The second thing that a person notices
when being regenerated is
that he is starting to become aware
of the the existence of the internal person . . .
And since the external person during regeneration
is such as still imagines
that he is the source of the good deeds he performs,
or of the truth he utters,
and since such a person
is led by the Lord to do good and to speak truth
as if they were his own,
therefore the identification of those under the expanse comes first,
and the identification of those above the expanse follows.
It is also a heavenly arcanum
that the Lord uses those things that are a person's own . . .
to lead and direct him towards the things that are goods and truths.
Every single movement of regeneration
is accordingly a progression from evening to morning -
from the external person to the internal,
that is, from earth to heaven.
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