A list of things that usually happen when you meet your twin flame.
Meeting your twin flame can cause several experiences in your body and mind. A twin flame journey involves miraculous phenomena and shocking sensations. They can be experiences that relate to the other person as well as experiences of your relationship with yourself or the universe.
You may feel a magnetic pull toward this person, heart palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, and other physical symptoms. You may also have dreams, spiritual experiences of the connection to your twin flame’s soul, and remembrance of past lives.
My own twin flame journey includes all of these signs. My clients also report these same experiences. After hearing countless twin flame stories, I decided to compile a list of signs that you’re on a twin flame journey.
While these are very common, they aren’t all necessary for a twin flame journey — remember that everyone’s journey may be different. The only thing that really matters is that you’ve met someone who forever changes your life and causes you to transform in a way that wouldn’t have happened any other way.
1. Magnetic Pull
Almost everyone who’s met their twin flame experiences some kind of irresistible attraction. Sometimes it’s an urge to know more about them, and sometimes it’s a physical urge to be near them. It’s the way the soul recognizes that the person is significant before the mind knows.
2. Heart Activity
Palpitations and a racing heart are physical symptoms of meeting your twin flame. Another possible response is a warmth in your chest, especially when you’re near them or think about them. You may also experience a pain in your chest that feels more energetic than physical, like a discomfort you can’t shake.
3. Sexual Energy
Many people report an incredible level of sexual attraction with their twin flame — even if they’ve never had sex. Similar to the magnetism mentioned above, this sexual energy is a force that can’t be resisted. It could be a powerful healing energy if channeled properly and not wasted on self-serving desires.
4. Seeing the Soul
When you meet your twin flame, you see past the “human mess” to the soul. People may not understand why you forgive them and stick with them even when they may engage in destructive behaviors. This is because you see the good in them — the pure, inner child. That’s the real them. You know their soul.
5. Physical Healing
You may find that when you’re in the presence of your twin flame, chronic ailments seem to disappear. This has happened to many people, although it is one of the less common experiences on the twin flame journey. It’s unclear why this happens, but I think it’s because the power of love heals. In addition, it could be that your twin flame is a natural healer.
6. Dizziness or Anxiety
While in separation on the twin flame journey, you may feel unwanted symptoms such as dizziness or a form of anxiety — it may be debilitating at times. The more you doubt what’s going on and try to deny the truth, the less aligned with your higher self you become. This can cause your physical reality to feel as if it’s breaking down. It’s disorienting, to say the least.
7. Past Life Recognition
A common experience reported by twin flames is the sense of familiarity with this person, even if you have just met them. Or, they are someone who just seems to “get” you without explanation — it’s a kind of relationship like no other. It’s also common to have flashes of past lives together or a recognition that you’ve met before. Twin flames experience many lifetimes together, so it’s only natural that yours will seem special and familiar to you.
8. Dreams
If you haven’t dreamt of them, it doesn’t mean you haven’t met your twin flame. But it’s a usual experience to have on this journey because your souls meet on the astral plane as you sleep — they are intertwined and carrying on with the plot of the soul story even if you aren’t awake. They are connected to you on all levels of consciousness.
9. Psychic Abilities
Spiritual abilities can be unlocked on the twin flame journey as a higher awakening begins that is beyond your wildest dreams. You may find that you have clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairalience, or any of the other claires! You could also find that you have the power of telepathy with your twin flame or that you can contact entities in the spirit world. This is a powerful experience and one that shapes the rest of your life.
I hope that this list of twin flame signs helps you navigate your journey. It’s a pretty wild experience, so know that although most people will think you’re crazy, you’re not. It’s a spiritual awakening.
Hi, I’m Emily! I’m an author, psychic, and spiritual coach.
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