piritual world are conjoined, that is, man is
the medium of conjunction, because in him there is a natural world
and there is a spiritual world (see above, n. 57); consequently to
the extent that man is spiritual he is the medium of conjunction; but
to the extent that a man is natural, and not spiritual, he is not a
medium of conjunction. Nevertheless, apart from this mediumship of
man, a Divine influx into the world and into the things pertaining to
man that are of the world goes on, but not into man's rational
faculty.

{Footnote 1} Every good has its delight as well as its quality
from use and in accordance with use; therefore such as the use
is, such is the good (n. 3049, 4984, 7038). Angelic life
consists in the goods of love and charity, that is, in
performing uses (n. 454). The Lord, and consequently the
angels, look only, in regard to man, to ends, which are uses
(n. 1317, 1645, 5854). The Lord's kingdom is a kingdom of uses
that is, of ends (n. 454, 696, 1103, 3645, 4054, 7038). Serving
the Lord is performing uses (n. 7038). Each thing and all
things in man have been formed for use (n. 3626, 4104, 5189
9297; also from use, that is, the use is prior to the organic
forms in man through which the use is performed, because use is
from the inflowing of the Lord through heaven (n. 4223, 4926).
Moreover man's interiors, which constitute his mind, when he
grows to maturity are formed from use and for use (n. 1964,
6815, 9297). Consequently man is such as are the uses with him
(n. 1568, 3570, 4054, 6571, 6935, 6938, 10284). Uses are the
ends for the sake of which (n. 3565, 4054, 4104, 6815). Use is
the first and the last, thus the all of man (n. 1964).

113. As all things that are in accord with Divine order correspond to
heaven, so all things contrary to Divine order correspond to hell.
All things that correspond to heaven have relation to good and truth;
but those that correspond to hell have relation to evil and falsity.

114. Something shall now be said about the knowledge of
correspondences and its use. It has been said above that the
spiritual world, which is heaven, is conjoined with the natural world
by means of correspondences; therefore by means of correspondences
communication with heaven is granted to man. For the angels of heaven
do not think from natural things, as man does; but when man has
acquired a knowledge of correspondences he is able, in respect to the