The Soul vs Spirit vs Self

Heart Rock - Painted Art & Photo by Ingrid Cryns

Heart Rock
Painted Art & Photo by Ingrid Cryns

I like to define ‘Spirit’ as the life force essence of your physical body & personality in this lifetime.  It is intangible, invisible and made up of something that is hard to quantify scientifically or define absolutely.  Some religions say that the spirit is what possesses the body and if you don’t have a belief in their religion, then you may not believe in having any ‘spirit’ at all!  The Spirit is seen as a form of energy  that connects one to God, the Source or the Mystery – that magical link that gives us life that we don’t truly understand in the end how that is really possible. If you are an atheist or existentialist, then do you have a spirit or a soul, even if you don’t believe in this?  I say that you do, despite your belief system that denies its existence.

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