What is a Soul Mate?
About 2500 years ago Plato had this to say about soul partners…
“And when one of them meets with his other half, the actual half of
himself, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship
and intimacy and one will not be out of the other’s sight even for a
moment.”
Relationships are like mirrors that help us learn more about
ourselves. They are the most challenging and the most rewarding
aspects of life. The more intimate the relationship the greater the
opportunity for growth we are given.
There are three different types of relationship mirrors. One is the
mirror of who you were. This mirror gives you the opportunity to see
how far you have come, the chance to experience the karma that you
have already cleared. So don’t get caught up in this relationship
worried about why it is coming back at this time, thank it and let
it go.
A second type of relationship is the one that is mirroring where you
are now on your path. If an issue or person has an emotional
“charge” to it, then you still have work to do. This mirror is the
hardest to look at because it reflects the issues you have not yet
finished in your life. These are the things that we are the most
blind to.
The last type of relationship is the one that mirrors your
potential. This allows you to have a glimpse at who you could be, if
you wanted to. This person is usually someone that you idealize and
put on a pedestal or look up to.
Take a look at your various relationships and see which group they
fall into. By knowing this you will gain insight into yourself.
Self-understanding is the entire reason for these mirrors, not to
‘fix’ the other person, but to look at yourself and learn.
The primary reason for most relationships is so you can work on your
spiritual self and your karma! So with that said, the more you clear
up issues for yourself, the more you are the ‘right’ person; the
more you will attract the person you are looking for.
As you continue to work on yourself you will meet many potential
partners, in every facet of life. From the point of view of Love
relationships, though you may meet someone and the connection was so
strong that it almost takes your breath away. You may have the
experience of knowing someone’s thoughts and feelings, almost before
they do. When this happens you probably have connected with someone
who is your Soul Mate or perhaps even your Twin Flame.
So now, what is a Soul Mate? Soul Mates are those beings that we
have had connections with in past lives. They may have been our
parents, siblings, spouses, friends, etc. and they have agreed to
come back to join us again. The reason for this rejoining is so that
we can each achieve balance in our lives. Our Soul Mates represent
our spiritual family. By connecting with them we are reminded of the
resonance of our Soul and also they help us to wake up and remember
our purpose. Most of the time when we think of Soul Mates we are
thinking of love relationships, but we can have Soul Mates that join
us for business partnerships, healing relationships, and yes, love
relationships. Any relationship we can have is open to the arena of
Soul Mates. They may be a teacher or minister or counselor who comes
into our life and touches it deeply. Soul Mates are truly our
friends from many lifetimes who come to play again with on this
Earth. Often they come into our lives for a specific time or event.
They may even come into a love relationship to assist us in a
specific learning and then move on. Whatever the purpose of being in
each other’s lives it is a beautiful experience. When you connect
with your Soul Mate in a love relationship, you have, in effect,
found your perfect mate for where you are in your development as a
Soul.
So if Soul Mates are our spiritual family, what are Twin Flames?
Twin Flames are ourselves in another body. When Souls chose to enter
into physicality, they were split into masculine and feminine
aspects. Please note, I did not say male and female, because
throughout our incarnations, we will be in both genders of bodies.
When we first leave to enter into physicality, we will connect with
our Twin Flame. This is done so we will not feel so totally alone in
the human experience. After this we go our separate ways and grow
lifetime after lifetime in experience and wisdom until we are ready
to break free of the bonds of physicality and mortality. When we
have reached this stage we have the opportunity to reconnect with
our “other half” or Twin Flame. The chances are that we meet our
Twin Flame briefly in many lifetimes, but one or both of us are not
ready for the intensity of this connection. When both halves of the
whole are ready to come back together and meet they will discover
that in that lifetime they have lead almost parallel lives. The
events of their lives will mirror each other almost exactly. They
may have come from very similar families and family dynamics. They
may have had similar schooling or lack thereof. They may have almost
identical careers. They may even have previous marriages and
divorces within weeks of each other. When Twin Flames get to know
each other, they will feel as if the other is reading their life
script.
Once in relationship, the bond between Twin Flames can only be
compared to the bond between identical twins. They are aware of each
other’s thoughts, feelings, desires and needs at a level that is
hard to imagine. The depth of Love is such that to be apart even for
a day is a hardship. What is meant by that is that their hearts
literally hurt when they are separated from each other. Even if only
for the workday. It is this depth of Love that reminds them of the
oneness to which they are returning. By anchoring this Love in the
physical, not only are they preparing for their own ascension, but
they are also leaving an imprint for others to follow in time for
their own.
All relationships serve a purpose and should be honored and
appreciated for what they have to offer you in your personal
spiritual growth. Thank the person and the experiences for all that
you have had the opportunity to learn and clear. Know that ALL
relationships are sacred.
