Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8379

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8379. I have also been shown their dwelling-places. They are low, made from wood; but on the inside they have a covering of whitish blue bark, and round about and above they are dotted as if with stars, resembling the sky. For they wish to make the inside of their houses look like the visible sky with the heavenly bodies in it. They do this because they believe that the places where angels live are in the sky. In addition they have tents, rounded at the top and elongated. These too on the inside are dotted with stars on a blue background. They enter them during the daytime so that the heat of the sun may not harm their faces; they take the greatest care of their face, for they do not think of it as part of the body. They take much care over shaping these tents of theirs and keeping them clean; they also eat in them.


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