A Relation. - There were seen two angels, from the third heaven, who were in love truly conjugial; these are described: they left a parchment on which there was a writing concerning conjugial love (Memorabilia 1 [CL 42, 43]).

Love is the image of one in the other; not an image of the person, but of quality; this is friendship's love (18).

Between consorts there is not merely an image, but also a similitude which has its seat in their souls, and manifests itself variously in the body (18, 19).

From this the man recognizes that one is to be his wife; this similitude manifests itself (illustrated, 20).

There is providence of the Lord in respect to marriages (21 [CL 229]). A Relation. - The delights of love truly conjugial were represented with what was flame-like, with colors, with odors, with flower-gardens, with trees, with flying things and with animals (described, 29, 30 [CL 76]).

Marriages in heaven (2-30 [CL 27-41]).

Origin of conjugial love (31-76 [CL 83-102]).

The delights of conjugial love (77-146 [CL 68, 69]).

The connection of conjugial love with all the loves of heaven (147-222 [CL 65-67]).

Conjugial love is not now on the earth, but still it can be raised up with those who will be of the New Jerusalem (31 [CL 59, 70-72, 81, 534]).

Reciprocal union of wisdom and love can be given only with a male and a female, for that union is conjugial love (42 [CL 88-93]).

How love and wisdom descend from the Lord into male and female (43 [CL 90, 91]).

The internal influx of conjugial love from the Lord is not perceived, but it becomes more perceptible and gives the more enjoyment as it descends; and from them in the ultimate effect it becomes the delight of delights (58 [CL 69, 183]).

It becomes such delight from the highest end, which is in the Lord; namely, the propagation of the human race, and the angelic heaven therefrom, conjunction there with Himself, and eternal happiness (58 [CL 68]).

This love is spiritual, because it is the conjunction of minds; it therefore remains after death (59 [CL 46]).

Conjugial love of minds, which is spiritual, makes conjugial love of bodies, which is natural (illustrated in various ways, 62).

Conjugial love becomes more fully conjugial love by descent into ultimates (63 [CL 179]).

Conjugial love in the bosom, its quality (described and illustrated, 64 [CL 180]).

The quality of love in the loins described, because this enters the province formed by the members of generation (65). Thus there is descent in a series through causes to effects (66).

What love truly conjugial is, is unknown, from four causes; men have not gone to the Lord, they have separated faith from charity, therefore there is no love toward the neighbor, and thus no love truly conjugial (67).

Angels have said that there is not love truly conjugial except with those who go to the Lord, thus unless consorts are in the spiritual marriage: thence is inmost friendship between consorts; and where there is not this, neither can the love be given that descends to the loins (68).

Where conjugial love is perpetual, there is perpetual potency (68e [CL 113, 115]).

Conjunction with the Lord becomes full through love truly conjugial: not full, however, from the male alone nor from the female alone (74).