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Candela number 120, June 2025

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Thu, 1 May 2025 1:00AM +1000

Free spiritual movie screenings (1st Monday of every month)

At 6:30pm on the first Monday of each month we will be screening a free spiritual movie at the Roseville New Church (4 Shirley Road, Roseville NSW).

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Thu, 21 Nov 2024 1:00AM +1100

Why old Candelas are missing, and some have few pictures

The following is not legal advice but a cautionary tale of much learning resulting from having received in the past several copyright infringement notices for images which we had used in two past Candela magazine issues, images we found on the internet, while not knowing and understanding the full implications of making use of them.

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Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:00AM +1100

A new spiritual work of art: iconographer Michael Galovic's new book reflects a lifetime of creative work

'Sailing Back to Byzantium' Cover Our friend and iconographer Michael Galovic has just launched his very latest work, a magnificent book containing his lifetime of artistic work, a retrospective, reflecting on his prolific creative output.

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Contact and Membership

Swedenborg Centre & Swedenborg Association of Australia

4 Shirley Rd, Roseville NSW 2069
Open: weekdays 9:30am - 4:30pm
Phone: 02 9416 2812
saa@swedenborg.com.au

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Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:00AM AEST

Live movies continue! But no ONLINE events: Jul 26 - Sep 7 (Joe away)

During Joe’s attendance at the New Church in Australia’s Council Of Ministers (COM) meeting and then travelling overseas, ONLINE events will be paused from Saturday, July 26th until normal events resume again starting Monday, September 8th.

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Wed, 1 Oct 2025 10:00AM AEST

10am: read and reflect on Swedenborg's writings

Convert timezones here. In these Zoom sessions we read slowly through one of the works of Swedenborg or something closely related, and reflect on what we are reading.

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Fri, 3 Oct 2025 12:00PM AEST

noon: explore insights based on the work of Dr Philip Groves

Convert timezones here. Dr Philip W Groves taught us Swedenborg principles and integrated it with science and Fourth Way teachings from Gurdjieff, as well as Sufism and practices from psychology and other streams of esoteric Christianity.

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Swedenborg Association of Australia

Since 1992, the SAA has been offering useful events, discussions and material about spiritual life and the spiritual world from the unique experiences and writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Our aim is to help us prepare for richer experiences ahead, and to relate Swedenborg's writings to our lives.