Divine Wisdom II [4]
What correspondence is has not hitherto been known in the world,
for the reason that it has not been known what the spiritual is,
and that there is a correspondence
between what is natural and what is spiritual.
When anything from the spiritual
as the origin and cause
becomes visible and perceptible before the senses,
there is a correspondence between them.
There is such a correspondence
between spiritual and natural things with a person;
spiritual things are all things pertaining to his love and wisdom,
consequently to his will and understanding,
and natural things are all things pertaining to his body.
Because these have existed and perpetually exist,
that is, subsist from spiritual things,
they are correspondences;
and therefore the two act as one, like end, cause, and effect.
Thus the face acts as one with the affections of the mind,
the speech with the thought,
and the actions of all the members with the will . . ..
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