What is the Cycle of the Soul?

Introduction

Bashar, channeled by Darryl Anka, begins the session by presenting a deeper explanation of the concept of the “Cycle of the Soul.” This discussion outlines the process through which a soul undergoes various stages of incarnation, personal growth, and transformation within a physical experience.

Soul’s Initial Stage and Planning

The cycle starts with the soul, represented as a sphere of light, deciding to have a physical experience. This choice is marked by setting specific challenges, patterns, and themes intended to foster growth. The soul, through consultations with guides and soul family, establishes a “blueprint stage” where vibrational patterns are laid out to determine the path of physical incarnation.

Condensation into Physical Form

As the soul’s vibrational patterns continue condensing, part of its energy coalesces into a form ready for physical birth. Although a portion of the soul is focused into a physical being, the connection with the “higher mind”—the non-physical part of the soul—remains intact. This connection allows the physical being to experience reality within the framework of the soul’s original vibrational patterns.

Early Childhood and Connection to the Higher Mind

Upon birth, a young child maintains a strong awareness of its connection to the soul, allowing access to memories of other incarnations and an awareness of guides and connections to other entities. This heightened connection generally lasts for around seven years, during which the child also begins to absorb beliefs and concepts from society, family, and culture. These absorbed ideas solidify the soul’s chosen challenges, creating the foundation of the personality.

Formation of the Physical Personality

By the end of childhood, the personality shaped by societal beliefs and experiences crystallizes, providing a framework for facing life’s challenges. This structure enables the soul to gain new insights and perspectives through the physical experience. Each challenge faced and transformed contributes to the soul’s growth.

Expansion of Consciousness and Transition to Fourth Density

As the physical personality develops and overcomes challenges, the soul begins a reverse process, gradually expanding its consciousness outward. This expansion represents a transition from the denser third-density experience to the less dense fourth-density experience, fostering greater awareness and connection to other dimensions. Through this expanded state, the individual becomes more attuned to the “higher mind” and capable of receiving communication from guides, soul family, and other realms.

The Role of Astral Experiences

In the next stage, often represented by out-of-body or astral experiences, the soul explores beyond the physical realm. These experiences typically occur during sleep, when the soul engages in activities remembered in waking life as dreams. This phase provides an opportunity for further learning and connection with the soul’s higher aspects. Bashar describes his civilization as existing between these realms, possessing both physical and quasi-physical attributes.

Physical Death and Return to Soul Form

At the conclusion of a chosen lifetime, the soul undergoes physical death, completing the cycle by returning to its natural state—a sphere of energy or light. From this stage, the soul can choose to begin the cycle anew, reincarnating into a different experience. This cycle—condensing into physical form and expanding back to soul awareness—resembles a breathing motion, shifting between focused physical experience and expanded spiritual awareness.

The Perspective of the Oversoul

Though presented in a linear fashion, Bashar emphasizes that from the perspective of the oversoul, these processes occur simultaneously. Each incarnation, expansion, and contraction exists concurrently within the oversoul’s experience.

Conclusion

In closing, Bashar urges viewers to reflect on this cycle. He clarifies that the body is not in possession of a soul; rather, the soul has a body. Physical reality occurs within the soul, and upon expanding, one realizes the eternal and infinite nature of existence as a soul.