ZetaTalk: Density

conscious, and the dog not? The point at which consciousness is present is not crisp or clear. Is the human conscious because they have a certain IQ? Yet it is reported that retarded humans can have incarnating souls. Is the human

conscious because they discern themselves as separate from other humans? Yet so many humans are so fuzzy about

their identity that they join any group for a sense of belonging, and confuse their actions with the leaders. Is the human

conscious because they have a memory, can compute, can put A and B together and come up with C? Yet the Chimp

uses tools, and a wolf pack can figure where the prey may be running to next, and many animals have long memories

and are crafty. At what point does consciousness click in, or click out, if it does, and is it thus possible for a dog to

have a soul and a human not?

We have stated that an existing soul may chose to incarnate in an animal that does not have the potential of sparking a soul, for education reasons. Thus, the dog or snake or dolphin does not spark a soul, but can be incarnated on occasion.

To spark, the biological entity must have the capacity to envision itself as separate, and where many animals seem to

have this trait, they do not. A dog will understand that it is being yelled at by its master, or snarled at by the leader of

the pack, and by groveling and crawling away is indicating they seem to understand another has interacted with them, as a separate being. But this is instinctive activity, this is not a discernment of separate biological entities. The dog has evolved to react in such a manner, to challenge until certain signs are present, then to submit. Instinct is not

consciousness. Biologically programmed reactions are not consciousness.

Even as the babe is lying in its crib, asleep or crying for milk, seemingly unaware of its surroundings, it is aware. It understands that when it smiles at mother, and mother picks it up, that is has engaged in an interaction with another.

This is not the same as a birdling in a nest, putting its beak up for food when the mother bird alights. That is instinct.

On evolving worlds that do not have genetic engineering, the species that eventually emerges to have consciousness,

and thus sparking souls, gets there slowly. At first, there is instinct. Then there is increasing intelligence until the

concept of separateness begins to be a factor. Increased intelligence tends to be selected for survival, as the intelligent

species can better their odds. Thus, the more intelligent in the group breed to increase intelligence, and the trend

hastens yet more. Thus, where not visible in man, his consciousness, awareness of himself as separate, a factor

absolutely necessary for sparking of souls, is there.

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ZetaTalk: Old Souls

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ZetaTalk: Old Souls

Note: written May 15, 1997

If the Earth is a home to forming entities, and the Council of Worlds is regulating visits between entities who have

graduated from such homes to travel about the Universe, then just how ancient are such entities sitting on the

Council? The length of time is not a relevant guide here, as progression in spiritual matters is less a matter of years but

a matter of growth. There are old souls in the Service-to-Self camps that have barely progressed past the point of most

immature souls on Earth! They are firmly Service-to-Self, and thus progressed to 4th Density, and there they sit. There

are relatively young souls who move rapidly through the densities, as by their nature they learn rapidly and do not

hesitate to apply their knowledge. And in between are the vast majority, who linger at points, revisit areas they have

passed through before to solidify lessons, and become blocked due to their natures now and then, moving beyond the

blocks only when they realize that this is preventing any forward progress.

In human society, you have this equivalent, but this is overshadowed by the natural handicaps that the very young must

struggle with. The tiny babe, helpless to feed or move or bath itself, is clearly unimpressive to humans, regardless of

the wisdom inherent in the incarnating spirit. The toddler, struggling to communicate in single word phrases, is treated

as a potential only. The youngster, eager to learn but often bungling in their attempts to create even the simplest

contraption, are held in esteem only by loving parents and relatives. The teenager, who may be accomplished and

speak great wisdom, is overlooked as they are assumed to be rebels and speaking only to assert themselves in their

desire for independence and self importance. Thus the idea that a relative youngster could have wisdom beyond their

elders is incomprehensible to humans. How often, from the mouths of babes, come great insight? How often do the

mutterings of mature humans in their prime show that their thinking is cluttered with dependency longings, irrational

resentments, self-promotion, and an inability to be creative or resourceful? Age means nothing!

A soul is unaware of its status, but tends to recognize other strong souls during an incarnation. The human form is a

great mask, in the main, except to the educated. Old souls almost instantly recognize each other. This is not a body

language issue, as the human can be unaware of the age of their soul, other than that they find they are focusing on

issues differently than others around them. An old soul often finds they are strongly at issue to Service-to-Self

agendas, or take action suddenly to situations where others about them are debating and unsure. An old soul often has

a skill set that surprises the parents, expressing early in the life of the young human whose knowledge and skill are

coming from a source other than the education being given by the parents. Thus, there are clues, but the old