AC 6057 - The Formation of the External & Internal Person

AC 6057 [2-3]

And just as the external person has been formed
according to the image of all things of the world,
so has the internal person been formed
according to the image of all things of heaven,
that is, according to
the image of the celestial and spiritual things
which proceed from the Lord
and from which and in which is heaven.
The celestial things there
are all those which are of love to the Lord
and of charity toward the neighbor;
and the spiritual things there
are all those of faith,
which in themselves are so many
and of such a nature
that the tongue cannot possibly
utter one millionth part of them.
That the internal person has been formed
according to the image of all these things,
is strikingly shown in the angels,
who when they appear before the internal sight . . .
affect the inmosts by their mere presence;
for love to the Lord and charity toward the neighbor
pour out of them and penetrate,
and the derivative things of faith
shine forth from them and affect.
By this and other proofs it has been made plain to me
that as the internal person
has been created to be an angel,
he is a heaven in the least form.

. . . in a person
the spiritual world is conjoined with the natural world,
consequently that with him
the spiritual world flows into the natural world
in so vivid a manner that he can notice it,
provided he pays attention.