acceptance, 39-42
alchemy, 124
Allen, Woody, 62, 64
aliens, 257-261
angels, 123, 186-187, 249-251
attention See also love and attention
to the body, 122-123, 205-206, 221
to food, 207-208
heaven and, 122, 123, 125, 167
Law of Attraction link, 135-137
to what is limited, 32, 55, 181, 213
to the present moment, 113, 124, 161-163
spiritual healing link, 173
to suffering, 198-199, 201
to the unlimited, 57, 137, 86, 218, 279
Attraction, Law of, 135-137, 140-141, 275
Austin Powers, 56, 58
awareness
of food, 222-225
as a form of love, 31-32, 35, 161-163 , 185-186, 285
as spiritual identity, 51, 155-156, 166
wave metaphor, 197-198
of worry, 213
Awareness Magazine article, 275-285
Ayurveda, 33, 205, 207, 222-225, 233
B
balance, 49, 69
bodies (physical) See also health (physical)
attention to, 122-123, 205-206, 221
food and, 207-208, 211-219, 221-225
as heavenly copies, 253-254
identification with, 35-36
internal organs, 34, 216, 221-222, 227-232, 233-238
necessity of, 122-123, 197
bodies (spiritual), 253-254
box, thinking outside the, 243-247
breath work, 217-220, 230-232, 233-236
Brinkley, Dannion, 69, 168, 253, 277
Bruce, Lenny, 99-104, 108-109
Buddhism, 51, 129-131, 156-157, 243, 282-283
C
Capra, Frank, 87-97
chi, 225, 231
Chi Nei Tsang, 34, 230, 232-237
choice, 36, 130, 162, 182, 275 See also free will
Chopra, Deepak, 221
creativity, 17-20, 168-170
D
death, 13, 61, 82-84, 108, 146-147
Dhammapada, The, 129-131
doppelgangers, 269-270
DreamLight (dreaming tool), 4
dreams, 3-8, 249-251
Dr. Phil Show, The, 34
E
earth, 48-49, 57, 68, 142, 197-198
ego
effect on behavior, 67-68
fear, fed by, 57, 115-116, 166
in lucid dreams, 7
prayer, role in, 192-194
surrender of, 285
affect on values, 23
enlightenment, 17-18, 167-169, 175-176, 179-182, 243-247, 283 See also practices
evil, 55-58
F
food, 207-208, 211-219, 221-225
fear
ego and, 57, 115-116, 166
as evil, 55-58
Frank Capra’s experience, 90, 94
heath issues, cause of, 232-233
free will
as birthright, 147
choice, 36, 162, 182
defense of, 74
embracing, 208
fear and, 55-57
heaven and, 125
judgment, 72
spiritual health and, 167
Law of Attraction link, 137
practice of, 279
purple as symbol of, 277
right relationships and, 265
G
God, 151-153, 254, 259-260
God-consciousness, 167-169, 175, 181, 198, 282
good-girl complex, 35-37
H
happiness, 111-116
health (physical), 29-31, 35, 114, 205-208, 232-233, 278-279
health (spiritual), 33-34, 165-170, 173, 230-238 See also bodies (physical)
heaven
attention on, 122, 123, 125, 167
as continuum, 56-57
definitions, 56, 97, 166-167, 254-255
love and, 122, 202
Swedenborg and, 187, 253-255
hell, 56-57, 92, 122, 136, 166-167
Hicks, Bill, 99, 105-109
humor, 61-64, 152-153
hundredth monkey response, 51-52, 284
I
illness See health
indigo children, 199-200
internal organ massage, 34, 230, 232-237
J
Jesus, 68, 73, 141, 168, 243
judgment, 254
K
Krishnamurti, Jiddu, 161
L
LaBerge, Stephen, 4-5
Law of Attraction, 135-137, 140-141, 275
limited, the 32, 55, 181, 213
Life on Other Planets (Swedenborg), 258-259
love See also love and attention
awareness and, 31-32, 35, 161-163, 185-186, 285
being vs. having, 37, 180, 166, 169, 280-281
dreams, 5-6, 251
for enemies, 68, 168
first, 87, 97
heaven and, 122, 202
identification with, 166, 174-176, 202, 279-280
in the present moment, 140-142
as a spiritual law, 33-34, 39, 55, 129, 136-137
love and attention
abundance, creating, 275
alignment with truth, 199, 202
consciousness of link, 121, 161-162
heaven and, 122, 125
as lesson, 197
revolutionary idea, 278
as a spiritual law, 129, 162-163, 182
Swedenborg on, 135-137, 173-174, 185-186
The Secret and, 139-140
lucid dreaming, 3-8
Lucidity Institute, 4-5
M
Madonna, 72-73
massage, 34, 230, 232-237
Marin, Gilles, 230-232, 237
meditation, 124, 161-163, 222
N
NASA, 258-261
navel, 233-239
O
open-mindedness, 243-247
P
peace, 39-41
political correctness, 67, 71, 74
psychology, Vedic, 48, 113, 115
practices See also enlightenment
creativity, 169-170
for liberation, 34-35
spiritual, 11-14, 18-20, 140, 156-157
Swedenborg on, 48-49, 197
suffering and, 18-19, 197-199, 279
prayer, 191-194
present moment, 113, 124, 140-142, 161-163
purple, 276-277
R
Rheingold, Howard, 4
Ronstadt, Linda, 71-73
S
samskaras, 281-283
Secret, The (Byrne), 135, 139-140
Shiva, 277
soul, 280-281, 283
spiritual bodies, 253-254
spiritual communities, 67-68
spiritual digestion, 33, 211-219, 221-225
spiritual health
Chinese medicine, 33-34, 230-238
gauging of, 165-170
Swedenborg on, 173
spiritual identity
awareness and, 51, 155-156, 166
the body and, 35-36
encouraging, 12
love and, 24, 201, 279-281
practice of, 140
spiritual laws, 33-34, 39-42, 55, 122, 129, 136-137, 182 See also Law of Attraction
spiritual maturity, 121-122, 129-132, 243, 284
spiritual practice, 11-14, 18-20, 156-157
spirituality, resistance to, 11-13
stereotypes, 145-146, 148
suffering
antidotes to, 17-18, 63
attention link, 198-199, 201
Buddhist view on, 282-283
as cycle, 168-169
growth as result, 141-142, 198-199
practices and, 18-19, 197-199, 279
through taking things personally, 47-52
surrender, 284-285
Swedenborg, Emanuel
aliens and, 258-261
on earth as place of practice, 48-49, 197
on enlightenment, 142, 175-176, 180-181
on heaven, 187, 253-255
on the highest intelligence, 200
on identity, 173-176, 186
Life on Other Planets, 258-259
love and attention, 135-137, 173-174, 185-186
as obscure figure, 185
psychic abilities of, 186-187, 263-264
as scientist, 251
spirituality and, 146-147, 166, 173, 182
wave metaphor, 197-198
T
Talking Heads, 129-132
thinking outside the box, 243-247
Thurber, James, 62, 64
U
Unlimited, the, 57, 137, 86, 218, 279
V
values, 23-24, 175-176, 280-281
Vedic psychology, 48, 113, 115
Violet Flame, 276-277
W
wave metaphor, 197-198
Wesley, John, 187
Wilde, Oscar, 23-25, 61, 77-85, 147
The Who concert, 267-270
worry, 32-33, 121, 169, 199, 213, 278-279
Y
You are What You Love (Vaishali), 197-202, 275-277
]]>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
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