Infant Soul Families
From New Age Village
Channeled by Shepherd Hoodwin (during a live chatroom session)
<Diane> I'm curious about "family life" on earth when infant souls were the only ones here. How were the families structured, and how did they interact with one another? How did the dynamics change when baby souls began to incarnate? Did baby souls choose infant soul parents and then seek to structure them?
<ShepherdHoodwin/MICHAEL> If you start to feel uncomfortable in any way, remember to connect with nature; that should stabilize the higher energies.
Infant soul families were, as you might expect, focused on survival. There were many crises related to childbirth, health in general, and food supplies. However, you might be surprised at how loving and close-knit these families often were. Many modern complications had not yet set it. It was rare, for example, for there to be domestic violence, beyond a swat to a child to teach it not to do something. Most did not understand paternity, so families were not "nuclear" in the way that is defined today. Instead, there were small clusters that joined together as units, typically three adult males and three adult females, along with all the females' children. If someone wasn't getting along well in one cluster, s/he might migrate to a nearby one, but generally, these were stable units. Sexual play was mostly kept within one's cluster, and same-sex play was not uncommon.
Infant soul societies, especially in the earlier stages, tend to be peaceful. Cooperation is the norm, because without it, survival is compromised. There is not a lot of individual identity. Finding your individual fulfillment would be a foreign concept. If one cluster had extra food, it freely shared it with others if they needed it. There wasn't much understanding of food storage, so they would eat more when they had more and try to gain weight for the lean times.
Moving toward the baby soul level, these clusters started to make alliances with other clusters. The beginning of the baby soul cycle is marked by the formation of larger groupings that individuals would identify with.
So, loyalty is no longer primarily to one's cluster but to this larger grouping, with or without a strong leader. The transition is gradual and slow enough that both parents and children make it together. However, it does occur that a 1st level baby soul is born to 7th level infant souls, and the baby soul child is driven by a desire to organize into larger groupings that the parents respect but don't necessarily take part in.
<ShepherdHoodwin/MICHAEL> Would anyone else in the chat like to follow up on this specific question?
<Elisa17> I was wondering how older people fit into these infant soul societies?
<ShepherdHoodwin/MICHAEL> Life spans were short--about 35, depending on the climate and food sources. People older than that were generally cherished, because their existence was somewhat miraculous. Since the focus of the first cycle is survival, being able to survive a long time was impressive.
Infant soul societies are, as a rule, pretty happy. As you can imagine, they get a lot of exercise and fresh, clean air. Food is natural, obviously. There is little room for neuroses of any kind, since they mitigate against survival.
<TzM> And I wondered about spirituality and whether these communities were primarily G-ddess centered?
<ShepherdHoodwin/MICHAEL> Yes, these cultures worship the womb and the feminine in general, including the womb of the earth itself. Their spiritual practices tended to be simple and ritualistic. They found it natural to express thanks to the forces of nature when there was abundance or fortuitous circumstances.
Once the souls feel they have a handle on survival, they seek more interesting challenges. Otherwise, boredom would set in. It is a natural progression to observe, once things are running pretty smoothly, "Now, what more can we do with this?" There is a playfulness to it, just as an infant starts to embrace the challenge of walking once it has mastered crawling.
<Diane> So, the idea of infant souls with visible fear in the eyes is more specific to infant souls incarnate in a predominantly older soul world?
<ShepherdHoodwin/MICHAEL> Infant souls quickly demonstrate raw fear when confronted with the unknown, even within a safe and stable infant soul community. For example, if a wild animal that seems threatening comes on the scene and the soul has not had previous experience with it.
It is true that there is a great deal for infant souls to fear within the complexity of a young soul world. It is harder for infant souls to live in a big city ghetto than in a remote village. However, infant souls today are often exposed to media that shows them how primitive they are, and this makes them want to accelerate their growth. Living in a big city, while harder, also can make for accelerated growth.
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Shepherd is a professional Michael channel and author of The Journey of Your Soul--A Channel Explores Channeling and the Michael Teachings and Loving from Your Soul--Creating Powerful Relationships. He does channeling sessions and intuitive readings via telephone, mail, and e-mail. Visit his website at: Summerjoy Press
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