{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/639a49241edbe60011fbfce9/691cd497589629f7d6ea909b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Emanuel Swedenborg: A most unusual mystic","description":"<p>Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian who, in his midlife, became a Christian mystic and visionary after a profound spiritual awakening.&nbsp;Unlike most mystics, however, Swedenborg did not follow the usual steps to mysticism and many of his visions are like nothing we have heard about before, making him a most unusual mystic.</p><p>If you would like to order a copy of Dr. Carlos Eire's latest book, \"They Flew: A History of the Impossible,\" you can order a copy&nbsp;<a href=\"https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300259803/they-flew/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>&nbsp;(Yale University Press) or&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/They-Flew-Impossible-Carlos-Eire/dp/0300259808\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>&nbsp;(Amazon).</p>","author_name":"Alberto de la Cruz and Dr. Carlos Eire"}