Chuck’s Place: Harmonizing The Group Soul Of Now

Loving harmony in the group soul…
-Artwork © 2025 Jan Ketchel

I define the group soul of now to be the collective soul of all individual souls currently extant in human form on planet Earth. We are the brain center of the Earth, afforded the free will to impact greatly the fate of this planet.

Of course, Mother Nature, the subconscious powerhouse of our group soul, also has us experience the true karma of our decisions. Optimally, our collective will would harmonize with the greater good for all.

Currently, the group soul of our world is in a process of extreme  polarization. Conventional wisdom would have these opposing forces come together to reconcile differences in a process of communication, understanding and compromise.

However, such desired union is not yet prepared for, as the warring elements are convinced that success can only be obtained through the total conquest of opposition. For a harmonious union of opposites to occur at the level of the group soul, we must first discover and reconcile with the opposites within ourselves.

If we don’t know ourselves at the depths of our own inner opposites, we are sure to fall prey to the power of projection, where the problem of opposites is resolved through rejecting our neighbor, our projected, forsaken inner opposite.

Nonetheless, we can take advantage of discovering ourselves through the projections that so powerfully, emotionally seize us. For instance, I might notice myself angered at what I see as a highly manipulative, passive-aggressive move by another person. My anger, if I am paying attention, tells me immediately to look within.

As I do my mental inventory, I might discover my own ego power drive that does not like to lose. And with this insight, I shine a light upon the hologram of self, which reveals to me that in the as without of my projections is also the so within of my own psyche.

My ability to identify the true source of my anger, my own power drive, brings me into greater acceptance of my apparent opponent, as I can now see myself in the other. This does not resolve this inner opposition, but it does truly bring it home to roost.

Self acceptance of the unacceptable within makes it more acceptable to acknowledge that everything we are is the same in everyone else. Wisdom comes in knowing how to live those opposites, as in when and where it is best for them to be lived in our lives.

The more we are able to see ourselves in every attitude that comes at us the more we no longer need to be personally offended by the behaviors of others that we ourselves are quite capable of committing, if only in our fantasies. Fantasizing hating our neighbor is quite a potent form of polarization, within and without.

Anger and hatred issue from the solar plexus chakra, the home of our personal power. Inevitably, from this center we find ourselves in a competitive mode with others. The ability to reach the heart center chakra, the place of compassion, allows us to raise our vibration to the higher level of love, truth and wisdom, which lifts us out of the throes of competition.

The heart center also connects us to the wisdom and guidance of the High Self, that which assures us that there are benevolent forces beyond the ego that are in alignment with the greater good, letting us know that we can let go of the need to control, and be in harmony with the greater good of the group soul.

If we are to truly harmonize with the group soul for the greater good of all, we must innerly disarm from overt or covert hostility. When truly detached we are able to shift our energetic posture from yang to yin.

Yin is a magnetic state that attracts people in a positive way because they can feel that they are energetically being accepted, regardless of their views. A yang state, which is assertive, is, of course, equally appropriate at times. This set of opposites, yin and yang, represent a supreme example of opposites, able to express their individuality when appropriate and join in union—the essence of creation—when appropriate.

All efforts to harmonize the opposites within one’s individual soul are powerful contributions to the group soul of now, as it finds its way to the harmony of the greater good of all.

Harmonizing,
Chuck

Soulbyte for Tuesday October 21, 2025

-Artwork © 2025 Jan Ketchel

Every day is an opportunity to shift your perspective, to allow yourself to let in some new information, some new thoughts, some new creative energy. To shift is simply a matter of saying something new and encouraging to yourself, for instance. Perhaps you notice that you most often think negatively about yourself and your life. Why not insert some positive affirmations into your thoughts, change what you say to yourself so that you only hear that which is helpful, positive and endearing. Why not give it a try today. And when the old negative words pop up, as they surely will, gently push them away with a few positive thoughts. Keep doing this and before long you will notice that most of your old negative thoughts are gone and the new positive ones have taken their place. Isn’t that wonderful!

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Monday October 20, 2025

-Artwork © 2025 Jan Ketchel

Let yourself off the hook a little more often. You are not as bad as you think you are. A little self-knowledge goes a long way as does a little self-compassion. One way to gain a little more self-knowledge is through experience, and by that we mean not just having experiences for the sake of doing things but having experiences with the goal of learning something from them. When you have an experience, and it can be any kind of experience, you are naturally going to feel something, gain something that might be of benefit to you, whether it be that you don’t want to have such an experience ever again or that indeed it was something that you enjoyed. What are you learning about yourself as you experience life and dare yourself to try new things? What more can you say about your experiences? Can you go deeper in finding out what they actually mean to you? Are you satisfied with yourself? Disappointed in yourself? Bored with yourself? Examine your feelings to the fullest, and then decide if you have gained in self-knowledge. If not, then perhaps it’s time to have a different experience.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Friday October 17, 2025

-Artwork © 2025 Jan Ketchel

Long-ago wisdom may come to help in unknown ways as things change. Turn inward and listen to the wisdom of your own heart, which is connected to the wisdom of the ages. It has limitless resources of healing, hope and action. It merely needs awakening, stirring out of long sleep to be brought back into alignment with the wisdom of the infinite. Practice your own heart centering today, gently concentrating your attention on waking it up to feeling again so that you may be part of the healing solution in a more intense and hopeful way. Pray for peace as you stir your heart to new connections that go deeper than ever before. And as you tap into infinite love and wisdom, give thanks for all that you receive.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Thursday October 16, 2025

-Artwork © 2025 Jan Ketchel

Keep a quiet heart, solidly focused on what is right for all. When the heart has a challenge, it can always find a way that is positive and helpful. When the heart is centered on love, kindness, compassion and the greater good there is nothing that will get in its way. Train your heart in loving kindness and compassion. It’s all you need.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Chuck Ketchel, LCSWR