Welcome to the final chapter in the my blog series, Unlocking Your Karmic Potential. If you are new here, start at the beginning: CLICK HERE
When you do the work to truly know and transform yourself, you begin to learn what your karmic triggers are. For example, if someone is creating drama in your life, you might recognize that there is an important lesson here for you; this gives you a choice in how you want to respond.
And depending on what you choose, you can generate good karma in that moment, as well as possibly release a karmic lesson that will help your soul’s journey. You’re sending out positive energy and lightening your soul’s load.
YOUR GOOD KARMA COUNTS TOO
In this shamanic process, we explore a lifetime where the soul feels that things went very well; maybe it’s purpose was incredibly fulfilling or the mission they chose, they feel was accomplished well. Because your ‘good karma’ experiences in other lifetimes are just as much a part of your karmic belief patterns as the challenging ones, you can greatly benefit by bringing conscious awareness in this lfetime of this positive input — those karmic boons that we do have in our soul’s constellation!
When you start to be purposeful about how you respond to the situations that arise in your life, you begin to move with the flow of life instead of struggling against it. And that’s when life can start to feel very magical, and very lucky indeed. You are no longer swimming upstream, but floating with the current.
Once you’re in that flow of life, you can start to shape your reality in a different way; and any form of magic or manifesting that you employ, will be far more effective.
Real Magic: Manifesting
Manifesting is a hot topic and a lucrative one in spiritual communities, but there’s a lot of muddled thinking when it comes to creating ‘abundance.’ I see a lot of disillusionment and misconceptions around how we manifest our hopes and dreams. It’s easy to get distracted by ego’s demands and wants; in the process, we tend to neglect what the soul came here to do. And this in turn puts us outside of the flow of life.
Intentions, affirmations, the Law of Attraction, and more … so many people are looking for quick fixes.
But there is no spiritual bypassing on a true path of soul awareness.
So often, I hear, “I must be doing this wrong, I’m not getting what I want,” from people who are trying manifesting techniques (of which there are many variations!), magical workings, positive thinking, or money-mindset shifts. They get really sucked into the idea of being wrong, or even worse, believing they must be “low vibe” if it’s not happening easily for them, instead of digging into what may be sabotaging their efforts, such as ego attachments or karmic belief patterns that are influlencing them. It’s the energetic equivalent of nails on a chalkboard.
Instead, try asking questions based in agency that will actually support clearing the path for manifesting:
“What do I need to heal, or make whole, in my self once more?”
“What do I need to transform so that my path is clear?”
“Are there areas in my life that I need to purify and bless?”
“In what ways might I be allowing ego to run my life and desires — am I in right relationship with my soul’s expression?”
Look at the truth of Who You Are, and consecrate every part; this is a crucial aspect of deep purification. Acknowledge the sacred truth of this amazing human being that you are — that your soul has loved and created! Even the shadows — especially the shadows! — go there and find the gold in them, and yes, consecrate them.
Too each of these parts you say “This too is holy; ALL of me is holy. All vibration, high and low, that contribute to Who I Am, is sacred. No exceptions.”
And then, when the path is clear, you are able to create what you most need in life. Satifsying what you most need first is what will lead you to having what you truly want.
For example, if I know that I have karmic issues with worth and poverty, then I want to work on releasing and transforming that energy so that my intentions don’t get tangled up in those shadows. This is about being in right relationship first and foremost with yourself, before you expect the Universe, or God, or deities (whomever you choose to align with), to give you want you want.
Otherwise, I’m trying to eat my cake before I’ve even figured out what I’m making it with; this is how attempts at ‘manifesting’ can become a huge distraction from what really needs the most focus and attention. And this is ego driving our wants, wanting to have it all instead of thinking of the greater good for both you, and your soul. And ultimately, all beings.
You have already been given all that you need to succed: your soul, your guides, even your ego in this rich physical world of creation — they are all here to help you.
Think about that: the Divine is already at your side. There is no need to strive for it, no need to fight to create a connection. It’s already there. You are not alone, and never have been. It truly is about allowing.
How does your intention affect others? How does manifesting what you want, affect the overall arc of your soul’s carefully laid out plans? Are you a karmic pawn in someone else’s life, a key player, or a karmic angel? These are very important things to know and understand when assessing any perceived obstacles in your life. The problem that arises when we seek to create and obtain our desires, is that we attach so dearly to them without consideration of our role in the lives, in the world, of all of those around us. This creates havoc (you need only look at today’s news to verify this), or at best, highly ineffective manifestation of your dreams.
We can’t forget that there are billions of other beings in the world, and each and every one of us is generating and processing karmic patterns — we are all co-creating this world together at any given moment, as well as our collective karma — every culture, every era … it’s a lot to consider, which is why so many don’t bother to. It’s also incredibly empowering when you are willing to, without attaching to your egoic perspective.
When you seek to manifest your desires, ultimately you must strive to reach a place of complete detachment from your ego’s demands, or risk the possibility that your ego will interfere with what is truly your soul’s plan. (A grand paradox, to be sure!)
That’s when real magic can be made, and you manifest your greatest dreams.
You are your soul’s greatest legacy.
Thank you for reading this series, Unlocking Your Karmic Potential, I hope you enjoyed this time exploring how your karmic patterns, and your soul’s wisdom influences your every day life!
Do you have any comments, thoughts or questions about the Unlocking Your Karmic Potential series that you’d like to share?
I’d love to hear from you — email me at kim@unshakablesoul.com
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michael heuss
jared subia
kenneth surillo
darius bashar
polin a tankilevich
mario purisic
yash raut
