Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1695

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1695. For they do not stop entertaining similar mental images in the other life, and since these images dominate them, they turn whatever they hear into lewdness. Then, because their thoughts come out in displays, whatever they see they turn into lewd displays which stand out before other spirits, causing them an offense. Therefore the angels are averse to such things, and detest them all the more when such displays occur against simple people, who are expecting nothing of the kind.


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