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|description=Lit., “shadow”. It is stated in the ''Zohar '' (I., 218 a, i. fol. 117 a, col. 466.), that during the last seven nights of a mans life, the ''Neshczmah,'' his spirit, leaves him and the shadow, ''tzool‐mah'', acts no longer, his body casting no shadow; and when the ''tzool‐mah ''disappears entirely, then ''Ruach'' and'' Nephesh'' — the soul and life — go with it. It has been often urged that in Kabbalistic philosophy there were but three, and, with the Body, ''Guff,'' four “principles”. It can be easily shown there are seven, and several subdivisions more, for there are the “upper” and the “lower ” ''Neshamah'' (the dual Manas); ''Ruach'', Spirit or Buddhi; ''Nephesh'' (Kâma) which “has no light from her own substance”, but is associated with the ''Guff,'' Body; ''Tzelem'', “Phantom of the Image” and ''D’yooknah'', Shadow of the Phantom Image, or ''Mâyâvi '' ''Rûpa''. Then come the'' Zurath'', Prototypes, and'' Tab‐nooth'', Form; and finally,'' Tzurah'', ‘ highest Principle (Âtman) which remains above”, etc., etc. (See Myer’s ''Qabbalah'', pp. 400 ''et. seq''.) {{ctd-source|TG}}. | |description=Lit., “shadow”. It is stated in the ''Zohar '' (I., 218 a, i. fol. 117 a, col. 466.), that during the last seven nights of a mans life, the ''Neshczmah,'' his spirit, leaves him and the shadow, ''tzool‐mah'', acts no longer, his body casting no shadow; and when the ''tzool‐mah ''disappears entirely, then ''Ruach'' and'' Nephesh'' — the soul and life — go with it. It has been often urged that in Kabbalistic philosophy there were but three, and, with the Body, ''Guff,'' four “principles”. It can be easily shown there are seven, and several subdivisions more, for there are the “upper” and the “lower ” ''Neshamah'' (the dual Manas); ''Ruach'', Spirit or Buddhi; ''Nephesh'' (Kâma) which “has no light from her own substance”, but is associated with the ''Guff,'' Body; ''Tzelem'', “Phantom of the Image” and ''D’yooknah'', Shadow of the Phantom Image, or ''Mâyâvi '' ''Rûpa''. Then come the'' Zurath'', Prototypes, and'' Tab‐nooth'', Form; and finally,'' Tzurah'', ‘ highest Principle (Âtman) which remains above”, etc., etc. (See Myer’s ''Qabbalah'', pp. 400 ''et. seq''.) {{ctd-source|TG}}. | ||
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