The Presence of Other Worlds: The Psychological/Spiritual Findings of Emanuel Swedenborg: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL FINDINGS OF EMANUEL SWEDENBORG - Softcover

VAN DUSEN, WILSON

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877853126 ISBN 13: 9780877853121

Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation, 2004

Synopsis

In 1974, Wilson Van Dusen published a groundbreaking study on the findings of Emanuel Swedenborg, a book that has inspired thousands to look more closely into Swedenborg's works and to consider the implications of living a useful and thoughtfully directed life. This updated second edition, published on the thirtieth anniversary of the book's original publication, includes a new introduction to this bestselling work.

An account of the monumental journey of an eighteenth-century scientist and philosopher into the depths of his own mind and to spiritual worlds beyond, The Presence of Other Worlds shows how Swedenborg's personal experiences radiate with insights about psychological and spiritual develpments that are relevant to modern-day seekers. It has been hailed since its first publication as a passport for all spiritual voyagers into the human psyche and the innter sanctum of the afterlife.

Dr. Raymond Moody, author of Life After Life, provides a foreword that explains the importance of Swedenborg's mystical experiences in connection with the near-death experience. Dr. James Lawrence presents a tribute to Wilson Van Dusen and his enduring legacy in an afterword.

About this title

About the Author:

Wilson Van Dusen, PhD in clinical psychology spent his professional years working with schizophrenics. As a psychologist, he gravitated toward the depths of human experience, with a special reference to the human potential for the experience of God. An accomplished writer, his later books focus on the spiritual universal that transcends cultural and dotrinal differences. His books include The Natural Depth in Man, Returning to the Source, and Beauty, Wonder, and the Mystical Mind.

Synopsis:

This is the 30th-anniversary edition of a groundbreaking work. It has introduced more modern readers to Emanuel Swedenborg than any other single volume. Psychologist Wilson van Dusen examines Swedenborg's findings through the lenses of philosophy, science, mysticism, and psychology. Extraordinary mystical experiences are explained on the level of everyday understanding and experience, leading to a more ethical way of living.

About this edition

• Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0877853126
• ISBN 13: 9780877853121
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288