610. THAT IN THE OTHER LIFE THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER MEET When those who are in the other life first enter it, the things which are of the earth still adhere to them, for they know no otherwise than that they are in the world and live there. This has been made evident to me by many things, for after many years they were not aware that they were in the other life, nor could they know it until it was shown to them, as they at length confessed. Wherefore they also retain in mind [animus] the companions they have had in the life of the body, and it is then permitted by the Lord that they also find them and speak with them as on earth, yet no otherwise than is permitted or granted them. Thus everyone can find his friends, parents, and children, but still they can remain there together no longer than is granted them by the Lord.