AE 710 - No More Two But One

AE 710 [25, 26]

. . . there are marriages in the heavens even as on earth,
but in the heavens the marriages are of like with like;
for man is born to act from the understanding,
but woman from affection,
and the understanding with men
is the understanding of truth and good,
and the affection with women
is the affection of truth and good;
and as all understanding derives its life from affection,
therefore the two there are joined together,
as the affection which belongs to the will
is joined with the correspondent thought
which belongs to the understanding.
For the understanding is different with everyone,
as the truths that constitute the understanding
are different.

"Therefore they are no more twain but one flesh"
signifies that thus the understanding of good and truth
and the affection of good and truth
are not two but one,
in like manner
as while will and understanding are two
they are nevertheless one;
and the like is true of truth and good
and of faith and charity,
which indeed are two but yet one,
that is, when truth is of good and good is of truth,
so also when faith is of charity and charity is of faith;
and this also is the source of conjugial love.