SOUL PARTNERSHIPS
A soul-based partnership has
its own partnership Soul center & is a
relationship attuned to this 'inner' Self, inner 'Life' aspect of the
partnership or marriage itself, that 'moves' them forward.
The 'blood' family does not have
influence in soul partnerships.
The partners choose what type of partnership, ceremonies, ritual,
expression
with children & 'way of life' that they want and need.
A soul partnership is automatically linked to soul family and soul life
and
soul living.
The 'way' comes from 'within' of the authority is the higher Self and
not
the outside, parent(s), family, tradition, culture, religon,
minister,
rabbi, priest.
A soul partnership represents the new future of humanity, the new
'marriage', family, home environment, education, work expression
.... & new
'way of life'.
Soul partnerships are based upon 'inner' security and not upon outer
security.
The 'outer' life & 'old relationship model' is based as always upon
the
changing face of the lower mortal self & its survival needs, money
needs,
work, sex, knowledge, communications .... in
a changing & unstable outer
environment.
The Soul partnership is dedicated to identification with the overriding
Collective stable, unchanging Self, and to serving this Self in the
world of
form, via the agency of the partnership.
Soul partnership is an ever ongoing and unfolding experience. Each minor
or
major transformation, transmutation and 'death of the ego' if followed
by a
'rebirth'.
Lower self partnership is governed by limitation itself - as such it
must,
at some stage, end up in separation or divorce.
This 'death' occurs when the limitation is reached and there is no where
else to go - except into soul partnership.
One cannot move on to a higher level of the spiral without sacrificing
what
existed on the level one is leaving'.
Soul partnership requires many ego sacrifices, but sacrifice is the
food of
soul life.
A Soul IS an agent of sacrifice - Souls sacrifice
their great freedom in
order to serve the System they incarnate into.
A Soul partnership is an ego-sacrifice by two Souls who choose to pool
their
resources to empower their service of humanity.
Soul partnerships sacrifice consciously, intelligently and with high
responsibility. Sacrifice is a sacred beautiful word.
Soul partners need to make meditation an integral part of their partnership
because meditation is the essence of 'inner' work and living.
Meditation is the 'way' per se to maintain conscious alignment and 'inner'
co-operative partnership with the Solar Angel, and with the 5th
Soul partners need to use and apply the 'laws of manifestation' or the
'divine laws of supply and demand' because a soul partnership is not
bonded
to the traditional laws of economics, in and by itself.
Soul partnership is based upon 'giving and service' and not upon taking
and
getting for self.
Giving more time to 'inner' work (the spiritual side of life) will require
a
sacrifice of time and energy given to 'outer' material work, and normal
work
and economic patterns of living will not apply to such partnerships.
New
economic laws are thus required.
Outer work will also have to be attuned to soul-based motivations, values,
ethics and ecology - to 'living lightly on the Earth' and to 'living
simply
so that others might simply live'.
Fear of economic limitation and thus insecurity can only be counteracted
via
the use and demonstration of the divine law of supply and demand, which
is a
law of the all-abundant Soul.
Service and forgiveness and humility are qualities of the soul. Soul
partners will always need to 'serve' one another and one-another's highest
good.
Soul partners help one another to sacrifice their lower selves. They
apply
'fire' to the partnership. They burn the ego eventhough
it causes great pain
to the ego.
Soul partners know they are not the mortal ego but immortal Souls with
high
purpose and work.
People focussed in their lower selves cannot
understand a Soul partnership.
They 'see' with their two eyes and make judgements
with their lower mind.
Souls are 'killers of illusion' - they are Warriors of the Light who
swords
are drawn in ongoing battle & do
not 'suffer fools gladly'.
As esoteric teachings so wisely state 'Souls activate the light and
shadow
in whoever they meet'; they bring out the light of love, purpose and
service, and burn away the shadow of ignorance, fear, selfishness, glamour
and illusion..... A Soul partnership does the same - with double the
power
and effect.
Soul partners will need to forgive one another countless times, for
the
lower self is very imperfect and limited and it will manifest on an
ongoing
basis.
They will need to be very humble, because they will need to apologise
to one
another countless times as the lower self manifests its complex nature,
consciously or unconsciously.
The normal 'laws' (written and unwritten) that apply to ego-based
partnerships do not apply to soul partnerships. Soul partners come together
to serve the highest good, to serve the divine
Plan, and to serve their
fellow humanity. They are dedicated to this sacred 'Work'.
Lower-self manifestations have to be faced and burned out, but they
should
not be allowed to block this soul-work. This is why forgiveness, humility
and unconditional love have to be applied to soul partnerships.
The soul is a 'group' consciousness, and soul partnerships will thus
be
involved in 'group' and planetary consciousness and relationships.
There will be and should be times for retreat, rest and recharging,
but
these times will be short lived and only when appropriate.
There will be many times of 'ego' tiredness, exhaustion, frustration,
anger,
projection, disillusionment and depression, but the Soul partnership
accepts
these tough, painful and testing times, and carries on - regardless.
Many battle wounds will be taken by Soul partners, but Warriors of the
Light
heal quickly and enter the battlefield with renewed power and vigour.
The Warrior of the Light will, at times, descend into the underworld
of the
'Shadow' to do battle, and to burn out the lower self, but the Warrior,
paradoxically, gains power from these battles, and emerges into the
Light
with a sharpened sword, and a grand sense of humour.
Laughter is a grand weapon of the Light Warrior, and the dark forces
do not
possess such a fierce and power-enhancing weapon.
The Fool's greatest weapon is humour and laughter.
Souls are cosmic Fools.
Only a Fool dares take on the dark powers.
Soul partnerships require & benefit from the science of astrology
and
soul-based psychology. Without these knowledge systems, and the knowledge
of
'right timing', and the 'meaning behind things', the partnership will
be far
more difficult to understand and sustain.
Soul partnerships also require the science of 'group astrology' because
the
soul is a 'group' consciousness and it works according to 'group and
planetary law and cycles'.
Soul partnerships need to learn how to work and evolve via the monthly
and
annual astro-psychological cycles, because
these planetary cycles are
attuned to soul evolution.
Full Moon cycles are when the human kingdom and the soul kingdom can
attain
'alignment and co-operation', this is related to the 'balance of opposites',
and thus to Libra.
This is a time when the intimate inter-relationship between soul
partnerships and soul-based law, meditation, astrology and psychology
can
thus be understood.
Libra is the 7th sign & is related to the development of partnership
consciousness and relationship.
It is opposite to Aries, the 1st sign, which is connected to the development
of self- consciousness.
During the Libra Solar Month, (Sept 23-Oct 23), we have the opportunity
to
deepen the exploration of partnership - the relationship between two
individuals, the polarities of spirit and matter, the masculine and
feminine
opposite & complementary energies. Libra is the archetype
of 'balancing all
opposites'.
Partnerships, like individuals, have an ongoing process of evolution
and
initiation.
When we study the three planets that govern Libra we can understand
this
process more fully.
Libra is ruled by Venus (lower self), Uranus (soul) and Saturn (spirit).
Venus governs the normal traditional dimension of partnership and marriage.
The motivation for relationship in this case is material & traditional.
Money, material security, sex, emotional well being, basic communication,
material 'harmony and comfort' are the goal.
In this model, the 'blood' family ideal predominates, not only for the
partners but also in terms of the parents and family of the partners.
Uranus governs soul-based partnership. When Uranus made its seven year
transit through Libra in the late 60's and early to mid 70's a huge
revolution (= Uranus) took place in the area of partnership, for example
people began to 'live together' before deciding to marry. Since the
60's
this Venusian-type of marriage began to disintegrate
under Uranus's
influence. A move toward more inner & outer balance between the
opposite
poles meant, men began to explore and integrate their inner 'feminine'
and
women their inner 'masculine' as part of a new integration & balancing
process.
Saturn, or the Angel of Saturn, or the Lord of Karma, has overall rulership
of Libra.
Saturn is the overall ruler of Libra, it is also exalted in Libra ('exalted'
means it has its greatest power in this sign).
Saturn is related to the issue of 'law', be it material law or spiritual
law.
The ego cannot change these laws to suit itself. They exist and function
beyond the ego. They order the world of higher Consciousness, of the
Soul.
Soul partnerships have to learn about these laws, and apply them to
'life on
Earth'.
The law of polarity and the balancing of opposites are fundamental spiritual
laws.
Since spirit and matter, soul and personality, higher and lower mind,
light
and shadow, and masculine and feminine energy compose the opposites,
under
the guidance of Saturn, the lawmaker, when man and woman enter into
'right'
partnership they have the opportunity to discover the 'key' to the great
law
of polarity and balance between opposites.
This cannot occur in ego-based partnership because matter or the triune
lower self is the effect and not the cause; it can only occur in soul
partnership because the soul is the cause of the persona.
The reason why so many 'new age' partnerships break up is because
the aim
of a soul-based partnership is NOT personality transformation - personality
transformation is a natural 'effect' of soul consciousness and its
manifestation.
In order to truly understand soul partnership we have to understand
the
'laws of the soul', and Saturn governs these laws. The laws of karma
and of
re-incarnation are part of these laws, but there are many other laws
that
govern the world of the soul......
Service is a major law of the soul. Love, not emotion, is a law of the
soul.
Intuitive perception is another soul law. Forgiveness is another law.
The balance of opposites is another law.
The divine law of supply and demand or the law of spiritual economics
is a
soul law.
The law of cycles, connected to soul astrology, is a soul law.
Soul partnership cannot be separated from these laws. This is one reason
why
Saturn has overall spiritual rulership of
Libra.
In the monthly Solar cycle of Libra, the Angel
of Libra 'holds the opposites
in the balance' offering an opportunity to align one's inner & outer
relationship(s), with this unifying force!