This is a translation of: Swedenborgs drömmar
Translated into English
Description:
In 1743 and 1744, Swedenborg, ever the scientist, recorded a long series of his dreams in a diary. He was undergoing something of a spiritual crisis, feeling a call to propound a new formulation of Christian thought, but at the same time feeling unready and unworthy to do it. It was written in Swedish, and - as Anna Fredrika Ehrenborg put it - many of the entries sounds as though they were made by "a man in his nightshirt".
About this translation:
In this journal from 1744, Swedenborg logged his dreams and then the spiritual experiences that he started having. It wasn't intended for publication. Instead, with his growing interest in human psychology, it seems to be an attempt by Swedenborg to start tracking and analyzing his own experiences as data.
Date of creation: 1744
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About: SWEDENBORG'S JOURNAL OF DREAMS, 1743-1744 Emanuel Swedenborg Edited from the original Swedish by G. E. Klemming. Translated into English in 1860 by J. J. G. Wilkinson. Edited by William Ross Woofenden with an Introduction by Wilson Van Dusen, Second Edition, 1989. Published by the Swedenborg Scientific Association, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and the Swedenborg Society, London, England. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772. Swedenborg's journal of dreams, 1743-1744 / Emanuel Swedenborg; edited from the original Swedish by G.E. Klemming; translated into English 1860 by J.J.G. Wilkinson; edited by William Ross Woofenden; with an introduction by Wilson Van Dusen. 2nd ed. Translation of: Dromboken. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-915221-67-5 1. Swedenborg, Emanuel. 1688-1772, Diaries. 2. Mystics; Sweden; Diaries; Early works to 1800. 3. Dreams; Early works to 1800. 1. Klemming, G. E. 2. Woofenden, William Ross. 3. Title: Journal of dreams, 1743-1744. BX8712.D994 1989 [B] 89-39612 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Swedenborg. Emanuel, 1688-1772 Swedenborg's Journal of dreams 1743-1744. 2nd ed. 1. Dreams; Biographies I. Title II. Klemming, G. E. III. Woofenden, William Ross, 1921 - IV. Swedenborg Society V. Swedenborg's drommar, 1744. English 135.3092 ISBN 0-85448-109-5
