909. “飞鸟” 表其觉知之物, “牲畜” 表其意愿之物, 这二者皆属内在人; “一切爬在地上的爬行物” 表外在人中类似性质的相应事物. 这一点从前面所论述的 “鸟” 的含义 (40, 776节) 和牲畜的含义 (45, 46, 142, 143, 246节) 清楚可知. “爬在地上的爬行物” 表外在人中类似性质的相应事物, 这一点由此也显而易见. 事实上, 此处 “爬行物” 既涉及 “飞鸟”, 或觉知之物, 也涉及 “牲畜”, 或意愿之物. 上古之人称感官事物和肉体欲望为 “爬行物”, 因为它们就象在地面上爬行的爬行动物. 他们还将人的身体比作地或土地, 甚至如此称之为地或土地, 如本节 “地” 无非表外在人.

In the Bible, things that are lower down, or under, physically, generally represent things that are lower or more external spiritually. In some cases, the lower things have been separated and put away to protect the good, but in others, it can mean that a less exalted idea or good desire is supporting a more exalted one.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 4564 [1-2], 8610, 9656)