Soul reasons for suffering #2

Soul Reasons for Life Challenges

Without the meaning that flows from a higher view, we remain stuck in our human experience, believing (understandably) that these things should never happen. For trauma survivors on a healing journey, we need to consider the broader vision to find purpose in our suffering, and step into our soul warrior authority.

Reason 1: Karma (Part B)

Our soul wants to release incomplete experiences

The first reason we might experience challenges is to resolve karma. In Part A we looked at balancing karma. Now we look at releasing karma.

Karma is essentially unfinished business we carry on a soul level, that can only be resolved on the physical plane. This level of explanation takes us far beyond standard psychological reasoning and into soul warrior territory. It suggests that nothing happens by chance; we do indeed choose and plan our lifetimes.

In our interview, author and spiritual regressionist Robert Schwartz explained the second aspect of karma:

Releasing karma means resolving any “underlying tendencies that created the karma in the first place.” For instance, a soul may have had several lifetimes dealing with illness, and developed patterns of dependency or distrusting the body as a result. Instead of choosing a caregiving role, another lifetime of illness might be chosen, providing another opportunity to move beyond a ‘sickness mentality.’ As humans, we tend to be stubbornly slow learners. Immersing ourselves repeatedly into certain roles forces us to face the issues involved, such as the dynamics of being ill.

Robert pointed out that if “all you do is balance karma without also releasing it, you’ll just end up recreating it over and over again.” Our soul’s evolution requires us to reflect upon and shift our attitudes about experiences, rather than repeat without deeper awareness. Eventually, we tire of these patterns and cry out in longing for a better way to live. In that moment, spirit responds to our call and helps us learn new ways. Karma is released when we consciously choose to upgrade our patterns and move forward in new ways.

This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Trauma Survivor to Soul Warrior: Reconnect With Your True Self (due to be published in September 2025 by Manuscripts Press LLC).

I am looking forward to sharing it with you.