form
heaven is like a comely man, whose soul is divine love and wisdom, thus
the Lord, and hell in its form is like a monstrous man, his soul
self-love and self-intelligence, thus the devil. No devil is sole lord
there; self-love is so called.

303. But that the nature of heaven and of hell respectively may be better
known, instead of affections of good let enjoyments of good be
understood, and enjoyments of evil instead of lusts of evil, for no
affections or lusts are without their enjoyments, and enjoyments make
one's life. These enjoyments are distinguished and conjoined as we said
affections of good and lusts of evil are. The enjoyment of his affection
fills and surrounds each angel, the enjoyment common to a society of
heaven fills and surrounds each society, and the enjoyment of all the
angels together or the most widely shared enjoyment fills and envelops
heaven as a whole. Similarly, the pleasure of his lust fills and envelops
each spirit of hell, a common enjoyment every society in hell, and the
enjoyment of all or the most widely shared enjoyment fills and envelops
all hell. Since, as was said, the affections of heaven and the lusts of
hell are diametrically opposite to each other, plainly a heavenly joy is
so unenjoyable to hell that it is unbearable, and in turn an infernal joy
is so unenjoyable to heaven that it is unbearable, too. Hence the
antipathy, aversion and separateness.

304. As these enjoyments constitute the life of each individual and of
all in general, they are not sensed by those in them, but the opposite
enjoyments are sensed when brought near, especially if they are turned
into odors; for every enjoyment corresponds to an odor and in the
spiritual world may be converted into it. Then the general enjoyment in
heaven is sensed as the odor of a garden, varied according to the
fragrance of flowers and fruits; the general enjoyment in hell is sensed
as the odor of stagnant water, into which filth of various sorts has been
thrown, the odor varied according to the stench of the things decaying
and reeking in it. While I have been given to know how the enjoyment of a
particular affection of good is sensed in heaven, and the enjoyment of
some lust of evil in hell, it would take too long to relate it here.

305. I have heard many newcomers from the world complain that they had
not known that their destiny would be according to the affections of
their love. To these, they said, they had given no thou