Are You An Old Soul?

5 Common Signs that will confirm or deny

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There is a general belief in mainstream thinking that to be an old soul means you are drawn to things from another time. That is true to a point, but the actual meaning of an old soul has much more to it.

An old soul is someone who has had many incarnations, and importantly, has learned a great deal of wisdom from those incarnations. Someone can live many lives and not learn lessons and must continue repeating them. So, it is only those individuals who have learned a great deal that can be termed as old souls.

To follow are five common signs that you are an old soul, if you have three or more you are likely an old soul.

You feel like an outsider, even in your family of origin

It can feel isolating at times to be an old soul. Things that entertain others, don't appeal to you. You may feel alone and on the outside a lot of the time. The rituals, beliefs, activities of others just do not make you feel as excited or fulfilled as they do for others.

You ask a lot of questions that others cannot answer and this makes them feel uncomfortable. You learned from an early age that others were a little out of synch with you so you had to tone yourself down in some areas and keep certain…