03/26/2026
A friend recently posted on facebook about karma.
And I wanted to throw my two cents into the ring and explain what I think is occurring. 40 years ago I attended and astrological conference and asked a good number of accomplished vedic astrologers what was the mechanism of karma and how did astrological metals and gems work to remediate the negative side of it.
To my chagrin none of them seemed to even understand my question. Hence please read this passage below by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Many people have read the well-known spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, though few have made the time to enjoy his equally remarkable interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita, God talks with Arjuna. Below is an excerpt from verse 11 on page 353, which will give great insight into our place in the cosmic equation:
"All planets and stars, for example are in the charge of divine astral beings. The influence of man from the heavenly bodies is the result of a universal symbiosis, governed by laws upheld by these higher beings. Planets and stars of themselves have no conscious power to guide or determine the destiny of man. But as the whole universe consists of and is held in existence by Nature's creative vibratory power, each individual unit radiates a characteristic electromagnetic vibration that links it with other units in the cosmos. Depending on the interaction, these vibrations are productive of good or ill. Man is a miniature of the universe in which he lives. His basic composition - of which his physical body is merely a gross manifestation - is his astral body formed from the thoughts of God and structured around and from the creative forces and consciousness in the spiritual eye and the subtle cerebrospinal centers. The spiritual eye has a correspondence with the cosmic sun; and the six - twelve by polarity - spinal centers (medullary, cervical, dorsal, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal plexuses) correspond to planetary influences representing by the twelve zodiacal signs of astrology. The astrological stars of a person are nothing but an environment he himself has chosen by the karmic pattern he has fashioned by his past-life actions. According to his karmic pattern he is attracted to be reborn on earth at a given time that is favorable to the fulfillment of that pattern. In that sense, astrology is only a very poor way of finding out what one's past karma is. It is at best an unsure art when practiced by those who lack divine intuitive perception. I wrote at length about this in Autobiography of a Yogi, "Outwitting the Stars."
Wishing to take several other references while highlighting a part of the above passage.
, each individual unit radiates a characteristic electromagnetic vibration that links it with other units in the cosmos. Depending on the interaction, these vibrations are productive of good or ill.
The astral forces radiating to the earth from the heavens interact with those in the spinal centers that sustain man's body. Ignorant man does not realize how body and mind are changed though his good and bad actions, and how his actions affect- positively or negatively- the centers of the spine. Persons whose bodies and minds and material environment are out of order, the result of transgressions of spiritual law, have inharmony between the energies of the spinal centers and those radiating from the twelve signs of the zodiac.
And a related quote from the great saint known as Mata Amritananda Mayi also well known as Amma.
Our auras will change according to our actions. Bad actions - those that hurt others - will darken our aura and create obstacles to receiving divine grace. If we light a lamp inside a glass cage. The smoke will blacken the glass. Hence even if it is daylight, sunlight will not permeate inside. Likewise, even if there is light inside, it will not be seen outside. The case of the aura darkening as a result of bad actions is similar. It is an impediment to receiving grace. Even if we try, we might not see the results soon. Therefore, children, you should be careful to avoid doing actions that will block divine grace.
The radiations of the planets can only hurt us if they resonate to a vibratory recording in our chakra’s
When they do they catalyze the return karma to occur. However we can alter our karmic electro magnetic signature....The blessings of a saint or diety, Very well practiced Meditation on the chakras, astrological bangles and gems, will power, pujas,can all supplement the negative vibratory recordings to not resonate and create the catalyzed karmic manifesting return. Please see this page to get more information…
