Swedenborg Association of Australia

Since 1992, the SAA has been offering useful events, discussions and material about spiritual life and the spiritual world from the unique experiences and writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Our aim is to help us prepare for richer experiences ahead, and to relate Swedenborg's writings to our lives.

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Candela number 118, December 2024

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Thu, 21 Nov 2024 1:00AM +1100

Why old Candelas are missing, and some have few pictures

The following is not legal advice but a cautionary tale of much learning resulting from having recently received several copyright infringement notices for images which we had used in two past Candela magazine issues, images we found on the internet, while not knowing and understanding the full implications of making use of them.

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Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00AM +1000

Michael Wright art exhibitions at the Swedenborg Centre

Rob Evans (student of Dr Groves work) is setting up several art changing exhibitions at the Swedenborg Centre of previously unseen images from Michael Wright’s art collection, thanks to Michael Wright’s estate.

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Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:00AM +1100

A new spiritual work of art: iconographer Michael Galovic's new book reflects a lifetime of creative work

'Sailing Back to Byzantium' Cover Our friend and iconographer Michael Galovic has just launched his very latest work, a magnificent book containing his lifetime of artistic work, a retrospective, reflecting on his prolific creative output.

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Contact and Membership

Swedenborg Centre & Swedenborg Association of Australia

4 Shirley Rd, Roseville NSW 2069
Open: weekdays 9:30am - 4:30pm
Phone: 02 9416 2812
saa@swedenborg.com.au

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Sat, 18 Jan 2025 10:00AM AEDT

10am: Swedenborg Saturday: discover, discuss, celebrate Swedenborg's life and writings

These meetings are an opportunity to delve a little deeper into any of the concepts expressed in Swedenborg writing and to relate it to facets of our own lives as well as draw on other religious wisdom traditions.

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Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:00AM AEDT

10am: read and reflect on Swedenborg's writings

In these Zoom sessions we read slowly through one of the works of Swedenborg or something closely related, and reflect on what we are reading.

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Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:00PM AEDT

noon and 7pm: explore insights based on the work of Dr Philip Groves

Dr Philip W Groves taught us Swedenborg principles and integrated it with science and Fourth Way teachings from Gurdjieff, as well as Sufism and practices from psychology and other streams of esoteric Christianity.

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