182. Degrees of spiritual warmth, however, cannot be described from experience, because love-to which spiritual warmth corresponds-does not fall in the same way within the realm of cognitive ideas. But degrees of spiritual light can be described, because light does fall within that realm, since it is connected with thought. Still, from degrees of light, degrees of spiritual warmth can be comprehended, for the two exist in a like degree. As regards the spiritual light possessed by angels, therefore, this I have been granted to see with my own eyes. The light surrounding angels of the higher heavens is so bright that its brilliance cannot be described, not even in comparison to the brightness of snow, and it is at the same time so glowing that neither can its glow be described, not even in comparison to the radiance of the world's sun. In short, that light is a thousand times greater than the light at midday on earth. [2] On the other hand, the light surrounding angels of the lower heavens can to some extent be described by comparison, but still it is greater than the most intense light of our world. The reason the light of angels in the higher heavens cannot be described is that their light goes hand in hand with their wisdom; and because their wisdom in comparison to the wisdom of people is indescribable, so, too, is their light. From these few observations it can be seen that there are degrees of light. And because wisdom and love exist in a like degree, it follows as a consequence that there are similar degrees of warmth.