“….the path starts at birth, or better yet, in the moment of conception….”

I see the path as having started well before birth and well before conception. After all, conception is merely the moment a new physical vehicle is created that we may choose to inhabit. Parents do not create new souls but only new bodies for souls to inhabit. Our temporary occupation of a human body is merely a tiny blip on a very long spiritual path, a very long spiritual journey that encompasses more than we could ever fathom during one physical sojourn.

I love your description of, “….a spark, a whitish-blue lightning discharge of energy between the fingers….” That made me tingle. Excellent article!