SOUL~MATES
Actually our soul mate comes in many sizes and shapes - but they are always a reflection of us. Whatever stage of development we are at, whatever space we are in, we have a soul mate with the same vibration as us at this time. Our soul mate is actually someone who is much like us in character, interests, etc. - a mirror image. We are not limited to one soul mate - we can have several at a time. A soul mate relationship is simply a love that is destined to be.
Sometimes the relationships are a little different than expected. We constantly have soulmates - at any given moment on this planet we have at least one soul mate. Soulmates are also past life loves, reincarnated as it were to be with us in this lifetime. A soul mate can be male or female - a soul mate can be our very best friend - this does not mean we will fall in love with them but that we are connected on the same wavelength. Children, family members and important friends are all soulmates. Just as there are different levels of love, there are different levels of soulmates. We love each but in different ways. Does this make sense?
Often people try to shroud the term ‘soul mate’ in mystery as if it were something mystical and mysterious - it is not. It is actually a simple fact of life. As people have come to terms with the definition of a ‘soul mate’, some have decided they don't like it because it is not mystical or mysterious enough for them any more and so now they are searching for their 'life partner'. They are still searching for the same thing but they think changing the name will change the results. Some people feel they are adding more mystery when using the terms, ‘life partner’ or ‘twin flame’ and more people are using these terms more often yet they are all one and the same.
- ‘Why do some people hate themselves so much they think that a soul mate being a reflection of them isn't any good? If they don't like themselves why don't they quit being so lazy and make some changes in themselves - do some work! If they don't like what the see in the mirror or the feelings they have inside, then they should make some changes within. Begin with their thoughts - the mind is the builder after all.
- You cannot love or hate something about another unless it is some reflection of you. Change yourself - so that you change what you see when looking at another for love and companionship. If you are truly loving and caring then you will attract someone who is the same - like attracts like. If you are truly a giving person then you will attract someone with these traits. Of course there is also the old adage, 'opposites attract' and if someone is the complete opposite of you then they are not your soul mate. I am not talking about those small characteristics that make up our differences or the degree of how much you have these traits. I am talking about that which is so obvious but so ignored.’
Soulmates offer us validation and companionship. When we look for our soul mate we are seeking someone who is simply us in another body. When we find our soul mate it is hoped that we will spend the rest of our life with them and this is very possible so long as we both grow in the same way, at about the same speed and on the same path. Often times this will happen, and other times this will not.
In karmic relationships we fit basically into one of three categories. We could be locked into a relationship so that we must remain together to resolve our conflicts. We may be in a relationship that is open-ended - the outcome of our relationship depends on our growth. If our love matures then we will remain together but if we stagnate and don't grow then our potential for spiritual growth is destroyed and our separation is assured. We may be destined to end our relationship so that we may be provided with the growth opportunity that our separation will provide. We will be challenged to let go with love - without the need for revenge, anger or excessive hostility. If we don't then we can be assured of a future life together in the similar circumstances until we get it right.
If we are Karmic soulmates then we are destined to form a union to confront unlearned lessons from past lives. We will experience conflict as a destined self-test to see if we have learned to let go of fear and respond with unconditional love. When I say unconditional love I am not talking about romance or romantic love - I am talking about the type of love which has no expectations, judgment or blame - free acceptance of others.
If one partner in a karmic relationship learns their lessons while the other does not, then the one who has learned will not have to return. The other partner will return and be matched with a new partner of similar karmic vibration and the new relationship will seem just like the old so that the now-coupled partners will continue to learn what it is that they need to learn.
If we are Dharmic Bond soulmates then we share a goal. Dharma is having a duty to ourselves and society. Our karma has conditioned us through all of our experiences to create the character needed to fulfill our dharma. Everything I said about karmic soulmates applies here but we come together as a couple to combine our energies to accomplish a shared goal. Once our joint task has been established, launched or completed, we have fulfilled our duty to ourselves and each other. From that point on our future depends on what we have agreed to before hand and how we wish to proceed.
If we are Counterpart soulmates we experience a loving, supportive relationship in which we share our lives with each other without conflict. This doesn't mean that we don't have problems, it's just that our problems are not with each other. Most likely we will have shared many lifetimes together and we will have obtained very close or matching vibrational rates - we harmonize with each other. Our relationship is a karmic reward that will usually last a lifetime and perhaps even for future lifetimes.
Your soul mate is your companion and friend, your love and your light in this life. Enjoy your time with them in the physical for all too soon we finish our lessons here and move onto the next. Life is a school full of lessons, we keep the learning's but remove the lessons. Having learned what it is we need from life's experiences both with our soulmates and alone, we move onto the next.
I believe that soulmates can have a powerful magnetic attraction to each other - you are ‘pulled’ together and there is a longing to be fulfilled. The love between soulmates if often noticeable to others as they feel or see it when they encounter the two beings in love. Soulmates energy can lead to a deep emotional experience when one comes in contact with it. Many have said that a soulmates home is filled with energy and love which is very noticeable to others.
- Our expectations of a soul mate are off center. Many of us today go looking for the ‘perfect mate’ and end up feeling a loss because we do not find what we seek. It is our expectations that are in error. When we have a preconceived idea of what is ‘perfect' we are left wanting when our unrealistic images do not match what we have. You can walk right past your soul mate and never know because you are blinded by your preconceived ideas of what a soul mate should be. Often wonderful, loving and fulfilling relationships are overlooked as we search in vain for the one 'perfect' mate. We can change the name in the hopes of finding someone but are still disappointed with the results. Soulmates are not perfect - and we seem to forget that we too are someone's soul mate. We have been through pain and sorrow, bad relationships, depression, and made many mistakes and we are not perfect - yet we are someone else's soul mate. If we are not perfect ourselves - how can we expect others to be? A soul mate is a reflection of us - a mirror image - are we so vain as to think that we are so perfect that we should have a perfect mate?? Take a good long look in the mirror - not at the outer shell but at the real inner you - for this is what you seek - your soul mate. If you are not happy with what you see then make changes - do the work!!! Make yourself a more acceptable person and you will be much happier when you find your soul mate.
Don't waste your time looking for your soul mate. When the time is right your soul mate will enter your life and when your soul mate does you will know - almost instantly. You will not have to ask anyone else if this person is your soul mate - your heart will tell you. Namaste.
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