Soul Mates and Soul Attraction
We tend to use the term soul mate when referring to romantic relationships. The perfect union characterized by bliss and harmony, uniting you with that one special person who “completes” you. Although there are occasions when this might apply, soul mates are inherently larger in scope and deeper in meaning.
Soul mates are individuals who share an affinity on a deep spiritual level. They work together through ongoing connections across time and space. Besides the people we have grown close to in love, a soul mate could also be the person who creates friction and makes your life difficult! Why? Personal relationships connect inextricably with the soul’s spiritual and emotional growth. Trials, tribulations and difficulties provide an opportunity to face our limitations and inspire us to work on our personal development. Any relationship, characterized as either negative or based on love, helps us on our journey of growth and transformation. For example, a couple are strongly attracted to each other and feel they have found true love. They decide to marry. Over time, discord and distrust grows and eventually the marriage disintegrates. They divorce. One might conclude that their unhappy ending was because they were not true soul mates. However, perhaps it was one partner’s life lesson to find inner strength, or perhaps both individuals needed to develop patience and forgiveness. They could very well be soul mates, not because of their romantic attraction, but because they challenged each other and gave one another the opportunity to potentially become a better person.
Soul mates are the reason you might feel a closer kinship to some family members rather than others. It is also the reason you are drawn to certain individuals…for better or worse. Soul mates could just as easily be a parent-child relationship, siblings, romantic attachments, friendships or even work/business associates.
There is another term that relates to interpersonal connections called a twin soul or twin flame. Once again, we usually assign romantic meaning as we focus on finding our “other half”. According to Edgar Cayce (pronounced kay-see), a well-respected psychic whose career spanned 43 years in the early 20th century, twin souls have a shared ideal and purpose. They come together to fulfil some important work that they have in common. Cayce said that the “unity of purpose” is what best describes the concept of a twin soul.
The difference between soul mates and twin souls is this. The former come together to assist in each other’s soul growth while the latter often come together to achieve a joint task or a united goal that they have in common.
It is not just love and lessons that bring individuals together on a soul level. The other type of scenario involves unfinished business from a past lifetime. These relationships bring together karmic partners. Karma is about balance and when that is disrupted, victim and perpetrator will have an opportunity to come back together to work through unresolved emotions and issues in an attempt to restore balance through love, compassion and forgiveness.
Our interactions with others enable us to learn more about ourselves…right to our core. Some might recognise a soul mate connection through love and affinity, however, difficult relationships can also be an example of a soul mate connection at work. Our soul’s journey is rich and complex. Our relationships, regardless of their nature, provide us with the impetus for personal growth.
By Elaina Curran, HPD, DSFH, AdvPLRT, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Past Life Regression Therapist
Published in BS35 Local Magazine, May 2018 issue
