Sentence:  Just what this thoughtform is, few people know, but their definition includes the idea of a huge elemental form which bars the way to the sacred portal, or the idea of a fabricated form, constructed sometimes by the disciple's Master to test his sincerity. Some regard it as the <WSD>sumtotal</WSD> of a man's faults, his evil nature, which hinders his being recognised as fit to tread the Path of Holiness. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Epitome.