17. Magical miracles, such as were of old performed in Egypt, in Chaldea and among other gentile races, were accomplished by artificial means only, or by jugglery, for no other end than to bring about a belief that they were divine manifestations, and thus to assert authority even over souls, and to gain worldly wealth. These miracles were in themselves contrary to Divine order, but as to outward form they were like Divine miracles. Many such miracles are wrought by diabolic spirits in the other life. These, when set free, have no other aim than to imitate heavenly things; and by these imitations to delude the minds of others, especially to the end that they may rule over, and injure them. Those are delusions induced by persuasions and appearances, and by disorderly applications of correspondences, by which novitiate spirits are particularly charmed. There is a field stretching forward to a considerable length, in the plane of the sole of the foot, where these are present in great number. The hell of the magi of Egypt and Chaldea is there also, but in caverns below. All who entangled others by their cunning wiles, during their life in the body, are associated with such spirits.