Twinsouls

| December 2007 |

'The highest state of human love is ... the unity of one soul in two
bodies' Sri Aurobindo

It's a fascinating thought, that somewhere on earth of in the

spheres somebody lives, who is your twin soul. Somebody who
makes up one soul together with you, one representing the female
and the other the male part. Can you imagine you would meet this
person? What would happen? Would you recognize each other
instantly or does the recognition have to grow?

The concept of twin soul also evokes romantic thoughts. The idea
there is someone who's the perfect match for you on this imperfect
earth is a lovely thought. Is this so? Could it be true that, if you
have a relationship with this person, everything will be plain sailing
all the way and you won't have any problems? Or will you hold a
mirror up to each others faces in order to take one big step further
in your development? And probably having growing pains?

More and more you hear stories about people who have met their
twin soul. Is it something of this time? How do you know if someone
is really your twin soul or if it's just a crush.
To get an answer to these questions I made some investigations.
There are a few books concerning this subjects and the internet
provides a number of explicit sites. Here, you can also read some
personal experiences of people. At the end of this article a reading
list has been included. So if you are interested in this subject, you
can deeper your knowledge.

The concept of 'soul'

If we want to understand the concept of twin soul, first we have to

know what the concept of 'soul' implies. The concept of spirit and
soul is often mixed up. The soul can be seen as the pure, divine part
of the human. We all originated from God, the Source.
Our soul can be seen as the divine part and is immortal. During our
lives, every time with different bodies, our spirit will grow. Our spirit
is build up by the total of all our experiences and our personality
and is the connection between our body and our soul. If our spirit
becomes aware of the purpose of life and is dedicated to fulfil her
life as good as possible, she can make contact with the soul. The
soul eagerly wants the spirit to develop and will stimulate and
support her on her way to the Light, to God.

The Origin of the Twin Soul

In 'Twin Souls' by Patricia Joudry and Maurie Pressman it is stated

that Creation is characterized by the movement of division and
reunion. In a constant process of division the divine energy takes
shape and groups of souls come into being. These group souls
divide in smaller units each with specific features, The smaller the
group the stronger the relationship between them. Eventually, the
last left-over soul splits, a masculine and a feminine part. They keep
each other's nucleus inside and they both go their own way. During
thousands of lives both parts acquire experiences in search of the
other half. Eventually, they will join to a perfect unity. During the
many lives they will regularly meet people of their group souls, also
 called kindred spirits or soul mates.

Soul love

Your twin soul is the other side of yourself and is tremendously

fascinating. He/she complements you perfectly. He brings you what
you are lacking what you want and what you are open to. The unity
enlarges your individuality. Soul love imbues all layers of your
being, enlightens your spirit, purifies your feelings and unites the
bodies in a holy sexuality. The physical communion satisfies much
deeper and wider than only sexual. You will reach a state of physical
and mental bliss, which is felt in every part of your body and soul.

'What we liked best was very simple: sitting together on the sofa,
embracing and to feel the energies dancing in our bodies. We got
absorbed in each other and dwelled there where death is but a
stranger and where only love can
shine, where souls unite in eternity and a single embrace can lift the
firmament – the simplest way to know it is God, who personifies
such a twin soul love'. Twin souls, Joudry/Pressman).

You can't say twin souls never have an argument or a quarrel. But
they will always try to find a solution when they're in a conflict. Twin
souls are 'partners', that's why they feel each other's pain. By
ending their partner's pain they will heal themselves. Because of the
quarrels the relationship will become stronger. The conflicts will
become less and they will mainly be focussed on their inner growth.
Because twin souls are always willing to help each other with their
development, they will love each other in the way they need, and
that's not always the way they want.

The meeting

In many cases twin souls are brought together in a special way with
the help of divine forces. This is only possible when each part has
reached the highest level of independence. It isn't necessarily so
that you will recognize your twin soul at once when you meet
him/her for the first time. But the moment of recognition is an
intense moment for everybody.

'You find yourself in a state of consciousness beyond time and

space, when you have encountered your twin soul.
You realize you will never be the same. For the first time in your life
you won't feel lonely anymore. You found someone who knows your
deepest self, without complicated explanations about your past and
your personality. It is a homecoming, but at the same you know it's
 only the beginning of the voyage'. Twin souls, Joudry/Pressman.

Only if we can find our own God identity, we can clear the way for
the spiritual potency of our twin soul, according to Elizabeth Clare
Prophet (Soul Mates and Twin Flames). That is, negative karma is
reinforced by the presence of the twin soul. So if you happen to
meet your twin soul and if you cannot recognize him/her, it could be
difficult for you. If you have the insight, you can help each other in
redeeming, and you could share the joy of each other's good
karma.
Besides being not ready for the connection, certain conditions might
occur, which can interfere with the twin souls 'unification'. Maybe
because of an existing marriage of one of them or both, maybe they
live far apart, they can rather be different in age or they're might be
people who want to keep them apart. The spiritual laws here, are
not just superior to the earthly laws. A good marital partner will not
just turn away from his responsibilities, even when he meets his
twin soul. There is always a reason that a meeting takes place in a
certain context. They might be called to perform charitable work
together, which can achieved better as a friends and colleges than
as husband and wife. As soul twins together they stimulate each
other in their growth. They help each other in their development.
Deep in their hearts they are convinced that they are brought
together with one goal. When that understand this, together they
will devote themselves to their vocation.

Is an intense love always a twin soul?

According to Elizabeth Clare Prophet, an intense love can be a

matter of being a twin soul, but they can also be soul mates or it
could even be a matter of karma. The heavier the karma, the
deeper the impression will be at the first meeting. A yearning to
redeem could erroneously be confused with being twin souls. That
is, karmic bonds cause a strong connection.

Soul mates are described as souls who work closely together on the
mastery of the same type of karma and the development of similar
energies. That's why meeting a person belonging to this group is
rather impressive and evokes feelings of recognition. They are much
alike and usually do the same things. But they are different souls, in
spite of a strong relation. So soul mates don't share their souls. But
they have a feeling of relationship and help each other with their
fulfilment.
It is also possible that the intense love, you feel for a person is
caused by the fact that this person is your twin soul. When you are
'just' in love, you usually lose yourself in the other. When twin souls
 reunite they descend to the depths ;of their true self, the dwelling
of their souls and so they remain with themselves. This is much
deeper than just being in love. There is a feeling of unity: unity of
view, of destination and of feeling. That's why twin souls develop
quickly as soon as the connection has been made. They associate
with each other with great care, locking out every pain, except
growing pain as much as possible. They will resemble in sensitivity,
in appreciating beauty an in accepting the opposite. In times of
adversity they will know the same extent of perseverance and
willpower. Many twin souls can meet in their dreams, they have
fellow feeling at a great distance and can soul travel together. Their
personality can have been developed differently, so they don't have
to resemble each other.

'.. we had shown each other the path to our hearts. In our first
period together we sometimes got annoyed at the differences
between us. But soon we discovered that this was the secret of
wholeness. We were different, one was 'Heaven' , the other 'Earth',
and this was exactly what we had to be. Together, united in the
Heart, we were a whole and we found that most significant
unification, none of us could reach alone'. Twin Souls,
Joudry/Pressman.

Soul Mates

In Soul Mates, Terra Wolfe describes that soul mates are members
of your cosmic family from your first incarnation. In the earthly life
your relatives and good friends are often soul mates incarnated
together with a karmic goal. They appear in your life to help you
with your spiritual growth. Some soul mates stay around you for
quite some time, others stay for only a short period of time. Maybe
you have to redeem a karmic debt of one of your soul mates and
you can do this by helping and loving this person in this life. Or you
will have to forgive your soul mate for what he/she has done in a
former life. If you do this it can be a great relief and will bring about
growth and insight. The healing effect of love is wonderful. When
you meet someone who gives you a feeling of relationship, he/she is
almost always a soul mate. And people who have had a great
influence in your life, who have changed your life for instance, are
often soul mates. Terra Wolfe distinguished people with a karmic
connection (could be your partner), your 'karmic life-mate'
(someone who has been your partner in many lives) and your 'twin-
flame' or twin soul. Your twin soul doesn't always incarnate at the
same time, but helps you in this life from the other side.

Once a man, always a man?

Joudry and Pressman state in their book that the masculine part of
the twin soul will always incarnate as a man and the feminine part
always as a woman. They assume that the feminine part of the soul
develops the Yin side and the masculine part the Yang side. The
twin reunification can only take place if the man is firm and full in
his masculinity and the woman in her femininity. A really strong
woman, according to Joudry and Pressman, feels strong and happy
in her femininity and comfortable in her secondary masculine
nature. So does a man. By reuniting, both forces are balanced and
this will accelerate the progress to a perfect unity.

In Jozef Rulof's books we can read that we reincarnate sometimes

as a man and sometimes as a woman, to develop both parts in this
way. This would mean that your twin soul in this life could be of the
same sex. If you are a heterosexual this can have an intense
impact.

Elizabeth Clare Prophet also speaks about incarnations into

masculine as well as feminine bodies of yourself as well as your twin
soul. According to her we have had several relationships in a lot of
lives with our twin soul, varying from man/woman to mother/son
and brother/sister.
Terra Wolfe also describes that twin souls can be of the same or
opposite sex, but she assumes they usually have the opposite sex in
a joint life.

The preparation

Joudry and Pressman state in what way you can prepare for the
meeting with your twin soul. Before you can reunite with your twin
flame you have to have reached a rather high level of wholeness
and completeness in yourself and be able to live alone without
feelings of loneliness and inadequacy. The following points can help
you. Decide to:
• cultivate you inner joy (you will find satisfaction in your life)
• accept your material situation
• come in a better contact with your spiritual self by following
courses
• develop your talents, whatever the sphere
• treat your body respectfully and carefully
• pay attention to the images and sounds surrounding you, they
give you peace or they have a bad influence on you
• make time with the unification with nature, spend your time in the
countryside
• offer unselfish help to others
To prepare the personality for this meeting with your twin soul you
 have to learn to love others, with all their faults. Moreover,
patience, tolerance, empathy, clear communication absence of
criticism and controlling your aggression and sexual energy are
important points. Not everybody will find his/her twin soul in this
life. Perhaps he/she doesn't live on earth at the same time, but in
the spheres. Wherever your twin soul will be, he/she needs your
support and love and everything you do and think influences his/her
life. Besides, the preparations of this life affect your next life. And
one day your dream will come trough!

Prophet, as well, shows a way to prepare yourself for the

reunification with God and your twin soul. You can develop your
awareness by visualising a violet flame. This is the symbol of the
spiritual energy of God given to humanity for its development. Its
effect transforms negative energy like anger, irritation and distrust
and gives you a way to influence your life in a positive way. Self-
transformation by visualisation. In addition you can recite a mantra
like 'I am a being of violet fire, I am the purity longing for God'.

According to Prophet you have to learn to control yourself and to

respect Love in order to keep peace and harmony. You have to block
unfriendly words and cruel criticism, be dedicated to God and love
life and all people. Don't seek yourself with your twin soul. In this
book you can use number of prayers to help you with your self-
development.

To attract the highest love you have to love yourself, according to

Wolfe, you have to accept yourself as you are, don't blame anyone
for all misery you encountered, take good care of yourself, bear
responsibility for yourself and expect the best in your life, If you
don't do this you attract soul mates who will show you your
shortcomings in a more painful way. Try to forgive yourself and
others the pains they caused. In such a way you can free yourself
from this malicious energy. In 'Soul Mates' you can read what kind
of love you can encounter at a certain age and some practical
suggestions how you can attract love and soul mates in your life.

Are there more twin soul reunifications nowadays?

The fact that nowadays more and more people meet their twin soul,
is a matter of the development of humankind. Because the more
people have reached a higher spiritual level, the more will be 'ready'
to recognize their twin souls. Prophet assumes that the forth coming
Age of Aquarius will be an Age in which one can understand the
male and female principles of the universe, as polarities of God's
energy. This energy is the essence of the twin soul and can be used
to heal mankind.
 A great gift but a responsibility as well

When you recognize your twin soul in this life, be prepared, you
have to perform a task. Meeting and recognizing your twin soul is a
great gift, but this involves an enormous responsibility. The new
awareness as a result of the reunion of twin souls can help people
returning to the Source. Twin souls often join their forces in the
services. The completion of each other generates an energy which is
more than the sum of the parts. This Light contribute to the
awakening of mankind.

"Once upon a time a friendly soul, lived near the sea. He and his
wife served together in milling the grain of the people in town.
Around the country nowhere a community was to be found with so
much happiness. Their fellow-country men were amazed and
surprised, for they saw something unusual must have happened
that had brought so much wisdom and joy to the members of the
community. Although the inhabitants of the region were all born,
grown
up and died within the community, they had not been able to solve
this mystery. What exactly was the reason of the happiness and
prosperity in this community? It was the servitude of the miller and
his wife and the love they put in their flour. For this love was taken
to their houses in bags of flour and was baked in their bread. At
every meal the regenerating power the miller and his wife's love
radiated about the dinner table and entered their physical body by
eating the bread. And thus it happened the energy of the miller and
his wife's vibrating love was spread around the community". Soul
Mates and Twin Flames by Elizabeth Clare Prophet.

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