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The purpose of the study on The Sanity of the Trinity of Man is to identify studies and thereby factors that have been undertaken on the topic and serve as a reasonable framework for discussing the issues accomplished in an analysis of man's Trinity under the sub-topic, what is the Trinity of man, understanding the soul and the spirit, differences between feelings and emotion/mental and emotional, mental health, physical health, spiritual health, why man's trinity must be protected, How man's trinity can be affected and it's recommendations.

What is the Trinity of man?

According to the Oxford dictionary, Trinity is the three persons of the Christian Godhead or a group of three people or things.

Man as a living being is made up of three entities, that is, the spirit soul, and body.

Spirit: this is the non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character

Soul: The immortal part of the human.

Body: The physical structure, including the bone, flesh, and organ of a person.

   Every part of the trinity of man is important and can't be underestimated.

   The spirit  is divided into three:

1. Intuition: The ability to understand something without conscious reasons.
2. Emotion: Psychological state brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously attached with thoughts, feelings, behavioral response, and a degree of pleasure and displeasure.
3. Conscience: A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behavior.

 According to Plato in one of his works "The Republic", Plato believed there is a three partied soul namely:

1. Logistikon: This is the part of the soul that loves logic and rational learning. It's wise and able to make just decisions. When this part of the soul is dominant, a person can distinguish between fantasy and reality.
2. Thymeides: This is usually referred to as the most spirited part of the soul. It's this part of the soul that is responsible for emotions, particularly anger and temper. It's also where the desire to be good and to do good comes.
3. Epithymetikon: This is the appetitive part. This is the part of the human soul that cannot resist appetite e.g food, power, and sex.

The body is also divided into three:

1.  Endomorphic: This is the fleshy or fat body type
2. Mesomorphic: This is the muscular body type
3. Ectomorphic: This is the slim body type

Understanding the Soul and the Spirit

The Spirit and the soul are two concepts that are closely related yet very distinct from each other. Both came from the inner part of the human being Particularly his mind and maybe his heart. The soul is the spiritual part of humankind while the spirit is the faculty of thinking, reasoning, and applying knowledge.

The soul

According to Macmillan Dictionary, the soul is the part of a person that is capable of thinking and feeling.

 A soul is also an entity that is regarded as being an immortal or spiritual part of a person, having no physical or material reality is credited with the function of thinking and choosing.

For science, the soul is synonymous with the mind due to how one can learn by studying the human brain, where our minds are located. Still, others believe that the soul is closely related to being alive, when a person is active, his soul is sleeping and when a person is sleeping, his soul is active through dreams.

It is difficult to give a correct definition of the soul since the definitions are based on a person's religious standpoint and attitude.

According to Buddhism, the soul which is also known as 'aatma' is the conscience of a living being, and when everything changes, the mental entity (anattama) also changes. When one dies, it's the soul that reincarnates in either physical or non-physical form according to one's karma.

According to Hinduism, the soul is called 'atman', is the true self of a person beyond identification with phenomena, it is the essence of an individual.

According to Christianity, the soul is a non-physical entity but integrally connected with the body. Its characteristics are described in moral, spiritual, and philosophical terms. Therefore it is what reaches God's judgment throne to face judgment.

The soul has more religious and spiritually significant.

According to Barry, the soul has seven(7) types:

1. Priest: This type of soul has a greater sense of mission than other types. This type of soul wants to make the world a better place by creating awareness and improving the world. This soul type loves helping people to succeed. Examples of this soul type are Spiritual/Religion leaders, Preachers, Psychologists, consultants, advisers, etc.
2. Artisan: This type of soul represent creativity and invention. This soul type has a great imagination that prompts them to discover new perspectives and combinations. This type of soul likes to express its idea in an interesting tangible form. This soul type needs to create something from poems, handcraft to scientific theories. They are often ordinary and productive. Examples of this soul type are Models, Dancers, actors, Graphic designers, engineers, architects, etc.
3. Sage: This type of soul often appears knowledgeable. They also have great communication. They can express higher abilities such as wisdom, beauty, love, philosophy, and harmony. They like to share their wisdom with others, they provide entertainment to others and they love Appearing in public places. They seek attention. Examples of this soul type are Musicians, Teachers, Salespeople, etc.
4. Servers: This type of soul wants to solve the problem of the whole world in a Material and psychical sense. This soul type is obliging, caring, hospitable, and modest, and tries to serve everyone with their help. They seem to carry the weight of the world on their shoulders that is because they tend to identify the sufferings and pains of others. They often placed people's needs in front of theirs. Examples of this soul type are Doctors, social workers, housewives, Diplomats, waiters, etc.
5. Scholars: This type of soul has passion searching knowledge. They perceive life as an experiment. They have great curiosity, they are calm by nature and absorbed and integrate information from the world around them, not just scientific alone but the knowledge about life. Their role is to develop and maintain our common knowledge. Examples of this soul type are Professors, Writers, Scientists, Researchers, Reporters, and analysts.
6. King: This type of soul is born leaders and commanders. They have a strong personalities, they are often assertive, concentrated, and self-righteous. They are perfectionists, demanding high standards from others. They decided what to do and were forced to achieve that. They perfectly share tasks among people. This soul type solves problems perfectly. Examples of this soul type are presidents, Politicians, Managers, etc.
7. Warrior: This type of soul is strong, loyal, steadfast, and determine. they are embodied with courage and determination. They love overcoming challenges to attain their goals and dreams. They are often athletes in nature. They love working hard and being awarded for it. This soul type fights for everything they want. Examples of this soul type are athletes, soldiers, business people, police, miners, etc.

Component of the soul

Aristotle classifies the soul into three parts in his work " virtue and the golden mean".

1. Nutrition soul: According to him, nutrition is responsible for growth and reproduction.
2. Rational soul:  He also calls it the Logos. It's responsible for thoughts and reflection.
3. Appetitive soul: It is responsible for desires such as sensation and mobility.

While Socrates and Plato agree that the soul is sub-divided into three parts:

1. Reasoning soul
2. Spirited soul
3. Appetitive soul

Plato called the Reasoning part of the soul "Logistikon" according to him this part of the soul loves logic and rational learning. It's wise and able to make just decisions. When this part of the soul is dominant, a person can distinguish between fantasy and reality.

He called the Spirited part of the soul "Thymeides" It's this part of the soul that is responsible for emotions, particularly anger, love, and temper. It's also where the desire to be good and to do good comes.

He also called the Appetitive part of the soul "Epithymetikon" This is the part of the human soul that cannot resist appetite e.g food, power, and sex.

Witness Lee also divide the soul into

1. The mind
2. The will
3. The emotions

According to him, the soul has three parts and all of these can be trans in the Bible. Prov 2:10 talks about the sweetness of knowledge to the soul, and to him, knowledge is the matter of the mind. Prov 24:14, Prov 19:21 also indicate that wisdom and knowledge are related to the soul.

Job 7:15 talks about choice and refusal, to choose and refuse. To choose and refuse are both decision and function of will. 1 chron 22:19.

Song 1:7, Ps 42:1 talks about Love as the function of the soul. 2 Sam 5:8 talks about hatred as the function of the soul. This proves that within the soul, there's an organ, the function of emotions.

         The mind is subdivided into four parts:

1. Thought: Allows an individual to shape the world and deal with it to achieve his goals, plans, dreams, and desires.
2. Memory: The ability of a person to store, retain and recall information.
3. Imagination: The ability of man to create ideas about certain things and experiences.
4. Consciousness: Man's ability to preserve his relationship with others and his environment.

The Spirit

According to Daniel A. Helminiak and Bernard Lonegan, "human spirit is considered to be the mental functions of awareness, insight, understanding, judgment and other reasoning power". It is distinguished from the separate component of the psyche which comprises the entities of emotions, images, memory, and personality".

The husband's spirit includes our intellect, emotions, fears, passion, and creativity.

While according to Olaf Stapledon, the "human spirit consists of love, intelligence, and creative actions".

According to John Teske, the human spirit is a "social construct representing the qualities of purpose and the meaning which transcend the individual human".

According to the Cambridge dictionary, Spirit is a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or a place.

While Oxford dictionary defines Spirit as a non-physical part of a person regarded as their true self and is capable of surviving physical death and separation. Therefore Spirit is what gives life to a body, it is our personality.

Spirit can also refer to non-human entities or spiritual beings, for examples Angels, demons, ghosts, Holy Spirit, etc.

The spirit has seven attributes namely:

1. Wisdom is the act of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight.
2. Understanding: The ability to assimilate or understand.
3. Counsel: The ability to give advice or direction for a decision or action.
4. Fortitude: Strength of the mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
5. Knowledge: The psychological result of perception, learning, and reasoning
6. Piety: Righteousness under being pious
7. Reverence for God: A feeling of great respect for God.

In Christianity,  according to Witness Lee, there are three parts of the human spirit:

1. Conscience: The ability to discern right from wrong, to justify or condemn. Rom9:1, Rom 8:16 Proves that the conscience is part of our Spirit.
2. Fellowship: Fellowship simply means contacting and communing with God. This is shown in John 4:24 and Roman 1:9.
3. Intuition: To direct sense or feeling in our spirit regardless of reason or circumstances. 1cor 2:11 indicates that our spirit knows what our soul cannot.

In the models of Daniel A. Helminiak and Bernard Lonergan, the human spirit can be split into five parts.

1. Intellect: Knowledge and intellectual ability or a person who uses the mind creatively.
2. Emotion: Any strong feelings
3. Fear: An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger. It can also mean great respect for something or someone.
4. Creativity: The act of being creative or an ability to create.
5. Passion: A strong feeling or emotion that is being channeled to a specific thing.

Difference between Feelings and Emotions/Mental and Emotional

Mental health

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps in determining how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.

Mental health is always important at every stage of life, from childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

A healthy mind keeps the brain exercising regularly, and stress and worry are kept in a bay by choice, while positive thoughts, gratitude, and feeling of joy are present, and also a thirst for knowledge and learning.

As well as the brain requires sleep every night, it also needs things to think and ponder upon.

Physical health

 Physical health issues the normal functioning of the body at all levels.

It's also a normal course of a biological process that ensures individual survival and reproduction. it also means the balance between the body function and the environment, participating in social activities and socially used works.

A healthy body is free from disease and illness and is not riddled with pain.

Bodily health is always made possible by a healthy diet, good nutrition, and regular exercise. A healthy body naturally wants to move and seek activity. Maintaining physical health requires keeping a regular check-up in the health center.

Spiritual health

Spiritual health includes a purposeful life, transcendence, and actualization of different dimensions and capacities of the human being.

spiritual health creates a balance between the physical, psychological, and social aspects of human life.

Being spiritual is centered on having the understanding that you are part of something much bigger than yourself. Facilitating a healthy spirit includes being part of a community to share yourself with others, and to give without expecting any tangible thing in return. A healthy spirit requires Love.

Why man's Trinity must be protected

We have been equipped with the ability to take care and protect our body, spirit, and soul just as man was given the task of tendering the garden ( From the biblical history of the genesis of man).

For clarity of the readers, I will like to treat this subtopic in chronological order.

Why man's spirit must be protected

From a Biblical standpoint, the Hebrew word for spirit is "Rauch", the feminine of the word "breathe".

Breathe is not just the air we take in and out but life. And spirit is also life.

It is therefore very important to guard, protect and shield it from harm, danger or loss, invasion, annoyance, insults, etc.

John Trudell, a native American musician and writer once said, "Protect your spirit because you are in a place where Spirits get eaten".

Countless times, people's spirits get eaten because they don't even know how vast their spirit is.

Synonyms for spirit

• Character: Your behavior and adjective that can be used in describing it. E.g. she is patient, she is hardworking, etc.
• Your energy: The ability to act or do things. The capability of doing and accomplishing something.
• Your humor: Laughter is a sign of a healthy spirit
• Attitude: Complex mental state involving belief, feelings, values, and dispositions to act in certain ways.
• Your enthusiasm: Feelings of excitement
• Your heart: The center of emotions.
• Your resolve: resolve is not the same as ego or pride. To achieve your

dreams in life, you have to be resolved or persistent as a person.

The spirit is not just our faculty of reasoning but our life as a whole.  its behavior is what can be used in describing and defining us, therefore it is very vital to give it our attention.

Why Man's soul must be protected

The soul is a word for the invisibility of who we are on the inside.

The soul must be protected from dark forces and negative beliefs that are harmful to the soul. It has been proven that beliefs and negative thoughts cause Red light to the human aura ( Austral light and physical body )

White light gives a peaceful and soothing feeling to the soul while Red light causes restlessness and burning feelings to the soul.

The soul is the source of our achievement, therefore we must protect it.

Our soul is eternal, and will also experience everlasting joy and misery,  it is, therefore, essential to protect it.

Why Man's body must be protected

The body is the carrier of man, anything that affects the body will also affect the spirit and soul of man.

Poor health habits can add stress to our life. Health problems, even minor once can interfere or overshadow other aspects of our life.

How Man's Trinity can be Affected

The world is full of things that are threatening to man's existence.

As rightly pointed out by John Trudell, we live in a world where spirits ( life) are eaten.

For the betterment of readers, we should take it in chronological order.

How Man's spirit can be affected

• sadness or grieving
• Health issues or eeling down
• Anxiety
• Troubled by memories
• Anger

Others include:

• Experience: Past experiences can affect the mind, they can influence a person's behavior and perceptions and limit him from exploring the good things of life.
• Ignorance: lack of knowledge can limit the mind perceptions, making a person narrow-minded
• Pride: Pride and arrogance can deprive the mind of learning and beholding new things.
• Social media: As advantageous as social media is, it also has disadvantages. Some of its disadvantages are fake news, pressure to meet up to someone's lifestyle
• Loneliness: The mind is imaginative when you live alone for a long period without doing anything, different thoughts begin to go through through the mind and most of these thoughts are not creative thoughts rather negative thoughts and also laughter become a stranger to you which is one of the signs of an unhealthy spirit
• Pornographic materials: Pornographic materials such as porn movies, novels, magazines, etc can defect the mind and increase the tendencies of commenting sexually base crime.
• Fear: Fear is deathly to the spirit that's why the Bible emphasizes that God hasn't given us the Spirit of fear but of boldness and sound mind.

fear limits the spirit from functioning in its full force.

How Man's soul can be affected

• Negative Thoughts: Spiritual law confirmed thoughts as an event". Negative thoughts and feelings when not kept in proper check can be materialized in our reality. when the " Red light" outshine the white, our soul is doomed.
• Negative Beliefs: negative and superstitions are harmful to the soul. It affects who we are and who we are meant to be because the soul is the source of man's achievement.
• Lack of knowledge: Ignorance limits the soul. The soul if not given adequate knowledge can be stagnant and can't shine in its fullness because knowledge gives light to the soul

How Man's body can be affected

• Poor diet: Poor diet includes lack of eating all the classes of food, skipping breakfast, late food, etc. Poor diet causes Lethangic, jittery, moody, fatigue, hunger, weakness, etc.
• Sleeplessness/ Improper sleeping habit: The minimum sleep needed by the body is at least 8hours. Sleeplessness affects a person's mental and physical health.
• Intake of harmful substances: Harmful substances and drugs are harmful to the body, drain and destroy the body.
• Irregular checkup: Irregular checkups endanger the body, for an instance a person may be suffering from a deadly illness that could be cured at an early stage, knowing that the chronic stage can result in death
• Sugar and salt intake: High sugar intake is dangerous to the body while high salt intake can cause high blood pressure and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
• Sunray: As much as the sun is the source of light and energy, if the skin is not protected from sunray, it can cause harm to the skin and health.
• Low intake of fluid: lack of fluid in the body causes dehydration and constipation and other health-related issues
• Exercise: Exercise helps in burning fat and calories, when a person doesn't exercise the body, there will be a high level of unwanted fat and calories which in turn affects the body.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Without recommendations, the purpose of this article will be defeated. I will also like to take it to step for clarity.

Recommendations for Spirit

We live in a world where we are not taught how to connect with our inner world, our feelings, intuitive insight, how to connect to the universe, or how to listen to our soul's whisper.

Spiritual: Spirit ( Connect with purpose, essence, and meaning)

Psychological: Mind (Learn, think and grow)

Emotional: Heart ( Love, care, be in relationship with self and others).

Physical: Body ( Live, move, and breath).

The struggles in the spirit are categorized into three

• Divine struggle: This is when you struggle with a higher authority. It is also referred to as negative spiritual coping.
• Internal/ Inter psychic spiritual struggle: This refers to the inner conflict about spirituality and religion.
• Connecting with nature and surroundings.

Stages of Spiritual Awakening

• Escaping ignorance
• The vision of your spiritual journey
• Glimpsing spirit ( Adventure)
• Closer examination ( Choosing a path)
• Seeking ( following the path)
• Loss of sight ( Lossing the path)
• Seeing ( Merging with the path)

other stages include:

• Catalyst
• Shift in perceptions
• Seeking to understand
• Developing your spiritual gifts
• Owning your spiritual gifts
• Reintegrating with your soul

Stages of Spiritual Surrender

• Take your hands off the wheel through prayers
• Appreciate what is thriving
• Recognize the obstacles and detours in a rightful manner
• Ask for signs
• Surrender more

How to see with Spiritual eyes

• Closing of eyes in prayers: It is not necessary to close the eye when praying, but it disconnects you from your surrounding and their activities and allow you to concentrate.
• Ask God for wisdom
• Look for a signpost in the word
• Discuss it with a mature person

7 habits of highly effective people

• Understanding the results
• Begin with the end in mind
• Putting first things first ( discipline)
• Having the winning mindset
• Listening before speaking
• Synergize
• Sharpen the saw ( practicing self-reliance)

Recommendations for soul

we spend too much time in our minds and bodies, we forget to nurture our souls.

As a multidimensional ( mind, body spirit, and soul) we must honor our energetic ethereal body and give it the need full attention.

How to discover your soul and live better

• Through introspection
• Through self-analysis
• Reflect on your past
• Remain Focus
• Exploit things that excite you
• Take help from a confidant

How to reconnect with your soul

• Recognize and accept the messages the universe send ur way
• Let go if u feel your life is out of control. Trust is the most powerful way to access the soul. The ticket to soul activation is accepting that your soul knows best rather than your ego.
• Practice self-awareness. Get to know why you feel and act the way you do, take time to explore painful memories, forgive yourself and others with great energy of love. The secret of possibility and potential is in greater self-awareness.
• Pay attention to what expands your energy and what constricts it. When you are coming from a place of fear and construction, it is reflected in your work, relationships, and self-expression and shows up as withdrawal, depression, or negative thoughts.
• Start talking, Wait and listen to answers. Talk to yourself, talk to God, talk to whatever resonates with you. Take your time and clear the space and listen. Be patient if answers don't come immediately.
• Use universal energy to reconnect with and ground your energy. Place your right hand over your heart, take a few slow breathe and send the awareness to your chest. Feel it, if there's the heat of pressure or not, check where it radiates to, explore the sensation that arises.

Recommendations for Body

• Developing a healthy eating habit: Avoid eating late and make sure each meal contain all the classes of food and the amount needed by the body
• Reduce excess salt and sugar intake: it can endanger the body
• Protect the body from disease but developing a hygiene habit such as the washing of hands regularly, treating of germs, disease, and infections as prescribed by a physician
• Take plenty of fluid: develop the habit of taking at least 1.5 liters of water daily. It refreshes your system and enables it to function effectively and gives you healthy and glittering skin.
• Exercise regularly: Exercise helps in burning fat and calories in the body. Regular exercise keeps the body healthy, flexible, and younger.
• Develop a good restful sleeping habit: Sleep for at least 8 hours. Sleep re-energized the body, it's also a recreational activity for the mind.
• Regular check-up: Go for a check-up at least once in two months to know your health status, in case of any health challenge, it will be attended to early.

Protecting your mind, soul, body, and spirit in the face of uncertainty

• Be mindful of your source of information
• Be careful of social media
• Be productive
• Stay connected to friends and family
• Take care of you
• Be kind to yourself and others
• Know that you are not in this alone.

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