While a heart monitor displays the “blips” in a person’s pulse, I also wonder about monitoring soul rhythms – those transcendent ups and downs of personality and psyche that make us dynamic beings. What actually happens at a functional level when the line rises and falls dramatically? When a flat line shows up?
The Hebrew word for soul is nephesh, which evidently means “life, vital breath.” When translated into English the meaning spreads out a little more to include self, emotion, passion, mind, desire – all those non-quantifiable innermost aspects of greatest value, the ones created in God’s own image.
Again, how does a strong soul-pulse manifest? A weak one? An average one? Above-or-below average? What is normal? Abnormal? Expected? Unexpected?
The strength of a heartbeat depends on the health of the muscle, open pathways to carry nutrition and oxygen via blood to the heart, and also the electrical energy that causes contraction in the first place. Because of Fritz’s heart issues I’ve learned a lot in recent years about many things that can block or impair optimal heart performance.
The strength of a soul-beat depends on the health of the soul (mind, will, emotions), the food (truth or deception) it receives, and the degree of receptivity/openness to divine energy. If the soul-line is flat (or nearly so), some or all of these things need to be addressed. With that in mind, I’m doing a little introspective evaluating this morning.
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