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Soul is the name given to the mediator between Spirit and matter. It is that invisible immortal aspect of the self which links man to the eternal in him. Within the Soul we carry the whole of our evolution or the sum total of the multitudinal experiences that we have gone through in all of our lives; it is only through linking to our Soul that we are able to take all the misunderstandings back to their source and so gain wisdom, clarity and compassion. Soul is a state of being beyond the personal little self and therefore takes us into the collec tive consciousness, which is united and connected to the wholeness of life on this planet. The voice of the Soul resonates through to us and is translated into noble qualities which we aspire to, such as intelligent goodness and enduring mindfulness. These give us inspi ration for a world of truth, love, peace, joy, equality, and justice. All these terms are intended to be representative of the highest levels of consciousness, so we speak of clear truth, unconditional love, peace for all and so on. These qualities are transpersonal; to attain them in their purest forms requires a great deal of work on the little self, as we move from the personal to the collective. This is the enormous task which humanity is just starting to engage with. A great part of this work is to see our fellow human beings as Souls and reflect that back to them, in order to uplift the goal of personality to expand beyond its limitations. In this way we bring the perception of the Soul kingdom into play, each individual working in the group, for the group. As the Soul or essence is strengthened, it begins to reveal its true purpose, which is to be a vehicle for Spirit through its intui tive intelligence.