Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1998

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1998. And it is remarkable that the angels were gladdened by this music, but only when I paid less attention to it, so as not to mix in the gladness of the spirits that had been communicated to me-thus as if I were hearing nothing. This is also the case in other circumstances, that is, that the angels paid more attention when I paid less. 1748, 19 May. The reason was, that bodily elements were then present, and the thoughts of almost bodily spirits.


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