3179. On inward punishments, and others
They who have thought differently than they have done, and have prevented themselves from doing because of outer restraints, and so have exercised their thoughts, thus giving them active life, in the other life are also tormented by the punishment of dismemberment by thoughts, so that inner thoughts fight with silent outer ones, as I have learned from myself when I was afflicted for a long time in such thinking by struggle and dismemberment; besides these also by other punishments, such as shame and the like. 1748, 16 Sept. To those who are overcome with shame, a head appears, nodding frontwards. 1748, 16 Sept.