Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 193

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193. Because changes of place come about in this way, it is evident that approaches are likenesses of state of the interiors, and removals are unlikenesses. So, those who are in like states are near to each other, and those in unlike states are at a distance, and spaces in heaven are simply the external conditions corresponding to the internals. For the same reason the heavens are distinct from one another, also the societies of each heaven, and the individuals in each society. This also is the reason that the hells are entirely separated from the heavens because they are in a contrary state.


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