Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 3191

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3191. On someone very famous in Europe, his quality

Someone very famous in Europe, namely, Gustav Adolph king of Sweden, so famous in his time, together with the rest of that family, spoke with me for several days. I could discern nothing else about him but that he was among lower angels. But later he was found to be such as I was shown, that is, I only noticed as he withdrew that his aura was full of adultery. As he withdraws this is perceived at once from his aura. I was afterwards shown what he was like, for the highest of power was retained in his aura even in heaven. He was sitting on a horse, his expression as when he was in battle, or facing battle, without a hat, having the weapons of war, like a common soldier, looking like himself as to the face. After this his quality was shown first by a small dog of yellowish color, which was turned into a cat; next by a fox with something like white froth withdrawing in the mouth; then also by a large snake; soon after by a sly animal like a small panther, which crossed over to the left side; a lion also then at the same time, out of the facial region, not well visible to me. Afterwards it was shown how he had lived with women and whores, and at last filthily, so they said nothing could be filthier. This same fact tallies; from things I have observed concerning him that I pass by, as well as from his aura, I realized that he had been such an adulterer that he considered the marriage debt as nothing. 1748, 18 Sept.


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