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Hollow of the thigh

  

'Hollow of the thigh' denotes where there is conjunction of conjugial love. 'And the hollow, of Jacob's thigh was out of joint in his wrestling with him,' as mentioned in Genesis 32:25, signifies that at that moment truth had no ability to conjoin itself together to good, for 'to be out of joint' denotes that truths were not yet arranged in that order, that they together with good could enter celestial spiritual good.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4277, 4278)

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Arcana Coelestia # 9145

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9145. 'And a stack of grain is consumed' means harm done to accepted truths and forms of the good of faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'a stack' as accepted truth and good of faith. The reason why 'a stack' has this meaning is that it is grain which has already been gathered in, and 'standing grain' means the truth and good of faith while they are being conceived, which is the subject in the very next paragraph.

  
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