Where Dreams Come From - Swedenborg and Life

Dreams are a very strange part of our reality.
What's the spiritual purpose and source of our dreams?
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In this episode, host Curtis Childs guides us through 18th-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg’s mystical explorations and revelations to see if they can help us make sense of our dreams.


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Curtis Childs is the digital media producer at the Swedenborg Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to spread 18th-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg’s timeless message of hope to all. While obtaining his degree in communication studies from Oakland University, Curtis experienced an internal battle with depression that led him to question God, existence, 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 a weekly webcast called Swedenborg and Life on the offTheLeftEye YouTube channel. Each week, Curtis and his behind-the-scenes team pour their talents and passions into creating a new episode for a worldwide audience that focuses on spiritual and societal topics such as the afterlife, angels and spirits, near-death experiences, overcoming worldly issues, and more.

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[davidmann]

I really like this guy also he makes so much sense to me .

[FDMinistries]

Curtis is the perfect Host for this show. Everybody does a great.

[natalieh]

Since my husband died, I've been having a lot of spiritual experiences, and some through dreams. Too many to mention here. But I wanted to mention something interesting I noticed about my dreams since his death. If they are not vivid or have some teachable messages in them, I still wake up in peace remembering that he was there in my dreams every night, sometimes just quietly sitting without saying anything, or I'd notice his presence yet not remember anything else about the dream. I used to get frustrated wanting so much to remember the details of such "quiet" dreams. Now I wake up being content with the knowledge that I spent the night in peace and he was there keeping a watchful eye over me. Maybe that's what Swedenborg means when he says that the spirit of the deceased soulmate dwells with the one still living? Though I get signs during the day, I look forward going to bed every night.

[CableGirl]

The other day I had a dream that would have baffled me if it hadn’t been for this channel, teaching me all that it has.

Remember how when Swedenborg had a near-death experience? I remember learning that he wrote- that once his physical body stopped breathing - he then observed spiritual breathing?

Well in the dream I had, I had contracted the Corona Virus and was suffering suffocation (in my dream and also I believe in reality) where my mind (or evil spirits) were convincing me to stop breathing and my mind (dream state) was seeing it as if I was in a hospital bed after contracting the virus, fighting for my life.

I was in one of those half-dream states where I was observing myself from another perspective. I remember knowing that my physical body was suffocating me but this was being allowed to happen. Once I experienced the full pain of not being able to breath numerous times, I decided to give in to the suffocation.
But then something happened, I felt myself continuing to breath.
I think that is when my angels told me (a loving thought came to me) that this experience that I was having was what Swedenborg was talking about.
I got to witness/experience it first hand, it was definitely terrifying and painful for myself but his faith is much stronger than mine so that is why God chose him lol.
Plus, I would think he to be less afraid after going through so many of these kinds of experiences.
It was just another Tuesday for Swedenborg lol.

The half-dream state that I was in, allowed me to experience my spiritual body breathing. Knowing that we do not stop breathing once we give in to suffocation/the pain of not breathing.

There is so much death happening from the exact situation/experience of not being able to breath. I got to witness what these souls who pass from this virus, go through, and now I can whole heartedly say that they are still breathing 🕊 just felt like sharing .

[frufrujaben]

It has been some months since watching any vids, I loved them before; Your team has dramatically improved the quality of production! Praise Jesus for this ministry!

[Playsinvain]

It’s been too long since I’ve listened to these ancient and pioneering teachings.


I stumble like a child along his “God enlightened mind” road he manifested. And appreciate your work and glad so many people are listening

[AliScarborough]

I've always been a spiritual person and up until finding Swedenborg no religion seemed right for me. Funny how a lot I've learned in Swedenborg was my actual inner feelings anyway. So greatful for your uploads and many thanks for sharing 💜🖒😆

[robertansley]

I have been video recording my sleep to understand the severity of my apnea. On a couple of occasions while having a particularly bad apnea event, I accidentally recorded voices that I cannot explain. I live alone and it wasn’t me. A deep voice said very clearly: “ turn him over” and to my astonishment on video I immediately then rolled over and gasped for air. Imagine my further astonishment watching this video. Swedenborg has finally provided an answer to something that’s been a baffling mystery to me. I’m hesitant to tell this story but because people reading Swedenborg for the first time might think he’s just full of flights of fancy I want to say that know better—he’s explaining it like it really is!

[jenniferanthony]

I’ve been watching Curtis do videos all day today and yesterday.I am starting to understand this more and O really do enjoy listening to Curtis explain.

[fbccarmel]

Guardian Angels are forever protecting us day and night!

[jennaroberts]

The night before last I had a beautiful experience with my deceased husband such as us discussed at 16 minutes and 16 seconds in this video. I don't dare share anything of this nature with others, aside from a few who are spiritually enlightened because they are open and understand. I find it so sad that many people shrug off the beautiful interactions we have with our loved ones who have crossed over thinking that it's our imagination or evil when in truth these encounters with our loved ones are gifts from God to keep us connected and to show us that He loves us and does not want us to suffer without cause.

[georgeedwards]

This video is pure gold. It needs to be approached in the right mindset. I’ve still not absorbed it. Thanks, Curtis, et. al.

[GregoryDodds]

Finally some truthful answers to my many questions. Thank you.

[GondaHerszkowicz]

I try to "work" with my dreams (I have a book and card's based on Jung's work and it really works well for me), this is the second time I see this show and it is truly insightful! and yes Curtis is right, it is touching at the end were ES sees the correspondence .... I slowly get to see some of my own and it is truly enlightening, I cannot thank the SF enough for making these videos and making the work from ES freely available for everyone !!!

[bailey]

This is the first time I have had an explanation of what happened to me in my early twenties when I was leaving the Mormon Church. Thank you.

[jamesdean]

Wonderful ! Best episode yet, I will have to see this over and over again to not miss any info as my mind was was racing with excitement as if my Angels were directly
Explaining to me what I have been pondering about all my dreams. Oh by the way, a guy in a wheelchair came in to my shop today asking if I sold any dream catchers which I thought was very interesting as my shop is not know for selling dream catchers. And also the guy explaining some medical reasons for sleep paralysis was surrounded with a rainbow aura so much so it was distracting me from what he was talking about so I had to watch it several times. Very interesting as in the past I have suffered from sleep paralysis and didn’t know what this was until now, The entities that harassed me were just about all he mentioned. My method of controlling these was surrounding myself with religious articles. Any way thank you Curtis, you and your team are doing a great job of explaining to me and many others what the good Lord wants us to know, you will be blessed for doing His great will and I can only imagine that Lord has surrounded you with Angels

[colettetuckey]

i suffered from sleep paralysis for few years. He describes it perfectly. what i find the most curious aspect of my period of SP was that friends who slept over at my house had the experience themselves for the very first time. The crapped themselves!! isn't that weird that they had never had it before but had it when they slept in my house! one time i became very angry with the 'entity' and i showed it no fear and very assertively told it to *!** off...instantly it was gone and i was consciousness flying through space in completely bliss...never happened since...i wish it would . Love

[andrealynn]

Amazing as usual. I laughed out loud at so many points, and yet was taken straight into the subject matter with precise know how. Curtis, I respect and appreciate you so much. Along with the whole team. Tons of love. :)

[pamelacollins]

I watched this again. This morning, before waking up, I was dreaming that I was smoking cigarettes, though I haven’t smoked for decades. I think smoking in a dream corresponds to taking a belief or a teaching into yourself. It’s amazing to think that when we are dreaming, we are so close to other spirits.

[kimnicholls]

I cried out to Jesus when I had sleep paralysis. I felt the being leave me, and then in a dream i saw all these smiley faces floating toward me.