Karma
Karma appears to be generally misunderstood. It affects everyone and no one is exempt.
For many years, I studied how Karma worked. There were many explanations out there; e.g. every action being mapped by the stars or being recorded in some way. However, none of these really made a lot of sense to me, and it didn’t really explain why you reap what you sow.
Then I read a book called, “The Magus of Strovolos,” by Kyriacos C. Markides, which finally explained it in a way that made perfect sense to me.
In a nutshell, Karma is the results of our thoughts, intentions and actions.
Thoughts
I think it’s generally accepted now that our thoughts are real forces. A thought is a vibration and is composed of a specific energy. Once it’s put out there, it can technically travel on for eternity.
However, I believe they don’t go very far. They tend to pool with thoughts that are similar to itself.
By that I mean, the more you think the same thought, the more of it that gathers and the stronger it gets. Like thoughts attract like thoughts.
Think frequently and strongly enough on something, and it will eventually manifest itself, physically.
Elemental
Thoughts that take on a life of their own are often called Thought Forms or Elementals. (As opposed to the four nature elemental energies of water, fire, earth and air or, in Taoism, metal, earth, water, fire and wood.) Elemental thoughts are very different from an entity.
An Entity is a Being that can act independently; whereas a Thought Form can only do what the thought that created it is based on.
Every thought will contribute to a pool of likewise energy. Enough energy will manifest itself as something physical or as a Thought Form.
Thought Forms may well take on a consciousness of its own. (In fact, anything can gain a consciousness of sorts, though it may not fall into the accepted definition of what consciousness is.)
Feeding
Thought Forms may well take on a consciousness of its own. (In fact, anything can gain a consciousness of sorts, though it may not fall into the accepted definition of what consciousness is.)
The Thought Form will then seek out energy that is similar to itself to feed on. If it cannot find any, it will create situations that will produce the desired energy.
Various Energies
The kind of Thought Form that has been created depends on the energy that created it.
Energy can be composed of anything. Fear, love, desire, perversions, lust for power, money, fame… list is endless.
The other thing that will create Thought Forms are intentions and actions.
A simple example might be: If you steal something with intention, you have put that energy out there. Enough of that type of energy will create a Thought Form.
It will then seek out, or create situations where theft occurs. That will allow it to feed on the resulting energies.
And so, the cycle continues.
This is not an easy concept for me to convey, but hopefully you are starting to get the idea.
Critical Mass
Eventually, what is called “a critical mass” of energy occurs.
Then, the Thought Form will seek out the source that created it, and return. It’s said to do this when it becomes seven times stronger.
The presence of the Thought Form will produce situations that mirror it. Going back to the example of theft, it may either cause something to be stolen from its Creator or produce situations where the Creator feels they must steal again, to survive.
Thus, a never-ending cycle has been created.
This is one reason why your belief system creates your reality. Those beliefs generate thoughts, and those thoughts create. The Universe responds to the exact thing you put out.
Examples are: If you believe that life is drama, you will experience that. This experience will reinforce itself by creating more of the same.
Or maybe you don’t believe in Free Will. You will experience that reality.
Can Others Remove Your Karma?
Now, you’re probably asking, is there a way to overcome Karma?
I’ve heard quite a few so-called “Masters” claim they can clear another’s Karma. Let me tell you that such claims are highly improbable.
Even if Masters were able to do this, for the sake of argument, there is always a price attached. Nothing is free.
An exchange of some kind must always take place: Whether it is now, in the future, or another life.
Which begs the question, are you just exchanging one type of Karma for another?
Be very careful of those who claim they have the abilities to change Karma. Chances are they are intentionally misleading you or they really have no clue what they are doing.
Intentions
Thankfully, there are ways to overcome Karma, but they require intention, hard work and tenacity.
Even though a Thought Form will return to its source, it does not automatically mean that you initially must fall into the situation it creates.
The best way to overcome its effects is to change your own intentions and thoughts.
Going back to the theft example, let’s say someone who is a thief has decided to change their ways and become honest.
Things are going well, but then their Thought Form returns and creates either a theft, or the need to steal again.
The creator would not only have to resist the temptation to steal, but also make a firm commitment that they are not the person they once were.
If the situation is then created where they are burgled, the creator will need to decide if they accept the Karma for their past actions, and moves on, or will they revert to type. (And justify to themselves that they tried, but nothing changed.)
Becoming Inert
The choice to change and accept responsibility for their past actions will result in a change in their thought, energy, and vibrations.
Once they have shifted enough, the Thought Form will no longer be able to resonate with them. This means, such energies will be way less likely to appear in their lives and produce such results.
The problem here is, circumstances will arise where one feels they have no choice but to take what is not theirs; rationalizing that they or others will suffer if they don’t.
The key is to choose another outcome. To set your intentions, stick to them, no matter what may come, and send out a different energy.
The Thought Form will always attempt to create a situation, but once it finds that the Source no longer resonates on the level that created it, it will lose the power to affect them.
It might take a time or three for the effect of Karma to dissipate. This will depend on how strong the elemental has become, and how much energy it must expend to feed itself. Once it has used up its resources, it will most likely become inert. (Unless it finds another Source to feed it.)
Because it may take a while for the Though Form to lose it’s energy, people who decide to “change their ways” may not see immediate results.
This may anger them and make them resentful. They may even fall back into their old ways, and feed the Thought Form, and start the entire cycle up again.
You could look upon this as The Universe testing just how committed we are to change. If one reverts at the first sign of resistance, it shows they were not truly committed to change nor were they doing it for the right reasons.
What You Resist, Persists
There is a very wise saying that goes along the lines of: What you resist, persists and what you look at and make your own, will disappear. Carl Jung is said to be the one who coined this; however, it is wisdom that has been around for a long time.
Many say that they do not wish to give energy or thought to negative things in their life, such as illness, bad situations, et cetera. They deny the problem by either ignoring it or pretending it does not exist.
Rather than making this go away, it has the opposite effect. It will cause it to grow stronger.
When you deny something, it does not cease to be. It will tend to fester and grow. This is especially true if you are ignoring out of fear, as fear will feed the energy.
Acknowledging something is the key. Embracing it for what it is, and accepting the situation is important. Then you can start to control it. Then you can begin healing it.
It is not until you accept where you are at, that you can begin to change things. Taking responsibility for your situation is also very important.
Then you can work with it, bless it, strategize and follow the flow of events and energy to heal things. There is always a way.
In the case of Karma, this is important because by recognizing the situations created by it, we can then start to change and heal the energies.
Change… You Can Change
All change should be done because it’s who you are, and because your actions are in line with your commitment.
It’s also possible to change your being and vibrations so much that you are no longer the person you once were, and the past will no longer affect you in a Karmatic sense.
This is one of the reasons we forget who we are when we are born. If we remember our past, including our attitudes, regrets, those who wronged us, those we have wronged, and so forth, we not only keep drawing those old energies toward us, but we will find it very hard to evolve spiritually.
The lack of memory and awareness is really a gift and a blessing. It gives us the chance to move beyond who we were. Past life memories will come to you as you need to remember them. It would be a tremendous burden to remember past lives. Most can barely cope with the memories of their current life.
If you do awaken those memories before their time, you will also draw your old Thought Forms towards you. This is another reason why it is not wise to try and remember past lives.
We send out a lot of thoughts, each one takes on its own power… However, most are just too weak to do anything that will affect you, as a rule. Though, as your mastery grows, you will become more powerful and get to the point where only a single thought is enough.
The old adage: “Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it”, takes on new meaning here.
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