Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1764

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1764. I was further shown by a symbolic portrayal how much of what is truly human there is in such spirits. They were divested of their bodies, and what remained was extremely little, represented by a tiny image of a human being. By this it was symbolized how little of humanity and of themselves they retain after their very dim life in their hell, which is in a deep place under the right foot, a little toward the front.


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