Look, it isn’t some linear progression from baby to king or whatever... it’s more about age stages—baby, child, young, mature, and old, with maybe five or seven levels within each category...
And hey, nobody ever said one lifetime was enough to clear a single level!
Honestly, it feels like if you start out in a baby phase—say, you become some kind of hitman or something—you’re going to have to grind through a hell of a lot of life just to pay off all those delusions you had and actually grow up a bit... so, I guess some souls that develop a little faster might make it through in, say, 40 or 50 reincarnations, but most people definitely need way more than that...
As far as I’m concerned, I fall squarely into the old soul category. Well, except for that intense eye contact thing and the fact that I felt older even when I was a kid (I actually used to feel younger, but once I hit my early 20s, I started feeling way older than my actual age most of the time). Even though there are certain situations where I can see myself acting like a young or mature soul, it’s pretty rare. And then I just end up looking stuck-up 😁 but whatever, that's just how it goes. Plus, most people I know would probably fit into the young, child, or maybe a mix of young and mature souls. And according to this theory of theirs, those types should be the most common ones on the planet...
Anyway, I’ll try to summarize how I figured all this out in plain English.
1. Baby souls: These are folks who just started living on Earth; they’re lost, they don't really get how the world works, so they mostly just screw things up. Or they were born into circumstances where survival is the only goal—people point to psychopaths, or likely people with mental health issues or things like autism, and they also mention people from various indigenous tribes, though I don't buy that much because just because someone doesn't live in a high-rise with electricity and running water doesn't mean their soul is primitive. But fine...
2. Child souls: They crave order, hard work, and discipline. Basically, they're sheep; they tend to blindly follow a religion (like die-hard Catholics or hardcore Islamists, etc.) or maybe a specific political party. Generally, they lean heavily on rules, aren't particularly tolerant, and think everything needs to follow a specific order (like God's laws, the laws of nature, whatever). They could also be Nazis, but most often they're just regular working-class people who just want to live, work, and keep everything nice, mediocre, and normal...
3. Young souls: They act like teenagers or young adults in general—they crave fame, wealth, status, travel, events; they’re active, and a "normal" life seems boring to them, so they're constantly chasing something bigger and better. They’re often superficial and driven by money, though they can also be driven by, say, a thirst for knowledge. They tend to think about themselves more than others, the community, the world, or anything else. And it seems to me these people aren't usually very spiritual; they don't believe in anything they haven't seen with their own eyes...
Most of them are celebrities, actors, singers, wealthy CEOs, and stuff like that...
They also frequently don't belong to any religion because they think it's stupid, unlike child souls who blindly follow whatever they're told. Also, they consider their own opinion more important and better than anyone else's. Maybe they'll listen to you, but you won't convince them they're wrong, because they already know best...
4. Mature souls: These souls have realized that it’s not all about the money, the fame, partying around the world, or indulging every gourmet craving... they realize other people exist, that we are all actually equal, and that we need to be treated fairly. They get pissed off at the state of the world and try to do something to change it—protesting for certain rights, protesting against animal cruelty, etc. Often, they are mentally struggling and deal with various psychological issues—depression, schizophrenia, different phobias, and all that...
Still, they are the ones bringing positive changes to this world—just as young souls might advance technology, science, or expand businesses, mature souls try to show people they're wrong, that injustice exists, that we have to fight it, that the planet is suffering, etc. But the world is full of young and child souls who just ignore them or laugh them off...
5. Old souls: In the beginning stages, they're still somewhat similar to mature souls, but they become less and less attached to the material world. They've given up on fighting for the greater good or anything of the sort. In their middle stage, they might be spiritual leaders or figures like Mother Teresa, and in their final stage, they’re just phlegmatic retirees waiting to kick the bucket. They have no desire for material things, fame, status, travel, nothing. They often don't fit into society, not because they're trying to be "different" or because they're insecure, but because they feel they outgrew it a long time ago—all this chasing after things, happiness, or fulfilling some personal desires. Most of the time they live laid back, take the path of least resistance, aren't criminals, and in 99% of cases, they never become famous. They might even seem cold toward others; they see the big picture and how none of this actually matters. It’s almost like they know their reincarnation cycle on this Earth is coming to an end soon, so they aren't that attached to this world. Just like baby souls are heavily tied to the spiritual world and find this one unfamiliar and lost... old souls aren't lost, because they've lived through it all already, they're just over it...
