Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 6976

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6976. 'And pour it out onto the dry land' means instilling it into the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'pouring out' as instilling ; and from the meaning of 'the dry land' as the natural. 'The dry land' is used to describe a place free of water, and also to describe a land or territory. 'The land of Egypt' means the natural mind steeped in falsity, and so means the natural, 5276, 5278, 5280, 5288, 5301; and 'the dry land' still more means the natural.


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