Emanuel Swedenborg: Between Two Worlds

Journey to the Fringe · Nov 21, 2025 · 27m · transcript

Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th‑century scientist who claimed to travel between heaven, hell, and even other planets. Was he a mystic genius or a dreamer lost in visions? In this episode, we uncover how his strange ideas shaped spiritualism, occultism, and even modern paranormal culture.

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Emanuel Swedenborg: Mystic, Scientist… and Proto‑Occultist?

In this episode, we dive into the extraordinary life and afterlife of Emanuel Swedenborg—the Enlightenment thinker who claimed to converse with angels, demons, and spirits from other worlds. His doctrine of “correspondences,” the belief that every…