AC 10199 - odors & the senses

AC 10199
It is from their odor that spices denote what is grateful,
for "odor" signifies perception;
consequently a sweet odor signifies a grateful perception,
and an offensive odor an ungrateful perception.
For all things which are perceived by a person
through the organs of sense
signify spiritual things,
which bear relation to the good of love
and to the truths of faith,
as do smell, taste, sight, hearing, and touch;
consequently "smell" signifies
the perception of interior truth
from the good of love;
"taste" signifies
the perception and affection
of knowing and of being wise;
"sight," the understanding of the truths of faith;
"hearing," perception
from the good of faith, and from obedience;
and "touch" in general,
communication, transfer, and reception.