Soul Cages

Soul cages are thoughts or belief systems, you were convinced to adhere to, that effectively cage your Soul, restrict your Soul’s path, and dictates what you can be or not be and what can do or not do. Get yourself free with the help and support of your Angels.

Soul cages and familial curses have something in common: they come from people trying to feed you your own story, an hypothetical future that serves them – not you, from people denying your own power, from people trying to convince you they “own” you or you owe them.

 

What is a Soul cage?

First let me clarify that I am not speaking about the Irish Fairy tale of the fisherman and the merman which in turn inspired Sting his album The Soul Cages.

I am also not speaking about the “unveiling” I see during the Angels & Archangels’ healing I perform for my clients which is like removing an etheric plate armor, or a chain-mail armor, or a cloak or heavy robes, that a client has around her to shield her energy, her true self, her Soul. During a healing, the Archangels try to coax my client into removing (some of) her shields so she can be and be seen as her true self into the real world and become more aligned with new opportunities and Divine blessings in her life.

A Soul cage is a thought or belief system, you were convinced to adhere to, that effectively cages your Soul, your Soul essence from expressing itself into the world as it was intended. A Soul cage restricts your awakening, prevents you from following your Soul’s path, and dictates what you can be or not be and what can do or not do.

It’s different from limiting beliefs in the sense that a limiting belief may restrict your potential, you from reaching your goals, a Soul cage restricts your Soul essence, your destiny, you from fulfilling your Divine life purpose.

For ex. a common limiting belief is that you are not good enough and this may prevent you from applying to the job you truly want but don’t think you deserve. A Soul cage will tell you that you can’t / are forbidden to / do not deserve to embody your Soul essence into the physical world by choosing a profession, or a job, that your Soul was born to be in. For instance you might have been born to be a teacher, and end up being an accountant instead.

Like limiting beliefs, Soul cages can come from your early childhood: education, parental programming, religious programming, societal programming, inherited trauma, childhood abuse, etc.

and then later from: your past experiences, failures, rejections, the friends you keep, society, etc.

A Soul cage negates and constricts that Divine Spark within you, your Soul expression, your Soul essence. Your Soul is constantly trying to free itself, trying to make you see that the cage is an illusion, and you might constantly put the Soul back in the cage, reinforcing the cage, pretending there is no cage to begin with and that everything in your life is fine. Ultimately you are cutting yourself off from a Divine part of you, fighting off your Divine impulse, pursuing the wrong goals and the wrong happiness.

Some examples of Soul cages:

• I can’t be successful at […] unless I sell my Soul therefore I refuse to even try.
• It’s not safe for me to […].
• Because of who I am, I can’t [follow my Soul guidance].
• I am always too […].
• It’s too late. I am too old.
• The problem is money.
• I can’t just change [this thing] in my life.
• I don’t want to end up like my [parent].
• We are not the kind of family who […].
• If I [follow my Soul guidance], I will be a danger to others.
• and more …

For me, some of my Soul cages look like these:

• A marine biologist cannot be a romance writer. I was then studying marine biology at the uni but I was also interested in writing novels. I believe you couldn’t (or weren’t allowed to) be both until in my local library I stumbled upon Diana Gabaldon’s famed book series Outlander and realized … you can!
• My mom once tried to declare that traveling to Hawaii was too expensive for me … even in the future … even though she didn’t know what kind of job I would have or where I would be living. “We are not that kind of family.” – she said.
• Other cages people try to put me in are various themes of :
  • a woman is not good at {…},
  • a woman will never {…},
  • you won’t succeed because you are bad at math because you are a woman, …
• How dare you breaking the mold from your family line?
• What will the neighbors think?
• You are too old for […].

Can you sense some of the Soul cages that kept you or are keeping you trapped?

 

In the New Zealand movie The Whale Rider (2002) by Niki Caro, a beautiful movie that touched my Soul deeply, the protagonist, a 12 y.o. Maōri girl, is a direct descendant of the first village founder, the Whale Rider, who survived drowning by summoning and riding a whale to safety. Her grandfather, the current village leader, is searching for a successor. His son, her father, refuses the title, refuses the ancestral traditions and adopts a more modern life in Germany. She, however, wants to learn. She feels the calling of the sea, the calling of the whale. She wants to be a leader and she already shows signs that she is the next leader. However her grandfather believes that only men can be leaders, as it has always been. He refuses to hear her, teach her, or recognize the signs all the while despairing of finding a worthy boy as they all fail his tests. At the end of the movie, his eyes are finally opened when his granddaughter … rides a whale. If she’d had submitted to her grandfather’s beliefs, she would have encaged her Soul. In fact, it was her grandfather’s spirit who was caged: he so wanted to pass on traditions to the next generations but couldn’t accept that the next leader would be female. He couldn’t humble himself so as to hear the calling of the Whale (the Divine plan).

 

Freeing yourself from the Soul Cage

Freeing yourself from a Soul cage is not about becoming a better person, it is about becoming the person you were always meant to be, your Divine Spark embodied, reclaiming your magic.

Three steps:

• setting an intention to be free from what cages your Soul
• reclaiming your Divine Truth and remaining open minded about your situation shifting
• working together with your Angels and guides to take action steps to free yourself on the spiritual and physical levels.

1. Setting an intention to be free from your Soul cages

In a quiet place, prepare to go into meditation, and if you feel guided to, prepare a small ceremony (candles, crystals, music, etc.), maybe at a date that is auspicious to you. Have your journal ready to take notes.

Take some deep-cleansing breaths and visualize a protective bubble of Divine Light around you. Ask your Angels, the Archangels, and your guides to be with you. Ask the Archangels to clear away all negative energy attached to you. Open your intuitive channels. Focus on your heart and set the intention to be free from your Soul cages.

You might sense what is your cage, where it comes from, etc., or you might not sense anything. Take notes. Set the intention to open the cage and set your Soul free. And/or any other intentions you have at this time. Witness what is unfolding.

Take notes. Thank everyone for the healing.

After the meditation ends, if you want you can even burn a piece of paper listing your Soul cages, other limiting beliefs and what you feel you need to release.

Set the intention to receive more info and more insights in the coming days on your Soul cages and your freeing.

2. Reclaiming your Divine Truth and remaining open minded about your situation shifting

The only truth is Divine Truth. It does not matter what you believe of yourself, of your future, of the world. It does not matter what others believe about you. What only matters is your Divine Truth in your situation. Search within and you will find it. Deepen your connection to your Divine self, listen to the Voice Within more than outside voices.

The more you tune in within yourself, the more you expand the Divine self within you, the more you hone your magic and your power, the more you heal yourself, and the freer you will be.

Check in regularly with your Angels & guides, your higher-self through meditations, oracle card readings, and such, to help set your mind free and focus on your next steps now that you intend to free your Soul essence. Remain humble about not knowing what is next. Remain open minded as your world is shifting in front of your eyes. The problem is the Soul doesn’t follow a logical path so your next steps might not be logical. You just don’t know what path overcoming your limiting beliefs will take you on.

3. Working together with your Angels and guides to take action steps to free yourself on the spiritual and physical levels

Once your Soul is freed from the cage, your Soul essence starts expressing itself into the world and make changes to your life. In order to support her, you can:

• reframe your thoughts
• use affirmations to change your reality
• do regular meditations to stay tuned with your Soul
• clear your energy regularly so you don’t keep negative energy with you
• cut cords to the past and what needs releasing
• negotiate with your mind and with your fears to follow your Soul guidance
• find a therapist or counseling if you need more earthly support to set yourself free
• surround yourself with others who don’t have the same limiting beliefs

Are you ready to be who you are meant to be?

Don’t miss out the next blogpost about familial curses!

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Grateful for all your support! All my Love your way,

Gretta 

Archangel Life Coach