Where is the soul physically located?

Question

Is it associated with your physical body? If so, which part? Does it have mass?

If you say the whole body, then what happens if you are split in half while still remaining alive? Which half is your soul associated with? Is it split into two souls? If not, why not? If it's because the soul is not locked to a specific body part, then explain why some poeople think the soul has mass.

If you say the brain, then refer to my previous question about brain transplants and answer it.

"why do you ask a question which really doesnt have a logical answer"

In order to try to get you to realize there's no logical answer - and you have.

Answer 1

According to the Classical Greeks, in the pineal gland.

Answer 2

The soul isn't 'physically' located anywhere. It's spirit. Duh. Some ppl say that it resides in the Corpus Caliseum or some such part of the central brain. I've seen no 'proof' of that. Some say the soul weighs about 3 oz. Again, the evidence for that is awfully flimsy.

How can you possibly stay alive if you're split in half? That's stupid. OTOH, it appears that twins share the same soul. Maybe that'll help you figure it out. And brain transplants are not possible. It would involve far too many nerve connections, and nerves don't regenerate readily.

Answer 3

I feel your soul is in every cell of the body and also surrounds you as an aura. The soul changes with every change in the body. Every limb that is lost has an impact on your soul. Every person surrounding you and all your surroundings all together have an impact on your soul. The soul doesn't split with the body. It's spiritual state remains the same.

When you return to your God you soul will return to him in spiritual form which is a perfect form of yourself. It will remain this way until the resurection when your soul wil regain a solid, perfect form.

Answer 4

The fact is that man is dual in nature: The spiritual and the physical. These two natures are so different that in the eyes of one, the other does not seem to exist. That is so because the physical eye cannot see anything at all in the spiritual. Moreover, the death of the physical does not affect the spirit in any way.

The spiritual boundary of this earth is the topmost end of our cloud, that is water above. This is less than seven kilometers, say. That is the location of the first heaven. Airplanes pass through as if nothing.

In the Garden of Eden in Paradise, Adam lived in the spiritual. However, he was banished into a life of flesh and blood which Satan rules. As it is, life with GOD is eternal. Life with Satan is temporary. Nothing that we do in the world of Satan can bring us into eternal life.

The purpose of the Mission of Jesus Christ is to reconcile man with GOD in the spiritual. He achieved this by His resurrection. Shortly before He was crucified, He established the New Covenant. If you confirmed this covenant and then baptize, baptism unites you with Jesus Christ in His death and resurrection. Romans 6:3-10; Galatians 3:27 and Colossians 2:12. Then you are born of water. The promise of GOD to forgive us our sins is in the New Covenant. Your sins are forgiven. You can then be born of Spirit, that is led by the Spirit to do the will of GOD and live forever.

Answer 5

If you analyze the word 'soul' from its Greek source ie the New Testament. The word is psuche, it denotes the breath, the breath of life, then the soul in its various meanings.
a) the natural life of the body. b) the immaterial , invisible part of man, c) the disembodied( or unclothed or naked ) man.e)the seat of the sentient element in man, that by which he perceives, reflects, feels, desires. f)the seat of will and purpose.g)the seat of appetite (desire). h)persons, individuals (persons, any one) of dead bodies, dead soul; and of animals. i)the equivalent of the personal pronoun, used for emphasis and effect-1st person, ie us, me. j)an animate creature, human or other. k)the inward man, the seat of the new life.

Where do all of these qualities exist and emanate from? The mind!
That is where we get the word 'psyche' form, and all that is related to it.

A test was taken many years ago. I do not remember where or by who. It took in man/woman from all ethnic groups. Young and old. Who were near death. Their weight was carefully measured before and after the fact.
After the death of any of these persons, the difference was three (3) grams. It never varied.
You would have only one soul per person, no matter what you did to it. The soul can do many things while alive. But it cannot split. It goes back to the Creator. The body and soul will be reunited at the Last Judgment. Then to its reward.
Salvation or damnation. You can ONLY choose now! After death its TOO LATE!

Answer 6

The body is the "world-consciousness," the soul is the "self-consciousness," and the spirit is the "God-consciousness." There are five organs in the body which afford man the five senses. This physical body enables man to communicate with the physical world. This is why it is called the "world- consciousness." The soul comprises that part in man known as the intellect, which makes man's existence possible. The part of love generates affections toward other human beings or objects. Affections originate from the senses. All these are parts of man himself; they form the personality of man. Hence, they are called the "self-consciousness." The spirit is the part with which man communicates with God. With this part man worships God, serves Him, and understands his relationship with God. Hence, it is called "God-consciousness." Just as God dwells in the spirit, the self dwells in the soul, and the senses dwell in the body.

The soul is the meeting point; here the spirit and the body join. Man communicates with God's Spirit and the spiritual realm through the spirit and receives and expresses power and life in the spiritual realm through this spirit. He communicates with the outside world of senses through the body; the world and the body interact with one another. The soul lies in between these two worlds and belongs to these two worlds. On the one hand, it communicates with the spiritual realm through the spirit, and on the other hand, it communicates with the physical world through the body. The soul has the power of self-determination; it can make decisions concerning the things related to it in the environment and can choose or reject them. It is impossible for the spirit to control the body directly; it requires a medium. This medium is the soul, which was produced when the spirit touched the body. The soul is in between the spirit and the body; it binds the spirit and the body together as one. The spirit can rule over the body through the soul and subject it under God's power. The body can also induce the spirit through the soul to love the world.

Among the three elements of man, the spirit is joined to God and is the highest. The body is in contact with the material world and is the lowest. In between the two is the soul. It takes as its nature the nature of the other two. As such it becomes the linkage of the other two parts. Through the soul the two parts can fellowship with each other and can work together. The function of the soul is to maintain the spirit and the body in their proper order so that they will not lose their proper relationship with one another. In this way, the body, which is the lowest, will submit to the spirit, and the spirit, which is the highest, will be able to control the body through the soul. The soul is indeed the chief element in man. The soul looks to the spirit for the supply which the latter has received from the Holy Spirit and communicates to the body what it has received so that the body may partake of the perfection of the Holy Spirit and become a spiritual body.

Man's spirit is the noblest part of man; it dwells in man's innermost part. The body is the lowest and remains outside. The soul dwells between the spirit and the body and is the medium of the two. The body is the outer shell of the soul, while the soul is the outer shell of the spirit. When the spirit tries to control the body, it has to do so with the help of the intermediary soul. Before man fell, it was the spirit (through the soul) that controlled the whole being. When the spirit wanted to do something, it communicated to the soul, and the soul activated the body to follow the order of the spirit. This is what it means for the soul to be the medium.

The soul is potentially the strongest part because both the spirit and the body are incorporated into it, take it as their personality, and are affected by it. But in the beginning, man had not sinned, and the power of the soul was fully under the control of the spirit. Hence, the power of the soul was the power of the spirit. The spirit could not drive the body by itself; it had to do so through the soul. We can see this from Luke 1:46-47: "My soul magnifies [present tense] the Lord, and my spirit has exulted [perfect tense] in God my Savior." Here we see the change in tense according to the original language, which indicates that the spirit must first exult before the soul can magnify the Lord. The spirit first communicates the exultation to the soul, then the soul expresses this exultation through the organs of the body.

In conclusion, the soul is the seat of personality; man's will, intellect, and emotion all lie in the soul. The spirit is the part with which man communicates with the spiritual realm. The body is the part with which man communicates with the physical realm. The soul is in the middle of these two parts. It exercises its judgment to determine if the spiritual realm is to rule or if the physical realm is to rule. Sometimes the soul rules through its intellect and senses; when that happens, the psychological world rules. Unless the soul yields its rule to the spirit, the spirit cannot rule. Hence, the soul has to authorize the spirit to rule before the latter can rule over the soul and the whole body. The reason for this is that the soul is the origin of man's personality.

The soul is the master of a person because man's will is part of the soul. When the spirit controls the whole being, it is because the soul has yielded itself and has taken a lower position. If the soul rebels, the spirit will not have the power to control it. This is the meaning of "free will" in man. Man has the absolute right to make his own decisions. He is not a machine which turns according to God's will. He has his own faculty of deliberation. He can choose to obey God's will, and he can choose to oppose God's will and to follow the devil's will. According to God's arrangement, the spirit should be the highest part and should control the whole being. Yet the main part of man's personality, the will, is of the soul. Man's will (soul) has the power to choose to let the spirit rule, to let the body rule, or to let the self rule. Because the soul is so powerful, the Bible calls it "a living soul."

Answer 7

The soul isn't physical, it's not located anywhere. I can't explain why some people think it IS physical or has physical characteristics such as mass. I guess they're just not really clear on what a soul is.

Answer 8

First Man Adam "was" a living "soul".
As in Adam(them) all die: 1Cor 15.

Last Adam "is" a quickening "spirit".
In Christ shall all be made alive.

Either way(die or live) it's all, of two allegoric alls.

The word of God divides soul & spirit: Heb 4:12
http://www.godshew.org/Hebrews5.htm
Which is to allegory say it divides law & grace.
Which things are an "allegory": Galatains 4
Written "aforetime" for our "learning": Rom 15:4
To learn what meaneth Hos 6:6, a go figure in Mt 9:13
http://www.godshew.org/ShewBread5.htm#willx2

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 9

There is no physical aspect of the soul. Our body is a vehicle for the soul.

Your soul is your being, your connection with your creator and survive long after your body is gone.

The question should be:

Where does my soul go after my body dies?

Answer 10

The soul, if it exists at all, has no physical location. The whole point of a soul is that it supposedly can continue to exist after your physical body is gone.

Believing in souls is pure superstition.