ACV8S22-Len #6307…”when evils and falsities were flowing in, I was given to know from what hells they came; and when goods and truths, from what angels. This experience has consequently become so familiar to me that at last I have been able to know whence came every one of my thoughts and affections; and nevertheless my thoughts have been just like those which I had before.” Task: To continue the process of acknowledging that thoughts and affections flow oin from the hells first and are then immediately balanced up by the angels. Observations:I was able to realise that even though… Read more »
Gray Glenn
March 2, 2023 12:58 pm
6324 PRINCIPLE: When [I] believe evil is from [me] I appropriate it and the evil adheres and cannot be separated. TASK: Attribute all good to the Lord (the Word); attribute all evil to hell. SUBMISSION: The task brought out how foreign it is to truly regard self as NOT THE source. It got confirmed absolutely that evil thus adheres and cannot be separated! Even before the level of distinguishing between good and evil, I learned that I totally identify as being whatever-the-feeling-state-of-the-moment is. The impossibility of trying to separate from feelings as “not me” became actually interesting in and of… Read more »
Erika Brown
March 2, 2023 9:26 am
” Thus influx takes place in accord with correspondences.”6319:2 “They consider the body to be the place life resides.”6309:2 Principle: humankind will think that the body is the place where life resides, but influx into correspondences is where the experience of the Lord’s Life will be found. Task: observe daily life in small moments and big for correspondences and maintain inner stillness to see if my humankind perception enjoy the Lord’s Love. Submission: I did the exercise and nimbly reacted to typically happy or easy correspondences like babies or beautiful things in nature. I challenged myself to wonder what could… Read more »
Mandy Millar
February 28, 2023 9:23 pm
6325. It is an eternal truth that the Lord rules heaven and earth, and also that no one besides the Lord lives of himself, consequently that everything of life flows in the good of life from the Lord, and the evil of life from hell. This is the faith of the heavens. When a man is in this faith (and he can be in it when he is in good), then evil cannot be fastened and appropriated to him, because he knows that it is not from himself, but from hell. When a man is in this state, he can… Read more »
6319. As regards the influx of angels with a person, it is not an influx of such thoughts as the person then has, but is according to correspondences; for the angels are thinking spiritually, whereas the person perceives this naturally; thus with the person the spiritual things fall into their correspondents, consequently into their representatives. Principle: Influx takes place in accord with correspondences. Task: Go over some of my notes on correspondences to see if I can flesh out the principle that influx takes place in accord with correspondences. How can the natural mind come to an understanding that influx… Read more »
Janna King
February 24, 2023 7:37 am
6310…. The internal sensuous, which is nearest the sensuous things of the body, has the most gross light. This light it has been given me to discern by much experience, and I have noticed that whenever I sank into this light, falsities and evils of many kinds presented themselves, and even things scandalous against heavenly and Divine things, besides things filthy and foul. The reason is that this light rules in the hells, and by means of it chiefly do the hells flow into man. Principle: Choosing, or dwelling in sensuous light closes off the perception of spiritual realities. Task:… Read more »
Judy & Len Robinson
February 23, 2023 3:38 pm
ACV8S22-Judy
#…..” When I was in any heavenly idea, and dropped into thought about worldly and earthly things, instantly heavenly things perished so absolutely as scarcely to be acknowledged. The reason is that the things of the light of heaven become darkness when they fall into those which belong to the light of this world; for in themselves these two lights are contrary to each other….”
Principle: Thought concentrated on worldly things drives out heavenly thoughts.
Task: Do I know this to be true experientially? Note any insights.
Observations: Firstly, do I actually know what thinking from a heavenly idea is? Experience was given where the appearance was strongly favouring external events as causing major unrest even to physical symptoms was apparent on a number of occasions. Respite only occurred when acknowledgement deep within was made that the unrest was flowing from the inside out and was directly due to disorderly states reigning within as illustrated in the Text. If gifted with “eyes to see and ears to hear” the Text reveals: the blocks to perception and reception; the means it uses to unblock and reveal; the part… Read more »
Louise Gardam
February 22, 2023 5:09 am
Arcana Coelestia # 6309 (conclusion): “This also has been given me to know from experience. When I was in any heavenly idea, and dropped into thought about worldly and earthly things, instantly heavenly things perished so absolutely as scarcely to be acknowledged. The reason is that things of the light of heaven become darkness when they fall into those which belong to the light of the world; for in themselves these two lights are contrary to each other.” Principal: The light of the world is contrary and opposite to the light of Heaven. Work Focus: Try to observe myself falling… Read more »
6325. It is an eternal truth that the Lord rules heaven and earth, and also that no one besides the Lord lives of himself, consequently that everything of life flows in-the good of life from the Lord, and the evil of life from hell. This is the faith of the heavens. When a man is in this faith (and he can be in it when he is in good), then evil cannot be fastened and appropriated to him, because he knows that it is not from himself, but from hell. When a man is in this state, he can then… Read more »
Submission: There is no need for marriage in heaven – in the innermost heaven – because there the two are just joined- each the perfect spouse and complement for the other. They are appropriated to each other by the Lord, as if their own, but this own is completely different to the own we are first built-up in. This own is in the peaceful flow of use and hence is also full of varying states of delight. There is even a delight of being in the knowledge that despite how difficult the states are that present to it, the Lord is… Read more »
Round Three Thought this was funny read next to 6326 re the philosopher that Swedenborg meets :-). It’s the last number in the book “The Intercourse on the soul and body “. 20. I was once asked how from a philosopher I became a theologian; and I answered, In the same manner that fishermen were made disciples and apostles by the Lord; and that I also from early youth had been a spiritual fisherman. On hearing this the inquirer asked, What is a spiritual fisherman? I replied that a fisherman in the spiritual sense of the Word, signifies a man… Read more »
6308. This influx is effected by means of spirits and angels. The order of the influx is that evil spirits first flow in, and the angels disperse their action. 6315. A man who in his earthly life has been elevated from sensuous things by means of the good of faith, is alternately in sensuous and in interior light; when he is in worldly cares, in company where external things flourish, and in pleasures, he is in sensuous life; in this state he shuns and is also averse to speaking and thinking about God, and about the things that belong to… Read more »
I have felt this sensation of being elevated after being stuck in worldly thoughts a few times. I feel that this task has helped me to be more aware of the process and has helped me to remember it and try it more often. I meditated more than I normally do which helped the whole process.
However my proprium is complaining that I am not paying it enough attention and playing her games. I dreamed that everyone in my family was ignoring or forgetting my birthday. In my waking state that was what I felt it was about.
Liz Coggins
February 19, 2023 5:33 pm
6308: …But the evil which flows into the thought from the evil spirits, does the man no harm if he does not receive it; but if he receives it and transfers it from the thought to the Will, he makes it his own.
Task:
Can I detect and observe the inflowing evil – and withhold from engaging with it? Can I see what love (in me) it is drawn to? Can I become awake to the point of choice? What does that look like me me?
Spiritual Principle: Evil is active only when it is received into a person, and becomes alive in them. Observations: The task has shone a light on ways that I invite evil and falsity into myself; and also how different it can be when I watch the darkness flow in and through – without engagement. Apart from a couple of obvious ways like getting reactive to the disasters of world news, and my tendency to impatience, I found the most insidious way of engaging with evil affections and false thoughts – and the most difficult to separate from – has… Read more »
AC Vol 8 Session 22.AC 6308. The order of the influx is that evil spirits first flow in, and the angels disperse their action. That there is such an influx the man does not perceive, because his thought is kept in freedom by means of the equilibration between these two influxes, and because he does not attend to such things; nor could the evil know if they did attend, because with them there is no equilibrium between evil and good. But they who are in good can know it; and they also know from the Word that there is something… Read more »
ACV8S22-Len #6307…”when evils and falsities were flowing in, I was given to know from what hells they came; and when goods and truths, from what angels. This experience has consequently become so familiar to me that at last I have been able to know whence came every one of my thoughts and affections; and nevertheless my thoughts have been just like those which I had before.” Task: To continue the process of acknowledging that thoughts and affections flow oin from the hells first and are then immediately balanced up by the angels. Observations:I was able to realise that even though… Read more »
6324 PRINCIPLE: When [I] believe evil is from [me] I appropriate it and the evil adheres and cannot be separated. TASK: Attribute all good to the Lord (the Word); attribute all evil to hell. SUBMISSION: The task brought out how foreign it is to truly regard self as NOT THE source. It got confirmed absolutely that evil thus adheres and cannot be separated! Even before the level of distinguishing between good and evil, I learned that I totally identify as being whatever-the-feeling-state-of-the-moment is. The impossibility of trying to separate from feelings as “not me” became actually interesting in and of… Read more »
” Thus influx takes place in accord with correspondences.”6319:2 “They consider the body to be the place life resides.”6309:2 Principle: humankind will think that the body is the place where life resides, but influx into correspondences is where the experience of the Lord’s Life will be found. Task: observe daily life in small moments and big for correspondences and maintain inner stillness to see if my humankind perception enjoy the Lord’s Love. Submission: I did the exercise and nimbly reacted to typically happy or easy correspondences like babies or beautiful things in nature. I challenged myself to wonder what could… Read more »
6325. It is an eternal truth that the Lord rules heaven and earth, and also that no one besides the Lord lives of himself, consequently that everything of life flows in the good of life from the Lord, and the evil of life from hell. This is the faith of the heavens. When a man is in this faith (and he can be in it when he is in good), then evil cannot be fastened and appropriated to him, because he knows that it is not from himself, but from hell. When a man is in this state, he can… Read more »
6319. As regards the influx of angels with a person, it is not an influx of such thoughts as the person then has, but is according to correspondences; for the angels are thinking spiritually, whereas the person perceives this naturally; thus with the person the spiritual things fall into their correspondents, consequently into their representatives. Principle: Influx takes place in accord with correspondences. Task: Go over some of my notes on correspondences to see if I can flesh out the principle that influx takes place in accord with correspondences. How can the natural mind come to an understanding that influx… Read more »
6310…. The internal sensuous, which is nearest the sensuous things of the body, has the most gross light. This light it has been given me to discern by much experience, and I have noticed that whenever I sank into this light, falsities and evils of many kinds presented themselves, and even things scandalous against heavenly and Divine things, besides things filthy and foul. The reason is that this light rules in the hells, and by means of it chiefly do the hells flow into man. Principle: Choosing, or dwelling in sensuous light closes off the perception of spiritual realities. Task:… Read more »
ACV8S22-Judy
#…..” When I was in any heavenly idea, and dropped into thought about worldly and earthly things, instantly heavenly things perished so absolutely as scarcely to be acknowledged. The reason is that the things of the light of heaven become darkness when they fall into those which belong to the light of this world; for in themselves these two lights are contrary to each other….”
Principle: Thought concentrated on worldly things drives out heavenly thoughts.
Task: Do I know this to be true experientially? Note any insights.
Observations: Firstly, do I actually know what thinking from a heavenly idea is? Experience was given where the appearance was strongly favouring external events as causing major unrest even to physical symptoms was apparent on a number of occasions. Respite only occurred when acknowledgement deep within was made that the unrest was flowing from the inside out and was directly due to disorderly states reigning within as illustrated in the Text. If gifted with “eyes to see and ears to hear” the Text reveals: the blocks to perception and reception; the means it uses to unblock and reveal; the part… Read more »
Arcana Coelestia # 6309 (conclusion): “This also has been given me to know from experience. When I was in any heavenly idea, and dropped into thought about worldly and earthly things, instantly heavenly things perished so absolutely as scarcely to be acknowledged. The reason is that things of the light of heaven become darkness when they fall into those which belong to the light of the world; for in themselves these two lights are contrary to each other.” Principal: The light of the world is contrary and opposite to the light of Heaven. Work Focus: Try to observe myself falling… Read more »
Observations:
> Small slips can sometimes be observed.
> I usally live in natural “light”
> Losing at Scrabble (often) brings me right down
> I must be choosing the natural, again and again
>The hells have their usual— well worn– paths to dance me down
> Natural concerns– as money, teeth, vehicles, time and space are all grounding— in a negative way
> One day I had a landslide of negativity, and I was unable to “see it” when I was in it. The hells took a toehold and really ran with it.
6325. It is an eternal truth that the Lord rules heaven and earth, and also that no one besides the Lord lives of himself, consequently that everything of life flows in-the good of life from the Lord, and the evil of life from hell. This is the faith of the heavens. When a man is in this faith (and he can be in it when he is in good), then evil cannot be fastened and appropriated to him, because he knows that it is not from himself, but from hell. When a man is in this state, he can then… Read more »
Submission: There is no need for marriage in heaven – in the innermost heaven – because there the two are just joined- each the perfect spouse and complement for the other. They are appropriated to each other by the Lord, as if their own, but this own is completely different to the own we are first built-up in. This own is in the peaceful flow of use and hence is also full of varying states of delight. There is even a delight of being in the knowledge that despite how difficult the states are that present to it, the Lord is… Read more »
Round Three Thought this was funny read next to 6326 re the philosopher that Swedenborg meets :-). It’s the last number in the book “The Intercourse on the soul and body “. 20. I was once asked how from a philosopher I became a theologian; and I answered, In the same manner that fishermen were made disciples and apostles by the Lord; and that I also from early youth had been a spiritual fisherman. On hearing this the inquirer asked, What is a spiritual fisherman? I replied that a fisherman in the spiritual sense of the Word, signifies a man… Read more »
6308. This influx is effected by means of spirits and angels. The order of the influx is that evil spirits first flow in, and the angels disperse their action. 6315. A man who in his earthly life has been elevated from sensuous things by means of the good of faith, is alternately in sensuous and in interior light; when he is in worldly cares, in company where external things flourish, and in pleasures, he is in sensuous life; in this state he shuns and is also averse to speaking and thinking about God, and about the things that belong to… Read more »
I have felt this sensation of being elevated after being stuck in worldly thoughts a few times. I feel that this task has helped me to be more aware of the process and has helped me to remember it and try it more often. I meditated more than I normally do which helped the whole process.
However my proprium is complaining that I am not paying it enough attention and playing her games. I dreamed that everyone in my family was ignoring or forgetting my birthday. In my waking state that was what I felt it was about.
6308: …But the evil which flows into the thought from the evil spirits, does the man no harm if he does not receive it; but if he receives it and transfers it from the thought to the Will, he makes it his own.
Task:
Can I detect and observe the inflowing evil – and withhold from engaging with it? Can I see what love (in me) it is drawn to? Can I become awake to the point of choice? What does that look like me me?
Spiritual Principle: Evil is active only when it is received into a person, and becomes alive in them. Observations: The task has shone a light on ways that I invite evil and falsity into myself; and also how different it can be when I watch the darkness flow in and through – without engagement. Apart from a couple of obvious ways like getting reactive to the disasters of world news, and my tendency to impatience, I found the most insidious way of engaging with evil affections and false thoughts – and the most difficult to separate from – has… Read more »
AC Vol 8 Session 22.AC 6308. The order of the influx is that evil spirits first flow in, and the angels disperse their action. That there is such an influx the man does not perceive, because his thought is kept in freedom by means of the equilibration between these two influxes, and because he does not attend to such things; nor could the evil know if they did attend, because with them there is no equilibrium between evil and good. But they who are in good can know it; and they also know from the Word that there is something… Read more »