But the spirits in the hells are all in what is their own,
and everyone's own is nothing but evil; and because it is nothing but
evil it is hell.{2} Evidently, then, the equilibrium in which angels
are kept in the heavens and spirits in the hells is not like the
equilibrium in the world of spirits. The equilibrium of angels in the
heavens exists in the degree in which they have been willing to be in
good, or in the degree in which they have lived in good in the world,
and thus also in the degree in which they have held evil in aversion;
but the equilibrium of spirits in hell exists in the degree in which
they have been willing to be in evil, or have lived in evil in the
world, and thus in heart and spirit have been opposed to good.
{Footnote 1} A spiritual sphere, which is a sphere of life,
flows forth and pours forth from every man, spirit, and angel,
and encompasses him (n. 4464, 5179, 7454, 8630). It flows forth
from the life of their affections and thoughts (n. 2489, 4464,
6206). The quality of spirits is recognized at a distance from
their spheres (n. 1048, 1053, 1316, 1504). Spheres from the
evil are the opposites of spheres from the good (n.
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