Twin Souls: Reason to Live

These things will usually remain hidden to the twins: when they will meet, how many lives it will be until they meet again, and how they will meet. I don’t know if this is because these are things that are unpredictable with too many variables leading to too many possibilities that you’d drive yourself to insanity trying to ascertain what will be, or because it is up to some sort of higher power, something our human consciousness cannot access. Maybe it’s a combination of both.

Still, we persist in our efforts to uncover the secrets of the universe. Still, we struggle to have some sort of grasp on what is uncontrollable. We resort to all sorts of methods meant to guide us through the unknown. We use tools like divination in all its forms, divinatory or enlightenment-focused meditation, even magick/energy work to give us some sort of information that will hopefully bring us closer to the one we desire.

When it comes to twin souls, the dominant narrative is that people incarnate for the purpose of reuniting on this physical plane of existence. There’s also the idea that the twins are meant to unite and bring great positive change to the world and so on.

But this emphasis that is placed on reuniting with the twin soul often leads to a disheartening, intense, and desperate experience. People get focused on figuring out when reunion will happen and how, even obsessing with finding “the other half of their soul”. In a way, this becomes their raison d’être (their reason to live) and it gets difficult to have a sense of fulfillment outside of that pursuit.

From a general, mental health-focused perspective, believing that your reason for being alive is another person is unhealthy.

There is a high risk of developing obsessive and toxic ways of thinking and relating. You can also develop tunnel vision and neglect other aspects of your life and personal development. And at worst, like I said, you can drive yourself to insanity trying to ascertain what will be or pursuing someone unavailable or unattainable. For some, it is like living in a constant state of grief, grieving what isn’t happening and didn’t happen, while waiting for it to happen. Maddening, isn’t it?

Here’s an overview of some of the mental health and spiritual risks that can come with overemphasizing the twin soul relationship.

Have you experienced some of these risks? What are some ways you recenter yourself/refocus on other aspects of your life outside of your romantic relationship?

Please share your thoughts and experiences below,

Namaste.