SOUL Octopus Analogy

The Soul's Endless Dance Across the Web of Creation

Non-Fiction - New Age
90 Pages
Reviewed on 07/11/2026
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Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite

Bud Megargee’s SOUL Octopus Analogy introduces a New Age model of the soul as an octopus whose head holds a central spiritual consciousness while each arm carries a separate incarnation. Those lives may exist across different eras at once, gathering experience for the same larger being. Megargee follows a soul after death as it returns to the octopus, reviews the life it has completed, then decides whether to remain there or enter another incarnation. A chosen life begins with a blueprint, yet human choice can still redirect what happens once the soul enters a body. Written for spiritual seekers willing to consider reincarnation beyond one life followed by another, the book asks readers to imagine existence as many connected lives moving through creation at the same time.

Bud Megargee’s SOUL Octopus Analogy is first-rate nonfiction, with Megargee giving readers one image that makes an enormous spiritual idea easier to revisit. His imaginative writing has an inviting ease, while the octopus makes each idea easier to understand. My favorite part is the time slip. Megargee suggests that when one incarnation is wounded, another version of the same soul may lend healing energy, sometimes returning a new skill. The Human Warriors Among Us is excellent too because Megargee turns spiritual service into something readers can recognize in the person whose kind word changes one ordinary moment. There is something wonderfully openhearted about Megargee’s approach to what may happen to the soul after death, giving readers a way to reconsider spiritual possibility in an accessible fashion. Readers interested in the soul after death will adore SOUL Octopus Analogy. I very highly recommend it to spiritually curious readers everywhere.

Leonard Smuts

Bud Megargee invites readers to join him on a journey of spiritual exploration in SOUL Octopus Analogy. The author reminds us that scientific, philosophical, religious, or conventional beliefs do not fully explain who we are. He identifies seven layers that align with higher truth, in the form of love, fear, peace, hate, divine intention, karmic imprints, and the overseer. These are discussed using the octopus symbol. Our lives and afterlives become soul fragments that go exploring in different directions that span dimensions, rather like tentacles. It is a process of separation and return, all the while gathering information and learning from our meanderings. Time, as we know it, is an illusion, and we are not bound by it, while death is simply a transition to a broader consciousness with deeper understanding. In between incarnations, we review our most recent journey. We incarnate again after making informed choices, with little memory of past lives, but retaining the blueprint of what we planned. Sometimes we lose direction, as free will prevails and offers choices. We face good and evil and must confront our shadow side. Other interesting topics include near-death experiences, the human warriors who fight negativity, past lives, soul guides, soul retrieval, and energy healing.

SOUL Octopus Analogy touches on many aspects of consciousness and spiritual growth. Bud Megargee believes that the soul’s purpose is to gain experience in a process of refinement that is eternal. We evolve as we go. It becomes a question of increasing our vibrational levels as we navigate different values that are unrelated to our earthly identity. We may explore many selves, but the aim is to remember who we always were. The author challenges established theories such as reincarnation as we know it. He also cautions that the spiritual quest may not be easy for some and that there are no easy solutions. The symbology is unique and powerful, and once the reader understands its implications, it will open new doors of understanding. The writing explains complex concepts with clarity. The book is an invitation to evolve that can be grasped at many levels. It should be read more than once, as understanding will evolve along with the reader. It provides fresh insights into spiritual questions and will prove to be a fascinating and worthwhile read for those looking for new meanings.

Luwi Nyakansaila

SOUL Octopus Analogy (The Soul's Endless Dance Across the Web of Creation) by Bud Megargee dives into the wild, mysterious journey of the human soul. Here, the soul isn’t one flat thing—it’s more like an octopus with many tentacles. Each tentacle stands for a different life: sometimes a warrior, sometimes a child, maybe a mystic. All these lives exist in their own realities. They connect not with words, but through something like a special frequency, trading stories, lessons, and purpose. The book covers the afterlife, the paradox of unity versus multiplicity after death, and the soul’s choice to incarnate. The author discusses other spiritual dimensions such as soulmates, the collective consciousness, soul-level healing, and near-death experiences. Finally, learn about the mirror of duality, the four elemental forces, and why some souls incarnate into human warriors who are dedicated to resisting negative energies in the world.

SOUL Octopus Analogy is a refreshing take on spiritual journeys and multiple realities. Bud Megargee doesn’t just share his ideas—he actually gives practical advice, like keeping a journal to track your progress. His narration is visually rich, as he paints a clear picture of how different spiritual concepts can be easily understood using the octopus analogy. Even spiritual growth, which is normally viewed as linear, is better explained as spiral paths that dance together and intersect at multiple times. The cosmic architecture is a living web, not a closed or fixed system, and the soul’s evolution reshapes the fabric of existence itself. Megargee’s book makes one thing clear: the soul’s real job is to experience, to express, and to create right alongside the universe itself. This is truly an eye-opening and thought-provoking take. The book encourages readers to view the soul’s nature beyond simplified spiritual models. This book challenges us to surrender to the flow and, just like an octopus, navigate the ocean of life with love, curiosity, and expansive identification with the ever-changing dance of the soul.