i'm not as interested in the bg of jacob's ladder as much as i find it interesting that celestia, visions and the abyss are mentioned intrinsically tied to this spiral staircase. & now that we know seelies are angels, this hits a bit different.

it also reminds me of this aphorism from kahlil gibran's "sea & foam" "behold here is a paradox; the deep and high are nearer to one another than the mid-level to either."