[Sandra_18X]

I just saw this on facebook. "If he doesn't care about your soul, he is not your soulmate."

How inportant is your mate's religion to you?

[Lictimind]

strange that is one of the many reasons my ex and i divorced(when your in court for 2 years,lots of things are said).i *refused*to convert to her religion,and she didn't like my lack of.and then when i became ordained,that did it.

funny thing was we had talked about the fact i was not about to convert,and my lack of religious beliefs during the 4 years we lived together,prior to being married.

[Centurnion]

funny thing was we had talked about the fact i was not about to convert,and my lack of religious beliefs during the 4 years we lived together,prior to being married.

The sad thing is some people think marriage is "ownership."

[vernotixas]

My husband and I have been married almost 25 years....I've always had a very close relationship with God...he, not so much, but he does respect my beliefs and my right to worship as I see fit. It hasn't always been that way though...we did go through a period where I was extremely active in church and he wasn't thrilled with it...but we worked it out. I DO believe what the line in Facebook said, however I don't think you have to believe the same things to care about someones soul.

[WaydayFep]

I don't think you have to believe the same things to care about someones soul.

Very true.... I'm not sure how much I believe in "souls" but here I am exchanging "well being" for "soul." I think that is the spirit of the quote.

[Fausqueuego]

Recently in a Tarot reading I purchased, I was told my wife is not my soul mate.
That puzzled me. Not so much that I don't love her, but I never thought of her as my soul mate.
In fact I thought, wait... it's even better. It's more magickal, more 'hot', more wonderful that I am with an amazing woman that no soul crap set up. Even if it's true and I met my so called soul mate, I'd never leave my wife. lol.
Part of a relationship is learning and loving someone different from you.
She does respect my religion, so that helps!

[eXC3Kvnn]

I agree with DOJ. For me religion doesn't matter, it's more about if you care about the "well being" of your partner. If he doesn't care about my well being, does he really care about me?

[lookanddiscover]

In my Pagan teachings for the Rune-Gild I'm involved with, I have a study on the difference between soul mate and Soulmate. In reading above, a perfect example is Raincloud, who is happy, content and is excited about his soul mate.

In very brief terms, as I believe and extend out through my gild curriculum; a soul mate is a "...majikal sort of mating between two people that admire, respect and love each other in every aspect of their lives, no matter how completely different human beings they may be. While their religious and/or Spiritual needs may be very different, even completely opposing, there is a unrelenting need in their psyche that demands union...it is the epitome of "opposite attractions".... One might consider these type folks to be in the same category as fraternal twins.

....A Soulmate on the other hand is two people who souls have a common goal, a familiar or similar need or soul bonding that dictates the absolute need for a union between the physical vessels... they are very like minded in fulfilling their Spiritual and/or religious needs... it is the Cozmik bond between two people that is commonly said fate or destiny meant for them to be together....One might consider these type folks to be in the same category as identical twins."

I realize this goes against most conventional teachings or understanding, but this train of thought goes back millennium through the esoteric gilds, thus not exactly mainstream. There are of course many aspects to this bond that even the Vitki's and Shaman of today do not totally understand as society was greatly different 2000 years ago than it is today. Our societal acceptances and demands are far more varied today than the staunch, hard line traditions of yesteryear.

Hope that helped a bit! Even if it was from a totally different view than what most folks perceive as "Soulmate".

Blessings of Peace,
Al

[Twelearly]

Hope that helped a bit! Even if it was from a totally different view than what most folks perceive as "Soulmate".

Blessings of Peace,
Al

Thanks for explaining that. I never knew a difference between soulmate and soul mate. Now I do. I learned something today!

[letittbe]

Nice! Thanks Rev. Al.