Being an Old Soul in a Young Soul World " Living with Soul Vol . 1 " by Tony StubbsIf you ' re reading this , you ' re probably an Old Soul . Infant Souls are in jail for being serial killers ; Baby Souls are busy attending Bible class or Ku Klux Klan rallies ; Young Souls are off chasing the Almighty Dollar so they can park a shiny new BMW in their driveway for all the neighbors to see ; and Mature Souls are flitting between their shrinks and the Betty Ford clinic . only Old Souls sense that there ' s more to life , and are trying to figure it out so that they can get off the incarnation carousel . However , as the chart shows , we ' re in the minority . So , Old Soul , you live on a planet where the average soul age is late Young … and can ' t you tell ? You know about living by the Golden Rule and honoring the Four Agreements , and you smile at the games played by the younger soul ages , for you were there once . You know that it ' s all Maya , or illusion , so you march to your own drum , rarely getting steamed up about causes . You are good at almost anything you do but may choose to do nothing , which , by the way , really puzzles the younger soul ages . And our work and hobbies are usually oriented to personal growth , teaching , writing or bringing beauty of some sort into the world . Rigid schedules , a classy house or a new car are low on our list , even though we could have them because we know the secret - using the laws of creation , programming the M - field , etc . , rather than plain , hard work . The problem is that , in a Young Soul world , we ' re not appreciated because the younger souls don ' t understand who we are or what we have . Oh , we " get " them fully , of course ( " been there , done that "), but they don ' t get us . So , when we judge ourselves by Yuppie values , we fall short . We don ' t fit the Madison Avenue image of success , so beating ourselves up comes easily . In fact , low self - esteem is a major Old Soul problem because we ' ve lost the brashness and arrogance of the earlier soul ages . According to the Michael Entity channeled through Emily Baumbach , Baby Soul organizations include most government agencies , the Ku Klux Klan , the National Rifle Association , and groups such as Rotary Clubs . Most of Corporate America is Young Soul , while ecological groups such as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club are Mature Soul . We Old Souls are just too laid back to even want to organize anything . Another reason is that we see the big picture and realize how truly tiny is our role in it . We don ' t have the Baby Soul ' s self - importance , the Young Soul ' s driving ambition to acquire the most toys , or the Mature Soul ' s fascination with his own dramas . No , we see things as they are , and can ' t get puffed up with our own self - importance . It ' s not that we don ' t care . In fact , we are the most caring soul age , as witnessed by Old Soul peace activists Sting , Jerry Garcia , John Lennon and Yoko ono . For their own purposes , different soul ages favor certain countries . Aboriginal populations tend to be Infant Souls , such as those in Australia , Borneo , Ethiopia , the Amazon Basin , and the Sudan . Baby Souls tend to incarnate in Latin countries such as Argentina , Brazil , Haiti , and Central and South America in general . Baby Souls also predominate in China , India , Indonesia , in Muslim countries such as Iran , Iraq , Libya and much of the Middle East , and in African countries such as Ghana , the Ivory Coast , Liberia and Nigeria . Young Souls pop up where science and economies are hot , such as Australia , Canada , some European countries , Hong Kong , Israel , Japan , Mexico , Taiwan , South Korea , and Vietnam , plus progressive Arab states such as Oman and Saudi Arabia . Some areas of the U . S . are comfortable for Young Souls , such as California , especially LA and Silicon Valley , although the rest of the U . S . is shifting from Young to Mature . Mature Souls favor countries that have the basics handled and are exploring sociological issues , such as Belgium , Denmark , England , Finland , Greece , Holland , Italy , New Zealand , Norway , Russia , Sweden and most of the United States . That leaves few areas that Old Souls enjoy , such as Iceland , Switzerland , and some pockets in the U . S . , such as Oregon , Washington and northern California , and in spiritual enclaves such as Santa Fe , Taos , Sedona , Atlanta , the Florida Keys and Boulder , Colorado . Our challenge is that we live in a world defined predominantly by Baby , Young , and Mature Souls . Because Baby Souls need rules & regulations , structures , direction , " authorities " and frameworks within which to live , they create them and impose them on everyone . If they think having a nude beach is disgusting and perverted , they figure it should be disgusting and perverted for everyone , so rather than just leave us alone and not go there , they ban it . Or they get the Young Soul lawmakers to ban it , who will because they ' re sporting the latest Gucci swimwear and don ' t need a nude beach . Likewise , Old Souls see nothing wrong with being gay , but the idea terrifies Baby Souls , who pull out their Bibles and quote scriptures at the poor gays , who just want to be left alone . Their hit list is endless - pot , abortion , euthanasia , smoking . For every freedom , there ' s a law limiting it , and more laws pour out from the Baby Souls every day . The problem is that Baby Souls are so sure they are right , that they think they ' re right for us , too . It ' s not easy being a Baby Soul , though . No glorious sex out in the open air ; it ' s in the dark with pajamas on . And if the rulebook doesn ' t cover a situation , they must find an older soul for guidance . Their greatest constraint comes with religion , as witnessed by Baby Souls Jerry Fallwell , Oral Roberts and Jimmy Swaggart . ( According to the Michael entity , Jim and Tammy Fae Bakker are first level Young Souls still operating as Baby Souls . ) Talking of religion , in Europe about 500 years ago , many of us Old Souls were doing Mature Soul intensity and beginning to question the rigid dogma of the Catholic Church . Or maybe , as an Old Soul woman , you lived alone on the edge of a forest with your cat and studied herbal remedies . Either way , it was enough to have the Baby Soul Church come after you … and Baby Soul Priests threw nine million of us into the " flames of purification " because our souls were apparently in mortal danger of eternal damnation , or so they told us . Or did they just enjoy strip - searching young women and girls , shaving their pubic hair , and looking for the " devil ' s teat "? Nah , they wouldn ' t do that . Would they ? Also , Baby Souls are compulsive about neatness and germs , not realizing that 100 percent of all illness is neurotic ( all in the mind ) in origin . But they worship doctors as gods , and sacrifice themselves to the medical industry , losing breasts , prostate glands and ovaries to the knife . Okay , having pissed off 20 percent of the population , let ' s turn to Young Souls . Here , the main issues are power , prominence and wealth . Who has the most powerful army , the tallest skyscraper , the biggest diamond , the most gold , the largest oil reserves ? And if it ' s not us , let ' s go to war so that we can have it . After all , Young Soul Warriors make up the largest population block in the United States ( Young = 30 % and Warrior = 30 %, making for 9 %, or 23 million people ) , exemplified by George W . Bush , a Young Warrior ( with Goal = Dominance , Mode = Perseverance , Challenge = Arrogance ) . Perfect presidential material ! The Young Soul credo of " I win , you lose " has brought us the adversarial legal system , dreadful pollution , gas - guzzling SUVs , and a business management system corrupted into a money - making machine for the few . Talking of corruption , classic Young Souls Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos , late of the Philippines , siphoned billions out of their country , while most of their subjects lived in squalor and poverty . But again , it ' s not easy being a Young Soul . They are compulsive about appearances and the trappings of success , so they work long hours to buy the biggest , the best , the fastest , and the most . Also , a strong identification with the physical body brings terror at the first wrinkle or gray hair . Sagging breasts , balding or crows feet are all alarms that send Young Souls to cosmetic surgeons , also Young Souls with a taste for SUVs and BMWs . And the beat goes on . We have much to thank Mature Souls for . Finally , souls can see and appreciate others ' points of view , and don ' t see others as " the enemy . " They bring mature themes in music ( Paul McCartney , Janis Joplin , Bruce Springsteen and Madonna ) , in art ( Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin ) and in literature ( J . D . Salinger and Truman Capote ) . They also bring us crusaders such as Ralph Nader and Gloria Steinem , not to mention passionate actors such as Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Kevin Costner , Russel Crowe , and Robert DiNero . Most notably , Mature Souls are into " rights "- civil rights , gay rights , immigrants ' rights , unborn children ' s rights , animal rights and the rights of any minority without a voice . But now the nagging questions of " Who am I ? " and " Why am I here ? " begin to plague the Mature Soul , who doesn ' t yet have the Old Soul ' s answers . This brings emotional angst , confusion and pain , which in turn leads to drugs , alcohol and suicide . Sean Penn , Robert Downey Jr . , and Woody Allen are living examples of Mature Soul angst . And James Dean , Princess Diana , Jimi Hendrix , Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison are examples of Mature Souls who would still be with us if their flight plans hadn ' t called for an early departure . So , here we Old Souls live within Baby Soul rules , Young Soul greed and competitiveness , and Mature Soul angst , but at least we know what ' s going on and can make adjustments and allowances for the younger souls . Now , let ' s turn the tables . What if we were in charge ? What would the world look like if Old Souls ran it ? Actually , we wouldn ' t run it ; it would run itself once Old Souls predominate in the population . Normally getting there would take about 50 generations , or 1 , 500 years , but we don ' t have that long , for as you ' ll read in Chapter 12 , something will happen in 2012 that will catapult us into that future , ready or not . And the next chapter explores what that society will look like . - Excerpted from " Living with Soul Vol . 1 " by Tony Stubbs