Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7621

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7621. While the bird was flying around my head and still full of life a spirit appeared, who rose up from underneath, coming by way of the region of the loins into that of the breast. He wished to remove the bird from there. But as it was so beautiful the spirits around me prevented him from doing so; for they all had their eyes fixed on it. But that spirit who had risen up from underneath then did all he could to convince them that the Lord was with him, thus that the Lord inspired him in what he was doing. Although most of them did not believe this because he had risen up from underneath, nevertheless the spirits around me no longer prevented him from removing the bird. However, because at this time heaven was flowing into it he could not keep hold of the bird and immediately let it go free out of his hand.


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