The Bloomsbury Festival at Swedenborg House: 17-18 October

Next week, Swedenborg House will once again open its doors as part of the Bloomsbury Festival with the opening of an exhibition by Peter Cartwright, a…

20 books inspired by Swedenborg

Swedenborg’s influence on the history of Western literature has been immense. References can be found as far afield as Blake’s Jerusalem, A S Byatt’s Angels and Insects,…

SWIMMING TO HEAVEN: The Lost Rivers of London by Iain Sinclair: an extract

I told you that we would run against the tide, taking deep breaths, ducking under the waves, losing vision. My neurosis persists: the only ways worth…

‘Heaven and Hell are Conditions of the Soul’: Jorge Luis Borges

  Abstract by Dr William Rowlandson | Talk | 11 July 2013 | Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2TH | Free Admission | BOOK…

Borges, Swedenborg & Mysticism

On Thursday 11 July, we will be delighted to welcome Dr. William Rowlandson to Swedenborg Hall, to deliver a talk inspired by his new book, Borges,…

The Grand Theme (and other news)

Hello, It has been a busy few months in the publishing office and bookshop. Blake’s London by Iain Sinclair (2011) continues to be our bestseller in…

13 Questions and our Attempts to Answer Them

Questions regularly asked by visitors to our bookshop on Bloomsbury Way… 1. Q: What is the way to the British Museum? A: Cross the road and…

Christmas Gift Ideas from the Swedenborg Society

GET THEM SOMETHING DIFFERENT! The Stange One £1.00 only PERFECT STOCKING FILLER! A superb, visually stunning introduction to Swedenborg. Now out of print; available copies are…

Bloomsday & Swedenborg

Why was he gazing upwards from the steps of the porch, hearing their shrill twofold cry, watching their flight? For an augury of good or evil?…

Poem of the Day: ‘Emanuel Swedenborg’ by Jorge Luis Borges

Taller than the others, this man Walked among them, at a distance, Now and then calling the angels By their secret names. He would see That…