"The Presence of Spirits in Madness": Swedenborg, Wickland, Van Dusen

In this video, I compare the findings of three researchers who delved into the invisible world of the spiritual realm, searching for a connection between the beings that dwell there and humans that dwell in the visible, physical world. All three men came to the conclusion that humans can be affected by this connection, and that what is today termed "mental illness" in humans may result from it. Swedenborg communicated directly with this invisible realm, Wickland's wife acted as a trance medium intermediary, and Van Dusen talked with his patient's "hallucinations" or voices during therapy.

Emanuel Swedenborg, "Heaven and its Wonders and Hell",
New York: The American Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society, 1916.

Wickland, Carl A., M.D.; "Thirty Years Among The Dead", National Psychological Institute, Inc., 1924.

Wilson Van Dusen, “The Presence of Spirits in Madness: A Confirmation of Swedenborg in Recent Empirical Findings”, The New Philosophy Vol. 70, No. 4, October-December, 1967.