Underside of a Japanese umbrella

One of the first relationships we usually enter into is a karmic one. Karmic relationships often are those lessons that we were unable to learn in a previous lifetime—these people aren’t meant to take it easy on us, because they are meant to change our way of life. The addiction of karmic relationships is that it seems no matter how many tries we give it—it just doesn’t seem to work. Karmic relationships burn hot and seem almost intoxicating at times, but the entire point of these types of relationships is to come into our lives, change us—and then leave.

Yet the soulmate differs from the karmic relationship by the type of lesson being learned and the way in which it is presented. Karmic relationships are often about how we view the outside world and others—while the soulmate will trigger those internal lessons involving self-worth, fear, societal pressures and our worthiness of love. Soulmates are also the ones who care about us the most—versus the karmic lover whose only concern is of their own self and needs.

Twin flames aren’t just those that we connect with on a soul level, but they are someone we share the same soul with. You can connect on a deep level with a soul mate, but you don’t share the same energy. There is a mirror like quality when we come into contact with our twin flame—everything that we have spent our lives running from or denying is suddenly in front of us.


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/03/how-to-tell-if-a-relationship-is-karmic-soulmate-or-twin-flame/