984. Amongst spirits, moreover, there are also those who relate, as it were, to the ligaments in the body. Those who relate to the internal ligaments are spirits nearby, who were standing beside me, having been placed there, so that societies at a distance might perceive the things that were thought within myself, as though they were present. This is very common among all spirits, and they know it from instinct. They have their emissaries who place themselves around the region of the head, so that they may perceive whatever flows in or is thought, as if they themselves were there. In this way communications are established with those who are at a great distance, even if they be in another universe.