A Guide to Navigating the 8 Stages of Your Twin Flame Journey
Twin Flame Stages
Meeting your twin flame feels like a spark in your soul that’s been ignited for the first time. And though these relationships may be frustrating occasionally, they ultimately push us to a deeper understanding of ourselves. If you think you’ve met your twin flame, the next thing you want to do is check what stage of your twin flame relationship your souls are currently at. Remember, a twin flame relationship is a karmic length that spans many lifetimes and incarnations. There’s a chance you and this other person have a history together, and your meeting for the first time means more than you might anticipate.
What is a Twin Flame? (+How to Find Yours)
A twin flame relationship is a type of soul contract that connects two people's souls through a karmic bond. There are four main soul contracts: karmic contracts, soulmate contracts, twin flame contracts, and soul ties. In a twin flame relationship, two souls come together with their unique journeys, marking a significant moment in their evolution.
The 8 Stages of a Twin Flame Journey
There are eight stages in the twin flame journey: first meeting, realization, exploration, crisis, runner/chaser, surrender, reunion, and decision. Finding where you and your twin flame are currently in your soul contract will help you better understand your bond with one another. Here's an overview of what happens when you meet your twin flame.
1. The Yearning: A Soul Seeking More
The first stage of the twin flame journey is known as the yearning phase. Everyone experiences the call to their twin flame bond at a different point–and the yearning stage is when a desire for a deeper connection activates within your soul. It's common to make big changes to your love life, dating habits, and desires in a partner during this phase.
2. The Awakening: Meeting Your Twin Flame
The awakening stage is when twin flames meet for the first time, and their souls make an initial connection to one another. This is the most electric and unstable stage of the twin flame timeline. Feelings you experience during this time can be overwhelming and all-consuming, which causes some to run away in the initial stages of a twin flame connection.
3. The Connection: Finding Your Soul Contract
During the connection phase of a twin flame relationship, two people explore their boundaries with each other. Although twin flames have many similarities, they often have significant differences in their karmic paths. The purpose of the connection phase is for both people to discover where their souls align and what you can learn from one another.
4. The Honeymoon Stage: Deepening Your Soul Ties
The honeymoon stage of the twin flame union is the most blissful period–until it's not. When two people find a strong karmic connection with one another, it's easy to get lost in your own world. While this phase is marked by plenty of romance and desire, it can also cloud your vision from seeing the conflict on the horizon.
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5. The Conflict: Reaching a Crisis Point
The first crisis in a twin flame relationship is often the most memorable. It's the moment when one person upsets the balance, triggering the runner-chaser dynamic. What makes twin flame bonds so intense is the desire to avoid facing the truth. These relationships bring out hidden insecurities that we may not want to confront, leading to conflict.
6. The Split: The Runner / Chaser Dynamic
This stage of the twin flame journey is where your timelines can get obscured and complicated. After the initial crisis, one twin flame will disengage and run. Depending on the people involved in this relationship and their egos and philosophies on life, the chaser may take their sweet time pursuing the runner. Sometimes, the initial crisis is so high stakes that the twin flames disengage for a lifetime to give it another shot in another incarnation. This is also the phase of the twin family relationship where people spend the most time because there is the most to learn. When you learn what triggers your fears and causes you to run away, you can examine parts of your soul journey that need work.
7. The Reunion: Surrendering Your Ego
Reunion happens when two twin flames come together and settle their karmic debt with one another. This phase of the twin flame relationship requires both people to put their egos aside in favor of a soul reunion. It can take several karmic cycles or hundreds of lifetimes to reach the point of surrender, and both people must be willing to compromise. However, when this stage of the twin flame cycle is reached, it’s a sign that you’re almost near the end of your twin flame journey. A reunion does not mean two people ending happily ever after; it’s a sign that two people have worked on themselves and reflected on the lessons learned through this relationship to better embody their best soul expression.
8. The Awakening: Signing a New Soul Contract
Now comes the time to decide: will you and your twin flame continue on a journey together, or has your relationship run its course for good? Remember, not all twin flame relationships are meant to end with a perfect soul union. Sometimes, your twin flame relationship is there to prepare your heart for a true soulmate connection in the future. Whatever the nature of your twin flame relationship, hold gratitude in your heart, mind, and spirit for what the universe is trying to show you through this experience.
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