3694. 'And he took one of the stones of the place' means the truths belonging to that state. This is clear from the meaning of 'the stones' as lower truths such as the natural man knows, dealt with in 643, 1298.

3341. Since representations in the next life cannot be manifested except through distinct variations of light and shade it should be realized that all light, and consequently all intelligence and wisdom, come from the Lord, while all shade, and consequently all insanity and stupidity, come from the proprium belonging to man, spirit, or angel. From these two sources all the variations of light and shade that occur in the next life flow and are derived.