Your Soul
Connect with your own soul, develop your sense of purpose, and take steps towards an authentic life.
Soul Essentials
This page in under development and more is coming soon. But I thought we could start with an overview of the soul from different perspectives and philosophies.
- Ancient Greece – The soul was viewed as a life force common to all living things.
- Aristotle – Concurred. The soul is a life force common to all living things.
- Buddhism – In Buddhism the Atman is considered to be the true essence of a person, a state of disconnection from all that is not real. It’s complicated and I have done it no justice.
- Christianity – The soul is immortal and part of a person’s essence.
- Judaism – The soul is a fundamental aspect of a person.
- Plato – Viewed the soul as the immaterial essence of a person.
- In psychology and science, Biocentrism is the theory that might come close to uncovering a scientifically verifiable soul.
- Quantum physics is leading to new understanding about the nature of life and scientific evidence seems to support some ancient teachings on meaning and mindfulness. Will we find the scientific proof of a human soul? I don’t know.
- Carl Jung – My favorite psychologist once said, “People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own soul.” That aligns with what we will do here, which is work to overcome that human reluctance to connecting with your core being. I have been there, done that. I hope you join me on the journey.
Tools you can use right now to begin your journey without me!
Journaling – Any type of journal will do. But write, daily. I have been journaling for over twenty years so don’t expect miracles. But writing has been an essential part of my journey.
Meditate – Close your eyes, block out all distractions, and just try to connect with yourself. There are many free meditation apps and Youtube videos and the like. I do meditation but it has been far less helpful to me as compared to writing. It may be different for you.
Talk to yourself in private moments. Have entire conversations with yourself. Ask yourself the questions that you want answered and then listen to the voice in your own head. Most often, that voice offers good guidance. But if you at the beginning of your work and you get feedback such as “Because you are stupid” or other negative and unhelpful responses, you will need to go back to journaling and figure out why you are so hard on yourself.
Listen to music, sing along, dance around your house, move your body, cry, be joyful, just connect to whatever music you have chosen. Choose a playlist that aligns with your current mood and allow yourself to experience that mood in full, or, in the alternative, play something the opposite of how you are feeling to alter your current mindset. And if you really want to have fun, pick a genre of music that you never listen to and try to connect with it.