214. 'And anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayest see' signifies so that the understanding may be healed lest the genuine truths of wisdom be profaned and falsified. That the understanding is signified by 'eyes', and intelligence and wisdom by 'the sight of the eyes' may be seen (n. 48); and when by 'eye-salve' a remedy for it is signified, it follows that by 'anoint the eyes with eye-salve' is signified to heal the understanding, so that it may see truths and be wise; and unless this takes place, the genuine truths of the Word are profaned and adulterated.