Mature Soul / Old Soul

My definition of a Mature Soul / Old Soul is one who is spiritually and generally mature, according to this definition, and ALSO living - or attempting to live, to the best of their ability - with the principles of Balanced Positivity, which is, according to my interpretation of Brendan  Myers’ course “Clear and Present Thinking”, a form of Virtue Theory (Wikipedia discusses this as “Virtue Ethics” – and it is actually worth reading that link, particularly for the criticisms … well, it was worth reading it as of 25^th October, 2014). The course describes this along the lines of: 

A vice, according to this doctrine, is a case of manifesting too much or too little of the particular quality that a situation calls for; And a virtue is the ‘right amount’ of the quality which the situation calls for; Courage, for example, goes between rashness or recklessness (which is too much courage), and cowardice (which is too little.)

All of which goes back to the work of Plato and Aristotle, who, interestingly, are discussed in Chapters 11 and 13 of Mr Myers’ book on pagan philosophers: “The Earth, The Gods and The Soul” (which I bought and read as part of my preparation for my interview on “Harmony in Diversity” - see here and here; Pub. Moon Books, 2013, ISBN 978-1-78099-317-1).

A Mature Soul / Old Soul behaves - particularly spiritually - appropriately, in a way that is balanced, and fundamentally (or overall) constructive.

An Immature Soul / Young Soul behaves in ways that cause real - not perceived: no grumbling about alleged problems such as rudeness etc - problems for others, or themself.

As with the topic of maturity generally, this has nothing to do with chronological age.



I have touched on this topic in many posts, most of which have been summarised in a particular section of the "key posts" section of my blogiography, which is copied below (as it was at the date this definition was first written):

Balanced Positivity, Spiritual Maturity, Peace and Personal Conduct

 

222. Personal Responsibility   (this post is - effectively - the start of my Balanced Positivity theme);   061. Maturity;   227. Old vs. Mature;   062. Perspective;   115. “Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth" and "Aliens Among Us": a Personal View;   196. The Only Planet of Choice, Star Wars and Kung Fu;   132. Ethics;   150. A Word Both Over-Used and Under-Used: Sorry;   153. Honour, mistakes, and forgiveness;   184. Meditation and the Purpose of Evolution;   205. Taking Action or Not, Plus Vengeance and Other Thinking;   149. Updates: Healing, World Peace, Vegan Witches, Crop Circles and Memory;   168. A Miscellany on Leadership, Growth Orientation, Charmaine Wilson, Acne and Security Theatre ... ;   213. A Sunnudagr (Sunday) Miscellany;   216. Virtues and Faults: a Matter of Octave? And Dreams vs. Responsibility ...;   248. Want to be a Knight in Shining Armour?;   270. Sugar'n'spice and hero/warrior stereotypes/archetypes;   279. The theme of the coming world religion/leader;   288. The ancient Spartans were NOT honourable;   289. Deity;   291. When you die, how do you want to live in the astral?;   325. Terminology;   330.  Reflections, reading and how NOT to do a "rescue";   335.  Helping those who are disturbed;   347.  Maturity: a refinement;   364.  The Origin of Evil;   368A.  This week's speculation, reading and other stuff;   380.  Naiveté (inappropriateness);   391.  Lessons from the world of ... money;   393.  More Sunday thoughts ...;   396.  Negative learning and Mediocrity;   400.  Balanced positive;   421.  Can one be too positive?;   440.  The Magical Battle of Melbourne, Australia and Humanity;   469.  A public talk on "Power";   471.  Update and public talk on "the means shapes the end";   500.  Perspectives;   505.  Lessons from the past: the film "Kamchatka";   509.  For tonight's meditation: people change;   511.  Failure to take action;   513.  I am a walker upon the Path of Balanced Positivity, seeking Spiritual Maturity;   519.  Why I never claim to like all children, or (blindly) love all humanity;   523.  Some more thoughts on Balanced Positivity;   Post No. 542 - the Strength Required of a Servant of the Goddesses/Gods/Light;   Post No. 546: Some more thoughts on Balanced Positivity;  Post No. 568 - Who will step up?;   Post No. 571 - Changing the personality of oppressors;    Post No. 573 - Post Script to "who will step up?";   Post No. 576 – Activism;  Post No. 605 –Balanced Positivity (The History of), Bow Exercise and Reading;