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SWEDENBORG An Introduction to His Life and Ideas garY laChman A clear and concise overview of the life and work of the immensely infl uential but little understood eighteenth-century mystic-scientist Emanuel Swedenborg. “Lachman identifi es all the roles Swedenborg inhabited (spiritual thinker, psychic, scientist, inventor, statesman, traveler, and possibly even spy) and does an exceptionally good job of suggesting why this littleknown polymath deserves more substantial critical attention.” —The Independent on Sunday (UK) It is diffi cult to imagine modern Western alternative spirituality without the infl uence of Swedish scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). Every movement in alternative spirituality—from mental healing and Spiritualism to New Age mysticism and the twelve-step recovery movement—owes an immeasurable debt to the ideas he exploded upon the Western world. Yet Swedenborg’s work can be challenging for modern readers. His infl uence, everywhere at once, is diffi cult to get a handle on. Now, Gary Lachman provides an accessible, lively, and masterful introduction to the life and ideas of this spiritual giant. Lachman takes us to Swedenborg’s roots as a brilliant rationalist and scientist who, well into midlife, began to experience visions of other realms. From this point, Swedenborg produced an extraordinary body of writings based on his out-of-body experiences, in which he related encounters with angels, other-planetary beings, and “the world of spirits.” As Lachman explores, Swedenborg’s work opened up a radically liberal and refreshing idea of religion. He saw humanity, and all of nature, as phenomena emerging from the “spiritual world,” and man as a vessel for divine infl uences. This vision inspired Western seekers to see man as a product of spiritual phenomena, and thus a being intimately connected with the cosmos. From this perspective grew bold new ideas about channeling, spiritual healing, mystical experience, mediumship—a litany of concepts that prefi gured the revolutions in alternative and therapeutic spirituality. April Trade Paper ISBN 978-1-58542-938-7 $16.95/$18.00 CAN Mysticism/Biography 5 ½" x 8 ¼" 272 pages u national publicity campaign u radio interviews u national print and online advertising u mailing to new age retailers u outreach to swedenborgian centers u Promotion at the international new age Trade show (in June) u www.garylachman.co.uk Export rights: E First Serial, Audio: Jeremy P. Tarcher Other: Stephen McNeilly The Swedenborg Society 20/21 Bloomsbury way London wC1A 2TH united Kingdom Previous titles: Jung the Mystic iSBN 978-1-58542-792-5 (hardcover) Rudolf Steiner iSBN 978-1-58542-543-3 (paperback) Gary laChMaN is one of today’s most widely read and respected writers on esoteric and occult themes. His books include Jung the Mystic; Rudolf Steiner; Politics and the Occult; Turn Off Your Mind; and A Secret History of Consciousness. In his musical career, Lachman has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Blondie. He was born in New Jersey and currently lives in London. 73 APRIL TarCher/<strong>Penguin</strong>
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