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 The Platonisti describe all sentient souls starting out as Souls of Bronze, and that makes sense to me.  It implies that all souls start out equal and are just another cosmological building block.  It leaves the concept of animal souls hanging, but then it is not clear that non-sentient species have souls in the same way as sentients do.  It is, perhaps, a philosophical point for further study.  However, if all souls start out as equal, how do we differentiate between those who stay in the Boneyard, those who go on to the Planes and those who become independent of that process?
-The Planonisti speak of Silver, Steel and Golden Souls who take on learning and responsibilities.  But how do these changes occur?  And what are the effects?   Their philosophy speaks speak of Silver Souls as academics, Souls of Steel excel at the physical skills while Golden Souls are leaders, and a step forwards for either Silver or Steel souls.  Not all souls progress – only those people who develop their abilities make the grade.  Few go on to become Golden Souls, leaders and rulers of their people -  some might just  rule a village, while  others rule whole empires – however they might rule by feats of arms, of by the power of the mind.  The cosmos doesn’t mind too much what techniques or philosophies these rulers have – just that they can rule.
+The Planonisti speak of Silver, Steel and Golden Souls who take on learning and responsibilities.  But how do these changes occur?  And what are the effects?   Their philosophy speaks speak of Silver Souls as academics, Souls of Steel excel at the physical skills while Golden Souls are leaders, and a step forwards for either Silver or Steel souls.  Not all souls progress – only those people who develop their abilities make the grade.  Few go on to become Golden Souls, leaders and rulers of their people -  some might just  rule a village, while  others rule whole empires – however they might rule by feats of arms, or by the power of the mind.  The cosmos doesn’t mind too much what techniques or philosophies these rulers have – just that they can rule.
 So why is it that some souls can grow, while others appear not to?  That, I believe, comes down to the flesh and blood that the soul inhabits.  The new soul goes into a physical body, created by the union of a man and a woman and we know that these new bodies carry the same sort of traits as their parents.  Skin colour, hair colour, eye colour are all similar - but so are physical and mental potential.  A child born of athletes, for example, often has their physical characteristics, while the child of a scholar often has the mental abilities of the parents.
-That doesn’t mean the progression is automatic nor fixed, the physical incarnation must have the opportunity to excel and the drive to make it happen.  Again, some of this is genetic, but some is due to circumstance.  It doesn’t matter how clever you are - if your whole life is spent chained to a mill wheel as a slave – you aren’t going to progress very far.  Or at least it will be much more difficult.  Equally, hard work and dedication, improving skills and abilities, making the best of your circumstances and wide experience, all go towards improving the soul.
+That doesn’t mean the progression is automatic nor fixed, the physical incarnation must have the opportunity to excel and the drive to make it happen.  Again, some of this is due to the parents, but some is due to circumstance.  It doesn’t matter how clever you are - if your whole life is spent chained to a mill wheel as a slave – you aren’t going to progress very far.  Or at least it will be much more difficult.  Equally, hard work and dedication, improving skills and abilities, making the best of your circumstances and wide experience, all go towards improving the soul.
-Sentient Life is the randomiser of the Cosmos, and while it is that time spent in a mortal body that provides an opportunity for deities and other burgeoning powers influence the soul.  But we also influence our own souls.
+Sentient Life is the randomizer of the Cosmos and it is that time, spent in a mortal body, that provides an opportunity for deities and other burgeoning powers to influence the soul.  But we also influence our own souls.
   * Deities tempt priests to follow their philosophies with the promise of spells and respect in the mortal world with an assured place in the afterlife.  All they need to do in exchange is live life in the deities image and convince others to do the same.