3104. The reason that a spirit does not know other than that he is the man, although he does not see through the man's [ejus] eyes, and hear through his ears, is, that he immediately puts on everything which belongs to men's memory, as if his own: and he who puts on the memory of a man, also [puts on] the man: for man is not constituted a man by his body, but by his interiors. To me, it is evident from many experiences, that they have entirely put on my memory. But they do not possess the interior memory: that [is possessed] by the angels of the Lord who rule [direct] those spirits, who are below just as they [who are] with the inhabitants of Jupiter, where are two around [about] the head, and rule [direct] the chastising spirit, who does not know other than that he acts and speaks from himself. When man reaches that point, that his interior memory is directed [ruled] by interior evil spirits of the world of spirits, a thing never permitted, then can man no longer live. - 1748, September 8.