Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8613

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8613. 'One on one side, and one on the other' means in every direction. This is clear from the consideration that 'one on this side, and one on that' means on the right and on the left, and in the spiritual sense on the right and on the left means in every direction. For right or left is not limited to some specific direction but extends to all directions; for in whichever direction he turns they remain constant. This is especially so in the spiritual world, where the nature of spatial directions is altogether different from in the world. In the spiritual world what is on the right appears on the right at every turning or movement around; and the like applies to things on the left, see 4321, 4882.


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