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The Soul ofthe Kabbalah 109
The ZOhaT informs us 101 that the Ruach actually leaves the body at
the New Moon and feast days, then returns to its place. This suggestsa very
interesting astrological influence on the soul of man, as generally most of
the Hebrew festivals are based on astrological events. The soul is said to
leave the body on the Sabbath as well, which, apart from its religious significance,
shows that it must be continually replenished every seven days.
The subtle anatomy that is allied to the Ruach is the Mental Body.
It is in this area that the scattered mental thoughts flow and group themselves
into various subdivisions which are separated yet again, forming in
the Astral-Emotional Body. It is here that the universal energies have to
adapt to suit themselves to the vibration and pitch of the lower bodies
and make sure that the energy that is incoming will nor disrupt or burn
out the lower layers, especially the end result on the physical body.
The Mental Body is the home of the abstract concept, where it is
"conditioned" briefly before it goes down to the Emotional leveL There it
is subdivided according to the personality. More than any other level, we
try to "discover the cause of ignorance" through the pulsation vehicle of
the soul and the lesser formulations that govern the Mental Body. Its
function is to try to control the pulsation system; it feeds the Astral­
Emotional Body which tends sometimes to be a law unto itself due to the
day-to-day reactions it has to deal with. In short, one of the main functions
of the Mental Body is to "control" the Astral-Emotional Body,and,
as a result, a continuous battle emerges, which will continue to carry on
unabated until the Mental Body has properly aligned the Astral-Emotional
Body and is in full control of it.
Meditation is one such way that the Mental Body tries to get its way
and in many instances succeeds, though meditation, however, should be
an ongoing thing, for if there is a brief respite before the Astral-Emotional
Body will try to seek dominance. Initiation is yet another way that the
Mental Body seeks control. Here the self is opened up to Higher Energies
that must be rationalized correctly through the Mental Body, or a type of
burnout will occur. In this way the Astral-Emotional Body is cornered
and must submit to the Higher Mental Body.
In the Mental Body, the Thought Forms that occur are completely
on the subconscious level, and because of this some thought forms, due to
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