Soul of the world

World soul (Greek: ψυχή κόσμου, Latin: Anima mundi) is a pure ethereal Spirit, which was proclaimed by some ancient philosophers to be diffused throughout all nature. It was thought to
animate all matter in the same sense in which the soul was thought to animate the human.

the animating principle or the moving force of the universe; world spirit. A spiritual principle having the same relation to the physical world as the human soul does to the body; the animating force of the world.

"Soul was generated prior to body, and body is posterior and secondary, as being according to nature, ruled over by the ruling soul." "The soul which administers all things that are moved in every way, administers likewise the heavens." ...

"From one Soul of the universe are all Souls derived...Of these Souls are there many changes, some into a more fortunate estate, and some quite contrary.
This is the Will of the soul which constantly drives us to become what we need to become and then upon attaining this potential move towards fulfilling our purpose in the great work.
In all the great religions of the world there is a tradition that sooner or later after death the soul must cross a certain "Bridge.

"Every man has a natural fortress within himself, the Soul impregnable. ... Besides this central citadel, man has also outworks, the Aura. This Aura is sensitive, and must be sensitive. Unless it were responsive to impressions it would cease to be a medium of communication from the non-Ego to the Ego. This Aura should be bright and resilient even in the case of the ordinary man. In the case of the Adept it is also radiant. In ill-health this Aura becomes weakened. It will be seen flabby, torn at the edges, cloudy, dull. It may even come near to destruction. It is the one duty of every person to see that his Aura is in good condition."

It is not only that the mind of the practitioner becomes sensitised to dimensions that were not previously apparent, but that the energy of the universe itself, by degrees, becomes realised as the basis of the self. However, this is also a very dangerous point in the spiritual journey of the aspirant. All too often, this realisation is taken to be a sign of Mastery, when in fact it is but the very beginning.