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  • On Karma and the notion of eye for eye

    On Karma and the notion of eye for eye

    I’d like to add a thought to the notion of karma – that bad actions translate to the exact same (bad) experience coming your way. I believe that the universe (God) is smarter and more benevolent than that. Let me give you an example.

    In the book “Life between Life”, Joel Whitton, a regression therapist, describes the life circumstances of a man who, in a previous incarnation as a roman soldier, haunted and then tortured jews to death by riding over them with his horse. Now you could think that he in turn would reincarnate as a minority member and be tortured to death by someone else, but no. The solution is more elaborate than that.

    In his current life, which is linked to the incarnation as a roman soldier, he in turn is a jew and working as a surgeon. As a jew living in the 20th century, he is not haunted, but he is denied access to the working place where he’d like to work because of his origin. So he is having the experience of the minority member who is discriminated. And now, as a surgeon (a job he sometimes dislikes), he is mending broken bodies, thereby making the world a better place AND balancing out the destruction of bodies that he has comitted in his previous life. Once he learned about this, he could better cope with his sporadic aversion to his job, because he now saw sense in what he did.

    So see. If he in turn would simply be killed, he would have payed of his debt, but the world at large wouldn’t have been much better off. Now, by having the opportunity to balance out his karma through the positive actions of working as a surgeon he is helping his fellow people and thereby positively impacting the world around him. A much better solution in my opinion and a prime example that karma is more than just “eye for eye, and tooth for tooth”.

    I can attest to this way that karma works by my own experiences. You have to face consequences, but these can be laid out in a constructive way so that the net result is worth more than simple “revenge”. It’s more like learning from your past actions and then – hopefully and with help from above – taking a turn for the better in this life. Ultimately, using your free will, you steer the chariot and decide which way you want to go and how you want to deal with your karma.

    I am not saying that it has to be this way all the times, but it can be and has been.

  • Give Astrology a try – it’s totally worth it.

    Give Astrology a try – it’s totally worth it.

    In reaction to my first post on Astrology, a follower named Hans on my blog’s Facebook page reacted irritated and told me that it doesn’t work in his oppinion.

    I can’t blame him, because I was a skeptic for a long time, too. In reaction to his comments, let me share with you how I came in touch with Astrology and how it developed for me over the years.

    First, my dear mother had a natal birth chart analysis done for me, when I was a young kid. I don’t remember that I read it back then, but I kept it in a folder for over 30 years. Some years ago, I came back to it again and found content that very much resonated with me.

    So, I feel, you don’t have to understand why or how Astrology works. There are expert for that. But, you can simply have someone else create an analysis for you and then see, what rings true for you at that point in time.

    And as I said, sometimes it can take years for you to find those hidden gems. An Astrologer recently told me, that a birth chart analysis can be a beautiful companion over the course of your life. And that it’s only natural – just like it is with books – that one only takes a couple of insights away each now and then.

    To give you an example: I recently had an analysis done for me which was around 20 pages long. At this point in time, I mainly took away three important lines that showed me something that I found very helpful. And I will get back to the report at another point in time in the future to find out more.

    What I want to say by that is, that you don’t have to start out big. Go with whatever feels right to you, but please 🙏😇 … just be open that there might be some value in it, even if you can’t see it right away.

    Regarding good astrologers. Here comes a list of ones that I find useful. You can have a look at their websites and pick the one who feels right for you at the moment.

    So here’s the list. English ones first:

    And now the German ones:

    If you want to find out more about Astrology or about these helpful people, either contact them directly or send me a message.

    Take care and I wish you a insightful journey, Sebastian

  • The beauty and necessity of new beginnings

    This is a personal story, but one that doesn’t only relate to me, but to many of us. So I think, it’s rather important to share it with you. Because only if we open up to the world – meaning the right people, please don’t open up to strangers who might hurt you – can we start to heal each other and make our journeys easier.

    So, here’s the story: I’ve been running in the corporate “hamster wheel” for about 15 years. Close to the end of this period, my body started shouting louder and louder that there was something wrong – our body talks to us, we just have to listen.

    I had some people in my life who pushed me further along this hard road. This was important for some time, but then I ran into a brick wall.

    My body shouted S.O.S. on many channels. Not over night, but steadily increasing over the years. The pains got stronger and stronger and finally I ran into a standstill – too many of them to explain here. Finally too much to handle them on my own.

    Then, luckily people came into my life – some of them were already there, thanks to those who I mean 🙏😘 – who showed and reflected to me that I was under way too much pressure and stress. This sort of “mirroring” is essential … so, listen to the people who point you towards your “issues” and please, don’t ignore them. As I opened up to these people, I slowly but steadily understood that I was in a situation that just didn’t serve me any longer.

    So, thanks to the advice of my experienced general practitioner, I went into psychoanalysis (thank you Mr. Freud and more importantly C. G. Jung – they did important groundwork in the field of psychology). In this therapy setting, I finally found a place where there was NO pressure… What a relief, I can tell you. With the wise and caring old lady, who was my therapist, I could simply be myself; with all my perceived flaws. And she started to show me the way towards freedom.

    I mean … depression (from which I suffered at that point) is not a flaw. It’s a desperate cry of the soul, signaling that it suffers from to much pressure or wrong circumstances which drag you down. So please, don’t judge people with depression. They first need understanding and then HELP to get out of their situation.

    Don’t get me wrong, too much understanding doesn’t serve them either. They need to show some effort, too. Things don’t happen on their own. But the meaning of depression, is – at first – simply that … “Get out of the pressure” .. de – pression.

    So a couple of months into therapy, I told me therapist that everything I ever wished for was vanishing. I was really desparate. Then she told me something very import and hope instilling that will stay with me forever:

    Sebastian, yes, your old dreams are falling apart …. but – when you keep going in the right direction – (see my post on the importance of gut feelings) then new dreams and hopes will appear.

    The wise old therapist lady (thank you, dear helper in dark times)

    Back then, in this phase of darknes,s that sentence was an important lighthouse for me. And she was right. After a challenging but worthwhile journey, I got stronger and stronger by the years. The darkness started to fade away and what my therapist told me … became truth. 😊 New dreams – ones that I didn’t even had in mind back then – started to appear and still do.

    The inspiring author and teacher Rebecca Campbell writes about this in her book “Light Is the New Black“. She hit a similar – but different 😉 – brick wall and also after a journey, could let go of the stuff that kept dragging her down.

    And Rebecca is absolutely not the only one. There are many, many more on this planet (lot’s more than you might think … you are NOT alone). This pattern of crisis and then finding hope, is a very common life pattern among us people. American author and spiritual writer Richard Rohr perfectly describes this pattern in his excellent book “Falling Upwards“.

    He also says, that when you slide into a crises, it’s time to leave the bad stuff behind and let the good stuff come in. So the downfall – in reality – is not a failure of yours, but a necessary phase which want’s to show you (big time): “Hey please wake up my dear. There’s bad stuff in your life that no longer serves you! Let it go!”.

    Richard Rohr says, that when you get rid of this junk (which doesn’t happen over night, but it does, when you keep at it), then new and helpful things will start to come your way.

    So please, if you are stuck, seek help and keep going in the right direction. There’s hope and a better life – full of new dreams – waiting for you!

    Trust me. I myself have been through such challenging times. And this is why I feel the need to share this story with you. Because, owing to my journey, I now know that there’s help available and better times are possible. You just have to walk your path. Trust your gut, it will guide you.

    Yours, Sebastian

  • Let your life be a message!

    Okay, this is gonna be a rather short post for a change, but something just clicked. I found the following quote on Facebook and it resonated deeply with me. See the quote picture below.

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    It’s taken from BrainyQuote’s cover photo – which can be found here – and let me share with you what I thought and wrote down in response to it.

    As if I were asking for it, another fine message comes along. This is why it clicked for me. My intended life message so to say.

    I want to inspire people around me. Being an example rather than a bossy leader. I don’t like bossy people, who boss other people around and treat them badly.

    Your life message is likely a different one. Reason being: everyone is a unique human being – see this post on human diversity – and thus has something different and valuable to contribute.

    Your gut will show you the way to your contribution. See this previous post on the importance of following your gut and why this can lead to an easier life.

    So, please, let this sink for a while – or a couple of years 😉 – and get in touch with me if you want to know more about this idea. Maybe I can share some helpful thoughts with you.

    Take care 🙏, Sebastian

  • The richness and caveat of Pisces

    The richness and caveat of Pisces

    Okay, so this is gonna be my first publich dip into Astrology. If you are not a fan, bare with me and let me tell you – there’s more to it than meets the eye. Even the 12 sun sign distinction can give you some insight into what’s happening in your life and what your character is about.

    But take it easy, give it a try if you want to, otherwise simply move on. In earlier years I had my share of reservations against Astrology (in particular the seemingly simplistic) sun sign system as well. So I understand if you shake your head in disbelief 😉

    For a start, I am gonna keep this simple. If you find this foray interesting, just let me know. Then I’ll see when I can come up with some new ideas and insights.

    So what I was pondering about is the complexity of my sun sign Pisces. I was scrolling through the weekly sun sign forecast and even if the lines about Pisces resonated deeply with me – I also found myself in some aspects of the other signs (rather more than I would like to to be honest, being Pisces seems challenging).

    I previously heard about the notion that we as a soul and human being – over multiple reincarnations – want to find out how it is like to be each specific sun sign. And that in culmination we then incarnate as Pisces. I don’t know whether this is true, but I can’t deny the feeling that there is something about this …

    So, considering this idea, when we finally incarnate as Pisces, our essence already carries all the qualities of the previous sun signs (Pisces is the 12th and final sign in the Zodiac). These combined qualities might be more subtle, but they are present.

    A quick check on Google brought me this page, where it says

    The last sign of the zodiac has a universal element about it. It is the culmination of all the signs and it is something more than the sum of it’s parts.

    Edward Cannell

    So I am not the only one who has this feeling. And let me tell you, “more than the sum of it’s parts” is exactly what I feel right now. It’s not 100% but a lot more .. and this is sometimes hard to handle. What I mean to say is, I don’t think Pisces is superior to the other sun signs. It’s just different – with its share of up- and downsides, quite a challenge in my opinion.

    Do you feel the same? What are your thoughts about sun signs or Astrology in general? As always, I’d love to hear from you, if you are brave enough to share your experiences and thoughts. 🙂 I won’t bite … I promise.

    Take care and goodbye for now, Sebastian