Aside from the bodies identified by Dr. Christine Page, I would like to add another body: the pain -body. The term comes from Eckhart  Tolle. George Sison wrote: “… pain-body describes the accumulation of our painful experiences from the time we were conceived to the present.”

He wrote that it begins to take a life of its own, very much like what we call ego that constantly underscores our imperfections. “This ego, a kind of false self, usurps our so-called true self which is our perfect-self made to the image and likeness of Gd. It then tries with all its might to run our lives.”

My insight is that it is this pain-body , not the devil, that most of the time blinds us to our true self, negating the truth that we are made to the image and likeness of God.

It is this pain -body which prevents us from being Who-We-Really-Are, not any external force.

Dr Page in her book “Frontiers of Health” has a detailed discussion about suppressed emotions registered in the subconscious as pain which affects our choices thus retarding our individual journey into spirituality.

It is important for our spiritual journey that we are aware of our different bodies. Dr Page wrote: “… to unlock the buried emotion and bring the feelings from the ASTRAL BODY through the MENTAL BODY and to resolution on a soul level.”