AC 8989 - "a door"

AC 8989 [11]
That by "a door" is signified communication,
appears like a metaphorical way of speaking,
or like a comparison;
but in the Word there are no metaphorical expressions
or comparisons,
but real correspondences.
Even the comparisons made there
are by such things as correspond,
as can be seen from what has been said about a door,
namely, that doors actually appear in heaven
with angels and spirits,
and that their opening and shutting
are according to the communications.
And so in everything else.