Love and spirituality

Did you or someone else recently ask for your birth time? If so, you may or may not be entitled to financial compensation.

Astrologically, the Age of Aquarius signifies the expansion of consciousness. This shift, beginning in late 2020, subjected the world to a mindset devoted to discovering truths. These truths led to an increase in political reform, technological advancements, and most importantly, the appearance of mainstream spirituality.

Sometimes, the addictive tarot love readings and overgeneralized sun sign compatibility findings are nothing more than a deceptive way of romanticizing toxic relationships. Depending on the reader, messages can contain truth, and, disregarding pseudoscience scrutiny, birth chart interpretations do provide insight for numerous aspects of life.

Nevertheless, the energy spent focusing on the TikTok algorithm and engagement-seeking YouTubers could be utilized in a more beneficial manner: developing self-love.

Valentine’s Day has its own way of reminding us of the positive, higher vibrational aspects of love and the repressed negative experiences we hope to disintegrate from our memory. In this seemingly never-ending battle, the mind and heart aim to assert dominance over one another. 

Until balance is reached through healing, some people will always be hesitant to admit that we, as humans, all crave unconditional love.

To attract the love you desire, you yourself must reflect that love internally. How could you possibly expect this love when you do not even express it to yourself?

Despite the rapid growth in popularity of these terms, karmic relationships, soulmates, and twin flame relationships are too often mistaken for one another. Through the haziness of misinformation, retaining an understanding of various romantic relationships gives insight into your current connection. For singles seeking a partner, it remains the same.

To briefly discuss these three relationship types, a karmic relationship pertains to people you have unresolved karma with. Karma is the sum of the cause and effects of your past life actions. Oftentimes, one of your parents may be a karmic, but romantically-speaking, a karmic partnership reveals our toxic tendencies.

The uncomfortable, negative emotions associated with relationships result from this connection. Repeating a cycle from our past lives, common themes such as codependency and the resulting fear-based traits will continue appearing in these connections until the behavior and underlying trauma are rectified, or in the process of healing.

Moving to a more fairytale-like relationship, soulmates derive from your soul family. From mentors to friends to lovers, and even to grandmother-granddaughter relationships, soulmates are platonic or romantic, usually described as people you feel you have known before. 

Soulmates typically produce good karma as this connection is not the first encounter with each other on Earth — even if you don’t remember it.

Familiarity is often a characteristic of this type.  Both individuals vibrate at similar frequencies, resulting in shared passions and interests, and qualities exemplifying feelings of “home.” 

This connection is endearing, light, typically positive, and inclusive of someone who attempts to follow your love languages. There are ups and downs, but overall, two of these individuals work through relational issues with ease.

Twin flames, formally known as divine counterparts, encompass the concept of the divine feminine (DF) and divine masculine (DM). This is the rarest connection, as less than five percent of the world’s population are twin flames. 

People obsess over this type, clinging desperately to their false perception of it. Unless you are on the twin flame journey, you will never truly understand the significance of being a divine counterpart.

Not including the origin of twin flames, unlike soulmates, these partnerships are two individuals who share halves of the same soul. Often mistaken for karmic relationships in terms of the “running and chasing” stage (which promotes elevation through discomfort), divine counterparts are catalysts to each other’s spiritual awakening upon separation. 

The DF and DM have the power to utilize their time apart to heal childhood wounds, generational trauma, and of course, to discover the depths of self-love.

These individuals were created to raise the vibration of the Earth rather than just falling madly in love with one another. Twin flames will only physically reunite when and if there is divine intervention.

In the midst of societal pressures enforcing romance at every corner, it’s important to keep your self-identity intact. Your self-awareness and introspection serve as preventative measures against cultivating unhealthy soul ties.

To attract your ideal partner, first, you need to become the ideal partner for yourself.

Discover your true passions and interests. Figure out why you operate the way you do. There may be habits you want to break or tendencies you want to unlearn. On the other hand, there may be experiences you have always wanted to try but talked yourself out of.

Liberate yourself from the shackles you enforce on yourself or others enforce on you. Learn to respect yourself. Get comfortable with your fears and anxieties. Befriend your ego, including the emotions you may be ashamed of. To those deserving, express the love they wish to receive. Investigate your pet peeves. Create and implement boundaries.

Do what brings you joy, and if it’s unattainable right now, start the process to reach those goals. Become your own best friend. Give yourself the love you were deprived of, the love you so desperately sought.

In terms of love and spirituality, one of the most important relationships to honor is the bond you form with yourself. On this journey, ask yourself: How do I become a better version of myself every day?