1524. A blazing flame streamed down unexpectedly in front of me, blinding with its power not only the sight of my eyes but also my interior sight. Shortly afterwards a kind of obscurity appeared like a dark cloud containing so to speak something earthy. While I wondered at this I was led to realize that the light among angels in heaven is, in contrast to the light in the world of spirits, so much greater. Although spirits do live in light it is nevertheless as different as that. And as is the case with the light, so too are the intelligence and wisdom of angels superior to the intelligence and wisdom of spirits; and not only their intelligence and wisdom, but also everything connected with these, such as speech, thought, joy, and forms of happiness, for these correspond to the light. From this it has also become clear to me how great angelic perfection is, and what its nature is in contrast to that of men whose obscurity is even greater than that of spirits.
Leviticus 18:6-23
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"'None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.
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"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
8
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife: it is your father's nakedness.
9
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad.
10
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness: for theirs is your own nakedness.
11
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.
12
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister: she is your father's near kinswoman.
13
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.
14
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, you shall not approach his wife: she is your aunt.
15
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
16
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.
17
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
18
"'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
19
"'You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20
"'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
21
"'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice to Molech; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am Yahweh.
22
"'You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestable.
23
"'You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it; neither shall any woman give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.
