This is so, however their bodies may turn, since with those
in the other life spaces conform to the states of their interiors,
likewise quarters, which are not constant as they are in this world,
but are determined in accordance with the direction of their faces.
And yet it is not the angels that turn themselves to the Lord; but
the Lord turns to Himself those that love to do the things that are
from Him.{3} But more on this subject hereafter, where the quarters
in the other life are treated of.
{Footnote 1} Angels are forms of love and charity (n. 3804,
4735, 4797, 4985, 5199, 5530, 9879, 10177).
{Footnote 2} A spiritual sphere, which is a sphere of the life,
overflows and pours forth from every man, spirit, and angel,
and encompasses them (n. 4464, 5179, 7454, 8630). It flows from
the life of their affection and consequent thought (n. 2489,
4464, 6206).
{Footnote 3} Spirits and angels turn themselves constantly to
their loves, and those in the heavens turn themselves
constantly to the Lord (n. 10130, 10189, 10420, 10702).
Quarters in the other life are to each one in accordance with
the direction of his face, and are thereby determined,
otherwise than in the world (n.
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