Karma Explained

A “brief” description of karma is almost too good to be true. Karma is a debt that we owe to others and debts we are owed from other spirits. Debts can be paid in something as simple and as precious as a smile, or as complex as a marriage, children or career. To better accept the “why” of events that occur in our lives, we should make an effort to understand how they came to be.

My belief system includes reincarnation. Reincarnation is the belief that we live more than once through a succession of physical bodies. The subject of reincarnation has been covered in many books but questions still remain about what it means. For some, one must accept energies such as, guilt, regret or remorse. Another words, if you believe that these or other negative feelings should not or do not play a roll in how you live your present life, then there is no reason to buy into the energy of Karma.

The theories of karma and reincarnation go hand in hand. Reincarnation is a process in which karma can operate and be learned from. And, it allows for the creation of karma.
As we become wiser, we recognize situations that could become karmic and redirect the energy into a positive path. This type of action is what I call spiritual growth.

There are those that do not believe in the karma part of living. They say that “things” just happen, the spirit learns, forgives, or appreciates on some level and that we just go on with life accepting judgement only from religious structures or the society that we live in. You must make use of what is available and appropriate to you; what you understand and live with.

For every querant you counsel, you will experience some difference in belief systems. The cards will help you determine what your querant’s beliefs are and help you relay the proper information to that person. Common questions or responses to the information you give to your querant are “Why?” and “What did I do to deserve this?” You may get these questions even if the querant’s life is in wonderful shape!

The Star card says, “What you put in, you get out” or What you sow, so shall ye reap.”
The High Priestess holds the Scroll of Toth,Toth is the Egyptian God of Wisdom, and stands with water at her feet. This is an image of giving knowledge. Both cards speak of constant challenge and change, as well as another chance for growth.

There is no easy way to explain to a querant that getting a dreaded illness or seeing the crippling of a loved one is the result of a past life or that the person chose to live through the pain in this life time. But metaphysics teaches us that this kind of spirit behavior is
Living. The crippled one allows medical science to learn from and hopefully prevent other deformities. The same is true of illnesses.

Then there is the person who has never in any lifetime had a physical pain. So, in this current lifetime, he has decided to experience pain. He could suffer a broken bone, a bad kidney or even a chronic debilitation disease. That choice may show up in the Two of Cups. On this card is the caduceus, that symbol used by western doctors. The card also has two figures that indicate sharing energy. They share pain so that others can learn.

Emotional pain is the same. We all know people who constantly have an emotional drama going on in their lives-either for themselves or for someone they care about.
The Three of Swords tells us that the querant draws emotional pain to him.

The wonderful thing about karma is that there is no such thing as failure. We get as many chances as we need to be better, to become perfect. Remember, we are perfect in Universal eyes at any given moment of every lifetime. It is the judgment we put upon ourselves that makes us need to be perfect in our own eyes; to the universe within us. Be patient with yourself and others. There is no hurry. The transformation through reincarnation, called Karma, comes to all of us.