Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1347

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1347. About a raging gang, or furies

There are those who had lived in the world constantly quarreling and thieving, as do very many of the lowest class, thinking nothing about eternal life, but almost always involved in disputes and hostilities, provoking other people, insulting them in one way or another, and causing them harm. They enjoy this life, stealing whenever the chance offers itself. These, as well as those inwardly like them although better behaved because of a different upbringing and a fear of legal penalties, become like furies after death. They appear as nude men or women with their hair strewn about them, and yet their hair is cut all the way around, not streaming down the back, but encircling their head like a mop.


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