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The Soul ofthe Kabbalah 111
the animus is the Father or Yod Force. There is also some contradiction
in the application of the Chiah and the still higher form of the Yechidah
to the Kabbalistic Soul, and the two latter phases of the soul are
mentioned only in the "Faithful Shepherd" portion of rhe Zahar. 104 The
confusion exists because the Chiah and Yechidah have also been associated
with the Ruach. The Golden Dawn, however, opted for the five
parts of the sou].
The Higher Mental body is the Neschamah, the Chiah is the
Causal Body, with the Yechidah as the highest point or Spirit. The three
bodies mentioned here are in reality separated by a type of gulf from the
four lower bodies and this type of analytical approach is very difficult in
these areas as the Zahar has very little, if anything on them.
The Soul and Death
Before we discuss the actual function of the three degrees of the
Soul at and after death, the spirit or channel that binds the soul should
also be looked at. This is called the Zelem, and its shape is said to resemble
that of the body, or Nephesch. The Zelem, according to the Loriahian
concept, has three parts, one is the main energy force and the other
two are similar to auric envelopes which are called Makifim, Before the
appointed time of death both of the Makifim of the Neschamah withdraw
from the body and go to their appointed place, then the Ruach and
Ncphesch, over a 30-day period. This Zoharic teaching is similar to that
of Edgar Cayce, the great American psychic, who stated on more than
one occasion that those people he saw who died a short time later had no
visible aura. Not only Cayce but other psychics, such as Arthur Ford,
have also made similar statements that seem to parallel the teachings of
the Zahar with the term "aura" being used instead of the word "soul." The
time scale of the withdrawal of the Zelem of the Neschamah depends on
the individual. Some people have, well before the time of death, allowed
the Ruach to withdraw into the Neschamah. In very highly evolved individuals
this has the effect that both Ruach and Neschamah are one (this
would make the withdrawal a lot less than 30 days). In this instance the
Nephesch is clearly very highly evolved, and after the death of the body
there is no decomposition. The Zahar tells us;l°5
104Part 2, folio158b.