Those same people might occasionally drive you nuts or even contribute to your most transformational wounds.
These are people with whom you have a strong soul connectionor what we often refer to assoulmates.
Two people who are soulmates feel they are linked on a soul level in asignificantorextraordinaryway.
Whitehurst feels we have many soul mates.
How do you recognize a soul mate?
Let’s look at different typesremembering there can certainly be overlap.
Someone could be your soul mate in many different ways.
You might think of soul ties as the ties that bind, like the Bruce Springsteen song!
Past-life soul mates
Many Eastern religions and philosophies discuss the concept ofpast lives.
What people are feeling is the built-up energy over other lifetimes togetherand a soul recognition.
Judge the relationship by who you both are today and how you treat each other now.
This might look like releasing them with love, wishing them well yet out of your life.
Karmic soul mates
Karmic soul mates are sometimes called “wrecking ball soul mates.”
The earth plane is very much a dimension of cause and effect.
We createkarmawith other people all the time, through small and significant interactions.
Every interaction with another person creates energy that can turn into karma.
This isn’t anything tofearbut something to be mindful of.
Keep in mind thatthe soulcraves new experiences, growth, and evolution.
When two souls enter a romantic relationship, they’re also entering a classroom together.
It’s always worth the wait!
Yet Whitehurst cautions against feeling like you need another person to complete you.
Companion soul mates, aka soul mate friends
Not all soul mates are romantic ones.
Your companion soul matesaka soul mate friendscan be equally important in your life.
Don’t underestimate the importance of soul mate friends.
Just like the human body needs food and water, the soul requires companion soul mates.
Soul families and soul groups
Large groups of souls can be linked in soul families.
Kindred spirits
Kindred spiritsaren’t always soul mates, but they can certainly be.
Kindred spirits are simply people who really understand you.
It’s incredibly peaceful to be with another soul who just gets it, or you.
You might have a soul contract to mentor a certain child or write a certain book.
Soul crossings
Have you ever heard the cliche “ships that pass in the night”?