I see the body of hope [a subtle body . . . a nonmaterial, energetic manifestation] as a living, palpable, and conscious energy that holds the visible and invisible worlds together. It is the sap, metaphorically speaking, through which flows the higher communion — the sharing of personal love and the building up and unfolding of the wonders between two people.

— Cynthia Bourgeault, Love Is Stronger than Death