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    Soulful Energy: Origins of the Soul

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    by Mateo · Apr 8, 2022 · 9 Comments

    Image of a soul macrocosm galaxy and planet

    What allows two people to witness the same poignant scene of earthly suffering, but only one of them experience a deep enough ‘spiritual awakening‘ to completely change their lives?

    What makes some people more mature, receptive and compassionate than others?  The answer is a greater sensitivity to one’s inner wisdom, or a deeper receptivity to one’s own soul.

    As lonerwolf has been a contributor to an increasing awareness of soul ages and old souls throughout the world, I would like to dedicate this article to sharing with you my experience and understanding of the origins and refinement of this energy we call our “Soul”.

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    We have a beautiful way of referring to all living energy in my Incan culture – we call it “Kawsay Pacha“.  Interestingly, the more I learned about other ancient shamanic cultures, the more I realized how similar our understandings are.  As an example, the Yaminahua (an Amazonian shamanic tribe) refer to the animated essence, or spirit of life, as “Yoshi“, while the Hawaiian Kahunas call this energy “Mana“.

    Science is finally agreeing that the world is a living, vibrating being, and consequently that everything within it is interconnected.  Vibrations repeat themselves in wave-like patterns using physical systems in the atomic and subatomic realms which compose the entire universe, and quantum physics is making huge strides in understanding these as “probability waves”.

    Quantum Physics and Mechanics both show us that the physical universe is a sea of energy, and that all physical matter, at its fundamental level, is nothing more than a collection of electrical charges interacting with a background matrix of electromagnetic and other electric charges.  We now know that the electron is no longer thought of as a particle, spinning around the nucleus of the atom, but is conceptualized as being ‘virtual’ (i.e. the particle doesn’t exist as separate from the wave outside of our space-time perception of it), and is spread throughout space as a quantum wave.

    The implications of these discoveries are boundless. 

    Since Newton, we’ve held a material worldview that matter came first, but now we may have to abandon that notion in favor of the mind, or consciousness, theory.

    This widely accepted theory of consciousness is known as the ‘productive theory‘, in other words, that the brain creates our ability to be consciously aware.  However, now we may have to accept a more ancient view from many cultures who perceived the living energy, spirit or consciousness as the primary force of life – and that is exactly what is happening.

    Scientifically this ancient view is known as the ‘transmissive theory‘, and it suggests that consciousness is inherent within the cosmos and is therefore transpersonal, or independent of our brain and senses, but is moderated by them, proposing that the brain acts as a lens through which consciousness is filtered, adapted, focused and experienced.

    The Journey From Spirit to Soul

    Many of our readers ask me what is the difference between Spirit and Soul.  This is a very important question!

    As we have explored above, there is an underlying power, energy, essence or consciousness that births, energizes and sustains all of creation and the universe in its many manifested forms and appearances, and it is to this underlying power everything returns.

    This basic energetic undercurrent of existence is shared by all of life, with various manifested life forms emerging from it, and vibrating on different levels.  It is this basic energetic undercurrent that is called ‘Spirit’.

    Spirit can appear in many different shapes and forms within a universe that is harmonious, as it works in an inter-relational flow.  This means it can create and recreate itself without the limits that exist within time and space – in other words, it is ever growing.  This means that in our very nature, we are all ‘Spirit’ because we all are composed of this innate living energy, or ‘Kawsay Pacha‘, that is manifesting itself.

    Spirit consists of frequency manifested in that which moves and vibrates, for example: plants, animals, stars, water, stones, earth … and everything else that we can perceive, as everything is composed of a frequency of energy vibration.  As we have seen above, even consciousness is within this realm of Spirit.  This consciousness is perceived in all spiritual traditions as completely whole, undivided, and the source of all creation.  This wholeness, this state without division, this Oneness is part of all aspects of creation.

    At some point during our physical manifestations as Spirits we slowly started to become aware of ourselves, and a spark of ‘Soul’ was ignited within our physical bodies, giving birth to our spiritual journey towards ‘Becoming’, or, the Soul’s thirst to reunite with Spirit.  It is during this period when we start developing a Soul, that we are capable of consciously experiencing the universal Spirit that so many enlightened masters have talked about.

    Our Souls, in turn, are purified and refined each time they return to existence, and through lifetimes of conscious development grow older and wiser.  This, to me, is the essence of Soul Ages.

    In the end, our Souls play a big role in our lives.  It is our Soul that provides us with a kind of inner voice, a moral compass of compassion and direction that guides our lives.  It is our level of Soul sensitivity, or intuitive feeling, which remind us that there are deeper things in life and more that we can see, experience and become.  And it is our Soul that suffers when we don’t nourish it with meaning, purpose or spiritual significance.

    The Power of Soulful Energy

    Soulful Energy is basically our capacity to direct or focus the available Soul Age energy we carry within us with enough force or strength.

    Our degree of Soulful Energy is determined by three fundamental factors; the amount and age of the energy we’ve been reborn with, the manner in which the energy has been utilized since our birth, and the way in which it is being used at the present time.


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    Everything that living beings do, and everything that happens to them, is determined by their Soulful Energy.  An example of this can be when talking of spiritually significant topics with different types of people.  A Younger Soul, for instance, will not have much interest in such a topic of conversation, while an Older Soul will be.

    Another example of Soulful Energy is, for example, during our daily lives we are highly motivated to go and exercise one day, but then the next day we don’t have the slightest desire to do so.  It is almost as though we are two entirely different people!  We usually attribute this behavior to poor willpower, and essentially that is correct when with our new understanding of the world of energy, we define ‘willpower’ as an accumulation of available energy.

    Willpower and discipline are normally thought of as characteristics of personality that one either possesses or not, but we rarely stop to wonder where that driving force of energy that determines our good or bad heath, good or bad luck, available affection and love and so on comes from.  Systems like the “Law of Attraction” make use of this notion of Soulful Energy as well as ancient mystical teachings such as Qigong that teach you how to align your Spirit, or what they call ‘Qi‘, the “life energy force”.

    I’m often asked if it is possible to make the jump from Mature Soul to Old Soul in one lifetime – my answer is yes, it is.  It is not only the age of the energy we were born with that determines our Soulful Energy, but the way we refine and purify it through daily use, as well as our abilities to accumulate more energy.

    Our inner work teachings are centered around that: our ability to accumulate more Soulful Energy, our ability to control and master this energy, and our ability to use this energy in a wise way.  In future articles, I will expand on how to find out your quantity of Soulful Energy, how to cultivate more and how to apply it to your Soul’s development.

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    1. Stephanie

      February 21, 2022 at 3:33 pm

      I’ve been hesitating between two guys… Two nights ago, I got a message from “Patchamama”(literally in the dream) saying you can’t go further because you’re still hesitating, something like that… I talked to one guy to tell him it’d been too complicated but did not go back to the other and meet him as I had to. Last night after some dreams, I lost some brilliant energy from the top of my head. Meaning: getting older, loosing some deep and dark capabilities I had. This morning, I feel bad, alone, empty, “brainily” stupid. Well… Never hesitate between two guys, two roads, two… too long: just go for one. Otherwise life takes you everything that matters… :-(

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    2. Siiri

      July 11, 2018 at 6:28 pm

      Hi! I’ve Been Wondering that what is the difference between the soul and consciousness? Or is there a difference? Thank you!

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    3. Sakib

      May 12, 2018 at 7:17 am

      Funk soul brother, yo!

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    4. No one

      November 18, 2017 at 7:24 am

      I think they know we know. And they will try to stop us from knowing too much about soul originnes

      They will take control human body using chip computer, to confuse the brain

      Take care, stay away from chip implant.

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    5. Kristy

      November 02, 2017 at 5:48 am

      A wonderful and insightful article, Mateo. I wonder if you’ve an opinion or theory on this: is an Old Soul the oldest we can become within this Earthly realm? Or is there such a thing as an ‘Ancient Soul’ possibly? If so what distinguishes between them? I’d be very interested to hear yours or Luna’s thoughts on the matter.

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    6. Andrew

      January 15, 2015 at 1:15 am

      This article rings so many “bells” for me. Whilst at University, some 34 years ago, I underwent a very strange , powerful, yet beautiful experience.
      One morning in a half waking state, I became aware that I had split into four beings.
      The first was my physical body, that was / is nothing more than a biological machine.
      The second, had the nature of a fuzzy cloud, separated from my physical body, and mirrored it in form and within it house my base passions / requirements.
      The third was a separte small bright glowing ball of blue-white light.
      Whilst the fourth was a separte entity, that I can olny describe as a “singularity” of being, time stood still, in fact it did not seem to exist. I was (in all parts) very content and happy.
      This vision / experience came to and end, and I had the strong feeling that I was being shown something that was very important to me and that I would remember it for ever, and I have.
      Before this, yet enhanced through it, I have had and bear a very strong “compass”, alot of the time I feel completly “out of step” with teh world…..and I also have times of intense isolation.
      Yet, I am very happy, because one day I will “die” and then I will go home, to my true home.
      The rules of life are in all of our hearts, they are there for us to live by.

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      • don Mateo Sol

        January 16, 2015 at 8:20 am

        Hola Andrew,

        Thank you for sharing your experience in one of these moments of pure ‘singularity’. These temporary and haphazard glimpses have been responsible for sending many people on their search for more of this, to question entirely who their “I” is.

        The Japanese mystics refer to as “Satori’ and you’re quite fortunate to have experienced that.

        In an attempt to make these experiences more comprehensive, we’ve developed our concepts of Soul Ages as a progression of inner development where as we reach maturity we start seeing through the fallacies around us, causing intense isolation.

        The only way we can return home permanently is by first liberating ourselves from the desires, expectations and illusionary sense of self that keeps making us return over and over again. I’m exploring all this in the next article.

        Warmly,

        Sol

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    7. Ezekiel Silver

      December 14, 2014 at 5:21 pm

      This is very thought provoking and philosophical. I find it quite inspiring for seeking one’s purpose and meaning in life, a quest I have been recently starting with a new burning passion.

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      • don Mateo Sol

        December 15, 2014 at 7:01 am

        Hola Ezekiel,

        Thank you for your warm words, I have found that the moment we awaken to the energy within ourselves and the world around us it provides a wide new perception of life itself.

        I look forward to hearing what you find in your quest :)

        Reply

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