Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7805

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7805. When those spirits are present angelic spirits who also belong to their planet are present too. These station themselves by the person's head and fill it in a special way so to speak. Their presence there is felt as gentle breath, for they dread to cause a person even the slightest pain or anxiety when they approach and exert an influence on him. They rule the spirits who are chastisers and instructors, preventing the chastisers from treating a person more severely than the Lord permits, and ensuring that the instructors say what is true. I have been allowed to talk to those angelic spirits also.


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