Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 913

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913. About those who depict the funnel* in the brain

First a face appeared to me at the top of a sky blue window, which soon withdrew inside; then a little star appeared in the vicinity of my left eye; presently, farther away from me and higher up, some tiny little stars, twinkling. These were spiritual stars, because they sparkled with white (som brillianter**). Then I saw walls, but not a roof, the walls being only at the left side, then a starry sky, with many stars. Because this was at a somewhat lower location, on a level with my arm, and near the quarter where treacherous spirits are, I was thinking that something horrible would meet my sight. But soon the wall and the sky vanished, and a well appeared to me, out of which issued what seemed like a bright mist, or vapor, like a hardly visible smoke. It also seemed as if some substance was being pumped out of the well. * The Latin word, "infundibulum," is also the English term. ** Swedish for "like diamonds."


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