4675. THAT SOCIETIES OF SPIRITS HAVE THEIR OWN APPROPRIATE MEANS OF DEFENCE. Societies of spirits, who are not yet so spiritual and celestial, as that evil genii can be restrained from interfering with them; but who are still spirits, and dwell together-when evil spirits come to them, wishing to bring evil upon them, and to secretly insinuate themselves, it is granted them to defend themselves in certain ways: these societies in their own way; others in their own. Some of the female sex, when the evil secretly insinuated themselves, drove them away, in a certain manner, by, as it were, concentrating their cries, and so their powers upon them, driving them far off. Other societies [defend themselves] differently, and through other persons. This is also represented in nature; where every single animal has its own means of defense.