6-132). [3] There was a
certain spirit who believed that his thought was from himself, thus
without any extension outside of himself and communication thereby
with societies outside of him. That he might learn that this was not
true his communication with neighboring societies was cut off, and in
consequence, not only was he deprived of thought but he fell down as
if lifeless, although tossing his arms about like a new-born infant.
After a while the communication was restored to him, and then as it
was gradually restored he returned into the state of his thought. [4]
When other spirits had seen this they confessed that all thought and
affection, and in consequence, everything of life, flow in in
accordance with communication, since everything of man's life
consists in his ability to think and be moved by affection, or what
is the same, in his ability to understand and will.{2}

{Footnote 1} Everyone in heaven has communication of life,
which may be called its extension into angelic societies round
about, according to the quantity and quality of his good (n.
8794, 8797). Thoughts and affections have such extension (n.
2470, 6598-6613). They are united and separated in accordance
with the ruling affections (n. 4111).

{Footnote 2} There is only one Life, from which all, both in
heaven and in the world, live (n. 1954, 2021, 2536, 2658,
2886-2889, 3001, 3484, 3742, 5847, 6467). That life is from the
Lord above (n. 2886-2889, 3344, 3484, 4319, 4320, 4524, 4882,
5986, 6325, 6468-6470, 9276, 10196). It flows into angels,
spirits, and men, in a wonderful manner (n. 2886-2889, 3337,
3338, 3484, 3742). The Lord flows in from His Divine love,
which is such that what is its own it wills should be another's
(n. 3472, 4320). For this reason life appears to be in man, and
not flowing in (n. 3742, 4320). Of the joy of angels, perceived
and confirmed by what they told me, because of their not living
from themselves but from the Lord (n. 6469). The evil are
unwilling to be convinced that life flows in (n. 3743). Life
from the Lord flows in also with the evil (n. 2706, 3743, 4417,
10196). But they turn good into evil, and truth into falsity;
for such as man is such is his reception of life illustrated
(n. 4319, 4320, 4417).

204. But let it be understood that intelligence and wisdom vary with
everyone in accordance with this communication, those whose
intelligence and wisdom are formed