Soulmate vs Twin Flame?
- Angel Zappanti
- Feb 4
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 24
Find Out How To Tell The Difference
What is a Soulmate │ What is a Twin Flame │ Unique to a Soulmate │Unique to a Twin Flame │ Can Your Soulmate Be Your Twin Flame│ Which is Better Romantically │Understanding Your Connections
What are Soulmates & Twin Flames?
Soulmate
A soulmate can be anyone in your life from your soul family. These relationships can be romantic, platonic, best friends or family. A romantic soulmate is on the journey with you to deepen your understanding of you, of love and learn self worth.
A soulmate can be for a lifetime or just a season to help you through an experience. Soulmates are comforting, familiar, easy to be around, emotionally safe and loving. The feel, the taste, the fragrance of a soulmate in your life is very recognizable and consistent. You’ll meet a soulmate and feel like you’ve known each other for lifetimes, because you most likely have!
Twin Flame
The twin flame concept has been directly or indirectly pointed to in The Book of the Dead, the Vedic text called Shiva Purana, the Mahabharata, The Bible and The Book of Mormon. Each of these texts reference a different source for the creation of twin flames and slightly different origin stories but the main twin flame theme is the same. One soul splits and life time after life time these two halves of the same soul try to find their way back to one another.
There is a myth out there that twins do not incarnate at the same time until it is their last lifetime on the wheel of karma. The myth states that twins have to be evolved souls to be able to come together in the physical realm at the same time. As much as that sounds woo woo, living through this stage has shown that there might be some truth to this. Some theories propose that if the two halves are not incarnate at the same time then the corporeal twin has the non-corporeal twin as a spirit guide.
Your twin is unlike any relationship you have ever experienced! Let’s not dole out rainbows, unicorns and a perfect love story. This baby is dynamic, intense, spiritually rigorous and one hell of a truth mirror. There is nowhere to hide, obfuscate, run or tell half truths. You think you have done the work? The spiritual self-reflective work? The shadow work? Just wait until you meet your twin and that is all thrown in your face times a thousand!!
Experiences Unique to a Soulmate Relationship
Feel effortlessly drawn to one another
Feels very familiar
Easy to bare your soul to
Creates feelings of safety
Encourages your spiritual and self growth
Generally a loving, nurturing and supportive relationship
Feels comfortable, like a warm sweater or comfy blanket
Walks next to you in this life journey and shares your ups & downs
Experiences Unique to a Twin Flame Relationship
Usually a 10 years age difference
Live geographically far apart
Separate for a long time before coming back together
Exceptionally intense pull toward that person
A deep vibration when you touch each other
Physical contact is damned near bliss
Sex rebalances the flame
Sex is much more than a physical act
Vibrating from the inside out when you are away from one another too long
Distance makes absolutely no difference on the connection, well besides the strain of being apart
Reading your twin regardless of distance, perceiving if they are awake, preoccupied, asleep, having a bad day
Mood swings that are either caused by the triggers that the flame lights up or you find out the emotions are your twins and not yours at all
Can Your Soulmate Be Your Twin Flame?
That’s an easy one. No. Your Soulmate can not be your Twin Flame. Soulmates come from the same soul family. Usually travelling through lifetimes together, changing roles in each life. Your soul mate in this life could have been your sibling, mother, father, teacher or a best friend in a past life. Twin Flames are two halves of the same soul, searching for each other to become whole again. Your soulmate is someone your soul feels at home with, while your twin flame is part of your soul.
Which Is Better Romantically? Soulmate or Twin Flame?
There is not a comparison to be made here because each person’s journey is exactly what they are supposed to be experiencing in this lifetime. It may be that you have signed up for a wonderful life with a soul mate that is comfortable, nurturing and deeply fulfilling. Who doesn’t want that?
It might be that you and your twin decided to give it a go in this lifetime. The twin flame journey is the thorniest, most fragrant, rare and beautiful rose you have ever held and breathed into the core of your being. But don’t be confused, your twin is the most stark glaring mirror that can trigger the ever living hell out of you. Forcing you to cope with your innermost hidden fears, insecurities and self worth issues. Simultaneously, your twin can become the greatest love story of your life if you both survive the journey.
Understanding Your Connections
Are you in the middle of a soulmate connection or twin flame journey? Do you need help figuring out what is happening to you and how to handle it?
At Numinous Soul, we can help you build actionable steps to heal your inner wounds in order to show up in your relationship as the most whole, healed version of you. Knowledge is power and healing is the key to flourishing relationships and a peaceful heart and head. Let’s work together to help you travel lighter through your relationship journey.
In a radiance of love,
Angel Marie
This is most clear and concise piece I’ve ever read on the subject! Well Done!