Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 9516

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9516. And their faces a man's to his brother. That this signifies the conjunction of truth and good, is evident from the signification of the "face," as being the interiors, here looking to, and conjunction (for when two look at each other they conjoin themselves as to their interiors, and by the "face" are signified the interiors, n. 1999, 2434, 3527, 3573, 4066, 4796-4805, 5102, 5165, 5168, 5695, 9306); and from the signification of "a man to his brother," as being mutually (n. 4725), thus the conjunction of truth with good, for "man" signifies truth (n. 3134, 3309, 3459, 4725, 7716, 9007), and "brother" signifies good (n. 367, 2360, 3303, 3803, 3815, 4121, 4191, 5409, 5686, 5692, 6756).


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