The pair spends their lives in search of their other half.
However, Zeus feared their power and split them into two separate parts. According to Greek mythology, humans originally had a head with two faces, two pair of arms, and two pair of legs. However, the concept can be traced to the fifth century BC. She also published the book Soul Mates and Twin Flames: The Spiritual Dimension of Love and Relationships.
Prophet is the leader and founder of an international New Age religious organization called The Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT). Because individuals are fundamentally similar to their twin flame, they function like a spiritual mirror that reflects each other’s strengths, weaknesses, past traumas, and vulnerabilities.Įlizabeth Clare Prophet coined the term in the 1970s. These individuals claim to experience a deep soul connection because of a shared similar life path and shared pain, and sometimes even trauma. This is based on the premise that one soul can incarnate into two separate bodies. It promotes the idea of an intense soul connection between two people thought to be each other’s half. The concept has seen increased popularity in recent times. Twin flames, also called “mirror souls,” are terms used to describe a relationship ideology rooted in new-age spiritualism. Share on Pinterest Nancybelle Gonzaga Villarroya/Getty Images
