What is Soul's Purpose? - How to Find Meaning in Life?

A Mid-Summer’s Soul Dream

How do we become more soulful?

We know we’re in soul’s home when we feel so overwhelmed with emotion that we’re unable to find the words to express it. Words seem so small. That’s when we reach for that book of poetry we passed over while at our last book shop visit! Ah! Downloadable poetry to the rescue. Might I just say however, that reading poetry on a screen isn’t as scrumptious as holding that physical book in my hands especially when it comes to the classics or poetry? I often wonder if others feel the same. Musty, age-worn yellowed pages in a scruffy, well-worn cover feels more like soul manifested.

Feelings evoked while gazing at an object of stunning beauty, listening to a rousing piece of music, contemplating a natural wonder, or witnessing something wonderful happen to someone we love deeply are also soulful experiences. Our hearts swell with a fantastic feeling of expansive and unconditional love. We don’t know whether we’ll laugh or cry or shout or skip down the street. We feel gloriously, keenly, soulfully alive.

We may awaken from a dream knowing we have been touched by a sacred influence and be inspired by an inexplicable urge to make a change. Words like yearn, inspire, and sacred resonate with this feeling. The feeling isn’t always gentle or comforting! It can erupt like a volcano in our psyche; abrupt, alarming and devastating. Sometimes we know we’ve been altered forever in that soul-filled moment.

Is soul a part of nature? What is its purpose?

This soul aspect of ourselves can be (and often is!) at odds with our ego and seemingly logical life choices. Our soul imperative may demand that we make changes in our lives that are drastic, and apparently foolish to loved ones in its embarrassing lack of good, common sense. It might not be nice, considerate or kind. Not at all logical, linear or practical. These changes may possibly even appear to be self-negating. Like spontaneously leaving our home to go to another country to lend a helping hand in the wake of a natural disaster. Soulful but rarely practical.

Many clients describe meeting someone whom they “feel a soul connection” to. They think and dream about them all the time. They feel as though they have known them forever. This person has ignited their soul, broken their heart and they cannot figure out why!

Their soul has glomed onto this person despite all reasonable explanation. There may be eons of difference between them; a separation of language, culture, education, beliefs, world views or class yet these differences shrink in importance in the face of this inexplicable, soulful connection.

Just as suddenly as it started, however, this connection may be mysteriously severed, leaving them both confused and disoriented. Because that’s the thing! A soulful connection rarely lasts for a lifetime. This soulful connect is fleeting, terrifying, all-encompassing – sweeping over and under us like a tidal wave leaving us trembling, mumbling and wanting. Then WHOOSH, it’s gone like a willow-the-wisp. A cool, damp fog surrounds us and fills the vacated space.

Soul teaches us about change. It latches onto things and people like glue but when it releases it’s just as absolute.

We learn, often the hard way, the devastating consequences of ignoring or even worse, minimizing the import of these tough soul demands. We suffer soul sickness and descend into the netherworlds of boredom, burn out, and mediocrity so accurately depicted in the painting, The Scream by Edvard Munch.

Our lives feel flat, stark and purposeless. We eventually want to shriek at its merciless and sterile predictability.

We might distractedly grasp at quick fixes like shopping, media, or substances that numb the suffering such as alcohol or drugs. Inevitably we will feel compelled to be attentive to our soul’s guidance. It is vaster, wiser, and more loving than any other aspect of you.

Trust the wisdom of your soulful yearnings. If you cannot bring yourself to follow its signals, at least give it the time and attention it deserves. Whether you realize it or not, your soul is why you are here. Paint, sculpt, write, and meditate. Whatever it takes to honour those profound and sacred messages. As your soul communicates its guidance and you acknowledge its wisdom, your experience of life will become more profound and fulfilling. Laughter and crying will come more easily, living for today will be the norm and your relationships will be more authentic.

You’ll be promptly alert to those matters in your life which are soul defying. You’ll be energetic in making the changes necessary to live that soulfully guided life at any cost.

I am honoured to do work that is the fulfillment of my soul’s intention. I listen not only to my own soul song but to that of others who come to me for help in turning up its volume and quietening down the others. My connections with others are never mundane or dictated by conformity or obligation. I value all the soulful interactions I have every day and wish you the same.

Blessings Kathleen

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"The number twelve is the mystical number, the sacred number of the ancients. The larger number, one hundred and forty-four, twelve times twelve, expresses also a mystical meaning, and has relation to the Twelve Angels, who, grouped in the angelic state, have charge of the twelve groups of Souls. One hundred and forty-four thousand constitute all that come in a certain period of time and begin, approximately, their lives together on earth.  One of these groups are those who first approach the earth and form what is called the "primal nation", the beginning.  These take their primary lessons and pass on through the different steps of this life, taking the same steps at the same time, though scattered far and wide upon the earth."

The Soul in Human Embodiments by Mrs. Cora Richmond

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