Swedish Contributions to Esoteric CulturewithJames Tunney

Books Mentioned In This Interview

james tunney the mystical accord: sutras to suit our times, lines for spiritual evolution james tunney ireland i don't recognize who she is james tunney blue lies september j lesslie hall beowulf gary lachman swedenborg emmanuel swedenborg heaven and hell h f bellin blake and swedenborg henry james the secret of swedenborg benjamin franklin verification & validation of the scientific process in healthcare r mueller august strindberg: five major plays august strindberg the red room august strindberg a dream play august strindberg the ghost sonata u bischoff munch august strindberg inferno ingmar bergman the seventh seal ingmar bergman wild strawberries ingmar bergman the magician g k chesterton magic m j anderson carl linnaeus: father of classification m flannery nature's prophet: alfred russell wallace h p blavatsky the secret doctrine k almqvist hilma af klint: the art of seeing the invisible camille paglia sexual personae annie bessant thought forms william crookes crookes and the spirit world selma lagerlöf the wonderful adventures of nils steven pinker the better angels of our nature s przybyszewski the synagogue of satan august strindberg from an occult diary selma lagerlöf christ legends and the miracles of antichrist selma lagerlöf les monde des trolls

James Tunney, LLM, is an Irish Barrister who has lectured on legal matters throughout the world. He is a poet, a visual artist, and author of The Mystery of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in the Dark Age of Scientism plus The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines for Spiritual Evolution. His website is https://www.jamestunney.com.

Here he points out that, although Swedish culture today is largely secular and materialist, there are ancient esoteric roots and many modern currents. The discussion particularly focuses on Emmanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, and Hilma of Klint. The Swedish royal family engaged in a variety of esoteric explorations. Parapsychology is also active in Sweden today.

(Recorded on December 18, 2020)

James Tunney, Ireland I Don’t Recognize Who She Is — https://amzn.to/2UZfExY

Ingmar Bergman, The Seventh Seal (video) – https://amzn.to/3hgVtqc

Ingmar Bergman, Wild Strawberries (video) – https://amzn.to/3hp8Rsw

Ingmar Bergman, The Magician (video) – https://amzn.to/3rtIBlm

Published on January 4, 2021

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