Table Of ContentBody, Mind, and Soul
The Teachings of Kabbalah Series
by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
The Hebrew Letters
Channels of Creative Consciousness
The Mystery of Marriage
How to Find True Love and Happiness in Married Life
Awakening the Spark Within
Five Dynamics of Leadership that can Change the World
Transforming Darkness into Light
Kabbalah and Psychology
Rectifying the State of Israel
A Political Platform based on Kabbalah
Living in Divine Space
Kabbalah and Meditation
Body, Mind, and Soul
Kabbalah on Human Physiology, Disease, and Healing
Consciousness & Choice
Finding Your Soulmate
The Art of Education
Internalizing Ever-New Horizons
What You Need to Know About Kabbalah
Kabbalah and Meditation for the Nations
Anatomy of the Soul
A Sense of the Supernatural
Interpretation of Dreams and Paranormal Experiences
THE TEACHINGS OF KABBALAH SERIES
Body, Mind,
and Soul
Kabbalah on Human Physiology,
Disease, and Healing
Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
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Body, Mind and Soul
Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
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Table of Contents
Preface 1
PART ONE: HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 9
1. Soul and Body 11
In the Image of God.............................................................................................11
The Sefirot................................................................................................................13
The Four Letters of God’s Name.......................................................................20
Powers of the Soul and Human Anatomy.........................................................23
Spiritual Holism.....................................................................................................26
Building Blocks of Creation.................................................................................27
In Summary............................................................................................................31
2. Mystical Anatomy 33
The Eye..................................................................................................................33
Fingers—Tongue; Toes—Brit.............................................................................41
The Principle of Balance......................................................................................41
“Five Opposite Five”—from Mind to Toes..........................................................43
How the Sefirot divide into “Five opposite Five”...................................................45
The Tablets of the Covenant.................................................................................47
Procreation..........................................................................................................48
The Sense of Touch and the Higher and Lower Unions........................................50
Two Levels of Da’at............................................................................................54
Three Stages of Spiritual Growth........................................................................56
Higher and Lower Worlds...................................................................................58
The Mouth.............................................................................................................65
3. Mystical Physiology 69
The Vision of Ezekiel...........................................................................................69
The Physiological Systems of the Body.............................................................73
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PART TWO: KABBALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE 89
4. Origins of Disease 91
Evil, Disease, and Fear.........................................................................................91
The Three Primal Fears......................................................................................92
Fear of the Wolf....................................................................................................98
Fear of the Lion...................................................................................................109
Fear of the Snake.................................................................................................113
Gold, Silver, and Copper....................................................................................118
5. Understanding Illness 123
Allostasis and Disease.........................................................................................123
The Transforming Power of Disease...............................................................127
Illness as Spiritual Lack......................................................................................138
Illness as Spiritual Estrangement......................................................................142
Malfunctions of the Immune System...............................................................147
6. Lupus 151
The Dimensions of the Disease........................................................................151
Collagen Disease..................................................................................................154
Fatigue and Perseverance...................................................................................155
Treatments of Lupus..........................................................................................157
An Ancient Remedy..........................................................................................158
Remission..........................................................................................................159
Meditation, Positive Thinking, and Support.......................................................160
PART THREE: KABBALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF HEALING 163
7. Methods of Healing 165
The Power of the Physician...............................................................................165
The Physician’s Eyes.........................................................................................165
The Physician’s Hands......................................................................................168
The Physician’s Mouth......................................................................................174
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Eyes, Hands, and Mouth..................................................................................176
Contemporary Medical Practice........................................................................178
1. Homeopathy..................................................................................................179
2. Allopathy (conventional medicine)..................................................................179
3. Osteopathy....................................................................................................180
4. Naturopathy.................................................................................................180
Four Methods as One........................................................................................183
Healing and the Soul...........................................................................................184
1. Healing at the level of Nefesh.........................................................................185
2. Healing at the level of Ruach.........................................................................187
3. Healing at the level of Neshamah...................................................................189
4. Healing at the level of Chayah.......................................................................190
5. Healing at the level of Yechidah.....................................................................192
6. Healing at the level of Etzem HaNeshamah..................................................192
8. The Healing Power of Prayer 195
Drawing Down Healing Power.........................................................................195
The Prayer of the Sick Person............................................................................196
The Prayer of a Wise Man................................................................................197
The Thought of a Tzadik..................................................................................198
The Priestly Blessing..........................................................................................199
Infinite Patience.................................................................................................202
Forms of Prayer...................................................................................................203
The Healing Power of Teshuvah.........................................................................205
Supplementary Essays 209
1. Right and Left..................................................................................................211
2. Three Planes....................................................................................................213
3. Six......................................................................................................................215
4. Basic Colors.....................................................................................................217
5. Sight and Shabbat............................................................................................220
6. Implications of Nakedness............................................................................222
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7. The Thirty-two Pathways...............................................................................225
8. The Five Fingers.............................................................................................228
9. Partzufim and Contact Points.........................................................................231
10. Contraction and Relaxation.........................................................................235
11. Light, Water, Firmament..............................................................................237
12. Spirituality and Reproduction......................................................................240
13. Regularity and Health...................................................................................242
14. Six Permutations...........................................................................................247
15. Death and Life...............................................................................................249
16. Expert Healing..............................................................................................251
17. Healing and the Torah.................................................................................253
18. The Indestructible Bone..............................................................................257
Endnotes 259
Glossary 313
Index 333
