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"I start with the atmospheres that the blessed live in, which are made of light, because
they rise out of the light there. The number of different kinds can't be counted, and they
are so beautiful and pleasant that they can't be described. There are diamondlike atmospheres
that flash in their most minuscule elements, as if they were made of diamond pellets. There
are atmospheres that resemble the gleam of all kinds of gems. There are atmospheres seemingly
made of translucent pearls glowing from within, streaking the air with the most brilliant
colors. There are atmospheres afire with gold, it seems, or with silver, or with diamondlike
gold and silver. There are atmospheres composed of multicolored flowers so small they cant
be seen; countless variations on this type of atmosphere fill the heaven where small
children live. In fact one even sees atmospheres composed of what seem to be children at play,
again at a size that is too small to see but that can be perceived, although only by the
deepest power of thought. This gives young children the idea that everything around them
is alive and is part of God's stream of life—a thought that gives them a feeling of happiness in their inmost being."