When the physical senses are withdrawn from the inner parts so that the inner parts can operate and stand forth - something that occurs at this day in very few - then mental imagery of a different kind than the usual seems to open up. 1) One kind occurs when one is allowed to sense and become aware of the workings of spirits, not so much by an inner sight, as by a sense that accompanies dim sight; likewise also their presence one by one, as well as their approach and departure, not to mention other phenomena. In this kind of imagery, which, by the merciful consent of God the Messiah, I have been following now for almost three years, I have sensed and become aware of so many facts, particularly regarding the workings of spirits, that they could never be described without filling volumes. However, this one noteworthy fact I would like to relate: that evil spirits continually try by this kind of fantasy to stir up hostilities among themselves, and when it is permitted, they may simply fantasize their companions into different kinds of animals, like different kinds of snakes, for example; and their companions, so depicted, cannot free themselves from that illusion before the permission is withdrawn. So [spirits can be turned] into different kinds of animals, merely by being portrayed as such; and this is the reason why they speak of the devil and others in the fables of the ancients as having been turned into so many forms of animals, and why in the Word of God the Messiah [spirits] are also portrayed symbolically, as by serpents, dragons, wolves, etc., all depending on the desires and the stages of the desires they are in. 2) As to the second kind of imagery, the things that appear to the mind of those who have been allowed to separate outer things from the inner, are portrayals just as alive - with closed eyes, but fully awake - as [those seen] in bright dreams, and sometimes as [those seen] in broad daylight. In fact, at such times, a kind of morning Light usually appears, with a flaming fire, and in that light as well as apart from it, various objects [are seen], such as people and things, as if in broad daylight. And all the while, there is usually conversation going on with the spirits depicting all this. 3) The third kind of imagery is as actual as when one is wide awake and accompanied by complete sensation, so that there is no noticeable difference. But in me, this kind emerged at a time when, and as long as, [my] inward person was separated from [my] outer. 4) There is also another condition of active or live imagery, which should specifically be called the vision of the prophets, when all the least spiritual objects are portrayed by the kind of subject matter that is contained in the letter, or literal level of meaning, of the [books of the] prophets. 5) I have been allowed to see also finer and purer things portrayed, but to me in this state they were rather imperceptible, yet in it the objects were somewhat perceptible to me, but not to spirits. mThat the ancients, especially the children of the ancient Church, were in that state and thus saw various symbolic displays by spirits and angels, can be conclusively ascertained from very many sources; but this state no longer occurs, for numerous reasons.n Conjugations - I or dq3/4P; [to visit] In I or dq3/4P;, both in the active and in the passive, the point prevails in the first syllable, that is, P - also wO in the active, - The passive is dq3/4p]nI. In II, or dyqip]h, p prevails without the point - then (y i) in the active, and h with ;in the passive without (y i). The passive is dq3/4p]h;

In III, dQePi, the point prevails in both syllables Q and P. - In the passive uprevails, as in dQ3/4Pu. In IV dQeP3/4t]hi, the t prevails, with points in both syllables - it is called the reciprocal conjugation, for it is to visit each other.

Conjugation II or vg3/4n- [to approach] In the Ist or vg3/4n:, the (n) is absorbed, and then G has a point - in the passive or vG3/4ni, the (n) is retained, and in the G there is a point - also in the (N). In the IInd or vyGihi the (n) has been absorbed, and the G has a point - in the passive the (n) has been absorbed, and everywhere there is a ( u) as in vG3/4hu, with a point.

In the IIIrd or vGEnI, the n is kept, but with a point in the G - in the passive likewise, with u under the n, as in vG3/4nu. In IV or vGEn"T]Hi: as above, everywhere with the (n).

Conjugation III or bv3/4y: [to dwell] In I or bv3/4y:, in the active just like with vg3/4n;, the (y) is absorbed like the (n) above. - In the passive for (y) wOOO is substituted, as in bv3/4wOn, and the wOO or W is kept everywhere. In II or byviwOh, there is everywhere a wO, with an added (y i). In III or bVeyI the (y) is kept everywhere, with a point in the V - in the passive under the y is u, as in bV3/4yu, the y and the point in V are kept.

Conjugation IV or ax;m; [to find] In I or ax;m;, there is a wOO as in dqp, except in the future, where there is ax;m]a,. - In the passive there is a point in the M. In II or ayxim]hi, y i prevails without a point in the m - in the passive h with ;as in dyqip]hi, or dq"p]h;. In III or aXemi, the point prevails in X, as in dQeP. - In the passive there is uunder the m-.

Conjugation V or hl;g; [to reveal] I or hl;G;: in the active and passive like ax;m;. II or hl;g"hi; here y i does not occur as it does in the previous cases.

III or hl;Gi, is recognized by a point in the G and in the Li. - likewise the passive by a point in the G and L, and also by the u, as in hL;Gu. IV or hL;G3/4t]hi, as elsewhere.

Conjugation VI, or bb3/4s; [to turn about] In the Ist or bb3/4s;, the prevails, as in dqOp] - but not in the passive or bs3/4n:; here a point is in the S. In the IInd or bsehe, as usual but without y iand without a point in the s. - In the passive bs3/4Wh, the W prevails throughout. In the IIIrd or bbewOs, the wO prevails with double bb - likewise in the passive. In IV or bbewOts]hi, as usual, with s placed before the t.

Conjugation the VIIth or -q; [to arise] In the Ist or -q;, the W prevails, as in -Wq. - In the passive also, the W prevails, with a point in the Q. In II or -yqihe, (y i) prevails. - In the passive (y i) turns into (W), as in -q3/4Wh. In III or -mewOq, double -m prevails, and also w- - likewise in the passive. In IV or -mewOqh]hi, as usual.