was cast out into outer darkness (Matt. 22:11, seq.).


49. All the societies of heaven have communication with one another,
though not by open interaction; for few go out of their own society
into another, since going out of their own society is like going away
from themselves or from their own life, and passing into another life
which is less congenial. But all the societies communicate by an
extension of the sphere that goes forth from the life of each. This
sphere of the life is the sphere of the affections of love and faith.
This sphere extends itself far and wide into the surrounding
societies, and farther and wider in proportion as the affections are
the more interior and perfect.{1} In the measure of that extension do
the angels have intelligence and wisdom. Those that are in the inmost
heaven and in the middle of it have extension into the entire
heavens; thus there is a sharing of all in heaven with each one, and
of each one with all.{2} But this extension will be considered more
fully hereafter, where the form of heaven in accord with which the
angelic societies are arranged, and also the wisdom and intelligence
of angels, will be treated of, for in accordance with that form all
extension of affections and thoughts proceeds.

{Footnote 1} A spiritual sphere, which is the sphere of life
flows out from every man, spirit, and angel, and encompasses
them (n. 4464, 5179, 7454, 5630). It flows forth from the life
of their affection and thought (n. 2459, 4464, 6206). These
spheres extend themselves far into angelic societies in
accordance with the quality and quantity of their good (n.
6598-6612, 8063, 5794, 5797).