138. This turning to the Lord is a1i actual turning. It is a kind of elevation. For the man is elevated into the heat and light of heaven, which is brought about by the interiors being opened. And when these are opened, love and wisdom flow into the interiors of the mind, and heat and light into the interiors of the body. Thence the elevation, as of cloud into air, or of air into ether. Moreover, love and wisdom with their heat and light are the Lord with man, and He, as was said before, turns man to Himself. It is the reverse with those who are not in love and wisdom and more so with those who are opposed to love and wisdom. Their interiors, both of mind and body, are closed. And when closed, the exteriors re-act against the Lord, for such is their inherent nature. That is the reason they turn themselves backward from the Lord. And turning oneself backwards is to turn towards hell.