Yes. You do. We all do. We have several of them. We might have some that we dragged forward from a past life and new ones we created for this life, but what are they?

Before we choose to incarnate into human form, we make decisions about the life we’re going to live. This isn’t destiny where the Golden Child comes to bring enlightenment to the world, but it could be. For the rest of us plebs, we write out soul contracts outlining who we are, what we are going to be like, who our family members are, when we incarnate, and the major challenges and accomplishments we’re going to work toward or contribute to. It’s not as detailed as it sounds. It’s a basic blueprint of our human life. It may include some milestones, an overarching theme, or a mission. It’s where we decide when we’re going to be born and when and how we’re going to die. Some of us choose to be alive long enough to be the catalyst for another soul’s journey through humanity.

In the soul contracts, we may bring along old terms such as a vow of poverty which is a statement of the intent not to work for money. In ancient times when healers and shamans were taken care of by the village or tribe, it worked. In modern times, unless you are a member of the clergy, a vow like that will keep you struggling for your entire life. I recommend getting rid of the clauses or entire soul contracts with that in it.

When I first learned about soul contracts, my head hurt. I got flashes of memory of the strange and crazy things that happened in my life, and I thought to myself, “I chose that sh*t? What the hell was I thinking?” Yes, I did. We all did. We chose our parents and our circumstances. We had a conversation before we were born with the people around us that we were going to go into this situation together for each of us to work on our individual experiences and that we were going to support one another’s efforts to get the most out of our shared experience. So, if you think about the love and kindness you received from your family. That was planned. If you came from a not-so-nice family, that was planned as well. The thing to note is that throughout all of this, there was always free will. As soon as you were able to make decisions about what you liked and didn’t like, there was free will. You could make decisions, have any thoughts and feelings you wanted about it, and take action if you chose. Right or wrong, we always have choices. I’m not saying they are always good ones, but the choices are there.

Now that you know about soul contracts, what can you do with that information? I went looking for mine in the Akashic Library. It is often referred to as the Akashic Records. It is a recording of the journey of your soul. It covers everything you’ve done and will do, free will notwithstanding. It is an ever-changing journal of you. Guided meditation can get you there, and I’m sure you can find a video or a website outlining the process. To me, it looks like a giant library with hundreds of thousands of books. You can go directly to the shelves to find your book and look through it if you like. The soul contracts are kept separately. I asked for help to find them from one of the librarians. They will often appear in true librarian fashion when you stand around looking confused.

This is not a world where you can expect them to know what you mean. The librarians here function like all other beings of higher vibration. They will not help unless you ask, and you have to be specific in what you ask for. When I asked for my soul contracts, she brought my soul contracts. I destroyed all the ones that had a vow of poverty attached to it. Don’t worry that you might destroy something important. If you have a soul contract that has something active and important on it, you won’t be able to destroy it. In that case, you can remove the clause from the contract by whatever means you like. You can visualize the sentence of the vow lifting off the page and the letters catching fire in mid-air. I like fantasy movies, can you tell?

The bottom line is that you can remove anything that no longer serves you in this life, even if you agreed to it previously. Sometimes we create these challenges for ourselves with the intention that we will consciously seek to remove them. Think of it as putting a bag in front of the door so you don’t forget to take it with you when you leave.

Another thing to note if you’re checking for something like a vow of poverty, remember to ask the librarian to bring you every document you signed that has a vow of poverty in it. You may have several. Some of them are not defined as “soul contracts” but may have some other official name. If you limit your request to soul contracts, you may still have a vow of poverty in place. The librarian will not tell you that there are other documents.

Soul contracts can be positive or negative in nature, but they are always done for a purpose. The good news is that once we find them, we get to decide which ones we want to continue working on and which ones need to go up in smoke.