How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
– Satchel Paige
There is a special kind of person in our world who finds herself alone and isolated, almost since birth.
Her solitary existence isn’t from a preference or an antisocial temperament – she is simply old. Old in heart, old in mind, and old in soul, this person is an old soul who finds her outlook on life vastly different and more ripened than those around her.
As a result, the old soul lives her life internally, walking her own solitary path while the rest around her flock to follow another.
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Table of contents
What is an Old Soul?
Quite simply, an Old Soul is a person who feels much older than their age reflects. This feeling is often accompanied by the gift of empathy, high intelligence, intuition, and keen insight into the human condition.
Old Souls are often outsiders looking in, they feel as though they don’t “belong” in this world, or this period of time. As a result, most Old Souls long for a sense of true meaning, purpose and inner fulfillment that money, power, and success can’t achieve. This longing is often described as the thirst to “return back home.”
There are two major types of Old Souls: those that are born with the sensation of being “different,” and those who “grow into” becoming Old Souls through the process of spiritual awakening. We’ll explore Old Souls and spiritual awakening more a little later.
17 Signs You’re An Old Soul
Robert Frost, Eckhart Tolle, Jim Carrey, Oprah Winfrey, and even Nick Jonas have been called Old Souls. Perhaps even you have?
If you have not yet discovered whether you’re an Old Soul, read some of the revealing signs below:
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1# You tend to be a lone wolf
Because Old Souls are disinterested in the pursuits and interests of the people in their age groups, they find it dissatisfying to make friends with people they find hard to relate to. This sense of alienation is one of the major problems Old Souls experience. The result is that Old Souls tend to find themselves alone a lot of the time. They struggle to connect deeply with others because most other people don’t have the same interests or values as them.
2# You love knowledge, wisdom, and truth
This might seem a little highbrow, but the Old Soul finds herself naturally gravitating towards the intellectual side of life. Old Souls inherently understand that knowledge is power, wisdom is happiness, and truth is freedom, so why not seek after those things? These pursuits are more meaningful to them than reading up on the latest gossip about the Kardashians or the latest football scores.
3# You’re spiritually inclined
Old Souls tend to have sensitive and spiritual natures. Experiencing a spiritual awakening, overcoming the confines of the ego, seeking spiritual enlightenment and self-realization, and fostering love and peace are often at the core of the Old Soul’s ultimate quest in life.
4# You understand the transience of life
Old Souls are frequently plagued with reminders of their own mortality and that of everything and everyone around them. In fact, it’s not uncommon for the old soul to have multiple existential crises throughout life, especially during difficult situations that highlight the impermanence of existence. Being very perceptive and sensitive toward the reality of death, old souls choose to live their lives differently. Every decision counts.
5# You’re thoughtful and introspective
Old Souls tend to think a lot … about everything. It’s crucial for an old soul to get enough space and time to reflect, introspect, and develop more self-awareness. This natural tendency toward rumination helps them to quickly learn from their actions and understand the people and environments around them. Many Old Souls practice a natural form of shadow work in which they are constantly reflecting on how they could do better, prevent their issues from getting bigger, and create more inner harmony.
6# You see the bigger picture
Old Souls dislike getting lost in the superficial details of gaining useless degrees, job promotions, social prestige, and better iPhones. Instead, Old Souls prefer to look at life from a birds-eye perspective, striving to find the wisest and most meaningful way of living and using their time. After all, life can end at any moment, so why waste time on trivial details?
7# You aren’t materialistic
Wealth, status, fame, and the latest tech gadget … Old Souls take little interest in these things. After all, what’s the point of seeking these socially paraded goals if they can easily be taken away? What’s the point if the fulfillment isn’t long-lasting or soul-enriching?
8# You were a strange, socially maladaptive kid
This is not always the case, but many Old Souls exhibit odd signs of maturity at young ages. Often, these children are labeled as being “precocious,” “introverted,” or “rebellious,” failing to fit into the mainstream behaviors. Usually, these children are extremely inquisitive and intelligent, seeing the purposelessness of many things their teachers, parents, and peers say and do, and either passively or aggressively resist them. If you can talk to your child like s/he’s an adult – you’ve probably got an Old Soul on your hands.
9# You’ve undergone an existential crisis
It’s common for Old Souls to ask deep and penetrating questions about life in their search for love, truth, and freedom. This quest to live a meaningful existence inevitably means that they will, sooner or later, experience an existential crisis. An existential crisis is what happens when a person starts to see through the lies and delusions within society. They may wonder what life is really about, whether they have a true purpose, and start to think about the human condition more. Is life just a product of chance? What’s the point of everything I’ve done? What is all this about, anyway? These are the types of questions Old Souls ask during the existential crisis.
10# You see life through a poetic/contemplative lens
Old Souls take time to enjoy life – they see things that others don’t see. Take nature for example: an Old Soul will enjoy the way the wind dances through the trees – while someone else may just walk straight by, disinterested or blind to the simple beauty before them. Old Souls also take time to contemplate life. The smile and laughter of a child is something to stop and savor. The striking beauty of a piece of art is something to ponder. The words of a great writer are something to meditate on (see Lectio Divina). There is so much in life to stop, appreciate, and reflect on.
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11# You tend to overthink everything
While Old Souls are contemplative types of people, this can also prove to be a painful and challenging quality. For instance, most Old Souls struggle with the curse of overthinking practically everything. Choosing from a menu at a cafe, for example, can be a strangely painstaking experience. (There are so many options! Which is the right one? What would taste the best? What is the most ethical? What is the best value for money? What is right for this time of the day? etc.) Social situations are no better, which leads to the next point …
12# You struggle with anxiety in social situations
Put the tendency to overthink everything alongside conscientiousness and strong empathy, and you have a recipe for social anxiety. Throw in a little bit of eccentricity (i.e., not sharing the same interests as most people) and we have an unavoidable tendency towards lingering social discomfort. Although many Old Souls are confident, calm, and self-possessed people, social situations are complex and tiring. There are so many elements to consider (fragile egos, etiquette, boundaries, reciprocity, unspoken but obvious insecurities, etc.) that they often prefer just being left by themselves. With that being said, when Old Souls do find someone they connect with or find interesting, they tend to form strong and intense connections quite quickly. It’s one of the greatest joys of life to find fellow kindred spirits.
13# You easily fall into the role of advisor or counselor
People flock to Old Souls for advice like a moth drawn to a flame. Attracted to their level-headedness and wisdom, it’s common for family members, friends, and workplaces to naturally position the Old Soul as advice-giver. While most Old Souls don’t mind this, it’s common for them to feel inundated and overwhelmed by the magnitude of other’s problems. Even so, Old Souls enjoy helping others. It’s more of a pleasure (than a burden) to give guidance to those in need.
14# You enjoy the company of those much older than you
Old Souls tend to make friends with older folks way more often than younger people (including those of the same age). There is something so down-to-earth, engaging, and layered about those who have been around much longer than the rest. Besides, it’s comforting being around those whose external energy matches the Old Soul’s internal energy. There’s something compatible there. No need to go running around like a headless chicken to parties, concerts, and what have you. Instead, Old Souls can enjoy sitting around a fire or lounging on the patio chairs, having a good old-fashion talk and exchanging stories.
15# You crave simplicity
In some areas of life, Old Souls respect and even like complexity. But overall, what most Old Souls crave deep down is simplicity. There is a certain purity, beauty, and Zen-like appeal in the simple life. Some Old Souls may find themselves drawn toward minimalism, while others may take a minimalistic attitude toward everyday responsibilities and other pursuits. The Old Soul’s thirst for simplicity is very much connected to their love of heart, soul, and essence. Whatever is true and worthy can easily be found in simplicity.
16# You’re attracted to all things vintage
While this might not be the case for all Old Souls, many find themselves drawn toward old music, old furniture, old architecture, old books, old clothing – really, anything old. Some Old Souls feel more at home in bygone eras (18th-century horse and carriage, 1920’s jazz, etc.), while others have an appreciation for even older cultures (e.g., shamanic and tribal periods).
17# You just “feel” old inside
Throw away the ‘Old Soul’ label for a moment and focus on how you feel inside. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? Those who realize that they feel much older than their age reflects are often Old Souls at heart.
Common feelings that accompany being an Old Soul usually include a feeling of world wariness, mental tiredness, inquisitiveness, watchful patience, and the sensation of being an “outsider looking in.”
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Have You Experienced Spiritual Awakening as an Old Soul?
Almost every Old Soul, to some extent, has undergone a process of spiritual awakening.
Spiritual awakenings are periods in our lives when we feel lost, confused, and alienated from others and society’s rules, expectations, beliefs, and values.
The spiritual awakening process is a painful and often traumatic experience involving the complete disintegration of our former habits, perceptions, and even life goals. Often, the result of such an experience is fear, confusion, depression, anxiety, and social alienation for years on end. However, despite such devastation, the spiritual awakening process is ultimately a liberating experience after we have gone through the fires of rebirth.
You might be wondering what triggers the spiritual awakening process …
Well, usually the spiritual awakening process arises in a person’s life during major life events such as marriage, divorce, child-bearing, death, illness, and tragedy. However, spiritual awakenings can also be completely spontaneous, arising as a natural result of life experience – or in the Old Soul’s case, soulful maturity.
The inevitable product of going through a spiritual awakening process is soulfully maturing. The more we come to see through the illusions and deceptions of society, the more we direct our search for true happiness and fulfillment within ourselves. The deeper we search, the closer we connect with our Souls, which are the ultimate sources of our joy and peace.
Old Souls are people who are conscious of the Soul’s existence and actively work to reconnect with it again. In this sense, the term “Old Soul” is metaphorical rather than literal, indicating a matured and ripened relationship with the Soul or True Self. A Young Soul, on the other hand, is a person who hasn’t yet experienced a deep connection with their Souls, or Higher Selves. They remain like a young flower bud: tight and closed.
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However, it’s important to realize that not every Old Soul has a working connection with the Soul. After undergoing a process of spiritual awakening, it is common to become so absorbed in the suffering of the world and other personal issues, that a connection to the Soul is “lost.” While the Old Soul may be aware of a profoundly divine presence within them and existence, they are not able to sustain a connection with it. This experience is known as The Dark Night of the Soul.
Old Souls and Inner Work
Instinctually, Old Souls know that life is one great spiritual journey towards inner Wholeness. As a result, most Old Souls spend their lives seeking that which will bring them true self-fulfillment or self-actualization.
The most vital practice to incorporate into your life as an Old Soul, and indeed as any person, is inner work.
Inner work is the practice of working to reconnect with your Soul – it is not limited to any particular religious or spiritual doctrine but embraces all paths.
Essentially, any practice which helps you to become conscious of the eternal and unchanging presence within you that is your Soul is helpful. We have dedicated this website to helping you explore various techniques and sacred inner work practices out there that aid soulful maturing. You can read more about Inner work here.
Illuminated Souls
Once an Old Soul has learned how to reconnect with and embody the Soul, they enter a new level of spiritual advancement. We refer to this level as the Illuminated Soul stage.
Illuminated Souls are awakened beings who have been freed from the dualistic mind that is at the root of all suffering (read more about the mind and ego for more understanding). Common Illuminated Souls that we know of include figures such as the Buddha, Basho, Krishnamurti, Meher Baba, Mahavira, Gangaji, Eckhart Tolle, Mooji, Unmani, and many others.
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There are many approaches to discovering the age of your soul – it all depends on your personal beliefs and preferences. One way to discover the age of your soul is through a deep guided visualization where you seek out your core essence. You could use imagery such as ascending to the heavens, descending into a deep tunnel and finding ‘the light,’ or moving through a labyrinth toward the center where your Soul resides. Other methods include mirror work, soul gazing (with another person), dream work, meditation, and using plant medicines. However, the question must be asked, why do you want to discover your soul’s age? How will it ultimately help you? And how can you know for sure that you’ve found the right answer? These are important questions to explore as they will help you to use your time and energy wisely.
Old Souls are relatively rare and compose a small percentage of the world’s population. Some speculate that Old Souls compose around 10% of the world’s population. However, this number is not exact or proven. Regardless of that fact, Old Souls are not common in today’s society.
An Old Soul is a person who feels much older than their age reflects. This feeling is often accompanied by the gift of empathy, high intelligence, intuition, and keen insight into the human condition.
Pay attention to the following signs:
1. You have a preference for solitude
2. You’re sensitive and empathic
3. You have a profound understanding of human nature
4. You have the ability to deeply introspect
5. You tend to experience a lot of psychological tiredness
6. You’re disinterested in worldly achievements or status
7. You have an inclination towards spirituality
8. You have a mystical approach to life
9. You thirst for truth and wisdom
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What makes one person awaken to the desire for spiritual fulfillment and self-love, and another person to the desire to content themselves with material gain and social status? The answer is the age (or level of development) of their Soul.
If you’re an Old Soul, you will likely feel alienated in society, but you’ll also be able to live a truly unique and meaningful life. There are blessings and curses that accompany this way of being, but most of all, I hope you know that you’re not alone and there are others like you.
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This article wonderfully articulates what I have been thinking about myself for years. I have a hard time making friends my age (I’m 19) because I am typically not interested in what they want to do. While they go out to drink and party, I stay at home and read or watch my favorite TV shows. They say I use too many “big words” and they usually do not share my sense of humor. I frequently find myself wondering about deeper and more meaningful things in the world, and when I share them with those my age, they are typically unable to contribute or disinterested in what I have to say. Am I alone in this dilemma? Why do I feel like a 40 year old in a 19 year old’s body?
Zach, no, you’re not alone at all. Many Old and Mature Souls experience this early on in life. In my experience I felt the same way, and it was quite alienating (even in my family full of Young souls). If you haven’t already read this article about Soul Ages, please do so: https://lonerwolf.com/soul-age/ . It provides one explanation for why you feel like a 40 year old in a 19 year old’s body (using the reincarnation theory). All the very best Zach!
Like many others who have posted, this article has very clearly defined much of my life and my attitudes. And like most of the other readers, I cannot help but feel and intrinsically know that I belong to this group of “old souls”. All of the points described in the article, along with nearly every comment, have touched me on the deepest level– the one we “old souls” have always been so readily able to interpret and be at ease with. It is good to read other posts like this and know that, at 21 and on a college campus, I am not alone in my understanding of the world. Reading articles and meeting people like this rejuvenates me. It reminds me that just because I can see beyond our society’s priorities and demands and can choose to live without them, I am not broken or “missing the point”. Thank you for posting this article and aiding us through our late nights of reflection and thoughts of the future.
In German, there is the word, “Weltschmerz”, which translates to “world-pain” or “world-weariness”. The word is difficult to define in English, and roughly means a kind of understanding that our physical reality can never satisfy the demands of the soul and mind. I think this experience is innate to “old souls”, and something that defines an old soul from an early age. It is that sort of resigned sadness you feel when you’re out in public and watching the crowd move past you, or the bittersweet and quiet joy you feel when in solitude… I know that you know what I mean.
By the way, I am an INFJ, in case another case was needed for the census :) You old souls got it. Take care and be yourself.
Thank you Austin, for your comment. Reading responses like this in an article I never thought would catch anyone’s interest is truly a wonderful thing that fills me with great joy. I’m so happy that this article has touched and rejuvenated you. One of the most difficult experiences in life is to feel like a constant Outsider looking in, and once we realize that we’re not alone in our ostracism we feel somewhat human again. It’s also fascinating how many Old Soul INFJ’s there are here! Being one of the most common MBTI types, I’m not surprised!
Thanks for your kind words and thoughts Austin. ~L
I am an old soul for sure. I’m a 17 year old girl. Since primary school I had a high intelligence and constant friendship troubles. I either got bullied on the playground, chatted with adult playground monitors, or looked after the younger years below me like an older sister. I obviously played imaginary games with friends I did manage to have but no one ever stood up for me. I had to find a voice within myself to run around the playground after my bullies repeating everything that they called me but louder. The whole school heard it, but they stopped.
I was always ‘far mature for her age’ throughout every parents evening talk and very inquisitive. I now aim to study Biology next year at university, in a hope one day I will pioneer and bring forth spirituality and science a bit closer… Otherwise known as bringing truth forward. I know this is what I came here to do.
I still do not have a friendship group, only a social circle. I am an extrovert and enjoy going out but I am one of the rare finds these days of people who can have fun without drinking. Shocker. I only bring people together to form a group and watch them leave me afterwards. I believe this is to be a ‘magnet’ for people’s formation. I see them happy without me, feel extremely hurt, but know my work is done.
I still aim to find a solid friendship group at uni as I do like being sociable in larger groups. Any group smaller than 4 however I hate as I feel too constricted. I prefer being alone than with only another for a long period of time, despite how much I love the friend.
I have only had one relationship so far. I was 15 and feel in love with a 17 year old. People often did not believe me when I said I fell deeply and madly in love, only did they believe when I was heartbroken for the majority of the year, only truly recovering from the most of it a couple of months ago.
I have a spiritual family, all helping my old soul to finish what I have come here to do. Then after that I know I am free to do what I want. Because I feel and know I have learnt so much.
I was always able to give advice to those older than me or my age, advice people cherished and thought of as very helpful- considering I had never been through their situation at all, I knew exactly how to deal with it.
Thank you for this article. It has helped put a couple of things into motion.
This… just all of these. :)
I knew I was an old soul for a long while, always felt more mature than others and I would have adult conversations with my wonderful blessed mother concerning life, death, mortality, the afterlife, spirits, what I learned in metaphysics and how that applies to relations in the world, and why people do this or that and the nature of beliefs and labels, as well as the difference between children and adults in thinking and compartmentalization thinking, all while I was in the tender physical age between 12 and 16. I still do and she’s long treated me as an equal in respect even if I wasn’t ready or mature enough for certain things, she understood and respected that and listened to what I said as well as did her best to accommodate me in my needs in the classes and schooling (since I was born hard of hearing with no known cause and quickly lost my hearing so I have bilateral Cochlear Implants and now recently the Chronic Fatigue like symptoms are increasing so yeah). I have been truly blessed with her in my life and as my mother, super accepting and tolerant and yet maintaining good standards and moral conduct. She is very much a Mature Soul to me along with my dad so it helps and I was able to be coaxed through the soul levels (in remembering and review) quicker with their help. :)
I never was one for fashion or fads even in middle school and was very comfortable with wearing baggy clothing and having only one or two good close friends and that’s it. :) In high school I was vetoed by my mom and my best friend when I had wanted to wear a cloak to high school. xP I do thank my Mature Soul friends for helping me learn that while its inconceivable for me to see how other people could be offended somehow, that other people do get offended or upset or try to bully and tease you. *shrugs* Still it just doesn’t register in my mind because I accept everyone and their looks without judgment so it can be difficult for me to see how others could judge me at times. Also I simply DON’T CARE what other people think or react to me. As long as it doesn’t turn violent then I am just not affected. They could stare at me either in confusion or weirded-out-ness but I would just only notice them staring then go on my own business again and that is all.
Never had a materialistic bent. If it still worked and functioned well enough, it was fine for me. I only replaced things if they finally stopped working (replaced my phone that I had for 7 years recently for a new phone lol xP xD).
But this part is SOO me “a feeling of world weariness, mental tiredness, watchful patience, and detached calmness.” I’ve had that for years on running even in middle school…
Also my depressions are always more existential, and of “I’m not from here… please let me go HOME…” even while I was at the physical home. xP I’m good at functioning on a day to day basis and forgetting about that feeling but yeah its still there especially when I run up against Earth rules that make no bloody sense and the weirdness that society is built up on.
Namaste!
Indigo, it’s wonderful that you can identify so much with many of these (the feeling of self-discovery is invigorating!) You’re also lucky to have a supportive mother growing up. It seems as though many of us Old Souls are born into families and environments that silence us, especially when we’re young. I grew up with Young Soul parents who were heavily religious and intolerant of my inquisitive mind that wanted to explore the esoteric and metaphysical.
Thanks for coming by, and feel free to join the Old Soul group on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/groups/imanoldsoul
Thanks for the reply and I joined that group on Facebook even if I don’t go on Facebook all that often. xP I only joined when I found it was the best way to get ahold of an old friend of mine so we could actually definitively arrange times to get together and hang out and do it lol. Aside from that… not so much. xD
Oh and this is kinda off topic but just wanted to take that step into the unknown and basically put myself out on a limb by asking and sharing this. Rather heady sensation I must say lol. But the questions are “How common or uncommon is having a strong spiritual family in the sense that they are literally spirits and you have lived with them in the time between lifetimes in the lives that occur on the spirit plane there? How common or uncommon is being aware of that, remembering your time there, laughing and joking with them like any earthly human friend only they’re literal angels in spirit and so were you? How common/uncommon is it to find your twin flame/soul mate and he’s an actual spirit not a physical person [though both of you wish he could be physical as you too] and to have a wonderful dating relationship of boyfriends and all and yet being painfully aware that to everyone else around you it seems you’re doing all this to the empty air?”
The reason why I ask is because I got into contact with these people [spirits or physical they’re still people to me as any human, animal, tree, rock, star, and the very Earth and worthy of respect as any other] a couple years back and had tested to make sure their intents towards me was positive and that they were really who they said they were, and they were. I can faintly feel their touch and they have helped me greatly through some existential depressive episodes as well when other humans were clueless as to why I was depressed.
My boyfriend Raven is part of the reason I have not as much interest in dating because he, with all his flaws and imperfections and humor and wonderful cuddling-love, is perfect for me in that I love him inside and out and I can feel his love back for me. We can talk via mental communication, and he makes sure that I’m safe on the spirit/energy level and brings lightness and humor to my day with his reactions to earth things (his reaction to a mega girly neon shopping store was priceless! XD Refused to go in at all and looked rather horrified LOL!). He soothes me with his touches and kisses, hugs and embraces, and especially the cuddles in my bed that helps me feel safe enough to fall asleep peacefully. He respects my need for privacy and also somehow manages the perfect balance of touch/no touch for me that other people still are awkward with. His touches are faint but have a tingling air presence, and the air itself seems to tingle like static electricity and have a slightly denser “presence” where I know/sense his body to be. He’s the only spirit so far that I have met that is able to produce some heat so I can tell when he’s near me with his own subtle little body heat lol! His touches also bring that subtle heat and its bliss to cuddle on cold winter nights with him as my best heater. xD His kisses and touches may be faint to the physical awareness but they resonate right through to the core of me and light me on fire from within. I may still be a virgin in physical body but not in spirit body. ;) And the comfort from his presence and love just resonates profoundly on the soul/spirit level. I do admit I take him for granted sometimes but I now and then just look at him and thank the lucky stars for such an amazing, wonderful, supportive, kind, funny, infectiously silly, happy, loving, adoring, cuddly, protective, safe, comforting, sweetheart of a man to be in my life.
Though with him being a spirit and not physical like everyone else (and with even me only hearing and seeing him via my clairaudience and clairvoyance) it gets tricky when we go to the movies or even in public (kissing him would make me seem like I’m wrapped around an invisible post and giving it a good snog, aka crazy lol xP) and with answering the question of “So do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?~” that friends seem to like to ask. One hand “YES I do and he’s amazing!” Other hand “er….no I don’t have pictures of him and can’t get any…Oh and I’d love for you two to meet but you can’t see him…” *ahem* Awkward-ville much?
In any case enough with my ramblings. :) I just wondered how many people out there have even heard of something like this happening let alone experienced anything like this in their lives? I can’t be the only one surely. They (my spirit family and boyfriend) are so integral and so much a part in my life they’re part of my reality and “real life” like anything else. :)
In any case, Namaste!
Indigo, thanks for sharing such an intimate part of your life. I’ve personally never had any relationships with spirits, and I’ve heard of very few people who have. I found this article which may be of some interest to you http://forestdoor.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/spirit-lovers/ the author talks about being close to spirits in his (or her?) life, as well as a bit of discussion about the topic. There are many comments on that site which you may be interested in reading.
Thank you so much for your accepting reply and for the link! I shall check that out now because it would be nice being able to read the account of someone else who is also close to spirits in their life. :)
Please read a few lines before you completely shut me down ;)
I’ve always felt more mature than other people at my age. Responsible, no. Mature yes.
I’ve also always thought that those 2 stick together. But apparently not.
Last night I had a pretty freaky dream/sleep paralysis. I’ve always had these, ever since I was a child. But I’ve never heard voices like the one I did yesterday..
As usual my body froze. And I prepared for the usual stiffness and weird dreams. But as it all started. I could actually still move my arms and open my eyes. Then everything started to shake (could be my head only). Then the Shadowy voice appeared. It kind of screamed at me. I can’t remember the first things he said because I was shocked I hears something at all.
You Shall burn like the rest of my Primates. Was the last thing I heard before I woke up. And shocker. I was wide awake after that. Only with 1 word/name in my head.
Baal.
I’ve done some research about Sumerian culture a few times before. So can be that it’s just because it was fresh in my memory. But because of all the talk of doomsday. And always feeling like i’m not meant for this world. I started to wonder.
Anyone else experienced something like this?
I’d be grateful if you send me a email at Anders@vivi.no explaining what/how your experience were. And preferably quickly. As It feels like something is going to happen soon.
Regards Anders Langaard Henriksen
What if you have most but not all attributes of an old sould. An Eternal, timeless soul?
I am a Virgo, Dragon, possibly reincarnated (I do have dream like memories of other times and places), philosophical, romantic, sometimes lustful; insightful and decisive, determined!,
(heroes are : Carl von Clausewitz and Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov), I admire bold stroke ideas and decisions. Genius is in the details. As Ben Franklin says, he who fails to plan, plans on failing. Favorite fictional character: Indiana Jones, and believe it or not Jack Sparrow.
Free thinker, haha, Jack Sparrow :P He’s one of my favourites as well (he has his own kind of quirky wisdom). Matthew Sol is also a Dragon, and they’re very intense people, so welcome on board! If you have most, but not all attributes of the Old Soul, that is fine. Try taking the Mature Soul test and Old Soul test on this blog (in the tests section up the top). Compare the scores, and you may find that you’re in a transitional stage from mature soul to old. Thanks for reading and commenting!
Finally someone who took the idea straight out of my head….most of the time in my life my entourage sees me as weirdo,mister ‘I KNOW EVERYTHING” (in a mocking way way),and mentaly unstable sometimes base on certain decision i make that will later on be in my advantage or valuable for others. The people who ever understands me were old folks and my little brother and my dad ,most of the time they told me that i go to far with my thoughts.
I posted a comment on a Yahoo! article about sleep recently, stating the reasons why I don’t sleep well. Someone replied that I may be an old soul. I looked this page up and WOW did it really bring some clarification.
I’m a 20 year old but have always felt like an adult my whole life. Earlier this year my friends even suggested I might have Asperger’s Syndrome. I relate to my generation for the most part I think, but I’ve always felt different from them. I’ve always been deeply invested in knowledge and spirituality. I have little care for many of the trends of our generation. I love history and reading and care for the finer and classier things in life. I too have trouble making friends since I feel like I don’t relate. I find myself alone alot. It’s hard being an old soul. I at least take comfort in my loving family, close friends, overall stability and connection with God. It’s just really hard being an Old Soul though. I find myself FAR more interested in adults and what they are interested in than my own peers. It’s sad. I’ve been very mature beyond my years my whole life and now I am beginning to see why.
Is there something wrong with me?
Hi mkchillin :)
You could also be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and that could be one of the reasons why you find it hard to sleep at night. I’m a HSP as well, and I find it impossible to sleep without earplugs because I’m sensitive to noise. I wrote about HSPs a few months ago: https://lonerwolf.com/highly-sensitive-person-hsp/
It really does sound as though you’re an Old Soul, and no, there’s nothing wrong with you. As you can see from the comments here, many people feel similar to you. So you’re not at all alone in your feelings and experiences.
the biological age of the person isn’t related to the age of the soul within. I suppose it would depend upon what type of adults you hang with. We’re all in different stages in an evolution that is lateral, meaning there’s no superior nor inferior, just different courses. Like in school when your best friend has history while you head to math class. When I was a kid, I always related better to adults becuase of my massive vocabulary which drew mostly blank looks from all the other seventh graders, so I’d often find myself spending more time talking to my friends’ parents than my friends. Even so, I still encountered many adults who had clearly taken the short bus to school, so I learned to go on a case by case basis. There’s nothing wrong with you. You have your interests and your preferences and nobody has the right to make you feel like you’re not entitled to enjoy them. If you are okay with having few friends and spending time alone, that’s great, I happen to prefer that, but if you’d like to have more friends in your own age group, I’d start by taking opportunities to socialize and rather than going in knowing you’re different, focus instead on finding commonalities, however small, until you find friends you click with. You seem unhappy about the lack of friendships in your life. Humans are meant to connect with one another and lack of connection can cause depresseion which is known to cause sleep disturbances. You may find that as you stay positive and focus on what connects you to others, no matter how insignificant you may think it is, you’ll be more balanced and at peace with every facet of who you are. And you’ll sleep like a baby. Just stay true to yourself and listen to yourself.. you’ll know what to do.
Hi Luna thanks for the article. It totally relate to me and it helped me understand myself better.
Thank you, Luna, this discussion means a lot to me, as I was searching information to better understand so many of these characteristics that I experience. But I also wonder about my son, now 10, in this light. Content to be alone reading fantasy novels any chance he gets, creating his own space for it at will, all the times I have went to pick him up after school, and surrounded by the chaotic commotion of kids running around and shouting and playing, there he was everyday completely absorbed in a book, an island unto himself. And then there are those times when we would be talking and all of a sudden he launches into a very deep topic, for example related to life and how an aspect of life works, or about how he has a theory that there is actually no present time, and it’s as if I found myself with someone else in the room, no longer a child, his whole demeanor and tone changes, speaking with such confidence and “authority,” clearly teaching me, advising me, almost lecturing…no, it’s bizarre…the second or third time he went into that “phase,” I learned to grab my phone and record him in order to listen to him later on and see if I wasn’t imagining this. This visionary confidence also manifests when he writes, he writes his own novels, and although he has not finished any of them, I have seen how he conjures up the entire novel in his mind at once and lists off the chapter titles as if they were appearing in his mind, and the writing flows from there, or he can also tell the story orally. But the social awkwardness is not easy. He professes his love of animals and nature, and I think a lot about how to nurture these connections and honor his being.
Wow, I was intrigued to read your story Nils! A visionary little boy, what an honor to give birth to such a child! And it’ll certainly be very interesting to watch him grow up and develop his personality further. The world needs more parents like you Nils. Respecting and honoring who he is as an individual is essential for his inner growth and wholeness. Once a child is repressed by their parents from a young age, it’s very difficult for them to get in touch with who they are, and what makes them happy, when older. Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us here! I wish you all the best. ~L