Divine Principle - The spiritual world

A series of articles about the spiritual world, written by John Eagles. This page is part of a larger topic Divine Principle.

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Title & link	Photo	First lines of article	Date written	Media
Some thoughts about heaven		Heaven in spirit world can be described in different ways. I want to present some thoughts about what it means in essence. Heaven is also described as the Kingdom of Heaven. Although those dwelling in the Kingdom of Heaven carry heaven in their heart first of all, there is surely some kind of organization needed for the Kingdom of Heaven.	Aug. 26, 2009
Holy Grounds and Trees		Most religions have their holy places. Some religions also revere sacred trees. In its quest to convert 'pagans' Christendom has literally rooted out many sacred oaks that were centers of religious worship for European tribes.	Sept. 8, 2009
Do animals exist in the spiritual world?		Many people wonder if animals live on in the spiritual world after they died. What I am telling you here is based on my observations in the spiritual world and it may be surprising in some ways. I have often seen animals in the spiritual world. Many people believe that animals have no spirit and therefore don't live on in the afterlife. The reality is a little more complex.	Sept. 15, 2009
A plea to include the spiritual reality as a field of science		There are many definitions of what science is. Here I want to plea for the installment of a science of the spiritual reality. I do believe that it is possible to gain knowledge of the spiritual world in a scientific way, but first we need to think about what science exactly means, or has come to mean.	Oct. 7, 2009
Before you believe that every angel is good...		Before you believe that every angel is good, consider that there are angels of darkness posing as angels of light and they may have applied one of the following tricks...	Nov. 5, 2009
Three stages of spiritual abilities		As we grow in learning to have good dominion over the spiritual world, we go through three stages. These stages are not exactly the same as the stages of growth to individual maturity in God's love. They specifically refer to spiritual abilities, which we need to develop in some kind of way, but which by themselves are not a guarantee to be on the good side.	Nov. 7, 2009
Cremation or burial of a dead body		Compiled from my contributions to a discussion with friends on the internet. How the body is treated after death can best be understood as an offering.	Jan. 7, 2010
The spiritual aspects of God's creations are eternal gifts of love, truth and energy		God created the universe and all beings and things. God created this from love. We also say that all beings and things originally are bodies of God's truth, expressing the fact that there is design and principle in all that God created. We know that all that exists is basically energy, therefore it is also correct to state that all beings and things are expressions of God's energy.	Jan. 15, 2010
Five reasons why we need to understand the spiritual world		Is the spiritual world the realm of creepy haunting ghosts and weird experiments with spiritualism? Is it the magic practiced by shamans and druids in primitive tribes or strange New-Age groups? No, the spiritual world is an integral part of our daily lives, but it needs training and development to realize this. Here I'll give five reasons why we need to understand the spiritual world.	Jan. 17, 2010
The spiritual meaning of Holy Grounds and Holy Trees		Systems of Holy Grounds and Holy Trees have existed in the past and they do exist in the present in different religions and cultures. It may be different how such places are used in the physical world. Often they are sites of prayer and contact to the spiritual world. Sometimes temples are built on such locations.	Jan. 25, 2010
Some details about the relationship between the spirit self and the physical self		The Divine Principle explains that there exists a relationship between the spirit self and the physical self. Both the spirit self and the physical self have a mind and a body, the mind being internal to the body in an external position. The spirit self has a spirit mind and a spirit body and the physical self has a physical mind and a physical body.	Feb. 6, 2010
Our spiritual senses - All of them (with video embedded)		Our existence is one of living in two worlds at the same time. These are the spiritual world and the physical world. These two worlds relate to one another as yang and yin, internal and external, subject and object.	March 23, 2010	Video
Your own spirit self		It is through my spirit self that i relate to the spiritual world. Through my physical self i relate to the physical world. Suppose that we would not have a spiritual self then there would be no meaningful connection between the spirit world and the physical world.	Feb. 14, 2011
How does the spirit world look like?		Note that this article was originally written in 1999 and is about the spiritual world of that time. Since then many changes have taken place in the spirit world. Practically each religion tells you about how life after death will be. Many of these reports or views are very different and yet, most of them will be true more or less.	Feb. 25, 2011
Death and the shroud		When you are born, to you is given your first clothing. Clothing always means that what you wear to perform certain functions or tasks. People with special positions in society do also wear special clothing. Sometimes you wear working clothing and sometimes clothing for going out.	March 7, 2011

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• Spiritual exercises, section Articles