Soul Mate Love

The esoteric domains of life discusses a type a soul mate relationship where two people meet to set off a spiritual transformation synonymous to alchemy. The alchemical process set off is one which touches deep parts of either beings’ inner psyche able to bring about a profound elevation of one’s consciousness towards the path of self-realization.

This type of soul mate relationship is not necessarily the kind that “last” til’ the end or involve two individuals “living happily ever after”. These soul mates come into our lives to help us face parts of ourselves we have not previously faced, and as a result we’re changed, honed, forced to grow to new levels of consciousness about ourselves and about life. They touch our hearts at a profound level, opening us to experiencing greater levels of unconditional love. They show us the dark parts within ourselves we have not previously dared to face. The deep exchanges of love that occur between soul mates leave both parties transformed, quite similar to the process of developing diamond, where extreme pressure of heat over time is required to bring about the formation of a highly endurable rock. The exchange of love is synonymous to the heat, pressure and time (and this could be fast, not necessarily taking long time, or it could take long time) needed to hone pre-diamond rock into its enduring product, synonymous to the quality of being, strength of character we develop as our hearts open. Love is a process which brings consciousness to life, with greater consciousness, self-mastery is possible.

So how does the exchange of love between soul mates bring about such profound changes? Soul mates are perfect mirrors for each other at the time of encounter. They vibrate at a very similar level. When one meets the other, parties find hidden parts of themselves they have not yet met within themselves, calling them to embrace those dismembered aspects of themselves, which result in an integration of energies that cause them to becoming more complete within ourselves. Sometimes parties are not conscious of this process. Yet over time, depending on the level of spiritual maturity either party is at, the growth occurs regardless.

If you think of life as a never-ending path of growth to learning about love, whether through trials or adversities or through beautiful experiences, you can think of soul mate encounters as one event that serves a similar purpose.
Recently I have had the ‘blessed’ experience of meeting a soul mate who has exactly brought about what I discuss above. Coinciding with my Saturn return, I met this man that was quite a mirror for me. My emotional buttons were badly pushed, yet over time, I was able to leverage the energetic exchange to accept some parts of myself that I have not previously been open to. In retrospect, I am grateful for the spiritual experience of meeting a soul mate during this time of my life.
In life, we may meet many of these “soul mates”, depending what our souls have set us up to experience, what may be required for us to learn love. We may also have “partners” where we grow, love, enjoy our lives with. From my experiences, I came to realize that no experience is good or bad. Every experience has its positive and negative side. It is up to you, the ‘experiencer’, to decide for yourself what is the good and bad within each experience. You are the camera lens which determines the quality of your experience. All energies exist in polarities. We can change any negative experience into a positive one through aligning ourselves with right perspective.

Love is process of understanding, growth and self-realization, as Love is the essence of Self. Love deepens our experience with life. It helps anchor us deeper in life. In New Age jargon, it gets us very “grounded”. Our senses sharpen as we become more grounded in the physical, and as a result, we are able to give and receive love at any given moment more freely. We are able to experience the full spectrum of our senses, spanning from the more refined qualities of love emanating from our heart centers, to fulfilling our needs for sensual pleasures that come from food, comforts, sex. We have less expectations on life, on ourselves and hence on others. With less expectations, we can more readily open ourselves to truth within any given situation.