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in the threefold body, to which it is connected by the link of mind. This work brings the threefold soul into being.
The
soul is the spiritualized product of the body.
Diagram
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shows the Tenfold Constitution of Man.
Man Is a threefold Spirit, possessing a Mind by means of which be governs a threefold Body, which he eman ated from himself to gather experience. This threefold body he transmutes into a threefold Soul, upon which he nourishes himself from Impotence to omnipotence. The DiTfne Spirit The Life Spirit The Human Spirit
emanates from itself
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The Dense Body The Vital Body The Desire Body
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pabulum
Conscious Soul Intellectual Soul
Emotional Soul
The mirror of Mind also contributes increasingly to spiritual growth as the thoughts which it transmits to and from the Spirit polish it to greater brightness, sharpening and intensifying its focus more and more to a single point, perfectly flexible and under the control of the Spirit.