Spiritual Experiences (Buss) n. 846

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846. Their rooms were also shown me. Within they were constructed of boards of an almost grayish color, joined together. They were single boards but joined together, only the joinings of the boards were little visible. There was besides something black which represented a chimney. Such are their rooms throughout the whole city. In addition, there were other varieties which were not shown me; for varieties exist according to the phantasies of souls to which they correspond, and these varieties set forth such things, which are presented just as real as things in the world. I spoke with those who previously knew that they were phantasies. Presently they acknowledged that it was so because they see and feel it to be so. 1748, Feb. 18. Turn to the continuation.* * In the manuscript this is written at the foot of the page and refers to what follows.


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