Have you ever met someone and felt like you knew them right away, like you’d been best friends your entire life? Or visited a new city, only to be struck by the strange feeling of already being there? These sensations cause the old-timey question: What if there were past lives?

In The Soulfast, Terrance Glasscock does this admirably, combining history, mystery, and the supernatural into a believable tale of love, destiny, and how our souls might be able to keep their journeys going many lives.

The book isn’t only fun to read—it’s also a challenge to readers to ask themselves about the nature of fate and human connection. Can love really conquer time? Do our pasts determine our futures? And if souls are destined to meet, what then?

Let us look more closely at the thought-evoking themes of The Soulfast and why it speaks to anyone who has ever questioned reincarnation, fate, and the enigmas of the soul.

The Soulfast Ritual: A Love That Defies Time

At the heart of The Soulfast is the ancient Soulfast ritual, a mystical ceremony performed in medieval England (AD 1098) by Lord Tristan and Lady Sabina. This ceremony ties their souls in perpetuity, but with one tragic price tag—while they will be reborn, they will spend lives looking for one another.

Fast forward to 2024, and Simon Sterling, a professor of mythology, comes across an illuminated manuscript and a ghostly painting, which lead him on an adventure to unravel the truth behind the legend of the Soulfast. As Simon unravels the past, he starts questioning if his own life is tied to the legend of Tristan and Sabina.

This two-timeline format turns the novel into both a historical epic and contemporary mystery, as readers become engaged in figuring out if the past can really impact the present.

Reincarnation: A Common Thread Across Cultures

Reincarnation and the idea of previous lives is no fantasy—since ancient times it has been part of the foundational beliefs of some cultures. Soulfast draws inspiration from these truly existing traditions to:

• Hinduism & Buddhism, where reincarnation forms the focal point of the wheel of life and karma.
• Ancient Egyptian beliefs, under which the ka would continue to exist after death.
• Plato’s theory that the souls existed before birth and carried past life knowledge.

Through the synthesis of these philosophical and historical ideas in a thriller novel, Glasscock creates a story that is mystical and credible.

Can Love Transcend Time?

One of the most interesting themes of The Soulfast is the concept of eternal love. If two souls are to spend eternity with one another, will they forever find each other, regardless of the time period?

This is a theme that anyone who has ever experienced that unexplainable bond with another person can identify with. Are soulmates real? Is fate in control of our relationships?

As Simon gets deeper into the myth, he’s forced to engage with these questions of life—and so are you, the reader.

Step Into the Mystery

Soulfast is not just a book—it is a journey through time, love, and the unknown. If you believe in reincarnation or enjoy historical thrillers with a paranormal twist, this book will have you questioning what happens after this life.