Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-09-01
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prima Donna Gives Wonderful Interpretation
Of the Writings of Emanuel Swedenb0rg-
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Then answer to yourself the number
of years that ought to be required to
master these thirty-two volumes"
Mean More Than Amy Other Books
Mr.. Barron, still credulous, con.
tinued his correspondence with
Madame Galli-Curci for some months.
He learned that soon after she lost
her dear mother she had sought the
Writings of Swedenborg in a desire
to know more about the other world
whence her mother had gone. She
spent the entire summer vacation
studying Swedenborg's Works, and
declared. "They have meant, and
mean more to me than anything else
have ever read"
When Galli-CQrci returned from
CALIFORNIA Mr.. Barron motored up
into the Catskills to her beautiful
Italian palace, and in an aftgnoon
with her and her husband, Mr.. Homer
SamueS, he was convinced that CALI
Curci had read and devoured Sweden
borg in briefer period than any,
bodY nad ever done before
He says of this interview:
Hours ilas m - 7 wasn't
the questioner. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuels
were at me with the saarge.. . /
deepest questions. They seemed in
perfect AharmaaE me- pr
itually, as in their work in music.
Wanted to Learn
"She wanted to know about the
Grand Man | told her it would be
easier to comprehend it if she would
forego the idea of time and space and
consider, as Swedenborg says in The
Apocalypse Explained, that every So
ciety in the heavens connects with
some organ of the human body and
helps to sustain it. Therefore tbs
heavens have the organization of the
Grand Man, but we need not think
of it as a shape or figure.
" Yes exclaimed her husband, 4
see it; it is organization | explained,
also, ho~ the Psalms likewise con-
neeted with every society of the
heavens, and how the world within
!. and without was knit together in one
grand poem and song of creation, man
in the image of his Maker and knit
into Him through the heavens, from
which he has life in every organ OF
his body
Swsdenborg's 81 Volumes Read in q
Single Summer
Now | understand she said, and
: asked me for explanation of other
things Her intelligent questions, as
well as her statements, left no man
ner of doubt that Gali-Curci had
performed the stupendous feat of
reading the thirty=two volumes Of
Swedenborg in a single summer sea-
son. She declared Heaven and He'll a
very attractive and popular title and
concerns that about which people are
most eager to know; but it is not one
81 SWedenborg's great works; al.
though it makes a good popular and
Introductory work y
A Help in Her Work
Galli-Curei understands the writ
ings of Swedenborg even better than
kheologians. because she puts them
into practice in The broadest life of
loving heipfulness.
She said that swedenborg had
helped her in her work. She had no
longer to think of herself but of her
audiences, and let the music dow
through her. regard herself Just a
medium for life to pour through. She
felt with and for her audiences. and
singing was no effort for her.
All Fear Vanishes 81
The more y5d do-th5 more you
give forth-the more life and energy
is poured into you, and you are
; stronger and not weaker for the do
. ing, the working and the singing. |
y always feel stronger; l am not ex-
hausted at all by my singing. Swe5
: enborg shows the reason Ind how life
comes in as Syu poer 1t forth usefulIq
70 Others, You don't have to try
worry Or fret. You know it is not you
but that 1t is just being done through
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: Speaking further of the help swed
enborg had been to her in her wort
e she said: zone gets so much NOR,
r confidence. The other world and tn,
/, one life, that comprehends all life