This morning I was guided into several realms, so to speak, of the third heaven,* and in fact to its innermost region (for each heaven has its innermost, very inward, and inward parts) where spirits were said to sojourn who are recently delivered from the pit. There was calmness, and nothing sad was noticeable; so that here is the calmness that in the inward degree corresponds to peace in the innermost regions [41]. Afterwards, surrounded by something like a column, I was guided into other auras, so to speak, of the inward Heaven, and indeed, to the heaven of ignorance (every heaven is distinguishable into its heavens), where not a sound was heard, but it was calm. mThese are the habitations or mansions about which God the Messiah [spoke] [John 14:2], which are here called auras.n** Finally [I was conducted] to another heaven of ignorance, consisting of the kind of people who are unconcerned about heresies, and who neither affirm nor deny anything, saying that every person fosters his own opinion. Yet here it was not so calm. It was as if someone wanted to smash the wall with an axe, and someone said that he feared that person might finally strike him. These heavens are separate, and well guarded, so nothing in the heavens is disarranged, except as to appearance in the inward heaven - which is no longer to be called the inward, but the lower heaven.*** There abides a gang of lower spirits above hell who carry on licentiously. 1747, the 21st day of November (old calendar). - Obs. The heaven of ignorance in the inward heaven interacts with that of Innocence in the very inward and innermost heavens.**** * I.e. in descending order. ** The Latin word is "sphaerae." *** Nevertheless, the author continues to call it the inward heaven for some time. **** This sentence is emphasized by the words "Obs. Obs." written in the margin.