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Something that just occurred to me. You may not believe in souls and that's fine, try to think of it as an over-arching image of you. Who you are, what you've experienced, the things you hold dear, how you love, things like that.
Almost any spiritual or religious person will tell you that we are made of light. Even from a scientific perspective, this is true.
Yes, we're made up of atoms and molecules and many trillions of cells, realistically speaking none of which would be observable without light. If I'm not making myself clear here, let me know and I'll come up with a different analogy for it.
So yes, this is somewhat based in science, somewhat based on spirituality.
Anyway, I was briefly thinking on this and I wondered to myself, what would my soul look like?
Well, sometimes light dims and fades and I think about the things I hold onto. All my regrets and pain, things that damper who I am on the inside.
So I see this entity, sitting here and I imagine there are several dark aspects to it. There's still a very bright core because I am still compassionate to others and genuinely try to empathize with others and I can see people for their true worth.
Others might have a bright surrounding but a dark core. Or just dark all the way around, or bright all the way around. Or some variation in between. Say like, a dark sense of humor or a dark perception of reality (like nihilism).
I imagine that certain actions influence certain outcomes. Like the fact that I smoke might cause some flickering every time I inhale some more nicotine.
If you follow along with this, you begin to see that it's more akin to a gauge. Fluctuating with the different actions and reactions that you choose.
Granted, even seeing this, I wouldn't opt to try to be my optimal luminescence. So I intentionally prevent my soul from really shining. So as to not draw attention to myself. Which is prey mentality. The fear that something bigger will come and cause me harm.
Which helps me see another aspect of why people do what they do and don't do. It's an intriguing aspect of what would be considered superstition.
Though I know I can shine bright, my heart may harbor a lot of pain and several scars, but it doesn't harbor hatred. I much prefer to offer a genuine love and understanding until I'm given reason not to.
I'm sure I'm ready to create. I'm just passing the time until I feel like I'm ready. Factually, I most likely am already.
I can be one of the most kind people you'll meet and it's a genuine kindness, I can't be fake. It goes against who I am inside. Which has a lot of downsides to it.
People like to play it like a game of poker and I'm sitting here with my cards out for all to see. Because there really is no competition here. If I win, I do so with honesty. Whereas someone else may not be quite so noble.
Yet I'll play as if everyone else is playing the same way. That's the problem with choosing to shine. Seems people prefer to operate in the shadows, though not everyone does. It is becoming increasingly more common however.
Which delves into psychology and understanding the reasons as to why they play that way. Usually because that's what they were taught or because they're incapable of understanding how it impacts others.
All sorts of fun stuff to account for when it comes to trying to see what the soul actually looks like. It's not based around some religious dogma, you know. It's not like, oh no, you've sinned and now your soul is shrouded in darkness.
No, it's more to do with the psychology behind the decisions and how that impacts your ability to really shine. Personal choices and the willful ignorance to intentionally cause harm instead of promoting harmony. Being vicious and vindictive and apathetic, instead of being kind, compassionate and empathetic.
The act of choosing to dim yourself, in favor of a specific outcome. Whether that be for profit or offense or defense, it still comes as whatever personal gain you desire.
It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy, so if you look for reasons as to [x], you'll only find answers to [x]. Or simply put, if I go expecting to be hurt then that's what will happen. A sort of agreement with something like the notion of the "law of attraction". Though not entirely.
I think it stems from how bright you allow yourself to shine. So way deep down, not just thinking or even passively believing. It's what you truly believe and feel on the inside.
Which is why I can't be fake. I refuse to be fake. Being fake doesn't do anything but shroud my soul further. So I'm very genuine up front. I have to be. I can't be any other way.
I wonder if this makes any sense to anyone else? It kind of makes sense to me, though there are still some holes here. Granted there are always holes.
What are your thoughts? Try not to put too much emphasis on any kind of religious context, that's not what this is about.
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Look at it this way there are many recorded events of people in the process of passing away and them talking to a deceased loved one in the room. I think God allows it to help them transition. So if they can recognize a loved one then I think your soul is your intellect and spiritual body in one.
ReplyI honestly wasn't aware that that was something that occurs. My understanding of it stems from some "inhumane" practices in which there was an observable difference in weight upon death.
I know that there's something there. Something that's most commonly referred to as a soul.
I suppose that I can see it as what you described, though I think it's a bit deeper than that. Like, as an overall assessment, it's factually true.
It's just that there's a lot more that intertwines along the two lines of intellect and a spiritual body.
For instance, intellect doesn't give any specific parameters. You could, in theory, go throughout you life being cruel because that's what you were taught and still have some measure of light. Something inside that willed to be better, but just couldn't coherently express that desire.
Or vice versa, someone could knowingly be doing something good, with ill intent. Manipulation is the big one that springs to mind.
They factually know that the action is a means to an end, so the outer body may shine, but the core itself is dark.
The only reason I'm even aware of any of this is because I've done a lot of soul searching. You could definitely say that I was at one point, dim on the outside and dark at the core.
Though something changed in me, awoke if you will. In some defeated realization that i hate the world I created for myself.
So I'm getting to see life from many different perspectives. Now, instead of being apathetic, I am empathetic and compassionate.
It's a far jump that most people don't realize exactly how hard it is to make. For myself, it took a lot of suffering and regret to finally see it for myself.
Anyway, again, I do agree with the overall idea. I'm just simply saying that there's a vast depth to it.
ReplyI've been around for awhile and have distilled what I have learned down to the following perspective. I keep it close and read it often. It helps me accept and learn what I can from the things that can't be undone, which is basically everything. Its not / I'm not religious.
WAKING UP
You are eternal. Not you, the child, sibling, spouse, partner, parent, friend, neighbor, co-worker, citizen, human being. The One that has any of these titles and your name was not born and will not die but has forgotten that this is so. We, who are aspects of Consciousness, think that we are individuals in the midst of changing forms of all types and sizes that move through space and time. The largest forms are stars and the planets that orbit them. We seem to be here as a form or in a form sensing and reacting to needs and threats. Things and motion do not exist in Eternity but this experience is happening. Evolution is guiding the combining, mutation, and reproduction of cells yielding trillions of unique microbes, vegetation, fish, insects, birds, land animals, and humans. We perceive and move using these temporary forms. When our host dies, a new microbe, seedling, or embryo is selected as the next vehicle to use to continue the learning that leads to awakening.
In/as creatures we feel hunger, sense danger, and instinctively recognize, communicate, and usually cooperate with those in our specie group. With the advanced human brain, we become self-aware and develop an ‘ego’ which is needed when survival is the main concern. When it becomes less of a problem, we can begin to see that this ‘me first’ mentality constrains the quality of our social interactions and impedes our spiritual growth. We return through many human life cycles to learn all there is to know about relationships. We bring our unresolved issues, evolving tendencies, capacity, and compassion from one life to the next with no memory of details.
Individual experiences vary as does spiritual maturity. Each of us is OK as we are right now and how we choose to proceed. Pride, prejudice, envy, greed, deception, hate, and anything else that negatively impacts how we deal with and feel about others will slow our progress. Forgiveness, optimism, service to others, and loving unconditionally speed it up. Illness, trauma, and adversity occur in most lives and are more effective than ease and comfort in urging us to find answers to big questions like; ‘Why is this even happening? How is this fair? When / how will this end? Who are we? Where are we headed?
While human, we can improve our thinking and behavior. Choosing and learning can lead to the fading of our individuality and us naturally caring for and loving all living entities. If this is where we are when this life ends, rather than re-incarnate, we can join with others like ourselves to seed helpful ideas into receptive minds searching for truth. More developed spirit groups (social memory complexes) offer seeding guidance. There is also silence, contemplation, and joy as minds collectively evolve through the densities beyond the physical.
Experiencing existence through our involvement with people and situations can be quite challenging and can lead to us feeling vulnerable. Many religions teach that we are eternal souls in earthly bodies on a lifelong journey that ends with us going to Heaven, if we are good and fortunate, or to Hell, if we are not. Our personal agendas can’t adequately prepare us for either outcome. When we stop trying to control our destiny and stop deciding what might be interesting, our attention goes where it is needed and actions simply happen. We do not have life – It has us. We are what Life is doing right here, right now like splashing water drops with moving waves is what the ocean is doing. Every encounter is an opportunity to go with this flow rather than resist it. Eventually, all of Us wake up and remember that We are One (not many), eternal (beyond space and time), safe (can’t be harmed), and are resting at peace in the Mind of GOD where; “Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists.” – ACIM.
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