I'm really glad I found your channel, these videos are so helpful 🙏 My favourite brother who had schizophrenia passed a few weeks ago. He would say "their coming to take me home" like a countdown, first it was "in a couple of weeks" then a week.....the weekend......then tomorrow. Not long before he passed I had a vision that his ancestors were swirling around me in a vortex, like they were ready & waiting to take him home. Outside the vortex I saw what I thought must have been the characters who played the role in his schizophrenia. I then travelled through the galaxy with him, he didn't know I was with him, he had such determination to reach his destination. When I opened my eyes in my dark room a bright golden plasma type misty cloud was on my ceiling. I hope this means he's now in a loving place, I wish I could check on him to know if he's ok.
Thank you for telling us about your brother. How wonderful to think of him with that warm welcome by people who care. He is free of the illness now and can be his genuine self. I believe that your brother is more than ok, Judy.
Pretty doggone appealing, Janni! I imagine that all of heaven will be beautiful beyond our wildest dreams! Thank YOU for sticking with us through the years, and wishing you a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving.
Thankyou Curtis...Swedenborg has been my comfort after I lost my husband BUT listening to you has saved my life after losing my son so tragically. You gave me hope. You are the only thing that has given me comfort.
Oh Susie -- That sounds just too unbearable! My heart goes out to you for the tragic loss of your son, especially so close to your husband's departure. It touches us deeply that these ideas have been of some comfort for you -- that's exactly why we want to share them! Sending prayers for peace and healing to you, as you anticipate your eventual reunion with your beloveds. Blessings to you!
Curtis, you have the wonderful, ability to reach people. I enjoy the fun, kid like way you have at times, in presently Swedenborg. This podcast is such a joy and I’m a believer. 😊
Thanks for this kind response, Bev! So glad Curtis's style appeals to you, and that you find you can align with the ideas here. Happy to have you alongside us on the journey!
Well, you asked for people to comment on things seen in the spiritual world! Here are some things I have seen in the spiritual world, through the mechanisms of "astral projection", or leaving the physical body (those people who have experienced sleep paralysis in mental clarity have entered the first state of body/spirit separation) 1. Tunnels connecting different places (or what we might call realms or societies). I have been taken through tunnels that curve and change direction, sometimes seeing other tunnels branching off in different directions. In the sense of Swedenborg observing that "Heaven seen as a whole is a representation of the human form" I surmise perhaps that these connecting tunnels between societies could be seen as correspondences of the arteries and veins that connect together the elements of our inner physical bodies. In one particular profound experience I was traveling at a brisk speed through a semi-lit gray tunnel (about 20 feet diameter), clearly saw a junction heading off to the left as I traveled, continued on forward and then popped out of the tunnel into a brightly lit flat semi-suburban environment, there was an unknown man waiting there and he said to me "your father is over here and he has got a bunch of love letters this thick" and he held his thumb and finger about an inch and a half wide. Even though I am repeating his words verbatim there was an internal interpretation happening in my mind at the same time, and I interpreted the meaning of the words to be that my Dad was now living in an environment where he is able to receive and to give greater love than ever before. 2. Seas. In one experience I was bought into spiritual lucidity sitting on a wooden bench, people sitting beside me to the left and right and people sitting opposite me, almost knee to knee, in a wooden "galley" environment. Above the people opposite there were a row of windows, I stood up to look through the lower portion of the window opposite and realised I was inside a fishing trawler-sized boat and was looking across a choppy bay with a rocky outcropping of a cliff nearby. The choppy sea and surrounds were full of clarity, a little eerie, but very beautiful and bathed in an other-worldly yellow-orange soft light, and the immediate and distant visual surrounding seemed to be curved into the opposite direction to that of our physical world horizon. 3. Gravity. There is gravity there that keeps people and things functioning there as it does here. But, when we are in our spiritual body we can fly using mental effort, we seem to be comparatively much lighter. For me the mental effort of flying can be tiring, I have sometimes returned to the physical feeling like my mind had run a marathon. In one experience I was flying across a landscape and there was a "guide?" (by appearances a young lad) flying beside me. I said to him "can everybody over here fly" and he responded "yes, but we only do it when we are traveling". 4. Trees. Most trees I have seen a similar to physical world counterparts, but some have been ridiculously huge in proportions. One particular tree that impressed me as I hovered within it's canopy had branches extending out to the sides that were around six to eight feet in diameter. I don't believe that such a mammoth tree could physical stay standing in the physical world, but with "gravity" being different over there perhaps that is how it can happen? This particular tree was surrounded by normal sized trees about one third of it's height. 5. Malleability. In one vivid out-of-body experience I tried a tactile experiment. Beside a wooden-clad building there was a frame of a garden trellis. I pushed my index finger against the about 1" diameter "metal" frame and I could feel it as solidly as a physical world item. But I pushed a second time, harder, and there was a zap, a flash of blue flame at my finger accompanied by a painless electricity shock feeling, and my finger passed through the frame. This has been the only tactile experiment I have ever tried, but I think it gives a little insight as to why in the next world we can come to no harm - if you accidentally hit a tree there at 100 mph you would probably go right through it in the way my finger went right through the trellis frame.
Love seeing "stuff" you present. Have been reading John Muir, "The Essential John Muir," who experienced God in nature. He laments (he usually didn't complain) that most people were blind to God here. He goes into such detail over every stone, the uniqueness of each waterfall, it is a jubilation. He helped protect Yosimite from "developers." But it makes sense that he was seeing through nature to the substance you put below the brick.
Yes, Frances! Chara here, one of the comment responders. I'm familiar with John Muir and the nature movement, though I haven't read about it first hand. There's a book about how he was influenced by Swedenborg, though the title is slipping my mind right now. Yes, seems he saw spiritual reality behind everything in nature!
Thank you Curtis and OTLE. Excellent presentation and explanation of how the spiritual world is so much more substantial and real than our temporary physical existence.
I love the way you explain these complex topics, Curtis! God bless you! Another topic that is puzzling, and even Swedenborg, very seriously I might add, says one could easily go insane trying to figure out, is the concept of Time, how God is outside time yet inside it as well, and how in Heaven (and hell too?) Time simply does not exist! Makes me wonder, is Time actually a function of our bodies, and in that sense, a combination of biological and phisiological activities, which combined with spacial aspects (Earth's turning and spinning) brings about the ilusion that it's a physical phenomena, almost like a river or current of water running forward? That verse from Ecclesiastes about there being "nothing new under the Sun" reminds me that Our Crown chakra, sometimes associated with the Sun (with 12 pairs of spikes, like our cranial nerves, the 24 elders before the throne of the Lord?), is above the entire body, and time can be looked at from the chakras (inner churches) perspective, whether vertically or horizontally, and where past, present and future are all underneath the head. Do you have any insights on our individual perception of time and its relation to the universal phenomenon of time? Thank you for this video, as compelling as all you do! I like to think Swedenborg looks down on you and feels joy for your Ministry, and Jesus in turn conforts him saying something like: "See, Emm'el? I told you your ideas (my revelations to you) would spread around the world like lightning, in spite of your books not becoming best-sellers in your time on Earth!" 😇⚡️🌏📚📖
I just love this comment. Way to go deep! I always figured mortality was a distortion of eternity that we created for a space/time to choose God/Love from a veiled state.
@BowenUSA And I love your comment! Hadn't thought of time in that way, and it makes so much sense. It reminds me of the Kabbalah's Angel of Forgetfulness, are you familiar with it? God bless you, Bowen...
I think you’re on to something! I had a dream where the concept of time was explained. In the spiritual realm it doesn’t move along, ‘it just is’ and any time, forwards or backwards can be visited and the detail expanded to infinity, just by focusing on it. We pull ourselves through time by the act of breathing while we’re in a physical body. Your explanation is good clarification for me.
@mydanshi9683 Oh, wow... your dream was profound: "Any detail can be expanded to infinity." I'm beginning to love this more and more...! And I'm quite curious now: Would you tell me more about this dream? Who explained this to you within the dream? Have you had other similar dreams? Do they, perhaps, occur often? I rarely remember my dreams (they saybwenalways dream, even if we think we don't), and only recently did I begin remembering some, although nothing memorable nor particularly meaningful, mostly nonsensical mixes of memories and ilogical situations). God bless you double what He already does! 🤲
Interesting comment, Juan! I'm assuming you've seen our shows from the last two Mondays, which have focused on the concept of time in the spiritual world. I (Chara) would have to fall back on them to give you an answer -- so maybe go watch them (again?)? I'm a girl of simple thinking, so I can't add to your comment, but I can ponder it! Time as a function of our bodies.... Hmmmm..... Interesting thread you've started -- thanks to Bowen and Mydanshi for chiming in, too!
I have seen the world as you describe it here ... as an extension of ourselves, and given substance depending upon what's in our Hearts and Minds ... but I thought that was/is the True Nature of this physical life experience?? Maybe it is, but our nature is more fixed, inflexible and solid and that's why the physical world appears the way that it does to us? I never would have thought about this if I had not seen this video, so thank you for your work !!
Glad it gave you something to think about, Metaphysics-for-life. I have never thought about what you refer to as "the True Nature of this physical life experience" that way. Seems to me there is much more flow and dynamic energy in the other world -- but I've never experienced it myself, yet!
Great video. How funny that you said you can’t change the table with your mind. I had a dream where I witnessed a desk turn into a different sort of desk, instantly. I told other people in the dream and they mocked me. I believe this dream was to show me how my son with schizophrenia experiences an altered reality that is just as real as the one I’m currently in. He often sees a dripping tap that isn’t dripping, for example, or other things that show me that this reality is merely a persistent illusion, as Einstein said.
Whenever I hear someone call Swedenborg a "Lunatic" or a "mad heretic" although he was one of the biggest geniuses in all of 18 century Europe I always remembered Saint Anthony the greats teaching on the matter. “A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.” I believe Swedenborg wasn't mad at all and I respect that he had enough courage to publish these fine works knowing how a society would respond.
Yes, Jay -- It does seem it took a lot of courage, evidenced by the fact that his first several books were published anonymously. But eventually he did put his name on his books. Not only did people consider him mad, but also a heretic, as there was one state religion at the time, and Swedenborg's works were presenting different theological ideas. Quite the risky place to be!
Heavenly serenity in the atmosphere comes from a serene state of life and mind. If I'm depressed or anxious the thunder storms move in with hail and whirlwinds. The atmosphere in heaven corresponds to our mental atmosphere. Great job Off the Left Eye and team.
Thank you so much for this video, excellent. I have had so many spiritual experiences, and I also have visited some weird places. I had a traumatic event that took me to, what I experienced as a des-integration of myself. I had a battle against a dragon who wanted to take my head off. An angel, I believed was Saint Michel archangel who gave me a sword of light to face the battle. In a battle I was completely disintegrated and what was left was a bin of light that came up to the top of my head down. I saw the light. After this experience, I have had so much alteration of my physical heart. I also feel like a portal has been opened. I never read the bible before as I couldn’t understand, but after this experience I feel like the bible narrates my own story.
Amazing experiences, Sonia. And yes, Swedenborg says that the Bible, below the surface of the literal meaning, is a story about our own spiritual evolution. It's easy to see in some of the stories though!
When you started to explain how the angelic realm works, as in how the surroundings manifest according to what the angel is feeling or desiring, it really struck a chord in me. It describes exactly the experiences I've had in several dreams, particularly dreams that were in vivid colour and clarity. Just about all dreams I recall have been in shades of grey, but there was something very different in the ones where I was creating magnificent rainforest gardens and waterfalls and so on. Aside from that, I also had an nde when I was in a near fatal car crash in 2000 sustaining critical injuries. I did not however experience seeing passed over loved ones, nor did I see Heaven, but I my spirit was seemingly hovering inside a tunnel of sorts, which appeared like what I can only describe like shimmering plastic wrap with streaks of bright white light. I found myself trying to move ahead but it was like I was frozen in place, and then I heard a male's voice over my right shoulder say, "Come this way, Bill..." so I turned and then I found myself speeding through the tunnel and saw a bright burning white light rushing toward me! In that instant I could hear sounds like shattering glass, unfamiliar voices, and then my mother's soothing voice, telling me I am going to be fine, that I had a car accident... And then I was put into an induced coma for two weeks because of a tbi (traumatic brain injury)... That was then the beginning of another journey into the unknown.
Wow Bill that is an incredible story. Whew, thank you for taking the time to tell it. I am glad that this video struck a chord with your very vivid experience. And I hope that your recovery from the accident was not too painful and long. 24 years is a long time, maybe enough for healing. How amazing that you could hear your mother's voice. BLess you and wow you have amazing dreams now.
And yes, getting spiritual sight is groundbreaking, and it is absolutely possible with regulation, meditation, prayer, and will, and the Lord of course. I am still trying to understand the relationship between the two suns, like, is our local sun converting the spiritual light to material light?
FAF here is a brief video about the spiritual sun th-cam.com/video/nzCjcIQ1igQ/w-d-xo.html Here is a video about our relationship with the sun. th-cam.com/video/-tqOj8f0Frs/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Curtis and team OTLE!!! Great lesson! For me I saw a trap in the last piece where the paradise the wisest best angels life in is described. My evolution over this is - first I want that paradise. Second - I just want to be where I am happiest. Third - I want to be where the Lord can make best use of me. Where I can be of the best service of the happiness of others is where I want to be - and that will make me the happiest I can be. Blessings on everyones' Thanksgiving holiday!!❤❤
Yes yes, Mary! It is dangerous to start ranking states of mind, because we humans give into the "hierarchy" mindset and think that if something is "highest" or "brightest" or anything-"est", that must be the BEST. But it's not the best for everyone. We are so individual, and will come to the place that is OUR personal best, which will bring us OUR highest happiness. Such a relief to let go of the ranking! Happy Thanksgiving to you, dear Mary!
Fantastic and Informative, I think the gentleman presenting is an angel come to guide us to truth. His aura, and energy,and help, testifies to such. God love and bless him eternally, and all sentient beings in every plane of existence. 🙏🏻
also i want to tell you a spiritual experience i had some years ago, i was fasting for a big time and i remember that i enterted the spiritual realnm not by sleeping, i was awake however i felt the spiritual things were like the only important thing and this world was just like a mere void, like nothing, literally a wastable thing. For some reason, this descrpition you said of spiritual substances being "fluid" describe exactly what i felt my soul was like, i moved from one side to another in the physical realm and in the spirit i felt that some sort of "liquid" (maybe my soul who knows) moved like if it was made of water. Super rare and interesting but it is amazing that you said this and it matches what i experienced. Keep it going man you are going to get many souls to heaven with Jesus!
Thanks for sharing that, Pedro. What an amazing thing to experience -- and so glad that Curtis's description somehow affirmed it for you. Thanks for the kind words -- we want to share these ideas that have made a difference for us!
I just imagine how beautiful it would be to suddenly get back all the loved ones that we have been grieving for ...for years once we transition to the afterlife!!....what a sense of security we shall get back that we lost after loosing them in physical!! I do not fear death anymore...if gives back the most valued people of our lives ...
I lost the love of my life last sept , i am in deep shock and grief cant handle the pain , he was just 27 cant imagine my life without him .your vedio gave me little bit comfort .
Oh dailydiet, our hearts go out to you for that sudden loss of your dearest love! It must feel unbearable. We're glad if this video could give you just a bit of comfort and hope. Though the time without him may feel unending right now, we believe you will be reunited in the next life. Have you seen this video? "Will We See Our Loved Ones in the Afterlife?" youtu.be/ 9gdngWOvKas And if you'd like to keep perusing our channel, we have many videos about the nature of the afterlife, and the truth that LOVE is the only true reality, and love will draw us together on the other side. Blessings to you as you carry on, and may you feel his love still alive and present in your heart. Sending prayers for peace and healing as you adjust to his physical absence, and tune into his ongoing spirit still with you.
The other world seems so beautiful and impressive!!! I believe that someday I will be a resident of the other world .......Thanks for another great video!!!
You're welcome, vaibhavgaurkar! We believe we ALL will be residents of the other world, because the SPIRIT part of us is the REAL part of us, the part that lives on after bodily death. Blessings to you!
One of the reasons we’ve been sus about our innerworld being similar/same as spiritual world is due to the high-definition nature of it. Like I’m not often privileged to remember everything between in there or out here for reasons I suppose God knows, but the many times I do still recall the detail I always end up out here gushing about how I couldn’t hardly go do anything due to pure curiosity and captivating from the detail of it. Like I recall once I spent a good x amount of time(?) focus on the gravel on a road, because every single piece of gravel was visible and shimmering and touchable, and it is 3D by comparison, like we can see the entire field of vision in detail without needing to focus on the typical tunnel vision view of out here. So out here feels more 2D-ish. Also I have this thought of what if the only reason the 3D world we experience is solid and un - malleable is because of the depressed state of our consciousness. Like if we were unlocked in awareness and ability akin to the angels in this body (which is very limiting), we’d be able to change out here with our thoughts too. Moses, Jesus, and others manipulated 3D matter out here after all, and atoms in their most basic form are all made up of different arrangements of light and energy, which I assume is what spiritual material is made of also. So it may only be our perceptual difference experiencing objects as what ‘must be different’ from the spiritual aspects of the universe. Ps. I hope you don’t mind our musings and takes on things. We know we may be mistaken, as none of us know everything in these bodies. But I like to hope it is food for thought
So many echos of what others describe. I just finished reading a book by Christopher Bache that describes his extreme entheogenic induced journeys through levels of spirit reality and levels of "visual" clarity... a clarity of a type that he calls a "diamond luminosity."
Yes I tried astral projection, and whatever you feel sincerely in this physical world manifest in the spirit world. Like when I felt love, and forgiveness; I went to a place which was soooo beautiful, and vivid. So peaceful. But when the time i felt anger, and hatred I went to a veryy scary place where I felt alone, and demons werre attacking me. But being positive is not enough tho because if you dont believe and trust Jesus, scary evil being could still attack you there. I observed that and compared when I went in the astral world with the love of Jesus inside my heart; it wasnt scary at all. It was veryyyy nice. The spirit world is 10000000x realer than here on earth. You will feel more things there.
After all, interesting that our life on earth is so short as very soon we are anyway going to leave all the material things behind that we had to work so hard for to get and then emerge into an eternal world of spiritual abundance
Indeed, fantasip. The physical world is a place to not only build up material things, but spiritual things -- and it's the latter that goes with us when we cross over!
I used to have synesthesia type experiences where if my skin was stroked I could see random objects floating in mid air, a frog, an umbrella. Yes, very weird. One time I went into a world with different colours than we have here. It was beautiful and shimmery but now I’m not there, I’m at a loss as to how to describe it. I love learning about Swedenborg as it is validating a lot of these experiences for me. It is expanding my wisdom as I am very open to other people’s experiences that may be dismissed by others. My experiences plus having a son with schizophrenia make me think that many different realities are bundled together like fine fibres. If the bundle is twisted the strands may break and get mixed up with others next to them. I instinctively know that the spiritual realm is more real. Thanks for these great videos.
I was reading about schizophrenia in Anthony William's latest book "Brain Savers" and pondering the ideas in Swedenborg's anatomy of the brain and consciousness. The coherence between these two geniuses is amazing to me.
Wow, mydanshi, that is pretty interesting, and I imagine hard to describe. Thanks for trying. Swedenborg often said the things he saw were beyond description. I am sorry that your son struggles with schizophrenia. Not an easy thing to navigate. WE are glad to have yo in this conversation, mydanshi.
I've dreamed of being on a smallholding farm (I know the farm.... it's in the Cederberg mountains) On this smallholding is a mulberry tree, but in my dream, the tree bore more than mulberries...it also bore multiple other berries & I approach the tree to pick some berries, but when I attempt to do so, I see the berries have turned into the most beautiful precious stones. In round, square, teardrop, rectangular, oblong, etc. .... Rubies, aquamarine's, emerald's, tanzanite's....ogh ! Absolutely gorgeous ! Allso I dreamt of swimming in a pool with the most beautiful royal blue clear water & the pool was surrounded by the most lush green grass....& speaking of royal.....I dreamed of the queen of England & that she came to a party of mine & really treated me like the birthday girl. Now....I don't know if this is all that going on in my subconscious, but I enjoy these dreams. I wonder what it all means & would like to know
Fascinating, anja! Of course I don't know what they mean, and since only you know yourself, you're the best person to intuit what they mean for you. But it can be interesting to apply some of the "correspondences" Swedenborg writes about as realities in the spiritual world. After a very cursory look at what the main features of your dream could correspond to, I give you this list, just for fun: Farm = Couldn't really find anything for 'farm,' but a 'garden' means our understanding of truth Trees = feelings and perceptions in people Fruits = the good things we do, motivated by love/charity Gems = true ideas that shine with goodness Water = truth Green Grass = the goodness and truth that first spring up at the beginning of our faith journey Queen = this one's not as straightforward, but it seems to mean something about one's faith.... Like I said, just for fun! Glad they're enjoyable dreams. Maybe you can see something about your own spiritual journey in them!
Geez I gotta get me some Swedenborg books 📖 this stuff is pretty spot on with what I’ve discovered with my own curiosity about the afterlife . My intention is to be so curious I just open the door. I said to myself the other day that Jesus is more real than I am , funny I said that .
Interesting synchronicity, Justin! Perhaps "Heaven and Hell" is the book to start with, or you might like "Divine Love and Wisdom" -- both available in hard copy or downloadable forms at swedenborg.com. Blessings to you!
Full of happy tears when I think about the Heaven as the most beautiful and thaf it awaits me after I cross over. I cant wait to be resting in peace once I get to Heaven and be with my mom who really loved me. She passed away of stage four lung cancer.
So glad you feel a sense of hope about being reunited with your dear Mom, bhabyorange. We truly believe it will happen, because is the most real thing of all, and love lasts!
I’m still supporting…just back on my road again, with gratitude always to that which spoke to Brother Emanuel and speaks to all of us. Including my gate to our eternal spirit reality, Johnny Appleseed ! Exciting days
Johnny Appleseed! I didn't remember that he was your gateway, Playsinvain -- love it. Thanks for being with us still while you're on the road. Blessings to you!
Thank you Curtis! You have a true gift for explaining and interpreting Swedenborg. This show has helped me tremendously. I listen to so many spiritual things, but Swedenborg makes the most sense and you’re explaining is wonderful and you are gifted. Thank you for all that you do, And actually, I think the whole team for this broadcast ❤️
We're delighted that these ideas are making a positive difference for you, Jessica! Thanks for your kind words for Curtis and the team -- we all feel blessed to get to do this work! Thanks for joining in with us here.
5:48 - peopl say when someone u lov dies peopl report them sayin their soul sayin goodbye. 9:21 - things that look the same in heavn that're on earth aren't the same. Those things r from the spiritual sun like things on earth r from the earth's sun. 11:01 - spiritual substance is solid, fluid n flexible. Form can change in response 2 a person's thoughts n feelings.
I was very fortunate when I was younger. I meditated and it was as if dreaming but everything was more focused and the detail of everything was greater than the eye could see. I was in village that was very rustic. Buildings made of rounded rocks and mainly single level dwellings. The ground was sandy and it was evening. I could not feel anything as far as heat or cold. As passed through the small village I noticed that no one was around. At the end of the row of houses was a fountain and lots of people were gathering to sleep by it. An old man looked at me. I could see every wrinkle un his face, the detail of his eyes with such clarity. He got up from the fountain and walked over to me. He peered at me quizzically and then I woke up.
I have been to landscapes with such detail and clarity on waking, lying down with an arm over one eye. I see these visions with the other eye in the half light of my room. I remember Curtis saying that Swedenborg experienced it too. It is such a treat, isn’t it?
Is there no creative home decorating? What about house keeping? I would hate to lose certain earth activities and hobbies like that- decorating for Christmas would be one of them 😕🎄
I (Chara) find delight in arranging and ordering and cleaning my home, too, CableGirl. I feel like that love will find some kind of expression in the next world, because LOVE is the ultimate reality. So maybe one of the ways that our environment takes shape around us is because WE build/make/create/decorate it! I dunno, but I do fundamentally believe (based on Swedenborg's reports) that heaven is not a place where we will feel frustrated, bored, denied the simple activities that bring us joy. "Beauty" seems like a spiritual quality to me, and so if our spirit projects beauty, we'll get beauty around us, seems to me.
Thanks Curtis and Team. My niece asked me recently after I was waxing lyrical about ES: why isn't he better known? Life in general would be so much better for a lot of folk. One day perchance.
@@offTheLeftEye It's the infamous discussion where J.R.R. Tolkien was converting C. S. Lewis FROM Atheist to Christian. Tolkien explains that Prisoners dream of a world outside of Prison BECAUSE there IS a BETTER world out there. Likewise, WE Dream of a BETTER World ONLY BECAUSE there MUST BE. There's another video of a reenactment of that discussion. It's title is: "Lewis and Tolkien Debate Myths and Lies"
I have not had a nde, but all my life I’ve known these spiritual things. I had ‘imaginary friends’ until kindergarten. I have seen blue lights that sparkle in plain sight. It’s a very ( never know when it will happen)- random,unpredictable phenomenon . I am a prolific bible reader.
Thanks for sharing what it's like for you, Bridget. Some people seem to have a problem with mixing spiritual awareness and the Bible, but I don't see the conflict!
Ok so this question has been eating me up lately and i just want to get it off my chest...the reunion which takes place right after we die, do our relatives we think off comes irrespective of their whereabouts? (Heaven or hell) and joyfully meet us? Or they can opt not to meet us when they dont want to?
The way Swedenborg describes it, Spylingo, it sounds like that first meeting is a joyful thing. And given the fact that he was shown that love and usefulness are the driving forces in the spiritual world, I would think that it would be the magnetism of love that would drive that initial greeting. Later on, perhaps, IF there was some real potential for useful learning or growth or healing, we might meet with family members who we might not put in the "joyful" category. In this video, "5 Reunions in the Afterlife," there's a story about two brothers who did not get along, but they came together and were able to heal. -- th-cam.com/video/wpWrtwlyvE0/w-d-xo.html, right at the beginning of the video. Blessings to you.
Yes to that one, too, james! Swedenborg says the more closely we join with God, the more intensely we feel like our own unique self. We do not just merge into a vague Divine oneness.
Can you tell me which video is about reuniting with my husband in the afterlife? How will I find him, or will he find me? Will we have a physical home together? Thanks!
LIttlest, you will absolutely find each other! God cares deeply about your happiness, and being with your husband is a huge part of that. Here is a playlist of videos about marriage in heaven and how you will find one another. I hope it answers your questions. studio.th-cam.com/users/playlistPLgtFTXGqZdSnVm6megbrsgDh8sMPeW9Bo/edit
Hello Friend, my sister is in the hospital since this past Monday today, and received a 🩸transfusion . I would like to ask you for a special prayer for her and her 4 children. My cousin is 51, and blind since age 36. She is my best friend/Sister 💔 pls help me and she is non responsive when you. Hold her hand.. Doctors haven’t really determined anything 🤷🏾♀️ 🤦🏾♀️😞
@@offTheLeftEye HELLO ,, btw, I went to see her again, of course, she responsive, she didn’t squeeze my hand, but when I asked did she eat, she said No. Shook her head grunting 🤦🏾♀️ lol ( she can’t eat until after 6 am). She had to get 2”inches of her large intestines out bc of a bacterial infection (GI) infection. And her kidney aren’t that strong, ( can you pray on her kidneys as well too. Mr. i really appreciate it. She will be needing a wheelchair and a walker upon her release, bc I know the Heavenly Father will make his child strong again, so she can she her children grow.Anyways, they r focusing on her new steroid prescription/ her kidneys and also her overall being. I Miss Me & My Sister Conversation 😞
There is wonderful food in heaven! Incredible and delicious. Swedenborg say banquets and fruit trees, Donna. Here is a playlist of videos about heaven studio.th-cam.com/users/playlistPLgtFTXGqZdSngp4_pz7VaYnlWzl2-tEcS/edit
@@offTheLeftEye I just went back and read my comment. I think the whole text to speech thing didn't work cause my comment doesn't make sense. 😀 Sorry about that you guys. I really did love the video though. Again, sorry for the mess up. 😂
Probably as monuments of the selfish excesses of the Pharaohs who believed themselves to be greater beings than they actually were, and who subjugated their people into many years of seemingly endless and back-breaking toil - colossal structures intended to serve only the dead and not to any benefit of the living. But despite all that, the Pyramids are an incredible and lasting testament to those architects and workers, and to what can be achieved through human intelligence, co-operation and perseverance, and at the end of construction those normal folk that built them (and survived) must have been incredibly proud.
Probably he would reflect on the symbolism of their design. Surely the Egyptians had working knowledge of correspondences and would have incorporated them into the pyramids, Heather.
Yes the slavery and death associated with their construction is dire, Alf. Sadly, we too can make others do our will, without a care about how hard it is on them. May I resist that tendency!
By the way i have those special abilities too but don't know how to activate them at all I feel more connected to the spirit realm then my own family because those who are supposed to love and care about me they are the ones who have caused me pain and suffering 😢. So I feel more connected to the other side to be honest with you 💓😢
Our hearts go out to you for the suffering you've gone through, elizabeth. I think we're all looking forward to the "neither sorrow nor crying nor any more pain" part of entering the afterlife!
I loved every bit of off the left eye and swedenborg content but I do have to respectfully disagree with you Curtis on the solid fact of dreams not being real there are people one in particular his name is Darius wright who has controlled out of body experiences and he talks about the realms of heaven and that fear and things like that stuff you put in your body has an effect it's almost like looking back from a drunk night when you're awake but clean living and different things help what these Auto body experiences. I've had sleep paralysis where I started going out of my body so I really do believe they are real and he talks about the dream state and how you can do different things and see things and see people's information or thought field. My brother was in a coma for 3 weeks and he had out of body experiences and saw my mom talking to the doctor in a room while he laid there in the hospital bed. I have had so many dreams as a kid flying around the house that I lived in and even as an adult I had these flying dreams where I'm kind of gliding a few feet off the floor and some amazing coincidences happened while having these dreams.
Thanks for sharing this perspective, dino. I think Curtis has much respect for the power of dreams, as evidenced by the several videos about dreams on our channel. They certainly can have a "real" effect in our lives!
@@offTheLeftEye I wasn't able to get the book in between heaven and hell, but I've listened to Brian Scott. Read it several times and I think Swedenborg was a very spiritually gifted man I love off the left eye and even if once in a while I voice something that I don't totally agree with. I still for the most part. Agree with and love you guys
We honor everyone's own relationship with God and everyone's individual spiritual path, Dino -- we don't need everyone to agree with us! We're just sharing ideas that have helped us. We appreciate your engagement with our videos -- it all enriches the conversation and gives all of us more to think about! Thanks, Dino!
@@offTheLeftEyeI am very amazed by swedenborgs work and I can't believe I've never heard of him until I come across this channel a few years ago now I see a lot of people referencing his work.
Great question, source4magic. What are your thoughts on it? It seems to me that "imagination" has a little more of our own effort/creativity in it, perhaps, whereas dreams are unbidden, and spiritual visions are given/granted. To me they all partake of our spirit -- our thoughts and feelings and intentions and desires and beliefs -- rather than of physical substance....
I believe that God has given us a deeply personal truth detector, and when we are face to face with it we feel an inner connection. Without it we would be lost. It takes time, and real reflection to tease out the real from the imaginary. Here is a video about finding truth. th-cam.com/video/Hlt2SBV09o8/w-d-xo.html@@source4magic
The law of correspondences seems to play out in our imagination and fiction. For example, in fairy stories, an evil queen or witch is usually living in a dark fearsome castle. The very surroundings match the character's evil. As a child, I always found that strange. Just because the Wicked Witch in the Oz books is evil, why would all the plants be deformed and everything is ugly and dark? But this might be a bleedthrough from the spiritual realm where our character does decide our environment. Of course, this does not work in the physical world, where some of the most evil narcissistic people on the planet live in great beauty and opulence, even in gold encrusted penthouses in New York City or gaudy compounds in Florida. Will such people come face to face with their evil after death?
will indeed, WillChristie. There is no disconnect in the afterlife. Good lives are matched with beautiful surroundings because they correspond. Yes, fairy tales capture some of this too.
Interesting way to put it, barrett. That's not exactly how Swedenborg describes it, but it does seem kind of mystical. He learned that somehow our spirit is present in the spiritual world, even as our body is the earthly manifestation of ourselves. It's the fact that the spiritual world and the physical world are on completely different levels that makes this hard to fathom, even though the REAL us is our spirit, not our body.
I"m surprised and disappointed that so many descriptions of the afterlife stress flora over fsuna. Where, for example, are the bugs? If life is eternal, as I believe it is, so is theirs.
Hi newtonfinn -- Though many people disagree with him on this point, Swedenborg makes the point that the human soul is different than the souls/spirits of fauna. He was shown that the fauna around inhabitants of the spiritual world are somehow representative of their feelings, loves, thoughts, beliefs -- that is, the feelings (etc) of the human souls. Our mission here is to share the writings of Swedenborg, so there you have it -- take it or leave it! :)
Don't know, curiousmaster! Swedenborg witnessed spiritual versions of various big cities in the world, like London. But I don't know if every little town in the world has a direct spiritual counterpart. Your heart will lead you to the right place for you, when you get there!
Swedenborg describes the clothes in heaven as beautiful, colorful, and varied. It matters less whether they match what we are wearing now on earth, which do not always reflect our inner loves. Thanks for the conversation Curious. @@curiousmaster1970
@@offTheLeftEye it’s the only way I knew what was happening to me when I spiritually awakened about 2 months ago, now I’m on a constant DMT like trip because I’m directly connected with God and experiencing Christ Consciousness with the collective Great Awakening happening now.
Hi Curtis hope you are good God bless you. I wanted to ask something, when you pray for a certain time maybe like 15 minutes, but in a very genuine and honests way, have you or known christians felt that a "fire" surrounds you? I think it could be the presence of God, guess this should have happened to you since you have big wisdom and swedenborg knowledge. Thanks if you or anyone can answer this.
I hope some of our other viewers will respond, Pedro. I'm not Curtis, but Chara, one of the Comment Response team members. I can't speak for Curtis on this particular question, though he has openly stated that he isn't one who has lots of spiritual experiences. Nor am I. But we sure know lots of people who do! I love the scripture in Zechariah 2:5 about "I will be a wall of fire around Jerusalem, and the glory in her midst." Speaking in correspondences, being surrounded by a wall of fire absolutely could be a correspondence of being embraced by God. In fact, I just found a passage in Swedenborg that says (in a charming old translation): " 'A wall of fire' signifies defense by Divine love, for this the hells cannot assault; 'glory in the midst of her' is Divine truth therefrom in light on every side." (AE 504:12) And in SH 934:3, "Since fire symbolized love, it also came to be used for representing the Lord..." So it makes all kinds of sense to me that you might have this experience when you're deep in prayer. What a blessing!
If spiritual and physical things are distinct and separate then why is the body seemingly able to trap the soul untill death. Till death do us part lol… I’m beginning to think the body cannot really hold soul, it only seems that way to us now. Technically we shout be able to leave whenever we want?
Interesting thought, Maureen. Dreams are an example of "the soul leaving the body," in a way. Even memories and hopes.... Swedenborg says the earthly experience in a body is essential for our spiritual individuality, though. Here's a short clip called "What's the Point of Having a Physical Body" -- th-cam.com/video/LXj8Q2VuPfs/w-d-xo.html. And Swedenborg says that our spirit is alive in the spiritual world even as we are carrying on with life in the physical world. The two levels are distinct but have an essential interaction -- a bit above my paygrade to understand exactly how it works!
Well, captainmartin, he says that the human being has the same form as heaven, which has the same form/image/likeness of God. Does that count? He also says that EVERY thing in the universe is a union of goodness and truth, reflecting the marriage of Divine Goodness and Divine Truth (or Divine Love and Divine Wisdom) in God. That's a short answer for a big question!
Thanks for asking Rob. The term Spiritual world encompasses all of it, the world of spirits, heaven and hell. Here is a video describing them. th-cam.com/users/liveUQPy8WamcAE
@@DSisco-ov4zm I don't know of a particular professional who can help you, but many people have found that learning more about all of Swedenborg's spiritual experiences do find more clarity about their own spiritual experiences. Here are two that might be helpful: "Modern Spiritual Experiences" th-cam.com/video/4zt-FKR23zg/w-d-xo.html&t "5 Kinds of Spiritual Experiences" th-cam.com/video/NFIKSDFrOEI/w-d-xo.html Also, you are welcome to tell me your story in an email, if you want someone to talk about it: karin.childs@swedenborg.com
Hello I heard the other day that moving towards and into the light is a trick to be reincarnated but if you turn around you can return to the home of which we came and the after life. Otherwise, we are always will be trapped in the cycle of reincarnation. Please let me know what your findings are based on Swedenborg. Thanks
@@offTheLeftEye Yes, that’s what it is. Different names. I have experienced different heavens or dimensions if we can call them that. There is one that often shows himself as having two heads, one human and one dragon like. The Book of revelations book2 has been found. See Gregg Braden video.
Thanks for the suggestion Gunvi. Yes many of us are trying to understand the book of Revelation. Here is a playlist of videos about it. studio.th-cam.com/users/playlistPLgtFTXGqZdSmcT92wBC9gZwevfzZXf197/edit
What about Speaker of the United States House Mike Johnson? He claims that God spoke to him and told him he would be America's Moses. Nothing too off there, huh, though it does make me question the Almighty's infallibility...
Many people over time have claimed to hear God's voice. Some do it for power, others to change themselves for the better. Patrick, we each get to listen and decide what to believe.
I know this is off topic, but I see a lot of NDE videos, and many people say they saw their past lives while on the other side. I do not want to come back to earth, and I think Swedenborg indicated that does not happen, so why do so many NDE'ers believe it does? I always get upset when I hear that.
I'm not sure what the answer to that question is, eyesopen. You're right that Swedenborg says we only live here once, and then our spirit moves on to the spiritual world and stays there. I must say that makes more sense to me than coming back time after time as different people or animals or what-have-you. I'm not sure what to make of the NDE reports about past lives. But since I can't do anything about it, I just decide not to worry about it, and just carry on with living this one earthly lifetime I believe I have, growing as much as possible in a spiritual direction. Sending prayers of peace to you!
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you for your reply., and prayers. :-) Maybe it's because when in the spirit world, they have access to everything, and perhaps see things which have been other spirit's lives, and feel like it was their own, can't think of another explanation.
That actually makes sense to me as well Eyesopen. We are talking about an incredible reality in heaven, and even an NDE person is trying to describe it based on a very brief visit. If I were to visit Europe, and told someone about it, that description would have limits. We will all find out one day and I think God lets us know what is useful for us to know. @@eyesopen2995
@@offTheLeftEyeAlso people often see their preconceived ideas, which maybe, once in heaven for good, could change as they become more spiritually aware. 🙂
Hi Tanya -- The ideas in this video come from the spiritual experiences recorded by Emanuel Swedenborg, a brilliant and accomplished scientist and statesman from Sweden back in the 1700s. In his 50s, after an intense period of self-examination, Bible study, prayer, and repentance, he claimed to have been called by Jesus Christ to see directly into the spiritual world, and to undergo the experience of dying (while still alive) and to learn about the life after death, just to share that knowledge with the world. He was the first to admit that people would find that very hard to swallow! He was also taught about the true nature of God, the Bible, and the human mind. Most of Swedenborg's books have many, many quotes from the Bible, but they also add a new dimension of what the afterlife is like. We love the Bible, and we share these ideas because we find them helpful in leading us toward a better life.
There is an opportunity to explore and choose our real loves on this earth, John. We are immersed in both good and evil influences here in a way that won't happen in the afterlife. There we will have become the person we freely chose to be and will be in the company of like people.
@@offTheLeftEye How are we supposed to do that when 90% of our lives are spend on sleeping, working and doing chores to maintain our physical bodies? Unless you are rich there isnt enough time to do anything other than survinal stuff
I hear you, johnsjourney. But even in our day-to-day, we can always choose what kind of spirit we want to bring to our activities: a spirit of helpfulness and kindness and warm-heartedness? Or something else? Here's a 4-minute video that explains a bit more: "What's the Point of Having a Physical Body?" -- th-cam.com/video/LXj8Q2VuPfs/w-d-xo.html Blessings and peace to you.
I'm really glad I found your channel, these videos are so helpful 🙏
My favourite brother who had schizophrenia passed a few weeks ago.
He would say "their coming to take me home" like a countdown, first it was "in a couple of weeks" then a week.....the weekend......then tomorrow.
Not long before he passed I had a vision that his ancestors were swirling around me in a vortex, like they were ready & waiting to take him home.
Outside the vortex I saw what I thought must have been the characters who played the role in his schizophrenia.
I then travelled through the galaxy with him, he didn't know I was with him, he had such determination to reach his destination.
When I opened my eyes in my dark room a bright golden plasma type misty cloud was on my ceiling.
I hope this means he's now in a loving place, I wish I could check on him to know if he's ok.
Thank you for telling us about your brother. How wonderful to think of him with that warm welcome by people who care. He is free of the illness now and can be his genuine self. I believe that your brother is more than ok, Judy.
I always get a good and peaceful feeling listening to you expound on Swedenborg's works
So glad our channel can evoke those feelings, GeneralPatton. We find the ideas comforting (when not unfathomable), too, and that's why we share!
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I hope that I get to live in the place with all the beautiful flowers and trees. Thank you, Curtis, for all you and OTLE does.
Pretty doggone appealing, Janni! I imagine that all of heaven will be beautiful beyond our wildest dreams! Thank YOU for sticking with us through the years, and wishing you a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving.
Thankyou Curtis...Swedenborg has been my comfort after I lost my husband BUT listening to you has saved my life after losing my son so tragically. You gave me hope. You are the only thing that has given me comfort.
Oh Susie -- That sounds just too unbearable! My heart goes out to you for the tragic loss of your son, especially so close to your husband's departure. It touches us deeply that these ideas have been of some comfort for you -- that's exactly why we want to share them! Sending prayers for peace and healing to you, as you anticipate your eventual reunion with your beloveds. Blessings to you!
Thank you Curtis !! God Bless you… have a blessed week! 🥰🥰😇😇😇
Thanks, Sharon, and same to you! If you're in a place that celebrates Thanksgiving, may it be a warm and wonderful holiday for you!
Curtis, you have the wonderful, ability to reach people. I enjoy the fun, kid like way you have at times, in presently Swedenborg. This podcast is such a joy and I’m a believer. 😊
Thanks for this kind response, Bev! So glad Curtis's style appeals to you, and that you find you can align with the ideas here. Happy to have you alongside us on the journey!
Well, you asked for people to comment on things seen in the spiritual world!
Here are some things I have seen in the spiritual world, through the mechanisms of "astral projection", or leaving the physical body (those people who have experienced sleep paralysis in mental clarity have entered the first state of body/spirit separation)
1. Tunnels connecting different places (or what we might call realms or societies). I have been taken through tunnels that curve and change direction, sometimes seeing other tunnels branching off in different directions. In the sense of Swedenborg observing that "Heaven seen as a whole is a representation of the human form" I surmise perhaps that these connecting tunnels between societies could be seen as correspondences of the arteries and veins that connect together the elements of our inner physical bodies. In one particular profound experience I was traveling at a brisk speed through a semi-lit gray tunnel (about 20 feet diameter), clearly saw a junction heading off to the left as I traveled, continued on forward and then popped out of the tunnel into a brightly lit flat semi-suburban environment, there was an unknown man waiting there and he said to me "your father is over here and he has got a bunch of love letters this thick" and he held his thumb and finger about an inch and a half wide. Even though I am repeating his words verbatim there was an internal interpretation happening in my mind at the same time, and I interpreted the meaning of the words to be that my Dad was now living in an environment where he is able to receive and to give greater love than ever before.
2. Seas. In one experience I was bought into spiritual lucidity sitting on a wooden bench, people sitting beside me to the left and right and people sitting opposite me, almost knee to knee, in a wooden "galley" environment. Above the people opposite there were a row of windows, I stood up to look through the lower portion of the window opposite and realised I was inside a fishing trawler-sized boat and was looking across a choppy bay with a rocky outcropping of a cliff nearby. The choppy sea and surrounds were full of clarity, a little eerie, but very beautiful and bathed in an other-worldly yellow-orange soft light, and the immediate and distant visual surrounding seemed to be curved into the opposite direction to that of our physical world horizon.
3. Gravity. There is gravity there that keeps people and things functioning there as it does here. But, when we are in our spiritual body we can fly using mental effort, we seem to be comparatively much lighter. For me the mental effort of flying can be tiring, I have sometimes returned to the physical feeling like my mind had run a marathon. In one experience I was flying across a landscape and there was a "guide?" (by appearances a young lad) flying beside me. I said to him "can everybody over here fly" and he responded "yes, but we only do it when we are traveling".
4. Trees. Most trees I have seen a similar to physical world counterparts, but some have been ridiculously huge in proportions. One particular tree that impressed me as I hovered within it's canopy had branches extending out to the sides that were around six to eight feet in diameter. I don't believe that such a mammoth tree could physical stay standing in the physical world, but with "gravity" being different over there perhaps that is how it can happen? This particular tree was surrounded by normal sized trees about one third of it's height.
5. Malleability. In one vivid out-of-body experience I tried a tactile experiment. Beside a wooden-clad building there was a frame of a garden trellis. I pushed my index finger against the about 1" diameter "metal" frame and I could feel it as solidly as a physical world item. But I pushed a second time, harder, and there was a zap, a flash of blue flame at my finger accompanied by a painless electricity shock feeling, and my finger passed through the frame. This has been the only tactile experiment I have ever tried, but I think it gives a little insight as to why in the next world we can come to no harm - if you accidentally hit a tree there at 100 mph you would probably go right through it in the way my finger went right through the trellis frame.
Interesting stuff, Alf! Thanks for sharing. Your experiences do seem to align with what Swedenborg reported, in a broad way. Cool!
Love seeing "stuff" you present. Have been reading John Muir, "The Essential John Muir," who experienced God in nature. He laments (he usually didn't complain) that most people were blind to God here. He goes into such detail over every stone, the uniqueness of each waterfall, it is a jubilation. He helped protect Yosimite from "developers." But it makes sense that he was seeing through nature to the substance you put below the brick.
Yes, Frances! Chara here, one of the comment responders. I'm familiar with John Muir and the nature movement, though I haven't read about it first hand. There's a book about how he was influenced by Swedenborg, though the title is slipping my mind right now. Yes, seems he saw spiritual reality behind everything in nature!
Thank you Curtis and OTLE. Excellent presentation and explanation of how the spiritual world is so much more substantial and real than our temporary physical existence.
Glad it felt enlightening, Sunnyskies!
I love the way you explain these complex topics, Curtis! God bless you! Another topic that is puzzling, and even Swedenborg, very seriously I might add, says one could easily go insane trying to figure out, is the concept of Time, how God is outside time yet inside it as well, and how in Heaven (and hell too?) Time simply does not exist! Makes me wonder, is Time actually a function of our bodies, and in that sense, a combination of biological and phisiological activities, which combined with spacial aspects (Earth's turning and spinning) brings about the ilusion that it's a physical phenomena, almost like a river or current of water running forward? That verse from Ecclesiastes about there being "nothing new under the Sun" reminds me that Our Crown chakra, sometimes associated with the Sun (with 12 pairs of spikes, like our cranial nerves, the 24 elders before the throne of the Lord?), is above the entire body, and time can be looked at from the chakras (inner churches) perspective, whether vertically or horizontally, and where past, present and future are all underneath the head. Do you have any insights on our individual perception of time and its relation to the universal phenomenon of time? Thank you for this video, as compelling as all you do! I like to think Swedenborg looks down on you and feels joy for your Ministry, and Jesus in turn conforts him saying something like: "See, Emm'el? I told you your ideas (my revelations to you) would spread around the world like lightning, in spite of your books not becoming best-sellers in your time on Earth!" 😇⚡️🌏📚📖
I just love this comment. Way to go deep! I always figured mortality was a distortion of eternity that we created for a space/time to choose God/Love from a veiled state.
@BowenUSA And I love your comment! Hadn't thought of time in that way, and it makes so much sense. It reminds me of the Kabbalah's Angel of Forgetfulness, are you familiar with it? God bless you, Bowen...
I think you’re on to something! I had a dream where the concept of time was explained. In the spiritual realm it doesn’t move along, ‘it just is’ and any time, forwards or backwards can be visited and the detail expanded to infinity, just by focusing on it. We pull ourselves through time by the act of breathing while we’re in a physical body. Your explanation is good clarification for me.
@mydanshi9683 Oh, wow... your dream was profound: "Any detail can be expanded to infinity." I'm beginning to love this more and more...! And I'm quite curious now: Would you tell me more about this dream? Who explained this to you within the dream? Have you had other similar dreams? Do they, perhaps, occur often? I rarely remember my dreams (they saybwenalways dream, even if we think we don't), and only recently did I begin remembering some, although nothing memorable nor particularly meaningful, mostly nonsensical mixes of memories and ilogical situations). God bless you double what He already does! 🤲
Interesting comment, Juan! I'm assuming you've seen our shows from the last two Mondays, which have focused on the concept of time in the spiritual world. I (Chara) would have to fall back on them to give you an answer -- so maybe go watch them (again?)? I'm a girl of simple thinking, so I can't add to your comment, but I can ponder it! Time as a function of our bodies.... Hmmmm..... Interesting thread you've started -- thanks to Bowen and Mydanshi for chiming in, too!
I have seen the world as you describe it here ... as an extension of ourselves, and given substance depending upon what's in our Hearts and Minds ... but I thought that was/is the True Nature of this physical life experience?? Maybe it is, but our nature is more fixed, inflexible and solid and that's why the physical world appears the way that it does to us? I never would have thought about this if I had not seen this video, so thank you for your work !!
Glad it gave you something to think about, Metaphysics-for-life. I have never thought about what you refer to as "the True Nature of this physical life experience" that way. Seems to me there is much more flow and dynamic energy in the other world -- but I've never experienced it myself, yet!
No one dies alone. They are always met with a loved one who has passed. Rest assure that they are well taken care of.
Yes, Gunvi. I LOVE hearing about deathbed stories along these lines. Well taken care of indeed!
Love this one! Thank you! Great visuals.....💜
Glad it touched your heart, Pamela! And yes -- some beautiful images and helpful visuals!
Great video. How funny that you said you can’t change the table with your mind. I had a dream where I witnessed a desk turn into a different sort of desk, instantly. I told other people in the dream and they mocked me. I believe this dream was to show me how my son with schizophrenia experiences an altered reality that is just as real as the one I’m currently in. He often sees a dripping tap that isn’t dripping, for example, or other things that show me that this reality is merely a persistent illusion, as Einstein said.
Wow, Mydan. It's lovely to think of dreams as giving us a perspective we have trouble seeing in our daily lives.
Whenever I hear someone call Swedenborg a "Lunatic" or a "mad heretic" although he was one of the biggest geniuses in all of 18 century Europe I always remembered Saint Anthony the greats teaching on the matter. “A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.” I believe Swedenborg wasn't mad at all and I respect that he had enough courage to publish these fine works knowing how a society would respond.
Yes, Jay -- It does seem it took a lot of courage, evidenced by the fact that his first several books were published anonymously. But eventually he did put his name on his books. Not only did people consider him mad, but also a heretic, as there was one state religion at the time, and Swedenborg's works were presenting different theological ideas. Quite the risky place to be!
Heavenly serenity in the atmosphere comes from a serene state of life and mind. If I'm depressed or anxious the thunder storms move in with hail and whirlwinds. The atmosphere in heaven corresponds to our mental atmosphere. Great job Off the Left Eye and team.
So true, Thomas. Always good for me to remember that if I'm in a personal storm, the weather WILL change eventually.
Thank you so much for this video, excellent.
I have had so many spiritual experiences, and I also have visited some weird places. I had a traumatic event that took me to, what I experienced as a des-integration of myself. I had a battle against a dragon who wanted to take my head off. An angel, I believed was Saint Michel archangel who gave me a sword of light to face the battle. In a battle I was completely disintegrated and what was left was a bin of light that came up to the top of my head down. I saw the light. After this experience, I have had so much alteration of my physical heart. I also feel like a portal has been opened. I never read the bible before as I couldn’t understand, but after this experience I feel like the bible narrates my own story.
Amazing experiences, Sonia. And yes, Swedenborg says that the Bible, below the surface of the literal meaning, is a story about our own spiritual evolution. It's easy to see in some of the stories though!
When you started to explain how the angelic realm works, as in how the surroundings manifest according to what the angel is feeling or desiring, it really struck a chord in me. It describes exactly the experiences I've had in several dreams, particularly dreams that were in vivid colour and clarity. Just about all dreams I recall have been in shades of grey, but there was something very different in the ones where I was creating magnificent rainforest gardens and waterfalls and so on. Aside from that, I also had an nde when I was in a near fatal car crash in 2000 sustaining critical injuries. I did not however experience seeing passed over loved ones, nor did I see Heaven, but I my spirit was seemingly hovering inside a tunnel of sorts, which appeared like what I can only describe like shimmering plastic wrap with streaks of bright white light. I found myself trying to move ahead but it was like I was frozen in place, and then I heard a male's voice over my right shoulder say, "Come this way, Bill..." so I turned and then I found myself speeding through the tunnel and saw a bright burning white light rushing toward me! In that instant I could hear sounds like shattering glass, unfamiliar voices, and then my mother's soothing voice, telling me I am going to be fine, that I had a car accident... And then I was put into an induced coma for two weeks because of a tbi (traumatic brain injury)... That was then the beginning of another journey into the unknown.
Wow Bill that is an incredible story. Whew, thank you for taking the time to tell it. I am glad that this video struck a chord with your very vivid experience. And I hope that your recovery from the accident was not too painful and long. 24 years is a long time, maybe enough for healing. How amazing that you could hear your mother's voice. BLess you and wow you have amazing dreams now.
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Glad our channel can be a blessing to you, explosives101!
Thanks Curtis! You make it so contemporary! I love it!
Glad it touches your heart, Genevieve, and could be something relevant to all of us NOW, today! The spiritual world is not just some ancient place!
I love these themes of light and vision. Gives a broader view. Thank you.
And yes, getting spiritual sight is groundbreaking, and it is absolutely possible with regulation, meditation, prayer, and will, and the Lord of course. I am still trying to understand the relationship between the two suns, like, is our local sun converting the spiritual light to material light?
Vision is a marvelous gift to explore, FAF. And light is such a vivid embodiment of spiritual insight.
FAF here is a brief video about the spiritual sun th-cam.com/video/nzCjcIQ1igQ/w-d-xo.html
Here is a video about our relationship with the sun. th-cam.com/video/-tqOj8f0Frs/w-d-xo.html
@@offTheLeftEyeThank you. I might add that I've always thought that what lasts is real, and what degrades is unreal.
Thank you Curtis and team OTLE!!! Great lesson! For me I saw a trap in the last piece where the paradise the wisest best angels life in is described. My evolution over this is - first I want that paradise. Second - I just want to be where I am happiest. Third - I want to be where the Lord can make best use of me. Where I can be of the best service of the happiness of others is where I want to be - and that will make me the happiest I can be. Blessings on everyones' Thanksgiving holiday!!❤❤
Yes yes, Mary! It is dangerous to start ranking states of mind, because we humans give into the "hierarchy" mindset and think that if something is "highest" or "brightest" or anything-"est", that must be the BEST. But it's not the best for everyone. We are so individual, and will come to the place that is OUR personal best, which will bring us OUR highest happiness. Such a relief to let go of the ranking! Happy Thanksgiving to you, dear Mary!
Fantastic and Informative, I think the gentleman presenting is an angel come to guide us to truth. His aura, and energy,and help, testifies to such. God love and bless him eternally, and all sentient beings in every plane of existence. 🙏🏻
Such a generous prayer, graystar. Thanks for the affirmation of Curtis and our work!
also i want to tell you a spiritual experience i had some years ago, i was fasting for a big time and i remember that i enterted the spiritual realnm not by sleeping, i was awake however i felt the spiritual things were like the only important thing and this world was just like a mere void, like nothing, literally a wastable thing. For some reason, this descrpition you said of spiritual substances being "fluid" describe exactly what i felt my soul was like, i moved from one side to another in the physical realm and in the spirit i felt that some sort of "liquid" (maybe my soul who knows) moved like if it was made of water. Super rare and interesting but it is amazing that you said this and it matches what i experienced.
Keep it going man you are going to get many souls to heaven with Jesus!
Thanks for sharing that, Pedro. What an amazing thing to experience -- and so glad that Curtis's description somehow affirmed it for you. Thanks for the kind words -- we want to share these ideas that have made a difference for us!
I just imagine how beautiful it would be to suddenly get back all the loved ones that we have been grieving for ...for years once we transition to the afterlife!!....what a sense of security we shall get back that we lost after loosing them in physical!!
I do not fear death anymore...if gives back the most valued people of our lives ...
Yes, Priyanka! Joyful reunions ahead!
@offTheLeftEye Thank-you !!
Looking forward to them brings joy, Priyankatulusdar.
I lost the love of my life last sept , i am in deep shock and grief cant handle the pain , he was just 27 cant imagine my life without him .your vedio gave me little bit comfort .
Oh dailydiet, our hearts go out to you for that sudden loss of your dearest love! It must feel unbearable. We're glad if this video could give you just a bit of comfort and hope. Though the time without him may feel unending right now, we believe you will be reunited in the next life. Have you seen this video?
"Will We See Our Loved Ones in the Afterlife?" youtu.be/
9gdngWOvKas
And if you'd like to keep perusing our channel, we have many videos about the nature of the afterlife, and the truth that LOVE is the only true reality, and love will draw us together on the other side. Blessings to you as you carry on, and may you feel his love still alive and present in your heart. Sending prayers for peace and healing as you adjust to his physical absence, and tune into his ongoing spirit still with you.
The other world seems so beautiful and impressive!!! I believe that someday I will be a resident of the other world .......Thanks for another great video!!!
You're welcome, vaibhavgaurkar! We believe we ALL will be residents of the other world, because the SPIRIT part of us is the REAL part of us, the part that lives on after bodily death. Blessings to you!
One of the reasons we’ve been sus about our innerworld being similar/same as spiritual world is due to the high-definition nature of it. Like I’m not often privileged to remember everything between in there or out here for reasons I suppose God knows, but the many times I do still recall the detail I always end up out here gushing about how I couldn’t hardly go do anything due to pure curiosity and captivating from the detail of it. Like I recall once I spent a good x amount of time(?) focus on the gravel on a road, because every single piece of gravel was visible and shimmering and touchable, and it is 3D by comparison, like we can see the entire field of vision in detail without needing to focus on the typical tunnel vision view of out here. So out here feels more 2D-ish.
Also I have this thought of what if the only reason the 3D world we experience is solid and un - malleable is because of the depressed state of our consciousness. Like if we were unlocked in awareness and ability akin to the angels in this body (which is very limiting), we’d be able to change out here with our thoughts too. Moses, Jesus, and others manipulated 3D matter out here after all, and atoms in their most basic form are all made up of different arrangements of light and energy, which I assume is what spiritual material is made of also. So it may only be our perceptual difference experiencing objects as what ‘must be different’ from the spiritual aspects of the universe.
Ps. I hope you don’t mind our musings and takes on things. We know we may be mistaken, as none of us know everything in these bodies. But I like to hope it is food for thought
Yep, PH -- food for thought. Always interesting to ponder people's varying perspectives on things.
So many echos of what others describe. I just finished reading a book by Christopher Bache that describes his extreme entheogenic induced journeys through levels of spirit reality and levels of "visual" clarity... a clarity of a type that he calls a "diamond luminosity."
That sounds very bright and clear, Pete!
I'm grateful for the crew at Off the Left Eye. Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks for that warm-hearted message, Bruce! We're grateful for your presence here, too! Happy Thanksgiving.
You made the video so easy to understand. I love the video. ❤❤❤❤❤
So glad it touched your heart, Angeinajoy!
Yes I tried astral projection, and whatever you feel sincerely in this physical world manifest in the spirit world. Like when I felt love, and forgiveness; I went to a place which was soooo beautiful, and vivid. So peaceful. But when the time i felt anger, and hatred I went to a veryy scary place where I felt alone, and demons werre attacking me. But being positive is not enough tho because if you dont believe and trust Jesus, scary evil being could still attack you there. I observed that and compared when I went in the astral world with the love of Jesus inside my heart; it wasnt scary at all. It was veryyyy nice. The spirit world is 10000000x realer than here on earth. You will feel more things there.
Swedenborg said the same thing, marfe -- the spiritual world is waaaay more real than our physical world!
After all, interesting that our life on earth is so short as very soon we are anyway going to leave all the material things behind that we had to work so hard for to get and then emerge into an eternal world of spiritual abundance
Indeed, fantasip. The physical world is a place to not only build up material things, but spiritual things -- and it's the latter that goes with us when we cross over!
I used to have synesthesia type experiences where if my skin was stroked I could see random objects floating in mid air, a frog, an umbrella. Yes, very weird. One time I went into a world with different colours than we have here. It was beautiful and shimmery but now I’m not there, I’m at a loss as to how to describe it. I love learning about Swedenborg as it is validating a lot of these experiences for me. It is expanding my wisdom as I am very open to other people’s experiences that may be dismissed by others. My experiences plus having a son with schizophrenia make me think that many different realities are bundled together like fine fibres. If the bundle is twisted the strands may break and get mixed up with others next to them. I instinctively know that the spiritual realm is more real. Thanks for these great videos.
I was reading about schizophrenia in Anthony William's latest book "Brain Savers" and pondering the ideas in Swedenborg's anatomy of the brain and consciousness. The coherence between these two geniuses is amazing to me.
@@BowenUSAI love his books, I'll check it out. Thanks.
Wow, mydanshi, that is pretty interesting, and I imagine hard to describe. Thanks for trying. Swedenborg often said the things he saw were beyond description. I am sorry that your son struggles with schizophrenia. Not an easy thing to navigate. WE are glad to have yo in this conversation, mydanshi.
That is fascinating Bowen. So you are very interested in schizophrenia or the brain in general? I have not read any of Anthony Williams.
I've dreamed of being on a smallholding farm (I know the farm.... it's in the Cederberg mountains) On this smallholding is a mulberry tree, but in my dream, the tree bore more than mulberries...it also bore multiple other berries & I approach the tree to pick some berries, but when I attempt to do so, I see the berries have turned into the most beautiful precious stones. In round, square, teardrop, rectangular, oblong, etc. .... Rubies, aquamarine's, emerald's, tanzanite's....ogh ! Absolutely gorgeous ! Allso I dreamt of swimming in a pool with the most beautiful royal blue clear water & the pool was surrounded by the most lush green grass....& speaking of royal.....I dreamed of the queen of England & that she came to a party of mine & really treated me like the birthday girl. Now....I don't know if this is all that going on in my subconscious, but I enjoy these dreams. I wonder what it all means & would like to know
Fascinating, anja! Of course I don't know what they mean, and since only you know yourself, you're the best person to intuit what they mean for you. But it can be interesting to apply some of the "correspondences" Swedenborg writes about as realities in the spiritual world. After a very cursory look at what the main features of your dream could correspond to, I give you this list, just for fun:
Farm = Couldn't really find anything for 'farm,' but a 'garden' means our understanding of truth
Trees = feelings and perceptions in people
Fruits = the good things we do, motivated by love/charity
Gems = true ideas that shine with goodness
Water = truth
Green Grass = the goodness and truth that first spring up at the beginning of our faith journey
Queen = this one's not as straightforward, but it seems to mean something about one's faith....
Like I said, just for fun! Glad they're enjoyable dreams. Maybe you can see something about your own spiritual journey in them!
Geez I gotta get me some Swedenborg books 📖 this stuff is pretty spot on with what I’ve discovered with my own curiosity about the afterlife . My intention is to be so curious I just open the door. I said to myself the other day that Jesus is more real than I am , funny I said that .
Interesting synchronicity, Justin! Perhaps "Heaven and Hell" is the book to start with, or you might like "Divine Love and Wisdom" -- both available in hard copy or downloadable forms at swedenborg.com. Blessings to you!
Your demonstration at the beginning.... I have 4 university degrees including a Master's in Engineering: VERY well demonstrated, sir!
Well that's quite an affirmation, Robin! Thanks for an unexpected fist-bump, as it were!
Full of happy tears when I think about the Heaven as the most beautiful and thaf it awaits me after I cross over. I cant wait to be resting in peace once I get to Heaven and be with my mom who really loved me. She passed away of stage four lung cancer.
So glad you feel a sense of hope about being reunited with your dear Mom, bhabyorange. We truly believe it will happen, because is the most real thing of all, and love lasts!
I’m still supporting…just back on my road again, with gratitude always to that which spoke to Brother Emanuel and speaks to all of us. Including my gate to our eternal spirit reality, Johnny Appleseed ! Exciting days
Johnny Appleseed! I didn't remember that he was your gateway, Playsinvain -- love it. Thanks for being with us still while you're on the road. Blessings to you!
@@offTheLeftEye the figurative road….and thank you
May your day be one of gratitude. @@Playsinvain
Thank you Curtis! You have a true gift for explaining and interpreting Swedenborg. This show has helped me tremendously. I listen to so many spiritual things, but Swedenborg makes the most sense and you’re explaining is wonderful and you are gifted. Thank you for all that you do,
And actually, I think the whole team for this broadcast ❤️
We're delighted that these ideas are making a positive difference for you, Jessica! Thanks for your kind words for Curtis and the team -- we all feel blessed to get to do this work! Thanks for joining in with us here.
5:48 - peopl say when someone u lov dies peopl report them sayin their soul sayin goodbye.
9:21 - things that look the same in heavn that're on earth aren't the same. Those things r from the spiritual sun like things on earth r from the earth's sun.
11:01 - spiritual substance is solid, fluid n flexible. Form can change in response 2 a person's thoughts n feelings.
Another helpful outline, Suman.
2nd lol and heaven is real i dreamed about it a couple weeks ago or so just believe guys amen and have faith 😢this isnt our real world
Spot on home is heaven.
@@jillmaltby what you mean or talking about bro lol
So, Kevin, you're referring to "2nd" as DREAMS not being real? Hope that dream was comforting. We do believe there's a realer reality ahead!
@@KevinNudge2023 I'm saying heaven is real.
@@jillmaltby oh yea ok my bad lol didn’t know what you meant by that
I was very fortunate when I was younger.
I meditated and it was as if dreaming but everything was more focused and the detail of everything was greater than the eye could see.
I was in village that was very rustic.
Buildings made of rounded rocks and mainly single level dwellings. The ground was sandy and it was evening. I could not feel anything as far as heat or cold.
As passed through the small village I noticed that no one was around.
At the end of the row of houses was a fountain and lots of people were gathering to sleep by it.
An old man looked at me. I could see every wrinkle un his face, the detail of his eyes with such clarity.
He got up from the fountain and walked over to me.
He peered at me quizzically and then I woke up.
Real places indeed, I have had many many similar experiences, and in the visual clarity that you describe!
I have been to landscapes with such detail and clarity on waking, lying down with an arm over one eye. I see these visions with the other eye in the half light of my room. I remember Curtis saying that Swedenborg experienced it too. It is such a treat, isn’t it?
Cool dream. Mark. Did it mean something significant to you?
Have you learned from them alfinpogform or are they just to be enjoyed?
Sounds amazing, mydanshi. It is indeed a treat.
Is there no creative home decorating? What about house keeping?
I would hate to lose certain earth activities and hobbies like that- decorating for Christmas would be one of them 😕🎄
I (Chara) find delight in arranging and ordering and cleaning my home, too, CableGirl. I feel like that love will find some kind of expression in the next world, because LOVE is the ultimate reality. So maybe one of the ways that our environment takes shape around us is because WE build/make/create/decorate it! I dunno, but I do fundamentally believe (based on Swedenborg's reports) that heaven is not a place where we will feel frustrated, bored, denied the simple activities that bring us joy. "Beauty" seems like a spiritual quality to me, and so if our spirit projects beauty, we'll get beauty around us, seems to me.
Thanks Curtis and Team. My niece asked me recently after I was waxing lyrical about ES: why isn't he better known? Life in general would be so much better for a lot of folk. One day perchance.
Curtis had the same question, Tim! Thus this channel. We'll see how the Lord guides it all....
@@offTheLeftEye - excellent! :)
God has a plan for all of us, and it is a blessing to try to be part of His work Tim. @@timbragg9684
Thank you for the work you do. ❤❤
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You're welcome, SweetAvocado! Glad it feels meaningful and/or helpful to you!
They do get out of place Matt.
Enjoyed this very much!
Glad to hear it, Alberad!
Great work! How can I reach out for an interview for my interfaith dialogue podcast? Thank you!
Hi Xirtus -- You can email Karin at offthelefteye@swedenborg.com. Thanks for the thumbs up!
Imagination is a great design tool. So kind of real.
Great way to look at it, sjsherlock.
Because everything start in the Spiritual and manifest in physical whatever you can see in Spiritual you can win in physical
Amazing to think about the spiritual reality behind everything physical, Betty!
20:20 - end; For more on that, must see the video titled, "C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien on the power of Fiction"
Thanks for that tip, Ken! Sounds fascinating -- I'll check it out.
@@offTheLeftEye It's the infamous discussion where J.R.R. Tolkien was converting C. S. Lewis FROM Atheist to Christian. Tolkien explains that Prisoners dream of a world outside of Prison BECAUSE there IS a BETTER world out there. Likewise, WE Dream of a BETTER World ONLY BECAUSE there MUST BE. There's another video of a reenactment of that discussion. It's title is: "Lewis and Tolkien Debate Myths and Lies"
@@offTheLeftEye th-cam.com/video/NzBT39gx-TE/w-d-xo.html
I will absolutely check that out Ken. So fascinating. @@KenPotter
I just subbed. Great content.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining us, Murphy, and welcome aboard! May you continue to be uplifted and enlightened by the ideas we share here.
Great episode. Thank you.
You're welcome, Jeff!
most beautiful thing in physical world is wealth nothing else matters in spiritual world there is nothing if it exists
There are probably many opinions about what the most beautiful things in this world are, Praveen. Love and Kindness are the tops for me!
I have not had a nde, but all my life I’ve known these spiritual things. I had ‘imaginary friends’ until kindergarten. I have seen blue lights that sparkle in plain sight. It’s a very ( never know when it will happen)- random,unpredictable phenomenon . I am a prolific bible reader.
Thanks for sharing what it's like for you, Bridget. Some people seem to have a problem with mixing spiritual awareness and the Bible, but I don't see the conflict!
I PRAYED PSALM 91 for her💝
That is a beautiful psalm quenessyomy. Here is a video about it if you are curious. th-cam.com/video/QgG345J67DI/w-d-xo.html
LOVE
Superb!
Thanks Lawrence!
To Total Harmony 😮😮😮 amen 🙏🏻
I'm with you, Michael! Those words went right into my heart when Curtis said them!
Ok so this question has been eating me up lately and i just want to get it off my chest...the reunion which takes place right after we die, do our relatives we think off comes irrespective of their whereabouts? (Heaven or hell) and joyfully meet us? Or they can opt not to meet us when they dont want to?
The way Swedenborg describes it, Spylingo, it sounds like that first meeting is a joyful thing. And given the fact that he was shown that love and usefulness are the driving forces in the spiritual world, I would think that it would be the magnetism of love that would drive that initial greeting. Later on, perhaps, IF there was some real potential for useful learning or growth or healing, we might meet with family members who we might not put in the "joyful" category.
In this video, "5 Reunions in the Afterlife," there's a story about two brothers who did not get along, but they came together and were able to heal. -- th-cam.com/video/wpWrtwlyvE0/w-d-xo.html, right at the beginning of the video.
Blessings to you.
All of them.
You mean all those things are "REAL," Jill?
I noticed on some of your older videos, the CC's are completely off sync
Yes, cryptozoologist -- sad but true! We're trying to address them, one at a time, when someone brings them to our attention.
And do we keep our individuality forever?
Yes to that one, too, james! Swedenborg says the more closely we join with God, the more intensely we feel like our own unique self. We do not just merge into a vague Divine oneness.
Can you tell me which video is about reuniting with my husband in the afterlife? How will I find him, or will he find me? Will we have a physical home together? Thanks!
LIttlest, you will absolutely find each other! God cares deeply about your happiness, and being with your husband is a huge part of that. Here is a playlist of videos about marriage in heaven and how you will find one another. I hope it answers your questions. studio.th-cam.com/users/playlistPLgtFTXGqZdSnVm6megbrsgDh8sMPeW9Bo/edit
Hello Friend, my sister is in the hospital since this past Monday today, and received a 🩸transfusion . I would like to ask you for a special prayer for her and her 4 children. My cousin is 51, and blind since age 36. She is my best friend/Sister 💔 pls help me and she is non responsive when you. Hold her hand.. Doctors haven’t really determined anything 🤷🏾♀️ 🤦🏾♀️😞
So many unanswered questions, quenessymomy. I will pray for her healing and her four children as well!
@@offTheLeftEye Thank
You
I did pray last night, quenessyomy. How is your sister today?
@@offTheLeftEye HELLO ,, btw, I went to see her again, of course, she responsive, she didn’t squeeze my hand, but when I asked did she eat, she said No. Shook her head grunting 🤦🏾♀️ lol ( she can’t eat until after 6 am). She had to get 2”inches of her large intestines out bc of a bacterial infection (GI) infection. And her kidney aren’t that strong, ( can you pray on her kidneys as well too. Mr. i really appreciate it. She will be needing a wheelchair and a walker upon her release, bc I know the Heavenly Father will make his child strong again, so she can she her children grow.Anyways, they r focusing on her new steroid prescription/ her kidneys and also her overall being. I Miss Me & My Sister Conversation 😞
There must be some meaning in this life , why are we here for what reason there must be something beyond this life .
Exactly, Katie. And for us, the purpose/meaning of this life is to develop spiritually and make a choice about what kind of afterlife we want.
What foods do we eat in Heaven and how do we prepare it?
Heaven has a different fruit tree for every month of the year..do we also have vegetables and grains?
There is wonderful food in heaven! Incredible and delicious. Swedenborg say banquets and fruit trees, Donna. Here is a playlist of videos about heaven studio.th-cam.com/users/playlistPLgtFTXGqZdSngp4_pz7VaYnlWzl2-tEcS/edit
There is all kinds of food, yes vegetables and grains, Donna.
Cherish Your Mortal Body As Dying Sucks
I will cherish my spiritual body which will be amazing Myoption. I am so sorry if your body is failing you now.
This is a knock off 🤣 I love it! 👍👍👍
So glad it can get you laughing, after the last one brought you to tears, e! :)
@@offTheLeftEye I just went back and read my comment. I think the whole text to speech thing didn't work cause my comment doesn't make sense. 😀 Sorry about that you guys. I really did love the video though. Again, sorry for the mess up. 😂
@@ehecken I hear you! Speech to text can lose some of the meaning, in my experience as well. WE will keep listening.
I wonder how Swedenborg would see the pyramids in Egypt.
Probably as monuments of the selfish excesses of the Pharaohs who believed themselves to be greater beings than they actually were, and who subjugated their people into many years of seemingly endless and back-breaking toil - colossal structures intended to serve only the dead and not to any benefit of the living.
But despite all that, the Pyramids are an incredible and lasting testament to those architects and workers, and to what can be achieved through human intelligence, co-operation and perseverance, and at the end of construction those normal folk that built them (and survived) must have been incredibly proud.
Probably he would reflect on the symbolism of their design. Surely the Egyptians had working knowledge of correspondences and would have incorporated them into the pyramids, Heather.
Yes the slavery and death associated with their construction is dire, Alf. Sadly, we too can make others do our will, without a care about how hard it is on them. May I resist that tendency!
By the way i have those special abilities too but don't know how to activate them at all I feel more connected to the spirit realm then my own family because those who are supposed to love and care about me they are the ones who have caused me pain and suffering 😢. So I feel more connected to the other side to be honest with you 💓😢
Our hearts go out to you for the suffering you've gone through, elizabeth. I think we're all looking forward to the "neither sorrow nor crying nor any more pain" part of entering the afterlife!
@@offTheLeftEye so what happens if I die with pain still?
I loved every bit of off the left eye and swedenborg content but I do have to respectfully disagree with you Curtis on the solid fact of dreams not being real there are people one in particular his name is Darius wright who has controlled out of body experiences and he talks about the realms of heaven and that fear and things like that stuff you put in your body has an effect it's almost like looking back from a drunk night when you're awake but clean living and different things help what these Auto body experiences. I've had sleep paralysis where I started going out of my body so I really do believe they are real and he talks about the dream state and how you can do different things and see things and see people's information or thought field. My brother was in a coma for 3 weeks and he had out of body experiences and saw my mom talking to the doctor in a room while he laid there in the hospital bed. I have had so many dreams as a kid flying around the house that I lived in and even as an adult I had these flying dreams where I'm kind of gliding a few feet off the floor and some amazing coincidences happened while having these dreams.
Thanks for sharing this perspective, dino. I think Curtis has much respect for the power of dreams, as evidenced by the several videos about dreams on our channel. They certainly can have a "real" effect in our lives!
@@offTheLeftEye I wasn't able to get the book in between heaven and hell, but I've listened to Brian Scott. Read it several times and I think Swedenborg was a very spiritually gifted man I love off the left eye and even if once in a while I voice something that I don't totally agree with. I still for the most part. Agree with and love you guys
We honor everyone's own relationship with God and everyone's individual spiritual path, Dino -- we don't need everyone to agree with us! We're just sharing ideas that have helped us. We appreciate your engagement with our videos -- it all enriches the conversation and gives all of us more to think about! Thanks, Dino!
@@offTheLeftEyeI am very amazed by swedenborgs work and I can't believe I've never heard of him until I come across this channel a few years ago now I see a lot of people referencing his work.
Welcome to the party, Dinopharis! Glad to have you.
Actually when you EXPERIENCE a supernatural experience, it's MORE real than regular life. ( I've had several)
So cool, Debbie. That is certainly how Swedenborg describes it -- MORE real than this world. And many NDE-ers agree!
How does one tell the difference between things in the imagination, dreams and spiritual things?
Great question, source4magic. What are your thoughts on it? It seems to me that "imagination" has a little more of our own effort/creativity in it, perhaps, whereas dreams are unbidden, and spiritual visions are given/granted. To me they all partake of our spirit -- our thoughts and feelings and intentions and desires and beliefs -- rather than of physical substance....
Yes but how can one tell if they are experiencing “more real” spiritual things or merely their own vivid imagination?
I believe that God has given us a deeply personal truth detector, and when we are face to face with it we feel an inner connection. Without it we would be lost. It takes time, and real reflection to tease out the real from the imaginary. Here is a video about finding truth. th-cam.com/video/Hlt2SBV09o8/w-d-xo.html@@source4magic
The law of correspondences seems to play out in our imagination and fiction. For example, in fairy stories, an evil queen or witch is usually living in a dark fearsome castle. The very surroundings match the character's evil. As a child, I always found that strange. Just because the Wicked Witch in the Oz books is evil, why would all the plants be deformed and everything is ugly and dark? But this might be a bleedthrough from the spiritual realm where our character does decide our environment. Of course, this does not work in the physical world, where some of the most evil narcissistic people on the planet live in great beauty and opulence, even in gold encrusted penthouses in New York City or gaudy compounds in Florida. Will such people come face to face with their evil after death?
will indeed, WillChristie. There is no disconnect in the afterlife. Good lives are matched with beautiful surroundings because they correspond. Yes, fairy tales capture some of this too.
I Hope I Can Play My Guitar Again In The Spirit World
I see no reason why not, Dennis! Swedenborg talks about music in the other world in some powerful ways!
Near the beginning Curtis u sed our spirit is in heaven. So our spirit is remote controlling physical body?
Interesting way to put it, barrett. That's not exactly how Swedenborg describes it, but it does seem kind of mystical. He learned that somehow our spirit is present in the spiritual world, even as our body is the earthly manifestation of ourselves. It's the fact that the spiritual world and the physical world are on completely different levels that makes this hard to fathom, even though the REAL us is our spirit, not our body.
I"m surprised and disappointed that so many descriptions of the afterlife stress flora over fsuna. Where, for example, are the bugs? If life is eternal, as I believe it is, so is theirs.
Hi newtonfinn -- Though many people disagree with him on this point, Swedenborg makes the point that the human soul is different than the souls/spirits of fauna. He was shown that the fauna around inhabitants of the spiritual world are somehow representative of their feelings, loves, thoughts, beliefs -- that is, the feelings (etc) of the human souls. Our mission here is to share the writings of Swedenborg, so there you have it -- take it or leave it! :)
According to swedenborg is our connection to our loved ones forever?
If your connection is based on genuine love, james, then yes. Love is real, and love is eternal.
What town or city where I be born in or living in?
Don't know, curiousmaster! Swedenborg witnessed spiritual versions of various big cities in the world, like London. But I don't know if every little town in the world has a direct spiritual counterpart. Your heart will lead you to the right place for you, when you get there!
@@offTheLeftEyeHow did you know we will wear the same clothes that we wore on earth then?
Swedenborg describes the clothes in heaven as beautiful, colorful, and varied. It matters less whether they match what we are wearing now on earth, which do not always reflect our inner loves. Thanks for the conversation Curious. @@curiousmaster1970
I thoet is,was all 3
You mean all bricks, RD? Stuff? That's the way it seems in this world, but there's a spiritual reality that's MORE real, and lasts forever!
interesting!
We think so too, fab!
Odd question 🙋♀️?? But are there crystals in the afterlife and what significance do they have ???
Swedenborg describes some buildings as being made of crystal, Michael. I think we will be astounded by the materials and architecture in heaven.
@@offTheLeftEye Sounds great 😌
@@TheCubeMusic Incredibly great. Michael!
@@offTheLeftEye lol 😂 yes 🙌 incredibly great 😊 but we must have patience
I’ve seen this realm on a DMT trip
Interesting, Matt. So you see parallels in the description?
@@offTheLeftEye it’s the only way I knew what was happening to me when I spiritually awakened about 2 months ago, now I’m on a constant DMT like trip because I’m directly connected with God and experiencing Christ Consciousness with the collective Great Awakening happening now.
@@offTheLeftEye I would really like to discuss with you all that has been revealed to me, Acts 2:17
There are millions across the world that are having the same spiritual experience and coming to the exact same conclusions
@@SwEeTAvOcAdO7 Yes, Thank God for you too because you were there for me in the beginning to make sure I wasn’t going crazy, ❤️❤️🙏🙏
Hi Curtis hope you are good God bless you. I wanted to ask something, when you pray for a certain time maybe like 15 minutes, but in a very genuine and honests way, have you or known christians felt that a "fire" surrounds you? I think it could be the presence of God, guess this should have happened to you since you have big wisdom and swedenborg knowledge. Thanks if you or anyone can answer this.
I hope some of our other viewers will respond, Pedro. I'm not Curtis, but Chara, one of the Comment Response team members. I can't speak for Curtis on this particular question, though he has openly stated that he isn't one who has lots of spiritual experiences. Nor am I. But we sure know lots of people who do!
I love the scripture in Zechariah 2:5 about "I will be a wall of fire around Jerusalem, and the glory in her midst." Speaking in correspondences, being surrounded by a wall of fire absolutely could be a correspondence of being embraced by God. In fact, I just found a passage in Swedenborg that says (in a charming old translation):
" 'A wall of fire' signifies defense by Divine love, for this the hells cannot assault; 'glory in the midst of her' is Divine truth therefrom in light on every side." (AE 504:12)
And in SH 934:3, "Since fire symbolized love, it also came to be used for representing the Lord..."
So it makes all kinds of sense to me that you might have this experience when you're deep in prayer. What a blessing!
@@offTheLeftEye thanks fior sharing nice to see
Absolutely! I will hang on to the image in my mind of you deep in prayer and surrounded by a ring of fire. Take care Pedro. @@PedroPlanas777
Btw which superpowers angels seem to have according to your studies
Just wondering how does this work when u are walking in heaven with yr soulmate. Do u both see different scenery 😢
No, you would see the same scenery, because you and your soulmate would be very united in mind and heart!
If spiritual and physical things are distinct and separate then why is the body seemingly able to trap the soul untill death. Till death do us part lol… I’m beginning to think the body cannot really hold soul, it only seems that way to us now. Technically we shout be able to leave whenever we want?
Interesting thought, Maureen. Dreams are an example of "the soul leaving the body," in a way. Even memories and hopes.... Swedenborg says the earthly experience in a body is essential for our spiritual individuality, though. Here's a short clip called "What's the Point of Having a Physical Body" -- th-cam.com/video/LXj8Q2VuPfs/w-d-xo.html. And Swedenborg says that our spirit is alive in the spiritual world even as we are carrying on with life in the physical world. The two levels are distinct but have an essential interaction -- a bit above my paygrade to understand exactly how it works!
What does Swedenborg have to say about the concept of a holographic universe?
Well, captainmartin, he says that the human being has the same form as heaven, which has the same form/image/likeness of God. Does that count? He also says that EVERY thing in the universe is a union of goodness and truth, reflecting the marriage of Divine Goodness and Divine Truth (or Divine Love and Divine Wisdom) in God. That's a short answer for a big question!
Is the spiritual world the same as the world of spirits? Or same as Heaven
Thanks for asking Rob. The term Spiritual world encompasses all of it, the world of spirits, heaven and hell. Here is a video describing them. th-cam.com/users/liveUQPy8WamcAE
I need to talk to a professional with paranormal experience. Does anyone know a person ?
What kind of professional are you thinking of?
@@offTheLeftEye don't really know, someone to tell my story then maybe they can recommend the right direction.
@@DSisco-ov4zm I don't know of a particular professional who can help you, but many people have found that learning more about all of Swedenborg's spiritual experiences do find more clarity about their own spiritual experiences. Here are two that might be helpful:
"Modern Spiritual Experiences" th-cam.com/video/4zt-FKR23zg/w-d-xo.html&t
"5 Kinds of Spiritual Experiences" th-cam.com/video/NFIKSDFrOEI/w-d-xo.html
Also, you are welcome to tell me your story in an email, if you want someone to talk about it: karin.childs@swedenborg.com
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you
Hello I heard the other day that moving towards and into the light is a trick to be reincarnated but if you turn around you can return to the home of which we came and the after life. Otherwise, we are always will be trapped in the cycle of reincarnation. Please let me know what your findings are based on Swedenborg. Thanks
We did a video about that, and I hope it will be helpful to you! "What the Light At the End Of The Tunnel Is" th-cam.com/video/jJVuaw64gd8/w-d-xo.html
And From my understanding you have to die to get to the spiritual world 🌍???
That is right Michael. We live in the physical world now.
There are lower Gods that are like that. That is probably what they saw.
Different terminology than Swedenborg uses, Gunvi, but it seems we use lots of different words for similar ideas, all around the world!
@@offTheLeftEye Yes, that’s what it is. Different names. I have experienced different heavens or dimensions if we can call them that. There is one that often shows himself as having two heads, one human and one dragon like. The Book of revelations book2 has been found. See Gregg Braden video.
Thanks for the suggestion Gunvi. Yes many of us are trying to understand the book of Revelation. Here is a playlist of videos about it. studio.th-cam.com/users/playlistPLgtFTXGqZdSmcT92wBC9gZwevfzZXf197/edit
What about Speaker of the United States House Mike Johnson? He claims that God spoke to him and told him he would be America's Moses. Nothing too off there, huh, though it does make me question the Almighty's infallibility...
Many people over time have claimed to hear God's voice. Some do it for power, others to change themselves for the better. Patrick, we each get to listen and decide what to believe.
I know this is off topic, but I see a lot of NDE videos, and many people say they saw their past lives while on the other side. I do not want to come back to earth, and I think Swedenborg indicated that does not happen, so why do so many NDE'ers believe it does? I always get upset when I hear that.
I'm not sure what the answer to that question is, eyesopen. You're right that Swedenborg says we only live here once, and then our spirit moves on to the spiritual world and stays there. I must say that makes more sense to me than coming back time after time as different people or animals or what-have-you. I'm not sure what to make of the NDE reports about past lives. But since I can't do anything about it, I just decide not to worry about it, and just carry on with living this one earthly lifetime I believe I have, growing as much as possible in a spiritual direction. Sending prayers of peace to you!
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you for your reply., and prayers. :-) Maybe it's because when in the spirit world, they have access to everything, and perhaps see things which have been other spirit's lives, and feel like it was their own, can't think of another explanation.
That actually makes sense to me as well Eyesopen. We are talking about an incredible reality in heaven, and even an NDE person is trying to describe it based on a very brief visit. If I were to visit Europe, and told someone about it, that description would have limits. We will all find out one day and I think God lets us know what is useful for us to know. @@eyesopen2995
@@offTheLeftEyeAlso people often see their preconceived ideas, which maybe, once in heaven for good, could change as they become more spiritually aware. 🙂
So from this perspective, I can conclude that people who believe in Jesus and the Bible are just as crazy as people who believed in Zeus and Odin .
Believing in, and responding to both Jesus and the bible has made my life immeasurably better, Nomad. We wish you well in your own journey.
You don't reference the Bible?
Hi Tanya -- The ideas in this video come from the spiritual experiences recorded by Emanuel Swedenborg, a brilliant and accomplished scientist and statesman from Sweden back in the 1700s. In his 50s, after an intense period of self-examination, Bible study, prayer, and repentance, he claimed to have been called by Jesus Christ to see directly into the spiritual world, and to undergo the experience of dying (while still alive) and to learn about the life after death, just to share that knowledge with the world. He was the first to admit that people would find that very hard to swallow! He was also taught about the true nature of God, the Bible, and the human mind. Most of Swedenborg's books have many, many quotes from the Bible, but they also add a new dimension of what the afterlife is like. We love the Bible, and we share these ideas because we find them helpful in leading us toward a better life.
Bah.
Not for you, Ian?
I worship Jesus not Swedenborg ok? I’ve already told you so.
OK, God_is_Justice. We do too.
Why couldn't we just be born in heaven?
what is the point of the earth bs?😅
Oh but the stories we can tell when we go back 😂
There is an opportunity to explore and choose our real loves on this earth, John. We are immersed in both good and evil influences here in a way that won't happen in the afterlife. There we will have become the person we freely chose to be and will be in the company of like people.
We will have amazing stories to live and tell once we are in heaven, too, mydanshi..
@@offTheLeftEye How are we supposed to do that when 90% of our lives are spend on sleeping, working and doing chores to maintain our physical bodies? Unless you are rich there isnt enough time to do anything other than survinal stuff
I hear you, johnsjourney. But even in our day-to-day, we can always choose what kind of spirit we want to bring to our activities: a spirit of helpfulness and kindness and warm-heartedness? Or something else? Here's a 4-minute video that explains a bit more: "What's the Point of Having a Physical Body?" -- th-cam.com/video/LXj8Q2VuPfs/w-d-xo.html
Blessings and peace to you.