The New Age

When we first moved here, we obviously had no idea how to get around. Thankfully Erik Sandstrom had left behind a map book in the van and we used it any time we went anywhere. A few months later we got a Sat-Nav device, but over time it became a point of pride when we …

(The following article was forwarded for inclusion in The New Age. It is thought-provoking and touching on many people’s concerns. It is by Hal Rosner who does Logopraxis in America and is undertaking the Certificate Course with the Australian New Church College. It was his final assignment in the Life of Swedenborg course.) To many …

I have a long-standing fascination with fractals. They are defined as “… infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales. They are created by repeating a simple process over and over in an ongoing feedback loop.” (What are Fractals) In other words, when you zoom in and look at a fractal closely, you see …

We’re continuing a series about those nations with whom the Israelites were involved in their long Old Testament history. The first one, in the previous issue of The New Age, was about the Hittites. This time we are looking at the Philistines. First of all, in passing, note the similarity between the name Philistine and …

Why is the Reformation such a big deal? FUN FACTS ABOUT LIFE BEFORE THE REFORMATION Houses were plastered with a mixture of mud, straw and manure. Windows were a luxury – at one point in history, windows were taxed in England. You would share your house with your animals (pigs, cows, chickens, etc, NOT pets). …

Around the land of Israel, in Biblical times, were groups of people who had dealings with the Israelites over many years. The big three were the Egyptians, the Assyrians and the Babylonians, each of whom had large empires which came and went often at the rise of one of the other two. Each of these …

Empathy is a very popular word that has emerged in today’s culture. It is about feeling for another person in their situation. Here is a lovely statement about Empathy from a Vietnamese spiritual writer Thich Nhat Hanh.               Empathy When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, …

I would imagine that most of us have known someone who had an adorable pet and when the pet finally died, the person, the pet’s owner, was absolutely convinced that their pet was now in heaven, over in the spiritual world, still in existence and that one day, when the owner also died and went …

Introduction Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. He had a comprehensive awareness of Swedenborg’s teachings, especially those about the influence of the spiritual …