1972. Indeed, the matter could be given even a broader scope, because the human body and every least part of the body interacts with the spiritual world, and with heaven. This shows what flows into the least particle of thought, but to these even more incredible truths I will not try to ascend, because mankind is in the greatest darkness. I have spoken about all this with spirits and angels, and it has been corroborated. 1748, 16 May.

116. Verse 13 And the name of the second river is the Gihon, that which encompasses the whole land of Cush.

'The second river', which is called the Gihon, means the cognizance of all things that have to do with what is good and what is true, that is, with love and faith. 'The land of Cush' means the mind, or [mental] power. The mind consists of will and understanding. All that is said about the first river has reference to the will, and all that is said about this [second river] has reference to the understanding, to which the cognitions of good and of truth belong.