Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9108

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9108. Spirits belonging to the planet Saturn came into view from a long way off, and at the same time a large number of spirits from our planet were present. When the latter saw them they became as if insane, and started to molest them, pouring out shameful remarks about faith and also about the Lord. Full of such abuse, they also threw themselves among them and in their insane frame of mind tried to do them harm. The spirits belonging to Saturn however were completely unafraid, because they were protected and also felt calm in mind. But the spirits from our planet, while in among them, began to find it difficult to breathe, and consequently to be in agony, as a result of which they hurled themselves out, one this way and another that, and so disappeared.


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