Soul and consciousness.

Sometimes I sit and gaze out of the window, or go for a walk without any particular aim, and it strikes me just how incredibly strange it actually is to be human. Not in a heavy, philosophical way, but almost a bit comical. As if we’re all walking around pretending we know what we’re doing, while something deeper just observes and has a quiet laugh in the background. Then my mind starts creating explanations. Little images, little stories, trying to make sense of something that perhaps can’t be fully explained. This isn't necessarily the truth. It’s not necessarily wrong, either. But it’s a way of looking at things that brings me a kind of peace and makes me smile to myself.

So, I choose to see it like this:

A brief reflection, or perhaps an analogy, of what the soul and consciousness are. The soul can be seen as personality and karma. Like the engine of a car, while the body is the vehicle itself—the avatar. And higher consciousness… that is the Source, or God, experiencing itself.

The Car (the body/avatar)

The physical instrument, which is temporary and adapted to this dimension.

The Engine (the soul)

What drives the car. It has its own “character” because some engines are powerful, some are smooth, and some need more maintenance. Karma can be seen as the wear and tear and the tuning the engine has acquired through previous journeys.

The Driver (the ego-consciousness)

The one who thinks they’re in control, but who often just reacts to the road, the traffic, and old patterns.

The Source/God (higher consciousness)

Higher consciousness is neither the driver nor the engine. It is the very impulse to travel. The one who wished to experience movement, friction, direction, loss, and joy. And the only way to do that is to become a car that forgets it is the Source.