by Mark Pitstick MA, DC

If you’ve not already, please read . . .

  1. ‘The Great News‘(article #19 at SoulProof.com/Articles)2.  ‘Eight Developments for Widespread Conscious Living Now‘ (#125)  
  2. Greater Reality LIVING Program: Integrating ‘The 8 Developments’ Into Your Daily Life (#72)
  3. 4. Greater Reality HEALING Program: Journeying FROM Deeply Grieving TO Brightly Shining (#82)

The evidence-based information and holistic resources outlined in these articles will help you to:

  • realize your true nature as an eternal being of consciousness / life-force / energy 
  • receive guidance and assistance from highly evolved energies and Source / The Light
  • heal old wounds, release lower energies, and update erroneous teachings
  • create the greatest life YOU have envisioned (YOU = your higher self / soul)
  • help others by sharing your greatest gifts
  • make our world a better place

As enough people do this, widespread personal and planetary change will naturally unfold.

 

My Advice If You Are a More Advanced Soul OR Want To Become One

(Note: My articles, e-books, audio programs, documentary film, and radio interviews are all FREE at SoulProof.com/Articles and SoulProof.com/Shop)

If you haven’t already, please read article #117 Are You a More Advanced Soul? to evaluate your level of energy / soul growth.  (I don’t use the term ‘old soul’, even though it’s more popular and widely used, since it’s misleading.  Your level of soul advancement reflects how well you’ve learned and grown VERSUS how long your soul has been in existence.  Ditto about the term ‘beginner soul’ . . . it describes the level of development, not age.) 

The good news is that your soul level can always be upgraded and more quickly and easily than you might imagine.  As such, my advice in this article is useful whether your current level of soul advancement is beginner, intermediate, or advanced.  I’m well aware that everyone is unique so this isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ set of recommendations.  However, there is much of value here so dive in and see what advice resonates with you . . .  


1. Learn more about ‘The Great News’
‘The Great News’ is list of ten indications about the nature of reality that is based upon evidence from scientific research, clinical data, and firsthand experiences.  When understood and internalized – even just a bit more than before – The Great News can help you remember the big picture of life.  In the past, much of the information about life, death, and afterlife came from religious teachings; some of that was accurate and useful, but other parts were wrong.  (Fear-based parts of sacred teachings were often added or modified by powerful church and government rulers who sought more money and control.)

We now have solid evidence about how life really is set up . . . and it’s all great news.  Learning more about the nature of reality will comfort and inspire people souls of all energy levels – especially more advanced ones.  (Beginner souls may not be ready to hear that information and/or may think it seems too to be true and doesn’t align with mainstream teachings.)  

To learn more . . .


2. Develop a personal relationship with your angels, The Light, and your higher self

It’s clear that higher energy assistance is present so why not benefit from it?   Item #3 in ‘The Great News’ is that you and everyone else are integral, eternal, and beloved parts of Source Energy / The Light now and always.  Item #4 is – again, based on scientific, clinical, and/or experiential evidence – that you can receive guidance, assistance, and love from angels, guides, and master teachers.

The word ‘God’ has developed negative connotations primarily due to fundamentalist denominations in a few religions.  As such, I use single quotation marks around that term; I will use synonyms that better reflect the wise and caring Creator and Sustainer of all life.  Thanks to Star Wars and other movies, some people can relate to the concept of ‘The Force’ more than they can Judeo-Christian images of ‘God’ from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. 

Much firsthand experience evidence, some clinical data, and early scientific research show that angelic energies are real.  Parents have shown me artwork created by their children shortly before they passed on due to accident or illness.  This art often depicts the child reaching up to an angel in the sky.  Other children have described sensing angels and being told it’s their time to graduate from earth school. 

I use the term ‘your higher self’ to describe your soul, totality of energy, and consciousness.  Your real self is much more than your physical body and the portion of your soul’s energy needed to have an earthly experience. 

Some people feel closest to their angels, Creator, and higher self in a brick-and-mortar place of worship. Others prefer being in nature since a magnificent creation implies a magnificent Creator.  Some enjoy meditating, doing yoga, drumming, chanting, and listening to music.  Whatever works best for you, more advanced souls find that taking the time to remember who you are and Who walks beside you always is invaluable.  A common Native American belief was that everyday is a walk in the woods with Great Spirit. They were right!

To learn more about these powerful sources of guidance, assistance, and love:

3. Expand your circle of kindred spirits

Having great relationships with family, friends, and – if and when you are ready – a significant other contributes to an optimal earthly experience. As you’ve probably learned by now, just because you’re a blood relative to someone doesn’t mean they are a soulmate. (We each have 20 or so primary soulmates and a larger number of secondary ones.) Life makes so much more sense and flows better when you have numerous people you can love and trust.

Dr. Wayne Dyer noted that self-actualized people quickly exit when conversations shift to how bad things are or mundane topics like new curtains.  Advanced people / souls like to learn about more meaningful topics, and talk about ideas and goals.  They focus on creative solutions instead of rehashing and lamenting problems.  You can ‘go deeper’ with family and friends who are in your inner circle.  People more on ‘the same wavelength’ will appreciate and respect you.

To learn more about how to find special ones in ‘your tribe’ . . .
• read articles #66 Optimal Relationships for More Evolved People and #121 Soulmates
• use the Ask Your Soul, Angels, and The Light audio program to access your and their wisdom about how to meet more like-minded and open-hearted people


4. Identify and fulfill your highest purposes
This is usually a priority for people / souls who embody more advanced energies. When you’re sharing your greatest gifts, you are in the flow with and recall your oneness with Creative Intelligence. That remembrance can vitalize literally every aspect of you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. When you don’t remember and share your special talents, you will likely feel boredom, creative discontent, and even depression.

More advanced souls often have an urgency to accomplish a lot as soon as possible.  They may know on some level that they don’t need a long earthly experience for karmic or growth reasons.  Thus, they want to experience and do all they can on earth while they can.  I was certainly this way until I realized we have eternity to learn and complete our long list of goals.  It’s important to not burn yourself out while trying to be all things for all people.  Unless you change worlds at an early age, this earthly visit is marathon race – not a sprint.  As with most areas of life, it’s important to maintain balance while fulfilling your missions for being on earth at this time. 

Recommended action steps for this topic include . . .

5. Spend time with nature, animals, and elders
Plants, soil, water, and rocks have amazingly restorative and grounding energies. That’s why, for example, earthing – walking barefoot on grass, sand, surf, and/or earth – confers wonderful benefits for body, mind, and spirit. Some people prefer being outdoors in nature while others like lots of indoor plants. Being in nature helps you be still and KNOW that you are an integral and beloved part of All That Is.

Animals provide unconditional love and nonjudgmental companionship.  More evolved persons are often sensitive and can feel lower energies of humans such as anger, fear, anxiety, and guilt.  That’s one reason why people with more advanced energies usually love being with animals who are loving, peaceful, and joyful.  

In my youth, I was blessed to be around a lot of elders in my neighborhood, at church, and while working in hospitals.  I realized, perhaps after encouragement from my parents, that they had much to teach if I was wise and patient enough to listen.  (Older people sometimes get ‘stuck’ on a certain subject; if that occurs, simply redirect the conversation to a different topic by asking a question.  Some elders get ‘sidetracked’ from the topic and may not realize they did so.  However, sometimes those digressions lead to valuable lessons and stories.) 

Some non-Western cultures wisely appreciate their elders and incorporate their wisdom and strengths; unfortunately, that is less common in Western cultures.  On a positive note, some churches have started programs where elders and children visit and learn from each other. 

To learn more about this topic, see articles . . .

#77 Centering Practices

#22 When Your Pet Transitions from Earth

#39 In Honor of Lila the Cat

#92 Messages from Plants

6. Serve others
This is an extension of #4 that warrants more discussion.  Evidence from near death experiences, past life memories, and Life Between Lives sessions show that advanced souls often choose a helping profession. Other more evolved people serve others at least part-time if their day job doesn’t directly involve that.  Loving compassion– a priority for people with higher energies – can be expressed in many different ways while teaching, healing, or otherwise helping others.  Ram Dass, one of my early spiritual teachers, said that any societal role provides opportunities for serving and loving others.  If the Buddha were to return today, he surmised, he might be a bus driver who blesses everyone who gets on the bus. 

To learn more, read article #108 Higher Energies, Emotions, and Ways of Being  Also, print out the one-page ‘Map of Consciousness’ by David Hawkins MD, PhD to remember what is truly important.   

7. Look for the silver linings
You may have heard the saying ‘Every dark cloud has a silver lining.’ Some people, especially those enmired in deep grief and multiple challenges, might understandably question the truth of that statement. That’s why I add the following modification ‘Every cloud has silver linings; you benefit from them most when you keep your eyes open and share them with others.‘ 

A similar age-old statement is ‘When one door closes, another always opens.’  Again, those who are deeply suffering may think that’s pollyannish baloney.  That’s why I add two modifiers: (1) ‘ . . . but it can feel like hell in the hallway for a while’ and (2) ‘but usually not immediately’.  Again, this points out that we need to remain aware, hopeful, and patient while waiting for silver linings to appear and new doors to open. 

For over 11 years, I’ve worked with many stellar people with one or more children who passed on in the organization Helping Parents Heal.  After going through ‘the dark night of the soul’, many of them became ‘shining light parents’ by actively focusing on positives such as: 

   a. their child is still very much alive and enjoying a wondrous realm

   b. they will see their children again and can enjoy signs and visits from them now

   c. they choose to honor their kids by finding silver linings and sharing those with others

If this focus can help parents who are deeply grieving, it can help those who are suffering in other ways.  To learn more . . .

8. Study afterlife and consciousness topics

This earthly visit is like a blink of an eye in the span of eternity since your real self is eternal consciousness and energy.  Those who are wise focus on what is most important including what happens after their body dies.  Learning more about the big picture of life has been likened to building your house on granite versus shifting sand.  It’s also been compared to girding your loins and preparing to run your best race while on earth.  As you have probably discovered, being on earth can be very difficult at times.  Knowing more about the nature of reality – how life is really set up – will help you handle all changes and challenges like the Wise, Infinite, Special, and Powerful (WISP) soul that you really are. 

This is obviously a big topic that I won’t try to cover in this article.  Suffice it to say that, while writing this in June 2025, life after death has been scientifically proven without a doubt.  The infrastructure for widely sharing that news is being assembled; we hope to publicly announce and demonstrate the evidence in late 2025.  To learn more about this topic . . 


9. Optimally care for your body — the temple of your soul
More evolved people / souls recognize that the human body, while only part of their totality, is a sacred vehiclethat takes them from womb to the tomb.  Your thoughts, words, and actions strongly determine whether your body is like a new sports car or a broken-down jalopy.  Granted, there are other factors such as genetics, accidents, and contagious diseases that may be less under your control.  There are also ‘spiritual factors’, for example if your higher self / soul chose poor health for good reasons from a higher perspective.  For example, some advanced souls use part of their energy to visit earth so that health care providers have someone to practice on.  These more evolved ones don’t have to come here since they’ve already mastered earth-school.  However, they choose to come here to teach, love, heal, and serve. 

For 37 years, I helped many people with pastoral counseling, clinical psychology, chiropractic, nutrition-based healing, and more.  As such, I’ve written numerous articles on this topic and the book Radiant Wellness: A Holistic Guide for Optimal Earthly Experiences

            #12  Optimal Self Care: How to Holistically Fine Tune Yourself

            #32  Nutrition-Based Healing

            #33  Six Stressors

            #54  The 90 Day Program to More Energy, Clarity, and Fitness

            #86  Breathing Techniques

            #87  Natural Health Care

            #88  Whole Food Way of Eating and Supplements

            #90  What Do I Eat?

9. Search for sensible answers to life’s biggest questions
‘An unexamined life’ is a term that describes not seeking your own answers. Just because advice or news is mainstream doesn’t mean it’s right. If you’re more evolved, you may listen to conventional wisdom and then search for other viewpoints.  If you are young, this may be seen as rebelliousness; that can be problematic if you’re in a very conservative family and/or church.  Over time, however, questioning authority can result in greater wisdom, respect for diversity, and appreciation of important nuances that a more ‘black and white’ perspective misses. 

Some religious denominations have much that is good about them.  However, others – especially fundamentalist ones – contain limiting and erroneous teachings about life, death, the afterlife, and Creator.  For example, did religious teachings about a supposedly loving ‘God’ who would allow His children to suffer for eternity make sense to you?  How about teachings that you were born into sin and there is only true path to heaven?  People who are more advanced souls often see at an early age through these obvious ploys for power and control.  I encourage people to study established religious and spiritual teachings, pray for Divine assistance, and listen to their inner voice versus blinding accepting established doctrines. 

Again, more advanced souls do better when they ask lots of questions, think for themselves, and search for sensible answers.  Around age 7, I was taught that Adam and Eve – two white people who were the first and only humans created by God – had two sons who married other women and populated the world.  For me, the obvious question was: ‘Where did the wives come from?’  I also wondered ‘If that’s true, why would people now have different skin colors?’  Over the years, I’ve heard from many people who also wondered about these teachings. 

To discern your and their wise input, use the Ask Your Soul, Angels, and The Light audio program.  To learn my answers, read The Eleven Questions and Ask the Soul Doctor as well as the following articles . . .

            #20  Discerning Your Inner Wisdom

            #51  Meditation, Yoga, and Relaxation

            #89  Prayer

10. Be kind and compassionate
This is a widely agreed upon sign of more advanced souls and those who are squarely on the spiritual path. Many parents whose children passed on at a relatively young age observed that their children were exceptionally thoughtful and loving. This was especially notable for teenagers who are often swayed by peer influence.  These young ones, who were likely more evolved souls, were good athletes and popular with ‘the in-crowd’.  Even so, they still befriended others who were labeled ‘geeks, losers or slow learners’.   At their funerals, these parents heard about the many random acts of kindness their children showed to others. 

‘Love one another’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself’ are major teachings by Jesus and others whose words formed great religions.  Everyone wins when you remember The Modified Golden Rule: ‘Treat others the way they would like to be treated.’  As The Beatles said in the last song of their last album “And in the end, the love you make is equal to the love you take.”  For a formula to be more kind and compassionate, read article #91 Pause and Remember. 

11. Shield yourself from lower energies and nurture higher ones

More advanced souls / people often are more empathic and sensitive; that is, they can feel the energies and emotions of others. They may be significantly bothered by news reports of people suffering halfway around the planet because they can feel their pain. They can get sapped (drained) or zapped (harmed) by lower energies and emotions of others. More evolved people may not enjoy large and noisy crowds for very long. (Part of this can be the lack of social graces that occur when people are packed together like sardines.) When given a choice, they often prefer quiet spaces in natural surroundings with fewer but closer loved ones.

More advanced people may have extrasensory perceptual abilities that extend beyond the usual five senses.  They can see, hear, feel, and know more of the greater reality – the totality of all that exists – than the average earthling.  Initially, this may feel like a curse but this gift can be useful for success in any field.  Some sensitive persons become evidential mediums to help others communicate with loved ones who have changed worlds.  Others in health care fields can see energy and auras which assists their treatment and counsel.  Some excellent authors have woven what they perceived into fascinating stories and books.

To learn more, see articles #11 Expanding Your View of Life, #23 Are You More Evolved and Sensitive / Empathic?, and #6 Evidential Mediums


12. Accept who and how you are
More advanced souls may have trouble understanding earthly ways. As a youth, did you sometimes feel like ‘a stranger in a strange land’?  Did you have to learn how the ‘average human’ thinks and why they act as they do?  If so, that’s fairly common for people with more evolved energies.  I certainly felt this way during my teens and sometimes felt like an alien observer.  It can take a while to learn how to be more fully on this earth while remembering that you’re not solely of this earth. 

Part of this process is to trust your unique and special nature.  That includes exploring topics and areas that interest and excite you.  Don’t try to fit in but, rather, create your own version of ‘what’s cool’ by being yourself.  (Here’s a little secret from my 72 years of being on earth perspective: no matter how much you try, some people won’t like what you think, say, and do.  So why not make things a lot easier and just be yourself? 

To learn more, read articles #56 Are You “The Weird One” In Your Family?, #18 LGBTQI and Spirituality, #100 Enlightenment, and #46 Unforgivable Sin?  

13. Responsibly enjoy altered states of consciousness
People with more advanced energies may enjoy and easily slip into other states of consciousness versus the usual waking state.  As a youth, I discovered meditation and yoga postures on my own and noticed how relaxing and clearing they felt.  I also enjoyed vivid dreams during deep sleep in which my consciousness seemed to travel, learn, and visit those who had changed worlds.  Spending time in nature is another way to access altered states. 

Alan Watts – author, philosopher and Anglican priest – wrote ‘In order to come to your senses, you sometimes need to go out of your mind.’  Why?  Much of the brain’s function is inhibitory, that is, it filters out much that exists but isn’t essential for surviving on earth.  That was more adaptive in Neanderthal days for basic survival, but now it limits perceiving important aspects of life.  More evolved souls enjoy periodically shifting their brain’s focus for the many benefits therein.  That allows them to access the 99.99% of reality that usually isn’t detected by the central nervous system. 

However, seeking other states of consciousness via alcohol and/or drugs can lead to addiction, suboptimal functioning, injury, death, and other outcomes that you don’t want.  In my twenties, I tried to numb out, fit in, and be cool by using drugs and excess alcohol.  Fortunately, I quickly learned that how I felt the next day and poor decisions I made weren’t worth the temporary ‘high’. 

Since then, I’ve used the following combination of lifestyle habits to feel happy, peaceful, and energetic almost all the time: meditation, prayer, yoga, exercise, time in nature, vegetarian real food diet, whole food supplements, wonderful relationships, serving others, and remembering ‘The Great News’.  That might sound like a lot of work but it’s well worth to enjoy heaven on earth.

To learn more, read articles #51 Meditation, Yoga, and Relaxation, #64 Drugs, Alcohol, and Greater Reality Living, #77 Centering Practices, and #114 Out of Body Experiences


14. Create the greatest life YOU have envisioned
The capitalized word ‘YOU’ refers to your consciousness / soul – not just your transient earth suit.  That explains why ‘bad’ things sometimes happen even though you’re doing everything right that you can.  What your higher self wants may not always be what your human self would choose.  Less evolved people want everything to be easy, comfortable, and safe but your ‘real self’ doesn’t care about that.  It wants to grow, learn, serve, love, and experience exciting adventures.  Ideally, your human and eternal selves will be happy most of the time but the latter is by far more important. 

The phrase ‘the greatest life YOU have envisioned’ describes a way of living that involves higher energies, emotions, and ways of being.  Those include love, joy, peace, compassion, fulfillment, enthusiasm, gratitude, and enlightenment. Anything else falls short because those attributes are integral parts of who you really are.  Put another way, those higher energies aren’t just how you feel in the moment – they are your true nature, the most absolute expression of who and what you are. 

Some people think their greatest life is just about wealth, fame, sex, material objects, youth, and beauty.  Those and other enjoyable aspects of life are fine in moderation at different stages of life.  However, satisfaction from only those in your life is fleeting and lacking.  Again, creating the most wonderful life you have envisioned will hopefully involve a combination of earthly success and higher-energy living most of the time.

You can’t take wealth, material objects, and your earthly body with you when YOU transition to the next phase of life.  However, you do take higher energies, emotions, ways of being, insights, attributes, and memories since those become part of who and what you are.  To learn more, read articles #112  Creating the Greatest Life YOU Have Envisioned: Part 1 and #124  Creating the Greatest Life YOU Have Envisioned: Part 2

 15. Help Make Our World a Better Place
Edgar Cayce and other visionaries have said that, starting a few generations ago, many souls coming to earth are more advanced. A common goal of these more evolved ones is to help yourself, others and our planet; that creates benefits three ways:

a. YOU feel higher energies, emotions, and ways of being.  Over time, you resonate with and more often choose advanced ways of thinking, speaking, and acting.  These become eternal benefits since upgrading your consciousness improves the quality of your life now AND after you change worlds.

   b. OTHERS receive guidance, assistance, and love from you whether they are living on earth or in other space-time dimensions.

   c. OUR WORLD positively transforms via meta-effects of #1 and 2.  When people know and feel better, they do better and share their greatest gifts.  As enough people make this shift, our world becomes a better place.

I created a program to help people do this without reinventing the wheel.  All the information and resources you need to get started is included.  To learn more . . .

Whether you are a more advanced soul / person or are ready to become one, the information and resources in this article will help you greatly.  I wish someone had shared all this with me in my youth so I’m doing that for others now. 

Thank you for telling others about this article!  Your life, and that of others around you, will be more enriched when you:  

  1. read the article again so you really know it.
     
  2. discuss with close family and friends to more deeply internalize it.
     
  3. take action steps that seem right for you.
     
  4. share it with others via social media, discussion groups, and other ways.

Hugs, love, blessings, and let it shine!
Mark

Mark Pitstick, MA, DC
author, lecturer, counselor, and holistic chiropractic physician; spokesperson, research assistant, and strategic planner for the SoulPhone Project; founder of Greater Reality Living, Healing, Helping, and Sharing Programs

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Mark Pitstick, MA, DC is a master’s clinical psychologist, holistic chiropractic physician, and clinical nutritionist.  He has also helped others in pastoral counseling and suicide prevention / education settings.  His goal is to help you know and show that this earthly experience is a totally safe, meaningful, and magnificent adventure amidst eternity. 

To learn more about the Greater Reality LIVING, HEALING, HELPING, and SHARING Programs, visit ‘Greater Reality Programs’ top tab at SoulProof.com and SoulPhone.org.  Also see  articles #19, 72, 82, 119, 122, and 125 at SoulProof.com/Articles.

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I created this article while ‘wearing the hat’ of a clinician, counselor, and educator.  My statements are based upon some scientific research; much clinical and experiential evidence; my personal experiences; and my best current understandings.  This program does not reflect my roles with the SoulPhone Project since those require solid scientific data for all statements.