Heaven and The Problem of Evil

[Rampant.A.I.]

...if I read the descriptions of Martians and Martian culture from the perspective of alchemy, astrology and Christian mystic perspective after joining the modern illuminati and pledging myself to the order of the Rosy Cross I will understand better, and the following passage about the People from Jupiter...

That's actually rather clever, although you forgot to mention Freemasons and the Knights Templar.

Freemasons are a contemporary group with more mysticism than their fraternity of craftsmen. The Templar and Rosicrucians and original illuminati are interesting historical groups.

So to repeat the original question you completely ignored, In your opinion, is Swedenborg's description of Martians...or Jupiterians and Jupiterian communication as accurate as his description of Heaven, or less accurate?

I don't ignore really, I just don't have as much time as I would like to make appropriate responses.

Swedenborg relates his visionary experiences using the same symbolic methodology found in his theological works like Arcana Coelestia. In those texts, various nations of the ancient word serve as representatives of spiritual qualities. For example, Egypt and Egyptians correspond to the love of natural sciences. Amorites and Canaanites refer to those who love evil, etc. By using alchemical terms widely understood by his contemporaries, he was able to communicate the character of various spirits he encountered in the spiritual world. Likewise in other texts, he explains the character of earthly spirits in the anatomical terms of a Microcosm.

Not a good read for the literally minded, but if you try reading more poetically, Swedenborg is really very insightful. Its similar to those who take Revelation literally; it's not a very fruitful approach.

I do get what you're saying, and while I believe a liberal approach to criticism is more productive than what is traditionally acceptable, I did enjoy reading Swedenborg and will be reading more. I'm a fan of Gnostic and early Eastern Christianity and currently reading then Nag Hammadi scriptures, so I honestly thank you for the recommendation.