4487. The life of those who cast themselves into hell has primarily no other purpose than that passions may reign and the fantasies they engender, not the reverse. And the life of those who are lifted up into heaven has primarily no other purpose than that feelings of goodness may reign and the appearances of truth they engender - or goodness, and truth therefrom.
4487. The life of those who cast themselves into hell is previously nothing else than the reigning of cupidities and the phantasies thence resulting - not the reverse - and the life of those who are elevated into heaven is previously nothing else than the reigning of affections of good, and thence the appearances of truth, or of the good, and thence of the truth.
4487. Eorum vita qui in infernum se conjiciunt, prius est non nisi quam ut cupiditates regnent et inde phantasiae, non vicissim; et vita illorum qui in coelum elevantur prius est non nisi quam ut affectiones boni regnent, et inde apparentiae veri, seu bonum et inde verum.