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Emanuel Swedenborg: A most unusual mystic

Emanuel Swedenborg: A most unusual mystic

Update: 2025-11-201
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Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian who, in his midlife, became a Christian mystic and visionary after a profound spiritual awakening. Unlike most mystics, however, Swedenborg did not follow the usual steps to mysticism and many of his visions are like nothing we have heard about before, making him a most unusual mystic.

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Emanuel Swedenborg: A most unusual mystic

Emanuel Swedenborg: A most unusual mystic