Potts(1905-1910) 6921
6921. CONTINUATION CONCERNING THE SPIRITS OF THE PLANET MERCURY. At the end of the preceding chapter it was shown that the spirits of the planet Mercury constitute in the Grand Man the memory of things not material; and as they therefore love to know things abstracted from what is material, they are more prompt and quick than other spirits in discerning, thinking, and speaking; for material things are like weights which induce slowness and retard, because they bear the mind downward and immerse it in earthly things, and thus remove it from the spiritual world, whence all clear discernment comes. How prompt these spirits are, can be seen from what follows.
Elliott(1983-1999) 6921
6921. SPIRITS BELONGING TO THE PLANET MERCURY - continued
At the end of the previous chapter it was shown that in the Grand Man spirits belonging to the planet Mercury constitute the memory of things that are not material; and because they therefore love to know things that do not have any material associations they are more immediately ready than other spirits, and quicker, to scrutinize something, form an idea of it, and talk about it. For material things act like weights which slow one down and hold one back; they drag the mind downwards and immerse it in earthly concerns, and in so doing remove it from the spiritual world, from which all clear-sightedness comes. How immediately ready those spirits are may be recognized from the following experiences.
Latin(1748-1756) 6921
6921. Continuatio de Spiritibus Planetae MercuriiAd finem capitis praecedentis {1}ostensum est quod spiritus planetae Mercurii in Maximo Homine constituant memoriam rerum non materialium; et quia ideo res abstractas a materialibus scire amant, aliis spiritibus in pervidendo, cogitando, loquendoque promptiores et citiores sunt; materialia enim sunt sicut gravia quae lentorem inducunt et retardant, nam ferunt mentem deorsum {2}et immergunt terrestribus, et sic removent a spirituali mundo unde omnis perspicacia. Spiritus illi quam prompti {3}sunt, ex his constare potest. @1 indicatum$ @2 immerguntur$ @3 sint$