and was influenced by him when he formed the Transcendentalist movement, Waldorf/Anthroposophy founder Rudolf Steiner was also a reader of Swedenborg, as were William Blake, Edgar Allen Poe, and famous psychologist Carl Jung, whose archetypes were strongly influenced by Swedenborg. Even the Church of Scientology was said to be influenced, as founder Mary Baker Eddie was a reader of Swedenborg! Other famous Swedenborg readers include Helen Keller, Johnny Appleseed, Robert Frost, and the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill and Lois Wilson. In the post-Civil War period, Swedenborg was widely read by the thousands of Americans who had lost so many family members in the conflict. Not all of Swedenborg's readers founded or joined a Swedenborg-based religion, and not all of them even agreed with Swedenborg all the time, but many of them were deeply influenced by what they read and did indeed form ideas, philosophies, religions, and even psychology that has a great deal in common with Swedenborg! Check out our episode, "Swedenborg's Influence Game Show," th-cam.com/video/IZ20NPJk2_Q/w-d-xo.html for more or read more here at the Swedenborg Foundation website: swedenborg.com/emanuel-swedenborg/influence/
@@offTheLeftEye - thank you so much for that! I did know that he had influenced many of the folk you cite (great to see them all together) I suppose I was thinking of a direct link to his work - but influencing the likes of Emerson, Steiner, Blake, Jung and Keller etc. is GOOD ENOUGH! I'm so glad that he has inspired such folk. Maybe I love many of them because they WERE inspired! Did Henry David Thoreau, or any of the later Romantic Poets find inspiration? I haven't read of such but I wouldn't be surprised. Cheers!
@@timbragg9684 This article does include Thoreau in a list of artists influenced by Swedenborg: journal.psyart.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PsyArt-2014-Article-3-RW-Rix.pdf
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Absolutely the most profound information that I have ever heard. Wouldn’t it have been nice to have known this long ago, and been able to utilize the said information. But, that is not the “Big plan.” Thank you for changing our life to the better. Many blessings!
Ken, better late than never! Glad you're with us now!
Thanks for another great episode. 2270 Really hit home...that is exactly what has been happening to me. Inflow of help when thinking and particularly writing...like i am being guided. I experience it almost daily. Wonderful feeling and it creates wonderful results. Need to find a path to share.
Thank you for sharing this experience of being guided, it's a very comforting thought! We're so glad you share here, John!
So encouraging to hear that everything's going to be ok. I mean, I know that...but sometimes other things seem to obscure that simple truth. I don't know how after encountering the absolute truth of God's goodness and lovingkindness, I could ever feel anything less than bliss. But there it is.
Yes, while living on earth, we're always going to feel that tug of doubt trying to mess us up. But everything truly is going to be okay! And it's important to hang onto that truth in the mind even when we're not feeling it on any given day. Because the feeling will come back, just like the sun will always rise again. In this episode (link below) Curtis talks about the symbolism of the sun and the moon -- how the sun represents states when we can really feel that God's love is real, and that everything is fine, and the moon represents just hanging onto that intellectual believe during "dark" times when we're not feeling it: th-cam.com/video/96XxLj5nt6E/w-d-xo.html
Oh that sounds right up my celestial alley. 😆 I'm glad we "met."
@@whoyawith9494 Me too! It's wonderful to have you join our audience.
Interesting episode! I'm so glad Curtis listened to the call to do News from Heaven. It's so useful to go through the Writings like this! As you can tell by all the happy comments!
Thank you for your comment, Joy! It was a blessing to read this morning! May your journey be touched with hope and nourishment and inspiration! I am so glad you are here to explore the Writings with us in community!
Great show! This idea of avoiding bad thoughts and encouraging good thoughts is ageless. Every ancient culture and religion has recognized the spiritual realm as being involved in our thinking and actions. It seems that only the modern world has come up with the idea that the only reality is the material world, and I think that this is probably a big factor in the rise of self-doubt and purposelessness. Most past cultures felt a strong connection with their ancestors and believed that they should honor and respect those who lived before them and gave life to them. They also did not want to disrespect their families and ancestors by doing things considered bad or harmful to others. American culture has changed all that with the idea of individualism taking top priority, just another way of saying that selfishness is good. I have no way of knowing if these ideas originated in the spiritual world, but wherever it originated, it's now being promoted by the culture. I even see this in religion where a lot of people and churches appeal to your self interest, rather than doing what's true and good for their own sake.
Since we're all in the spiritual world already, but some of us are still attached to a material body, all thoughts originate from the spiritual world. The ones we probably are the most affected by are the ones with the material bodies. The most powerful spiritual forces are radiated out through time and space, like rays of the sun, from individuals like Jesus, Moses, Buddha and Muhammed, and this includes most of humanity. The core values, which affect our thoughts and actions, of people can be traced back to these simple teachings. What's amazing is how similar these values are. If evil spirits want to influence us, then they really are at a disadvantage with people who practice the core values of their religion. Their only hope is to convince people that we're just mortals with big brains, and that the only meaning in life is the pleasure of the senses. This is the most evil thing I can imagine. But we all have thoughts that pop into our minds from some source. We just need to have a standard to judge these thoughts as to whether they're good and healthy or bad and harmful. If only one religion had an exclusive standard of goodness, then the followers of that religion would stand out as the only good people on earth. I've known souls from just about every religion, and if they follow the core moral teachings of their faith, then they're wonderful people.
Wow, yes, we could sure benefit by going back to the ancient knowledge that Swedenborg was tapping into, about this vast interconnected network of minds that we are a part of. I love what you pointed out about the power of the core values that we can find in every religion: "What's amazing is how similar these values are. If evil spirits want to influence us, then they really are at a disadvantage with people who practice the core values of their religion." Yes, yes!
Ah ha!THANKS!
You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed this topic!
GREAT SHOW CURTIS. I loved the Rubik's Cube analogy.
Chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos - Done!
Awesome, Matthew. I'm glad that comparison worked for you! Thanks so much for watching!
I loved Curtis’s Rubic cube example: chaos, chaos, chaos and then it’s solved. ...Wisdom is important when you look for truths. It’s so easy to get fooled especially in today’s society. If there are societies of spirits I try to stay in love , truth and wisdom, because I can always benefit from the love. That is my choice from my own ❤️ heart. ....It’s funny how I discovered OTLE, I was simply just “ surfing” TH-cam, and somehow I was pointed or directed to it. Amazing 😉🙂👍🏻🌸❤️
We're so glad your surfing brought you here! Your humble willingness to keep learning and keep trying is an inspiration and a blessing. You're so right that when we get confused, going back to love is the thing to do. Love is the point, so love will ultimately guide us in the right direction!
offTheLeftEye ....Yes, when you try to look at the whole picture, it definitely makes sense with the Lord. You usually cannot see it or it may not occur to you unless you are putting some energy into it by making an effort to think about it. A lot of people ( and young people also) are blinded by their own egos and self centeredness. This has also happened to me. But as the old saying goes, pain will drive a man farther than pleasure. Thanks for Swedenborg’s books.🌸👍🏻🙂🌼❤️
I felt myself surrendering to this order you speak of. I feel like when we do this we liberate ourselves from the chaotic or at least open ourselves to order.
Yes, Violet Starshine C., I totally agree.
This is so good! Nutrients pouring into my root system--rock minerals, organic matter, sunlight, water. Yall are the BEST! Thank you Mr Swedenborg, & our unseen blessed God of life & cosmos & beyond, as well! 🌌🌄🏕🛶🌲🌎🦋🌌
Liza, I feel delight in reading your comment! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and gratitude!
Hallelujah 🙏❣️🙌
Glad you enjoyed this, Lara! Thanks so much for watching!
That was definitely a ride! I’ll have to rewatch later. 💕
Yeah, pretty wild! Thanks for watching, Angela, and I'm glad you feel free to re-watch. These concepts can be hard to absorb in just one sitting!
Blessings of happiness kindness harmony healing consistency to all .. 🤗💌✌🏻🥰🌟💝
What beautiful ingredients for a blessing! And we're wishing that blessing right back to you.
offTheLeftEye .. Thanxs mate .. 💁♀️👍✌🏻🌈
Fascinating! I notice that belief structures in particular carry within them an aggregate of ideas and perceptions, a whole package as it were, that act as a lens for other ideas and perceptions, either rejecting or confirming what is seen. Even if someone claims to believe nothing, that is still a belief. Beliefs can shift and change, so might as well taste and discern what is actually good and true and incorporate that by conscious choice for best results.
Wow, yeah, well said! Thank you! It truly is a fascinating and ever-changing dynamic. We explored some of of this whole world behind the scenes in our episode "How to Change Your Spirit Connections" th-cam.com/video/StFtoarfSvw/w-d-xo.html
I had a dream last night that Curtis and his family were teaching my boyfriend, son, and I how to use the interface of the spiritual world. Like we had all passed on and this was the next route for the Off the Left Eye channel (to teach newly arrived earth beings to interact with the spirit world). It was funny because my son, who is 8, loves sports here and in the next life he hearkened to what was ‘sports’ in the next life. It was definitely exactly along the lines of everything I learned on this channel. And apparently, I look at Curtis like he’s a celebrity because I was not allowed to interact with him because of my perception. But his family are awesome ;)
Wow, what a cool dream! Thanks so much for sharing it. It's exciting to wonder what we on the offTheLeftEye team and our wonderful audience will be doing when we all cross over. I look forward to meeting you and many others face to face that we might not be able to meet in person on earth!
What an awesome video! Thank you
You're very welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!
I thought about what you said regarding the internet a few years ago. I noticed, I must have been very preoccupied because I was in a Wendy’s drive-thru haha, I thought about the fact that life always moves forward AND how closely, if you look through history, the physical world is growing closer to that of the spiritual world by way of something as simple as communication. The “creation” of the internet gives people the ability to exchange thoughts without physical proximity being a barrier. As many great creators in time have mentioned, their genius ideas or thoughts rarely come from them but through them. Time is creating for those who notice, a blueprint of a divine plan. It’s utterly fascinating and I love to soak up every bit of it. As a disgruntled catholic school girl, I could see hypocrisy in my environment with a very fine tuned sense. I differed from those around me who accepted freely, only what they were told. A finely tuned sense to truth I have possessed since childhood. I have always had this ability. I started having strange synchronicities and minor psychic experiences. Thank you off the left eye. Swedenborg’s writings are the closest construct of what is real and true that I have encountered in my life.
Wow, Jessica! Thank you so much for what you offer here. Yes, it is really something to see how interconnected we are already!
Sometimes I get the strangest questions that come into my mind and I question why I am questioning something that is very Devine. I then get the feeling that someone is suggesting a question so that it can be answered by someone who wants me to know. I was thinking about why God created us in the first place considering what a mess we make of it. I thought I'm not going to get an answer to this and laughed to myself. I thought tut tut ego. But no. I got one of those everything in a split sec moments that you have to try and remember. The basis was this. Everything is God. You breathe air, so you breathe in God. You eat so you eat God (last supper). From the top to the bottom of heaven, all is God. What we call good and bad. He cannot destroy what fundamentally is his essences. We manipulate his essence on different levels to make things. We make homes for ourselves from his energy whether we understand it or not. Every particle from him has a code that is like a memory of what it is and where it came from. So if God casts out seeds or particles of himself and they take and grow, he is pleased. If something doesn't take, then it is released because then it will decay ie. The thought that holds it together will fail and the parts will return to God. God is not upset with his own thought. As their are many houses in God, so their are many opinions and many reflections of himself. Heaven listens to us and we listen to heaven. The only problem is when we dont listen or question.
Wow, wonderful insights, Mark. Thank you so much!
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Lol 😂 glad you understand humor don’t worry 😉 your not on Pepsi’s radar take care and look forward to new shows it helps me so much thanks and as always have a good one bye 👋
Yes, we definitely enjoy your presence and your humor, Michael! Wishing you well, friend!
Hello all,
My dark clouds are currently my mom being sick with symptoms similar to COVID. Became symptomatic on Christmas Day, so no testing till tomorrow. Very worried. All prayers would be appreciated.
Merry Christmas, thanks for all the good work you guys do.
Ugh! Sickness is not easy to navigate -- neither physically nor mentally! And worry is a compelling bugger, even when we're perfectly healthy! I'm so sorry to hear your grappling with these things, Samuel. If you're open to it, I could share a practice that I've gone back to a bunch lately, in order to combat persistent demons:
"Meditate on the Bible to Help With Anxiety" th-cam.com/video/pQ2j1cJAbQI/w-d-xo.html
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you!
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Hi Curtis, great analogy with comparing "the Field" that connects with everything with the internet and how different like minded groups form forums on the internet. It truly speaks of a correspondence here on our earthly environment to the spiritual and heavenly environment. It has to do with like mindedness I saw a quote the other day "Love is spiritual union"
this is so true. We have to be spiritually in union what we love this can go both ways. Realizing that one could be attacked by a whole evil community and not just one evil spirit or demon. That puts quite some deeper perspective on things when we talk about our spiritual attacks. Thank you Curtis for all the tedious work you do to create this great and informative videos on Swedenborg's writings.
Your kind encouragement is much appreciated! And I also really appreciate these added insights you've shared. Thanks so much, and thank you for watching!
Thank you Curtis for such a worthwhile subject for this episode!! I have recently thought about how the internet seems to be a correspondence to the way the angels and good spirits and heavenly communities communicate and stay connected. From revolutionary advances such as the printing press and Swedenborg’s revelations to the internet and cell phones - we seem to be following the Lord’s Providence and becoming more interconnected. Of course, that can work for good or for bad effects. But it seems to me it is definitely a good development if we are living more like they live in the spiritual world. For me personally I would not be advancing spiritually in nearly the same way had the Writings (in inexpensive paperback form) and the internet choices like OTLE were not so very happily and readily available. I am continually, and on a daily basis, made aware of how much I am being blessed through these gifts and resources. And I am so very grateful for the understanding that this gift of life will continue on forever - perhaps my greatest source of hope and joy. What could be better than to realize that all the hard work and progress we make in this life is going into making us happy in the next life in our forever home! I have accepted that I can’t repay the Lord for all His gifts; my efforts to pay it forward only go so far in that repayment; but that with your help I can try my hardest to be as helpful and loving and good to everyone whenever possible. I love the Lord above all else, and I want to be a really really good person and work to get better at being good forever. How we are so blessed to have access to OTLE where we can learn how to be a really good person - a blessing beyond price!! ❤️
The Lord doesn't want repayment, but only that we take His gifts and try our best to do good with them, just as you are making a daily effort to do! That makes Him so happy. I really resonate with what you've said here about the good uses of the internet. Have you ever seen this episode from several years back? "How the Spiritual World is Like the Internet" th-cam.com/video/OdV8rxVHT2o/w-d-xo.html
Collective mind of spirits that share thoughts.
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Sending love right back to you, Traci!
At 15:37, Curtis started saying that the Lord is the desire to fairly and justly and lovingly help everybody and to bring what is positive and true to everyone. This reminded me of Philippians 2:13, which states that the Lord works in us (as us?) to will and do but, imo, we are free to cooperate with Him or not.
Thank you for another fun and informative video.
Yes, Keyfer -- that freedom to cooperate or not is essential, says Swedenborg. Without it, all "cooperation" would be a sham, if it was just pre-ordained by God himself. So glad you enjoyed this one!
Curtis I'm lookin to forward to this vid. Sometimes I wonder what society operates in my mind. Since being a new churchman. Most times heavenly. Sometimes hellish. Regards Curtis. Cliff aust.
Throughout earthly life we are going to have a mixture of heavenly and hellish societies influencing our minds. That is normal, and part of the regeneration process!The journey of life involves gradually learning to tell the difference, and choosing which societies (thoughts/feelings) to feed. We feel blessed to have you here with us, Cliff, as we all navigate that journey!
Curtis I'm attaked by what I call the wicked ones. They keep reminding me of things past. Sometimes it does overwhelm me. Psalm one I read that helps it's a good Christian mantra for me. Regards cliff Sydney australia
I got that as well. Hang in there, they are just crazies who have gone to far into their own twisted logic. Chances are they will not be reformed, evil exists.
I hear you, Cliff! That's a very common tactic that evil spirits have -- to make us agonize over past mistakes or regrets or traumas. Angelic happiness involves an ability to stay focused on the present, so, working on focusing on the present can help. It also helps me to remember that evil spirits have an agenda to keep us miserable, and that because of that, they'll use this tactic of stirring up unpleasant memories. It's hard, but when that happens, see what you can do to turn away from that memory, and refuse to be sucked in. You will feel the upset, but try to turn away from it. One way is to "keep the Lord before your eyes," as said in this episode th-cam.com/video/Ef1Lw8N0PKw/w-d-xo.html Imagine what the Lord would say about that memory -- how he would tell you to just focus on the here and now, and that the past doesn't matter anymore. And, similar to reading Psalm 1, find mantras that help give you something else to focus on that can be an anchor. Maybe you'll find some helpful ideas in this short video, "How to Stop Unwanted Thoughts" th-cam.com/video/Ef1Lw8N0PKw/w-d-xo.html Hang in there! These "head bullies" are relentless, but the Lord can gradually lead us to a place where they have less and less of a hold on us.
@@offTheLeftEye Curtis thankyou very much. Regads cliff
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Curtis you inadvertently made The Pepsi Cola symbol out of goodness and truth lol 😂 there might be a copywriter conflict now and Pepsi is upset lol 😂 thanks 🙏 again for a great show love ya bye 👋
LOL Michael, please don't tell Pepsi on us!
Yeah that dirty little thought that ruins your day but once you create a distance between you and the mind. Mind is no more a issue. But it is so hard to contain. When it has existential catastrophe at hand. At least in my experience. It is so. I can't really do my practices for long. It does make a big difference
I'm glad you have experienced what a difference it can make to rise above the chaotic messages flowing into the mind -- even for only short periods! Challenging, but possible!
Hi OTLE team! I'm looking forward to the episode! Can I ask who is the artist who does these beautiful abstract pieces you use as thumbnails? I would love to check out his/her portfolio! Thanks
I passed on your message and question to our talented artist Meng Zhang. He expressed gratitude for your very kind words, and said that he did have a website with a portfolio, but unfortunately his website domain recently expired, and he's not sure when he will be able to update it. You certainly will keep seeing his work on this channel, though!
@MileHigh Scribs Haha! Nope. :D
“UP into heaven” Swedenborg said. Where is heaven? I always thought it was here,all around us,only on a different vibration.
Yes, you are correct, but it is often necessary to speak in terms of the appearance. Swedenborg can talk about going "up" into heaven, or see a representative scene of spirits going upward to heaven, for the same reason that we would talk about a "higher vibration" or a "higher state of mind." Or, talk about "rising above" a lower-ego state of mind, or taking the "high road". It means the same thing as deeper, which is closer to God. Does that make sense? In this short clip, Chara, one of our translators, points out that the Latin word Swedenborg used, "altus", can mean either high or deep. th-cam.com/video/H82qNSfJVb4/w-d-xo.html
offTheLeftEye Thank you for your reply. Nicely explained and understood, I’ve also just watched the clip, it’s all making sense now!👍🏻. Best wishes to you all and thank you again.
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Exactly!!!
"Up" is associated with many positive values on a very subconscious level, and all humans in history have therefore always considered that heaven belonged "up". It's symbolic rather than literal. The admins of the channel can correct me if I'm wrong, but this is most probably one of those "correspondences" that Swedenborg talks so often about.
I’d be very curious to hear about if Swedenborg ever experienced anything similar to astral projection, or if stories of out of body experiences where people visit the “astral plane” are simply just misunderstood. Are heaven and hell the only places to exist outside of the physical world?
Hi Damon, great question! I don't know the answer personally but we talk about astral projection (and other topics) in this episode of our series "Good Question!" th-cam.com/video/QbV9a-Ey0tk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know what you think!
I think believing in God ❤ would be the only way to real truth and goodness. ….These societies of spirits seem to have there own views and opinions which are mostly falsities. It’s best to keep God in your heart. ❤
Yes, Julian -- Beware the deceit of nefarious spirits! Staying open to God allows his love and wisdom to affect us deeply!
@@offTheLeftEye How true that is! I’ll always keep God in my heart. ❤️As an observer, I see a LOT differences and influences here in the physical world also. Anyone can become victims of all this either intentionally or mistakenly. But it is what it leads to, is the real lesson. …..I think the symbolic Garden of Eden is a great example of Gods love and organization❤️❤️
11:00 i need to say thanks too, when i hear the intro music of the episodes immediately i start to feel more relaxed. And Curtis: th-cam.com/video/R-R0KrXvWbc/w-d-xo.html you're welcome ;) btw, u have a really good intonation.its nice too see how u lower your voice when you talk about god and his ways.
Thank you, Rob! What generous comments! Thank you for your feedback, my friend.
Fascinating! It's surprising (or I am ignorant thereof) that no schools of psychology or certainly philosophy were formed from Swedenborg's ideas. Maybe they could add nothing?! ;)
Great video. Thanks.
Hi Tim! Funny you should say that... Swedenborg has had much more impact than we are aware of today. Ralph Waldo Emerson read Swedenborg and was influenced by him when he formed the Transcendentalist movement, Waldorf/Anthroposophy founder Rudolf Steiner was also a reader of Swedenborg, as were William Blake, Edgar Allen Poe, and famous psychologist Carl Jung, whose archetypes were strongly influenced by Swedenborg. Even the Church of Scientology was said to be influenced, as founder Mary Baker Eddie was a reader of Swedenborg! Other famous Swedenborg readers include Helen Keller, Johnny Appleseed, Robert Frost, and the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill and Lois Wilson. In the post-Civil War period, Swedenborg was widely read by the thousands of Americans who had lost so many family members in the conflict.
Not all of Swedenborg's readers founded or joined a Swedenborg-based religion, and not all of them even agreed with Swedenborg all the time, but many of them were deeply influenced by what they read and did indeed form ideas, philosophies, religions, and even psychology that has a great deal in common with Swedenborg!
Check out our episode, "Swedenborg's Influence Game Show," th-cam.com/video/IZ20NPJk2_Q/w-d-xo.html for more or read more here at the Swedenborg Foundation website: swedenborg.com/emanuel-swedenborg/influence/
@@offTheLeftEye - thank you so much for that! I did know that he had influenced many of the folk you cite (great to see them all together) I suppose I was thinking of a direct link to his work - but influencing the likes of Emerson, Steiner, Blake, Jung and Keller etc. is GOOD ENOUGH! I'm so glad that he has inspired such folk. Maybe I love many of them because they WERE inspired! Did Henry David Thoreau, or any of the later Romantic Poets find inspiration? I haven't read of such but I wouldn't be surprised. Cheers!
@@offTheLeftEye - It seems that Samuel Taylor Coleridge read his works - excellent!
@@timbragg9684 This article does include Thoreau in a list of artists influenced by Swedenborg: journal.psyart.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PsyArt-2014-Article-3-RW-Rix.pdf
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Yeah, we really do have to develop discernment about what is coming at us over the internet!