Pardon Me, But Haven’t We Met Before?

 

Soul groups?

There’s a lot of information and speculation out there around the topic of “soul groups”.
As in anything along spiritual lines, there is no right or wrong, per se. One can’t
positively “prove” any of the information, except to oneself. But you can work through 
the available concepts and see what makes sense to you, and what doesn’t.

We each have a basic framework of beliefs. We need not re-invent the wheel –
statements and postulations made by others can be used as a good starting point; and then
we work through them and use our own perceptions and discover what truth there is that
we can use (and what we can uncover for ourselves as our contribution). And, as more
information is made available to us, our views can change. Nothing wrong with that
because you see what you’re ready to see.

On the topic of soul-level connections, I’ve developed my own belief system based on
traditional ideas combined with my own common sense. I realize that things in the upper
dimensions may or may not conform to our ideas of common sense; however, our lives
are in the here and now, and any interpretation of abstract ideas from our position can’t
help but be seen in the context of this reality. Thus… common sense.

In my work I use the concept of “soul groups”, but in this case it’s simply a way to gain
insight into the soul’s individual personality. We primarily group souls by the initial
and/or primary civilization into which they first incarnated. This is a very general
categorization (try describing the entire human race in three paragraphs!), and assuming
that two souls of the same group of origin are especially connected is like assuming that a
French person knows all French people.

However within my framework of understanding, particular souls do have continuing
contact over their various lifetimes. Just as in physical life, we have a group that we
primarily associate with, and others that come and go, and others that are a momentary
contact. Each soul/person has this group of others, but it’s not a closed loop. Your
companions don’t necessarily have the same associates that you do; some, but not all.
So, it’s not really a group but more like a web of interconnectedness. We are all one.

In a more specific sense, the souls who we repeatedly come to share incarnations with us
can be called a “group”. These may be part of other groups of their own, but from our
perspective the association with us is what makes up our “group”.

Contracts

At one time, earlier in the evolution of souls (and we do evolve on that level), we entered
into soul-level contracts. These could involve things like protection, healing, and
soulmate contracts. These ensured that we would be bound to provide the energy of the
contract to the other (and vice versa).

But the problem with these contracts now is that they take away a bit of our free will. To
fully express our Selves, we need to be able to make choices and decisions based upon
current circumstances, and upon our own evolution. Therefore, contracts are now seen as
a negative. Not only that, but I’ve found many cases where one soul was attempting to
abide by the contract when the other party has moved on and no longer considers the
contract valid.. Imagine constantly seeking to unite with a soul who isn’t also looking for
you. Tough.

In these cases (or any time any contract is found) we clear the contract because it was
having an effect on what the soul was able to do and express.

As an aside, I find the concept of “soulmates” troublesome. There is no one person or
individual soul that we need to complete us; we are whole as we are. No twin flame,
unless we choose to scatter our energy into two instances of consciousness (which to me
would be like a cosmic form of schizophrenia. Not good). No perfect mate, only a
number of souls with whom we might work, each relationship carrying its own set of
lessons.

Agreements

On the other hand, the system of contracts has been replaced by the ability to enter into
agreements between souls. An agreement is much less binding, and allows for complete
free will. Essentially, an agreement says that you are agreeing to work with another soul
on your mutual spiritual evolution; not that you must cooperate, but that if life
circumstances (that we create) permit that cooperation, we will come together for a time
to work on our respective life lessons. On the other hand, if we take a different direction
in life that won’t require that interaction, we’re perfectly free to go on our own way.

The number of these agreements could be huge. Naturally the family we choose to be
born into, and intimate relationships in which we engage, are definitely soul-level
agreements. But agreements can extend to any person we come into contact with… a
teacher, the friend of a friend, the cashier at a convenience store. Even one-time contacts,
like someone we speak with for five minutes at a cocktail party, can be one with whom
we have one of these informal agreements. That’s why I pay attention to what anybody
tells me. You never know.

On the other hand, looking back personally I can see that there have been a number of
these contacts of which I failed to take proper advantage. That is regrettable, but the
awareness of it helps to ensure that it doesn’t continue to happen.

So that’s my take. You’re definitely not going it alone, but you’re also not responsible
for any but your own evolution and happiness. All you need to do is to pay attention to
those with whom you come into contact. Chances are they’re there for your good and
theirs, and you’ll do well to take advantage of what they bring and what they ask of you.