Emanuel Swedenborg
The entire Heaven as one whole represents man. All the heavens with their societies represent one man they call heaven the Greatest and the Divine man.
The Heavenly and spiritual things are arranged and conjoined into the form and image of a man.
Earthly and material things are man's outmost nature but don't make the man.
Man is man not from earthly things but understanding what is the true and good = mind.
Spiritual and Heavenly things make man. Quality of man = quality of understanding and will.
Body does nothing of itself because understanding and will make the man.
Heaven = man in the Greatest and most perfect form.
Man has innumerable and various particles both in whole and each part organs, nerves, fibres, blood vessels thus members within members and parts within parts still the man when he acts - acts as ONE.
So also is heaven under the auspices and leading of the Master.
Every part has a job in man for the WHOLE.
Those who love themselves above all things and there are those who love the Lord above all things.
They who are in heaven act as ONE.
The entire Heaven as one whole represents man. All the heavens with their societies represent one man they call heaven the Greatest and the Divine man.
The Heavenly and spiritual things are arranged and conjoined into the form and image of a man.
Earthly and material things are man's outmost nature but don't make the man.
Man is man not from earthly things but understanding what is the true and good = mind.
Spiritual and Heavenly things make man. Quality of man = quality of understanding and will.
Body does nothing of itself because understanding and will make the man.
Heaven = man in the Greatest and most perfect form.
Man has innumerable and various particles both in whole and each part organs, nerves, fibres, blood vessels thus members within members and parts within parts still the man when he acts - acts as ONE.
So also is heaven under the auspices and leading of the Master.
Every part has a job in man for the WHOLE.
Those who love themselves above all things and there are those who love the Lord above all things.
They who are in heaven act as ONE.
Each society in Heaven represents the MAN
HEAVEN = communion. Sharing all it has with each one and recognizing all he has from this communion.
MAN is recipient a heaven and an angel.
Heavens dwell according to quarters
NORTH, EAST, WEST and SOUTH
NORTH - obscure light of wisdom
SOUTH - clear light of wisdom
WEST - obscure perception of Love
EAST - clear perception of Love
Celestial Kingdom Spiritual Kingdom
Lord <------------------------- LOVE TOWARD ---------------> neighbor or charity
Each society of Heaven
East ----> greater degree
West ---> lesser degree
South ---> greater light of wisdom and intelligence
North ---> less wisdom and intelligence
HEAVEN = communion. Sharing all it has with each one and recognizing all he has from this communion.
MAN is recipient a heaven and an angel.
Heavens dwell according to quarters
NORTH, EAST, WEST and SOUTH
NORTH - obscure light of wisdom
SOUTH - clear light of wisdom
WEST - obscure perception of Love
EAST - clear perception of Love
Celestial Kingdom Spiritual Kingdom
Lord <------------------------- LOVE TOWARD ---------------> neighbor or charity
Each society of Heaven
East ----> greater degree
West ---> lesser degree
South ---> greater light of wisdom and intelligence
North ---> less wisdom and intelligence
Correspondence
At this day it is unknown because MAN has removed himself from Heaven by the love of self and of the world. For he who loves himself and world above all things, has regard only to worldly things they please only the external senses and delight his inclination and not to spiritual things.
At this day it is unknown because MAN has removed himself from Heaven by the love of self and of the world. For he who loves himself and world above all things, has regard only to worldly things they please only the external senses and delight his inclination and not to spiritual things.