KARMA - What Is It And How Does It Work?

The theory to karma is that every soul is on a journey.  Whilst on our journey we are accountable for our thoughts, words and actions, for they ALL have consequences.  There are consequences for everything we do, and don’t do.  


Consequences are karma.  Karma runs from lifetime to lifetime – so if you die with unresolved issues with people, or you’ve done more negative things than positive, your soul wants to come back and try to make amends.

         

Karma works in lots of different ways.  If you’ve been unkind to someone, you will choose to meet them again in a later lifetime, to have the opportunity to be kind.

         

 Different religions have slightly different beliefs – but basically all believe that there is a spiritual working out for everything over life times. Early Christians believed in reincarnation, and therefore, in karma.  There is a body of evidence that Emperor Justinian wrote reincarnation out of the Bible at Constantinople in Ad553.  Later it was declared heresy.  The Church wanted their priests to have the power to tell people what to believe.  When they deleted reincarnation from the Bible they stopped people from understanding that there is a spiritual working out to everything, so they took away people’s incentive to aim for noble, honourable and good.  The half-truths they preached did not resonate with people and this in turn caused unrest.  That is what prompted them to start to preach hell-fire and damnation, to keep their ‘flocks’ doing as they were told.

If you believe in reincarnation, you are in charge of your own destiny.  You want to connect with your own soul to understand the purpose of your journey in life.  You must then listen to your own voice of conscience (or Higher Self) to decide what is right for you.

        

‘Bad luck’ is negative karma, and ‘good luck’ is the return of karmic credit.

We often have karma to resolve with members of our family and this is one reason why our soul chooses them to play a role in this incarnation.  They represent the lessons we are trying to learn.  Our parents offer us the perfect opportunity we need to direct us towards what we came to the earth plane to accomplish.  That is why one of our life lessons (or tasks) is to embrace the positive qualities of both of our parents and overcome their negative ones.

         

 It is the soul that chooses – not the personality.

Your spirit enters a physical body to learn lessons about emotions, relationships, sexuality, money and many other things.  Your lessons are orchestrated by the Universe and presented to you in the form of people and situations which come into your life.  Testing times are like exams … you have to get through them to progress.

All is energy.  A human is a dense vibration, a tree even denser.  A thought is a slight vibration unless it carries a big emotional connection.  All is floating in a sea of energy; all interacting.  In this cosmic soup of interconnecting energy, everything is evolving in its own way.

         

Every vibration that a human sends out causes a reaction in the cosmic soup and affects everything else.  Ultimately, every vibration a human chooses to transmit comes back to him or her.  Thus, a human can measure their progress by what is happening in their life.

         

If a human is very negative, he will sink into the thick dregs of the cosmic soup.  When he does evil actions, bad vibrations emit into the soup, and it may take many, many returns to come back to him through the heavy frequency of his (or her) personal world.

         

When a human being is very materially minded or negative, the vibrations which emanate from him come back to him in equal measure. When he becomes more spiritual and sends out a higher frequency, they return to him three-fold.  When he becomes totally spiritual, they return ten-fold.

         

Humans have free choice and free will, so we have special opportunities to evolve or de-volve as the case may be.  Free will offers responsibility about the use of thoughts and emotions.  Because humans have free will on earth, people can move towards light or dark, and take others with them. Humans differ in this from the rest of creation, and this gives them great opportunity for evolution.

We are all spiritual beings experiencing human life-times and all that goes along with them.  It is up to us as spiritual beings to work with and correct our own karma in order to evolve.

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In Sanskrit, the word 'karma' means 'deeds' or 'actions'. It comes from the root 'kri' which means 'to do'.

Present Karma  (Agami)

Agami takes place in the present and consists of everything you do today that creates cause and effect tomorrow (in the future). Everyday you are creating karma with every thought, intention and deed. With every thought, word and action you are making a choice as to whether you create positive or negative karma in your life. Be aware of how important your thoughts and behaviour are to the quality of your own life.

Past Karma  (Prarabdha)

Accumulated Karma  (Sanchita)

Reincarnation

'Reincarnation' comes from the Latin work 'caro', which means 'to be in the flesh', and 're', which means 'again'. Reincarnation is 'to be in the flesh again'.

Also see:  
Incarnation and Reincarnation  -  Charts and Blueprints

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Joanne Walmsley
Sacred Scribes

                

Spiritual Awakening

We are living in a time where people are embracing their spiritual side. Even those who do not use the label of ‘spirituality’ are open to concepts such as trusting their intuition and finding their life’s purpose.


Every person’s faith and beliefs are their very own and no two are identical as they are as unique as we are. As each of us has our own path to tread so each of us experiences our steps to spiritual awareness in our own unique way or order.


Upon awakening spiritually you may begin to feel ‘different’. All seems the same around you, but something within you has changed or shifted in a big way. Your old beliefs and ways begin to fall by the wayside as the real you emerges.


The path to inner-awakening can be joyful, exciting and enlightening all at the same time. It can also be frightening with upheaval, changes, feelings of imbalance and emotional anxiety. Emotionally you may find yourself quite often on the verge of tears and crying about little sentiments that generally wouldn’t have concerned you in the past. You may also find the opposite to happen with outbursts of anger and/or irritability. You may find yourself swaying between the emotions of empathy and compassion to aggression and anxiety. The entire spectrum of emotions can be experienced during an awakening or spiritual emergence.


You may find a desire to ‘find yourself’, your soul or life purpose and/or your passion. Within this often comes a questioning of who you truly are and what you really want in your life. This can cover the scope of relationships, social-sets, friends, occupations, living arrangements, lifestyle choices and most often, sweeping changes are in the offing.


Your energy levels will fluctuate, going from way down low to high and vibrant. Rather than try to fight it, go with the flow. On the down days, relax and take it easy as much as possible. On the high energy days take advantage and get as much achieved as possible.


You may become aware of destructive recurring patterns in your life. You may have lived for many years repeating habits such as self-sabotage or choosing inappropriate partners, then suddenly it seems you become very clear and recognize it. This opens up the way to acknowledging then dealing with and eradicating the negative habit or pattern.


On many levels you may begin to appreciate the environment and the natural world in all it’s colours, forms, shapes and life-forms. Interest in eco-friendly alternatives, less consumption and materialism, humanitarian endeavours and a growing concern for animal welfare may come to the fore with your acceptance and love for all being expanding on all levels.


As your energy lightens you may become more sensitive to certain foods and addictives. Allergies and intolerances may become prevalent where before there were none. You may crave foods you’ve never eaten, and repel those that are familiar. Trust your body to communicate what it requires and what it does not.


Frequently recurring synchronicities in your life are an indicator that you are on the right path. Answers to questions are revealed to you through messages and signs. The more you take notice and heed the messages, the more they shall appear in your life. You may find beneficial circumstances and the ‘right’ things happening at the ‘right time’ for you with opportunities seemingly falling from the sky. Spiritual awakening raises our vibration, which in turn releases blockages. This allows abundance to flow freely into your life.


When aligned with a higher vibration more auspicious manifestations become available and received by you. Your vibration is centered on the highest good for all and positive and beneficial circumstances and situations will abound in your life.


As you awaken spiritually you may find that your interests and desires may change profoundly. Rather than aimless entertainment you may choose to seek out more soul-nourishing past times, with interests more aligned with who you are becoming.


To grow spiritually is to learn to love unconditionally. When we are truly able to unconditionally love others without judgement we give ourselves wonderful opportunities to grow spiritually and naturally awaken.

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Joanne Walmsley
Sacred Scribes