The Soul Unto Itself- A Self Thought

“The Soul unto itself (683)”“The Soul unto itselfIs an imperial friend – Or the most agonizing Spy – An Enemy – could send – Secure against its own – No treason it can fear – Itself – its Sovereign – of itselfThe Soul should stand in Awe – “https://poets.org/poem/soul-unto- itself-683par.1)“As part of Emily Dickinson’s lifelong interrogation of the complex relationship between and among the intellect, the heart, and the soul, Poem 683 (titled by later editors of her work as “The Soul unto Itself”) explores how the soul can be its own best friend and its own most dangerous enemy. Dickinson, thoroughly vested in the writings of Christian theology, wrestled with the implications of the Christian soul, how it differed from the heart and the mind and how it often found itself in conflict with both the intellect and the passions. Which energy, she asks here, most defines a person’s identity? And what happens, she dares to ask, when the heart desires what the soul prohibits?” (https://www.supersummary.com/the-soul-unto-itself/summary/, par.1)Our soul is separated from us. Once our body retires, our soul leaves our body. This poem tells about our daily choices in life. Our mind and heart sometimes made wrong choices