Spreading themselves
'Spreading themselves on the earth,' as in Genesis 8:17, signifies the internal self operating on the external.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 913)
Charity #91
91. 1. Man was created to be a form of love wisdom.
He was created into the image of God, into the likeness of God; 1 and God is Love Itself and Wisdom Itself.
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