Editing Swedenborgianism (section)

== {{anchor|Influence}}Influence ==

===Transcendentalism===

Notable American [[Transcendentalist]] [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]] spoke highly of Swedenborg in his writings.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Emerson |first=Ralph Waldo |title=Representative Men - Swedenborg; or, the Mystic |year=1850}}</ref> Historians [[Perry Miller]] and [[Arthur Versluis]] regard Swedenborg as a pervasive influence on the Transcendentalist worldview.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Versluis |first=Arthur |title=The Esoteric Origins of the American Renaissance |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2001}}</ref>

=== Mormonism ===
[[D. Michael Quinn]] suggests that [[Joseph Smith]], the first president and prophet of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]], was influenced by Swedenborg's writings.<ref>see Early Mormonism and the Magic World View</ref> Like Swedenborg, members of the Church believe in [[celestial marriage|eternal marriage]]. However, they require that the ritual be performed in a [[Temple (LDS Church)|temple]] by one having authority given from God. Smith's concept of three heavens is similar to Swedenborg's view. Both Swedenborg and Smith refer to heaven as "celestial", similar to Paul's (see 2 Corinthians 12:2)<ref>{{bibleverse|2 Corinthians|12:2}}</ref> description of a visit to the "third heaven". [[Edward Hunter (mormon)|Edward Hunter]] (a Swedenborgian who became a member of the Church) reported that in 1839 Joseph Smith told him that he was familiar with Swedenborg's writings.<ref>William E. Hunter, ''Edward Hunter: Faithful Steward'' (Salt Lake City: Publishers Press, 1970), 316.</ref>

=== {{anchor|New Thought movement}}New Thought ===
[[New Thought]], a spiritual movement that began in the United States during the late 19th century, promotes positive thinking and healing. [[Phineas Quimby]], a healer who said that illness in the body originated in false beliefs, was an early proponent. Quimby healed [[Warren Felt Evans]], a Swedenborgian minister who became a healer and published several books promoting New Thought in New Church doctrines. According to Swedenborg, there is a correspondence from heaven with all things on earth.<ref>HH, n. 103–107.</ref>

=== Psychology ===
[[Carl Jung]], founder of [[analytical psychology]] and a contemporary of [[Sigmund Freud]], was familiar with Swedenborg's works. He cited Swedenborg's reported clairvoyance about the [[1759 Stockholm fire]] as an example of [[synchronicity]]: "When{{nbsp}}[...] the vision arose in Swedenborg's mind of a fire in Stockholm, there was a real fire raging there at the same time, without there being any demonstrable or
even thinkable connection between the two".<ref>Jung, Carl. ''Synchronicity'', 1960, para. 912, 915.</ref>

=== <span class="anchor" id="Other notable adherents"></span> Notable figures with Swedenborgian connections ===
* [[William Blake]]: His ''The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'' satirised Swedenborg's ''Heaven and Hell''. Blake and his wife, Catherine, attended the first General Conference of the New Jerusalem Church in 1789. Blake was influenced by an earlier version of the New Church. His doctrine, however, later evolved.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Blake and Swedenborg: Opposition Is True Friendship|last1=Bellin|first1=Harvey F.|last2=Ruhl|first2=Darrell|publisher=Swedenborg Foundation|year=1985|isbn=0-87785-127-1}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Burnham]]: American architect and urban designer. His parents were Swedenborgians.
* [[Robert Carter III]] (1728–1804): A planter from the Northern Neck of Virginia, "Virginia's first emancipator," was influenced by Swedenborg's views<ref>Levy, Robert (2005). ''The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father who Freed His Slaves''. Random House. {{ISBN|978-0-3755-0865-3}}.</ref>
* [[Johnny Appleseed]] (John Chapman): American missionary and pioneer who planted apple trees throughout the midwestern United States
* [[Robert Frost]]: American poet who was baptised in the church<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shs.psr.edu/studia/index.asp?article_id=65 |title=Swedenborgian House of Studies |website=shs.psr.edu |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827195649/http://www.shs.psr.edu/studia/index.asp?article_id=65 |archive-date=27 August 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Leonard Gyllenhaal]]: Entomologist and Swedenborgian, an ancestor of American actors [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] and [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]
* [[Stephen Gyllenhaal]]: Descendant of Leonard, who was raised Swedenborgian
* [[William Harbutt]]: Inventor of [[plasticine]]
* [[George Inness]]: American landscape painter
* [[Helen Keller]]: Wrote ''[[Light in My Darkness]]'', which advocated Swedenborg's ideals
* [[James Tyler Kent]]: late-19th-century American [[Homeopathy|homeopathic]] physician who incorporated Swedenborgian principles into the homoeopathic theory of disease, as described in his ''Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy''<ref name=BritInfluence>Peter Morrell, "Kent's Influence on British Homeopathy," ''Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy,'' vol. 92 (1999–2000)</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Morrell |first=Peter |url=http://www.homeoint.org/morrell/articles/pm_kent.htm |title=Kent's Influence On British Homeopathy |website=Homeoint.org |access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[George Lauder, Sr.]]: Scottish educator and political leader for the [[Chartism|Chartist]] cause. Father to [[George Lauder (Scottish industrialist)|George Lauder]] and uncle to [[Andrew Carnegie]], mentor to both. 
* [[Lucius Lyon]] (1800–1851): American statesman
* [[William Rainey Marshall]] (1825–1896): Fifth governor of [[Minnesota]] and advocate for African-American [[suffrage]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/group/swedenborgian.html |title=Swedenborgian Politicians |publisher=The Political Graveyard |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[Lisa Oz]] ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1963), author and television personality<ref>{{cite web | title=Mehmet Oz Finds His Teacher | url=https://newchurch.org/get-answers/connection-magazine/science-and-religion/mehmet-oz-finds-his-teacher/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930111548/https://newchurch.org/get-answers/connection-magazine/science-and-religion/mehmet-oz-finds-his-teacher/ |archive-date=30 September 2016 |magazine=Connection Magazine |publisher=New Church }}</ref>
* [[Mehmet Oz]] ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1960): Influenced by Swedenborg<ref>{{cite journal |author-link=Martin Gardner |last=Gardner |first=Martin |year=2010 |title=Swedenborg and Dr. Oz. |journal=[[Skeptical Inquirer]] |volume=34 |number=5 |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/swedenborg_and_dr._oz/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spirituality-health.com/NMagazine/articles.php?id=1768 |title=Mehmet Oz Finds His Teacher |work=Spirituality & Health |date=December 2007 |access-date=22 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716120247/http://www.spirituality-health.com/NMagazine/articles.php?id=1768 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref>
* [[Isaac Pitman]] (1813–1897): Inventor of [[shorthand]] and member of the New Jerusalem church in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], England
* [[Arthur Sewall]] (1835–1900): Democratic candidate for vice-president in the 1896 US presidential election
* [[Ernest George Trobridge]] (1884–1942): architect and developer active in domestic architecture during the first half of the 20th century, particularly in London's northwestern suburbs
* [[Lois Wilson (activist)|Lois Wilson]] (1891–1988): founder of [[Al-Anon]], who was raised Swedenborgian<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/print.php?artID=245 |title=The Oxford Group and Alcoholics Anonymous: Part 2 |website=mental-health-matters.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219235745/http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/print.php?artID=245 |archive-date=19 February 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>