Medieval Jewish Esoteric Text
Being / Essence / Soul
Your deep soul hides itself from consciousness. So you need to increase aloneness, elevation of thinking, penetration of thought, liberation of mind – until finally your soul reveals itself to you, spangling a few sparkles of her lights.
The Essential Kabbalah , Daniel Chanan Matt, ed., 1996
Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing , © 2004