Angels Disclose Secret Meaning of the Tree of Life - News From Heaven
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- The text is from Swedenborg's True Christianity, number 48. You can download the PDF for free and follow along here: swedenborg.com...
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Curtis Childs is the digital media producer at the Swedenborg Foundation. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God and his lifelong interest in Swedenborgian theology. After a period of intense suffering, he recovered from his depression with the help of modern medicine, therapy, and a return to the spiritually uplifting messages he found in Swedenborg’s writings. Now, Curtis is applying his education and desire to help others find peace through Swedenborg’s insights by producing and hosting weekly webcasts.
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I love this and so glad you did a lesson on the tree of life..my sis just passed away in November and now im taking care of her 2 boys.i love them. When she passed away for some reason i picked up on the tree of life. Rev 22:2 how it says its" healing of the nations" everything i read i love and now i wear a tree of life necklace...i know my sister is up there with the tree of life. And the necklace makes me feel closer to the Lord and her. Thank you so much for this i love this!!!
I'm so sorry for your loss, and what amazing, precious love you are expressing for your sister by taking care of her sons. I'm sure that nothing could mean more to her than that. I love knowing that the imagery of the Tree of Life helps you feel closer to the Lord, to your sister, and to the process of healing. May the Lord bless you and keep you!
Amen. Thank you.
A lot of synchronicity today! Our group does healing work and it only seems to work when compassion, love and gratitude are applied. We don’t do the healing, it’s from God or by his grace and our faith in the process. As far as “eating” goes, it’s just another way to say we take it in. Perfect timing! Devine guidance in action. 😄
I'm so glad this episode was nourishing to you!!
Great subject.......I love this line from Byron’s poem Manfred, which very clearly distinguish the difference between mere knowledge and gnosis.
“ But grief should be the instructor of the wise; 10
Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most
Must mourn the deepest o’er the fatal truth,
The Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life.”
Wow! How potent those lines are! Looking forward to hearing more of your reaction in today's episode!
I can't help but feel the implication here, is of a soul lost in it's own indulgence. While it is true that in order to traverse Reality though the multitude of indefinite speculation, one must know trajedy, it is not the case that it is not knowledge of Life. The consideration is worthy of thought in and of itself, what would existence be, if it were acknowledged to not be an existence worthy of looking into?
I was looking at a tree and I was on a big ranch that was vacant that day except for me. I had just got off the riding lawn mower and realized I was the only one there and this near by tree on the edge of the lawn was waving it's leaves of many colors in the soft breeze. I thought My eyes are the only eyes here and that's just for me, how beautiful you are and Thank You for touching my heart. I was drinking this experience up and just enjoying the light show of color and watching it dance. I was in another world , lost in the beauty. I then realized that there was a tall grass wishing across my leg... I came out of my trance and realized the tree was no longer the tree I was looking at but a huge huge huge tee many many years into the future bit later I realized that Heaven is right before us if we could only see it . Did I step into heaven? Did I go to the future? I gasped and again with no notice of movement I was back with the young colorful tree I was admiring and enjoying...I remember the bible speaking of " The twinkling of an eye. Look into someone's eyes. See the light twinkle. How long did it take to reach your eye and register the light? Not a visible measurement. Instantainious. I was reBaptised after this event. ( I'll prof read later, I'm sure I typed too fast and no glasses.
Much love and Light Deannna
Deanna, thank you for this beautiful vision. So powerful! I wonder if the tree represented YOU as well?
Check out this short clip, "A Tree Is An Image Of Your Mind" ua-cam.com/video/Bx575de46Dc/v-deo.html - how does that resonate with your experience?
Great job Curtis and the gang !!!!! I love how these spiritual metaphors and concepts from the bible are still applicable and relevent to us in 2019 !!!!! Swedenborg's explanation of this story is obviously a lot different than the more traditional/literal interpretation. Once again, great job guys !!!! Lots of support from Canada !!!!!!
Thanks so much for the encouragement, Justin! I agree, these interpretations offered in Swedenborg's writings make the Bible alive and relevant for all people in all time periods. Quite amazing and powerful!
I'm really starting to love this type of show guys. It's so practical. Really going through rough crisis at this stage. Starving for use (which thought came to me this exact moment to descirbe the feeling - tree of life moment?). But the feeling of being fed after these shows when I reflect thereafter causes me recognise this "famine". Thank you Lord, as if from Offthelefteye, for feeding me:-)
Hey Chad, I'm thrilled to hear this! We've really enjoyed experimenting with this new format, and value your feedback! It sounds like you're on the right track...these ideas can totally be converted into useful practices, especially in relation to the operation of our minds. Thanks for hanging with us, my friend!
I hear you! So glad you found this place!
Having to deal with intense physical pain this week, day and night. It has worn me out. Tough to think spiritually but I enjoyed this video! And S&L this week. Thanks for the moments of relief.
So sorry about the pain, Jon! We hope that will ease up soon. I'm glad our channel can give you something else to focus on while you heal!
So the tree of life represents knowing life flows in from God, that i dont live of myself. The knowledge tree is the person that doesnt know life flows in and has not the objective state of mind because their too busy scheming and going with the flow of self , that flows in without them knowing it. Its obvious to me which one has life and which one contains hypnosis. Great job bro keep up the good work
Very cool reflection, Thomas!
Thank you Curtis and crew,
and Emanuel, and God.
This channel helps me understand important insight
We're so grateful to have you learning with us!
Great job Curtis. I think it makes a lot more sense to see the Garden of Eden story as metaphor, rather than real people in a real garden in a real conjunction of four rivers, somewhere in Iraq.
Yes, there's something deeply personal about the Garden of Eden as a metaphor for our spiritual states. Thanks for sharing this with us, Terry!
I have been angry and have disagreed with a couple of your otger videos...i want to take this opportunity to say I apologize...i take everything negative back... you guys are great!!!
No worries at all, Enril. We're blessed to have you here!
This makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you. I have much more peace and hope for mankind after watching several of your vedios.
It means a great deal to us to know this, Peggy. Thank you so much! We're blessed to have you in the audience.
I always liked Chris for his honesty on his battle with the negative voices in the head. Depression etc and using wisdom literature to bring us back to the Light. This is July 2021 and though I have worked in health care and been with many passing over. My own mother is at that juncture now and it is a real struggle at times. Her heart is dying and it feels like my own is too. I know we get through but it's still not easy in the least. I hope she gets Home soon.
I am so sorry to hear you are dealing with an imminent loss of your dear mother, caoimhin61 plunkett! That is a hard place ot be. I do hope you all have a peaceful transition, and send you love during this tender time. Perhaps this episode will bring you some comfort: "How Angels Take Care of Us When We Die" ua-cam.com/video/1rnk72vH7Ws/v-deo.html
God bless you!
Hi Curtis I have just painted the Tree of Life for someone and from listening to you and your description of the the Tree of Life and the Tree of Kno it has shown me more about myself and life thank you God Bless you and yours. Dave S
Beautiful message, Dave -- thank you! Not Curtis, but Chara here, one of the Comment Response team. It touches my heart that this discussion inspired you to artistic expression, and even more touched to know that it helped you learn about yourself! Blessings to you!
I’ll never look at my tree of life blanket/tapestry in the sameway. Thank you❤️😻
So cool to gain a whole new perspective, isn't it, Tiggy?
I find it interesting when we open our two physical eyes, we appear separate not only from Source, but also from the rest of the world and everything in it. Time and space are recognized and in this school called life, we gain the knowledge of duality through our judgments of right and wrong, left and right, up and down, past and future, etc. therefore eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
I’ve also noticed when closing the physical eyes during meditation, the two thieves are crucified, opening the non physical inner eye and unity is experienced as the presence of Source floods the temple of you and I transcending duality and eating from the tree of Life and paradise is found.
Thank you for this! It's so important to gain perspective on the limitations of time/space existence in order to be able to open up to higher truth and reality. As you say, time and space serve their purpose in his earthly "school", but most of life and reality exists beyond those constraints!
"Egoscape" is a great word, Curtis.
It paints a picture, doesn't it, Bruce?
I'm starting to appreciate the contrast more because although knowledge can be painful at times the colors appear even more brilliant iridescent and transcendent. There are times when union feels like its tearing you apart and then you return to the tree of life and understand that its complete and pure and eternal.
What a beautiful description, Rob. Thank you!
Great Work.
The Tree of Life topic is found right now inside my own life Eternal.
What a gift to have met you. Thanks for your explanation.
I'm so glad this topic spoke to you, Shresha! Welcome to our channel!
I love trees! I once had a profound dream of a book on a table in an olive garden. Next to the book on the table was a beautiful olive tree. I know that the olive tree corresponds to the good of love, and the book was the Word. But what the dream was telling me I don't exactly know.
What an incredible dream experience-- thanks for sharing that with us! Have you seen our episode on dreams? It may provide you some context clues: ua-cam.com/video/9bfbNf3OpmU/v-deo.html
Consciousness is non local and artists and others know that wisdom, in this way, comes directly from God or our better angels. I think you mentioned this in TC $48:16
That's a really fascinating point!
That is the most interesting explanation about the trees in Genesis I have ever heard. It definitely makes me want more tree of life in my life and the way I treat others. Wonderful, thought provoking video!! Great job everyone! Thank you so much!! I truly appreciate all of your hard work and efforts making and sharing this!
So glad it touched your heart, Carol, and seems meaningful and useful! Thanks so much for letting us know. I hope you'll find more helpful and moving ideas one our channel -- thanks for being here!
This is so deep and rich and important. I almost get it. Beautiful imagery Curtis... Thanks.
I understand the "almost," Anne! More depths to be plumbed, I guess. So glad it strikes you as worth pondering!
The Tree of Love is anywhere that you are!
I love that idea! Yes! We have access to divine love at every moment. Our only job is to invite it in!
"3 Simple Ways to Love Everyone." ua-cam.com/video/pl7s8kiLrhE/v-deo.html
"The Four Kinds of Love." ua-cam.com/video/pPxZjSWzmPw/v-deo.html
"6 Spiritual Powers of the Lord's Prayer." ua-cam.com/video/LdppRJ2tWWA/v-deo.html
When Adam and Eve made the wrong choice or decision, they paid the consequences at “The Tree of Good and Evil”, and then afterwards, “The Tree of Life” was guarded by God. What I think the Tree of Life means is “ immortality “ and that was taken away from Adam and Eve. I think Swedenborg will have a different explanation of this.... now I see the symbolism here, The Tree of Life is the dependence on God’s Truth and Wisdom whereas The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is our own independence from God. I think when Adam and Eve CHOSE or ate from this tree of Good and Evil, they preferred their own independence rather than dependence on God’s Love and Wisdom. By so doing this, they were shut out from the Tree of Life?...I see. Without Swedenborg’s help, the Genesis passage would have a different meaning to me. If I were in the Garden if Eden, I would pick the Tree of Life and NOT The Tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil, because it’s better to rely on God’s Love rather than on our own ways. .....Thank you, Curtis!
I loved reading through your message, Jules! It sounds like Swedenborg's internal sense is helping you reframe this ancient story. It becomes more practical, more alive...at least for me!
@INSPIRATION MOMENT 101 Yin Yang is not about "duality." It is totally the opposite. The Tao philosophy is very complex and it's about God and unity, not duality.
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You may find this interesting. Moses 1:39 "For behold, this is my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man".
The tree of life was at the end of the garden on the way the tree of knowledge was in the middle, biblically there weren't next to each other but the tree of knowledge was in the middle, the serpent got them on the way
I think we may have difficulties living solely from the Tree of Life because it is not only a total surrender to God, but also to His timing, and most of our drive tends towards instant gratification through our own choices and actions.
Well said, Carole! Thank you. Impatience and lack of trust in the eternal story are issues of the lower ego that can really bring a lot of stress and unhappiness!
Exellent video. Thumbs Up!
I really appreciate that!
I once had a dream of a tree on a ground and under its roots made a circle with another tree in it with roots. Like how a potatoes grow. Thought it was cool.
Fascinating!
Tree represents a living-soul; believe another tree in it reflects another close person within your world, realm or grass-roots...words to reflect on, not sure!
Eating also means nutrition down to a cellular level.
Thanks for adding that to the mix!
I believe we all have the God spark in us, it's just awakening to it and knowing its there. My husband was having low shop hours and was kinda down after work so I prayed and called upon my whole spiritual team: God, Yeshua, Baha'ullah, and any other awesome prophets from the past who want to help and of course my angel team that always helps out: I told them I know this seems materialistic but its very important to my husband because supporting his family is everything to him, any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated : Hubby calls and says he will be working late (good sign i am hoping) comes through the door at 7 smiling---13 hours today!! I just smiled and gave a thumbs up to my spiritual team, they are my tree of life.......
What an amazing support group to have! And of course, your friends here at OTLE are cheering you all on!
It is indeed so wonderful when you realise that every thing and every little details of our lives are all connected to a very loving God who simply desires that while we are still here on earth we can very well have a taste and a very exquisite savoring of the Light. Thoughts and activities fall in their proper places that satisfy the yearnings of our soul. Then as you look around and recollect the day’s work done, everythiing is FULLfilling… The Tree of Life grows the bears more fruit. Oh God, thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful reflection, soteryutuc!
What a wonderful idea to look at God in those different ways, I never thought of it like that before, I only pictured him in my mind in one form ie: as a protector & friend
And that's a wonderful way to picture God! He is certainly a protector and a friend. I've found that Swedenborg's teachings serve to deepen our engagement with spirituality. This episode is a perfect example of the depth one can access in understanding how to let the Lord's love in. Here's another good one: ua-cam.com/video/I5TGF82Kexo/v-deo.html
This speaks to the heart of narcissism itself.
Are you referring to the symbolism of "The tree of the knowledge of good and evil," shadowbody?
@@offTheLeftEye Yes! And then once the fruit from that tree is eaten, and one's main focus is one's self instead of God, and others have that main focus, it also breeds competition, and so it makes a lot of sense that in hell as I saw in another of your episodes, that the evil spirits biggest pleasure is to hurt or end someone's life since it fits, that it must mean, you've defeated the competition.
To answer your question 'how did it work?".... it worked perfectly as does your general approach with these sorts of diagrams...priceless in my book.
My own notion that I am sure you are 100% aware of... is that when any fragment of the dark matter is 'eaten' it poisons the entire area. Sort of like justifying some some sort of bogus damaging behavior... calling it a necessary or good thing
..that locks a person into that error and by extension sinks his entire boat until that error is recognized and eliminated.... or better as you have been diagramming simply *displaced by what comes from god... evil in that case is no longer possible.
I'm so glad this approach is working for you! And I really resonate with your insights here. Thank you so much for sharing them, and thank you for watching!
FINALLY! You did a show I love! Ok, I know I love them all. There is so much truth and goodness in this. As always, so practical for our day to day spiritual practice. All from a story that I used to not think about much. It seemed off because I didn't get why God would tempt them. There is some language that was weird. I knew there was more that I didn't understand but I didn't care. But this is so POWERFUL!
Yes, it's amazing how powerful it is to learn the deeper meanings of Bible stories. They go from being strange and even disturbing to beautiful and immediately relevant!
Thank you so helpful in my Christian faith
It touches my heart to hear that, Chris! Thanks for commenting, and may you continue to find our channel useful!
Again so true. It really makes sense to me. Thank you Curtis. I really enjoy your videos!
I'm so glad to hear that :)
Keep on educating the masses brother
Thanks Julienn, we do our best! (=
Im happy that 10,000+ people care enough about this to watch it. I thought I was alone looking this far into symbolism used in the bible.
Yes, we're also very happy about that! When we put out these concepts, we never know how much interest there will be. I'm sure glad you are interested in Bible symbolism, and I hope our channel can continue to be helpful to you! Here's a longer episode with more symbolism from the Garden of Eden story: "The Meaning of Adam and Eve" ua-cam.com/video/RVlVBOsW5jk/v-deo.html
Someone else mentioned that motivation seemed stronger from the tree of Knowledge than the tree of Life. I think that's because motivation itself is a tree of Knowledge concept? I know that if I'm doing something from my own volition (from the tree of Knowledge) it's eventually going to fail or turn sour or lose its glow or trap me. Even when I'm trying to do good, it ends up going bad (I think this is where evangelical Christian's correctly highlight the issue of "is it Good or is it God"). Our good isn't good, only God's good is good. (At best our good is knowledge, only God's good is life).
Eating from the tree of Life means recognising that all good things come from God and that you need to surrender and get out of the way. I think you surrender through Christ because through Christ and by the Holy Spirit is our only way to the tree of Life. God stands at the door and knocks, if we want to dine with him we must open the door but the Lord will walk through the door he doesn't need us to pull him through (although I don't think He's angry when we try).
PS I'm really struggling to surrender and keep reverting to my own volition, it's very hard to know how to let go and let God.
Geraldine, I'm so grateful for your thoughtful message. It sounds like you've taken the time to consider the ways in which we experience barriers to spiritual life, and in juxtaposition, how we can travel with the stream of providence.
What you're struggling with is something Swedenborg wrote extensively about. He was shown that we do have a role in living a good life, or at least there is the appearance that we do. The Lord wants us to participate in a partnership with Him to become a better person. Here's a great passage from Swedenborg's book Divine Providence that outlines this process:
"At this point, though, I need to explain how the inner self is reformed and how this leads to the reformation of the outer self.
The inner self is not reformed simply by gaining knowledge, understanding, and wisdom, not, that is, simply by thinking. We are reformed inwardly by intending to do what our knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom tell us. When our knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom tell us that there is a heaven and a hell, that everything evil comes from hell, and that everything good comes from heaven, then if we do not intend evil, on the grounds that it is from hell, and instead intend good, on the grounds that it is from heaven, we are on the first step of reformation. We are on the threshold of hell, facing heaven. When we take the next step and intend to stop doing wrong, we are on the second step of reformation. We are outside of hell, but not yet in heaven. We see heaven as above us, and it has to be within us if we are to be completely reformed. Still, we are not reformed until both the outer and the inner self are reformed. The outer self is reformed by means of the inner self when the outer self refrains from the evils that the inner self intends not to do because they are from hell. We are more completely reformed when for that reason we abstain from them and fight against them. In this way, what is within is intending and what is outside is acting; for unless we do what we intend, there is a lack of real intention inside that eventually becomes unwillingness.
[2] These few observations show how our outer self is reformed by means of our inner self. This is what the Lord's words to Peter mean as well:
Jesus said, "If I do not wash you, you have no part in me." Peter said to him, "Lord, don't wash just my feet; wash my hands and head as well." Jesus said to him, "Those who have been washed need only to have their feet washed, and they are wholly clean." (John 13:8, 9, 10)
Washing means spiritual washing, which is cleansing from evils. Washing head and hands means cleansing the inner self, and washing feet means cleansing the outer self. When the inner self has been cleansed, the outer self needs to be cleansed, which is what is meant by saying that those who are washed need only to have their feet washed. It means that all cleansing from evils is done by the Lord when it says that "If I do not wash you, you have no part in me."
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, my friend!
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Thanks so much for your reply it means so much.
I’ve listened to many of your videos over the last few weeks and have started to read a few of Swedenborg’s books. I’m a committed Christian who has been In the Wilderness (outside an organised church) for many decades. I seek God desperately and far too intellectually - I can only hope to find simple faith on the other side of complex faith. In the last three years I have drummed the Bible into my brain, I would say that prior to this period, while I still read the Bible frequently, my main source of nourishment was from other Christian writers (old, new, but mostly quite literal conservatives). I’m so thick-skulled that it was only after thousands of hours of the Word going in that I think God knew I would be able to be open to Swedenborg without this causing an enormous amount of stress to me. Because I know the Bible reasonably well, I believe I know His voice and this confidence allows me to recognise the truth in what Swedenborg says (I believe that the world was created via the Word - but had come to question if Paul’s writing were of this same level - I think this fact actually helped me accept Swedenborg. Even if Paul’s contribution was not the creative Word it still belonged in the Bible).
What Swedenborg (and Off the Left Eye) have given me (so far) is:
1. I was teetering on the edge of a real understanding of “all good comes from God” and your explanation (can’t remember the video but it was one of the first I watched) gave me an aha moment. I previously saw it as - there is good with its root in God and good with its root in ego, but I’d missed the “essence” of it. I’m currently trying to wrap my brain around God = Good, Jesus = Wisdom, and Goodness (God) needs to be approached via Wisdom (Jesus).
2. Related to this, I’ve struggled with the doctrine of faith alone. Your explanation of Wisdom, Intention, Action helps me greatly. I know I haven’t got it right yet, but I’m on the path of; a) God is Good, b) Wisdom guides my intentions toward Good c) By Free Will I allow the Good of God to flow through me, recognising it as good (and God), aligning with it but not claiming it as my own (yeah, some work to do here I know! The question = work for God or work for me. The answer = work for God but Free Will means I have to turn towards him, open the door, walk through the bridge of Christ.
3. I’ve struggled with the Trinity as explained by other Christian writers - I’ve only looked superficially at what Swedenborg says but so far it sits well with me.
4. Also, can’t remember which show (or maybe I read it - it's an early number so I know I have read it), but there was one that discussed Arcana Coelestia 30 “the progression of faith with those who are being created anew is as follows. At first they have no life, for it is only in the good and the true that there is life, and none in the evil and false; afterwards they receive life from the Lord by faith, first by faith of the memory, which is a faith of mere knowledge, next by faith in the understanding, which is an intellectual faith, lastly by faith in the heart, which is a faith of love, or saving faith” which I LOVE, because I have beaten myself up my whole life for not having enough faith - this helps me see that I’m just not there yet - but am on my way, well actually I hope that’s what it is saying? I sometimes doubt things (less and less, but still struggling).
5. I’m also loving what you have offered regarding the washing (head - inner, feet - outer), and again outer-man proceeding from inner-man. I love John 13 because it shows that we need to serve, and we need to have humility. It also shows us that we need to actively “accept” God’s gift of salvation. I never saw the inner/outer dimension before now. I’m feeling like a kid in a candy store!
Thank you so much, you all seem so kind and gentle - Curtis and Dr Jonathon and the pretty slim lady, and the curly haired lady, and the man who used to drink (he’s so real).
@@broad4218 I'm so touched to learn about this journey you have been on! Isn't it amazing and wonderful how God gently leads us along, bringing something new when we are ready. We're deeply glad to have you here, and want to support you on your journey in whatever way we can!
It's like the ego and ego death.
Yes, that's a great way to think of it!
yes, egoic mind is our demon within; thoughts & emotions, many-a-time hold us in bondage, words to reflect on.
To be in Heaven you have to realize there is only the tree of life, and the serpent is a friend. Acknowledging a tree of good and evil means you are still eating from the tree of good and evil.
That's a fair point, although even the angels have periods of closer and farther connection to the Lord, based on their perceived sense of self.
@@offTheLeftEye Does Swedenborg talk about the Pleiades? There is such a huge contrast between the Pleiades in heaven and this planet and the people. The longer I stay here the more I detest it. I am just waiting, under guidance...until the next phase of the mission here. So I don't get involved much right now.. Unfortunately, I have not found a way yet to completely disconnect from the evil systems on this planet and they are making it harder and harder for people to do so. The way their motives seem to always be about control, money, deception, and stealing is depressing and it makes me angry how those in power continue to steal from the poorest in more and more diabolical, unjust, and insane ways. Many people are dying, but we do not hear much about it. The laws they write for us do not apply to themselves whatsoever and there is no real justice. People are suffering and dying, beautiful parts of the earth are being destroyed (close to me: the Pacific ocean, Multnomah Falls, Paradise, CA, Southern Oregon), and the evil ones don't even blink an eye. The level of evil does not compute in my mind. What I understand is that when God brings Heaven to earth, all dimensions between Heaven and earth will be dissolved. Evil will no longer be able to exist......that's what it's like in the Pleaides where my home is. Evil cannot be comprehended. There is no tree of good and evil. I am not on this planet based on my "perceived sense of self." I came here to work a mission for God, but got pulled under badly. If it were not for my Beloved, who went back home so he could access more power and assistance to help me remember where we're from and what we're doing, I would have been lost forever.
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@@SoferiaNebruin I hear you, Soferia. Life on earth can feel overwhelming at times. Swedenborg did not write anything about the Pleiades, but he did indicate that a golden age is coming on earth, when evil will be overcome. Perhaps we are in a phase right now in which a lot of evil is coming out into the open for all to see. That is very distressing, but it is a part of the purging process that will bring healing. Hang in there! Sending love.
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you.❤•´ *`•❤•´ *`•.❤
That was great. Something I had been wondering about and this really pulled it all together. So often with Swedenborg it comes back to that fundamental distinction - do you believe in your own power ultimately or the power of God? It's the biggest decision we make - over and over again!
Wow, I really like how you have framed this -- a decision we make over and over again. Spot on! Thank you.
Thank you. Great help. Much messages about tree of life. Couldn’t figure out why I hit the neighbors car… I’m so grateful for your explanation 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹🌹🌹
So glad these ideas could make a difference for you, alina! If you want to see a discussion of the whole Garden of Eden story, you might enjoy this video:
The Meaning of Adam and Eve -- ua-cam.com/video/RVlVBOsW5jk/v-deo.html
Blessings to you!
@@offTheLeftEye I will check it out thank you 🙏🏼
Nice video but i wish you would have gone on to explain the part where after they ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge the were not allowed to eat from the tree of life because then they would live forever. This means that it is possible to eat fruit from both trees and to do so would mean they live forever and have knowledge. So they were kicked out of eden to prevent that from happening. I'm just curious now how swedenberg explains this last part. I'm not trying to troll or cause trouble. Just curious, thanks
It's an excellent question! Those phrases are talking about the lower ego living forever, preventing the higher self from being able to emerge and develop. The lower ego has to "die" in order to allow the higher, heavenly self to emerge. And the "knowledge" refers to a lower-ego attitude of thinking we can figure it all out on our own without the help of God, which causes us to turn away from God and all the help and blessings that he wants to give us. If you are interested, we did a longer show a while back digging into more symbolism in the Adam and Eve story: "The Meaning of Adam and Eve" ua-cam.com/video/RVlVBOsW5jk/v-deo.html
Awesome loved it. Always knew it’s not literal but this is the best explanation of the metaphors. Thank you so much for this. You guys obviously loving your neighbours :)
That's so kind of you to say, Stella. We love spreading these teachings! They are revolutionary, practical and deeply comforting (to me, at least!). I'm really glad to have you here.
I sure needed this tonight
I'm glad this came to you at just the right time, debra! God bless.
Wonderful! Teaching. Well explained and convincing. Have someone thought about after staying in a status of Tree of life, which is working on high freequency with God, turned into the status of tree of knowledge again where you have known the ways and the mind of God so deep that you can are now confident to walk on your own and also God wants you to be independent because he has worked with you you.
Obviously! The first status to be in the place of knowledge of good and bad can fall because it is on its own as was explained but passing through the status of life of life now eliminates chances to be attacked by those dark clouds of spiritual opposition because your status is now empowerment through God's connection.
It think that should be the ultimate place of victory. Where God wants us to be independent where God can even trust us for us to effect other trees( as huma beings).
I trust someone has to be really spiritual and coonected to get this expression. Bless you. I always watch your videos which really helped me towords finding my answers about the supernatural in many dimensions.
@@rosalynkamara4650 Thank you for sharing these insights! I think what you are talking about is the state of the Tree of Life as it appears at the end of the Bible, in the book of Revelation. In the beginning of the Bible, in the book of Genesis, the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden represents a childlike state of trusting in God, because there was no experience of anything else, and no desire yet to act on our own. Much like the state of a baby, content to be dependent because a baby cannot do anything else. But the human race is growing up, just like a child grows into an adult. We have been working on living independently, and learning from all the pitfalls. Swedenborg learned that the end goal is a freely chosen partnership with God, knowing that we depend on God, but also fully living life as if from our own initiative, making choices, taking action, in a joyful flow of partnership with the Divine. That is the mature relationship that God wants from us, which is the Tree of Life at the center of the Holy City.
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Vow! Makes all the sense. Got it! Bless you for your answer with more clarity.
@@rosalynkamara4650 You're very welcome! Thank you for the great conversation.
Kabbalah each fruit from the tree of life is assigned a meaning, such as the very top of the tree is given a Hebrew word that means crown .Some fruit means mercy, beauty, foundation, also the paths of the tree are also assigned value.
That is a beautiful concept, and makes perfect sense! Swedenborg didn't write about the specific meaning of each fruit, but he did comment on the fact that there are 12 fruits (mentioned in the book of Revelation). 12 means "all", so 12 fruits mean all the attributes of genuine faith and kindness.
Very interesting. Thanks
I'm so glad!
Great work Curtis keep on shining !
Thank you for the kind encouragement, and thank you for watching!
I don’t talk much but when I read something I wrote a while ago I always think that did not come from me. I’m not that cool !
Ha, I think you are!
Thanks that’s God working through me !
That's a pretty cool thing to say.
My dear friend Curtis, dear OTLE crew, dear fellow Swedenborgians, Christians, all good people, and anybody else who may be reading this, I got something to share.
In the Bible of course God sets angels and a flaming sword to guard the tree of Life (to guard the whole garden in fact). Now I'm a big fan of the Narnia books and CS Lewis wrote a beautiful fable about this guardian. In the books there is a Tree of Youth, and its silvery apples are magical and life giving, granting wishes and blessings. On top of the tree roosts a bird, a phoenix, the bird with eternal life, the flaming bird. The bird watches over the tree and the garden, because its fruits only work if they are received as a gift, and anybody who tries to steal or plucks the fruit for their own purposes is cursed instead. One must share the fruit one takes.
The fruits of God's tree are infinite and eternal. The more one gives, the more one receives, and they last forever.
Thank you, paerarru, both for your well wishes and your description of the fable. C.S. Lewis told amazing stories, including The Great Divorce and Screwtape Letters. I saw both of those acted out on stage in powerful performances that still impact me. I have not read the one you describe. Thanks. -Lori
@@offTheLeftEye Thanks Lori. Mmm now you've made me very curious about the rest of Lewis's work! Yes the whole episode is just about a chapter in the first of the Narnia books, "The Magician's Nephew". They are fantasy so they may not be exactly everybody's taste, but they're not your regular fantasy, they're very sweet, even children's books, and we've all both read and enjoyed those at some point in our lives.
@@paerarru they are wonderful books! Melissa here, thank you for the reminder. I'm looking forward to reading these with my children. (=
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I'm so glad this resonated with you! Thank you for watching!
Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Very "good" teaching, thanks!
You're welcome, Eric! I'm really glad this makes sense to you. Thanks for watching!
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Thank you for this
You're so welcome, Tasha!
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It is, isn't it? I love that every symbol in the Bible holds such richness. Glad you enjoyed this!
👍🏾🙏🏾 great video.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching.
Oh my, the fee on the right is the kind I saw that grew gigantic when I gasped I was instantly back wit a regular size tree again. Wow
Are you talking about something you saw during a spiritual experience? Sounds amazing!
Hi Curtis. Just a reminder. Ref: 5:00 Blazing Light metaphor... Can the blazing light/ a metaphor be seen in the natural world? Yes & No. There's seers who can naturally see multi-dimensionally, i.e. "World within worlds" eg. the Lord, angels, demons, good & evil spirits, aliens, among us, including their 4th Dimensional UFO's, Mother ships, etc... Simultaneously, Within the "Holographic Universe of ours" (Gary R Renard, The Disappearance of the Universe).
From a Swedenborgian perspective, It'll be great to hear You & the Team share your thoughts for your subscribers. (:
Hello, friend! Thank you for your comment! Yes, metaphors -- or "correspondences" as Swedenborg calls them -- have been laid open and seen by people in the natural world. For a longer exploration, you may enjoy these videos. I'm wondering if you have seen our 2015 video called, "Modern Spiritual Experiences." ua-cam.com/video/4zt-FKR23zg/v-deo.html There is another from 2017 called, "5 Kinds of Spiritual Experiences." ua-cam.com/video/NFIKSDFrOEI/v-deo.html If you have a chance to watch and find them relevant, I'd love to hear more of your thoughts!
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Hi, Tricia! Thank you for watching!
One question: is kabbalah a just way to understand the tree of life or does that count as occult? I had many problems with the occult not knowing the dangers back then! The power of the blood of Jesus and the tree of life is very real I testify!
Annelies, sadly I am not versed in the Kabbalah -- did you find any parallels to what was presented in this episode?
@@offTheLeftEye Well the kabbalah presents a model of the tree of life and I think people use it to hack in to body energy of human beings. I came into contact with Ageac.org and it is totally satanic! Learning scripture, changing my life style and calling upon the blood of Jesus helped a lot..I am glad with your show because it shows a light side of God. Not all energy is cleansed from satanic attacks but I am almost there. Hope my comment did not upset you too much, I love your show, thank you for that.
@@jewishbride5010 Oh, no, your comment did not upset us at all. I am now remembering an article on the Swedenborg Foundation website making comparisons between Kaballistic concepts and Swedenborg's writings, which are rooted in the Bible and a focus on Jesus Christ. There is some common ground between the two, and the value of spiritual concepts and philosophies is all dependent upon the motivations and focus behind it all. Like you say, if knowledge about the tree of life is being used to try to hack into people's body energy, that sounds pretty evil! But if the knowledge is used to better understand God and the Bible for the sake of loving God and the neighbor, that is a very different thing, wouldn't you say?
Why does it mention the cherubim guarding the east entrance then if it's metaphorical? And why was it hidden, as a gardener with a few near death experiences I'd tend to think there's more to it. Transcending duality is a task in itself with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but the tree of life may be an actual plant.
Great questions! I think you'll find some fascinating answers in our full-length exploration of Adam and Eve. Let me know your thoughts! ua-cam.com/video/RVlVBOsW5jk/v-deo.html
What about people who do not even know whether they are eating from the tree of life or the tree of good and evil because they lack education?
Hi Michael, great question! No one is held responsible for their ignorance. What matters is what their will and intentions, and their deepest loves, are inside, and it is very difficult to tell what this could be for anyone. If they are striving for good but doing it the wrong way, God will lead them in the right direction, if not in this life than in the next, in the world of spirits.
Check out this clip "Welcome to the World of Spirits," ua-cam.com/video/8RcfriDRPX4/v-deo.html from our full length episode "World of Spirits." It explains what happens in this in-between realm where people shed external layers and ideas and become their truest selves, and have the opportunity to grow and learn more about who they wish to be.
Be not deceived my brothers n sisters!!# pray n b payient
Hello, Jon. We join you in praying for patience and truth. Is there something in this video that you feel is deceitful?
Should have mentioned;', created by God; called good-truth & evil-falsities or light & darkness; 2-sides of the same coin/tree, or path to God...how can we appreciate light without experiencing darkness! Errors, mistakes, falling in our face are only way to gain wisdom or take to Heaven, right? God is so good, in the long run, no one is lost, unless refused or heaven can become a burden...words to reflect on!
Yes, George, mistakes are part of the earning process. We do not blame or shame toddlers for falling when they are learning to walk, because we know that is how they get better at it.
I think you ment Archimedes ---
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It was also literal. It is now in heaven.
The trees in heaven will be incredible!
I am a hindu i had a dream where i saw a huge tree there were lots of angels around the tree .i was telling to myself this is tree of life dont know what that means
Wow, Smita Amin, sounds like a deeply spiritual dream! How did the meaning discussed in this episode resonate with you? I think there is a tree of life in Hindu scripture too - Akshaya Vata - The Eternal Banyan Tree, right? So cool how these ideas pop up in revelation all over the world and through history. So what do you think it means for you?
Hangman 1128 channel,God bless you all 🛐
Blessings to you too, Jay!
I think its just a talking "nahash" snake~~or so I'm told~~in Judiasm, but otherwise good show! Wikipedia adds, "There is no indication in the Book of Genesis that the serpent was a deity in its own right ..."
Thanks for adding that in!
just dont get what's wrong with knowledge- good or bad. guess Im being too literal.
The literal story talks about the knowledge of good and evil, but I haven't watched this episode in a while and I forget what points Curtis makes about it. Did you watch it? Off the top of my head, knowledge in itself isn't bad, I'm thinking -- it's all in how we use it, how we value it, what kinds of knowledge we put our faith in. Off the top of my head, it seems like the choice between the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil would echo the rest of Swedenborg's philosophy -- we can choose to follow God (which includes loving others), or we can choose to serve ourselves alone. Might that be part of the symbolism of those Trees in the literal sense? What do you think, B. E.?
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The Tree Of Life is Jesus Christ. The Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil Is God's Law. To follow God's law is Good. To not follow God's Law is evil. God's will verses your own personal will.
Interesting perspective, magprob. Thanks for sharing it!
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Tricia, I wonder if you'd like this short clip that explains the meaning of trees - "A Tree Is An Image of Your Mind," ua-cam.com/video/Bx575de46Dc/v-deo.html
Some of you might find this interesting. Lehi's Vision ua-cam.com/video/GYWaAg_GF5E/v-deo.html
the Iron Rod is the Word of God. We are to live it, and read scriptures to have the holy ghost help us.“I beheld a tree,” said Lehi, “whose fruit was desirable to make one happy. … And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy” (1 Ne. 8:10, 12). Nephi shared the meaning of the tree: “It is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men” (1 Ne. 11:22). (Art courtesy of the Museum of Church History and Art.)
Lehi “beheld a river of water; and it ran along, and it was near the tree; [and] … many were drowned in the depths of the fountain” (1 Ne. 8:13, 32). This river, wrote Nephi in his interpretation, “was an awful gulf, which separated the wicked from the tree of life, and also from the saints of God” (1 Ne. 15:28).
“On the other side of the river of water,” Lehi saw “a great and spacious building … filled with people … in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit” (1 Ne. 8:26-27). The angel told Nephi that the building represented not only “the world and the wisdom thereof” but also “vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men” (1 Ne. 11:35; 1 Ne. 12:18).
Lehi also saw “a rod of iron, and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree” (1 Ne. 8:19). This rod of iron, Nephi explained, “was the word of God; and whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction” (1 Ne. 15:24).
Thanks so much for sharing this link with us, Dennis! Can you tell me more about what this means to you?
Corona is the sun.
Interesting interpretation, Cle Bak! Thanks for sharing that!