1755. In the world of spirits they are skilled in such magical arts, and if allowed to practice them, they would easily induce human minds to believe they were miracles on account of the effect they have on material and physical elements. From them came the magical acts of the Egyptians, and the devilish arts spoken of here and there [in the Word], the false miracles that are of the devil performed by the Egyptian magicians. So it is in many other cases, including that of the illusory visions just mentioned [1752-3].