Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 2853

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2853. I have also observed that things that look vague to the eyes so that I did not know what they were, they would fantasize into such objects, as though they were filthy intestines, doing this with every least detail they do not see, because their fantasies cling to such things. So anything vague they make out to be such objects, until [the fantasies] are dispelled by sight, when they are clearly seen. 1748, the 16th day of Aug.* * Possibly for "the 18th. . ."


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