Arcana Coelestia volume 7 - Swedenborg Foundation

ARCANA COELESTIA 3975influx is possible with the man who has been regenerated, nor isthere any other way of influx with the angels. This is comparativelylike the influx of the sun into its earthly subjects. While it isproducing them from seed, and renewing them, it flows in withheat, as is the case in the time of spring and summer, and at thesame time with light, and thereby produces them; but by lightalone it produces nothing at all, as is plain from these subjects inwinter time. Spiritual heat is the good of love, and spiritual light isthe truth of faith; moreover, spiritual heat in the subjects of theanimal kingdom produces the vital heat, and spiritual lightproduces the life thence derived.5483. And bound him. That this signifies separation is evidentfrom the signification of “binding” as being separation (see n.5083, 5101, 5452, 5456).5484. Before their eyes. That this signifies to the perception isevident from the signification of “eyes” as being the understandingand perception (see n. 2701, 4083, 4403–4421, 4523–4534).5485. Verses 25–28. And Joseph commanded, and they filled theirvessels with corn, and to restore their silver, everyone’s into his sack, andto give them provision for the way; and he did thus to them. And theylifted their produce upon their asses, and went thence. And one openedhis sack to give his ass provender in the inn, and he saw his silver; andbehold it was in the mouth of his bag. And he said unto his brethren,My silver is restored, and lo it is even in my bag; and their heart wentforth, and they trembled a man to his brother, saying, What is this thatGod hath done to us? “And Joseph commanded” signifies influxfrom the celestial of the spiritual; “and they filled their vessels withcorn” signifies that the memory-knowledges were endowed withgood from truth; “and to restore their silver” signifies without anyability of theirs; “everyone’s into his sack” signifies wherever therewas a receptacle in the natural; “and to give them provision for theway” signifies and that it would support the truths they had; “andhe did thus to them” signifies the effect; “and they lifted theirproduce upon their asses” signifies that truths were gathered intomemory-knowledges; “and they went thence” signifies the