Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 440

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440. About persons who are worshipped as saints, and as gods and goddesses

Throughout the night, both at waking moments and in sleep, portrayals of people were exhibited to me who are worshipped as saints and gods - even the gods and goddesses of the ancients are still pictured, such as Venus, Diana, Phoebus, Jupiter, and indeed each in their own particular attire - Venus in a beautiful garment, Phoebus with a body having shining yellow skin, and so on. But whether these persons are only fantasies, and continue to exist in fantasies, or whether some spirits put themselves forth as the same, is not quite clear. Some believe they are these deities, and so present themselves - Jupiter, with an unceasing, lightening-like power that is indescribable because it cannot be conceived of, by which all are driven away.


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