Fantasies such as they had during their life in the body do not follow souls [into the other life], but they are turned into different ones, unfamiliar to them. Therefore certain fantasies conforming with their life are put on, such as the wood-cutters and water carriers spoken of earlier [151, 271, 273, 330, 363]. 1) Those who had been violent on earth, merciless in one way or another, are turned toward incredible cruelty, for they want to slaughter their companions, any of them they come across, hack them to pieces with an axe, torture them by all kinds of methods; and they derive so much enjoyment from these acts, that they are their highest pleasures. Those who are bloodthirsty, to whom "blood" is attributed [cf. Gen. 4:10], enjoy tormenting a person even to drawing blood, at the sight of which they have the greatest pleasure. So an unmerciful life is turned into such fantasies, which are unrecognizable to the souls. 2) From greed, fantasies of offensive and filthy little animals break forth, such as worms, mice, and other kinds, beyond number, that have never been seen on earth, and also, foul lice. They take on a form according to the quality of their greed, and according to the intention that stirs their greed. 3) One fantasy of the diabolical gang is to want to be in latrines. When they look at an outhouse, they think it is their home, finding it exceedingly enjoyable there, and imagining it to be their heaven. This has become known to me by much experience. 1747, 22 December.