TAKING A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE ON SPIRITS FROM OTHER EARTHS COMMENT ON AC 7173 Everything in the text describes states of mind and the struggle to realise (make this real, to real-ise it) this as something more fully accessible when we engage with the Word. So, angels and spirits from a process perspective are organised forms of affections and ideas that populate and so underpin our experience of a mental life. In A.C. #7173 we have the spirits of Mercury (refer to what’s just be said above) who represent a mental function that works with abstracting what is non-material from material… Read more »
7160. Jehovah look upon you, and judge. That this signifies the Divine disposal, is evident from the signification of “let Jehovah look and judge,” as being the Divine disposal, for that which Jehovah sees and judges, He disposes. By “looking” is signified the Divine perception, properly foresight; and by “judging” is signified the Divine ordering, properly providence. Because these things are signified by these words in the internal sense, it was customary to say, when evil happened by anyone’s fault, “Let Jehovah look and judge.” 7168. He hath done evilly to this people. That this signifies that then through the… Read more »
Submission: What’s come to mind this past week is as follows: The Lord looks to eternal ends, which are goodTrust the Lord & simply let Him lead meAn awareness of the Lord’s omniscience – that He’s present in every detail of our livesDovetailed with a start of a study ‘On the Divine Love’My will & effort need only to be directed towards spiritual things; as of selfThe deaths of my proprial self, no matter how painful, serve to strengthen my true self from the LordI’m maintained in freedom & I have choice. I need only to present a contrite &… Read more »
Mandy Millar
October 9, 2024 9:30 pm
7153. And the tale of bricks ye shall give. That this signifies the falsities which were to be injected in abundance, is evident from what was said above (n. 7116), where are the like words. These then are the things contained in these verses in the internal sense, and which to men may perhaps appear as of but little moment, and also disconnected; nevertheless they are each of them essential to the subject treated of, and cohere most beautifully. That this is so is perceived by the angels, for they see the series and connection of things in the light… Read more »
AC 7153… That this is so is perceived by the angels, for they see the series and connection of things in the light of heaven, together with countless secret things that are shaped from interior truths, giving rise to a form that is most beautiful and pleasing; which cannot possibly be done by man, because interior truths have been hidden from him, and consequently he cannot connect them together; but they appear to him disconnected, and therefore, as just said, of little moment. Task: Accept the gift . I don’t really know what this task means but it’s clearly what… Read more »
thought I’d add on a dream that I had this week that seemed a nice illustration of the text at the end on the spirits of mercury…. I was swimming in a big public swimming pool, working for others, doing something for the public and then later on about 4hrs later I saw that I was sunburnt. Like my skin was really really red and I realised that I had forgotten to put on sunscreen and then there was a state of slight admonishment of myself for forgetting to do that. later on after I woke I looked up how… Read more »
Marian Fraser
October 2, 2024 1:48 pm
7166
Principle:Unless we are molested by falsities until reaching a state of despair, the final advantage is lost.
Task:To practice entering a state of trust in the Lord during temptation.
Principle: 7168 Those infested seem to be injured but they who are in infestation and in temptation cannot be injured by injected falsities because the Lord protects them. Task: Observe what SEEMS to be getting beat up and injured when in temptation combat experiences versus the PRINCIPLE that you cannot actually be injured by injected falsities. What is it that gets beat up? what is it that remains unscathed?
Denyse Daurat
October 1, 2024 5:15 am
7161 …And meaning an ability to perceive what is pleasing, “odor” also means an ability to perceive faith and charity since these are pleasing. And since they are pleasing, a spirit of obedience is most pleasing, for a spirit of obedience is the genuine good of faith and charity.
Task: Try to be aware of the spirit of obedience leading to faith and charity.
Janna King
October 1, 2024 1:31 am
7147. .. They who are in the lower earth are infested by falsities and evils injected from the hells round about, in order that evils and falsities may be removed, and truths and goods be instilled, and that in this way they may be brought into a state in which they can be raised up into heaven (see n. 7090, 7122). But near the end they are more severely infested than before; for then truths are taken from them, and mere falsities are permitted to infest them, and this even to despair; for it is of Divine order that the… Read more »
7147 But near the end they are more severely infested than before; for then truths are taken from them, and mere falsities are permitted to infest them, and this even to despair; for it is of Divine order that the last of infestation and of temptation should be despair. 7166 For the law from the Divine is the law of order, and the law of order concerning those who are in a state of infestations from falsities is that they must be infested even to despair, and unless they are infested to despair, the uttermost of the use of the… Read more »
I had a very busy fortnight looking after grandbabies and didn’t give my task too much thought. But doing a meditation at lunchtime I was told not to stress myself out about not hitting the depths of despair. I was told to slowly keep chipping away at my negativities and eventually it will happen. I was shown a glacier dripping away slowly and then suddenly a big chunk falling off into the ocean and melting away. I was also told that the Lord doesn’t want to make it terrible for us, that was why he came into the world to… Read more »
Liz Coggins
September 26, 2024 9:43 am
7166:….the law of order concerning those who are in a state of infestations from falsities is that they must be infested even to despair, and unless they are infested to despair, the uttermost of the use of the infestation is lacking. That temptation is increased even to despair is very evident from the Lord’s temptation in Gethsemene 7168:…for they who are in infestation and in temptation cannot be injured by injected falsities, because the Lord protects them. Task: Reflect on this, and accept it into myself…. Face the causes of despair in personality as appearance. Remind myself to seek out and… Read more »
AC 7166: As this is said by him who complains of infestation by falsities, it appears as if the law from the Divine said otherwise, and therefore it is said that it seems to say otherwise, when yet it does not say otherwise. For the law from the Divine is the law of order, and the law of order concerning those who are in a state of infestations from falsities is that they must be infested even to despair, and unless they are infested to despair, the uttermost of the use of the infestation is lacking. That temptation is increased… Read more »
Over the last week I received a clear message from 3 different situations and sources that I need to live in the Now! I can’t change the past, and I can’t see the future. But I Can decide what to do with the time that the Lord has given me right now, this very minute, to focus on what is flowing in and driving my patterns of thinking and feeling. Does it pass the HH 533 test? Is it something that is in line with or opposed to the Divine Precepts? On Monday I participated at an annual event which… Read more »
TAKING A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE ON SPIRITS FROM OTHER EARTHS COMMENT ON AC 7173 Everything in the text describes states of mind and the struggle to realise (make this real, to real-ise it) this as something more fully accessible when we engage with the Word. So, angels and spirits from a process perspective are organised forms of affections and ideas that populate and so underpin our experience of a mental life. In A.C. #7173 we have the spirits of Mercury (refer to what’s just be said above) who represent a mental function that works with abstracting what is non-material from material… Read more »
7160. Jehovah look upon you, and judge. That this signifies the Divine disposal, is evident from the signification of “let Jehovah look and judge,” as being the Divine disposal, for that which Jehovah sees and judges, He disposes. By “looking” is signified the Divine perception, properly foresight; and by “judging” is signified the Divine ordering, properly providence. Because these things are signified by these words in the internal sense, it was customary to say, when evil happened by anyone’s fault, “Let Jehovah look and judge.” 7168. He hath done evilly to this people. That this signifies that then through the… Read more »
Submission: What’s come to mind this past week is as follows: The Lord looks to eternal ends, which are goodTrust the Lord & simply let Him lead meAn awareness of the Lord’s omniscience – that He’s present in every detail of our livesDovetailed with a start of a study ‘On the Divine Love’My will & effort need only to be directed towards spiritual things; as of selfThe deaths of my proprial self, no matter how painful, serve to strengthen my true self from the LordI’m maintained in freedom & I have choice. I need only to present a contrite &… Read more »
7153. And the tale of bricks ye shall give. That this signifies the falsities which were to be injected in abundance, is evident from what was said above (n. 7116), where are the like words. These then are the things contained in these verses in the internal sense, and which to men may perhaps appear as of but little moment, and also disconnected; nevertheless they are each of them essential to the subject treated of, and cohere most beautifully. That this is so is perceived by the angels, for they see the series and connection of things in the light… Read more »
AC 7153… That this is so is perceived by the angels, for they see the series and connection of things in the light of heaven, together with countless secret things that are shaped from interior truths, giving rise to a form that is most beautiful and pleasing; which cannot possibly be done by man, because interior truths have been hidden from him, and consequently he cannot connect them together; but they appear to him disconnected, and therefore, as just said, of little moment. Task: Accept the gift . I don’t really know what this task means but it’s clearly what… Read more »
thought I’d add on a dream that I had this week that seemed a nice illustration of the text at the end on the spirits of mercury…. I was swimming in a big public swimming pool, working for others, doing something for the public and then later on about 4hrs later I saw that I was sunburnt. Like my skin was really really red and I realised that I had forgotten to put on sunscreen and then there was a state of slight admonishment of myself for forgetting to do that. later on after I woke I looked up how… Read more »
7166
Principle:Unless we are molested by falsities until reaching a state of despair, the final advantage is lost.
Task:To practice entering a state of trust in the Lord during temptation.
Principle: 7168 Those infested seem to be injured but they who are in infestation and in temptation cannot be injured by injected falsities because the Lord protects them.
Task: Observe what SEEMS to be getting beat up and injured when in temptation combat experiences versus the PRINCIPLE that you cannot actually be injured by injected falsities. What is it that gets beat up? what is it that remains unscathed?
7161 …And meaning an ability to perceive what is pleasing, “odor” also means an ability to perceive faith and charity since these are pleasing. And since they are pleasing, a spirit of obedience is most pleasing, for a spirit of obedience is the genuine good of faith and charity.
Task: Try to be aware of the spirit of obedience leading to faith and charity.
7147. .. They who are in the lower earth are infested by falsities and evils injected from the hells round about, in order that evils and falsities may be removed, and truths and goods be instilled, and that in this way they may be brought into a state in which they can be raised up into heaven (see n. 7090, 7122). But near the end they are more severely infested than before; for then truths are taken from them, and mere falsities are permitted to infest them, and this even to despair; for it is of Divine order that the… Read more »
7147 But near the end they are more severely infested than before; for then truths are taken from them, and mere falsities are permitted to infest them, and this even to despair; for it is of Divine order that the last of infestation and of temptation should be despair. 7166 For the law from the Divine is the law of order, and the law of order concerning those who are in a state of infestations from falsities is that they must be infested even to despair, and unless they are infested to despair, the uttermost of the use of the… Read more »
I had a very busy fortnight looking after grandbabies and didn’t give my task too much thought. But doing a meditation at lunchtime I was told not to stress myself out about not hitting the depths of despair. I was told to slowly keep chipping away at my negativities and eventually it will happen. I was shown a glacier dripping away slowly and then suddenly a big chunk falling off into the ocean and melting away. I was also told that the Lord doesn’t want to make it terrible for us, that was why he came into the world to… Read more »
7166:….the law of order concerning those who are in a state of infestations from falsities is that they must be infested even to despair, and unless they are infested to despair, the uttermost of the use of the infestation is lacking. That temptation is increased even to despair is very evident from the Lord’s temptation in Gethsemene 7168:…for they who are in infestation and in temptation cannot be injured by injected falsities, because the Lord protects them. Task: Reflect on this, and accept it into myself…. Face the causes of despair in personality as appearance. Remind myself to seek out and… Read more »
AC 7166: As this is said by him who complains of infestation by falsities, it appears as if the law from the Divine said otherwise, and therefore it is said that it seems to say otherwise, when yet it does not say otherwise. For the law from the Divine is the law of order, and the law of order concerning those who are in a state of infestations from falsities is that they must be infested even to despair, and unless they are infested to despair, the uttermost of the use of the infestation is lacking. That temptation is increased… Read more »
Over the last week I received a clear message from 3 different situations and sources that I need to live in the Now! I can’t change the past, and I can’t see the future. But I Can decide what to do with the time that the Lord has given me right now, this very minute, to focus on what is flowing in and driving my patterns of thinking and feeling. Does it pass the HH 533 test? Is it something that is in line with or opposed to the Divine Precepts? On Monday I participated at an annual event which… Read more »