Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabita

Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There

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Title: Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There
Author: Emanuel Swedenborg
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EARTHS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
WHICH ARE CALLED PLANETS
AND
EARTHS IN THE STARRY HEAVEN
THEIR INHABITANTS, AND THE SPIRITS AND ANGELS THERE
FROM THINGS HEARD AND SEEN

FROM THE LATIN OF
EMANUEL SWEDENBORG
SWEDENBORG SOCIETY (Incorporated) 20-21 BLOOMSBURY WAY, LONDON, W.C.1 1962
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_The issues of this volume in a demy 8vo edition by the Swedenborg Society have been:--_
First Edition 1860 Second Edition 1875 Third Edition 1894 Reprinted 1909 " 1931 " 1940 " 1962
_For other editions, see "A Bibliography of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg"_ (JAMES HYDE).

_Printed in Great Britain by Morrison & Gibb Ltd., London and Edinburgh_
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
NOS.
EARTHS IN THE UNIVERSE, 1-8
THE PLANET MERCURY, 9-45
THE PLANET JUPITER, 46-84
THE PLANET MARS, 85-96
THE PLANET SATURN, 97-104
THE PLANET VENUS, 105-110
THE MOON, 111, 112
REASONS WHY THE LORD WILLED TO BE BORN ON OUR EARTH, AND NOT ON ANY OTHER, 113-122
EARTHS IN THE STARRY HEAVEN, 123-126
THE FIRST EARTH IN THE STARRY HEAVEN, 127-137
THE SECOND EARTH IN THE STARRY HEAVEN, 138-147
THE THIRD EARTH IN THE STARRY HEAVEN, 148-156
THE FOURTH EARTH IN THE STARRY HEAVEN, 157-167
THE FIFTH EARTH IN THE STARRY HEAVEN, 168-178
PAGE
INDEX OF SUBJECTS, 101
INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES, 106
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EARTHS IN THE UNIVERSE.
1. Inasmuch as, by the Divine mercy of the Lord, the interiors which are of my spirit have been opened in me, and it has thereby been given me to speak with spirits and angels, not only with those who are near our Earth, but also with those who are near other earths; and since I had an ardent desire to know whether there were other earths, and to know their character and the character of their inhabitants; it has been granted me by the Lord to speak and have intercourse with spirits and angels who are from other earths, with some for a day, with some for a week, with some for months; and to be instructed by them respecting the earths from and near which they were, and concerning the life, customs, and worship of their inhabitants, besides various other things there that are worthy of note. And since it has been given me to become acquainted with these matters in this way, it is permitted me to describe them from the things which I have heard and seen. It is necessary that it be known that all spirits and angels are from the human race[a], and that they are near their own earths[b], and are acquainted with what is upon them; and that a man may be instructed by them, if his interiors are so far opened as to enable him to speak and be in company with them: for man in his essence is a spirit[c], and is in company with spirits as to his interiors[d]; wherefore he whose interiors are opened by the Lord, is able to speak with them, as man with man[e]. It has now been granted me to enjoy this privilege daily for twelve years.
[Footnote: From the ARCANA COELESTIA: _in which work these and subsequent articles, which are inserted below the line, are explained and shown._]
[Footnote a: There are no spirits and angels who are not from the human race, no. 1880.]
[Footnote b: The spirits of every earth are near their own earth, because they are of its inhabitants, and of a similar genius; and they are meant to be of service to them, no. 9968.]
[Footnote c: The soul, which lives after death, is the spirit of man, which in a man is the man himself, and also appears in the other life in a perfect human form, nos. 322, 1880, 1881, 3633, 4622, 4735, 6054, 6605, 6626, 7021, 10594.]
[Footnote d: Man, even during his abode in the world, is, as to his interiors, consequently as to his spirit or soul, in the midst of spirits and angels who are of such a character as he himself is, nos. 2379, 3645, 4067, 4073, 4077.]
[Footnote e: Man