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The Mythology which he put into my hands
is in two volumes, has altogether a thousand
pages, and opens, so to speak, of itself. My
eyes are arrested by the following lines which
are imprinted in letters of lire on my memory:—
“As the legend relates, Bhrign, having out-grown
his father’s teaching, became so conceited,
that he believed he could surpass his teacher.
The latter sent him into the underworld where,
in order to humble him, he had to witness countless
terrible things, of which he had never had
a conception.”
That means: “My conceit, my pride, my ὕβρις,
has been punished by my father and teacher.
And I am in hell, driven thither by the powers.
And who is my teacher? Swedenborg.”
I turn over more leaves of this wonderful
book: “One may compare with this the German
myth of the fields of thorns which tear the
feet of the unrighteous.”
Enough! Enough! Thorns, too! That is too
much! No doubt of it—I am in hell! And in
fact, real occurrences support this idea so
powerfully, that I must at last believe it.
The doctor seems to me to be struggling with
conflicting emotions. At one time he seems
prejudiced against me, looks at me
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