ACV9 6859 And the Amorite, and the Perizzite. That this signifies by evils and the derivative falsities, is evident from the representation of the Amorite, as being evil (see n. 1857, 6306); and from the representation of the Perizzite, as being falsity (n. 1573, 1574). There are two origins of evil, and also two origins of falsity. One origin of evil is from falsity of doctrine or of religiosity; the other is from the cupidities of the love of self and of the world. As just said, the falsity of the first origin is from falsity of doctrine or of… Read more »
LP is improving my noticing faculty – the power of noticing rather than fixing or adjusting behaviour. I saw that unregenerate states in me are more prone to infestation by the hells. The proprium keeps alive by disingenuous means, pockets of habitual behaviour under the radar so to speak. My task highlighted an area of my life where I am not yet asking the Lord in to begin working on change. I also got a fresh take on a mixture at times of deep survival mechanisms at work, alongside spiritual improvements. This speaks to me of mixed states or World… Read more »
Judy & Len Robinson
April 11, 2024 1:36 pm
ACV9S10-Judy #6843. “And He said, Draw not nigh hither. That this signifies that he must not still think of the Divine from sensuous things, is evident from the signification of “drawing nigh to Jehovah,” as being to think of the Divine. That “to draw nigh,” when said of a man’s approach to the Lord, denotes thought about the Divine, is because man cannot approach the Divine with the body, as a man approaches a man, but with the mind, thus with the thought and the will. There is no other access to the Divine, because the Divine is above the… Read more »
Mandy Millar
April 10, 2024 9:11 pm
AC 6845. For the place whereon thou standest a ground of holiness is this. That this signifies that otherwise the Divine cannot enter, is evident from the signification of “place,” as being state, whence “the place whereon thou standest” denotes the state in which he as yet is; and from the signification of “ground of holiness,” as being the holy which proceeds from the Lord. Thus it is a state of the holy proceeding from the Lord’s Divine Human which is meant by these words. That it signifies that otherwise the Divine cannot enter, follows from what goes before, namely,… Read more »
There’s a desire within to live the life given because of the Lord/Word. The shifts of states and associated temptations are part of that process. I’m thankful to experience the light and shade of these states and have some perspective that is provided with an elevation from sensuous things.
6839 . He who is in sensuous things, and is engrossed by worldly ones, in no wise apprehends interior things. He desires to see the things he must believe; those which he does not see are as it were foreign, and when he is thinking from himself about them, he rejects them as matters worthy of denial, or at any rate as worthy of doubt. 6843 That “to draw nigh,” when said of a man’s approach to the Lord, denotes thought about the Divine, is because man cannot approach the Divine with the body, as a man approaches a man,… Read more »
6844 [2] When a person is ruled by his senses and sensory impressions control his thinking, he inevitably thinks of the Divine as he does of earthly things. If also he is ruled by evil, those impressions make him think in ways altogether contrary to the Divine. When a person thinks about the kinds of things that have to do with faith and love to God he is raised–if he is governed by good–from the powers of the senses which form the external levels of the natural to more internal levels; consequently from earthly and worldly things nearer to celestial… Read more »
Denyse Daurat
April 3, 2024 7:33 am
AC 6843 …for the Divine is above the things that belong to space and time and is present in those things with a person which are called states, that is to say states of love and states of faith thus states of both powers of mind – will and thought. It is by means of these that a person can draw near to the Divine.
Task: Try to approach the Lord in a state of love and faith.
Janna King
April 2, 2024 12:22 pm
AC 3968 And Jehovah saw that he went aside to see. That this signifies reflection from Lord, is evident from the signification of “going aside to see,” as being reflection …The nature of the sense of the letter of the Word is evident here also. It is said that Jehovah saw that he went aside to see, as if He had not known before, and as if He had not enabled him and moved him to go aside to see. Nevertheless it is so said because this is according to the appearance. But the internal sense teaches how this is… Read more »
AC 6838: And Jehovah saw that he went aside to see, and God called unto him out of the midst of the bramble, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Behold me! And He said, Draw not nigh hither; pull off thy shoes from upon thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest a ground of holiness is this. And He said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses covered his faces, because he was afraid to look upon God. “And Jehovah saw that he… Read more »
Liz Coggins
March 28, 2024 11:12 am
6845: For the place where on thou standest a ground of holiness is this. That this signifies that otherwise the Divine cannot enter is evident from the signification of ‘place’ as being state…..and from the signification of ‘ground of holiness’ as being the holy which proceeds from the Lord….When man is about to receive the things of faith and love he is elevated from the sensuous…and the Divine flows into the interior plane into which the man has been elevated. Task: Make efforts to sense and live from the interior where the states of faith and love can be received, and… Read more »
Submission: Reflecting on other submissions from last session, the need to step away from ‘self’ and live more from a sense of the Neighbour came strongly into focus; and brought a shift in the power of the drama, and the personal identification with it. The sense of being a vehicle for dynamic mechanisms of unknown purpose has been an interesting way to experience the self, and I’ve enjoyed that. Also a definite sense of being elevated, and an ability to look towards faith and reflect on its meaning, and love. The experience has been that as the sincere longing… Read more »
ACV9 6859 And the Amorite, and the Perizzite. That this signifies by evils and the derivative falsities, is evident from the representation of the Amorite, as being evil (see n. 1857, 6306); and from the representation of the Perizzite, as being falsity (n. 1573, 1574). There are two origins of evil, and also two origins of falsity. One origin of evil is from falsity of doctrine or of religiosity; the other is from the cupidities of the love of self and of the world. As just said, the falsity of the first origin is from falsity of doctrine or of… Read more »
LP is improving my noticing faculty – the power of noticing rather than fixing or adjusting behaviour. I saw that unregenerate states in me are more prone to infestation by the hells. The proprium keeps alive by disingenuous means, pockets of habitual behaviour under the radar so to speak. My task highlighted an area of my life where I am not yet asking the Lord in to begin working on change. I also got a fresh take on a mixture at times of deep survival mechanisms at work, alongside spiritual improvements. This speaks to me of mixed states or World… Read more »
ACV9S10-Judy #6843. “And He said, Draw not nigh hither. That this signifies that he must not still think of the Divine from sensuous things, is evident from the signification of “drawing nigh to Jehovah,” as being to think of the Divine. That “to draw nigh,” when said of a man’s approach to the Lord, denotes thought about the Divine, is because man cannot approach the Divine with the body, as a man approaches a man, but with the mind, thus with the thought and the will. There is no other access to the Divine, because the Divine is above the… Read more »
AC 6845. For the place whereon thou standest a ground of holiness is this. That this signifies that otherwise the Divine cannot enter, is evident from the signification of “place,” as being state, whence “the place whereon thou standest” denotes the state in which he as yet is; and from the signification of “ground of holiness,” as being the holy which proceeds from the Lord. Thus it is a state of the holy proceeding from the Lord’s Divine Human which is meant by these words. That it signifies that otherwise the Divine cannot enter, follows from what goes before, namely,… Read more »
There’s a desire within to live the life given because of the Lord/Word. The shifts of states and associated temptations are part of that process. I’m thankful to experience the light and shade of these states and have some perspective that is provided with an elevation from sensuous things.
6839 . He who is in sensuous things, and is engrossed by worldly ones, in no wise apprehends interior things. He desires to see the things he must believe; those which he does not see are as it were foreign, and when he is thinking from himself about them, he rejects them as matters worthy of denial, or at any rate as worthy of doubt. 6843 That “to draw nigh,” when said of a man’s approach to the Lord, denotes thought about the Divine, is because man cannot approach the Divine with the body, as a man approaches a man,… Read more »
6844 [2] When a person is ruled by his senses and sensory impressions control his thinking, he inevitably thinks of the Divine as he does of earthly things. If also he is ruled by evil, those impressions make him think in ways altogether contrary to the Divine. When a person thinks about the kinds of things that have to do with faith and love to God he is raised–if he is governed by good–from the powers of the senses which form the external levels of the natural to more internal levels; consequently from earthly and worldly things nearer to celestial… Read more »
AC 6843 …for the Divine is above the things that belong to space and time and is present in those things with a person which are called states, that is to say states of love and states of faith thus states of both powers of mind – will and thought. It is by means of these that a person can draw near to the Divine.
Task: Try to approach the Lord in a state of love and faith.
AC 3968 And Jehovah saw that he went aside to see. That this signifies reflection from Lord, is evident from the signification of “going aside to see,” as being reflection …The nature of the sense of the letter of the Word is evident here also. It is said that Jehovah saw that he went aside to see, as if He had not known before, and as if He had not enabled him and moved him to go aside to see. Nevertheless it is so said because this is according to the appearance. But the internal sense teaches how this is… Read more »
AC 6838: And Jehovah saw that he went aside to see, and God called unto him out of the midst of the bramble, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Behold me! And He said, Draw not nigh hither; pull off thy shoes from upon thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest a ground of holiness is this. And He said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses covered his faces, because he was afraid to look upon God. “And Jehovah saw that he… Read more »
6845: For the place where on thou standest a ground of holiness is this. That this signifies that otherwise the Divine cannot enter is evident from the signification of ‘place’ as being state…..and from the signification of ‘ground of holiness’ as being the holy which proceeds from the Lord….When man is about to receive the things of faith and love he is elevated from the sensuous…and the Divine flows into the interior plane into which the man has been elevated. Task: Make efforts to sense and live from the interior where the states of faith and love can be received, and… Read more »
Submission: Reflecting on other submissions from last session, the need to step away from ‘self’ and live more from a sense of the Neighbour came strongly into focus; and brought a shift in the power of the drama, and the personal identification with it. The sense of being a vehicle for dynamic mechanisms of unknown purpose has been an interesting way to experience the self, and I’ve enjoyed that. Also a definite sense of being elevated, and an ability to look towards faith and reflect on its meaning, and love. The experience has been that as the sincere longing… Read more »
Amen to that!