#like causing you to ascend to another plane of existence level strong

[pollenallergie]

Eddie and you doing the whole “you hang up, no you hang up” thing except it’s just him sitting in silence because he’s so goddamn high that he straight up forgot he was on the phone with you. Meanwhile, you don’t want to hang up because you’re afraid you might miss something if you do. Like what if he starts talking right as you go to hang up and you just completely cut him off? You can’t have that. So you two just sit silently on the phone with each other for nearly four hours, only to be interrupted by Wayne coming home and telling Eddie to “get off the damn phone and go to bed, boy.”

[wow-thisismylifeiguess]

FF7 - Dust - Prologue

//Lyrics: Dust by The Neighbourhood//

No more water in the lake / No more fish in the ocean / They grew wings, flew away

In the end, it was all for nothing. Sephiroth had succeeded in his destruction of everything, leaving Gaia a decimated mess in which nothing existed in a normal state any longer. Mutations seemed to take over the Planet. She was a ruined amalgamation of simply /mess/. Some parts of the Planet seemed to wither away, consumed by a darkness that was both tangible and not, whilst others flourished in a way that was all encompassing, plants growing at such an alarming rate that it was easy to be dragged in and reduced to nothing more than nutrients. Animals changed in ways that defied all known sciences, fish growing wings, birds developing gills. The state of balance was lost and the hierarchy was overthrown in favor of a free for all, wildlife devouring wildlife with no regard for natural order.

I got a clue where they're going / They want a break / They want a break

It was as if rules no longer pertained to anything at all, breaking free of the mold the Planet had seemingly set in stone, only to see that very stone wither away like it were nothing in the first place. Every living thing had seemingly decided that they wanted a freedom they initially had no way of achieving, and thus, it was like Chaos had become the new normal.

All the lucky ones kept fucking it up

Sephiroth's plan worked, but only to a certain extent. Things didn't quite end up the way he wanted them to and it resulted in the Chaos Gaia was now forced into. The Planet would attempt to heal Herself. Time flowed in no single direction and thus the destruction was witnessed many times, attempts to halt it only resulting in failure, and once again, Chaos.

Threatened our lives, but it wasn't enough / Didn't want to sit down, couldn't listen to 'no'

He was unstoppable in his pursuit of a goal that was impossible from the start. Godhood didn't exist. You could reach for the stars all you wanted, but the only thing that would come from it was a burning brightness that left you scarred and blinded. Sephiroth had already ascended from humanity, but he made them suffer in his attempts to become something more, something greater. My voice was loud, the loudest of everyone who attempted to force him to listen, but nothing came of it. Nothing was strong enough to beat a stubborness fit for someone who believed their worth was beyond that of any other living being.

Body, so everybody went out of control / Thrashing in platinum dust

There were human survivors, of course. Even against someone akin to a mad king, humanity had its own level of stubborness that aided in their never ending battle with the inevitability known as extinction. To fight against inevitability was to drive yourself insane due to the sheer impossibility of ever winning against something that was both an unstoppable force and an immovable object, as abstract and paradoxical as it was. In a Chaos ruled Planet, there was nothing left to do but join in on the disorder. Minds would break, and everything fell away to ruin.

Damage that can't be undone / Tragic falling weapons / They want a break

Regardless of the attempts the Planet made to bring order back to Gaia, nothing worked. It was like this had been the true plan all along, hidden away from the eyes of the Planet Herself, known only by the greater Universe who found humanish's pleasure in watching the destruction of something it could easily create another of. In a useless attempt to protect Herself, the Planet spawned Weapons that were far greater than the ones initially made to fight against Jenova all those years, decades, centuries? ago. Their arrival simply added to the Chaos as it brought the Planet closer to Her final demise, some even developing a level of sentience that resulted in the internalized destruction of Themselves as they came to the conclusion that 'winning' was nothing but a delusional idea.

Everybody went to outer space / The second that the sun exploded

Everything came to a peak. Destruction grew to catastrophic level and the Universe watched as it wrapped its hand around the sun itself squeezed. There was little to no time to process the change. The sun exploded and everything reliant or it's existence was snuffed out. Those who were only human were the first to go, gone in a flash so quick, it was like their existence had been nothing but an illusion the whole time. Those slightly less human, infused with cells that should have never been mixed into the DNA of humanity, lasted just a bit longer. Long enough to watch the sky turn black and then red. Long enough to see the rest of the Planet be engulfed in a five that was so hot, it was like there was no sensation of all. Humanity ceased to be, returning to wherever it came from in the first place.

I'm the only fool that stayed

In the end, the Universe played a cruel trick on me. It left me alive, or at least, in a state of existence so utterly painful and simultaneously painless, there was no way I could be dead, though living wasn't quite the term that could be used to describe the plane of existence I was on. During this time, I could hear the Universe laugh, so proud of Itself for the terror and ruin It had caused, toying around with the Planet like She was nothing more than just a plaything, and Her inhabitants simply pawns in a game of make believe, like the Universe was a child constantly on the edge of boredom, finding new ways to entertain itself. Gaia was gone, eradicated in a way that no miracle could bring Her back, and that had been the Universe's plan all along.

If you've reading this, I wrote it

Earth is so strange. Similar, but utterly different. Nothing is the same, but occasionally, I see something in the corner of my eye that reminds me of a past I should no longer be able to remember. Things feel deceptively peaceful here, even if Earth has its own brand of terrors. However, there's no pull from the Planet. She's gone, and Earth doesn't even come close to the overwhelming entity She used to be. I can feel my memories slip occasionally, and it's almost more terrifying than having witnessed the destruction of an entire timeline. So, I write it down, to remind myself that I'm not insane. I see people I recognize who look at me like I'm familiar to them as well, but they continue walking like I'm nothing but a stranger, and here on Earth, that's exactly what I am. But still, I keep watch over them just because I can. Because it's my job now. The Universe has a twisted sense of humor, because the Demi-Human who strived toward Godhood was reduced to a librarian with too much time as his hands, and the human who strived for peace of normalcy was given a power he in no way wanted. Cloud Strife ceased to exist in the way that people knew him when the Planet died, but not everything about him was erased. Instead, the Universe made him a Guardian. The Universe made me a Guardian. And I'll keep them all safe this time.

[kitsoa]

From reading your theories it got me thinking about MoM's fixation w/Kingdom Hearts (as we've seen in the Yozora ending). If the world the characters currently live in is of the MoM's design. What if he made this story/reality FOR KH? I don't believe he made KH at all. Why would you long for something you made. Chi/Union was originally told as a fairy like tale to Kairi. Even if it was a history lesson it was still told in a way anyone would think it was a made up story. That's kind of a theme-

2 in KH overall when you think about. Things, places and people that are important, special and real are initially presented or accepted as unreal (age of fairy tales. Nobodies. Data worlds/people Ect). The Keyblade Worldline reality could have been created by MoM to get to Kingdom Hearts. That mysterious entity/realm that everyone wants but no one actually really knows fully about. I don't know if it was here or elsewhere but there are theories of MoM wanting to find a way to defeat these-

3 dark inhuman entities he referenced in Union. The way he chose was to create his own story filled w/good vs evil to, as you've stated, find wisdom and understanding of the heart. The one thing needed to open KH and combat those unknown entities. It might be why Y!Xehanort decided his destined actions were nessecary after the MoM revealed to him whatever he did. MoM needs to weed out the weak from the strong. To find someone who can be a 'King' of hearts. Unlike Xehanort who wanted to open-

5 KH himself. MoM needs a champion to do it for him. I think that's where Sora and Yozora come into play. What if Yozora comes from a reality that KH3's reality was loosely based off of. Only the entities are already there and there are no Keyblades. The MoM is using the KH reality to create the nessecary avenues to combat this gradual darkness in Yozora's reality (which does seem quite darker). It's the testing ground to see what kind of reality is most compatible for summoning KH. What kind-

6 person can do it. Sora and Yozora might be the only qualified options MoM has found. Both are a existence that's considered fictional yet real. Sora thought Yozora was a game character and I wouldn't be surprised if Yozora thought the same about Sora. Sora came from a 'fairy tail' reality while Yozora came from a 'reality based on fantasy' reality. Now both are existing on the same plane. Both of them are having weird thoughts if anything is real. These 2 might have always had a understanding-

7 there's something not quite right about what they're experiencing. It's possible Yozora is going to be hugely important to the whole next saga. Even if he doesn't appear too much. Verum Rex means True King after all. Both have been taken from their realms but they've also literally ascended to the heavens. If the MoM has no intention of having them compete for 'King' title of whatever. Then he might see them as lock and key to KH. One w/wisdom of the heart. One w/knowledge of royalty. -

8 Together they make up the nessecary ingredients to open up and use the true KH as intended. Which plays into his designs. But a lot of this is assuming Yozora is similar to Nomura's original idea of Noctis. Yozora and Sora might have this complicated soul brother thing going on due to reality shenanighans. MoM creating the current KH reality possibly pleased him when Sora emerged and proved he was different from the cycle. Sora defied him and was rewarded as Y!Xehanort said. Harsh Reality.

9 Oops sorry forget one thing I think I didn't explain well. In Conclusion. MoM is in another reality. Maybe he created the fairy tail that is Kingdom Hearts to teach others how to better fight the evil he was facing (they say you learned best as a child through stories). Yozora's reality is the place where the true KH can or should be summoned because that's where the dark entities originated. MoM took all knowledge of the Keys to KH reality to hopefully make a King of hearts: tada Sora!

Hmm okay anon. I actually think we are closer to the same page than I initially suspected. So you’re essentially saying this meta-experiment of “Kingdom Hearts” the game and potentially the fictitious “Verum Rex” game are creations of MoM intended on acquiring some supreme concept of the figurative heart. A sort of crafting of a vessel or ruler-- a king-- of this proverbial domain so that he can obtain it via proxy? 

Cause I sort of am thinking along those lines (which means I could have projected in that summation and I’m completely off). My big difference is I kinda look at this as an introspective piece by and for an author. You ask why would a creator covet his creation and I think there’s a lot of reasons why. Think of themes like escapism and the like. Creating your ideal in the midst of reality. An author struggles with never truly acquiring that which they created. It isn’t real. It’s fake. Within the narrative, Kingdom Hearts has been about making real that which isn’t and I think it’s through MoM that such a theme can be applied to our understanding of reality. A theme that essentially speaks of the importance of fantasy. 

MoM in my understanding strikes me as a jaded and desperate creator-- and/or perhaps bored and unimpressed. Creating a swashbuckling adventure with magic and heroes and fun only to find a persisting evil and darkness in the very foundation of his story. Something he would want to vanquish or maybe a force he’s resigned to defeat. It’s a never-ending cycle for every tale and for reality itself. How can his story defeat evil? I refer to my Figurative Language post because I think the manifestation of Darkness in human appearance is more the realization of truly evil people-- figurative monsters in human skin that we may experience in our very real life. Therefore there’s a bit of a child’s coping mechanism at play… but I also get “change reality with fiction” vibes from that. Can fantasy make a difference in his real world? So KH is an experiment toward that. Can the feelings, the essence, the heart of his Kingdom Hearts make a real difference? So he covets that quintessential heart. Sora as the protagonist and the proverbial king of the story is the key to that discovery. 

I steer clear of Yozora in this case because as far as I’m concerned he’s simply a tool being used to indicated the level of fictionality Sora resides with. That is until ReMind gives me some fresh knowledge. (there are too many theories flying around). But considering his relationship with Nomura there is a fine chance that he’s going to be a second strand of thought to this theme. He is the brother creation. A second experiment and/or attempt at attaining this ideal. And as you said, the two kings then must discover who will be MoM’s champion. 

KH is so uniquely poised toward a theme like that because it always talks about hearts connecting and it can be a commentary on how the audience (and the creator) has connected with the heart of Kingdom Hearts-- and all the pros and cons involved in that special, questionably real friendship.

[jiskblr]

Magic and Power in the Shells

The end result of gaining too much power and importance in the world is to be forced, by conscience or your peers, to ascend to a higher plane of existence. But the paths to that power are many.

Some are given power, commonly known as sorcerers, warlocks, adepts, or witches. Whether from blood or from bargain, they have a large piece of a mightier being’s power, and as long as they stretch the muscles of their soul, they can strengthen it to enlarge their spark over time. Frequently this strengthening is part of the point, for the greater being; whether by eventually giving the power back with interest (for benevolent and/or fair-minded powers) or by being consumed or subsumed by the ancestor/patron (for malevolent or alien powers); they get an increase in power without needing to fight their peers for it.

Others are given power by a different means; worship. By doing deeds in a god’s name and aligning their mind well with their god’s cause, priests can earn a gift of the god’s power. Unlike sorcerers, this gift is not a lump sum given and then slowly built, but a steady stream supplied, and can be cut off at any time. However, handling large amounts of power does build up their own spark over time, so a priest who loses faith does not entirely lose power, and one converted to another religion will be much more powerful than a novice.

Druids of the old faith are much like priests, and generally use the power of a nature god rather than nature’s power itself. However, if they fall out of their god’s trust they retain much more than would another priest, since their divine cause is as much a force as a being. In theory, priests without gods could do the same for any cause - freedom, wealth, brotherhood, theocide, or anything else - but in practice it takes more force of spark to empower one of these causes than anyone in the outermost shell can manage; priests of causes are an oddity even in the higher Worlds of Mastery, but (apart from the occasional druid) are totally unknown in the First World.

The best known path is the studious path; wizardry. Apprentice wizards learn fragments of the magical laws of the world by rote, and practice mental exercises and meditations to put into practice their knowledge to create spells. As they gain in power and understanding, they incorporate more and more of this knowledge intuitively, and can work at higher and higher levels of abstraction in their manipulation of the world. Unlike the other paths to greatness, this one can, slowly, be walked in reverse. Most other methods of increasing your spark make it something you are, but wizardry is almost entirely something you do. Because of this, it is possible, and not excessively rare, for master wizards to decide to remain and study the subject academically, but cease to put it into practice. Through inaction, they cease to reinforce their spark, and so can - albeit slowly - let it recede. They do, however, usually retain the long life characteristic of those with a strong spark. This is a factor in the reputation of wizards as old, wizened scholars who are scatterbrained and have no practical ability to do anything; strong wizards who desire not to push themselves beyond the world’s ability to contain them must, necessarily, fall out of practice in advanced spellcasting despite keeping their practiced inclinations toward study. The portion of wizards who choose to ascend deliberately attempt one of the known rituals which require the next level of mastery to carry out, and in so doing ascend.

Noticeably distinct but in many regards similar are the martial sages and monks. Their object of study is the self and body and their magical properties, but in many ways the path is much like wizardry, and the scholarly-inclined among the martial masters can produce effects around them very much like a wizard’s spells. They likewise can acquire notably extended lifetimes, and have none of the frailty that wizards acquire with age, and in many cases maintain eternal youth. However, since most of their mastery comes in the form of controlling their body to become a better mystic channel, it is considerably more difficult for them to step back from the edge of ascension. Frequently, an honored master who has attempted to remain in the world will be approached by their students and asked to leave. Some choose to do so by executing a single great work of martial mastery, while others opt for a spiritual quest, with the most traditional being to seek out and confront a great demon and battling until one of them dies or they ascend to the next world, in so doing bringing a menace to a world where it is less dangerous.If a selfish master warsage refuses, their students, even if equally selfish, will band together to fight their teacher.

There are also less studious paths to martial power. Some orders of knights, and various notorious soldiers and explorers, gain power through mastery of their own body, without study. Through willpower, practice, and force of personality, they build their physique into metaphysique. Through integrating their soul with their body, they gain the ability to surpass the common law of the world through their actions. They are perhaps the most self-made of the great, and the ones with the greatest likelihood of becoming dangerous to their surroundings without noticing the progression, and so the ones who must be sent off to die or ascend with the least notice. For this, communities across the world have developed the same solution; the tradition of the dragonslayer. A great warrior who is observed to warp the world around them, as the too-great do, is, if noble, sent to find the nearest vile dragon, and to fight it to the death. If they succeed, the concentrated power of the dragon will almost certainly push them past the threshold of greatness, and if it does not, bathing in the dragon’s blood or eating its heart - frequently also part of the dragonslaying tradition - will for certain. For the black knights and other evil sorts, either an alliance of the just will meet them at war, or a noble dragon will enact the traditional story, with the same two possible endings.

Not all those who achieve too much greatness for the world are noticeable. It’s certainly much easier for a combatant to test themselves in the sort of contest that stokes their spark, but there are slower paths, though no less difficult. Great skill in crafts can do it, as can skill in deception, acrobatics, spycraft, lore, or a number of other fields. For many of these, we can observe that they reach the threshold but not how they cross it; this is particularly notable for the dangerous and secretive professions, which produce greatness almost as reliably as outright warlike ones, but much less visibly. Great craftsmen often ascend in the completion of a masterwork, which may or may not pass inward with them. Performers sometimes do likewise, and the compilation of lore can be a masterwork in this sense. But for many skills, we see only that they begin to warp the world around them, and then they vanish.

One conjecture, linked with a common theory of draconic transit, is that there are portals to greater worlds, invisible and unusable to us but accessible to the mighty, if they can find them. This suggests that the skilled spies and thieves prove their ability by locating and reaching one such portal, and then pass through it. This stands as the most likely theory raised to date, but remains uncertain

[shinjukumusetriad]

HG Headcanons - General Structure and Rankings

Fair warning that this is going to be a long and likely kind of confusing to read headcanon set. And there’s gonna be more after this one. Trust me.

The Higher Plane (abbreviated HG for simplicity) is a plane of Angels that exists outside of conventional time and space. It exists on a specific frequency that overlaps with all possible realities, though because the HG is technically infinite and there are only a theoretically finite number of angels, not every universe is paid attention to. The HG primarily concerns itself in universes that natively contain a UG or one with a high enough concentration of Imagination that a UG would be beneficial for the HG’s overall plan to push humanity away from its perceived individualistic, isolationist nature.

Residents of the HG are known as Angels. While some Angels are entities originally from the HG itself, a large number of them are not. Ascension to Angelhood does happen. Generally, those that Ascend are Composers that were able to completely let go of their inherent individuality to become one enough with the city that their power and mind began to seep across their city’s borders. Composers with such ability are Ascended and a new Composer is selected. Most Composers, however, remain too attached to their city to expand their horizons out their far and refine their Souls to such a level. Generally, Reapers with a high level of potential are Ascended instead. Sometimes Players are directly Ascended after their Games based on their raw potential.

Angels themselves have a slight hierarchical setup, determined by relative level of Soul refinement and vibe. The highest ranking are those natively from the HG, while from their rank is determined by ability. The lowest ranking are the newest who are still developing into their powers, or those whose skills are valued but that still cling to their individuality (in the HG’s words, some Angels have no desire to completely give their identities up to the Angel collective). Angel Vibes are so high above the base level perceptible by anyone, even Composers, that only Producer vibes are detectable to Composers, any ranking higher than that would not be perceptible. Think of it as standing in a forest and trying to see a single tree, that’s how lost in an Angel’s Vibe non-angelic individuals are.

Due to the base sheer power level of an Angel, the HG exists in a sort of hive mind form. It is impossible to conceal thoughts while int he HG everyone’s Vibe is so strong that everyone is essentially scanning all at the same time. Some Angels embrace this, others do not. It is not seen as a crime to not fully embrace the nature of the HG. In fact, due to the need for Producers, it’s not even frowned upon, though attempting to conceal one’s thoughts while within the HG is considered to be extremely rude.

Despite the hive mind, each Angel still has their own individual Soul. Opening up one’s borders to such a level doesn’t alter base Soul composition, but it still grants Angels higher level abilities than most Composers could ever hope to attain. Most Angels spend most of their time, if not all of it, within the HG, unless sent out on another assignment. The exception to this are Producers, who spend most of their lives, once they are assigned to the rank, outside of the HG.

Producers are Angels selected to oversee the Game. Appointments as Producer range from temporary for certain games to permanent. Angels selected to be Producers tend to either be on the younger side  - and, therefor, less anchored in the shared mind of the HG, having a better sense of individuality despite their inclusion in the HG’s hive mind - or the older side so that they aren’t going to play any favorites in Games with special circumstances.

The Game, to the HG, is a means of pushing humanity toward unification, which is seen as an ideal scenario, the pinnacle of the potential of any number of Souls. Each Angel has their own views on the Game itself. And, as the HG has the ability to create UGs (though this is quite a complicated process and takes some time, and only replies to an area of a universe at a time, you can’t split an entire universe into multiple planes all at once), the HG is going to ensure that as many possible Games that work toward this idea are set up. Universes where Soul doesn’t quite work ideally - the HG is very picky about the nature of eligible Souls - are ignored entirely by HG as a whole.

I know that was a bit of a word salad but I’m just trying to get ideas out. Also, the general structure of the Angelic hierarchy is as follows, and does not reflect the spheres of literature:

Original Angels (those native to the HG, their true forms would cause insanity in those with Souls not refined enough to endure their sheer power) Elder Angels (not native to the HG, but at least a few thousand years old) Respected Angels (less than a thousand but more than a few hundred years old) Angels (average) (more than a hundred years old) Producers (generally less than one hundred years old, sometimes older, those too invested in their individuality to advance up the ranks) Field Agents (various ranks that go about the worlds, typically on the younger side) Fledgling Angels (any new Angel up to 10 years of age in terms of Angelhood age)

[heidigentille]

雙生靈魂、雙生火焰與靈魂伴侶 Twin Souls, Twin Flames & Soul Mates

靈魂伴侶(Soul Mates)-----是與我們互動了許多世的靈魂。他們可能曾經是我們的愛人、伴侶、父母、姐弟、老師、學生、朋友、家人，甚至是敵人，承受了我們造成的痛苦的人或是給我們造成痛苦的人。我們與這些靈魂達成協議决定一起回到地球作更多的學習和成長。 Soul Mates are souls we have met and lived with in many life times. They have been our lovers, spouses, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, teachers, students, friends, and family, or even our enemies, victims, or tormenters. We contract with these souls to return to earth together for greater learning and growth. 雙生火焰(Twin Flames)，又稱雙生靈魂(Twin Souls)或雙生光(Twin Rays)-----是我們另外一半的靈魂。這是因為我們全都是神（又稱萬有之主、神性、源頭、造物者）的一部分。神，為了體驗自己，分裂成了許多靈魂，每一個靈魂又分裂成了許多靈魂，生成的靈魂又再分裂成許多靈魂。這些中性靈魂最後的一次分裂，每一個都形成了一男一女的兩個靈魂，這就是雙生火焰。 Twin souls, also called Twin Flames or Twin Rays, are the other half of your soul. This is based on the belief that we are all parts of the Divine Being, God, All That Is, Source, Spirit, Creator. The Divine Being, in order to experience Its Self, divided into many souls, each in turn divided into many others and many others. The final splitting of the many neutrally gendered souls created male and female halves of a whole, the Twin Soul. 靈魂伴侶 Soul Mates 我們都有很多靈魂伴侶，這源自于第一次更大的分裂。這些靈魂與我們能産生共鳴，當我們意識到這種共鳴在發生時，我們會感到舒服和安慰。我們與這些靈魂一起投胎轉世經歷多次輪回，在我們連接或分享的過程中修到更多功課。在某種程度上，可以説我們所有的人都是靈魂伴侶，一起學習和成長（譯者注：這是廣義的靈魂伴侶概念）。在修這些功課的過程中，我們不一定能體驗到愛和舒服的感受，有關寬恕與無條件愛的功課通常都極具挑戰性。有的時候，我們是“受害者”，有時我們代表的是“黑暗”，讓另一個靈魂得以呈現其光明的一面。在這個“遊戲”中自由意志和自由選擇扮演着重要的角色，我們一直在選擇是否及如何作出反應，以及如何看待我們的關係。有的人可能會在你的生命裏出現，給你帶來很大的痛苦和折磨，這是你們之間的協定，用以幫助你們在愛與寬恕中成長和演化。一旦你對業力有了這個認識，就可以不用重覆 “你殺過我，現在輪到我殺死你” 的無止境的業力循環中去了。當你使自己的小我不再控制自己的靈魂，能够在受苦中學會愛與寬恕，開始真正學會覺察並選擇作出的回應，而不是條件反射式的反應，你就打破了那個循環。 We have many soul mates, the first larger splitting of souls. These souls resonate with us and there is a comfort in that recognition. We evolve and reincarnate with these souls through many lifetimes, learning lessons in our many unions and partings, you can say on some level we are all soul mates one with another, learning and growing together. Not all these lessons are loving or comforting as lessons in forgiveness and unconditional love are challenging. Sometimes we are the "victim", and sometimes we are the "darkness" that shows another soul their light. This is where freewill and choice comes into the "game", how we react or perceive our relationships. Someone can come into your life and cause you much pain and suffering, this is a soul contract between you to grow and evolve in love and forgiveness. This is one perception of karma, and one that will free you from the karmic cycle of "I kill you, now you kill me" type of karmic dance some souls are involved in for many lifetimes. You break the cycle by acting rather than reacting, by freeing the ego from the soul and learning to love and forgive even in suffering. 在這些靈魂伴侶的關係中，我們會感受到最巨大的喜悦和最深的痛苦，不管我們之間的連接是好還是壞，連接越深，感受就會越强烈！靈魂伴侶(Soul Mates)通常最容易讓你有“一見鐘情”或是“一見就煩”的感受，這取決于你們轉世之間協定要修的功課而定。 Our greatest joy and our greatest pain are both conceived in these soul mate relationships, our feelings intensified by our soul connections, whether for good or bad. You can often spot a soul mate or karmic relationship by "love at first site" or "revulsion at first site", depending upon the lessons you've contracted to learn from this soul. 一個人可以與靈魂伴侶(Soul Mates)享受充滿喜悦與和諧的一生，是美妙却極其罕見的禮物。 One can live a lifetime in joy and harmony with a resonant soul mate, and this a beautiful, but rare gift. “二”合為“一”之前，你需要先變得“完整” Becoming "Whole" Before "Two" Becomes "One" 一個人在通過靈魂伴侶(Soul Mates)修了許多有關愛、失去、以及寬恕的功課後，他的心通過痛苦與失去的考驗變得更强壯和有適應力，才會遇到他們的(Twin Flames)，又稱雙生靈魂(Twin Souls)或雙生光(Twin Rays)，因為只有這樣他們才能面對與另外那一半靈魂相處時的更激烈的感受。 It is said that one does not meet their Twin Soul or Twin Flame until they have learned many lessons of love, loss and forgiveness through close Soul Mate relationships, that the heart is made resilient and strong through pain and loss, and must be so to face the intensity of being with the other half of their soul. 很多人在遇到雙生火焰之前剛剛經歷“靈魂的暗夜”（人生中一段最黑暗的時期）或者是靈性層面的轉化，要麽可能是在遇到雙生火焰時經歷這些。這種體驗好像你要在情緒上、靈性上和心智有一次大清空，是對你的靈魂的試煉。與“另一半”相遇可能是奇妙不可思議的，也可以是讓人瘋狂的體驗，會全面打開你的感知力和覺察力。有的人會體驗到一些超自然的能力被打開，心會完全擴張，以體驗無限的無條件的愛。事實上，你的生命會從此不一樣，不管你把它視作是上天的禮物還是對你的詛咒，這都是你的靈魂向上演進過程中的重要挑戰���雙生火焰(Twin Flames)的連接永遠是三元性的，因為它不僅僅涉及靈魂上相連的兩個人，這兩個人也同時與神（萬有之主，源頭）相連。 Many people who have met their Twin Soul had experienced a "Dark Night of the Soul", or a major spiritual transformation just prior to meeting, or upon meeting this soul. It's almost as if you need to be "emptied out" emotionally, spiritually and mentally as a test of your spirit. Meeting your "other half" can be a magical, maddening experience that opens your perceptions. Some experience an opening of their psychic awareness as their heart expands in this unbounded and unconditional love. The fact is, your life will not be the same, and whether you perceive this as a gift or a curse is the challenge of your soul's evolution. The Twin Soul connection is always a triad involving the Divine Spirit/All That Is, two people connected by soul, connected to God. 在與雙生火焰匯合之前，一個人必須有意識地療癒自己，使自己變得完整。雙生火焰的愛，不可能在互相依賴的關係、被小我操控的關係、或是認為“必須”由對方使自己變得完整的關係中存在。兩者都必須經常面對分離，獨自通過與神性的連接獲得力量與生命的意義。 Before one can physically unite with their Twin Soul, one must do the conscious work of healing and becoming whole within their self. Twin Soul love cannot exist in a codependent, ego-based relationship, or from a perceived "need" that the other person will make you whole. Both must often face separations while they strengthen their own connection to Spirit and find their strength and purpose on their own. 雙生火焰兩個中的每一個在相遇之前，都必須先了解自己内在的男性與女性力量的平衡，陰性與陽性力量的平衡。當兩者都獨立成為自己堅强有力的支撑，療癒並解除現世的因果業力牽連，則可以聯合起來為宇宙更高的意義服務了，但是他們要面對的挑戰並未結束。在相遇時，面對這一面“鏡子”，你的弱點和力量都會被放大，感受的激烈可能會讓你感到懼怕，所有未解決的問題和心靈傷口都會被打開，促使你進一步療癒，你的小我也可能會因為恐懼而退縮，成為這段關係的逃兵。雙生火焰找到自己生命更高的意義非常重要，這可能是他們需要一起完成或是獨力完成的的工作，總而言之，宇宙已經給你們布下任務。 Each half will find balance in their male/female, yin/yang before union. When both halves of the Soul become strong pillars on their own, have healed and resolved karmic ties in the present life, then they can unite to fulfill their Divine purpose, but the challenges do not end. There is an intensity that can be frightening when dealing with your mirror, your weaknesses and strengths magnified, unresolved issues and wounds painfully open to push you to further healing, or cause ego to run from the relationship in fear. It's important for Twin Souls to find their greater purpose, whether it's a task they will accomplish together, or alone, there will be work to be done. 有的雙生火焰不會在地球的物質層面上相遇，兩者的關係可能一生都只在精神層面存在，兩者之一或兩者可能都會因為未解除的業力而與另一個靈魂生活在一起，而不是與自己的雙生火焰生活在一起。有些人的另一半雙生火焰甚至可能不在地球，而是以“守護天使”（指導靈）的身份為其提供引導和安慰。 Some Twin Souls do not unite physically here on Earth, and the relationship may last a lifetime on the spiritual level alone, while one or both may be living physically with another soul in karmic agreement. Some Twin Souls other halves are not even on the Earth plane at the same time and will offer guidance and comfort from beyond as a "guardian angel." 心靈相通和共時性 Psychic Connections and Synchronicity 心靈相通：你與雙生火焰之間往往會有强烈的心靈相通的感受。在有意識的狀態下或是在夢中，很多人會體驗到兩者好像被金色或白色的光的網絡連接在一起。有的人會因為與雙生火焰之間心靈相通，而讀到對方的思想，感到對方時刻與自己在一起，體驗到無上的喜悦。你可能會感受到你雙生火焰正在經歷的撕心裂肺的痛楚。你們甚至有可能時常遇到相同的身體症狀，例如同時流鼻血、頭痛、身體疼痛。 Psychic and spiritual connection with your twin soul is intense and profound. Many experience a feeling of connection in a matrix of golden white threads of light, whether consciously or in a dream state. Some have strong psychic connection with their twin, feeling their thoughts embrace them mutually in an ecstatic place of comfort and bliss. You may feel your twin's pain and suffering in heart-wrenching anguish. Often physical symptoms are shared between twins, simultaneous nosebleeds, headaches, body aches are confirmed by both twins. * 共時性：心境以及與外在事件剛好相符（例如兩人頭腦中出現相同的想法，又或者在事件發生之前就看到這樣的事會發生的圖像），看起來相關但是無法以一般的因果關係解釋，這是瑞士著名精神分析學家榮格引入心理學範疇的概念。 * synchronicity: the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before it happens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality; used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung 在一起的雙生火焰經常會體驗到共時性事件，這似乎成為他們生活中重要的���成部分。我想説，共時性是上天引起你注意的方式。你們可能會發現在你們相遇之前，類似的人生事件已經正在你們身上在接近的時間發生。例如你們可能曾經在接近的時間各自結婚，出生，生病等。你也可能會發現在人生中某些時間點你們並未認識但是却住在很近的地方，或者是在很接近的時間在相同的國家或地區度假。 Synchronicity plays an important part in twin soul meetings... I like to say that synchronicity is God's way of getting your attention. You may find simular experiences in the same timeframes before you even met, marriages, births, divorces, illnesses. You may find that you had lived as neighbors in totally different towns at some point in your lifes or vacationed in the same country at the same time. 11:11 數字組合與雙生火焰的關係 11:11 and Twin Souls 共時性給我們傳達的其中一個最讓人驚奇的訊息是數字 11:11。你可能會經常在你的電子時鐘、餐廳帳單、車牌、電話號碼等很多來源看到這樣的數字。 One of the most intriguing messages of synchronicity has to do with the numbers 11:11, you may find those numbers jumping out at you from digital clocks, restaurant receipts, license plates, phone numbers and such. * 11:11 的出現永遠是正面的意義，表示上天在幫助你。它代表着你需要看看自己身邊有哪些是真實的，哪些是幻像。是時候揭穿那個一直把我們綁在虛幻世界裏的幻像了。你已經被選中，因為你已經準備好，迎接更大的現實，帶領更多人學習新的生活方式，體驗大愛。從二元性提升到合一的境界。11:11 是二元與合一之間的橋梁，是我們步入”未知“的通道。” （摘自Solara & the 11:11） * "The appearance of 11:11 is an always beneficial act of Divine Intervention. It tells you that it is time to take a good look around you and see what is real and what is illusory. It's time to pierce the veils of illusion which keep us bound to an unreal world. You have been chosen, because you are ready, to step into a Greater Reality. To lead the way for others into a new way of living, into a Greater Love. To ascend from duality into Oneness. The 11:11 is the bridge between duality and Oneness. It is our pathway into the Unknown. " from Solara & the 11:11 在數字命理學中，11 和 22 是神聖的數字，在進一步演算為 2 和 4 之前具有自己的獨特意義。在數字命理學中，11 通常被視為是代表“靈性使者”的數字，代表“更高層面”與“更低層面”之間的信息管道，代表意識與無意識、天與地、陰與陽、男與女之間的連接。兩個“一”連在一起，可以建造通往天堂之門的支柱。它代表“一”中有“二”，“二”中有“一”，“一”的力量被放大了雙倍等等...... 這是雙生火焰的完美標誌。 In numerology, the numbers 11 and 22 are master numbers, numbers that have their own unique meanings before being broken down into 2 and 4 respectively. In numerology the number 11 is often considered the number of the "spiritual messenger", a number of spiritual illumination signifying a channel for the information between the "higher" and "lower", a connection between conscious and unconscious, heaven and earth, yin and yang, male and female. Two "ones" joined, that make the pillars to the heavenly gate. The vibration and message of "two into one" and "ones' into two", the power of "one" twice amplified ... this is a perfect symbol of the twin soul. 很多雙生火焰會遇到這樣的事，例如他們的生日裏有11、數字命理學可以推算出11、或者是見面的日期時間有11，並且經常看到 11:11 這樣的數字。我確信它毫無疑問代表的是雙生火焰已經在地球上相遇並準備去完成使命，做更重要的工作了。 Many twin flames have experienced this phenomena of 11's in birthdates, numerology, dates of meeting and such, and constantly receive the same 11:11 messages. I believe it can only be a symbol of the greater work that twin souls have been united on this earth to do. 如何判斷你是不是遇到了雙生火焰？ How Do You Know if You've Met Your Twin? 遇到“你的靈魂的另一半”通常會給生命帶來巨大的變化，意義深遠，以致于這個問題是完全不必問的...... 當它發生時你自然就會知道。雙生火焰兩者都會意識到雙方之間有强烈深厚的紐帶，當然他們是否已經經歷了足够的療癒從而變得足够完整，並演化（譯者注：也代表提升）到能够承認並真的聯合去完成使命則是另一回事了。與你的雙生火焰相遇，會帶來内在的靈性層面的重大變化，體驗更深的連接，以及更清楚地了解神是怎麽一回事，“合一”是怎麽一回事，這些是認識你的雙生火焰的最大禮物。雙生火焰之間的愛與對另一個人上癮迷戀和强迫症很不一様，因為這種關係裏要的不是“擁有和控制”對方，而是一項重大挑戰：對對方不帶有期待的無條件的愛。是一個已然完整的你與另一個已然完整的你的靈魂的結合。與你的雙生火焰在一起的渴望會很强烈，但是通過成長和覺察，你會發現這也可被視為是與神性源頭結合的渴望，而這正是更大的功課所在，你們兩個都只是那個更宏大的整體的一個局部。 Meeting the "other half of your soul" is generally so life changing and profound that this question is unnecessary.... you just know. Twin souls will both recognize this extraordinary bond, whether they are evolved and whole enough to acknowledge and act upon it is another thing. Meeting with your twin soul brings about an internal spiritual revolution, a deeper connection and understanding of the Divine and the Universal Oneness, this is the greatest gift of knowing your twin. Twin soul love is not to be confused with an obsessive/compulsive disorder, it's not a desire to "possess" another, but truly a challenge to love unconditionally and without expectation, to be whole and complete within yourself before joining with the other whole and complete side of your soul. The longing and desire to be with your twin soul is intense, but through growth and perception can be seen as the greater longing to join with the Divine, and that is the true lesson, you are two halves of a much greater whole. 在你遇到自己的雙生火焰時，你們之間不是在玩“遊戲”或是控制對方的把戲，你會感到有在關係和溝通中完全透明和誠實的需要。如果你們之間還有前世的業力未解除，那麽這會很明顯而且你們會有意識地去處理它。如果你或你的雙生火焰已經在關係中，你會尊重他們之間本已存在的連接，並通過“無條件愛”的測試。與你的雙生火焰相遇會給你帶來挑戰，讓你在靈性層面成長、獲得心理和身體的療癒，讓你看到超越時間、小我以及物質層面限制的世界。你内在會有强大的渴望，驅動你成為你的靈魂在地球上的最佳顯化體。這不是鮮花與愛情的浪漫故事，而是一個要跨越時間和空間去承受的火的試煉。 When you meet your twin, there will be no "game-playing" or manipulation, you will have the need to be transparently honest in your relationship and communication with one another. If there is karma from past lives to work out between you, it will be apparent and consciously worked out. If you or your twin is committed to another relationship, you will respect and honor that bond and realize the tests of unconditional love. Meeting your twin soul challenges you to grow spiritually, heal mentally, emotionally, physically, and to see beyond time, ego, and physical limitations. You will be driven with the desire to be the best manifestation of your soul on earth. This is not a relationship of hearts and flowers, but one that will be tested in fire and will endure beyond time and space. 我需要提醒各位這一切的迹象都並不表示你已經遇到了你的靈魂的另一半，很多時候我們會面對的挑戰就是會遇到一個因為業力牽連而要一起做功課的靈魂伴侶，而這個伴侶在某些層面非常像我們的雙生火焰，呈現出很多上述的迹象。很多人寫信給我，想請我幫助他們確認他們遇到的就是雙生火焰。事實上在與神性源頭重新相連之前，你永遠也不會知道答案。因此，我收到的最重要的信息就是，“不要害怕遇到‘錯’的對象”。 I need to caution that all of these signs are not "proof" of meeting the other half of your soul, very often we are challenged by the meeting of a "near twin" or karmic soul mate that can mirror all these signs. In my own experience, the man I believed with my entire being of being my twinflame, turned out to be a karmic soul mate, and one of the most painful lessons of my life. Thus, this article has been rewritten eliminating some of the original text. After these few years of reflection, I've come to see that there are no guarantees in life, in all our lessons we are called to learn unconditional love, compassion and forgiveness, a meeting with a karmic soul mate can be the ultimate test of your spiritual evolution. Many people have written me, asking me to somehow confirm their belief that they have met their twin soul. There is no confirmation until the ultimate reunion with Divine Source, until then the greatest message I have received is, "Do not fear being "wrong." 換句話説，如果我們一定要相信這個或那個人才是我們的雙生火焰，我們很容易就會忽略人生裏其他的功課。生命，其實是愛的不同形式的展現，如果我們都不能相信宇宙無限智慧的安排，相信祂帶給我們的人一定會讓我們學到最好的東西，我們又怎麽可能真的成長呢？愛不是期待，愛是没有條件的，但是地球上的關係幾乎全都是有條件的。對于那些相信自己遇到了雙生火焰、但是却因為這個相遇承受了巨大痛苦的人，我想或許是結合的時機還没到，或者是遇到了有業力牽連的靈魂伴侶或是近似于雙生火焰的關係。有時只有“放下”才能準備好接受真正是我們的東西。有人相信與雙生火焰的這個結合是發生在我們内在的，我們面對的挑戰是把對對方的愛珍藏在靈魂的深處，在所有的行為中都會展現出愛，没有附加條件，没有期待，這樣我們就實現了“合一”的狀態。 In other words, if we are so determined to believe that this or that certain person is our twin, we tend to become blinded to the rest of the lessons in life. Life is about love in all forms, how can we truly grow without trusting in the wisdom of the Universe to bring to us those which will teach us best? Love is not about expectation, love is without condition, but relationships on this Earth are all about conditions. I would advise anyone who believes they have met their twin, yet is in such pain from that meeting, that perhaps the time for union is not right, or that they are enmeshed in a karmic soul mate or "near twin" relationship. Only in "letting go" can we be prepared to receive what is truly ours. There are some that believe the "reunion" with our twinflame is truly within, that we carry the essence of our beloved within our soul, and we are challenged to manifest that love in all we do, without attachment, without expectation, we become ONE. I hope you find clarity and comfort in the articles, features and links about Soul Mates, Twin Souls & Twin Flames that I've collected on these pages. Blessings of peace, love & light, ~Harusami ©2003 Harusami, rewrite Oct. 2005

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original from: Soul2Soul http://www.harusami.com/soul2soul/twinsoul.html 轉載自 【WE Channel】 新的地球‧新的自己 http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/1111-1212/article?mid=4402&next=4285&l=f&fid=28