What is the Energetic Difference Between a Twin Flame and a Soulmate Connection?

Both twin flame and soulmate connections can come in nearly any form in your life. These connections may be to friends, family, or lovers. The important thing to understand is how these two types of connection differ from one another in how you are affected by them. From my perspective, twin flame connections often end up being negative connections. While you and your twin flame are connected, you’re both working on healing — something that can mean heightened emotions and outbursts. I always think of the Eminem/Rhianna song, Love the Way You Lie when I think of twin flames. Even the imagery in the video is evocative of a twin flame connection.

A Twin Flame is someone with whom you share karmic or energetic trauma. They may feel familiar to you, but that is just the curse of that shared trauma. Very often, one of you is a little further down the recovery road than the other. This leads to the one who is behind clinging to the one making progress for support. This dependence can lead to destructive and codependent behavior on the part of both partners. If you’ve ever had a partner and you knew you shared trauma (such as addiction) think about that connection. Did one or both of you use that shared trauma as an excuse to not heal? Did one or both of you ever sabotage the other’s recovery? This was a twin flame connection and I hope you’ve found your way out of it.