Understanding Birth & Death

& Ibbur Neshoma עיבור נשמה

In considering the cycle of life, we need to understand the meaning of birth & death in spiritual terms. Everyone's physical journey of life begins at the moment of conception when the persons father is making love with ones mother; at this moment of conception a soul transcends from the spiritual realms through the fathers soul and hence through his physical body and into the mothers physical body hence the soul of the soon-to-be-born baby becomes attached to the mother.

The important point to know is that the soul of the child about to be born has the spirituality determined on the basis of the father. The quality of soul נשמה that can be brought down or attached from spiritual realms is based on the fathers spiritual strength.

A father who is not "thinking" what he is doing when making love could bring in any soul even one that has no connection to his soul from lower spiritual realms, this is the reason why some men like animals procreate and then leave their spouses, as they have no spiritual attachment to the soul of their child.

Whereas a spiritually-minded father who is fully aware that every time he makes love is connecting with the spiritual realms has the power to bring down a very spiritually enlightened good soul into this world, whom is and will always be connected with his father.

נשמה Neshoma Soul from Father

נפש Nefesh Soul from Mother

Each and every person is created with the energy of ones father and the energy of ones mother; in the same way physically one has some characteristics of ones father and some of ones mother, likewise spiritually one has a spiritual facet that is from ones father and a facet that is from ones mother.

Reb Chaim Vital understood that the נשמה Neshoma Soul is from ones "Father" and the נפש Nefesh Soul is from ones "Mother"; likewise if one follows back ones generations one can see that ones own father has aspects of his father and aspects of his mother. As explained on the page of "The Soul", these two elements of ones soul are very different, hence as a child grows into an adult ones character changes from being like ones spiritual essence of ones mother to incorporating and becoming like the spiritual essence of ones father.

If one has very different types of parents, then during ones life one will be oscillating ones spiritual character in a state of confusion between ones father and ones mothers spiritual energies. If for example ones parents were totally incompatible spiritually and they divorced then one will feel "unsettled" within oneself spiritually until one understands how to balance these energies, retain the good side and negate the bad influence.

Hence the explanation for difficulties for children of interfaith marriages, or with unbalanced parents of different spiritual beliefs, and will be problematic for the maturing adult until one finds ones true inner spiritual identity and source of ones soul.

Men Must Pray to Bring Down a Good Soul

Reb Chaim Vital explains that it is the duty of the MAN to bring the spiritual soul down from spiritual world into this physical world; it is therefore the duty of the man to pray, refine his character and attract the best possible quality of soul from spirit world; this is especially true for single men or men who believe they are living with the wrong soulmate or men living with a woman who doesn't want children using ways to block children being conceived. It is upon MEN to pray for good children !

Sefer Tikunim explains that MEN should pray and light a single candle for the soul of ones child in spirit world whom is waiting for you, whether it be to get out of the wrong marriage/relationship, or to find the right soulmate and then to conceive this child whom is waiting in Spirit world to be born with you and your true soulmate.

When a person thinks carefully that the souls of ones children in the Spiritual world are waiting to be born and the only reason they are not being born is because one is in the wrong relationship / marriage then one should recognize this as avery significant blockage in ones life.

In the same way one is blocking life being born, ones life will be blocked until one makes this correction; thus the reason why so many people have unsettled inner feelings when they are with the wrong partner; it is simply a sign that spiritual souls are waiting for you to change your life.

Before going to bed and making love; Reb Chaim Vital explains that one should read one verse from the Torah, or spiritual writings of inspiration, or prayers from Psalms, anything spiritually enlightening that connects a persons soul with "Oneness to GOD" and to spirit world, hence the reason for saying the "Shema Yisroel" שמע ישראל at night .

For women it is slightly different as they are the nurturing basis of the נפש Nefesh aspect of the child's soul, all a woman needs to do is be the solid good spiritual foundation for a wonderful aspect of נפש Nefesh to encompass and protect the child, being in tune spiritually with her spiritually minded husband will ensure that the child matures into a refined, well balanced and harmonious adult.

גלגל החיים GalGal HaChaim

"Cycle of Life & Death"

Love of GOD and Love of all of GOD Creations

אהבת השם יתברך ואהבת הבריוֹת

Living a life of LOVE is the true source of continuous vitality of life energy and one will always radiate a sense of happiness when living a "life of love" because one is truly connected to GOD and to spirit world.

The true connection to GOD is through אהבת השם יתברך ואהבת הבריוֹת that is true LOVE OF GOD and LOVE of mankind, the inner strength of pure spiritual LOVE, is life energy, it encompasses the souls aspect of Chaya חיה and Yechida יחידה . Once a person lives with a continuous strong and true connection with spirit world then the moment of death is just a continuity of life, and the transition out of this physical world is like taking a wonderful journey. There is no need to fear death.

The feelings of "Fear" is death itself, anyone whom has any thoughts of fear in any aspect of their lives is living with a dark thoughts "death" energy; the more one learns to live a life of LOVE the more life energy one will have and the closer one comes to GOD. Where there is LOVE, there is GOD, and where there is GODs' energy there is life, hope, faith and true happiness.

אין מדה רעה יוֹצאת מן השמים

Nothing "bad" comes from GOD

God is love, the kind creative energy of this world that gives life to everything and everyone. If something is considered bad it is simply an identity of lack of Godliness and a lack of love. Therefore what people usually term as "bad" isn't really "bad"; its simply peoples wrong perception.

Death is a normal stage of Life

Physical death is something that is guaranteed to happen to each and everyone of us on this planet. We are all eventually going to die and the sooner we perceive that death is inevitable and recognize that death is a spiritual transition for our soul to leave this physical world to continue its journey in spiritual world then the word "death" looses its fearful meaning.

The Concept of Birth Every Day on Any Day

There is a concept of birth and death every day, this means that you have the potential for CHANGE every single day. Therefore one has the potential for a cycle to be reborn each and every day, provided one really changes ones character and literally become someone new. This is the basis to understand that people who convert are given a new soul, as the day they convert a new spiritual soul is attached to their soul, and they are born anew.

Similarly every single person in the world has the chance and opportunity to be magnetic to attract into their soul an extra soul, that will work to help them through life. This extra soul is known as IBBUR Neshoma - עיבוּר נשמה.

Reb Chain writes that every single person is given a spiritual gift every Friday evening at sunset for Shabbos - The Jewish Sabbath, everyone is given an extra soul, נשמה יתירה angel guide - an extra soul that will work to assist a person grow spiritually.

The concept of IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה

One of the most important spiritual laws and teachings Reb Chaim Vital teaches in Sefer Gilgulim is the concept and spiritual law of "IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה" that is having an additional soul of the Neshoma level attach itself to your soul to work with you to ensure a physical and spiritual success in your life.

עיבור נשמת צדיק Ibbur of a Good Soul

In the hebrew excerpt reproduced above from Sefer Shaar GilGulim Hakdoma 2 שער גילגולים הקדמה ב, explains that a righteous and good soul Neshoma can attach itself to work with a person, to help one correct ones life, and find a good pathway; such a spiritual assistance can even elevate a person above their original destined pathway to a higher spirituality.

The person has merited to become part of a new and higher soulgroup by the help and assistance of this extra soul through "IBBUR Neshoma"; in fact when a good soul attaches itself to you in life to improve your spirituality, their soul too benefits, as together your souls are achieving far more than a single soul could ever achieve. Hence the saying "two is better than one" טוב שנים מן אחת of King Solomon's proverbs is referring to two souls working together one is this physical world and the other helping from spirit world is better than just one soul alone in this physical world.

The concept of IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה

A soul attaching itself to work with another person .

The concept of IBBUR NESHOMA - עיבוּר נשמה, is the concept that a soul has unfinished work to do in this life. Therefore the soul of that person will attach itself to a good spiritually sensitive soul with whom they can work together to accomplish the work that needs to be completed before the soul is then free to enter spirit world.

These SOULS that attach themselves, can be of people whom died prematurely, by accident, or people who were murdered or died tragically or absolutely anyone. IBBUR NESHOMA עיבוּר נשמה are always of good souls, who have been permitted by GOD and spirit world, to work with a someone whom can and will work together.

This is allowed spiritually, as it is easier for a soul to connect itself to a good person still living, instead of reincarnating and being reborn to go through a whole cycle of conception, childhood and adulthood. It is a kindness of GOD to the both souls to allow IBBUR NESHOMA עיבוּר נשמה .

IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה of a Soulmate

If a person has died by accident or tragically before marrying their soulmate, then their soulmate whom is alive is empty and void, is searching for their true soulmate and not finding, as their soulmate is in spirit world.

The soul that has died and is in spirit world can search and find someone sensitive spiritually, as a potential soul to attach their soul to in עיבוּר נשמה- ibbur neshama. This new person may also have lost their true soulmate or may have made mistakes in their life that has meant they have missed their original destined soulmate and hence by IBBUR NESHOMA עיבוּר נשמה, they have now have a true soulmate union.

Such a blessing of IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה of a Soulmate usually creates a much stronger union, love and connection that could ever be in any relationship as the energy of the man and the woman is bound strongly spiritually as well as physically.

The person whom the soul attaches itself to, can even be non-jewish, or someone whom was non- spiritually minded as the only prerequisite is the person be sensitive and open to allow in a spiritual soul to work with their soul.

The attachment of this soul will transform the person completely and in the case of non-Jewish person being attached with a Jewish soul can create a desire of non-Jew to to become Jewish or a spiritually void selfish person will become selfless kind and spiritually minded.

IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה is like a complete rebirth for the person and will bring a new life-energy, if however a person rejects the gift of a soul the IBBUR NESHOMA עיבוּר נשמה then it can unsettle the person for a short while, but there is never a concept of a forced IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה - this is the gift of freewill choice

If however, the attachment is good and works well spiritually, the collective achievements are amazingly good and blessed, it is known in history that all the greatest spiritual leaders have worked with souls attaching themselves by IBBUR Neshoma עיבוּר נשמה.

גלות הנשמה - "Side Tracked"

When a person has been "Side Tracked" in life, that is to say a person has lost their sense of direction in life, and has followed a pathway that is not really good nor correct for ones soul, then this is known as spiritually as losing ones Neshoma in exile and being side-tracked, this is a form of death as a person feels empty inside.

Reb Chaim Vital explains the fact that a person feels drained or lacks motivation in life is a sign that a person is not connected spiritually, this is because the aspect of ones soul נשמה has left ones body; ones נשמה is living the life where it should be but ones physical body is somewhere else, hence one is feeling disjointed and disconnected. We explain גלות הנשמה - "Side Tracked" how to find oneself and bring about a rebirth in ones life. Where as הסתלקות הנשמה ones soul leaving completely this physical world is a form of death as ones action have caused one to loose the spiritual gift of Neshoma Soul. Only by changing ones ways and "coming back" to ones destiny will ensure ones soul returns.