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Can We Trust Anything Near-Death Experiencers Say?

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Lee — 2 Comments

Not long ago a reader named David submitted a Spiritual Conundrum to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life asking about near-death experiences (NDEs), why they’re so contradictory, and whether we can trust anything near-death experiencers (NDEers) say. He is also struggling…

Tagged with: angels, Christian beliefs, Emanuel Swedenborg, hell, hellfire, near-death experiences, reincarnation, spiritualism, the afterlife, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
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Death and Rebirth, Chapter 4: Our Third Stage After Death

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Lee — 19 Comments

For Chapter 3, click here. Near-death experiencers who meet the being of light say that this being emphasizes love and learning as the most important things in life. The love must come from within, but much of our learning comes…

Tagged with: angels, death, death and dying, Emanuel Swedenborg, Heaven and Hell, near-death experiences, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Death and Rebirth, Chapter 3: Our Second Stage After Death

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Lee — 23 Comments

For Chapter 2, click here. After we die we initially go back to an outward lifestyle similar to the one we had before we died. But that doesn’t last long. Soon our outer layers start getting peeled away one by one,…

Tagged with: death, death and dying, Emanuel Swedenborg, Heaven and Hell, near-death experiences, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Death and Rebirth, Chapter 2: Our First Stage After Death

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Lee — 38 Comments

For Chapter 1, click here. In his Forward to The Tibetan Book of the Dead John Woodroffe says: Life immediately after death is, according to this view, as Spiritists assert, similar to, and a continuation of, the life preceding it.…

Tagged with: death, death and dying, Emanuel Swedenborg, near-death experiences, spiritual growth, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Can we Keep our Friends in the Afterlife?

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Lee — 34 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Maria: Ever since I encountered Swedenborg, I’ve struggled with the mechanics of the afterlife: it sounds both beautiful and terrible. I’ve been told we…

Tagged with: angels, friends, friendship, heaven, love, relationships, soulmates, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships, The Afterlife

What Does it Mean When My Parents Die? Will I See Them Again?

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Lee — 189 Comments

In a spiritual conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life, a reader named Tom asks: I just stumbled upon your website in my spiritual search and I am glad I did. Over the last 3 years I have lost…

Tagged with: death, Death and Rebirth, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, near-death experiences, on death and dying, resurrection, rising from death, the afterlife, the death of parents, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in The Afterlife

What about Spiritualism? Is it a Good Idea to Contact Spirits?

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Lee — 185 Comments

A reader named Rod submitted a spiritual conundrum about Swedenborg and spiritualism. We’ll dig into his question in a minute. First, here’s a thumbnail sketch of what Swedenborg says about contacting spirits. It is perfectly possible for angels and spirits…

Tagged with: contacting spirits, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, spirit mediums, spiritism, spirits, spiritualism, spiritualists, spirituality, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in The Afterlife

What Happens To Us When We Die?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Lee — 308 Comments

The Magical Mystery Tour In our modern materialistic age, people sometimes claim that there is no real information about the spiritual world. That’s not true! There is a huge amount of information available about the spiritual world. One of the clearest…

Tagged with: angels, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Life After Life, near-death experiences, Raymond Moody, spirits, the world of spirits
Posted in The Afterlife

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