Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1282

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1282. One of these spirits, whom I had not seen and yet who had been let out of that very deep place, was described as having such a very strong poisonous aura of hatred. He was described by the one who was with me, who was aware of him. I was told that this one had killed many people with poisons in the life of his body, without any conscience. He thought it made no difference whether they died a few years earlier, or later on. He had practiced these dreadful murders even on innocent people, and anyone he pleased. Those accessory to these murderers are also with them in that very deep place, but because they only acted on orders, and not with premeditation, they are treated more mildly. They do nothing there except on orders, so that their lot is certainly milder, yet still they are in the midst of the worst infernals.


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