Turn and Face Your Karma

The word karma seems to be used more and more in our society. We hear phrases such as“good karma”, and “bad karma”, or “that’s just my karma”. There’s even a TV show about a man who is consciously clearing his karma. In many cases the way it is used often seems to depict something that is out of our control, and is to be feared. When in fact, it is part of our soul’s agenda to clear that which is out of balance and separates us from our Divine nature.

Simply put, karma is the universal law of cause and effect, which means that whatever we send out comes back to us. Or, as the Bible states, “As you sow, so shall you reap.” When we are out of balance in thought, word or deed, we create karma. Karma is not good or bad, nor is it a form of punishment. This energy returns to us in order for us to comes into a place of wholeness, and allow each soul to learn through all experiences. We are not on this earth to “suffer” through our karma, nor can we avoid it. Our purpose is to transform this energy and learn what we need in order to let go of old patterns and move to higher levels of consciousness.

All of our actions, emotions and thoughts are energy and operate at a certain vibration. Karma is like a “vibrational boomerang” that brings the energy we send out back to us at some point on the same frequency it was sent out. For example, if we live in judgment and anger of others, even if it’s not spoken, that negativity will return to us. If we are dishonest with ourselves or others in any way, we will need to deal with this pattern again and again until we can stand in the truth of who we are.

Right now we are all moving through the karma of our past creations and creating our future experiences. We can’t run from it, hide from it, deny it or escape. It will find us. Not as a punishment, but as an act of fulfillment. Those difficult people and situations in our lives are our greatest teachers, and part of what’s been set in our path to awaken us. There’s a difference in how our personality/ego views life and how it is seen through the eyes of Soul. When we look at life from the Soul’s perspective, not one of us is bad or broken, and all situations are opportunities to learn.

Each lifetime has its own destiny, patterns to move through and karma to clear. Our soul’s journey involves awakening to the God within and becoming a Divine co-creator. We are here to learn to be in the moment. To become conscious creators. To learn to deal with responsibility we didn’t deal with before. To see the God in everything, and be in a state of acceptance, which is the first law of Spirit.

As we continue to evolve and grow, there are many patterns that pull us out of balance and create karma. Here are just a few:

• Negative feelings are probably the biggest creator of karma, especially guilt. They cause us to miss the learning of the situation, and separates us from Spirit
• Always needing to be right, in control or manipulate an outcome
• Not taking responsibility for our own emotions and actions
• Being overly responsible for the emotions and actions of others
• Addictions or desire patterns of substances, people, things
• Shutting down our feelings and being overly involved on the mental level
• Judging any part of ourselves or others
• Needing to be the center of attention or backing away from being seen at all

. Karma’s actions can be very subtle or come in very intense situations. Being in a state of acceptance for all situations in our lives and knowing that they are there for our learning help us move through this karma. Judging and resisting a situation creates more.

The following words are helpful in moving through life:
“Love your karma. It is your opportunity to learn and to gain wisdom. By loving even your negative creations, you can shift their energy and release karma. You have the opportunity to change the karmic flow of your life through your ability to be loving.

By loving the God in yourself and others, you can move into a path of greater unfoldment. Instead of looking at the factors of your life and saying, “That’s my karma, so I can’t help it,” you might say, “That’s my karma, and I will fulfill it so I am free. Through loving, you can complete your karma.”

John-Roger Living Love from the Spiritual Heart




Turning and facing your karma means holding yourself accountable for your thoughts, feelings and actions. It means loving yourself at the end of the day, no matter what, and forgiving yourself for any judgments you held. It means knowing that all situations are part of your soul’s agenda on your journey home.