Spirit, Self, and spirit
It is easy enough to throw around words like ’spirit’ and ‘Self’ when talking about matters of both religious of spiritual natures. However, what are they and what do they mean? What does it mean when spirit is Spirit versus spirit?
Unfortunately, three terms – Spirit, spirit, and Self – can be confusing. Because I will be using them on this blog, I will explain how I will use them to make things clearer.
Spirit as spirit (lowercase) is often associated with the soul and matters of spiritual growth and desires. The Spirit can also refer in the spiritual sense to the unified, universal consciousness.
The Spirit (capitalized) is often in reference to the religious holy spirit or deity. Mother Spirit and Mother Goddess sometimes mean the same thing.
However, the Spirit (capitalized) is also used in the same way Self (capitalized) is used. Self is in reference to you and not your body. The you, Self, that controls the physical body you are in.
Unfortunately, Self is sometimes interchanged with spirit (lowercase). It can get confusing, but confusing is usually what you get
For the purposes of this blog, I am combining the Spirit/Self (both capitalized) into one category. In my personal beliefs, these two words are for the most part interchangeable. When I refer to a god/goddess/deity/universal consciousness, I will refer to it as such.
(If this doesn’t make you frustrated with the English language, I don’t know what will.)
Please don’t try to read too hard into my decision. I like simplicity. That’s all.
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