3458. And they rose early in the morning. That this signifies a state of enlightenment, is evident from the signification of “morning,” and of “rising early,” as being a state of enlightenment; for in the supreme sense the “morning and daydawn” are the Lord, and in the internal sense the celestial of His love, thus also a state of peace (n. 2333, 2405, 2540, 2780); and in the internal sense “to rise” signifies elevation (n. 2401, 2785, 2912, 2927, 3171); from all which it is evident that their “rising early in the morning” signifies a state of enlightenment.

1504. CONTINUATION CONCERNING PERCEPTION; AND CONCERNING SPHERES IN THE OTHER LIFE

It has already been said that it is known in the other life what another is on his first approach, even though he does not speak. From this it may be known that a man’s interiors are in a kind of unconscious activity, and that from this the quality of the spirit is perceived. That it is so has been evidenced by the fact that this sphere of the activity not only extends itself to a distance, but that sometimes also, when the Lord permits, it is in various ways made perceptible to the senses.