Heavenly Secrets (Arcana Coelestia), Vol. VIII

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The Heavenly Arcana Original Latin: Arcana Coelestia. This is Swedenborg's most famous work, providing a verse-by-verse spiritual interpretation of the books of Genesis and Exodus. which have been unfolded in the Holy Scripture or Word of the Lord are contained in the Explication, which is the INTERNAL SENSE Swedenborg's term for the deeper, symbolic meaning of the Bible that he believed was hidden beneath the literal text. of the Word.
Subjoined to the several chapters are the following:—
Of the Angels and Spirits with Man (n. 5846 to n. 5866). The "n." refers to the paragraph numbers, which are standardized across all editions of Swedenborg's works.
Continuation concerning the Angels and Spirits with Man (n. 5976 to n. 5993).
On Influx, The spiritual process by which life, thought, and affection flow from the Divine through the spiritual world into the human mind. and on the Intercourse of the Soul with the Body (n. 6053 to n. 6058).
Continuation about Influx and the Intercourse of the Soul and the Body (n. 6189 to n. 6215).
Continuation about Influx and the Intercourse of the Soul and the Body (n. 6307 to n. 6327).
Continuation about Influx and the Intercourse of the Soul and the Body (n. 6466 to n. 6496).
Continuation about Influx and the Intercourse of the Soul and the Body (n. 6598 to n. 6626).
Additional Notes (pp. 503, 504).

Note.—The figures between brackets in the text of the long paragraphs indicate the subdivisions arranged for the Swedenborg Concordance. A reference index used by scholars to look up specific terms and themes throughout Swedenborg's extensive writings.