The mystic with the oceanic mind

Swedenborg Birthday Meeting 2013 | Saturday 26 January | 4 pm Featuring a talk by Anders Hallengren: ‘Emanuel Swedenborg: The Mystic with the Oceanic Mind’ The annual Swedenborg Birthday Meeting will take place on Saturday 26 January 2013. The event will feature a talk by Anders Hallengren and the launch of three volumes in the … Continue reading The mystic with the oceanic mind

Discovering the Christ-spirit

Becoming aware of a deeper experience of life and our inner spiritual journey brings a realisation that this transcends our everyday existence. It stops us in our tracks, making us reflect on life and its meaning. An inner light comes into being deep within that draws us in a new direction. This spiritual awakening and … Continue reading Discovering the Christ-spirit

Connections Weekend Course

The Connections residential weekend is at Purley Chase Centre, a retreat and conference centre surrounded by beautiful Warwickshire countryside. It is from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, 8th-10th February. The course will look at gender differences, origin of the sexes, heterosexual relationships and other sexual behaviour all in the light of Swedenborg’s spiritual teaching on … Continue reading Connections Weekend Course

Swedenborg International Short Film Festival 2012

Festival screenings: Friday 30 November 2012 | 6 – 9 pm | Swedenborg Hall Admission to the festival is free but capacity is limited. Advance booking is highly recommended via nora@swedenborg.org.uk. Selected submissions (listed below) will be screened to a public audience at Swedenborg Hall, ‘one of London’s most atmospheric venues’ (The Guardian); at the … Continue reading Swedenborg International Short Film Festival 2012

Organ recital & film show

Organ Recital: 3.30 – 4.15 p.m. – Mr. Lionel Friend to include music by J S Bach, César Franck and Lionel Friend Film:  5.15 – 7.00 p.m. – “No Greater Love” about life at the Carmelite Monastery  in St. Charles Square, Notting Hill. Refreshments: from 4.15 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. –  tea, coffee and cakes … Continue reading Organ recital & film show

Heart, Head & Hands ebook

Heart, Head & Hands

Heart, Head & Hands is written by Stephen Russell-Lacy, the editor of Spiritual Questions ezine. It draws on the spiritual philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg, as well as on current ideas in therapy and psychology, to throw thought-provoking light on, and help with, personal problems. The content is practical with a focus on the whole person … Continue reading Heart, Head & Hands ebook

‘Night visit’ performance & art exhibition

Swedenborg Hall, Bloomsbury, London, Saturday 20th October 2012. Free admission. At 7 pm, Sally Pomme Clayton will present NIGHT VISIT, funded by the Arts Council England and produced in association with the Bloomsbury Festival. Sally Pomme Clayton is one of Britain’s leading storytellers, and Night Visit is a  multimedia performance which will represent a dazzling … Continue reading ‘Night visit’ performance & art exhibition

Youth Work

The General Conference is looking for a Youth Leader and are offering a salaried, permanent post for 16 hours weekly. Might you be the person we are looking for? Do you feel called to work with children, youth and families? Would you like more details? Please contact Judith Wilson on 01425 279408 or at judith.wilson@generalconference.org.uk … Continue reading Youth Work

Finding spiritual friends

www.spiritualfriends.org.uk  is a new website that aims to provide an online meeting point for anyone interested in the ideas of Swedenborg and spiritual growth – an opportunity to talk, connect with each other and make new friends. By becoming a member, you can join a variety of Discussion Groups or start your own; post Topics … Continue reading Finding spiritual friends

Ingmar Bergman film trilogy

Weekly screenings of films by Ingmar Bergman in grade-II-listed Swedenborg Hall, ‘one of London’s most atmospheric venues’ (The Guardian). Admission is free but capacity is limited. These films retains an ability to hold an audience spellbound and explore deep issues. 13 September: The Seventh Seal (1957) More information 20 September: Wild Strawberries (1957) More information … Continue reading Ingmar Bergman film trilogy