Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10593

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10593. The outer self that a person carries around in the world is suited to useful services performed in the world; this outer self is what is cast aside when the person dies. But the outer self that is suited to useful services in the next life does not die. This outer self together with the inner is called a spirit, a good spirit and an angel if the person has been good in the world, and an evil spirit if the person has been bad in the world.


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