We are alive in the here and now but we also exist in the past. Our future has been determined even though we have not yet lived it. Time depends on our perspective but is irrelevant in the ethereal realms. 

The Seven Planes of Existence concisely explains the role of each plane in the life we are living now. 

Each of the seven planes is a world unto itself but the thread that ties them all together is the individual. We are anchored here in the earthly planes by our physical body and our Soul is the connection to everything. That makes us the creators of our own reality. What we place our focus on is what shapes our lives. We are the driving force of the Universal Law of Attraction, and as a collective, our thoughts and actions affect the world in which we live.