Heaven and Hell - Swedenborg Foundation

HEAVEN AND HELL 153
which constitute his wisdom and intelligence, are affiliated in
like manner; they recognize each other in like manner, and as
they recognize each other they join themselves together; 152
and
in consequence those in whom truths and goods are thus
joined in accordance with a form of heaven see things
following one another in series, and how they cohere widely
round about; but those in whom goods and truths are not
conjoined in accordance with the form of heaven do not see
this.
206. In each heaven there is such a form, and in accordance
with it the angels have communication and extension of
thoughts and affections, and thus in accordance with it they
have intelligence and wisdom. But the communication of one
heaven with another is different, that is, of the third or inmost
with the second or middle, and of this with the first or
outmost. But the communication between the heavens should
not be called communication but influx. About this something
shall now be said. That there are three heavens distinct from
each other can be seen above in its own chapter (n. 29–40).
207. That between one heaven and another there is influx
but not communication can be seen from their relative
position. The third or inmost heaven is above, the second or
middle heaven is below, and the first or outmost heaven is still
lower. There is a like arrangement in all the societies in each
heaven, for example, some dwell on elevated places that appear
like mountains (n. 188); on the top of which those of the
inmost heaven dwell; below these are the societies of the
second heaven, below these again the societies of the outmost
152. Good recognizes its truth, and truth its good (n. 2429, 3101,
3102, 3161, 3179, 3180, 4358, 5704, 5835, 9637).
In this way good and truth are conjoined (n. 3834, 4096, 4097, 4301,
4345, 4353, 4364, 4368, 5365, 7623–7627, 7752–7762, 8530, 9258,
10555).
This is effected by influx from heaven (n. 9079).