Light in My Darkness

I never knew that Helen Keller was a Swedenborgian! I'll bet most people don't, either. But she ardently and fervently embraced the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg when she was about 16 years old. She wrote about how it changed her life, how it gave her the strength to carry on in her darkness and silence. In this book, she described vivid experiences of her own in which she was transported into the spiritual world. She saw the bright colors and beauty of that world. She was completely whole and restored in that world. She came to realize the purpose of her life on earth, as dark and silent as it was -- it was to serve others, to help the needy in any way she possibly could. She found her calling, she was an inspiration to the whole world, and she credits Swedenborg's teachings for her spiritual awakening.

Beautiful book. Re-edited from her own original work, "My Religion", and made more coherent.Helen goes into some detail about what makes Swedenborg's Christian doctrine such a beautiful Christian religion for her, and how it gave her the inspiration to live a life in dignity and inspiration to others (!) and to overcome or deal with her handicaps for almost 80 years.It has a few funny moments, such as her description of nature walks with an elderly friend. With her uncertain speech and his elderly hearing, he would have to ask her to repeat herself, but to do this he'd spell a question in her hand. With his advancing arthritis, his shaking hands letters could be difficult for her to decipher.She is an amazing writer, inspite of total lack of sound or sight to experience those senses. Despite total blindness and deafness, she writes with vibrant color and imagery.

Helen Keller left her body and went to Greece. That experience is most likely the reason she embraced Swedenborg's works. People who have no direct experience in transcending the body have a harder time accepting his writings and prefer to remain in the dark due to fear, superstition and a misinterpretation of the bible. I'm grateful to have had direct experience . I recommend Swedenborg's Heaven and Hell for anyone interested in getting their feet wet with his writing.

Love anything about Helen Keller. She has been one of my heroines since I was about 8 years old. I'm 64 now, so I was delighted to find something I hadn't read before.

this is a very enlightening book, Although I have been of the Swedenborg faith most of my life I have never had a full understanding. this is very helpful for those who cant really understand Emanuel Swedenborg intense writings.

A very interesting book about one of the most amazing people of the 20th Century. She was a little "out there" though.

So far... love the book.. She was one above.....us all.......In her darkness... she can guide us who see..... truly a special one......

Wonderful book! Truly one of the best books I have ever read. Bought this copy for a friend. I wish everyone had access to a copy of this book.

An inspiring read about life and makes us think!

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Dieses Buch gibt nicht nur einen interessanten Einblick in das Leben und die Denkweise von Helen Keller, sondern liest sich auch noch angenehm. Man fühlt sich danach so richtig gut. Durch ihre Behinderung hat sich Helen Keller offenbar ein großes Maß an Idealismus bewahrt, was dem Rest der Welt nicht möglich ist.ACHTUNG: Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um eine Neuauflage von "My Religion", falls jemand wie ich das Glück hatte, ein Original von damals ersteigern zu können.