Does free will exist in the spiritual world?
Absolutely! God never violates free will in this life or the next, else we would be automatons. What does the spiritual world look like? Very similar to this world – again, without the “defects and blemishes” of this world. And yes, Swedenborg wrote that there are animals in the spiritual world. For more information, there is a 6-page meditation section with Swedenborg quotations about the spiritual world and its wonders – it’s very beautiful, informative and uplifting! Meditation Section Is there a heaven and hell? And if so, what are they like? Yes, according to Swedenborg, heaven and hell exist and they are inner, spiritual states within ourselves – “For, behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you” [Luke 17:21], as well as real places in the spiritual world. Hell, according to Swedenborg, is not like we have traditionally been taught. Rather than the fire and brimstone of outer fire, it is the burning hatreds within an individual’s heart that makes it hell. For more informati
