Soul Braid
A Soul Braid (also known as Walk-Alongs) is where two or more Souls will share the same body. Misunderstood, it may be mistaken for a Multiple Personality Disorder. (MPD) or what is currently referred to as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). In this entry, I interview a Soul Braid about what it’s like and how they learned to cope with the situation.
When I was younger, I would often think that it would have been handy if I had someone take control of my body so I could take a day off and rest. Of course, I never imagined such a thing was possible.
If you have two or more Souls in your body and you can work together with them, then it most certainly is a possibility.
Those who have read my autobiography, I am The Phoenix, may remember that I had a similar situation where I allowed a spirit to sometimes use my body. While I never lost control, I could certainly feel her influences.
It was quite surreal.
I later discovered that this was the goddess Sophia, who was also a Phoenix. It all ended abruptly, and I found myself missing the companionship.
Interview
I do know genuine cases where two Souls are sharing the same body. Dealing with them both has been a very unique experience; I consider myself privileged and fortunate to have been exposed to such an encounter with a Soul Braid.
I thought that it might be useful to interview this person in the hope that it may help others who find themselves in a similar situation and have no clue what to do.
For the purposes of privacy for this particular Soul Braid, I have changed the names of those involved.
The Main Soul I will call River and the Walk-Along will be referred to as Mona.
Personality Disorder?
Gary: How do you know it’s not a personality disorder?
River: I was 14, 15 or something like that. So, my girlfriend at the time had a personality. It would come out every so often. Over time, her personality took over and it was not in a good way. It was very destructive. It would get her into trouble ‘cause it was stupid.
Mona was taking note, cause she could see everything and thought: Oh, this bitch be dumb. I’m not going to do any of that.
So, she made sure to hide, and she would come out every so often because she was encouraged by my girlfriend’s personality at the time. So, they would come out and wreak havoc together.
Long story short, she thought: “If my girlfriend’s personality would start coming out, then I don’t see why I can’t.“
So, she started coming out more. Forcibly coming out, and I didn’t like it.
I was like: “You’re going to get us in trouble.”
I was under the impression she was just a personality, so I said: “We can work together, or I can just get rid of you.“
She said: “Okay, fine. We’ll work together and share.”
So, that’s when she decided that pretending to be me was better and more safe. This way, we didn’t get into any trouble.
Not A Figment
So, about ‘95 is when Mona started coming “out” out. Then at the end of ’96, she decided that maybe coming out wasn’t the best idea because my girlfriend started getting in trouble because she was doing shit and she ended up having to go to a Psychiatrist.
Mona said: “Oh! Stuff this!” Because Mona’s not stupid.
Me and Mona decided that I had just created her, and that was all there was to it.
Then, tale end of junior year comes, and we hung out in this teacher’s room. And he could see shit, and I had no idea. He would stare at me sometimes and he would especially stare when Mona was out. Finally, he called me into his office and says: He wants to talk to me real quick.
Then he says: “I don’t want to talk to you, I want to talk to the other one.”
And we’re just like: “Oh, shit!”
And that was when we figured out that maybe she was not a figment. Maybe there was something more.
He said that when he was looking into my eyes, it was different when looking into hers. He said he could look deeper, and he said that there [were] two different things that he saw.
Mona tried to trick him all the time, but he could see auras so he could see the difference. He could always tell when she was out, and she would do the best job to try and trick him into thinking it was me.
Counselor Troi
Gary: When you were talking to her, was it like a voice coming back to you?
River: Yes. She actually sounds a lot like Counselor Troi [from Star Trek – The Next Generation]. Let’s just say that you’re in your house, and you’re in the same room; and she’s just talking to you from the other room.
Gary: What is it like having another Soul in your body?
River: I don’t know. I don’t know the difference.
Gary: Does it feel like an inbuilt companion? That you never really feel alone?
River: That’s a really good question. There were times when Mona went missing, and I didn’t like it. Didn’t like it at all.
How Everything Works
Gary: How does the swap over occur?
River: It took a while because you have to control everything. Figure out how everything works. It’s so innate that you inhabit the body that you don’t understand the intricacies of how it actually works. So, because Mona was not active all the time, or paying attention; it took her longer to understand how to move the body and how to inhabit it.
It’s kind of like waking up from a deep sleep and you have to feel where everything is, that’s how it feels for her.
Gary: So, when Mona takes over, where do you go? Are you still there?
River: There’s like this nook we go into, I guess. You know, like in the hockey they have this little box? It’s kind of like that, but more cozy.
It will be like I’ve gone to sleep, and then I’ll have full memory; as long as she gives it to me.
Gary: So, she can withhold her memory if she wants to.
River: She can. But if she does, it’s usually for a good reason.
Override
Gary: If you wanted to, could you probe that memory to get back what is there?
River: Technically, I could override it, but I pretty much trust her.
Gary: It must be weird having memory lapses where you lose a couple of hours here and there.
River: It’s not real typical for there to be lapses because we have access to the same things.
Gary: So, it’s like a database?
River: Yes, but the database wasn’t always this complete. For her to understand that she was aware and here, it took her a while.
Gary: Can you stop her from taking over your body?
River: Yes, but she can automatically override if she wants to. It depends on the situation. If I really don’t want her to, she can’t. But, I’m lazy.
Share the Body
Gary: Can she stop you from taking back your body?
River: No.
Gary: Do others notice when you swap bodies?
River: No…. [laughs]….. Although, some people will make a comment like: How are you today? You seem a little off.
Gary: Can you share the body at the same time?
River: Yes.
Gary: What’s that like?
River: It used to be overwhelming, but now it’s a lot easier. Sometimes we’ll co-pilot; so, she’ll control and I’ll control sometimes.
Once, I controlled one side and she controlled the other. That is not happening again! It was confusing.
Pocket Reality
Gary: Can you ever see a visual representation of her?
River: Sometimes, yeah. Sometimes she’s in the nook when she’s observing; but most of the time, she’s in her little reality pocket.
Usually, most of the time, she’s talking to me from her little pocket reality.
Gary: So, it must come in handy having a backup Soul in the body.
River: It is. Especially when you’re really tired. It’s taxing on the body; but at the same time, it’s not too bad.
Gary: Do you ever find that if you want a day off work, do you get her to do the job?
River: Yeah, definitely. But, that’s mean. That’s like abusing the system.
Gary: Any advice you would give to people in the same situation?
River: In the beginning, Mona and I didn’t know that she was around and I was around. So, just establishing that you’re both around is a really big step.
Also, establish a good rapport and communication and just figure out how to work together. And it makes the biggest difference.
Gary: Thank you.
In Conclusion
I’m not suggesting for a moment that anyone try and share their body with another Soul. I don’t think it’s a wise idea and could end badly.
However, if you happen to be in a situation where you are experiencing a Soul Braid, or you feel that you have more than one personality in there that is not you; then learning to work together might be the key to a happier and productive incarnation.
In conclusion, even though this may seem like an unusual situation, I suspect it’s not as rare as we might believe.
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