The Hermaphrodite Soul

by Ib

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Your soul has had a long and extremely difficult journey through this lifetime, but don't allow everyone else's disharmony disrupt your own.

Wur souls are born many times. We strive in each lifetime to achieve a balance of the forces of Yin and Yang that few achieve before having lived many times in the physical state.

When we are reborn our souls are lacking in the balance of the Yin and Yang. The path our life takes depends on the extremes of this imbalance.

Yin is the masculine force and signifies the earth, death and the darkness of night. Yang is the feminine force and signifies the sky, birth and the light of day.

The Yin and Yang is referred to as the ultimate principle of all matter.

To maintain harmony and order, in the Universe, and within the body and soul, is to maintain the delicate balances of the Yin and Yang.

Chaos and disharmony abound when their even balance is disturbed in any way. We spend the whole of our lives trying to achieve this balance within our souls.

In the heterosexual soul, the balance is tipped in one direction. In the homosexual soul, the balance is tipped the other way.

This balance is a changeable fluid thing, apt to flow the other way without notice. This is why souls, who believed they were one way, suddenly wake up to find their lives and desires have changed in a completely different direction.

If we must categorise, then the heterosexual woman finds herself taking in the masculine force of Yin, so finds herself attracted to the Yin of men to balance her soul. A heterosexual man lacking in the feminine Yang, finds himself drawn to the forces of Yang he finds in a woman.

A homosexual man, on the other hand, is over balanced in the feminine Yang, so seeks out the souls of other men to level out his Yin. A homosexual woman is lacking in the forces of Yang, so is attracted to the souls of other women to redress this balance.

The hermaphrodite soul is a very old soul, born to this physical world many, many times, and has spent a multitude of lifetimes striving to achieve this balance. It is a perfect soul, with the forces of Yin and Yang so balanced, that lesser, imperfect, younger and unbalanced or evil souls envy this perfection.

Rather than working toward balancing their own disharmony, they will strive toward unbalancing even destroying, this perfection.

Your soul has had a long and extremely difficult journey through this lifetime, but don't allow everyone else's disharmony disrupt your own.

Your soul has in its last lifetime achieved such a balance of Yin and Yang, and its male and female forces that the only way it could return to this world was as a hermaphrodite.

Anger and bitterness work toward chaos, see this. Work through your anger, learn to forgive. Most of all, open your eyes and see that you, hermaphrodite soul are perfection that nothing comes close to like a perfect water lily in the centre of an immense lake.

Live your life, savour each day, love yourself. Mostly, don't allow less perfect souls to dim the light for you, because they can't do it, unless you let them. No one Can hurt your soul unless you allow them to do it.

Don't allow yourself to think negative thoughts of self-destruc­tion; this is the only form of death your soul will not survive. This is why suicide is called the final solution; because it is final, forever.

Even the name hermaphrodite is steeped in mystery and mythology. Hermaphrodite is the offering of the union between the Greek god Hermes and the Goddess Aphrodite. Their roman mythology counterparts are Mercury and Venus.

Hermes typified speed, agility, truth and beauty. He was the messenger of the gods, which is why had winged feet. The florist "Interflora" use him as their logo.

Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of physical love and beauty and above all femininity.

So, you see, the term Aphrodite soul is special. Very special. Love yourself. You have nothing to lose but your pain and anger.

Forgive and accept your birthright, it is a rare privilege. Stop punishing yourself for perfection.

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