SD 895 - reading when no attention is being paid

SD 895
Some may be surprised at the fact
that when writings are being read
and no attention is being paid by the reader,
or there is no perception of the things written,
the sense and perception of those things
are then elevated to the angels more distinctly
than when the natural human mind is in them at the same time.
When the sense of things is to be more clearly perceived,
it is as though the states of the body
must be withdrawn from the interior mind,
so the idea always becomes clearer . . ..
The fact that the angels understand the sense of a writing
even if the person does not,
may seem surprising and thus paradoxical,
yet it is most true,
for today's experience testifies to it.
From this it can be concluded
that when little children read the Holy Bible,
angels understand or perceive the sense of the Word
more clearly than when adults read it,
as was also told me before.
(February 20, 1748)