Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 2568

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2568. Certain souls also come only a short time after their death among those spirits, namely, souls who had been deceitful in the world and had obviously very energetically concealed their motives, and to themselves had purposed no other goals than those described, as if speaking to and coaxing themselves to look out for and gratify no one but themselves, thus scorning companions and the common good in comparison with themselves. The rest enter that realm later. 1748, 8 July.


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