When they look into any spirit in heaven, as when one is speaking, or thinking, they are given an awareness of the inward aspects of the things the spirit is thinking or speaking, so that they know at once what he or she is like. In their every thought, a certain image of them is portrayed, which is apparent in heaven, but not so much in the world of spirits, for there, they recognize only what follows from the chain of thought or speaking. Moreover, they also learn what the spirit is like from his or her mental images or words-whether they are open, or closed, and other indications given them by the Lord for that purpose.