Souls have lost nothing whatever of the properties they had had in their bodily life, as you may see stated here and there [207, 364, 400, 1243, 1719], and consequently they cannot realize and do not know that they are in the other life, but think they are in the world. This is because they lack the reflection which is aroused by memories, and this fact is not aroused in their memory except by objects. There are not any objects unless presented by those who are in company with them. Reflection is given, of course, that they are in the other life, but by the Lord.