{Footnote 1} In the highest sense the Lord is the east
  [oriens], because He is the sun of heaven, which is always
  rising and never setting (n. 101, 5097, 9668).

142.  Another difference is that to the angels the east is always before the face, the west behind, the south to the right, and the north to the left.  But since this cannot be easily comprehended in the world, for the reason that men turn the face to every quarter, it shall be explained.  The entire heaven turns itself to the Lord as to its common center; to that center do all the angels turn themselves.  Also on the earth, as is well known, there is a directing of all things towards a common center; but there is this difference between this directing in the world and that in heaven, that in heaven the front parts are turned to the common center, but in the world the lower parts of the body.  In the world this directing is called centripetal force, also gravitation.  The interiors of angels are actually turned forwards; and since interiors manifest themselves in the face it is the face that determines the quarters.{1}

{Footnote 1} In heaven all turn themselves to the Lord (n. 9828, 10130, 10189, 10420).  Nevertheless, it is not the angels that turn themselves to the Lord, but the Lord turns the angels to Himself (n. 10189).  It is not that the angels are present with the Lord, but the Lord is present with the angels (n. 9415).

143.  It is still more difficult to comprehend in the world that in every turning of their face and body the angels have the east before the face, since man according as he turns, has every quarter before his face.  This shall also be explained.  Although angels, like men, turn and direct their faces and bodies in every direction, they nevertheless have the east always before their eyes.  But the turnings of angels are unlike the turnings of men, because they are from a different origin.  They appear alike, but they are not.  The origin of these turnings is their ruling love, and from this all directions with angels and spirits are determined, for, as just said, their interiors are actually turned towards their common center, which in heaven is the Lord as a sun; consequently their ruling love is always before their face, because their love is always before their interiors, and the face has existence from the interiors, for it is their outward form; and in the heavens this love is the Lord as a sun because it is from Him that they have their love.{1} And as the Lord Himself is in angels in His love, it is the Lord who causes them to look to Him whithersoever they turn.  This cannot be explained any farther now; but it will be made clearer to the understanding in subsequent chapters, especially where representations and appearances, and time and space in heaven, are treated of.  That the angels have the Lord constantly before their faces it has been granted me to know and also to perceive from much experience; for whenever I have been in