Spiritual Experiences #6016
6016. About cruelty
[About] the son, Erik B[enzelstjerna]
There was a certain one who was cruel, Er[ik] Benz[elstjerna] 1 , the son, for he took delight in injuries and killings when he saw them. He was among such as are cruel, with whom I spoke. They said that they lie for a long time, and have lain, and have done so for a long time virtually half-dead until it [the cruelty] abated, and after this were, as it were resuscitated. They are wise about nothing, therefore they have no noses. It was also this way with him. Their places are in the furthest end of the west, beyond the lands there.
Notes de bas de page:
1. Probably the son of Lars Benzelstjerna, whom Swedenborg notes in [6110 1/2] as having made attempts on his life.
