AE 758 - Opposite Loves; AE 759 - 'The Wings of an Eagle'

AE 758 [2]

All who are in the hells
are in the loves of self and the world,
but all who are in the heavens
are in love to the Lord and love towards the neighbor,
and these loves are direct opposites.
Those who are in the loves of self and of the world
love nothing but what is their own [proprium],
and what is a person's own is nothing but evil;
but those who are in love to the Lord
and love towards the neighbor
do not love what is their own,
for they love the Lord above self,
and the neighbor beyond self.
Moreover, they are withheld from what is their own,
and are held in the Lord's own [proprium],
which is the Divine.

AE 759 [4]

. . . "the wings of an eagle" that were given to the woman
signify the understanding of truth;
for all who are of that church
have the understanding enlightened
and from this they are able
to see truth from the light of truth,
that is, whether a thing be true or not true.
Because they see truth in this way
they acknowledge it,
and receive it with the affection which is of the will.
By this the truths they have are made spiritual;
and in consequence the spiritual mind,
which is above the natural mind,
is opened with them;
and when this is opened it receives angelic sight,
which is the sight of truth itself from its own light.