Soul Mates.

As time goes on the idea of soul mates becomes more and more romanticised. The idea became widely known during the ‘flower power’ days of the 1960s and has grown in popularity ever since. A soul mate is defined as ‘the soul’s counterpart which should be found for true happiness, fulfilment and bliss’.

There are many theories of what a soul mate actu ally is. Either they are separate halves of the same soul who go through many lifetimes looking for each other, trying to become whole, or they are two separate souls who have been reincarnated many times together and who help each other during each lifetime. Whether everyone has a soul mate we are not sure, this is a little like asking, “Can anyone fall in love?”

Christian marriage is based upon this idea of soul mates. In Genesis it is said that God made man in his own image, which gives the understanding that man was neither male nor female but androgynous and spiritually complete. Thereafter this became separated somehow into man and woman. If the man and woman find their ‘other half’, which they can tell by falling in love, they become one again in the eyes of God and so spiritually complete. To symbolise this union a wedding ring is worn. It is usually made of gold to symbolise perfection and was, until the 16th century, worn on the right hand. Supposedly around that time, someone found out from ancient Egyptian books, that there is a nerve that runs from the third finger of the left-hand right up to the heart. More than likely though, the third finger of the left hand is used because this is the finger, with the thumb and little finger, that makes the symbol of the Christian Trinity.

There is a very strong, almost overpowering, affinity between soul mates, they love each other unconditionally, they are physically attracted to each other, they know what each other is thinking and feeling, they always like to be together in any situation and never get bored with each other’s company. They like the same things, have the same intentions and can even have the same characteristics. They never really argue or intentionally try to hurt or upset the other. When one dies the other usually follows straight after. Although this is a lot like a definition of any two people that are in love, there does seem to be a difference in that the soul mate couple try and help each other spiritually and their feelings for each other never dwindle or change over time, and, more strangely, each of them knows that there is something about their relationship which suggests they knew each other in a past life, or they will know each other in a future life, even though they may not fully comprehend it.

Although they will probably be of opposite sex and become lovers, they can be parent and child, uncle and nephew, or just good friends and of the same sex.

So how do you find this soulmate?

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