Written by Michelle Robinson
Welcome to May’s edition of The 6th Sense. In this column I explore some of the questions mystically minded readers may have about the spiritual realms.
Today I’m diving into what happens when we cross paths with a person with whom we share a karmic bond.
A karmic bond occurs when two souls have a relationship that predates their current life.
While still in the spirit world, each soul plans the types of relationships and experiences that would help their growth when they next incarnate. Other souls, often members of the same soul group, offer to share these relationships and experiences, forming a soul contract or a soul bond to achieve their joint goals. These relationships are known as karmic relationships because spiritual lessons will be learned that affect the progress of each soul.
While most of us have no conscious memory of these soul bonds, we recognize the potential of a karmic relationship through a person’s energy and eyes. We feel a connection or an intensity between us that we cannot explain. Sometimes this connection is sexual or romantic, but it does not need to be. Karmic bonds occur in a wide range of relationships, including close family members, work colleagues and friends.
Unfortunately, the lessons we decided to learn in our life are not presented to us in a manual at birth. This means it’s natural to flounder in our relationships, especially when we can’t explain why a particular person feels so important to us, yet at the same time is frustrating or puzzling. Having a karmic relationship is no guarantee of a smooth ride. In fact, the opposite is often true. People who are spiritually less significant to us can be easily forgotten, but when a soul contract is involved, that relationship may persist until lessons are learned, or one person just quits.
Whether the purpose of the relationship is to teach compassion and love, experience growth through challenges, learn independence or a myriad of other possibilities, a karmic bond between two people affects their lives deeply.
Since our auras are energy fields that ebb and flow around our bodies, they are affected by the relationships we form and even the people we meet. The best way to maintain a healthy, vibrant aura is to think confident, positive thoughts about yourself and not allow the criticisms or negativity of others to impact you. Each of us also must remember that thoughts are energy, and if we think harmful thoughts about another person, we are sending that energy to their aura, where it is received.
To act in a karmically responsible way, we need to take responsibility for our thoughts as well as our actions and do our best to do no harm.
I look forward to tackling a new topic next month.
Until then, take care.
