Soulwork in its broadest sense is our ability to draw on the Infinite Power of Supreme Universal Energy. No matter whether we call it God, Higher Power, Boundless Presence, or the Divine, this energy is the infinite, enduring source of all we need in our lives.
To better understand soulwork and how it supports our well-being, we first need to understand that we are created as spirit, soul, and body.
Spirit
Our spirit is eternal and unchanging. It is the pure essence of God within us and within all creation. It may be called such things as Christ Mind, Buddha Nature, Highest Self, True Being, or Pure Essence.
Soul
Our soul, which includes our mind, is the repository of expansive awareness and information. It can access, through spirit, all the divine ideas and infinite possibilities within the universe. It uses intuition to discern how these ideas and possibilities can be demonstrated in our lives and in the world. Everyone has their own unique soul imprint.
Body
Our body is our earthly spacesuit. It’s the physical form we express in this life experience. It also is our intuitive, discernment barometer, sending us signals, for example, when our stomach rumbles, our heart flutters, or our eyes twitch. Even though we can develop, nurture, and even transform our bodies with exercise, cosmetics, and surgeries, they function and heal best when our soul is fully grounded within them.
Self-Investment
Soulwork is an investment in ourselves. Just as we would invest money to grow our finances, we also can invest our energy in our own soul renewal. When we devote ourselves to nurturing our soul first, all our other assets appreciate. The more soulwork we practice, the more expansive our soul radiance becomes.
Furthermore, because soulwork is primarily intuitive and contemplative, our greatest personal growth occurs within our souls. We can study many things or acquire new skills, but endless seeking and philosophizing often impedes our progress. If we constantly pursue, we’re likely spiritually bypassing realizations and epiphanies, and skimming surfaces, rather than diving in deep.
Empowerment and Spiritual Maturity
In essence, soulwork is reflecting and allowing, not struggling and forcing. Minister and Master Spiritual Teacher Emmet Fox explains soulwork this way:
The door to the soul opens inward. That is often the reason we do not make our demonstration. We assume that it opens outward and we press and push against it as hard as we possibly can, seemingly oblivious to the fact that we are really but closing it all the more firmly against our good.*
Soulwork also supports us, no matter our spiritual beliefs or religious affiliations, in being self-empowered, developing spiritual maturity, and discerning what fulfills us and our purpose. It is not a goal to accomplish, though it can help us achieve specific goals. It is the gentle, steady process that encourages personal spiritual transformation as we remain grounded in the ever-present now.
Honor Experience and Imagination
Our soulwork honors both our experience and our imagination. We use experiences to support our transformation. We remember that we have experiences, but we are not the experiences we have. We are spirit, soul, and body, as noted above. This awareness helps us both transcend and integrate what we learn on our journeys.
Our imagination, of which sleeping dreams and daydreams are a part, work with our faculties of wisdom, strength, intuition, and faith to guide us in our best direction. As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has said, this is taking the first step, even if we cannot see the whole staircase. We imagine within (envision), then allow our demonstration to unfold in its own perfect way.
The Role of Prayer and Meditation
Soulwork is not only about prayer and meditation, but our prayer and meditation practice is part of our soulwork. The time we invest in the process helps us slow our pace and listen to our intuition. This way we remember that we are divine spiritual beings, rather than robotic human doings. Then, we can gain clarity about our true needs and desires.
Our Internal Exploration and Divine Connection
Our intention for soulwork is always to turn within first because no one else can ever feed us enough, give us enough, or teach us enough to fulfill our soul. That gentle, tender nurturing we must do ourselves.
Ultimately, soulwork helps us live our faith, discern our own way, and heed our intuition. As we practice soulwork, we can feel our eternal oneness with God, the divine connection always available to everyone, so we can heal and thrive in miraculous ways.
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Fox, Emmet, “The Door That Opens In,” Find and Use Your Inner Power, HarperSanFrancisco, 1937, p. 61.
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