, 1866-05-11


.ss ,l.,y ~,
tlon IN The Heavens. La Oranges theory
Of the limited and balancing Oscillations Of
the Planets, the nebu1hr Hypothesis Of Ii
Place and the Hersche1 fanily, the "starry
system" Of Kant. md Mitchell, bufton's
theory Of the Solar origin Of tho Planets, the
theory Of magnetic Poles and Equator, ths
composite nature OF the atmosphere, the iden-
tity Of Electricity and Lightning, the atomic
theory, the magnetic nature Of the Aurora
Borea]is and the composite nature OF water
as the result of the chemical union Of two
gases. The world will be SLOW to disrobe
franklin, Priest1ey, Layotsier. Witt and so
many other fllustrlous Scientists OF the hon-
ors Of discovery in order to cast 50 many
rnantles ct the feet Of swedenborg. still
works which could eycu be claimed to fore.
shadow 60 MANY aud varied discoveries u cen.
tury IN advance Of their acceptance must
have been rcplete with originality. His own
view ofh,s position nrior to his eeershlp NAV
he gathered from his comment on the rctec-
lion OF his ,tdecimal system Of cofnage and
,pessures,n He saws;
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,,ar+ + 5ee,re Al, I,oss,l1o noyelt;es. ava a
aoa tjero II An ,hnndancc of nersons vim
sel1osr the heaten trnck ami remain IN tho
IA rav rb,la tbera aro MT ,nor- than S1o7r,
efT ~ in IN a century Who hrino forward
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-s1a,,ra r., +ta.a i Tins sat fortt n one orb,.
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Gsn,eas,aa @ 1,,,nso,r IT, NM b,s ~ sarvsnt IN tho
wear 174s ,yhcn he oncpcd nv sipht to a view
| Of The sn1r,tua. world. and granted me tho
| privilcpe of couyersIne with spirits and
aprels. which Ell aoy 10 this dav. From that
! time 1 beran to print md publish various
arcana that have been seen by me or:reyealed
| to mo; as respecting heaven and he'll, tho
state OF man after death, the true worship Of
God, the spiritual sense of the word, with
many other most important matters
conduciye to salvation and true wisdom"
| Again in The preface TO his work entitled
"Arcana Cclcstia,'' lie says: "Of the Lords
divine mercy, 1t has been granted me now ior
several years 10 he constantly aud uninter-
| ruptcdly in company with spirits and angels,
hearing them converse with each other, and
conversine with them. Hence 1t has been
! permitted ME to hear md see stnpendous
things in The other lie, which have never be.
lore come to the knowledge Of any man, moi
entered Ills Imagination. 1 have there been
instructed concerning different kinds Of spirits
and the state of souls after death; concern.
ipC hell or the la1nentab1e state Of the un.
faithful; concerp[ne heaven or The most
happy state Of the faithful and particularly
concerning the doctrine Of faith which II &C,
knowledrcd throughout all lcaycu,n
swedcnho,e assertea that ttcse v,s,ons oc
currr6 dnrin@ n stote NJ susncndca hrcatl1ne
tn witch a o.s.,t,o,, bo Resembles 4be u;ndor
yng, and sorna NJ +be clofrrorants. C,atr
roSancc =. claimed os one oT 1,s cnaow,nerts
~ rh,oh In f.ooront1r 80 =, s...lho7r