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Into the Interior: Discovering Swedenborg

by Gary Lachman

Synopsis

A NEW EDITION, REDESIGNED

Into the Interior is an introduction to the life, thought and influence of Swedenborg by a renowned writer on the history of consciousness, Gary Lachman. Guiding the reader through a personal journey of discovery, Lachman presents a stimulating, and at times provocative, insight into Swedenborg's ideas of mysticism, sexuality, radicalism and their relevance to contemporary thought.

'...Lachman identifies all the roles Swedenborg inhabited (spiritual thinker, psychic, scientist, inventor, statesman, traveller and possibly even spy) and does an exceptionally good job of suggesting why this little known polymath deserves more substantial critical attention.' Independent on Sunday

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Gary Lachman is the author of Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties and the Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius (2001); A Secret History of Consciousness (2003); The Dedalus Book of the Occult: A Dark Muse (2004); In Search of P.D. Ouspensky (2004); The Dedalus Occult Reader: The Garden of Hermetic Dreams (2005); and Rudolf Steiner: An Introduction to His Life and Work (2007). A founding member of the rock group Blondie, as Gary Valentine he is the author of New York Rocker: My Life in the Blank Generation (2002), and in 2006 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is a regular contributor to the Independent on Sunday, Guardian and Fortean Times.