1709. And when I was pondering how the life of the evil is also poured into them by the Lord, I sometimes told them that because they are instruments, that life takes the form of the molds [into which it is poured]. To make this more understandable, it was illustrated for them by the light of the sun, which, even though it is white, and of one color, is nevertheless variegated as it passes through and flows into different forms, resulting in colors, shades, and so on. To this they could give no reply.