[SWEDENBORG] Physiological Correspondences, by John Worcester

Worcester, John. Physiological Correspondences. Boston: Massachusetts New-Church Union, 1889. First Edition. [11563]

Plum publisher's cloth, blind stamping to boards, gilt to spine, light edge-wear, some flecking to the back cover, 7 x 5 inches, tight. Yellow advert handbill for the author's other publication in the Correspondences series laid in. 432 clean pages. Very good. Hardcover.

The book is based upon the teachings of Swedenborg. It purports to show the correspondence between the parts of the human body and heavenly things. "The correspondence of the whole heaven with the Divine Human, and of individual men with the heavens, is the subject of these studies." - p. 2.

"This work was first published in 1889. In the view of this editor, it remains unsurpassed among collateral works explanatory of a major concept found in Swedenborg's theological writings...Even though there are numerous direct citations from Swedenborg, the arrangement of the topics and the relating of each part to the whole is the inspired work of the author. Anyone seeking insights on the unique Swedenborg doctrine of maximus homo, or the universal human (traditionally, 'grand man') will find unparalleled help and clarification in these pages." - Woofenden, Swedenborg Researcher's Manual, p. 158.