Some of this will be a review, but it needs repeating because karma is a highly misunderstood principle. The law of karma, or cause and effect, is a fourth-dimensional principle. That means it operates in the first, second, third and fourth dimensions, but not the higher ones. The common perception of karma involves the idea that what goes around comes around. This is partly true, but only if one is stuck in the lower four dimensions. Once we fully understand our actions, behaviors, thoughts, feelings and perceptions, we can then use our free will to consciously create a different path of karma. By aligning our heart, mind and body, we make decisions with our whole being, thereby avoiding what is called “residual karma.” The idea of residual karma involves incomplete decisions, or decisions that leave a lot of unfinished business. If we come to closure with our relationships, and keep our agreements, we do not create additional karma. When we forgive ourselves, we actually erase karma.
To repeat a major idea, a stumbling block in understanding karma and free will involves the “all is illusion” viewpoint people use to escape responsibility for everyday life and to avoid looking at issues. One ignores a starving child because “it’s their karma; they created it” or some such drivel. What these ivory tower detached souls fail to realize is that love is a higher law, and love will respond to a call for help. It may not necessarily involve giving to or working for a social agency, but it will most certainly not involve going into denial about the suffering of others. Understanding why they suffer is not the same thing as sitting detached in intellectual supremacy, while rationalizing about the suffering.
The 4D Law of Karma is, thankfully, superseded by the 5D Law of Love. You cannot reach 5D without letting go of intellectual superiority and embracing God’s Love. So God’s Love transcends karma.
Fifth dimensional consciousness is love and unity, and love always finds some way to respond to a call for help. Millions of our brothers and sisters are calling out for help, and the Love Within will respond if we open to it. Love's help may or may not appear as outer action, but closing our hearts to suffering is definitely not a 5D response.
A Personal Note
I'm clear that I came to Earth from a future timeline in order to assist the awakening of humanity. At one time I resided in what could be called 6th dimensional Venus. It was beautiful beyond description. Little by little I remember more and more details of that future timeline. However, my attention is now on present-day Earth and how to be the most effective healer and teacher. Since time is ultimately an illusion, I am on Earth and 6D Venus simultaneously right now! Notwithstanding that mind-blowing fact, my dropping down to 3D Earth was a decision made from the higher realms of love. It is up to each of us that remember some of our greatness to manifest that greatness in this dimension.
Finding Your “Dharma”
Is your present path bringing you joy? Does it feel fulfilling to your soul? Do you feel complete doing what you're doing? Or do you fantasize doing something else?
The Infinite One has a unique plan of unfoldment for all of us and we just need to get out of the way and let it unfold. This doesn't necessarily mean being passive, but for many of us, we are way too busy and distracted to hear the clarity of Spirit. Our One True Self will tell us where to be and what to do as things accelerate. In our Selves, we are always safe and at peace.
Mother Earth’s Karma
So what about the planetary level of karma and free will? The Earth is a sentient being with her own consciousness. At the planetary level, I don't think karma is applicable, except for Gaia's desire to help souls experience their collective karma. The planetary/cosmic realm operates under certain natural laws particular to the density in which they are residing. If people on Gaia ignore those laws, they may suffer the consequences (such as jumping off a building has consequences due to the law of gravity). If Gaia purges humanity because humanity is destroying her, that is not Gaia's revenge, or even Gaia's desperate survival tactic. It is simply the manifestation of natural laws that seek balance and harmony, similar to the rubber-band analogy. If the environment gets too stretched out of shape, it may snap back into balance traumatically.
We are all interconnected. On some level, people being influenced by others have agreed karmically to be influenced, although they are likely not conscious of this. The actions of world leaders are not violating anyone's free will in the ultimate sense because we all agreed to be here on Earth and experience these fascinating times. However, a highly evolved, compassionate being will only seek to influence in a way that promotes self-awareness and evolution. When one looks at the current state of world affairs, it’s often hard to see that everything is evolving perfectly. But it is. And the sooner we realize this, the sooner we jump to a higher level of understanding – a level beyond karma and even free will.