my feel for you, boy, is decaying right in front of me
The word nephesh means 'soul, spirit, being, human, creature, person.'
The word gilgul means 'turning, spinning, moving in a circle, meandering through a series of arbitrary events.'
The phrase gilgul nipashot means, literally, 'the cyclical movement of spirits or souls.' That is, reincarnation. But it also brings to mind an image of people spinning and turning and moving back and forth aimlessly, from one place to another.
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At one time transfer was a shocking word in Israel, a taboo word that only fanatic extremists used. But transfer has become an ordinary word, thanks to the tireless efforts of its proponents, who never cease to say the word and write the word and discuss the word, and who have printed hundreds of thousands of posters and bumper stickers using the word. Which proves that people can get used to anything.
- Ten Thousand Lovers by Edeet Ravel