Adam, soul of, 54-55
anatomy, 50-51, 54, 64-65
angels
belief in one God, 47
as defenders, 125-126
human comparison, 26
as messengers, 7
as souls, 56-57
truth and, 66
Apocalypse Explained (Swedenborg), 23, 63, 72, 102n4
Arcana Coelestia (Swedenborg)
on church and doctrine, 27
internal awareness, 125, 126n9
mysticism, 15, 21-23
non-duality, 46
on uses, 81
writing of, 25-26
art appreciation, 5-6
B
Bible citations
Genesis 2:7…57
Numbers 12:6…99
Psalms 49:3…89
Matthew 25:40…41
Block, Marguerite, 20-21
body, the, 50-51, 53-55, 57-58, 66
Buddhism, 37, 40-42, 43, 46-47, 76
C
charity, 61, 67-69, 71, 80-81, 85-87
Christianity, 37-38, 40-41, 42, 47, 106-107 See also Bible citations
collateral literature See also Van Dusen, Wilson
Documents Concerning Swedenborg (Tafel), 101n2, 121n8
Messenger (magazine), 1, 18-19
New Church in the New World, The (Block), 20nn13,14
New Church Life (Van Dusen), 23n15
New Church Magazine, 19n12
Swedenborg Concordance, The (Potts), 56n6
consciousness, 35-36, 77
correspondences
dreams and, 53, 102-104
meditation, 113, 116, 118
mysticism and, 22
soul, nature of, 58
universal law of, 63
D
déjà vu, 13
Divine Love and Wisdom (Swedenborg)
meditation, 111, 122
soul, 60
uses, 63, 66-68, 73, 81, 85-87
Divine Providence (Swedenborg), 26, 29, 46, 68, 123
Divine response, 61-62, 74-77, 79
doctrines, greater/lesser, 37-39, 40-44, 46-48
Documents Concerning Swedenborg (Tafel), 101n2, 121n8
Dream Maker, the, 103-105
dreams, 54, 99-102, 103-105, 106, 107-110
Dynamics of the Soul’s Domain (Swedenborg), 51
E
Economy of the Animal Kingdom (Swedenborg), 51-52
Edinburgh Lectures in Mental Science (Troward), 3
ego, 3, 6, 41, 42, 77 See also proprium
empathy, 38-39, 41, 43
experiences
of God, 1, 7, 10-12, 15, 25
of heaven, 26, 83
of meditation, 52, 119, 120-122
of mysticism through Teen Challenge, 11
near-death, 7, 46
ordinary, 29-36
through uses, 27
G
God
as Allah, 95
experience of, 1, 7, 10-12, 15, 25
as friend, 9-10
influx, 44, 45
reincarnation and, 37, 41-42, 43
the self and, 46-47
soul interrelations, 50, 55, 59-60
uses, 71, 76, 79-80, 87
God-Man Communication (Van Dusen), 51n2
Golden Rule, 38, 40-42
Grand Man, 51, 65-66, 86
greater doctrine, 37-39, 40-44, 46-48
H
Hastings’ Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, 17-18
heaven
anatomy compared to, 64-65
experienced in this world, 26
interdependence and, 47
as social experience, 83
spirits of, 45
Swedenborg in, 56
uses and, 64 -65 , 69-70, 73, 77-80, 83-87
Heaven and Hell (Swedenborg)
anatomy comparison, 64-65
connection between heaven and earth, 45
contents of, 26
meditation and, 115, 122-123
soul, 56
uses, 68, 73, 86
hell, 26, 44, 45, 69, 70
Hinduism, 14, 37, 40-41, 42, 47
I
identity, 33-36, 81-82
illusion, 42, 44, 45, 47
individuality, 33-37, 42, 44
influx
defined, 20
God and, 44, 45
meditation connection, 113-114, 117-118, 121, 123-125
recipient vessels, 43
spiritual worlds link, 26
spontaneous nature, 77
Intercourse of Soul and Body (Swedenborg), 113
J
James, William, 8, 89
Jones, Rufus, 18
journaling, 92-97
judgment, 91-92
Jung, C.G., 55, 100
K
karma, 40-42, 43, 47-48
Kingslake, Brian, 19
L
lesser doctrine, 37-39, 40-44, 46-48
literature, collateral See collateral literature
LSD, 35, 39, 40-42
love, 67-68, 73, 77, 81, 87
M
Marcel, Gabriel, 1, 92-93
Mechanism of the Soul and Body (Swedenborg), 50
meditation
influx, 113-114, 117-118, 121, 123-125
proprium, 112, 113, 116, 118, 123-126
regeneration, 111, 125, 127
Swedenborg’s experience, 52, 119, 120-122
time limits, 115-116
Memorable Relations (Swedenborg), 56
Messenger ,1, 18-19
Messiah About to Come, The (Swedenborg), 53
Mind in Hyperspace (Van Dusen), 100n1
Moody, Raymond, 7
mysticism
anti-mystical stance, 15-16, 18-19
art appreciation as gateway, 5-6
correspondences and, 22
definitions of, 16-20, 21-23
direct experiencing, 1, 7, 24, 25-26
disappointment with, 14
egotism, lacking, 3, 6
familiar, sense of, 2, 13
noetic nature, 6-7, 8, 26
recognition of fellow mystics, 9, 10, 25
repression of, 12-13
Teen Challenge as mystical experience, 11
N
Natural Depth in Man, The (Van Dusen), 45n3, 116n3
near-death experiences, 7, 46
New Church, the, 20, 115, 123-124
New Church Magazine, 19n12
New Church in the New World, The (Block), 20nn13,14
New Church Life (Van Dusen), 23n15
New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine (Swedenborg), 125
New Philosophy (Van Dusen), 52n4
noetics (inner knowing), 6-7, 8, 25-26
P
past lives, 39-40, 41-42 See also reincarnation
phenomenology, 31-32
Philosopher’s Note Book (Swedenborg), 52
Potts, John, 56n6
Presence of Other Worlds, The (Van Dusen),119n5
proprium
ego connection, 6, 77
meditation and, 112, 113, 116, 118, 123-126
reincarnation caused by, 41
R
Rational Psychology (Swedenborg), 52, 53, 120-121
recipient vessels, 43, 81-82
regeneration, 46-47, 83, 125, 127
Regnum Animale (Swedenborg), 52
reincarnation, 37-40, 40-44, 46-48
REM (Rapid Eye Movement), 105
S
Sacred Scripture (Swedenborg), 22
self-reflection, 90-94, 95-97
Small, Herbert, 18-19
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander, 72
soul
as abstract concept, 49
of Adam, 54-55
body, and, 50-55
defined, 50, 59
nature of, 56-58
Spiritual Diary (Swedenborg), 25, 65, 68, 111, 119-120, 123-124
spiritism, 19
Swedenborg Concordance, The (Potts), 56n6
Swedenborg, Emanuel See also specific works
on anatomy as spiritual microcosm, 50-51, 54, 64-65
dreams and, 53-56, 99-102, 102-107, 109-110
as a mystic, 15-18, 18-24, 25-27, 52, 100
soul, search for , 49-51, 56, 59
theology of, 26, 44-46, 80-81, 85
visions, disappointment in, 14
Swedenborg’s Journal of Dreams (Van Dusen), 14n6
T
Tafel, R.L., 101n2, 121n8
Teen Challenge therapy, 11
Troward, Thomas, 3
True Christian Religion (Swedenborg), 22, 57, 114, 123
U
Underhill, Evelyn, 24
uses
angels’ implementation of, 66
in all actions, 61-63 , 68, 71-72 , 74-76 , 79, 81-82
charity as synonym, 61, 67-69, 71, 80-81, 85-87
design link, 64-65, 78, 85
heaven and, 64 -65, 69-70, 73, 77-80, 83-87
Uses: A Way of Personal and Spiritual Growth (Van Dusen), 27n18, 46n5
V
Van Dusen, Marjorie, 58, 77
Van Dusen, Wilson See also specific works
dreams and, 104-110
as a mystic, 2-8, 9-15, 27-28, 90, 115
as reincarnation of Mayan priest, 39-40, 43, 47
self-reflections, 29-30, 35, 95-97
uses, personal experiences with, 74-75, 77-79
W
Word, the, 19, 22-24
Worship and Love of God, The (Swedenborg), 50, 53-55
Z
Zen, 76