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The Earth Game is a tremendously intricate and complicated mechanism. Every soul who enters this space participates with their own set of talents, strategies, and objectives. This article discusses some common paths souls will take strategically over many incarnations in order to acquire useful traits, skills, lessons, and experiences that will lead to full remembrance in pursuit of potential in the Universe.
My goal is to bring these strategies into your awareness so that you can identify your strengths, understand the bigger picture and steer yourself comfortably into the path of least resistance. Maybe absorbing this information will allow you to identify certain characteristics within yourself that can help you know who you have been before, how that is affecting you now, and what it might mean for your future self.
Some things you should keep in mind as you read:
-The soul plays the long game. Paths focused on a specific experience usually unfold over many lifetimes and are complimented by paths taken previously or concurrently in order to create balance during the growth.
-The soul is looking to remember. The experiences it focuses on are tailored with this in the forefront.
-The soul will often incarnate into situations where it can learn lessons it missed in previous lifetimes.
-The soul will also seek specific experiences that it can carry with them in order to improve future incarnations. During the separation, the soul is looking to assist the collective while acquiring as much potential as possible.
-The path chosen is not singular and is a combination of multiple paths, one path, however, might be at the forefront of the experience. You can be a Healer, Explorer, and Scholar in the same life but being a healer carries the most weight.
We will start by listing the kind of path, then we will explain what the soul was trying to accomplish or acquire by taking this path. We will then list some of the benefits and drawbacks of this strategy. Enjoy!!
The Builder Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about building. This includes learning about creation, productivity, and resourcefulness. The soul often finds itself in situations where it has the opportunity to create something new. The soul hopes to learn how to use its skills for the betterment of self and others.
Traits Gained: Building, Creation, Productivity, Resourcefulness.
Traits Removed: destruction, laziness, wastefulness.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of creation and productivity.
Perspectives Gained: The soul learns that there is always something new to be created and that its skills can be used for the betterment of self and others.
Lessons Learned: The soul learns how to be creative and productive.
Additional Notes: The Builder Path is as challenging as it is rewarding. Many times the soul will find itself in situations where it must start from scratch. This path often leads to great personal growth as the soul learns to let go of its ego and embrace its creative side.
The Service Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about service. This includes learning about helping, giving, and compassion. The soul has a burning curiosity to see how it can help others. Sometimes the opportunity for service comes in very unexpected ways and at other times, you may be doing something completely unrelated when suddenly your thirst for assisting someone else takes over; either way, this is what drives our greater purpose here on Earth to learn about compassion!
Traits Gained: Service, Helping, Giving, Compassion.
Traits Removed: selfishness, indifference, cruelty.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of helping and giving.
Perspectives Gained: The soul learns that there is always someone who needs help and that its skills can be used for the betterment of self and others.
Lessons Learned: The soul learns how to be helpful and compassionate.
Additional Notes: The Service Path is a difficult path but can be very rewarding. It often leads to great personal growth as the soul learns to let go of its ego and embrace its caring side.
The Warrior Path
This is a path of courage, strength, and determination. The ultimate reward for those on this journey is peace from all their fears as they learn how to overcome them in due course. It also allows the soul to face its fears and learn how to overcome them.
Souls on the Warrior Path often have to go through a lot of pain and suffering but understand that ultimately a potion of their Earth experience should be spent on the Warriors Path because it leads to nobility, grace, and inner strength.
Traits Gained: Courage, Strength, Determination, Eventual Peace.
Traits Removed: Fear, Anxiety, Doubt.
Collective Contribution: Help others learn their own strength.
Perspectives Acquired: A more confident outlook, and the ability to face fears.
Lessons Learned: How to stand up for yourself, and use pain as a fuel source for growth.
Additional Notes: Warrior lifetimes usually lead to teaching/scholar lifetimes.
The Diplomat Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn patience, tolerance, and how to find common ground. It is also a path of service where the soul can learn to put the needs of others above their own. The Diplomat's path is one of service and compromise, but it leads to great satisfaction.
The soul chooses this path because it wishes to learn patience (patience allows us more opportunity), tolerance for others' opinions/actions even if we disagree or feel offended; also involves putting other person's needs ahead of our own
Traits Gained: Patience, Tolerance, Compromise, Ability to Find Common Ground, Self-Sacrifice.
Traits Removed: Selfishness, Greed, Ego.
Collective Contribution: Facilitates finding peace and resolution for others.
Perspectives Acquired: A more patient and tolerant outlook, and the ability to see both sides of every situation.
Lessons Learned: How to be of service to others, and that compromise is not a dirty word.
Additional Notes: Diplomat lifetimes often lead to healer/teacher lifetimes.
The Hermit Path
The soul chooses this path in order to experience solitude, introspection, and reflection. It is also a path of healing where the soul can go within and work on resolving past traumas. The Hermit Path often requires a great deal of introspection and self-awareness but ultimately leads to a sense of inner peace and harmony.
Introspection and self-awareness are the keys to a happy life.
Traits Gained: Solitude, Introspection, Reflection, Self-Awareness, Healing.
Traits Removed: Past Traumas, Emotional Baggage.
Collective Contribution: Holds space to help others reflect heal and find inner peace.
Perspective Gained: A more introspective outlook, and the ability to find peace within.
Lessons Learned: How to heal from past traumas, and that sometimes the best course of action is to do nothing at all.
Additional Notes: Hermit lifetimes are often a break from other lifetimes where the soul is gaining a variety of different experiences.
The Scholar Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and alternate perspective.
The Soul knows that the Earth is a school and that the opportunity exists to gain an immense amount of knowledge about creation. Souls seek lifetimes where they can solely focus on the acquisition of knowledge because this allows for quick soul evolution. It also allows the soul to serve others in a unique way by sharing the knowledge they've gathered with those who are ready to receive it.
Traits Gained: Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding, Ability to Share Knowledge.
Traits Removed: Ignorance, Limited Perspective.
Collective Contribution: Help others expand their understanding and knowledge.
Perspectives Acquired: A more knowledgeable outlook, and the ability to see things from multiple perspectives.
Lessons Learned: How to acquire knowledge, and how to share it with others in a way that is helpful.
Additional Notes: Scholar lifetimes are often a lead-up to teacher/guide lifetimes.
The Artisan Path
The soul chooses this path in order to experience creativity, self-expression, and beauty. To be an artist is to follow your heart, not just for the fame or fortune that comes with it. It's about finding something you're truly passionate about and doing all that is possible within yourself.
Traits Gained: Creativity, Self-Expression, Beauty, Ability to Share Unique Gifts.
Traits Removed: Boredom, Depression, creative blocks.
Collective Contribution: Moves culture forward and helps others find creative inspiration.
Perspective Gained: A more creative outlook, and the ability to see the beauty and potential in everyday life.
Lessons Learned: How to be creative, and how to express yourself in a way that is fulfilling.
Additional Notes: Artisan lifetimes are often a lead-up to teacher/guide lifetimes.
The Teacher Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn how to share their knowledge with others. It is also a path of service where the soul can help others to learn and grow. The Teacher Path often requires a great deal of patience and understanding but ultimately leads to a sense of inner peace and fulfillment knowing you have bettered the Earth.
The quickest way to learn is by teaching others and as a result, the soul accelerates its evolution.
Traits Gained: Patience, Understanding, Communication, Fulfillment.
Traits Removed: Anger, frustration, judgment.
Collective Contribution: Hold space for others to learn and grow.
Perspective Gained: A more patient outlook, and the ability to see the potential in others.
Lessons Learned: How to share your knowledge with others in a way that is helpful, and how to be patient with those who are learning.
Additional Notes: Teacher lifetimes are often a lead-up to mastery/ascension lifetimes.
The Healer Path
Often the hardest path, the soul chooses this path in order to learn compassion, empathy, and unconditional love. This path requires certain experiences to be had in order for the soul to understand these concepts on a deep level. The Healer Path often requires a great deal of pain and suffering but ultimately leads to a sense of inner peace and compassion.
Traits Gained: Compassion, Empathy, Unconditional Love, energy knowledge.
Traits Removed: Anger, Hatred, resentment.
Collective Contribution: Help others to heal and become more compassionate.
Perspective Gained: A more compassionate outlook, and the ability to see the potential for healing in others.
Lessons Learned: How to heal yourself, and how to help others heal.
Additional Notes: Healer lifetimes are a great way to learn about energy and how it works. Usually requires multiple lifetimes of experience before becoming an effective healer.
The Leader Path
A highly pursued path that takes a combination of luck and dedication to acquire, the soul chooses this path in order to learn how to be a leader. The soul knows that in order to lead others, they must first learn how to follow. This path requires the soul to take on many different roles in order to learn the ropes of leadership. The Leader Path often requires a great deal of dedication and hard work but ultimately leads to a unique acquisition of experience.
Traits Gained: Dedication, Hard Work, Experience, Leader Skills, communication skills, and unique perspective.
Traits Removed: Impatience, Insecurity, Fear.
Collective Contribution: Help others to follow their dreams and achieve their goals.
Perspective Gained: A more confident outlook, and the ability to see the potential in collective efforts.
Lessons Learned: How to lead, and how to motivate others.
Additional Notes: Leader lifetimes are often a way for the Soul to acquire confidence and self-worth.
The Lover Path
The most desired path is the foundation of experience in the Universe. The soul will pay seemly endless dues to put itself in the position to acquire the most love. The soul knows that love is the most powerful frequency in the Universe and wishes to study it from every angle. The Lover Path often requires a great deal of patience and perseverance but ultimately leads to a great sense of inner peace and bliss.
Traits Gained: Patience, Perseverance, Love, Bliss, Oneness.
Traits Removed: Fear, Hate, Jealousy, Attachment.
Collective Contribution: Bring love to every situation.
Perspective Gained: A more loving outlook, and the ability to see the potential for love in all things.
Lessons Learned: How to love and be loved.
Additional Notes: Lover lifetimes instill a deep sense of understanding of the power of love.
The Explorer Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about the unknown. It is also a path of service where the soul can help others to understand the unexplored. The Explorer Path often requires a great deal of courage and risk-taking but ultimately leads to a sense of inner peace and understanding.
Traits Gained: Courage, Risk-Taking, Understanding, Curiosity, Discernment, Open Mind.
Traits Removed: Fear, Doubt, Ignorance.
Collective Contribution: Help others to understand the unknown and explore new possibilities.
Perspective Gained: A more curious outlook, and the ability to see the potential for exploration in all things.
Lessons Learned: Taking Risks can lead to greater understanding, knowledge, and discovery.
Additional Notes: Explorer lifetimes often require the soul to face its fears in order to expand its horizons.
The Guardian Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn how to protect and serve others. The Soul takes great comfort in helping others to feel safe and secure and will seek incarnations where this role can be acquired. The Guardian Path comes with a great deal of fulfillment but can also be quite challenging and risky.
Traits Gained: Protection, Service, Fulfillment, Strength, Courage, Empathy, Compassion.
Traits Removed: Fear, weakness, insecurity.
Collective Contribution: Help others to feel safe and secure.
Perspective Gained: A more confident outlook and the innate desire to help and protect others.
Lessons Learned: How to be strong in the face of adversity and how to empathize with others.
Additional Notes: Guardian lifetimes tend to be quite challenging because the losses hit a little harder. This path requires great courage and strength.
The Sinner Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about the darker aspects of life. This includes learning about addictions, violence, and other dark desires. The soul often takes on many different roles in order to learn about these things from every angle. The Sinner Path often requires a great deal of risk-taking but ultimately leads to a sense of inner peace and understanding.
Traits Gained: Addiction, Violence, Dark Desires, Understanding, Empathy.
Traits Removed: Love, Compassion, Empathy.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the darker aspects of life and how to deal with them.
Perspectives Acquired: The soul gains a unique perspective on the human condition.
Skills Learned: The soul learns how to navigate the darker aspects of life.
Additional Notes: Lifetimes on the Sinner Path strung together lead to the Scholar and Healer Paths.
The Victim Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about suffering. This includes learning about pain, loss, and grief. The soul often takes on many different roles in order to learn about these things from every angle. The Victim Path often requires a great deal of endurance but teaches lessons that can't be found elsewhere.
Traits Gained: Suffering, Pain, Loss, Grief, Understanding, Empathy.
Traits Removed: Patience, Understanding, Security.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the darker aspects of life and how to deal with them.
Perspective Gained: A more compassionate outlook and the ability to see the beauty in suffering.
Lessons Learned: How to persevere in the face of adversity and how to empathize with others.
Additional Notes: The hardest path that often requires the Soul to face its fears without any guarantee of success.
The Mastery Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about mastery. This includes learning about focus, discipline, and commitment. Those who embark on this journey are able to experience complete transformation as they learn about themselves and what makes them unique in life. The Mastery Path often requires a great deal and even suffering but is the most desired path because it leads to complete soul evolution.
Traits Gained: Mastery, Focus, Discipline, Commitment, Understanding, and Compassion.
Traits Removed: Fear, Ignorance, Doubt.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of focus, discipline, and commitment.
Perspective Gained: Anything can be accomplished with enough focus, discipline, and commitment.
Lessons Learned: How to be focused, disciplined, and committed in the face of adversity.
Additional Notes: The most sought-after path that is usually acquired over many lifetimes of soul searching.
The Intuitive Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about intuition and psychic ability. This includes learning about extrasensory perception, energy work, and mediumship. The intuitive route typically requires quite a lot of trust but will ultimately provide you with all that's needed for an understanding inside yourself.
Traits Gained: Intuition, Psychic Ability, Dimensional Extrasensory Perception, Energy Work, Mediumship.
Traits Removed: Frustration, Impatience.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of intuition and psychic ability.
Perspective Gained: Intuition and psychic ability are real and can be used to help ourselves and others understand the energetic aspects of reality.
Lessons Learned: How to trust your instincts and internal guidance.
Additional Notes: A path that is often misunderstood but can lead to great insights and abilities.
The Stewardship Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about stewardship. This includes learning about responsibility, accountability, and sustainability. The soul finds itself in many different roles in order to learn about these things from every angle. The Stewardship path offers a variety of potential for future incarnations.
Traits Gained: Stewardship, Responsibility, Accountability, Sustainability.
Traits Removed: Fear, Ignorance, Doubt.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of taking only what you need.
Perspective Gained: We are all connected and what we do to the environment will come back to us in some way.
Lessons Learned: How to be a responsible and sustainable steward of the earth's resources.
Additional Notes: The Stewardship Path leads to an innate desire to protect and care for the planet in future incarnations.
The Observer Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about detachment. This includes learning about neutrality, objectivity, and non-attachment. The soul puts itself in situations that are best experienced from an outside looking in perspective. This allows for the soul to get a better understanding of the inner workings of creation.
Traits Gained: Observer, Neutrality, Objectivity, Non-Attachment.
Traits Removed: Ignorance, judgment, narrow-mindedness.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of detachment.
Perspective Gained: There is always another side to every story and it's important to be objective
Lessons Learned: How to be objective and detached in order to see the bigger picture.
Additional Notes: The Observer Path is often a difficult one because it requires complete neutrality but the acquisition of that neutral state is infinitely valuable for future incarnations.
The Catalyst Path
The soul chooses this path in order to promote change. This includes learning about transformation, destruction, and rebirth. The soul often finds itself in situations that are chaotic and require a lot of change. The soul is here to create upheaval and help others do the same.
Traits Gained: Catalyst, Transformation, Destruction, Rebirth.
Traits Removed: Fear, limitation, change hesitancy.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of change.
Perspectives Acquired: The soul gains a deeper understanding of the cycles of creation and the importance of allowing change.
Lessons Learned: The soul learns how to allow change.
Additional Notes: The Catalyst Path is difficult but leads to great personal growth. Often a means of avoiding stagnation in future lifetimes.
The Abundant Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about abundance. This includes learning about wealth, prosperity, and success. The soul often finds itself in situations where it has the opportunity to acquire material wealth and can manifest with little resistance. The soul hopes to learn how to handle this wealth responsibly and use it for the betterment of self and others.
Traits Gained: Abundance, Wealth, Prosperity, Success.
Traits Removed: Scarcity, poverty.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of abundance.
Perspective Gained: The soul learns that there is always enough and that abundance is possible for all.
Lessons Learned: The soul learns how to handle prosperity with responsibility.
Additional Notes: The Abundant Path is one of the easier paths but can be difficult due to the soul's attachment to material wealth. Often a means of acquiring financial security in future incarnations.
The Prestige Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about prestige. This includes learning about power, influence, and fame. The soul often finds itself in situations where it has the opportunity to acquire a high level of social status. The soul hopes to learn how to handle this power responsibly and use it for the betterment of self and others.
Traits Gained: Prestige, Power, Influence, Fame.
Traits Removed: Obscurity, Insignificance.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of prestige.
Perspective Gained: The soul learns that there is always a higher level to strive for and that prestige is possible for all.
Lessons Learned: The soul learns how to handle power with responsibility.
Additional Notes: The Prestige Path is one of the more difficult paths to maintain due to the soul's attachment to social status. However, it can lead to great personal growth if handled correctly.
The Collabaration Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about collaboration. This includes learning about teamwork, relationships, and community. The soul often finds itself in situations where it has the opportunity to work with others towards a common goal. The soul hopes to learn how to be a good team member and use its skills for the betterment of self and others.
Traits Gained: Collaboration, Teamwork, Relationships, Community.
Traits Removed: Egotism, Self-centeredness, Greed.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of collaboration and coming together.
Perspectives Acquired: The soul learns that there is always strength in numbers and that a community can help achieve goals that would be difficult to accomplish alone.
Lessons Learned: The soul learns how to be a good team member and how to work towards the betterment of self and others.
Additional Notes: The Collaboration Path is a difficult path but can be very rewarding. It often leads to great personal growth as the soul learns to let go of its ego and absorbs higher lessons from others.
The Seeker Path
The soul chooses this path in order to learn about seeking. This includes learning about knowledge, understanding, and wisdom not usually acquired in formal learning environments. The soul often finds itself in situations where it has the opportunity to acquire new information and experiences. The soul hopes to learn how to use this knowledge for the betterment of self and others.
Traits Gained: Seeking, Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom.
Traits Removed: Ignorance, Foolishness, Perspective Limitation.
Collective Contribution: Help others understand the importance of seeking alternate forms of experience and perspective.
Perspectives Gained: The soul learns that there is always more to learn and that perspective is a valuable teacher.
Lessons Learned: The soul learns how to look beyond the surface level and to question everything.
Additional Notes: The Seeker Path is a difficult path but can be very rewarding. It often leads to great personal growth as the soul learns to let go of its ego and preconceived notions.
Wow that's a lot, thank you for staying with me : ) I honestly feel like we just scratched the surface and I'm excited to continue learning about these paths and how the soul uses them to strategically pursue specific goals. I'm on the Warrior, Healer, Teacher, Intuitive, and Guardian Paths amongst others!
Todd Bryson
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