d a screen, which reaches as high as the middle of
the body, so that they appear naked as to the breast and face; that
on such occasions the young men come there to choose for themselves a
wife; and that when a young man sees a young woman suitable for him,
and to whom his mind (_animus_) draws him, he takes her by the
hand. If she then follows him, he leads her to a house that has
been prepared, and she becomes his wife. For they see from the faces
whether they agree in disposition (_animus_), since on that earth
every one's face is an index of the disposition (_animus_), and
disguises and counterfeits nothing. In order that everything may be
done with decency and without lasciviousness, an old man is seated
behind the young virgins, and an elderly woman at their side, to
watch. There are many such places to which the young women are
conducted; and there are also stated times for the young men to make
their choice; for if they do not find a girl to suit them at one
place, they go to another; and if not at one time, they return again
at another. They said further, that a husband has only one wife, and
never more than one, because this is contrary to Divine order.

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

_The numbers refer to the paragraph, not to the pages. The footnotes
are referred to as part of the text._

ACT. See ENDEAVOUR.

ADORATION. See under WORSHIP.

AFFECTIONS, angels enter into man's, 11;
manifested by the countenance, 54;
how spiritual affection becomes natural affection, 163;
affection of thought, 88.

AGREEMENT of life conjoins, 127[2].

ANALYTICAL SCIENCE, 38[4].

ANGEL. See under SPIRITS.
Difference between celestial and spiritual angels, 169[2].

ANIMALS, instinct of, 96;
how man becomes like a brute animal, 58[2].

ANIMUS. See MIND.

ANXIETY arises from collision of spheres, 148.

APPARITION of a flame, 21;
of a face, 76;
of an old man, 76;
of a bald head, 84.

APPEARANCE of spirits and angels on our Earth, 160;
why it no longer takes place, 160.

ARCHITECTURE, 151.

ARISTOTLE, 38[3].

ATHANASIAN CREED quoted, 159[3].

ATMOSPHERE of the Moon, 111.

BABYLON, modern, 174[2].

BALD HEAD, apparition of, 84.

BETROTHALS, 178.

BIRDS, signification of, 33, 94[3];
instinct of, 96;
bird of stone, 94-96.

BLUE, correspondence of, 83.

BODY (The) is only of use in this world, 123;
soul and body,