Terry Evans – What are old souls?

I remember once many years ago in Iceland, when I was listening to a lecture about old souls. I asked them: What are old souls? The explanation I was given, I did not understand. Perhaps at that time, I was not ready to hear the answer.

For some months now, I have wondered why I was born with this ability to feel spirit in a very early age, even though my abilities as a child perhaps were not as clear as they are now. Suddenly, as I am sitting in the office writing this text, a colleague ask me: “What about gifted children?” One very clear example is Mozart. At a very young age, he understood how to compose symphonies. Another example that comes to mind is the movie The man who knew infinity, that is about a man in the early 1920s who came from India. He could solve mathematical problems at a very high level, without receiving formal training. Other examples that come to mind, if we think of spirituality, is Malala Yousafzai and Mahatma Gandhi.

When I think of the examples that I have given, I think of old souls. They exhibited talents and gifts as children, but some of these gifts did not come to the surface until later years, such as with Mahatma Gandhi. I personally believe that these examples that I have given were able to realise through whatever circumstances or situations they found themselves in, that they had a talent that went beyond their years. Therefore they had a mission to display that talent without even realising they were doing so. I believe they were messengers that had reincarnated.

No one will ever know how many in this world they have touched and inspired in their work. For example, Gandhi inspired me through his work, bringing down the British Empire without any violence or warfare. I believe that these people that I have written about here, have affected countless of millions. They were in fact old souls, that came back to our earth to share their skills and their genius in a way that would affect the world and bring about enlightenment. Which they did! Their story, their lives and what they have done here, I believe will go on until infinity. In my lifetime, Gandhi has given me one very clear answer: To not give up. Anything is possible. Sometimes something that seems to be out of reach, can be achieved.

I must point out very clearly that I do not liken myself to them, but I can sometimes ask: Why was I born with the gifts that I have? So many people has such a talent, that if they were to use that gift, they would play a very big part in changing the world in which we live in. Having said that, in my work as a medium, I will never know what effect it has when I am allowing myself to be used as a channel for spirit and do the work I do on their behalf. I could not even begin to estimate it, because I simply do not know. For me, with my natural intelligence which is a part of being medium, it is something that I must do, and I am driven to do so. However, one interesting factor is, that when spirit has been using me as a channel, they have very often informed the recipient of the talents that they had. Talents that for many have been lying dormant and have been unknown to the person.

I can look back through my life on people I have met in my work as a medium, which have been countless, and I can meet some of these people again and they would say: “The work you did on behalf of spirit, as a channel, awakened something within me and helped me find my purpose. It helped me realise what I should do with my life.” For me, that is a reminder to carry on doing the work as I do.

In one respect, the world is a much smaller place now, but the population increases in size. That is why I believe old souls are reincarnating on earth, in every area of life that needs influence and contribution that could bring enlightenment to the individual. That is why the words spiritually and consciousness have coming to the fore.

I think we are going to discover that many children in this time are old souls within a child’s body, that have reincarnated because they have a special mission. Some of them will work with science, art, literature, sport, environment, to understand the animal kingdom, etc. etc. Amongst them, we will see the spiritual leaders, that will step forward and assist mankind to come out from the shadows, and in so doing, bring enlightenment. I wonder what old souls I will come in contact with. Perhaps I will not recognize them, but I will be able to connect with the effect that they have on me.

/Terry Evans

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