208. THINGS THAT SPIRITS ESPECIALLY ABHOR: AS SHARP THINGS, AND CERTAIN SPECIES OF ANIMALS There are things that spirits especially abhor; as when things that were sharp, pointed and the like entered into my imagination, they were, as it were, immediately excited and stirred up disturbances. I suppose the reason is that such things cannot be conveyed to the angels by means of representations, for earthly figures are more pointed, whereas heavenly forms begin from the circular. There are also certain species of animals which they especially abhor for a similar reason, like those - as I suppose, though I am not as yet certain of it - which are forbidden in the Books of Moses and are regarded as profane.