Introduction to New Equations

In 1994 we made a discovery that may fundamentally shift the foundation upon which human civilization is built. We discovered what seem to be replicable and physically demonstrable expressions of the soul. These physical expressions can be seen in the way you move, the way your body responds to life's challenges, in the facial expressions you make, as well as experienced in the sound of your voice. Most importantly, these physical expressions identify a special gift of wisdom and expertise that you have embodied since birth.

We found that humanity is made up of nine distinct groups we call humanity's nine soul families. People in each group are referred to as the soultypes. We also developed a body-based practice for identifying which soul family a person belongs to which we call soultyping. These discoveries seems to have opened up a new and practical way to create a peaceful and sustainable global community that supports all people.

For over 14 years we have been researching the nature of our discoveries, and a series of body-based exercises grew from this research. These exercises appear to release from within the body an energy that is far greater in strength than muscular strength, and a heightened sense of well-being comes with it. We think this dynamic energy demonstrates the power of the soul. Seemingly unlimited, this power is most available to you when you align your body with your soul and connect with the soul of another person. When you are connected soul-to-soul you seem to function as a conduit between the Source of Creation and the world around you, and are able to bring new life-force energy into the world for the benefit of all. This kind of connection is an essential component of New Equations exercises.

We have worked with thousands of people on four continents facilitating soul-to-soul connections between people and demonstrating the universal nature of this phenomena. The physical ways in which the soul is expressed through the body are consistent and do not seem to be influenced by culture, language, gender, education, personality, or previous life experiences.

We use the word 'soul' because it has become clear to us that the part of a person with which we connect when we soultype them comes from a place far deeper than the individual's personality or world of ideas. We are not designating any particular religious doctrine by using the term soul. New Equations is not a religion. We use the word soul because it is the best word we have found so far to indicate the spiritual depth that people experience when they are soultyped.

Although the soul cannot be weighed, measured, or seen, we believe your soul is you, your soul is eternal, and your soul is the repository of your experiences. It provides a pathway for life force energy to flow into you so that you can be the breathing, thinking, creating, human being that your are.

Living from your soul is different from living with your conscious mind's analytic process in charge. The soul never forces anything. The soul never judges. The soul is never afraid or angry. The soul never tires. The soul includes all people. The soul is not confused or frustrated. The soul is connected to the unlimited resources of the Source of Creation.

We believe the wisdom of your soul is a gift of love you bring to the world, and that it is the most meaningful and significant thing that you have to offer. It is your rock-solid foundation, and when you live from your soul, everything you do is in service of the whole.

We have been able to trace knowledge of the soul families back 4,600 years to Kemit, now known as Ancient Egypt. These early people called the wisdom of the soul families Pesdjet which means The Nine and refers to nine natural forces of nature. Their experience seemed to be that the energy of the soul families functioned as forces of nature. Kemit was also described as the place of the physical projection of the soul. They established a culture that was said to be the healthiest and most spiritual in the world, and it lasted over 3,000 years. We believe it survived this long because the physical expression of the soul was woven into the fabric of society.

In 30 BC the death of Cleopatra, who was the last reigning pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, marked the end of this era. Over time, almost all record and memory of the soul families had disappeared. This probably occurred because the process for passing on the soultype wisdom from one generation to the next became increasingly distorted. The keepers of this knowledge began to pass it on exclusively to family members instead of to those who were most qualified. However, the presence of the soultype wisdom did remain in the world in another form. It continued to be developed and expressed through the spiritual teachings of the various world religions. In fact, each soul family’s spirituality has been serving as the spiritual basis for at least one of the world’s religions.

What you will learn from New Equations is unlike anything you have learned before. Learning New Equations requires you to expand your understanding of reality to include new information. New Equations does not teach you about conventional things like how to become successful through making money, achieving status, popularity, or how to do things the 'right way.' You will not learn about your personality or your mental health. New Equations is not a religion. The experience that you have is not an indication of your religious beliefs.

New Equations exercises engage the connection between your soul and body. You will begin to perceive more of what is going on around you, i.e., more of reality. Most importantly, you will learn to engage with the world even more from your soul. This perspective always takes into account the differences, interrelationships, and gifts, of all nine soul families.

As in ancient Kemit, you learn to physically project your soul to connect with other people so you can bring new, transformative energy to the world and help humanity move forward in a peaceful and life-enhancing way. Our experience is that the energy of your soul is a force of nature with a direction and a purpose. Using New Equations practices you can purposefully function as the force of nature that you are meant to be.

Finding your soul’s path and purpose requires a lifetime commitment to stay outside of your comfort zone. For example, your life will not be predictable or routine because you will never know what is going to happen each time you bring new energy from the Source of Creation to humanity. Life keeps changing as new information and new ways of being are found. This new way of living is something that anyone can achieve in an instant, and it takes a lifetime to perfect.

New Equations teachers travel internationally to present this new way of being, and have now soultyped thousands of people around the world. We bring these experiences to people through workshops, soultyping opportunities, as well as the New Equations Training Program based in Northern California, USA. An outline of New Equations is available in the book/CD set, The Light With No Shadow—an Introduction to New Equations, which includes our translation of the Tao Te Ching, The Way of the Action of the Soul, a poetic document that helps people align with their soul.

Alan Sheets and Barbara Tovey
Cofounders of New Equations