2234. That 'the way' means doctrine is clear from the meaning of 'a way'. 'A way' in the Word is used in reference to truths, because truths lead to good and go forth from good, as is made clear from the places quoted in Volume One, in 627. And because a way is used in reference to truths, 'a way' is doctrine since doctrine taken as a whole embraces all those things which lead to good, that is, to charity.

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When I think of a person who is "perceptive" it is a person who is very good at reading between the lines and reading a situation when the information is not obvious. However, "perception" also refers to our ability to take in information from our five senses, and when it comes to angels, they do take in information via their five senses that is obscure and difficult to see if we can see at all.

(Verweise: Arcana Coelestia 1383, 1384, 1391, 1394, 1395, Genesis 18:1-8)