Itis long believed in western culture that concept behind Soul Mates pertain tolovers only. But the dictionary defines soul mates as two persons compatible with each other indisposition, point of view, or sensitivity. This does notnecessarily imply lovers.

Usspiritual people define soul mates are twosouls, created to support each other as they journey different worldsthroughout the many incarnations (or lifetimes). Soul mates accountfor one another, making sure that one grows in the dimensions of health,psychological, material, and most important, spiritual.

Butare soul mates limited to just two people? The answer is no. Soul mates caninvolve numerous groups of people. Soul mates are people, usually friends,teachers, mentors, or other people who support each other to achieve life'sgoal or helped in case of a crisis. Anyone group of individuals, two or more,connected with a purpose of growth and gratitude, can be regarded as soulmates.

Thetwin flame, however, is thesignificant other half…the one! Two twin flames are likened to a physicalduality that is needed for completion. After all, you cannot have north withoutsouth, left without right, or ying without yang. Your twin flame is your otherhalf that makes you complete. There is unconditional love between the two.

Whilethe personalities maybe different, a matrix of energy meshes. You just know itand feel it. The relationship grows very fast and deep, to the point where youwill almost always know what the other person is thinking and feeling. Call ittelepathy, but indirect psychic communication occurs almost daily betweenflames.

Howwill you know if someone you run into is 'the one?'

Thereis no answer to this. You will just know. Read the following:

• You will feel a Love like no other you have ever experienced.
• There is a familiarity and a knowingness that is absolutely undeniable.
• You feel complete. Your heart is certain that this is your other half.
• When you are together, you experience that "in Love" feeling all the time, and waves of ecstasy and bliss pour through you.
• Your heart pours Love to your Twin, and giving to your Twin becomes the most important thing in your life.

There can be many soul mates. There can only be one divine counterpartin the physical or soul, that is the twin flame.

• Soul mates know each other form another life.
  Twin flames know each other from the beginning of time.
• Soul mates are there for your personal growth.
  Twin flames are to complete you.
• With soul mates, you feel that you have met the person before.
  With twin flames, you feel you know each other inside out and the discovery can go on forever.
• With soul mates, you have lessons together.
  With twin flames, you feel complete yet have some lessons together.
• With souls mates, you will sometimes feel you have met other soul mates.
  With twin flames, you have never felt this deep before from a soul mate.
• With soul mates, some lessons are challenging and you may need to resolve something.
  With twin flames, you both go beyond the challenges together ... the connection is unfathomable.

Howdoes one find his/her twin flame?

Toattract a twin flame is best done through prayer, meditation, and openness.Open all channels. Do not discriminate! Don't limit yourself to being with justblondes, athletic, a particular race or religion. Being equally yoked is aconcept you and your twin flame grow into, not born into.

Whenyou meditate, feel your twin flame by your side. Be as if your twin flame iswith you all the time, which he/she is! Your twin flame may not be in physicalform, but rather, exist as an energy field. Once that energy field connectswith you, your energies mesh. It is then you ask for your twin flame to enterinto your life. Before long, the twin flame will appear in physical human form.

SriYogananda of the Self Realization Fellowship offered a prayer. "God, blessso that I may find my life partner according to your laws of perfect soulunion." Keep saying that prayer with complete faith and watch whathappens.

Mayyour flame find you. May you find your flame. May both of you become one.

Jim Hague