Chapter 2: The Heirophant
Soul contracts are unspoken agreements made at the level of our higher consciousness before incarnating into this life. They serve as a blueprint, guiding our relationships, lessons, and purpose. These agreements are designed to help our soul evolve, often by connecting us with specific people or experiences that hold vital lessons for our growth.
The main people we have soul contracts with include our family members, soulmates, teachers, mentors, and even those we encounter in challenging situations. Each of these relationships carries a purpose, whether to teach love, patience, forgiveness, or resilience. These contracts are not about fate or predestination but about the opportunities we chose to explore in this lifetime.
It’s essential to identify and understand these soul contracts because they hold the keys to unlocking our true potential. Unresolved or unconscious agreements can create recurring patterns of pain, difficulty, or restriction. By consciously recognizing and clearing these contracts, we free ourselves from old limitations, unnecessary karmic debt, and emotional baggage. This then allows us to choose new paths forward, helping us create a life that reflects our true soul’s desire. In this way we can step more fully into our authentic power, live with clarity and purpose, and forge relationships and experiences aligned with our highest evolution.
EXERCISES
Universal Love meditation
~ Find a quiet, comfortable space where you can relax without interruption. Sit or lie down gently, and close your eyes. Take a few deep, calming breaths.
~ Begin by bringing your awareness to your body. Feel the gentle rhythm of your breath. Inhale softly, and exhale slowly. Imagine roots extending from your feet or tailbone deep into the earth, anchoring you in stability and presence.
~ Become aware of your skin, and the pores of your skin. As you breathe in imagine your pores opening and drawing in the breath, and as you breathe out feel them releasing the breathe and closing, so it feels like you’re breathing with your whole body.
~ Take a moment to generate feelings of love, to the extent that you’re able. Think of a loving moment, someone you love without too many difficulties, like possibly a child or a pet. Feel the vibration of that loving energy.
~ Now as you breathe in, imagine pure loving light entering through your pores, and as you exhale, feel that light sinking and absorbing deeper into your body. Feel as though you are becoming more and more saturated with Universal Love light with each breath.
~ Next, gently focus your attention on your heart. Visualize it as a radiant, shimmering sphere of light. With each breath, imagine this light expanding—growing brighter, warmer, and more expansive. Feel it opening wide, like a blossoming flower, inviting love to flow through every part of your being.
~ Now allow everything to become an ocean of love light, feeling the infinite love light coming from within your heart outwards, and from outwards in, and all around you. Breathe as you bask in the eternal infinite ocean of love. Allow this love to wash over you, filling every cell, every thought, and every feeling. Know that this love is unconditional, abundant, and always available.
~ Share this love outward towards friends, family, animals, nature, and the whole universe.
~ Gently bring your awareness back to your body. Feel the support of your surroundings and your breath. When you’re ready, open your eyes, carrying a sense of openness and universal love into your day.
You can return to this meditation anytime you wish to reconnect with the infinite love that flows through you and all of existence. It’s always there, waiting to remind you of your divine essence.