Soul Plans and World Peace

This is our monthly column on Soul Plans by Alicia Young. Alicia had a life-changing experience where she was invited to watch the pre-life planning session of a friend’s son, which she later wrote about in her book Visit from Heaven: A Soul’s Message of Love, Loss & Family. Since then she has spoken around the world both privately and to groups in order to help pass on what she learned about why our souls may choose some of our most difficult experiences as opportunities to learn and grow. Each month she answers questions about how our soul’s plan intersects with the challenges and experiences of being human.

I’ve read that thousands (if not millions?) of souls are seeking to attain the same thing, such as progress on peace or the environment. Why does the same goal take on so many forms? Wouldn’t we get further, faster, if we choose one thing to work on together? 

We design individual Soul Plans, but you’re right that we often work on overlapping goals.  Peace is a great example, because it presents itself in so many ways and with such varied  intensity. It might be as routine as settling squabbles among children to restore calm for them  and their harried parent. Or we might go to the other extreme, where Buddhist monks set  themselves alight in the 60s … to protest the violence of war. And these are both external  references to peace. What about navigating inner peace? 

Let me paraphrase the spiritual writer Neale Donald Walsh, who observed that there’s only  one reason to do anything in life, and that is to make a statement to the Universe of who you  are. For example, it might be that you stand for peace at any cost, or that you support a more  nuanced way. 

We can look around and see doves and hawks all around us, from our family members and neighbors to our government. Tackling peace on myriad levels means we are offered many pathways to that lesson. We’re experiencing it playing out from all angles, where as observers  or participants. 

Do we always have the same angels or spirit guides our whole lives? 

I saw that we have a core of angelic beings and spirit guides. And not only do they stay with  us our present lifetimes (here), but they have been with us in each previous life as well. In  other words, they have seen us in every role, culture, social class, and age. They have  witnessed each time were born (and into what circumstances) and each time we leave. They  intimately know our essence, even as our personality might vary in each role. As you can  imagine, this affords them a deep and detailed knowledge of the spiritual progress we have  made, and the areas where we have struggled. 

These angels and guides cannot, and would not, ever leave us. It is their spiritual mission to  accompany us through each journey. Our connection forms its own type of spiritual contract. 

We also have “specialty” guides that we can either summon, or else are assigned to us in  response to especially difficult situations. Their insights bolster the knowledge of the core  guides, infusing even more potential for growth.

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A family reunion is coming up and it’s got me in knots. A cousin is always stepping out on his  wife, and we pretend not to know. My brother was sacked for stealing from his employer.  And a niece takes genuinely awesome care of our grandmother—but nana’s savings are  dwindling for no reason. I want to fake Covid-19 to stay home. 

On any given day, family can be a source of joy or pain. The experiences you’ve shared here  (let’s assume they’re accurate) have a common theme of trust. Themes are designed to be  overcome, not indulged. This human experience of “trust” arrives in many forms. It offers  chances for growth, both in ourselves and as a soul group. Imagine you and your family are  gathered on the Other Side, contemplating your roles: 

COUSIN: I will explore this theme of trust in the context of infidelity. I will be drawn to  extra-marital affairs, but I’m not sure yet of the extent. I might be consumed  with guilt or feel entitled. My wife might find out and will arrive at her own  intersection. Will she tolerate it, ignore it, or deliver an ultimatum? Will she  find her voice and kick me out? And how might these events affect our  children? 

BROTHER: I’m going to develop a career around finance. I will be unsatisfied at work, and  I might grow bitter by how I’m treated by my boss. I could start to “level” things  by funneling a little extra my way. I will get away with it for quite a while; that  will either satisfy me or embolden me. It will be a faceless corporation, or a smaller family business. The latter will add a layer of shame. 

NIECE: Grandma and I will be close as I’m growing up. I’ll go into a caring profession, like nursing. As she ages, I’ll be the natural fit to take care of her. I’ll do it well, and willingly. I will face a major financial crunch in my late 20s, and how I handle it will be a watershed moment for me. I will be sorely tempted to dip into her nest egg. She would want me to have it, anyway. 

YOU: I will face opportunities for growth. I will have to decide what to do with this information—if anything. These behaviors will inform my own behavior and  what I seek in a partner, and what I consider to be red flags. I will have to  navigate each relationship and decide how I will interact. Speaking up will risk  rejection. Staying silent will exact its own toll. 

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This post is part of our series of blogs on soul plans by Alicia Young. You can read her previous posts HERE.

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Alicia Young is an Australian journalist and author who met her guardian angel at age three. Her book Visit from Heaven: A Soul’s Message of Love, Loss & Family recounts a transformative experience in which she met the soul of a little boy on the Other Side. Today, she speaks and consults on Soul Plans around the world, both privately and to groups (often virtually). This column does not seek to substitute professional support.