Swedenborg presents the afterlife as a multi-layered reality where environment is a direct reflection of an individual's inner state.
: Neither heaven nor hell, this is an intermediate state where individuals first arrive after death. It serves as a place of transition where one’s outer persona is gradually shed to reveal their true, "ruling love".
is the seminal work of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), a Swedish scientist-turned-mystic who claimed to have spent 27 years in constant communication with the afterlife. Originally published in Latin in 1758, the book provides a systematic, almost journalistic account of what happens after we die. Book Summary & Key Themes
: Described not as a single place, but as organized angelic societies arranged by degrees of love and wisdom. Swedenborg argues that God is pure love and force, and that heaven is an internal state of being cultivated through a life of charity and truth.
While highly influential on thinkers like Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Blake, and Jorge Luis Borges, the book remains polarizing. Heaven and Its Wonders, the World of Spirits, and Hell
: Not a place of punishment by a vengeful God, but a self-selected community for those who prefer the worship of self and ego over mutual love. Critical Perspectives
Swedenborg presents the afterlife as a multi-layered reality where environment is a direct reflection of an individual's inner state.
: Neither heaven nor hell, this is an intermediate state where individuals first arrive after death. It serves as a place of transition where one’s outer persona is gradually shed to reveal their true, "ruling love".
is the seminal work of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), a Swedish scientist-turned-mystic who claimed to have spent 27 years in constant communication with the afterlife. Originally published in Latin in 1758, the book provides a systematic, almost journalistic account of what happens after we die. Book Summary & Key Themes
: Described not as a single place, but as organized angelic societies arranged by degrees of love and wisdom. Swedenborg argues that God is pure love and force, and that heaven is an internal state of being cultivated through a life of charity and truth.
While highly influential on thinkers like Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Blake, and Jorge Luis Borges, the book remains polarizing. Heaven and Its Wonders, the World of Spirits, and Hell
: Not a place of punishment by a vengeful God, but a self-selected community for those who prefer the worship of self and ego over mutual love. Critical Perspectives
MapWinGIS.ocx is a free and open source C++ based geographic information system programming ActiveX Control and application programmer interface (API) that can be added to a Windows Form in Visual Basic, C#, Delphi, or other languages that support ActiveX (like MS-Office), providing your application with a map. In 2016 we've moved the source code from CodePlex to GitHub.
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Associate Professor, Brigham Young University.
Started the MapWindow project in 1998.
Started with MapWindow in 2002. Has been involved since. Is the team manager of the MapWindow5 and MapWinGIS projects. With MapWindow.nl he provides support for MapWindow.
Started programming about 40 years ago (in Fortran), got into PC/DOS development in the mid-80’s (Turbo Pascal), and Windows development in the early 90’s (VB3/C++/MFC). Joined the MapWindow development team in mid 2017.
Valuable tester, reported several issues. Creates custom plug-ins.
Added new features to MapWinGIS (C++) since 2010. Started the development of MapWindow5 (C#) in early 2015. Responsible for the new features and enhancements of the last years. Left the team in 2017 to focus on his professional career.
Interested in OpenGL. High knownledge about SpatiaLite and QGis.
We have an extensive API documentation for MapWinGIS with a lot of C# code samples.
Discourse is hosting our forum.
It's very active. Start there when you have questions:
MapWinGIS Discourse forum.
Also check MapWindow on YouTube.
The documentation for MapWindow5 is still under construction. We are adding manuals for general
use, for specific plug-ins and tools and some development documententation.
Discourse is hosting our forum.
It's very active. Start there when you have questions:
MapWindow5 Discourse forum.
Also check MapWindow on YouTube.
Dear Visitor,
Hello and thanks for visiting MapWindow.org. My name is Dan Ames and I am the original developer
of MapWindow GIS. My colleague Paul Meems is currently the MapWindow Project Manager.
If you have a technical question, please post it on the MapWindow Discussion Forum. If you find
a bug in MapWindow,
or have a feature request, please post it on our MapWindow Issue Tracker.
Please use this form to let me know about your successes, challenges, critiques, collaboration
ideas, custom development
needs, and any other questions for which you can not find an answer.
Sincerely,
Dan and Paul