Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1893-01-20
swEDENBoRo ON MARS.
Tho scer's story Of IIIs Communicate
with that Planet.

AS good deal Of discussion Is going
on nowadays in regard TO the planet
Mars, and, among other things, wheth-
err Il Is inhabited or not, and certain
well-known astronomical authorities
assert the belief that there Is human
life upon that planet, and that some
! time men Of this earth will be able TO
assure themselves Of the fact, IL might
not be out Of place 70 quote what was
written over one hundred years ago
upon Mars "its spirits and inhabitants"
From the works OF Emanuel Sweden
borg these extracts are taken, published
| In London, 1855, entitled "The Earths
| In the Universe, and Their Inhabitants,
also Their Spirits and Angels; from
what has been heard and seem" The
| following extracts will be read with
more than passing interest:
at was granted me 20 know that the
| speech OF the inhabitants Of Mars was
| different from that of the inhabitants
| of our earth. in that II was not sonor-
Gus, but almost tacit, insinuating itself
| into the interior hearing and sight by
shorter way; and. consequently, that
| Il was more perfect, fuller OF ideas, and
| thereby approaching nearer to the
speech OF spirits and angels. The es-
| sential affection also OF the speech Is
represented amongst them in the face,
! and the thought thereof In the eyes;
| for the thought and the speech, and
| likewise the affection and the face, with
them act in unity. They account II
/ wicked 20 think one thing and speak
another, and 10 will or desire one
thing whilst the features Of the face
express the contrary. They are alto
| gether unacquainted with hypocrisy,
and likewise with fraudulent pretense
and deceit
ION time whilst the spirits Of Mars
were with us, and occupied the sphere
| of my mind, there came some spirits
from our earth, and desired also to in
fuse themselves into that sphere; but
instantly the spirits of our earth be-
came as II were insane, by reason of
the utter disagreement between them
and the spirits OF Mars. They were In
/ idea turned to the world and 10 self,
whereas the spirits of Mars were in idea
turned from self TO heaven and their
neighbor hence came the contrariety
/ nut 1T lilhL AHNAdnN NhNIt dHHAbdNhNA
some angelic spirits Of Mars, and at
their approach the Communication was
closed, and thus the spirits of our earth
| retired.
"The angelic spirits discoursed with
me concerning the life OF the inhabi-
.tants on their earth, informing us that
they are not under any forms OF gov
eminent, but that they live arranged
into greater or lesser societies, and
that they arc associated with each
other according TO their agreement In
mind, which agreement they discover
instantly by the face and speech, being
seldom deceived in their Judgment
herein, and that then they are in
stantly united in friendship. They in
formed me further Chat their consocia-
lions are delightful, and that they dis
course with each other about what
passes In their societies, and especially
about whet passes in Heaven, for sew
eral Of them have manifest communi-
cation with the angels Of Heaven.
Such among them as begin 10 think
pcrversely In their societies, and there
by TO incline TO evil, are disassociated,
and left 10 themselves alone, in conse.
quence whereof they lead n most
wretched life out OF all society, in dens
or other places, being no longer re-
garded by the rest
Every one on that earth lives content
with his own property, and every one
with his own share of honor, account
ing il enough 10 be reputed upright
and lover of his neighbor. This de.
lightfal and tranquil principle of mind
would perish unless such as incline 10
evil thoughts and dispositions were
banished from the rest, and unless
prudent but severe check Is given TO
the first entertainments of self-love and
the love OF the world; for II was owing
10 these loves that the empires and
kingdoms were first established, under
which establishments there are few
but what desire 10 have dominion, and
to possess the property Of Others, there
being few who do what Is just and
right out of real love thereto, and
still fewer who do good from real
principle of charity, being rather in
fiuenced by other motives, such as the
fear OF the law, and a regard 10 gain,
honor, reputation and the like.
I'm regard TO Divine worship
rs practiced by the inhabitants
OF that earth. they informed
mo that they acknowledge and adore
our Lord. saying that He is the only
God, and that fia governs both Heaven
and the universei and that every good
thing n from Him, and that He leads
and directs them, also that Ho often
appears amongst them on their earth,
IL was then granted me TO tell them
that Christians also on our earth know
that the Lord governs Heaven and
earth, agreeably in his own words In
Matthew: "All power Is given to Me
In Heaven and in earth" xviii, Is.
They acquainted me further
that on their earth the Inhabitants be-
lieve that with themselves there IL
nothing but what is filthy and i'm
fernal, and that all good Is Of the Lord;
yea, they added further, that of them
selves they are devils, and that the
Lord draws them out OF hell, and con-
tinually keeps them from falling into Ii
again, On certain occasion, when the
name Of the Lord was mentioned, ] OBJ
served that those spirits humbled them
selves In such inward and profound
abasement as no words can describe.
"There was presented before mo an
lnhabitant Of that earth. His face re-
sembled the faces OF the inhabitants OF
BUR earth, but the lower region OF the
lace was black. not owing 10 his beard,
, Tor he had none, but 10 blackness in
stead OF beard, this blaclSness extend
I'D itself underneath the ears on both
sidesI the upper part Of the face was
yellowish like the faces Of the inhabi-
lants OF our earth who are not perfect
! ly fair. They said moreover that on
that earth they feed on the fruits Of
trees, especially on a kind Of round
fruit which bids forth from the
ground, and likewise on pulse, and that