AC 5228 - Perception; AC 5229 - "To Remember" Is To Be Conjoined

AC 5228 - Perception

. . . perception is nothing else than
the speech or thought of the angels who are with a person.
When this speech or thought flows in,
it becomes the perception that a thing is so,
or is not so,
but only with those
who are in the good of love and of charity,
for it flows in through good.
With these this perception produces thoughts,
for to them what is perceptive is the general of thought.
Yet perception from thought is not actually given,
but only apparently.
But no more can be said regarding this mystery,
because, as already said,
it is unknown at this day what perception is.

AC 5229 - "To Remember" Is To Be Conjoined

The reason why "to remember" is conjunction,
is that the remembering
of anyone in the other life conjoins;
for as soon as any spirit
calls another to mind he appears present,
and so present that they speak together.
It is for this reason that angels and spirits
can meet all persons whom they have known
or have heard of,
can see them present and speak with them,
when the Lord allows them to call them to mind.