Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9233

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9233. So that I might know what they were like, some were sent down from the place on high where they boomed thunderously; and what was astonishing, one was carrying the other on his back. In this way the two drew near to me. Their faces did not appear to be unattractive, but they were longer than the faces of any other spirits. In height they were like children seven years old, but they had more powerful bodies; so they were midgets. I was told by angels that they came from the moon.


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