New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-01
Spiritual Mantle sta ions-A Swedenborsian
View.


The craving want of the human mind at
present is a pReHuaolo9y or a science Of spiritual
life; for the evidences o. Intimate connection between
matter and spirit daily becoming more marked and
distinctive The facts, however tar ahead OF the
Ixncipcs is evident from the various and conflicting
opinions that are INDUCED and the mind waiting for
come special law by which these Developments or spirit
ual manifestations may be resolved and known.
This law, in the meantime, Is known to the Intelligent
readers Of Swedonborg, and be made the subject oi
ro0nc thought The principle Is fairly stated, and tho
facts addueed 20 confirm IT, In BIS theological wnnnst
The intermediate principle, or that ground common 70
snrit and matter Il described by him SHE circum
ambient accreion which goes with the spirit Into the
spirit world and which forms the cutce or envelope OF
the spiritual body. II is this surrounding or clothing
principle, composed oil the dlest parts OF nature,
which reredes at the death OF the natural body, ana
forms the continent cucle OF the spiritual orsanza-
ton THIS envelope Is composed OF natural, but nos
material substances and is that principle IN the spiritual
world which retains gives form to the body, and
which nt the time is the intermediate between the
two worlds Hence spirits act upon material things by
touching the first principles or subtle forces OF nanre.
end thus obtain a leverage OF which in the body Il
incapable And this retroactive tendency in proper
ton 10 the affinity with the Affairs OF the natural world
which the spirit mry have retained at death IN
tbs light that wish chiefly TO consider the subject at
present.
Spiritual communications numerous in proportion
astfe state Of is loo Ih.s is verified by the expe
Iieuce Of part ages and especially 10 the case OF tue
Fgyptisns and even OF the Jews. When s0sSM JV ny
nan these conl,nuu atoms have been generally evil IN
their influence andhencethey are 40 strictly condemned
In the Scriptures They imply the detect OF angelic com
munication and faith in the written Word and are thus
q. pernsion in states OF the human mind, in or
der TO confirm the truths OF Revelation on the mere
natural or senfual plane
II has been remarked by Psychologist, and one vel
qualified to speak on ths ,u set hO knV we geo, o.
men are only half dead when they leave the natural
world and that consequently their minds ore mu ndane
s, Hence their separations are the reapPearsnce OF
~. RON TarQ zfllA
cCpsre, ther life in the other world to fotuse- IN THIS
world and a. birth here IL sometimes incomplete be-
cause the bodily changes have not properly occurred 80
Il birth rxo that world from this or death a. we terrn "
incopuIee for the same Ia the spiritual view OF
,be esss. and Eauafin1 the oscillation between the
mundane and supcrmundane spheres
Tiis a certainly good Illustration OF the subject In
proporcn As death IL perfect this earthly pAare Pc:
~ the mind: and ss men leave the world with
out diving 10 H. or leave IL reluctantly they are s'a
haunting it, and struggling en Inward asan- IN miy
be yerined By common experience IN earIl!y ne a,
when er instence men die 20 certain states OF mind
ard ,ueceei 70 others Of higher degree the Sniy Tor
the former states ia gone, AID there Il no rei eonhec
tin lsft between them; nay tnere !. an sctasi an
tipAiby between them. and the dedsa o. hs iormsr
states may then be sl really T. have iScn pace la
hi, pcint II view Vss numbers who are now leaving
the world DO rot fairly dc, or they DE- very hard
Their thought ard rchnss all here and "a u any
,o,er thar tlry shuuI IA their former stltns AMI
,nurgie hard to communicates 9th earth IN order TO
find subjects here by which ~ EknGt th,u ruun{
Iovesl They are nlcrc sboTHons among spirits, snd
their counnncMio 10 from tha' world consequent
IL partAke OF the quality OF their lie We have heard
Il society who have gone ~ sutno pert os Niffne "
live there acoordss 10 lave which A' clsss ~ spirs,,
hail di,tAtc Nothing bot insanity ~ the n'ost v.@d
to7 can possbly rcs from ruch al irrrtens sacie ~
proceeding ss hiS
I'pon the principle here Sdducei !. easy % zee "a,
,u,ity of SHIRTS seck generally IN hol1 istFeo"rss wa
the natural world They arr sluhs Wba 80 h."-ul.
urnp the confines OF his earthly scene and we 50 "a
~. f,irlx conscious Of their birth i'to usf ~hs' 49,,
Ibey have their phosopLeA iheiT inssniie- "a. =,
Sor,n,s md al iheir earthly views and tena "a -,
full seti,sy a. their Vspid communic sIsons
,e,ifv Though those are foolish and insane 80.
a. no thsi good they are not wsnee - "a
,ulaley and uahgphy wbih pertains 70 me efn -. oa
- -, ~ yisu there a limit 70 the dA-ri -
,plripr th.rr The bells we know are re'rtA - =,
80 sni,,. may thence made the htas nss-s 49, -
as,,rp "a e.,sbii,h the dircful persus-ons o. -
60 rl a. 10 a anifett the strocioas qua ny " "AA
u evil 49,. hx the earthly sad
-, .,o~... OF society. II you are aceunal 1iih
49, ELon. reference &c any aseH 70 De Pefiofhiea,
49,, - ,l,e New Of seeking honor and ease among
~, IN are educating for spnere where yon WI pc
,is,,.ly acitsted by there ruling loves only 70 DC
.s-,-.uv thwsrted and disappointed IL you are now
ling merely tie indulgence "a the seases. you VIII
Exc oply In fantasies hercser where you are Forever
dupe and sorenfed ~ these very sense. IN osiai We
icrs L yOg are seeking 20 rae irom setlove and 70