SD 1050, 1051 - communication

SD 1050, 1051
Those who represent things to others only by means of words,
and by . . . speech as most people do - can never understand
how spirits communicate their thoughts among themselves;
and the more they adhere to the words and the particular ideas,
the less can they understand.
. . . those who have more universal ideas,
thus ideas abstracted from particulars,
can understand somewhat better.

. . . let this be mentioned merely as an example:
When someone asserts that shame is not possible
unless it is accompanied with reverence,
it is then usual to spend many hours discussing these things by words,
or by the writing of many pages,
in regard to what both shame and reverence are;
wrangling about what shame is,
and the classifications which are predicated (asserted) of it
in general and in particular . . .
consequently innumerable conclusions can be drawn
according to the idea of the subject
each one has acquired and the state he has formed.
All these things are perceived by a spirit by spiritual intuition alone,
without any description or an idea of particulars being known,
and they are communicated to others in a moment . . .
so that they at once know the conclusions.
. . . Those who have not blinded their rational sight by fantasies
understand better.