This is the kabbalistic realm of "wisdom" (chochma) which is the source of all "understanding" (binah). All rights reserved. God’s desire for us is that we human beings with all three parts … They are not separate universes, but are concentric, one within the other. Every particle of matter has a nefesh, every rock, every plant, every celestial body. This is where duality dissolves. five dimensions of the soul in five worlds According to Kabbalah, creation is composed of five major categories of consciousness, called worlds or universes. After death, it is the aspect of the soul that lingers around the deceased for the longest period. Just as a body is sustained by food, our soul is supported by our experiences. Our "spirituality" is founded upon the ruach level of soul. In human terms, the nefesh is associated with body awareness. According to Kabbalah, creation is composed of five major categories of consciousness, called worlds or universes. Some aspects of soul relate more to our physicality, while others dwell, so to speak, in different realms of awareness. In the human, ruach is related to speech and emotions, both of which are constantly moving within the body. The ancient Egyptians were convinced that the human soul was composed of NINE main parts: the Ren, the Ba, the Ka, the Shuyet, and the Jb, the Akh, the Sahu, the Khat and the Sechem. It is the part of us most linked with the world. Yehidah is our ultimate link with God, the part of us that can never be separated from the Divine. The chayah, which means living essence, is so etheric it has little connection with the body and mostly dwells in other realms. As the neshama is an aspect of soul that is directly connected with the divine source of life, it is via the neshama, and the higher levels of soul, that we co-partner with God in the continuous unfolding of creation.The neshama is pure in its essence.
(Exodus 31:17). This process distinguishes human life.Ruach means wind or spirit. When all else fails, the awareness of our yehidah endowment may be sufficient to carry us through our most difficult of times. The ancient Greeks used the word "ensouled" to represent the concept of being "alive", indicating that the earliest surviving western philosophical view believed that the soul was that which gave the body life. It is not "with" us but we are never apart from it. In essence, nefesh is the soul of atomic structure. Image Credit. The Simply said, human life is not complete without the neshama.The neshama emanates from an elevated source, while the ruach emanates from a somewhat lower origin. In some eras, the soul was thought to be comprised of five parts and in others seven, but, generally, it was nine:
However, just as physical matter can be organized in increasingly complex forms, from single celled organisms to the human being, so too can the essential soul develop aspects, higher levels of the soul, that are more closely united with the central source of creation. The experience of Jewish enlightenment, merging with God, dwells in the soul dimension of chayah. The soul is of three parts—the mind, the will, and the emotion. It is too subtle to describe, too bright to be contained by concept.The soul level most connected with the source of awareness is called yehidah, which means unity. It is too subtle for our consciousness and we only gain awareness of this level when we enter altered states. (Spiritual exercises to develop chochma and binah consciousness appear in the final section of this book.) God’s purpose for all three parts. Nothing can be said about this soul level except that it represents the highest degree of awareness accessible to human beings.