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Gilgul

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “plural for "souls" of souls which are "cycled" through " lives or "incarnations" into the body”. Today it says “concept of reincarnation or "transmigration of souls " in kabbalistic esoteric mysticism”.
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Gilgul or gilgul neshamot or Gilgul'im neshamot refers to the concept of reincarnation within the Kabbalah of Judaism . in Hebrew , the word gilgul means "cycles" or "circles" and neshamot is the plural for "souls" of souls which are "cycled" through " lives or "incarnations" into the body . This is considered to be a deep "secret of nature" according to the esoteric kabbalah. The lowest part of the soul which is called the neshama is always a gilgul , like a "default life spark" within any living body. The classic kabbalah work Shaar ha Gilgulim ("Gate of Reincarnations") of Rabbi Isaac Luria , (written by his disciple Rabbi Chaim Vital ), describes these deep and very complex laws of reincarnation, (a process akin to physical " impregnation " and " pregnancy ") of the ibbur of five different parts of the soul. See Gilgul (game) about the role playing game . v t e1

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “plural for "souls" of souls which are "cycled" through " lives or "incarnations" into the body”. Today it says “concept of reincarnation or "transmigration of souls " in kabbalistic esoteric mysticism”. Read the current article and compare.
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plural for "souls" of souls which are "cycled" through " lives or "incarnations" into the body

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concept of reincarnation or "transmigration of souls " in kabbalistic esoteric mysticism

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