Glossary Terms – Where is Zhenren?

(Sanskrit यम) Literally, “self-control, restraint, forbearance.” Also: “Rider, charioteer, rein, bridle. Road, end, way, path, course, progress. Carriage. Cessation. God of death. Twin, twin-born, couple, one of a pair. Crow.”

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Yesod

(Hebrew יסוד means foundation) The ninth sephirah of the the Tree of Life (Kabbalah). In the macrocosmic universe, Yesod is the fourth dimension. In the microcosmic universe (man), Yesod corresponds to the sexual organs and to the Ethereal body. In the Bible, Yesod is Eden, the Promised Land.

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