Soulmates, Karmic Connections and Soul Ties.

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Soulmates.

The relationships and friendships that we have in our lives have a big impact on how comforted, loved and supported we feel as well as how physically well we feel. They impact on both our health and happiness. The ones that have the most significant impact we refer to as Soulmates, and soulmates are not just our lovers or our partners in marriage so attaching that label to our relationship partner is only one of the types of relationship the term covers, certainly not all of them.

I think everyone we have some sort of close connection with in life can be called a soulmate, and I think that the ones we feel the most kinship with are the best of these. Our best friend, or friends, are usually the most significant ones but this term can also be applied to anyone who we feel is a kindred spirit; the people we can be ourselves with and who we feel deeply understand us. The people that bring humour, light and joy into our lives. The people we share a love of similar interests with who tell us about their experiences, offering something new for us to learn that's fascinating, and encouraging us to do the same with them which allows us to feel heard and accepted.

Other soulmates also include our parents and other family members as well as our own children (whether we gave birth to them or adopted them). These soulmates play out particular roles in our lives, some we will be incredibly close to but others we may not be. Infact family members (or people we can't get away from too easily!) can be the ones that have some of the most difficult lessons to teach us, and sometimes we have difficult and painful lessons to teach them. Any relationship in which the soul is operating on an intimate and dynamic level, whether it be through friendship, family or other close connection, is going to be something that offers growth to both parties. The possibility of refining the way that we understand love, commitment and connection, including self-love.

Karmic Soulmates.

In the industry I work in the term 'soulmate' is, too often, attached to lovers or people that someone desires to have a relationship with. Usually the experience that's being had is a painful one. One party or both parties have placed a burden of expectation upon the other person to be someone they need them to be rather than who that person truly is. Generally speaking, there is something missing in the life of one or both people involved in this type of encounter, or perhaps something missing in themselves, that they feel can be fixed if only the person would love them and be with them. There is a mistaken belief that all will be well in their world if this happens. We can become addicted to the other person in these experiences which breeds obsession. More often than not, the relationship (if it ever becomes something permanent) invariably fails because no one can give us that which is missing from ourselves.

These relationships usually end up in disappointment because an illusion cannot be sustained, it's too tiring. It also breeds resentment and contempt. At that point we find ourselves in a relationship that makes us feel more alone than we would if we were actually on our own. We either feel disillusioned because the other person fails to live up to our expectations, or, if we were the one that was sought after to fulfil someone else's expectations, we end up feeling guilty and a disappointment to them because we inevitabily failed to do so.

Terms like narcissist and gaslighting become attached to either or both parties in a situation which I believe is almost like a contract between these two souls who may have more to learn about self-love and independence than casting around for someone else to place that burden of responsiblity on.

Karmics can also be friends or family members that turn into bullies, persecutors or people that start to take advantage of us. In these cases they still have something to teach us including ultimately how we learn to value not just ourselves but also how to value others and treat them with respect (because we've experienced how awful it was to be treated otherwise) as well as developing our intuitive ability to know in future if we meet someone who we know we're not going to be able to trust or who may damage us emotionally or devastate our lives. Karmic soulmate experiences can have the effect of helping us to create healthy boundaries in future and only allow people into our lives who are going to treat us with the love and respect that we deserve.

Soul-ties, Mirrored Souls or Twin-Flames.

This type of soulmate is more commonly termed 'twin-flame' though I don't like attaching this label to this experience as it misses out some of the most important aspects of this type of connection. It is not a common experience to have and whilst people refer to someone they have a great relationship with and love deeply as being their 'twin-flame' that person is not necessarily their soul counterpart.

Of the approximate 7 billion people on the planet, there may be 14,000 twin souls in that number and not all of them will meet in their shared lifetime. This soulmate connection is so rare, it's almost unheard of and I think this is another reason why mistakes are made when it comes to attaching labels because we can't truly understand something we've never experienced.

Twin souls are two souls that resonate at the same frequency and share a dynamic bond of soul energy that is so powerful, it keeps the two attached regardless of how close they are to each other geographically. Once the connection has been made (one surrenders and then the other can form the connection which happens without conscious thought or decision) the energy bond connecting the two can be felt in a physical way by both of them and it becomes a channel via which communication can be passed; physical, telephathic and psychic.

With this type of connection comes complete acceptance and love for the other person because you can see them and understand them right through to their soul, the energy of which is identical to yours. It also activates in them a desire to protect the other and prevent any harm coming to them which is a huge blessing in many respects but apart from the beauty of this experience it can, by turns, also be incredibly complex and painful. Union with each other is usually prevented from happening for a long time and sometimes cannot be reached. Not just because of literal obstacles but because one of the main purposes of this type of soul connection is to trigger each soul and bring to the surface any wounds; pain or hurt they've previously experienced so that the soul can heal and by this healing, experience spiritual expansion. It serves as a highly spiritual and healing experience as well as a love partnership.

Sometimes within this connection there is fear of rejection by the other so physical distance is maintained because the thought of being rejected by someone so important is too sad to consider. It's also wrong because you can't really reject a soul that's intrinsically bound to your own.

Through this experience wisdom is gained that the soul is real - because it can now be felt as a living thing. Also, this type of soulmate experience is an act of service, not just meant for either twin individually or within their connection but also because the impact of the soul bond causes both soul's energy to be amplified which outwardly affects not just those who come into contact with them personally but also can affect humanity at large through any profession they work in.

Souls who agree to incarnate and experience this connection are usually incredibly brave and have experienced previous pain that they have channelled into compassion for others. They can have a profound capacity to love and care for others. This is not a soulmate connection that should be considered lightly and is not one that many people would choose to have.

Regardless of what type of soulmate experience you're having they all exist for the benefit of your own soul's growth in this lifetime. In all cases they teach us about love and friendship as well as how joyful it can feel for us to love someone else. These people who already probably were our tribe in Heaven, become our tribe on Earth and if we're fortunate enough these relationships and friendships will be evergreen and everlasting.

Georgina