Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 3110

Previous Number Next Number Next Translation See Latin 

3110. who imagine they are ruled by themselves, and not by the Lord. So they are sometimes punished in this manner, that their group, which resembles one person, is taken apart, the separation being done by certain ones down below near the buttocks blowing at them, so to speak, as I learned from them. Then they are dissociated and and act as many individually, and this causes great annoyance. There is an uproar among them, their complaint was heard that they did not know what would come of it, acknowledging now that they were entirely powerless, while they otherwise imagine themselves able to do everything. Those below the buttocks interact with those in the zenith along a perpendicular line, because they are of that character, but those below at the buttocks are moved by the desire to punish everyone in a subtle manner. They were not seen by me, but only detected by their method of blowing by which [those above] had been taken apart.


This page is part of the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

© 2000-2001 The Academy of the New Church