[PDR] The Erotic Dreams of Emanuel Swedenborg

Thu Jan 24 17:50:18 UTC 2013

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  THE EROTIC DREAMS OF EMANUEL SWEDENBORG

**During the time of his ‘spiritual awakening’ in 1744 the scientist and 
philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg kept a dream diary. Richard Lines looks 
at how, among the heavenly visions, there were also erotic dreams, the 
significance of which has been long overlooked.* *
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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/24/the-erotic-dreams-of-emanuel-swedenborg/>

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A Japanese woodcut by Kamekichi Tsunajima titled “Ryūkō eigo zukushi”, 
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animals, activities and objects each with their Japanese and (often 
mis-spelt!) English names.

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/23/a-fashionable-melange-of-english-words-1887/>

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on each of the illustrations. Read More » 
<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/22/pictorial-atlas-to-homers-iliad-and-odyssey-1892/>

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/21/design-for-dreaming-1956/>

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/18/illustrations-from-the-six-voyages-of-john-baptista-tavernier-1678/>

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/17/sketches-by-konstantin-stanislavski-for-his-production-of-othello-1930/>

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/15/the-vessels-of-hermes-an-alchemical-album-ca-1700/>

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/11/making-a-living-1914/>

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/10/the-nine-lives-of-a-cat-1860/>

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