150、因为这个缘故，在天堂，方位就代表着与住在其中的天使有关的事物——东方表示清晰地感知爱及其良善，而西方则表示模糊地感知；南方表示智慧和聪明处在清楚的光中，而北方则表示处在昏暗的光中。正是因为天堂中的方位有这些含义，方位在圣经的内义或灵义中也有类似的含义，｛注1｝因为圣经的内义或灵义与天堂里的事物完全一致。
｛注1｝：在圣经中，“东”表示清晰感知的爱（1250，3708节）；“西”表示模糊感知的爱（3708，9653）。“南”表示光的状态，也就是智慧和聪明的状态（1458，3708，5672节）；“北”表示其昏暗的状态（3708）。
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150. 正因如此, 在天堂, 方位表示住在那里之人的品质. 东方表示可清晰觉察的爱及其良善, 西方表示可模糊觉察到的爱及其良善; 南方表示处于清晰之光的智慧和聪明, 北方表示处于模糊之光的智慧和聪明. 正是由于天堂中方位的这种含义, 它们在圣言的内义或灵义上也具有相同的含义, 因为圣言的内义或灵义与天堂里的事物完全一致.
注: 在圣言中, “东”表示可清晰觉察的爱(天国的奥秘 1250, 3708节); “西”表示可模糊觉察到的爱(天国的奥秘 3708, 9653节). “南”表示光, 也就是智慧和聪明的状态(天国的奥秘 1458, 3708, 5672节); “北”表示模糊的状态(天国的奥秘 3708节).
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150. 正因如此, 天國的基本方位意味著當地天人們的特質。東方意味著仁及其善被清晰地感知, 西方則對此感知朦朧。南方表示智慧與聰明在明光之中, 北方卻在弱光之中。在聖言的內在意義(或靈義)中, 方位代表著類似的含義, 因為聖言的內在意義(或靈義)與天國中的事物保持一致。
150. This is why the cardinal directions in heaven mean the qualities of the people who live there. The east means love and its good clearly perceived, the west the same dimly perceived, the south wisdom and intelligence in clear light, and the north the same in dim light. Further, since the directions have these meanings, they mean similar things in the inner or spiritual meaning of the Word, 1since the inner or spiritual meaning of the Word is in complete accord with the way things are in heaven.
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1. The east in the Word means love clearly perceived: 1250, 3708. The west means love dimly perceived: 3708, 9653. The south means a state of light of wisdom and intelligence: 1458, 3708, 5672; and the north means that state dimly perceived: 3708.
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150. Because of this, the quarters in the heavens signify such things as pertain to those who dwell in them-the east signifying love and its good in clear perception, the west the same in obscure perception, the south wisdom and intelligence in clear light and the north the same in obscure light. And because of this signification of the quarters in heaven they have a like signification in the internal or spiritual sense of the Word, 1for the internal or spiritual sense of the Word is in entire accord with what is in heaven.
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1. The "east", in the Word, signifies love in clear perception (Arcana Coelestia 1250, 3708); the "west", love in obscure perception (Arcana Coelestia 3708, 9653); the "south" a state of light, or of wisdom and intelligence (Arcana Coelestia 1458, 3708, 5672); and the "north", that state in obscurity (Arcana Coelestia 3708).
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150. Because of this the quarters in the heavens signify such things as pertain to those that dwell in them, - the east signifying love and its good clearly perceived, the west the same obscurely perceived, the south wisdom and intelligence in clear light, and the north the same in obscure light. And because of this signification of the quarters in heaven they have a like signification in the internal or spiritual sense of the Word,1 since the internal or spiritual sense of the Word is in entire accord with what is in heaven.
Arcana Coelestia 1250, 3708); the "west" love obscurely perceived (3708, 9653); the "south" a state of light, that is, of wisdom and intelligence (1458, 3708, 5672); and the "north" that state in obscurity (3708).
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150. Exinde est, quod plagae in caelis significent talia, quae apud illos qui ibi habitant nempe, oriens amorem et ejus bonum in perceptione clara, occidens illa in perceptione obscura, meridies sapientiam et intelligentiam in luce clara, et septentrio illas in luce obscura. Et quia talia significantur per illas plagas, ideo similia per illas significantur in Verbi sensu interno seu spirituali; 1nam sensus Verbi internus seu spiritualis est prorsus secundum illa quae in caelo.
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