AC 7503 - Animals

AC 7503

On the horses, on the asses, on the camels.
(Exodus 9:3)

That this means the intellectual things
and the memory-knowledges of the truth that is of faith,
is evident from the meaning of "horses,"
as being things of the intellect;
from the meaning of "asses,"
as being things that are of service to the intellect,
so also memory-knowledges;
and from the meaning of "camels,"
as being memory-knowledges in general.
These three animals mean things
that belong to the intellectual part;
the other animals,
which pertain to the herd and to the flock,
mean things that are of the will part.
As regards the intellectual part,
it is this which receives the truths of faith;
for the intellect is the internal sight,
which is enlightened by the light of heaven,
and insofar as it is enlightened,
it notices, sees, and acknowledges the truths of faith
when it reads the Word.
From here it is that those
who are in perception of the truth of faith,
are called "intelligent" and "wise," and also "enlightened."