nifies according to the truths which are from the Divine. It is said by the good of love, because all orderly arrangement of truths is effected by the good of love; for it is good under which and according to which truths apply themselves and make with good as it were one body. It is said, according to the image of the man in whom they are, because such image is the spirit of man, that is the man himself, for it is the internal man, and it is altogether according to the orderly arrangement of truths from good with him. For this reason when angels are presented to view, a sphere of the good of love flows forth from them, and affects those who are present, and the truths of faith shine forth from their faces. In the spiritual world such things are apparent and plainly perceived. It is said that this orderly arrangement is effected after temptation, inasmuch as goods and truths are implanted in man by temptations, but are not arranged in order until afterward; for the state of temptation is turbulent, but the state after temptation is tranquil, and the orderly arrangement is effected in tranquillity. On this account also temptations are succeeded by pleasantness arising from enlightenment from truth, and by enjoyment from affection for good — as may be seen just above (n. 8367).

CONTINUATION CONCERNING THE SPIRITS AND

INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH JUPITER.

8371. I was further informed by the spirits who are from that earth concerning various things relating to its inhabitants, as their manner of walking, their food, their habitations, and the like. As to their manner of walking, they do not walk erect like the inhabitants of this and several other earths, nor do they creep in the manner of animals, but as they walk they assist themselves with the palms of their hands, and alternately half elevate themselves on their feet and also at every third step turn the face side

ways and behind them, and likewise at the same time bend the body a little, which is done suddenly; for it is thought unbecoming among them to be looked at by others except in the face.

8372. When they walk thus, they always keep the face upward, and thus look before them, and never downward or to the earth. To look downward they call a damnable act; only the most ordinary among them do this, and these, if they do not accustom themselves to look forward are banished from their society.

8373. But when they sit, they appear as the men of our earth, erect as to the upper part of the body; but they sit with their feet crossed. They are particularly cautious, not only when they walk, but also when they sit, to be seen in the face and not from behind. Moreover they are very willing that their faces should be seen, because thereby their mind shows itself; for they never show a face at variance with their mind, nor can they do this. Thus those present know clearly what feeling they entertain toward them, for this they never conceal, and especially whether apparent friendship be sincere or pretended.

8374. These particulars have been shown me by their spirits, and confirmed by their angels. Therefore also their spirits are seen walking, not erect as others, but almost like persons swimming in water, helping themselves forward with their hands, and by turns looking around.

8375. They who live in their warm zones go naked, except with a covering about the loins, nor are they ashamed of their nakedness, for their minds are chaste, and they love none except their consorts, and they abhor adulteries. They were very much surprised that the spirits of our earth, when they saw them so walking and likewise naked, ridiculed them and also had lascivious thoughts, and that they gave no attention at all to their heavenly life, but only to such things. They said that this was a sign that things corporeal and terrestrial were of more concern

to them than heavenly things, and that things of an indecent nature occupy their minds. Those spirits of our earth were told that nakedness does not give rise to either shame or scandal to such as live in chastity and a state of innocence, but only to such as live in lasciviousness and immodesty.

8376. When the inhabitants of that earth lie in bed, they turn their face forward, or into the chamber, but not backward or to the wall. This their spirits told me, and they said the reason was that they believe that they thus turn the face to the Lord, whereas in turning backward they would turn it away from Him. Such a thing had sometimes happened to me, when I was in bed, but whence it was I had never known before.

8377. They take delight in making long meals, not so much for the enjoyment of the food, as for the pleasure of conversation at the time. When they sit at table, they do not sit upon chairs or stools, nor upon heaps of grass, nor upon the grassy turf, but upon the leaves of a certain tree. They were not willing to tell of what tree the leaves were, but when I named several from conjecture, and at last mentioned the leaves of the fig tree, they assented.

8378. They said moreover that they did not prepare their food with reference to the taste, but chiefly with reference to use, adding that the food which is useful is to them savory. There was a conversation among the spirits on this subject, and it was said that this is the proper way for man to do, for in this way he has at heart a sound mind in a sound body. But it is otherwise with those with whom the taste rules; for then the body sickens, at least inwardly languishes, and consequently also the mind, since the condition of the mind depends on that of the recipient bodily organs, as seeing depends on the state of the eye. From this comes the madness of supposing that all the enjoyment of life, and what they call the greatest good, rests in luxury and pleasurable indulgence. From

this also comes stupidity in things which require thought and judgment, and shrewdness in bodily and worldly things. And from this man acquires a similitude to a brute animal, with which therefore such persons are, not without propriety, compared.

8379. Their habitations were also shown me. They are low and of wood, but within they are coated over with bark of a palish blue color, and around and above dotted as with small stars, in the manner of the sky; for they desire to introduce within their houses an appearance of heaven as it is seen with its stars, because they believe the abodes of the angels to be there. Moreover they have tents also, which are rounded above and extended to a considerable length, dotted likewise within with little stars upon a blue ground. Into these they betake themselves in the daytime, to prevent their faces being injured by the heat of the sun, for they preserve the face with the greatest care, because they do not consider it as body. They give much attention to the construction and neatness of these their tents, and have their meals in them.

8380. They are little concerned about worldly things, for they live together in families, and their wants are limited to their food and dwellings. What is beyond this they regard as not of necessity, and therefore not of utility. Their greatest care is the education of their children, whom they love most tenderly.

8381. When the spirits of Jupiter saw horses of this earth, the horses appeared to me smaller than usual, though they were quite stout and tall. This was in consequence of the idea of the spirits of that earth concerning their own horses. They said that they had also similar horses, but of a much larger size, and that they are wild, running in the forests, and that when they come in sight, they terrify the people though they never hurt them. They added that the fear of horses is innate or natural to them. This led to reflection on the cause of that fear. A horse repre

sents in the spiritual world the intellectual formed from things learned (n. 2760–2762, 6534), and the fear flows in because they are afraid of thus cultivating the intellectual by knowledges. That they pay no attention to acquired knowledge, such as forms human erudition, will be seen in what follows.

8382. The spirits of Jupiter occasionally had emissaries or subjects with me for the sake of communication, and this for a considerable length of time. Thereby it was given me to know what was their natural disposition, and that they differ altogether from the spirits of our earth. When they were with me, they were often infested by the spirits of our earth, but they did not mind this, only telling it to the society of their spirits from whom they were sent forth, and when they told it, they withdrew a little from me.

8383. Once also it was permitted evil spirits of our earth to act by their evil arts, and to infest the spirits of Jupiter who were with me. The latter endured them for a considerable time, but at length confessed that they could endure no longer, and that they believed that there could not be worse spirits in existence, for they perverted their imagination and also their thought in such a manner that they seemed to themselves bound, and not to be extricated except by Divine aid. While I was reading in the Word something concerning our Saviour's passion of the cross, certain European spirits infused grievous objections, with intent to mislead the spirits of Jupiter. Inquiry was made who these spirits were, and what they had been in the world, and it was found that some of them had been preachers, not unlike those who call themselves of the Society of the Lord, or Jesuits, and that then by preaching about the Lord's passion they could move the people to tears. The cause was told them, namely, that in the world they thought in one way and spoke in another, thus that they entertained one opinion in their hearts and expressed