2810. A comparison of spiritual and heavenly things in the world of spirits and heaven with the atmospheres and waters
In the world of spirits and heaven all things are assigned their place and situation entirely according to their natures and characters, so that not the least thing is lacking. Likewise there is a gyration of all things following heavenly patterns, namely of all spiritual and heavenly things, from the Lord, which gyration is ineffable because incomprehensible, whereby all and the least things are allotted a seat in the grand body. And in fact, as may be seen earlier [2336-7], according to the changes of their state and due to the workings of spiritual things, in their imagination they are carried from their location to others, and are then wandering spirits, so to speak, but still they are driven back to their own place that befits their nature and character. By way of comparison and illustration, almost the same phenomenon exists in regard to the fluid elements in the human body, also in the waters [of the earth], as well as in the atmospheres, which depending on their lightness, shapes, and other characteristics, are brought by a rolling motion into their own place. 1748, 13 Aug.