Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9578

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9578. PLANETS OUT IN SPACE - THE FIRST PLANET THERE WHICH I HAVE SEEN

I was conveyed by the Lord by means of angels to some planet in the universe, where I was allowed to see into the actual planet but not to talk to those inhabiting it, only to spirits who had originated from there; for all the inhabitants or people of any planet whatever become spirits after the life they have led in the world, and they remain around their own planet. From them however knowledge is obtained regarding their planet and the state of those inhabiting it; for when people depart from the body they take all their previous life and all their memory with them.


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