"The world of spirits is an intermediate state"

Read along: Heaven and Hell, Chs. 41 - 46 ("The resuscitation of humanity from the dead and entrance into eternal life")

Hi Friends,

Today, Swedenborg got me thinking about how much of what we do and pursue is for “external” rather than “internal” reasons. To clarify what I mean by this (what Swedenborg means by this), I’ll put it a different way: how much of what we do is motivated by potential material gain, the avoidance of punishment, or out of concern for one’s reputa…