Some people are more comfortable providing help to others than they are receiving it for themselves. Perhaps your first instinct is to decline some help? It may be you suffer from low self-esteem because you judge yourself as undeserving of any nice things. Not everyone likes to be in the limelight. But do you feel … Continue reading Low self-esteem – Due to unfair self-judgment?
Emanuel Swedenborg writes about his inner consciousness of what he calls the World of Spirits – described as a realm for meeting people who we know, and getting used to a body that is ours and familiar but possibly more capable and better functioning than the one we left fairly recently. However, according to this … Continue reading What is life like in a spirit world?
Your pet cannot tell you when it feels depressed – at least not in so many words. Perhaps there is a clue in the noises it makes and what it does. More and more vets are prescribing tablets because of behaviour problems; and so huge numbers of dogs in America for example are on antidepressants. … Continue reading Depressed mood – Does spiritual awareness help?
Death is something no-one seems happy to talk about even though it is an inevitable part of life. At some point each human body will cease to function, will stop being able to support life and it will be said to have died. And that word ‘death’ is the one people shy away from for … Continue reading What happens after I die?
Nigella Lawson is well known as a television cook who takes a relaxed and casual approach to cooking for her own pleasure. However, it seems like most of us she is not immune from anxiety. “At some stages of your life you will deal with things and at others you are overwhelmed with misery and … Continue reading Anxiety – Can spiritual learning help reduce it?
Get running negative self-talk? Unsolicited critical thoughts about others? Just because we can’t see hellish spirits, doesn’t mean they aren’t trying to mess with our minds. A brief video worth seeing from offTheLeftEye
Who hasn’t done something that they believe they should not have done? Kicked the cat? Stolen stationary from the office? Disclosed what a friend confided? Or whatever? Nobody is perfect, we all make mistakes, and do something wrong. And so from time to time you are likely to experience a feeling of guilt. It may … Continue reading Guilt — Why won’t it go away?
Swedenborg Society Spring Lecture Thursday 3 April, 6.30 p.m. Swedenborg Hall Admission Free The Swedenborg Society’s vice-president, David Lorimer, will be speaking on ‘Towards a Culture of Love and Wisdom’. David Lorimer is a writer, lecturer, editor and educationalist. Originally a merchant banker then a teacher of philosophy and modern languages at Winchester College, he … Continue reading Towards a Culture of Love and Wisdom.
According to established research, one in four of us experience some form of mild mental health difficulty each year. Even if you do not suffer – what the medics call – identifiable psychiatric morbidity – nevertheless you still may feel bad; fed up, irritable, worried or distressed. In which case, if you are to be … Continue reading Heal distress — Can spiritual practices help?
A workshop led by Phil Wood Fri 28th March 2014 7.30pm – 9.30pm Talk to Christians and former Christians and a puzzling question sometimes arises. Why are so many angry with the church? Anger is understandable but it is hard to know what to do with it. How to Book Phone: 0161 7662521 By email: … Continue reading Angry with the Church?