1473. I spoke today with heavenly angels in this way, through mental imagery. They are even present now, directing these words, so as to give a glimmering, in a specific mental image, or example, of what their profound thought is like. It draws and then develops its conceptions from life, and I am unable to grasp them because they do not let in spiritual elements.
1473. Today I thus spoke by means of ideas with the celestial - who are also present and are directing these words - so that the quality of their profound thought can thence be made clear as in some idea or example. Their thought derives its conceptions from life, and thus proceeds through derivations which I cannot grasp, because they do not admit spiritual things.
1473. Ita cum coelestibus hodie per ideas loquutus, qui quoque adsunt, et haec dirigunt, ut inde possit elucere, sicut in quadam idea, aut exemplo, qualis est eorum profunda cogitatio, quae a vita trahit suas notiones, et sic per derivationes, quas capere non possum, quia non admittunt spiritualia.