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Five Myths (and Five Truths) about the Twin Flame Relationship, by Leslie Sampson

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

The sacred concept of twin flames is one that is surrounded with a lot of different definitions, ideas, and methods. It can be confusing when you begin on your journey. You will find so many things that are considered "absolute" and "fact," but may not actually vibe with you or your twin. It's a good general rule of thumb to remember that if something doesn't vibe with you, it simply doesn't have to. It's ok to say no, especially when we're talking about twin flames.

This topic looks massive on the surface, thanks to the fact that everyone who discusses twin flames in any way has their own opinions, experiences, definitions, and belief systems. This can make the entire concept of twin flames seem convoluted or even contradictory. That was my opinion when I began on my path of twin flame enlightenment.

Now, however, I realize that the entire reason there is so much confusion about twin flames is because there are a lot of myths that are considered truth. My intention is to try and clear up the confusion. So, let's look at five common myths and truths about twin flames and the relationship between them.

1. My twin flame is my one true love.
   This is the most overwhelming myth about twin flames. It's because the most prevalent belief about twin flames is that the entire purpose of the relationship is to be each other's one true love on earth. The true purpose of the twin flame relationship isn't love, although divine love is at the core of both the relationship and the souls that define it.The purpose is soul evolution. Your twin flame will come into your life and change everything, and you both may even want to have a loving relationship with one another. Just remember, the purpose of the twin flame relationship will always be soul evolution.
2. Twin flames and soulmates are the same thing.
   Most people believe both concepts are equal, but they are not. When a soul is created, it's made from a particular strand of divine DNA that is unequaled in any other soul. It is also infused with a blueprint of the divine plan for this soul. Then, the soul is split into two equal halves, which are called twin flames. You only have one divine equal to your soul.A soulmate can number into the millions for one soul. These are those souls that evolve around each other, and they do so because they are a complementary vibration to yours. The purpose of twin flames is soul evolution. The purpose of a soulmate is to assist you on your path, and they often allow you to assist them on theirs. There is only one divine match to your soul that is your twin flame.
3. My twin flame is my divine masculine/feminine.
   At inception, a soul is created with divine energy, which is that beautiful, universal energy that comes from the creator of all that is (your understanding of a higher power/being/energy/God). Contained within that divine energy is both divine masculine and feminine energy. When the soul is split into two equal halves, it isn't split based on masculine or feminine energy. It is divided right down the middle. Both halves contain universal energy, which is partially made up of masculine and feminine energies.Universal energy is what creates oneness for all, so it cannot be separated into different energies specifically to define the twin flame relationship. There is no divine rule that insists one half of the soul is feminine at its core and the other half is masculine. Twin flames are equal in all ways on a soul level.
4. 11:11 is a sign from my twin flame.
   The number eleven is more than just a sign from your twin; it is a physical and mathematical manifestation of twin flames meeting. Usually, when your attention is drawn to 11:11, it is considered a sign that your twin is near, or thinking of you, or just wants to get your attention. However, there's so much more to it.Previously, we discussed how each soul has both divine masculine and divine feminine contained within. Each of these energies is represented by the number one, so one half of the soul is represented by two ones: 11. Since twin flames are equal in their souls, both halves would be equally represented. That's how we arrive at 11:11. When this number appears, it is an indication that both souls are present, connected, and sending information to one another.

Before we get to our last myth, it's important to understand two things: everyone has a twin flame and twin flames are always connected. There is never a need to search for your twin because you have been connected since the inception of your souls. There is a cord that connects the two of you. This cord is made of the same strand of divine DNA that created your souls, and it is unique to you. It cannot be replicated or changed in any way. It connects from your heart chakra in the center of your chest and works like an umbilical cord to not only connect twin flames, but to send energy and information between you. This is true no matter if your twin is incarnate on Earth or on the Other Side. This cord can be used to draw your twin closer to you.

5. I can tell you who your twin flame/soulmate is.
   There are advertisements for these types of readings and drawings on social media all the time. "I will draw a picture of your one true love!" "I will draw your twin flame!" "Is he your twin flame? I will tell you the truth." Bottom line: these are scams, regardless of how many "good reviews" they have. It's very easy to create a drawing of a random person and say, "This, this is your other half, your true love!" That doesn't make it truth. You shouldn't open the door to your twin flame relationship merely to prove you're correct. You don't need anyone else to verify or validate what you already know and feel.Remember, you and your twin flame have always been connected to one another, and your soul will always recognize its match, without fail. The hard part, especially if you're a skeptic like I used to be, is convincing your brain. It doesn't naturally want to trust and believe a concept so radical as, "My soul has an exact match, and it is this person." The brain wants to explain everything away as rationally as it can.

   The key is to allow. Allow it all, every little bit. Keep what makes sense to you, and discard everything else. And, hey, don't let anyone else into the heart of your twin flame relationship, because they will do all they can to tear it down and make you doubt. Trust yourself. Your soul will always recognize its match. Period.

There are many more myths that surround twin flames. In my new book, Find Your Twin Flame: Understand and Connect to Your Soul's Other Half, we not only break down these myths into truths, but we define twin flames and discuss the history of the concept of the twin flame relationship. We also utilize several methods designed to connect with your twin flame and prove the relationship beyond all doubt.

Remember: your soul already knows who your twin flame is. You just need to give your soul the right tools and guidance to grow and evolve. You have the "soul" access to empower yourself to draw your divine match closer to you. Go on. Do it. I believe in you.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2021. All rights reserved.

I have a friend who has absolutely the worst luck of anyone I know. While she was in Hawaii in the 70's, she picked up a lava rock from the area of a volcano. Is there any truth to the belief that this causes bad luck? If so, what can be done about it? Thank you.

Jimmie Anne

Dreamchaser:

Your question made me laugh, because I remembered watching that "Brady Bunch" episode where they went to Hawaii and came back with bad luck. However, in all reality, your friend's bad luck started WAY before she went to Hawaii and picked up that lava rock - but more on that later.

As a matter of fact, after much research, I am finding that most likely, the "lava rocks bring bad luck" myth was started by Hawaii's park rangers. They wanted to prevent people from doing to the lava rock what people did to Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock is all but gone now because people kept taking pieces. The rangers didn't want all the lava rock picked off of certain sites.

Of course, we humans always try to find SOMETHING to blame our "bad luck" on. This habit is how various bad luck superstitions were born, such as those about black cats, broken mirrors, walking under ladders, etc.,

I have a black cat. She crosses my path at least 20 times a day. I do not have bad luck as a result. I also have a loft in my house with a ladder going to it. We walk under the ladder about 20 times a day too. Again, no bad luck. If I DID have bad luck, I suppose I COULD blame my little black cat.

Also, some places have their own bad luck traditions. For example, in Japan, if a funeral car passes, you should hide your thumb, or you will have bad luck. Since most foreigners do not know that, do they "catch" bad luck when visiting Japan because they fail to hide their thumbs?

In places of the world where the "evil eye" is not only believed in but practiced, people believe that they can be given bad luck with just a look. There are usually lots of shops in these areas that sell amulets for good luck, money, love, etc.

Since I love New Orleans so much, I will use that city as an example. I know there are many superstitious beliefs there. One can "catch" bad luck quite easily. As I wandered the streets, I often wondered if some of these "beliefs" were made up long ago by people wanting to sell their amulets and good luck spells. I am SURE it would have greatly boosted their business!

Your friend should probably stop believing that she has bad luck and using that as an excuse. She CAN manifest good luck. She just has to stop thinking that she has none. She is so used to accommodating "bad" in her life that she has accepted it as her fate. If she spent as much time on self-discovery as she does on trying to find the source of her ill fortune, she would be happier and better off already.

I wish you and your friend great good fortune!

*****

Astrea:

In the Disney movie Dumbo, Timothy the Mouse gives Dumbo a "magic feather" so that he is able to fly. Of course to the audience, Dumbo looks really gullible because he believes it's the feather that gives him that ability, when actually, it's his great big EARS!

Dumbo doesn't believe in himself enough to fly on his own, but when he has that fake magic feather, he's the CONCORD! Eventually he discovers the truth, and for just a moment, he is undone. As is Disney tradition, however, he conquers his fear, summons all his self-esteem, and learns to fly without the feather.

Your friend's lava rock is that feather in REVERSE. Bad luck isn't real. We CREATE our OWN luck by the way that we live our lives. If you believe that you're always going to have bad luck, then you're always going to have bad luck. No matter what a person chooses to blame for bad luck, it all boils down to choices and consequences.

Picking up a rock - ANY ROCK - is not enough to cause a person misery for the rest of her life. Because your friend BELIEVES that picking up the lava rock set her up for failure, time after time in her life, it has. People are VERY suggestible, and we're always looking for something OUTSIDE of ourselves to blame for the consequences of our decisions, whether we have a rock or a feather or a special necklace or a cursed car!

Accepting that we are responsible for our own lives isn't as easy as it sounds. We're pulled in a hundred different directions at once by our jobs, family and friends. Often, we don't take any time for ourselves at all, and wind up at the very place we try to avoid.

Your friend needs to "de-clutter" her life, starting with that stupid rock, and ending with people who are a drain on her day after day. She might need some kind of ritual cleansing to make that happen. It's always easier to believe that we've CHANGED something if there is some kind of outward manifestation of that change.

There are hundreds of cleansing rituals designed to change someone's luck. Chakra balancing is one of the better ways. Take your friend to a Buddhist Temple and have that done for her. It will cost between fifty and a hundred dollars, and the money is usually taken in the form of a love offering to the temple.

Most people feel renewed and reborn after that process, and she might be able to toss the idea that she is just plain unlucky after that. It may take more than once to get her on the right footing. If that doesn't work, try giving her a "magic feather" to replace that silly rock!

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.