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NOD, LAND OF

A symbol of the three lower planes in the soul.

"And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden." - GENESIS. iv. 16.

And the personality goes forth from the Lord; i.e. at the command of the Higher Self it emerges into activity, and in its sheaths dwells on the lower-mental, astral and physical planes, below the buddhic plane (Eden) which is reflected in the personality.

"By Cain's going out from the faces of Jehovah' is signified that he was separated from the good of faith grounded in love. By his dwelling in the land of Nod' is signified his abode out of goodness and truth. Towards the east of Eden' signifies near the intellectual mind, where love was before." - SWEDEN-BORG, Arc. Cel. to Gen. iv. 16.

 

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CAIN
EDEN
PERSONALITY