I ask, “Earlier I asked for a definition of the spirit, lower case ‘s.’ What is the definition of the Spirit, capital ‘S’?”

Zohar answers, “Spirit is wholly divine. It is the undifferentiated whole of all things as all things flow from it. It is the consciousness that does not need to be observed to be conscious, the unobserved observer. It is that mover that does not itself need to be moved, the unmoved mover. It is the creative imperative of reality.

“It is what creates the illusion of multiplicity. Itself it is not multiplicity though. It is unity. It is Real and yet it is not an it. Some say that this is the Prime Creator, Father Mother God, and it goes by other names as well. This is because Spirit has a form of consciousness, and most importantly, Spirit loves. That is why we so often choose to personify it, but we must be careful because personification, though a useful step to have an intimate, personal connection with the Prime Creator can also instill misconception and intellectual error.

“That is what occurs when you become dogmatic adhering to a primitive, fundamentalist worldview. These are mere clumsy metaphors for that which is beyond human comprehension, but not, oddly, beyond human apprehension. There is a difference, a gulf between these as large as the sea. Do not confuse Spirit with the final or ultimate I AM, for lack of a better word. Whereas Spirit is the motive and creative force or aspect of Reality the great I AM is the sustainer that makes the creation possible. Without Spirit, reality would be an undifferentiated whole. Without the great I AM there would be no reality at all. That is the OM, and is the real I AM.”