15th May 2012
By Chris Bourne
Courtesy of: http://wakeup-world.com/2012/05/15/soul-mates-and-twin-flames-birds-of-a-feather-or-feathers-off-the-same-bird/
We’ve been receiving many questions of
late concerning the subject of soul mates. It seems many are out to find
their “ideal” partner in life.
So what’s it all about?
Do we meet on a dreamy white cloud and sail off into an eternal sunset whilst cherubims play their sweet soul music?
Or is there a bit more to it than that?
Both
Trinity (my partner) and myself are soul mates who have joined in union
in this incarnation to help one another. We felt compelled to write
this joint article which you might like to read if the subject interests
you…
The Twin Flame
The
subject of soul mate would be totally incomplete with out first
addressing the phenomenon of the “twin flame” because the former arises
from the later. Please allow us to share…
The purpose of our soul (from
our perspective) is to undergo countless incarnations in order that it
may fully and completely express itself as a unique glorification of the
One Life. In order to do this, the soul needs a powerful mirror. It
achieves this by dividing into two. The division is notional just as all
separation between individual parts of the One Life is an illusion.
Both are complete, whole and yet the soul is comprised of two
complimentary parts. Yes it’s a paradox of creation – the ultimate
divine paradox that generates the experience of relativity and therefore
the miraculous experience of life itself.
The
purpose of twin flames is balance; they are directly complimentary to
one another. This polar equation is necessary to create momentum and
direction on the path of a soul. Without it, our journey would likely be
random, chaotic and meaningless or even non-existent. Our twin flame
draws us back to the source like a universal magnet; it is our memory of
the original condition of absolute completeness expressed through the
finest quintessence of form; she is almost, but not quite, completely
formless.
Upon
incarnation, one half of the soul remains in the highest levels of
consciousness close to the source. Its purpose is to continually draw
the other back to its true nature. It does this by manifesting
reflections of itself through the weave of life surrounding its ‘other
half’. For example, the half that is incarnated may suddenly find
themselves drawn to a particular cloud formation, the awesome beauty of
an animal or the miracle of mother nature. As we feel the stirrings of
love, joy and harmony within, it is our twin flame that we’re likely
connecting with reminding us of who and what we are. She creates our
pathway and the beauty we experience on it. The connection generates
safe, unattached passage through the external drama and helps unwind the
conditioning that limits our limitlessness.
When
we finally realize the presence and beauty of our twin flame, rather
than getting engrossed within the mirror of them (believing our partner
is them for example and attaching to that), we are blessed with the most
profoundly magical state of being possible within incarnation. It is as
if a hundred thousand angels are constantly positioned all around us,
helping, guiding, nurturing and above all, unconditionally loving us.
When the essence of our twin flame draws close, it is as if a divine
being is sitting above our heads pouring a continual cascade of love
downwards through our being. We will only feel this fully though when we
give up the external search for an object of our love (a soul mate for
example). If there is still residual need for another half to make the
whole complete, this magical experience of divine self love is not
possible.
Frequently the twin flame
will appear in symbolic representation – a spiritual vision for example
such as a unicorn or some other mythical animal. Sometimes it will
appear in the people we are attracted to or form relationships with. A
twin flame may even cast an energetic ‘enhancement’ (a rose tinted
filter) around someone close to us in order that we may see the
reflection and find the self love within. Earlier in our journey it is
likely we’ll be seduced into thinking this partner is our twin flame.
Indeed we may get duped in this way many times thinking “this is it”,
“I’ve met the partner I’ve been looking for through countless
incarnations”. If we have such feelings, what may have happened is that
we’ve possibly met up with our ultimate soul mate. So what exactly is a
soul mate and how does it relate to the twin flame?
Soul Mates
The
term soul mate has a tendency to arouse romantic images of a
pre-destined, ideal mate, upon which reunion results in the blissful,
harmonious ‘answer to all things’. However, (at least in our experience)
the truth is very different indeed. So what is the purpose of our soul
mate? From our perspective it is this…
A
true soul mate represents the closest reflection of the twin flame that
is possible in physical incarnation. The soul mate is not our twin
flame, but has agreed to partner through many incarnations to help us
connect with our ultimate holy grail.
So
the true soul mate presents a continually updating mirror to their
partner in order that we may peel away distortions, find inner
completeness and dissolve into union with our twin flame. Of course
looking in the mirror is not always something we wish to do – especially
if what we see doesn’t agree with us! To intensify matters, there is
simply no escaping the mirror once its shown to us – all of our buttons
seem to get pressed at once. We are continually exposed to the ‘good’,
the ‘bad’ and the ‘ugly’! We might be forgiven for wanting to run a mile
but then the love that unites both by a common cause pulls them back
together for another round of intense navel gazing.
For
a soul that is just beginning to emerge, this process would be too
destructive and so union with our soul mate doesn’t usually happen at
the same place or time until they have released sufficient karma and
let go of remaining emotional attachments along the path. From our
experience soul mates don’t incarnate together at all until each are
ready to move on a higher plane of existence as part of their spiritual
journey.
When soul mates unite there
is no allowance for anything other than pure honesty and clarity between
them. Remaining distortions surface rendering union almost
incomprehensible before most of our ‘stuff’ has been released. It
doesn’t serve any of us to connect before we are ready. Frequently
people go through many relationships that help to fine tune and release
attachments until they are sufficiently evolved to move on to higher
paradigms with their soul mate. Of course we may often experience deeply
fulfilling relationships with someone other than our soul mate before
we get there. It is all part of the grand unfolding of a unique soul.
In conclusion
Frequently
we read of people searching for their true soul mate. Unfortunately
this is just another alluring deception of the matrix in which we live,
attaching us to the endless spinning wheel of need or desire for
physical and emotional fulfilment through something external to the
divine within (our twin flame). When we release our attachment and
reconnect with who we really are, peel away our distortions and allow
our beingness to magically and effortlessly shape our reality, then
first our twin flame will come calling, inviting us to unite in
solitude. When this divinely magical event takes place, we may well be
blessed by an encounter with our true soul mate in order that we may
experience divine union in physical form but that’s unlikely to happen
if we’re efforting for it.
It may
well be a long wait, and the journey may be winding, but from our
experience, it’s definitely a destination worth not striving for!
At
the age of 40 Chris was involved in a life threatening car crash in
which he thought he would certainly die. This precipitated total inner
surrender and a rapid reconnection with the conscious life force through
all things.
He found himself
suddenly able to experience and contemplate through multiple dimensions
of reality to see the deeper purpose of life itself. He began to
remember his true reason for being here.
He explains…
“During
the crash, time seemed to slow right down and I was guided back through
key moments of my life. I was realizing that every moment in our lives
has but one underlying purpose – to reveal an aspect of truth about
ourselves to ourselves. I was beginning to dissolve every belief and
value our society had conditioned within me.”
“This
was my initial awakening to the magical unifying consciousness of the
soul. Over the eight years that followed, I was guided through four
other inner ‘Gateways’ of consciousness. I have since come to know the
process as the five key expansions on our journey of Enlightenment and
ultimate Ascension into multi dimensional living – our divine
birthright”.
Prior to the crash,
Chris had a rich an varied professional career in industry, in teaching,
as an Officer in the Army and finally as a web development entrepreneur
before being initiated on his spiritual path. With a Masters Degree in
Natural Sciences from Oxford University, participants in the work are
finding his integration of grounded scientific understanding and
profound spiritual realization deeply engaging and transformative.
Openhand Foundation
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