The Yechidah
The Yechidah is the potentially immortal part of man and in mans fallen state does not come into action naturally. The average human experiences life through his instincts (the soul) and through his mind (Ruach). The Soul and Mind while of importance, cannot offer a truly discrete, individual self. Ultimately, death, after a cycle of lives and many lost opportunities, becomes the end for most people. Only through the awakening of the Yechidah can immortality be achieved. According to the Valentinian tradition however, only Psychics and Pneumatics have the Yechidah or Lightspark within them and hence the potential for liberation. The average man on the street is a Hylic and does not have this potential, but lets be honest, what he does not have, he does not miss.
When man was expelled from the First Estate and into the fallen physical world of matter, he lost his right to immortality and hence became truly mortal. His true self, which had evolved through many cycles was contaminated by the fall and could not survive in his fallen body. Accordingly, his Yechidah or self became powerless, locked in a fallen vehicle and exists now only as a spark of light, a potential. The Lord of Wisdom, however, did not give up, he outlined a plan by which man could gain immortality again and re-awaken his original self. This plan was comprised of a process of transformation called Transfiguration, it is described in the Bible as being "born again". The Transfiguration process offered two paths. The Path of the Dove
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