Old Souls

Hello my loves, welcome back to my blog, I hope you have had an amazing week!! My week has been pretty hectic and frankly I have been finding a bit of a pattern with my emotions (or sometimes lack of) but anyways I decided to write about something completely random for today’s post because I’m sure you guys have had enough of hearing about my, currently very sad, life. Also you guys should be grateful I always have breakdowns on Wednesday’s in particular because I write my posts on Wednesday nights and all the emotions behind the post just make it so much better in my opinion.

What is a Soul?

I mean I could answer this like Aristotle, he doesn’t believe it is something metaphysical but more just a referral to yourself as a whole. He believes there are two parts, the rational soul which is made up of practical reason (things like understanding and judgements) and theoretical reason (things like philosophy and maths). The second part is the non-rational soul which is also made up of two parts, the excellence of body (pretty self explanatory but basically nutrition and exercise) and also the excellence of character (your morals).

His point of view is something quite different compared to what I have in mind when I think of souls because frankly I believe it’s quite the opposite in some aspects. Obviously my concept of the soul is very influenced by Hinduism, Indian philosophy and Indian cultures because that’s what I’ve grown up believing in but I feel like this concept of the soul is widely believed across the world no matter what culture you’re from.

I think that a soul is something which is definitely metaphysical and much more complex in comparison to what Aristotle believed it to be. I think that a soul is one’s true essence and the purest form of someone. It doesn’t include any ego or blockages caused by thoughts of other people in society. I also believe that you live many lives with the same soul, your soul is the true definition of who you are and your body is simply just a vessel to carry it in for we are all spiritual beings who have lived many lives.

In Hinduism, there is the concept of karma, (explored a bit in a previous post, click here to read it), which is essentially that depending on how moral you were in your past life, it determines what will happen in your next life. It is often called the “karmic cycle” because we are stuck in the cycle of setting out soul free from all the karma and basically at the end you are united with God again.

Old Souls?

This is something I could write about for ages because it is something I can really resonate with. If your soul has lived many lives then you could be referred to as an old soul. This kind of means from a young age you are able to form a deep understanding of the world because your soul quite literally remembers it. You can be seen as incredibly wise because you have a strong spiritual connection with the world and good at advice. 

I consider myself a good advice giver but I can’t lie, sometimes I feel really stupid when I give advice because I kind of remember that I’m literally a 16 year old girl who doesn’t really have much significance in the world. It sometimes shocks me when I am able to give good advice because obviously I haven’t experienced very much yet but I guess it’s another sign I’m an old soul.

Another sign you’re an old soul is emotional intelligence. Now I think sometimes people get confused as to what this actually means because I feel like you have to be emotional in order to have a high emotional intelligence. People sometimes confuse having a high emotional intelligence with being completely blocked off from your emotions and not showing them at all because it’s seen as “strong”. Let me tell you right now, being emotional DOES NOT make you weak. 

I’ve always felt like being an emotional person makes me weak but in reality, it makes me empathetic, good at understanding people and actually very strong because I am able to have that contact with my feelings.

Some other self explanatory signs of an old soul include:

- material possessions not holding a high level of importance in your life

- you prefer having a few very close and meaningful friends because intense connections with people is what makes you happy as opposed to being a social party animal

- kind of linked to the previous one but just wanting to spend time alone in general

- you have high empathy

- you spend a lot of time thinking about how to make a change to the world because you know that there is a lot to improve on

Is it a Good or Bad Thing?

Honestly, sometimes it does seem a bit like a burden to have because I’ve always found it a bit hard to relate with a lot of things people my age want to do, especially during my teenage years. It made me feel a bit out of place during the years where everyone is trying to find their place and fit in. I have learnt to appreciate it a lot and love it a lot more though. I feel like the way my mind works is just a bit different because I have very different opinions than a lot of people and I used to shame myself a lot for it but (yes you are about to witness my inner 5 year old self who wanted to be a rockstar after watching camp rock) THIS IS REAL, THIS IS ME, I’M EXACTLY WHERE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE now gonna let the light SHINE ON ME (ok I’m stopping now for your own sanity). I guess everything in life can be a blessing or a curse depending on the situation and what your views on life are, my favourite advice is just take things with a pinch of salt and move on because nothing in life is permanent enough for you to dwell on for too long.

Anyways, I got a bit sidetracked in that. I hope you all have an amazing day, I am so grateful you took time out of your day to read my blog!! I can’t lie, I did have really good plans for this post but it’s like 12:15 and I had lacrosse and dance and I wrote an ethics essay before this as well so I can barely stay awake hahaha. I hope you will come back next week, love you guys <33