THE QUALITIES & POTENTIALS
OF YOUR SOUL
“The soul is its own solution and its own reward.”
(Thomas Moore)
The nature of your soul is ultimately a sacred Mystery. Yet the soul experiences and expresses itself in a wide variety of ways as it unfolds in this world over a lifetime.
Each soul contains a unique combination of qualities and potentials. As you awaken to, align with and express ever more of your soul in your life, you will experience many of the following soul gifts.
These are the potential outcomes of soul work:
A deeper sense of authenticity, of knowing yourself and your core identity, a deeper sense of Being - the feeling of ‘coming home’.
A deeper connection to your inner knowing, to intuition, to your inner wisdom.
Greater resilience and inner strength through centering in your soul.
The acceptance of a deeper personal responsibility for yourself and for your life, rather than blaming others or repeatedly identifying as the victim.
A deeper sense of aliveness, life energy and vitality, of connection to life.
Or a deeper understanding, acceptance and valuing of the feelings of stuckness, disconnection, emptiness and lack of meaning as a temporary but important stage of the transformational life process that you are going through.
A more powerful and radiating sense of PRESENCE emanating from a deeper connection to your soul.
A movement from fragmentation to wholeness as you shift from identifying with your ‘parts’ to an identification with your soul, and an integration of the parts around this new soul centre..
A coming to terms with, and making peace with, your past as you begin to see and understand your soul’s journey in this life.
The ability to hold opposites and polarities within a both/and perspective, and to find a creative synthesis of opposites.
The development of inherent qualities of the soul including: Gratitude - Joy - Authenticity - Depth - Love - Peace - Harmony - Perspective…
The development and expression of core life-giving values which are oriented to the good of Humanity, the Earth, and Life Itself.
A deep Inner Peace and stillness, and the ability to be comfortable alone as well as with others.
A quiet radiant Inner Beauty which shines from the soul within.
A deeper acceptance of ‘what is’ in your life as a gift from, and gateway to, your soul.
A clearer understanding and acceptance of the ‘seasons’ in your life, of times of inward focus and times of outer action.
A deeper trust in yourself, in your process and timing, and in the unfolding of Life itself.
Deeper appreciation and valuing of the ordinary and of the everyday as a doorway to your soul.
The ability to see the meaning and messages in your symptoms and in the events of your life.
Accessing, appreciating and working with your dreams, imagination and the reality and power of the imaginal realms.
A clearer understanding and experience of your inner masculine and feminine elements (your animus or anima), and a harmonising of these within you.
An embracing of the process of growing older, of ripening, and of the possibilities of eldership.
Facing and coming to terms with the reality of death and exploring the gifts of mortality.
A deepening connection with the sacred in your life, to what is truly important.
An ability to be more comfortable with not-knowing, and developing a deeper connection to the Mystery, to synchronicities, and to the presence of the magical and the mysterious in life.
“What happens when your soul
Begins to awaken
Your eyes
And your heart
And the cells of your body
To the great journey of love?”
(Hafiz)
An increasing ability to connect with your heart, to your heart’s knowing, and to love (of yourself, others, the Earth, the Divine), to be loved, and to be Love.
A deeper sense of your soul’s calling, of meaning and purpose, in your life, your choices and life path.
A clearer sense of your life story/myth, of your soul’s story, and of the deeper soul journey you are on over lifetimes - mythologising rather than pathologising.
A realisation and experience of both the immanent and the transcendent aspects of your soul.
Deeper connection to ‘soul mates’ - your soul family and those you are able to share your soul with.
An awareness, understanding and healing of deeper family / ancestral / intergenerational patterns and dynamics.
Developing an awareness of and connection with the influence and experience of the Archetypal dimensions to life.
A broadening sense of identity - feeling part of the wider community of humanity and Earth, and beyond this to a shared cosmic and Divine Consciousness.
‘Big picture’ awareness - of time and space, of the soul’s journey over multiple lifetimes, of the larger human story, and of the vast process of the involution and evolution of Consciousness Itself.
A deepening connection with the Divine, with the Creative Intelligent Source of Life, however you might describe It.
The ability to move beyond the belief in, and experience of, separation to the experience of Oneness and Unity Consciousness, whilst at the same time seeing and honouring the gifts of duality and of being the unique human soul-being that you are.
Developing and honouring the ways you express your soul’s essence and vision in actions and service in your life and in the world.
An opening to new possibilities as you centre yourself in your soul.
And more …
These are the fruits of connecting more deeply with your soul, of a life lived soulfully. They are the natural outcome of the awakening and unfolding of your soul over time.
Support of the unfolding of your soul is the aim of soul work.
(a brief look at the different levels of the soul)
(a description of the process of soul work and how it works)