They say life is a “journey”, a “school” and is here to teach us “important lessons”. But why?
Have you ever considered the possibility that the lessons we learn and wisdom we accumulate in this life, extends into other lives? Is it perhaps possible that our life is not the only journey of experience, advancement and maturing – but the whole of conscious existence is?
Is it possible that reincarnation, also known as metempsychosis, is responsible for the tremendous range of world views, instinctual drives and essential life decisions we make?
What makes us so different from one another? What makes one person wise beyond their years, another driven by power, and another childlike, despite their age?
Regardless of whether you believe in, or entertain the possibility of reincarnation or not, you will find that the following Soul Ages theory applies to the vast variety of people in your life.
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What Exactly is a “Soul Age”?
According to the Soul Age theory, man doesn’t have simply one shot at living and learning. He has multiple lifetimes in which to grow, learn and mature.
Soul Ages are based on the different levels of advancement a soul obtains throughout its reincarnational journey (inspired by the Michael’s teachings framework). As a person progresses through the hierarchy, paying off karma as he or she advances, it is said that he or she is free to return to universal and infinite consciousness at the end, achieving final liberation.
Some call this the state of “nirvana”, others “heaven” and others “paradise”.
The 5 Soul Ages
Understanding the different levels people exist on is a useful way of developing empathy, understanding and insight. Also, these are all essential keys to enhancing the connection we have with our souls through inner work.
Below are the 5 Soul Ages in order from ‘beginner’, to ‘intermediate’, and then to ‘advanced’. You’ll also discover the sixth Soul Age which transcends all others: the Elder Soul.
1. Infant Souls
Primary Focus: Being alive.
Lessons To Learn: Basic life skills, survival, mortality, physicality.
Age Comparison: 0 – 4
Key Characteristics: Raw, untamed, playful, excitable, unsophisticated, tribal, cautious, childlike, group-reliant, hunter-gatherers.
Also known as Newborn Souls, these people are often perceived by others as being ignorant, childish and innocent to the complexities of life. Possessing a very simplistic understanding of life, and a genuinely guileless approach to the world, Newborn Souls find it hard to adapt to ‘civilized society’. Instead, they prefer familiar clans, tribes and groups of people in wild, untamed environments. If this sounds like you, take the Infant Soul Test.
2. Baby Souls
Primary Focus:Â Belonging.
Lessons To Learn: Social structure, rules, roles, human relations.
Age Comparison: 4 – 13
Key Characteristics: Compliant, regimented, dutiful, role-defined, absolutist, disciplined, traditional, strong values.
Also known as Child Souls, these people seek to make meaning, order and stability out of the chaotic and uncertain nature of life. Perceived by other people as being clean, modest and rigid, Child Souls tend to be very conservative, religious and rule-bound. The Child Soul’s beliefs and senses of self are defined by their culture and traditional moral or religious system. If this sounds like you, take the Baby Soul Test.
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3. Young Souls
Primary Focus: Independence.
Lessons To Learn: Personal-advancement, free will, personal-achievement.
Age Comparison: 13 – 29
Key Characteristics: Ambitious, competitive, innovative, material gain, enterprise, freedom, individualism, self-centered, self-expression.
Also called Teenage Souls, these people often live by the maxim “my way or the highway”. The Teenage Soul, similar to an adolescent, seeks independence, social status and material gain. Essentially, these people are agents of change and are responsible for many of the greatest advancements in the world. Driven and externally focused, Teenage Souls tend to be “workaholics”. If this sounds like you, take the Young Soul Test.
4. Mature Souls
Primary Focus: Interpersonal harmony.
Lessons To Learn: Empathy, psychological stability, interdependence, self-awareness, relationships.
Age Comparison: 29 – 55
Key Characteristics: Sensitive, inquisitive, neurotic, diplomatic, introspective, egalitarian, cooperative.
Also known as Adult Souls, these people enter life seeking interpersonal and psychological harmony. Adult Souls are often perceived as being neurotic but caring. Focusing on the inner world, these people often struggle with the complexities and subtleties of life. The mature soul is liberal, relationship-orientated and visionary. Life is no longer about survival, role-filling or material gain for the Adult Soul, but about understanding, empathy and camaraderie. If this sounds like you, take the Mature Soul Test.
5. Old Souls
Primary Focus: Spiritual fulfillment.
Lessons To Learn: Non-attachment, autonomy, wise counsel, spiritual awareness.
Age Comparison: 56+
Key Characteristics: Solitary, spiritual, detached, philosophical, humanitarian, tired, unmotivated, empathetic.
Right at the end of the reincarnational cycle comes the Old Soul. Having already experienced the previous 4 stages of existence, the Old Soul has a well-rounded knowledge of society, relationships and the world at large. At this point, the Old Soul finds day to day life very uninteresting, and little can surprise or compromise their self-assurance. Relaxed and philosophical about life, Old Souls radiate depth, calmness and wisdom. The Old Souls focus is on self-actualization and self-fulfillment. To the Old Soul, life is an interconnected tapestry – one of which they strive to become One with. If this sounds like you, take the Old Soul Test.
6. Elder Souls
Elder Souls are the completion of the Soul Age cycle. An Elder Soul is an Awakened Being who has gone through a spiritual awakening and reunited with and embodied his or her True Divine Nature. In our society, we often refer to Elder Souls as “enlightened” or “spiritual Masters.” Read more about Elder Souls.
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Although most people don’t fit strictly within each category, often overlapping others, many people tend to inhabit one Soul Age more than the other.
Which Soul Age are you? I’d love to know below!
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I am right on the edge of entering the Old Soul stage. I already feel the draw of being solitary, detatchment is starting, empathy is growing bigger by the passing month…… but I feel more on the scale of the top end of Mature Soul: i am all about teaching others how to teach themselves how to look at life positively, how to love themselves, respect themselves, how to get through the dark points of life and find the light creating the shadows, I have strong empathy toward all and will put even strangers before me if they are upset. People tend to gravitate toward me, in real life and online and they seem to leave far better for having done so.
It’s not my last life, because I still let emotions get to me at times, I still am viewing life as ‘me’, ‘us’, ‘them’ ‘groups’, etc instead of there being a Single Knowingness of Being, though I do know full well we are all one and the same. I am confident I am about to slip into the Old Soul aspect in my next incarnation, with no doubts.
Im an old soul but there is something that a good amount of people say about old souls that I strongly disagree with that thats that old souls dont feel wonder or enjoyment or that it takes a lot to make us feel those things. Like we’re cold, morose, or apathetic. is this just me or do other old souls actually feel that way?
I got a mature soul, I sort of knew how the question’s worked, but I chose to be honest, and I believe mature soul was what I had got. I’m 15, and I guess, I just want to find a meaning in life, and its a constant struggle for me. Part of me tells me to find a meaning in life, while another tells me to live in the now, to enjoy every moment, to soak it all up and lay back, and watch the wonders of life, just to simply let my calling come to me. Its nice, to talk to a group of Wonderful souls, no matter the age. The fact of our existence is, fascinating. I do not know the answers, nor do I think I will. I just have questions, not answers. Despite being my age, I am starting to realize, that I do not know much, and am content with that.
Scored 97%. No surprise. I’m definitely in the empath slot, too (Moon in Pisces); when I was younger (chronologically, that is), I found being in a group of more than five people psychically overwhelming. Took awhile for me to learn how to protect myself by strapping on “psychic armor,” so to speak. Many, many thanks for this site. It really explains a lot about me and what my journey has been about.
I always felt odd, lonely… i have friends, and i do care for them deeply, but i always feel like theres something more, than this. I don’t mean to make them seem dumb, because i admire many things about them, and i know i’m not better than them, i just want to feel more than just material things and drama, etc. Thank you for having this, i feel a bit more… complete i suppose you’d say after reading this.
I got a 96 on the old soul test which i already knew i’d be without taking the test… But i think I’m perhaps a baby soul as well, just because depending on a lot of factors i can be either. i think if i had to describe it my heart is quite childlike but my soul is old. I’m an introverted empath an INFP to be exact, but i’m also a Sagittarius (like word for word) so i think that is really a combination of both souls too!. :)
I got 75%. I knew I was an old soul. When I was a little kid, I was much like a little adult. I got a long way better with adults then and could sit with an adult and talk for a long time that only adults got, as kids played outside. I MAY fit into the mature soul more but I’m pretty sure I’m an old soul. But I did get a 75%. As I recall that percentage in school was a c…..passing but there could be room for improvement.
Well, I like the old soul resting questions. I’m 29 years old and my score is 89.
This stuff is so confusing… I can’t tell whether I’m a baby, mature or old soul. I scored 60+ on everything but infant. Although highest scores were with old, tightly followed by mature.
Reading the description for each on this site.. still hard to decide. But I’d say I’m a mature soul..
Thing is it’s so confusing because I’m a priest soul aswell, this atleast I know without a doubt.
And the confusing part about that is that I feel like the whole priest soul aspect of myself.. kinda weighs inn on the mature and old soul stages quite abit.. I mean interpersonal harmony and spiritual fulfillment.. yah, bet that’s even part of an infant priests scoreboard.
I scored 100% which did not surprise me. Physically, I am 57 but I feel way older. Life seems so mundane and repetitive, almost like a really sad comedy.