Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World by Aletheia Luna

Author:Aletheia Luna
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Aletheia Luna
Published: 2013-10-18T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Are You A Sage Or A Mystic?

Matthew continued, "The Old Soul is both a sage and a mystic. They're both able to deeply understand themselves, and they also have the ability to transcend themselves, being in touch with a higher purpose.”

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We are all One, but we are many. Our society is filled with a vast array of people from many different languages, colors, cultures, races, religions and personalities. It is this diversity in life which makes the world so expansive, multifaceted and enchanting.

Similarly, in my own time researching the Old Soul temperament, I've discovered something fascinating. Old Souls, although sharing many of the same fundamental characteristics, are motivated to express themselves in distinctly different ways. I have identified these differences as being either thought-centered or emotion-centered. Thus, I propose that there are actually two types of Old Souls: the "thinker" Old Soul and the "feeler" Old Soul, or in other words, the Sage and the Mystic.

Teaching or Creating?

Anyone familiar with the Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and its 16 personality types will be aware of the thinking and feeling duality in mankind.

Isabel Briggs Myers, the American researcher who created the theory in the early 20th century, popularized the idea that people either function in a predominantly logical way, or in a predominantly emotional way. This widely accepted theory can be observed in the Old Soul character, which has a deep desire to self-actualize through either teaching or creating.

It's important to note that the keyword here is "predominantly." Although the Old Soul, or anyone for that matter, can be both thought and emotion-centered, desiring to both teach and create, usually they tend to prefer one function and drive over the other. Just think of our hands: we have two of them, but we choose to use one mostly over the other.

The Two Types

So, what are the differences between the Sage Old Soul and the Mystic Old Soul? Here, we'll explore both types and a variety of modern, historical and literary Old Souls in each category.

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