2 posts tagged “karma”

I dunno how I feel about karma.

I am NOT a believer in the "My Name Is Earl" school of karma, i.e. "Do bad things and bad things will happen, do good things and good things will happen." I have certain evil relatives who happily thrive, and after 28 years, I don't think karma is going to kick them in the ass at this point. And if it does "in another life," who CARES? I want them to get the clue bat in THIS one, dangit. Nor do I buy into the Rule of Three, i.e. "Do one bad thing and bad things will multiply on you threefold, and vice versa." I am more along the lines of, "Don't act like an asshole, because enough people act like assholes, why do you have to join the herd?" I can't say I'm perfect at it (especially when my mom is JUMPING ON MY LAST NERVE), but I try. Not because I think I'm going to get rewarded for good behavior, but just to not spread the shit around more.

However, when it comes to the astrological concepts of it, I am more of a believer. I don't know why, really, but it's interesting. The weird thing being that I REALLY HOPE past lives don't exist, so why I would buy into something that's all about the past lives, I don't know. (I cannot conceive of a past me who would have wanted to come back to Earth. "Put me back in the game, Coach! Put me back in the game!" Um, NO. If I existed in past lives and came back, it's because I got forced into it.)

Anyway, I thought this article on karmic storms was interesting.

"Big K" karmas are usually termed "acts of God," or some such thing. These are events that are seemingly beyond our ability to control. We may not have any idea why these are happening when they are, and we're forced to do the best we can without a complete understanding of the larger forces at work creating these Karmic events.

I got some reports done with Grupo Venus that just came in. Their "Revelations" report is not one I would recommend, because they somehow got half of my data wrong (I don't know why, they got it right in the other report) and it's brief halfassed little lines. Useless.

The Karmic Past Life Interpretation one was fairly interesting in a wackadoo sort of way, though. Some stuff from it:

Secret alliances and clandestine relationships may be your
undoing. You keep your desire for luxury, beauty and harmony to
yourself. You have a deep sense of justice and fair play.
Look for a significant prior lifetime relating to the law or
justice (either side of it), or in art, or in a position where
refined social skills were required. Other possible past life
experiences may have been in counseling or in social work.

In your prior life, you misused your psychic gifts to dominate
others. Most likely, you practiced witchcraft or used hypnotism
to control and instill fear. This time, the karmic fear of
unleashing your inner power is so deep that you may allow
yourself to be victimized without putting up any resistance.

So...I was apparently some kind of ah, criminal? Huckster psychic for hire? What now?

I can't really argue with the "fear of unleashing your inner power, victimization" stuff, though I could also chalk that up to having a dominating set of parents in this life.

In a prior life where you were in a prominent position that was
restrictive or burdensome. There may be a karmic connection with
your same sex parent which needs resolution.
On the positive side, you understand your public responsibilities
and accept them with humility. You use your authority to improve
humankind and base your actions on the sincere desire to serve
rather than on what is socially expected of you.
On the negative side, you may avoid any social responsibilities,
reject your social status or hide yourself in a boring secure
job.

I'd believe the stuff with my mother.

I also can't argue that I hide myself in a boring secure job. Okay, I like it, but things have grown old.

Rash actions in a prior lifetime had severe consequences. Your
past life memories of those consequences is expressed in your
inner tensions. This time, your karmic fear of punishment
prohibits you from making any spontaneous move. The result of
this self-imposed restriction is sudden and uncontrollable
outbursts of anger, followed by a feeling of total release.

Can't argue with the lack of spontaneous moves thing either.

Your abundant love and generosity expressed towards your children
in prior life has given you a kindly nature and a nurturing
instinct.
This time you have an opportunity to express your nurturing love
on a broader scale, through feeding the homeless or helping to
eliminate world hunger. Your past life as a homemaker, cook or
farmer has is reflected in your interest in food and the home.

This, however, I do not buy AT FUCKING ALL. I have no interest in food and the home, even if I'm a damn Taurus with Jupiter in Cancer. And I thought I was supposed to be a huckster in my last life?
I somehow doubt I was nice to my children either.

You have strong beliefs in life after death, and under some
circumstances can be very telepathic. In a prior life you
administered the estates of clients in a selfless manner and your
tireless efforts to ensure that all beneficiaries received their
rightful inheritances has enabled you in this life to receive
benefit from insurance, bequests, or joint finances.

Life after death, yes. Telepathic, no. Again, wasn't I a huckster?

Personal advancement and gain were important to you in prior
lifetimes. Your sense of self-importance was exaggerated, and you
may have used your physical attractiveness to gain undue
advantage.
The drive and competition you have exhibited in past lives is
still evident today. This time around you need to learn to work
with others as opposed to your former 'lone wolf' style.
You have probably spent past lives as a soldier, explorer,
pioneer or inventor.
In this life, you have many strong likes and dislikes and you are
not afraid to let people know what they are. You can be envious
of the advantages others have, thus making you bitter about your
own lot in life.
In order to maintain the balance between your two karmic
doorways, you need to learn that selfishness will only increase
your bitterness. The joys of sharing and cooperation will bring
you untold personal satisfaction. Use your strong sense of
justice for the betterment of humanity, not only to advance your
personal cause.

Same stuff as always for the north node...

Outwardly, you may look very conventional. Inwardly, you are
unconventional. You may express your uniqueness through your
ideas or your behavior. Your ideas are often so far into the
future that others find you difficult to understand. You may find
it difficult to stay in one place for long, or at one job, or
have the same friends for long. You are in a constant state of
flux, but it is directed to your inner (spiritual) being.
In a prior life, you may have exercised your freedom, without
concern for the feelings or welfare of others. You may have been
a revolutionary or just in the avant-garde.

I can't argue with this.

Sometimes you find it difficult to determine what is real and
what is not. You have a vivid imagination and you find comfort in
your daydreaming and fantasy. Although it may not be recognized
as such, you have a psychic gift.
In a prior life, you may have used illusion and delusion to take
undue advantage of others. You were attracted to things psychic
and may have even represented yourself as a medium or even as a
magician. In this lifetime, you are still drawn to psychic and
occult matters.
Your lesson in this lifetime, is to develop your real spiritual
side. You may decide to use your psychic gifts for personal gain.
If you do so, use them honestly, avoiding deception of others at
all costs.

Again, huckster!

Great personal transformation is possible for you. You have
experienced many upheavals in your life, but to the casual
observer, the effects are not obvious. These upheavals have given
you hidden strength and power, the extent of which you yourself
may not be completely aware.
You have the capacity for considerable spiritual growth. But,
there is a tendency to eliminate from your life anything which
inhibits this growth.
Your lesson in this lifetime is to learn to detach yourself from
others without complete destruction of your relationships.

Hmmmm.