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Soul Level Experience

The context of Agua Alma helps us rise above the common dominance of the cognitive processes, calling all the parts of us into presence, and into connection with all things. This oneness is the soul-level experience. The soul-level experience, at those special moments when we align with it, provides a link to the causal level, wherein lies the root of much dis-ease--including the physical, emotional, and the spiritual.

As one gains experience in calling forth the soul, one's essence anchors more on the soul, less on the ego. As this process develops, one looks for the signs of soul-presence in decision-making. One begins to gain awareness, even in simple daily decisions, whether the soul-field is enlivened or depleted by one's life choices. Thus, skill is gained in navigating one's soul's purpose.

On soul:

Larry Dossey, MD, from "Recovering the Soul"
"immortal...here, there, everywhere, Extending to the farthest reaches of the cosmos...Enveloping all minds and all persons...Timeless...beyond death...Existing at all moments, Including all of the past and all of the future, Forever and forever... this is a portrait of everyone who has ever lived."

David LaChapelle, author of "Navigating the Tides of Change"
"Our souls awaken to the cultivation of their presence in our everyday lives. By becoming sensitive to the energetic reality that supports the expression of our lives we can gain more joy, wisdom, courage, compassion and clarity of action."

Thomas Moore, "Care of the Soul":
"Beauty is one of the signs of the soul."

Clarissa Pinkola Estes: (from "Archetype of the Wild Woman" audio tape, paraphrased)
"Soul is where the vertical and the horizontal axis of the cross meet. It is the same symbology, be it the Christian cross, the Celtic cross, or the Native American four-directions symbol. The vertical axis is the direct line between heaven and earth, the spiritual axis. The horizontal axis is the physical plane, normal waking reality. Where the two meet is the realm of the soul."

Patricia Kaminski and Richard Katz, from the Flower Essence Repertory, on "IRIS",

" It is the soul's mission to build a rainbow bridge between spirit and matter. The pure light of the spirit needs to be ensouled, or colored with feeling. The rich darkness of matter needs to become luminous and filled with inner meaning. This is the path of the artist, and it is really true that every soul should express itself as an artist. As the physical body needs air to breathe, so does the soul need inspiration in order to live. As the physical body circulates blood in order to nourish itself, so does the soul live through the streaming and weaving of radiant color (and luscious liquid movement--parenthesis added by Zia). Many modern individuals lack soul vitality; a gray pallor stifles them, they suffocate in the mundane and mechanical."