Soul Age

As we reincarnate from lifetime to lifetime on our soul's path -- gathering experiences, learning lessons, and fulfilling agreements -- an evolutionary process transpires and that course of development is called Soul Age. 

Soul age refers to how a person has grown from experience on the planet, not just to how many lifetimes he or she has lived. No person is "ahead" or "behind" any other, but is simply occupying another place in the continuous circle leading to and from the Tao.

There are five soul ages to progress through during our cycle of incarnations on the physical plane. Each stage is a mark of our soul's evolution.
 

• Infant souls deal with issues of survival; they do not yet have a basis for making sense of what is “out there”—they only know that it is “not me.”
   
• Baby souls have a need for structure and tend to live according to beliefs based on dogma, such as religion. Baby souls, focused as they are on bringing people together under the umbrella of civilization, see others, sometimes simplistically, as being “just like me.” They can become confused and upset when those “other me’s” act differently than expected.
   
• Young souls are success oriented and set high standards of personal achievement. Young souls are learning to impact the world, and see others as “you”s they can impact.
   
• Mature souls are relationship fixated and tend to gravitate towards emotional drama. Mature souls, delving into their inner world and exploring relatedness, can keenly feel other people’s “stuff,” and perceive it in the same way they perceive their own. This can make for much intensity and, often, subjectivity.
   
• Old souls seek the larger perspective of life, and have less interest in playing the material game. They tend to be more detached, and try to see themselves and others within a larger context.
   

Yarbro gave mottos for each of the soul ages:

• Infant: Lets not do it.
   
• Baby: Do it right or don't do it at all.
   
• Young: Do it my way.
   
• Mature: Do it anyplace but here.
   
• Old: You do what you want and I'll do what I want.

Soul Age Articles

• Soul Age and Levels  
  Classic Michael material excerpted from Joya's wonderful book, The World According to Michael.  If you need to improve your understanding of soul evolution, then this is a great read. Joya's sagey writing style is a special treat.  By Joya Pope  
  
  
• More On Soul Age
  A comprehensive overview of soul age, offering insights on infant, baby, young, mature, and old souls.
  
  
  • Infant Soul
  • Baby Soul
  • Young Soul
  • Mature Soul
  • Old Soul
    
    
• Soul Age Levels Chart
  Handy chart to reference the different soul age levels.
   
• Soul Age Levels  
  Learn about the seven soul age levels.  
   
• Channeling On Soul Age 
  Shepherd Hoodwin channels about soul age. Excellent material.
   
• More Channeling On Soul Age 
  A continuation of Shepherd Hoodwin's series.
   
• Soul Age By Countries
  The channeled soul age of various countries.
   
• Mature/Old Soul Comparison Chart
  A look at some of the differences between these two soul ages.
   
• Manifested Soul Age
  Our manifested soul age is the average level of our personality’s perspective at a given time.
   
• Older Is Not Better
  It is not better to be an old soul than to be mature or young, just as it isn’t better to be forty-five years old than it is to be thirty-two or fourteen.
   
• Detecting Soul Age
  When we jump to conclusions about someone's soul age based on current negative behavior, how do we know whether we're seeing the full extent of that person's soul development, or just human immaturity?
   
• The Mature Soul Society 
  A thorough exploration of what a mature soul society might be like. Highly recommended reading.
   
• Celebrity Soul Ages (and overleaves)
  Find the soul age and overleaves of celebrities.
   
• Old Souls Coping in a Mature Soul World
  Some suggestions on how to do it.
   
• Additional Thoughts on the Soul Ages  
  Michael channel Shepherd Hoodwin offers additional insights, along with a Q&A format.
   
• Trends in Soul Age  
  Fascinating observations on the various trends that can occur as the soul progresses through a linear cycle of lifetimes.
   
• Comments On Soul Age  
  Interesting discussion on the break down of soul age in the population, and comments on how to discern soul age.
   
• Soul Age Polarities  
  Soul age lessons are examined in the form of a diary.  Fascinating perspective.
   
• Astral Schools and Soul Levels  
  Learn about the schools on the astral plane.
   
• You Know You're An Old Soul When... 
  A humorous page about old souls and the MT in general.
   

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