Where is Home for my Soul?
I’ve often referred to astrological birth charts and the themes that show up in my own personal chart. In addition to birth chart interpretations, this year I received a Solar Return chart reading, which highlights my personal themes for the year 2025. The Solar Return chart is interpreted around one’s birthday, and for me, that’s the first day of January. So, my personal yearly calendar runs from January to December, since I was born on the very first day of the year.
One of the key themes in this year’s Solar Return chart is ”Where can a home for my own Soul be found?”. I understand and feel this theme on a deep level, as I’ve been standing at the edge of major decisions of where I want to be living in—or rather, I’m still standing there. These are the kinds of decisions that make me ask that, where do I want to live and where truly feels like home. My two main options are worlds apart—Bali and Finland. There are, of course, other possibilities in between, but my thoughts have mostly revolved around these two.
What does a home for my Soul mean?
To me, a Soul’s home is a place where my Soul feels most at home. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a physical place, though it can be. A home can be found in a location, a person, an energy— foremost within yourself. Home is where you feel peace, safety and the freedom to fully be who you am.
Still, I’ve wanted to settle somewhere for a longer period. I’ve wanted to find a physical home as well. Right now, that home is in Bali. It feels like home here. My soul is happy here, and I can be my fully authentic self. At the same time, I long for my homeland, Finland, because that’s where my family and loved ones are. It’s familiar and safe. And yet, I left that safety behind, choosing to walk towards the unknown.
My so-called former life in Finland was, in many ways, the complete opposite of the life I now live in Bali. The contrast is so vast that comparing the two doesn’t even feel fair. Maybe that’s why it’s hard for me to imagine living in Finland right now—because I’ve never truly lived this new authentic version of myself there. It feels distant. However, I’ve found my way—especially through social media—into the company of incredible, spiritual women who live in Finland and show that it is possible to walk this path back home as well. That sparks something new inside me. Maybe, one day, home could be found in Finland too—just in a very different way than before.
I’m someone who adapts easily and I feel like I could build a home almost anywhere in the world. But that doesn’t make decisions easier—perhaps the opposite. Thankfully, there are places where I feel more at home than in others, and I’ve followed that feeling. I’ve described coming to Bali as a calling—Bali called me, and I followed that call. That’s why I’m here now.
No matter where in the world that home ends up being, the most important thing is that it feels right. It must feel like peace in my body, a place where my nervous system can fully relax. Nature plays a big role in this, too. I want to live close to beautiful nature, and water is an element that’s incredibly dear and essential to my wellbeing. I know I want to live near water—be it the ocean or a lake. That already gives me some helpful direction in terms of where that home of my Soul might be, geographically speaking. I’ve always been walking on my own path, so maybe I’ll find a completely unique solution here as well.
Maybe I don’t have to choose just one—maybe I can have both, and even more. <3