The delights of wisdom pertaining to conjugial love : after which follows the pleasures of insanity pertaining to scortatory love / by Emanuel Swedenborg ; translated by Samuel M. Warren ; translation revised by Louis H. Tafel.

  • Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772.
Date:
1909
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    On tile Conjunction op Conjugial, Love with the Love of Infants (n. 385-414). (1) That two universal spheres proceed from the Lord, for the con- servation of the universe in the state created; one of these is the sphere of procreating, and the other the sphere of pro- tecting what is procreated (n. 386). (2) That these two universal spheres make one with the sphere of conjugial love and the sphere of the love of infants (n. 387). (3) That these two spheres inflow into all things of heaven, and into all things of the world, universally and singly, from first things to last (n. 388-390). (4) That the sphere of love of infants is a sphere of protection and support of those who cannot protect and sustain them- selves (n. 391). (5) That this sphere affects the evil as well as the good, and dis- poses every one to love, protect, and sustain his offspring, from his own love (n. 392). (6) That this sphere principally affects the female sex, thus mothers; and the male sex, or fathers, from them (n. 393). (7) That this sphere is also a sphere of innocence and peace (n. 394). (8) That the sphere of innocence inflows into infants, and through them into the parents and affects them (n. 395). (9) That it also flows into the souls of parents and conjoins itself with the same sphere with infants; and that it is insinuated especially by the touch (n. 396, 397). (10) That in the degree in which innocence recedes with infants, affection also is remitted, and conjunction, and this succes- sively even to separation (n. 398). (11) That the rational state of innocence and peace with parents towards infants is, that they know and can do nothing of themselves, but from others, especially from the father and mother; and that this state successively passes away, as they know and are able to act of themselves and not from them (n. 399). (12) That the sphere of the love of procreating progresses in order from the end through causes into effects, and forms periods, through which creation is preserved in the state foreseen and provided (n. 400, 401). (13) That the love of infants descends, and does not ascend (n. 402). (14) That wives have one state of love before conception and an- other after it, even to the bringing forth (n. 403). (15) That conjugial love is conjoined with the love of infants with parents, by causes spiritual and hence natural (n. 404). (16) That the love of infants is of one kind with spiritual married partners, and of another with natural (n. 405-407).