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Carl Jung read the Writings of Emmanuel Swedenborg while he was in school. These Writings constitute the doctrines of faith for my religion, the General Church of the New Jerusalem. (See my profile page for details and links). We consider Swedenborg's Writings to be Divine Truth and the Word of God. Jung's New Book constitutes further revelations that should be brought in for study by all Swedenborgians for evidence that there is an infinity deep spiritual sense and all things that are created out of love have a deeper meaning if we are willing to look for them.

I use the Word to begin my day. I open it to a random page and just read: Job 4:7 "Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed." God is pure Divine Love and is incapable of Anger. Anger is what an individual perceived if his soul has not been tested and purified. I have very good friends who hold opinions on things different than my own. That does not mean I should shut them out of my life and have no communication with them. I don't scream at them "You're a Liar!" in Church for heavens sake! We need to get past that.

I love that part of the article where it says some believe no one should be allowed to read it! LOL What are they afraid of? The truth? Challenge their small view of things by a founder of modern psychology? Please. Let people think and reason for themselves. Reading the article, it seems to me that labeling someone as psychotic should be viewed as high praise for those that feel God's passion. A person that just sits by and watches the world go by is lost. A passionate person that has lost direction just needs the Word.

We are to reach out to others to help them understand the state of things. Folks seem so bound up in themselves today that it is impossible for them to see the grander picture manifested all around them.

I can lay down with a light cover over me and close my eyes and feel my spirit litterly moving within me. I see images of young boys walking through a house to a kitchen. I heard a voice yesterday say 'rocket ship'. in a Kansas accent. I relaxed some more then went out on the porch with Swedenborg's planets in Space. I just fingered and opened it to the chapter on Moon. I remembered and turned to Saturn and began reading. At paragraph 100 I wrote down CFR (referencing the new light bulb) and looked up Mercury. This book has been studied for years and the meaning was obscure and debated. I know it describes how heaven is joined to the common things around us. I'm planning on doing an interpetation of the work.

I also noted on the front cover 'rock et ship'.Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower.

Also see THE TWELVE STONES SET UP AT THE JORDAN FOUND WITH INSCRIPTIONS

See my profile page for more information about my religion and Swedenborg

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Another Swedenborgian:

Johnny Appleseed: Swedenborgian Evangelist in America

Johnny Appleseed; Good News Fresh From Heaven

Foundation for my Church

The Faith of the New Church

God is pure Divine Love and is incapable of Anger

Actually the scene in the temple where Jesus flails the money-changers may indicate that you should re-think this one.

Doesn’t this belong in the Religion forum?

I was Jung once myself

Quite a few years I saw a series of films about Jung. In one of them the narrator visited Jung's house and discussed the Red Book in a reverential tone, turning the pages so that one could see some of the mysterious paintings that Jung had made in the book.