nature of his affection, good or bad, a man is ignorant, also with
what others he is associated. If his is a pride of self-intelligence,
the spirit favors every thought from that source. Likewise there is
the favoring of principles which are inflamed from the fire which
those have who are not in truths from any genuine affection for them.
Whenever from a like affection a spirit favors a man's thoughts or
principles, then the former leads the latter, as the blind lead the
blind, until both fall into the ditch.

It is otherwise with those whom the Lord leads. He leads those who
love and will truths from Him. Such are enlightened when they read the
Word, for there the Lord is, and He speaks with every one according to
the latter's apprehension. When these hear speech from spirits, as
they do sometimes, they are not taught, but are led, and this so
prudently that the man is still left to himself. For every man is led
through the affections by the Lord, and he thinks from these freely as
if of himself. Were it otherwise, a man could not be reformed, nor
could he be enlightened.

--_Apocalypse Explained, nn._ 1182, 1183


AN UNBROKEN ASSOCIATION

Married partners, who have lived in truly conjugial love, are not
separated in the death of one of them. For the spirit of the deceased
partner lives continually with the spirit of the other, not yet
deceased, and this even to the death of the other, when they meet
again and reunite, and love each other more tenderly than before; for
now they are in the spiritual world.